The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-05-19
HOSPITAL IS NOW
ASSURED FOR
.JULESBURG


committee which has been working on
the plans has received the heartiest
cooperation of the business men and
citizens of this progressive community
and the complete plans are ready to
be placed before the readers of the
Grit-Advocate.
The basis which the Julesburg Com
munity Hospital is organized and up
on which it is to be operated is set
forth in the constitution which is
printed complete herewith.
The Julesburg Community Hospital
will be owned by the people Of Jules
burg and vicinity. The executive COM
mittee for the management of the hos
pital is composed Of a group of local
physicians. A consulting staff will be
made up of physicians of Julesburg
and the neighboring towns who use
the hospital. This staff will act As
an advisory board to the executive
committee.
The furnishing and equipping of the
hospital is being done by the doctors
and business men and the different
societies and organizations in the COM
munity. The business men and soci-
cites Of Ovid, Sedgwick and Big
Springs have assured the committee
that they are ready to have hospit-
al of which they can all be proud and
will give their hearty cooperation.
The committee in charge of furnish
ing this new enterprise will be busy
during the next week interviewing
those who wish to help this worthy
project. Any person or organization
wishing to help may see q member OF
the committee and an opportunity will
be given them. The list of those who
have already donated and who have
done their share in making the Jules
burg Community Hospital possible
will be ready for publication in the
next issue of the Grit-Advocate.
Constitution of Julesburg Community
Hospital
Preamble
We, C. w. Rook, F. G. Dutton, d.
NJ. Cook, G. F. Ewing and j.. F. Hart,
being all of the physicians practicing
medicine under licenses duly issued
by the State of Colorado, at Julesburg,
recognizing the need for hospital IA
cilities for the use of the physicians
and patients Of Sedgwick County, Col
orado, and vicinity, do hereby agree to
accept the trust hereinafter provided
and to perform the duties thereof to
the best of our knowledge, skill and
ability, and to use our best efforts
and influence to promote the estab-
lishment, maintenance and operation
of general hospital at Julesburg,
Colorado, as provided by this Consti-
tuition.
Article I.
The institution shall be known as
the Julesburg Community Hospital.
Article II.
Purpose
The purpose for which said hospit-
al shall be established and maintained
is to receive sick, infirm, wounded and
aged persons, and to provide facilities
for the care, medical and surgical
treatment for them; said hospital
shall be established in Julesburg, Col
orado.
Article iii.
Standards
So far as possible said hospital
shall conform to and comply with the
standards of equipment, conditions and
regulations provided by the American
College of Surgeons, and the aim snail
be to ultimately conform to and COM
ply with such standards in every par
ticular. wv
Article Nv.
Trustees And Medical Staff
The title to all property contributed
shall be vested in the following nam
ed trustees, and in the survivor or
survivors of them. and in their sue
cessors in trust, and they shall also
constitute the Medical Staff of said
institution, to-wit: c. w. Rook, F. u.
Dutton, D. M. Cook, G. F. Ewing and
]. F. Hart; these members shall serve
and perform the duties Of said trust
until such time as they may either
remove permanently from Julesburg,
or until removed by death, or their
written resignation shall have been
accepted by the remaining trustees.
Article v.
Vacancies
In case vacancies shall occur oy
the death, removal or resignation OF
anv of the aforesaid trustees and Med
ical Staff, such vacancy or vacancies
nav. in the discretion of the remaining
trustees, be filled by the election OF a
rnccessor or successors to be made by
the unanimous vote Of all the remain
inc trustees; provided always that
ench vacancy or vacancies must be
filled so that the number of trustees
shall never be less than three. All
trustees shall be members OF the
Medical Staff, and all successors shall
be chosen from among duly licensed
physicians practising in Julesburg'
Colorado or vicinity.
Article vi.
Duties of Trustees
The aforesaid trustees and their
successors in trust, shall perform their
duties as such, not for personal IL
nancial profit, but with the object,
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