Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-05-11

Hospital Association Transferring Institution
To Red River Valley Conference

At meeting of the Warren Hospital
Association on May 9th, it was voted
unanimously to transfer the Warren
including the Nurses Home,
and all the personal property, to the
Red River Valley Conference of the
Augustana Synod, on condition that the
Conference carry on the work of the
high standard OF service The Confer
ence also obligates itself to maintain
an efficient F,.aining School FOR Nurses.
Should the Conference fail in it's obliga
tions, the Hospital will revert to the
Warren Hospital Association, which by
the transfer goes out of business, yet
will remain in existence as an incOr
porated body
On Thursday. May II. 1921: the
Board G 4 Charities of the, Red River
Valley Conference will meet in this city.
to receive the Hospital and assume the
management Of the institution
The transfer of the Warren Hospital
to new owners marks an epoch in its
history The Warren HospitaI Asso-
ciat d was incorporated in Nav 1906
From the early days Of the city The
need of hospital facilities for the care
of the sick was severely felt. There.
was then, as well ass.noW. a large fsaat-
ing population employed on the sur
rounding farms in the summer time.
and when sickness overlook them they,
had no place toss for care and treat
ment. In order to improve conditions,
the citizens Of Warren and the country
tributary decided to erect an up-to-date
hospital. The leading spirit in this en-
terpfise was DR.. Il. Bratrud, who ever:
since has been a prominent member of.
the staff of physicians and who will
continue in the same capacity under
the new management. A large sum Of
money was raised by popular subscrip-
ton and hospital building. which is
the pride Of Warren. was erected. On.
Feb. %, 1906. the Warren Hospital was.
opened for patients During the first
year up to January 1, 1907. 2SS patients
were cared for Since then the num-
her Of patients has increased yearly
and the great problem has been to find
accommodat lions for ALL. In 1911 the
third story was finished, making room
for additional beds and In 1920 a
large addition was built, providing u
additional rooms The hospital has
about so beds available for patients and
is filled to capacity. and even crowded.
most of the time. The hospital is in
reality a creation of DR.. 4. Bratrud
and to his industry and skill as a
physician it owes its success in large
measure.
AS the institution has grown it has
been found desirable to turn the man
agements over to some organization that
might better, provide for its needs than
it has been possible for the d 1eea
citation. The Augustana Synod owns
hospitals in many large cities, inelaliIg
ST. Paul, Chicago, Omaha and Rock
Island, and these hospitals are being
run very successfully. It is believed
that under the management OF the Red
River Valley Conference the Warren
Hospital will forge ahead and be ~
sposition to render still more efficient
humanitarian service In the years to
come. Pa Pa
The present staff Of physieians Of
the Warren Hospital Is as follows: DE-.
e. Bratrud. DIR. T. Bratrud,, Dr. Q. y.
Meland and DR.. ii. NJ. Blegen. Miss
Hulda Hultquist is the Super intendent
Of Nurses.
The present Board Of Trustees Of
the Warren Hospital Association con.
sists OF the following gentlemen: Judge
A. Grindeland, @. 81. Iaralseth, aug
Lundgren, 81. ]. Beardmore, Julius J
Olson, Z. N. Olson, Aug Is johnson
and C. d. Lundquist. The Officers are
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