The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
GEORGIA BAPTIST
HOSPITAL SITUATION
PASTOR LOWE GIVES A STATE.
MENT AS TO ITS AFFAIRS
AND INVESTIGATION.

The original purpose of the trus-
tees of the Georgia Baptist Hospital
was to build hospital in Atlanta
which would be great central insti-
tuition to serve the state at large, and
then later to build smaller hospitals
over the state which would be units
Iof the large hospital system with
! headquarters in Atlanta The old
Luckie street property was not ade-
quate for this program. Hence, some
of the most beautiful property for hos
pital purposes in Atlanta was bought
on north Boulevard and East street
| to be the place for the central hospital
| of Georgia Baptists. In the times of
Optimism the trustees began the cree
ton of large nurses home on the
new site, which would be adequate for
hospital purposes should an emergen-
cy arise. This has been completed.
Three Things Hit Hospital Hard.
l. The Holding commission asked
he hospital authorities for deeds to all
property. This was mortgaged already,
and was hard on them. They finally
carried the deed of the old site on
| Luckie street to the Holding commits
sion ready to hand it over. But they
said that they could not receive it be-
cause of some part of the matter. This
has greatly embarrassed the hospital
trustees as we'll as the Holding COM
mission.
2. Poor payments on bills made by
many patients means large accounts
on the books of the hospital not col
lected.
3. To make the new hospital project
go a large number of moneyed men
in Georgia Baptist circles pledged GER
tain sums as loans to the hospital trus-
tees, and the new larger hospital was
to paw this back. They were willing
to trust them this much Hard times
hit these men, and they have not been
! able to make the loans, as expected.
| They will a little later, practically ev-
Iery one of them, but for the present
! they, like all men, are trying to save
their businesses at home. This has
placed the trustees in the position of
having to borrow money in the market
/ to meet the obligations OF the new
building already assumed.
! There is no occasion for undue
alarm ABOUT the HOSpltdl SlludtIOll. w Z
need to trust our trustees now, and
wait for a little time to clear up. the
situation. The present valuation of the
property of the hospital is sos, O22.88,
and the indebtedness is $369,773.O9.
The convention authorized the trus-
tees of the hospital to sell the Luckie
street property as early as they can
at a good price 1t is valued at over
!$350,000, and the fact that this part
of the city is growing so rapidly at
present is going to make it much cas-
Ter to sell it at decent price.
Encouraging Features About Hospital.
/. The finest location for a hospital
| in Atlanta belongs to the Georgia
| Baptists and the finest nurses home
anywhere is already constructed and
in use. This has been built on such a
plan as to be readily adaptable to hos
pital purposes proper, and our hospital
will be installed there by January lst.
AS many patients may be accommo-
dated there as at the present site.
2. The Georgia Baptist hospital, one
| of three in the entire state, is recog-
nized by the American College Of Sur
jgeons as being in class Al. This will
give it great prestige among the peo-
| pie of the state.