Evening journal., 1921-05-12
HOSPITALS Open
DOORS TODAY
Homeopathic, Delaware, P.
& S. Welcome Visitors
And Explain Work
HISTORY ALSO
is OUTLINED

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National Hospital Day commem-
Grating the birth of Florence Night
ingale. was httingly observed here |
today when the Homeopathic. Della
ware and Physicians and Surgeons /
hospitals were opened to the public !
between and o'clock. The move /
ment here has been endorsed by Gov (
ernor william ID. Denney. Mayor /
Taylor and other State and city Of |
ficials and members OF various state, /
county and city departments who
had been invited TO inspect the hos
pitals by Townsend w Miller, state
chairman OF the National Hospital
Day movement.
The visitors at the hospitals were
met by members OF the medical and
nursing STATS OF the institutions and
were shown the receiving ward.
where patients are brought in from
the arhulances The method of
'abulaung such cases was explained.
the caring of the clothing. etc
The contagious disease unit of
the Physicians and Surgeons Hos-
pital. ir the Twelfth ward. was not
opened TO the public, although the
main hospital, at Eighth and Adams
streets. was inspected.
The history OF each institution
was explained to the visitors by
the nurses and every detail OF hos
pital work was demonstrated.
The Homeopathic Hospital was
wilmington first hospital and was
started in 1855 through the gener-
osity Of Mr.. and Mrs J. Taylor Cause
and friends. IL had but 25 beds.
Staunch and generous friends have
added to the original building until
the present hospital is well-eQuip-
ped. 9O-bed building with facilities
for doing an research and special
work
Since the opening Of the hospital
{ 1864 patients have been admitted
and cared for. and the maternity de-
partment, which s attractively To-
Gated on the third floor. has had
22S1 births TO its credit. A tiny blue
bead necklace. on which is the
mothers name. is put on the baby
at birth so no apprehension need be
felt as to the identity Of the babies
In the early days the need Of we'll
trained women was so great that a
training school for nurses was start
ed in 1890 and since then los pupils
have received diplomas. The training
school accredited by the State Board
of Nurse Examiners, offers every ad-
vantage to young women desiring to
enter the nursing profession.
During the past year the Physi-
clans and Surgeons Hospital treated
at its clinic and dispensary 1875
free cases. There were us operations,
1f2 births and 1888 adm issions.
This hospital is but twelve years old
and its endowment is sufficient 10
maintain but one free bed. It's board
OF directors is made up OF business
men, who have given their time un-
selnshly to it's management. Indeed
fhey have on more than one occa
SION. dug down in their pockets tc
help wipe out a deficit.
To DR.. James II. Morgan. Or. Jo-
seph p Pyle, Dr. Smith Cooper anC
James n. Bowe. all decease !, be-
long the chief credit OF starting anc
running this hospital in its in ancy
; Alfred 1. DUPONT generously gave
5000 with which the start wa.
made. The policy OF its manags
ment has never been changed II IL
for the people and is managed 4,
the people.
Every boy or girl who bought a
10-cent p. and S. Hospital pin from
his teacher last October every per.
son who bought a chance for ter
cents from the grocery booth, novelty
booth, flower or fruit booth; every
person who ate his or her supper or
the six nights OF the p and S. Hos
pital bazaar, conducted by the wo
men oil the various denomination
g during the week OF September 20 las
every one who filled out a donation
q blank for a dollar or more has beer
personally responsible for the care
ID treatment and recovery OF 80 pa
81 tients in the city OF wilmington
8 since the opening OF the contagiou
o. hospital Of the Physicians and Sur
geons' Hospital.
The contagious hospital opened
on January and since that time 3
, patients have been admitted. From
A tnis number there have been 10 case
. OF scarlet fever, eight cases OF diph
n iberia and other such cases a
q mumps. chicken-pox and whoopin
cough. There has been one dealt
from diphtheria. The latest repor
from Miss Connelley, superinten
dent. shows there are six cases o
? scarlet fever now in the hospital
ar are all reported to be doing wei
This was all made possible by tn
unselhsh effort Of the Woman's Aux
q liary Of the Physicians and Sur
+" geons' Hospital during the he
N months of last summer when a
plans were completed for people
K venture that turned out so uniquel
successful when it was wound up las
a October 10 with a supper at IN
i hotel DUPONT at which about 60
~ guests Of all denominations, all ma
>, tionalities were present to celebrat
an undertaking in which the peopl
Of Wilmington had all taken han'
The hospital doors were opene
first TO colored patient from IN
=, Delaware Hospital. The next cas-
was that OF a child whose mothe
- brought IT to Wilmington to visit
relative and who developed dipf
20 iberia on arrival. The mother coul
le not enter her relatives house coul
'e not buy a ticket TO return 10 Ne
'e York because the laws forbid sue
ID case on the train, nor would sh
@. have been taken into any hospital
Ig Wilmington. Thst unfortunate mott
ar NNQ