Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11


CITY SUPPLIED WITH
FIRsT-CLAss HOSPITALS.
Indianapolis Is as well supplied with
first-class hospitals as any large city In
the country. A short resume OF the his
tories Of the leading hospitals of Indi-
annapolis follows:
PROTESTANT DEACONESS HOS
PlTAL-Operated under the manage
ment of the Protestant Deaconess So
ciety, which was organized in 1895 OBJ
tanning a hospital charter June L OF
that year Patients of the hospital were
cared for for Ave years by the Deacon
esses, when in 1900 a regular training
school for nurses was organized, with
three years course, which now has
reached yearly enrolment Of fifty stu
dents.
Nurses from the Deaconess Hospital
were active in the World War, two of
the number dying overseas. They were
Miss Margaret Hamilton and Miss Mae
Berry, after whom the Hamilton Berry
post of the Service Star Legion has been
named.
The State College Hospital property
was purchased in 1910 and has been con-
verted into a nurses home. Commence
ment exercises will be held in the home
May 20 at o'clock, when seven young
women will be graduated The hospital
and nurses home will be open for in
spection tomorrow. \
The Protestant Deaconess Hospital Is
located opposite the Indiana State CAPT
tol, one block from the Traction Termi-
nal Station, and five blocks from the
Union Station. One Government ward
for treatment Of disabled soldiers is
maintained there.
IMPROVEMENTS AT
METHODIST HOSPITAL.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL
The Methodist Episcopal Hospital,
Sixteenth street and Capitol avenue, was
opened for the reception OF patients thir-
teen years ago this month. 1t is oper-
ated under the supervision Of a board
Of trustees elected by the three confer
ences OF the Methodist Episcopal
Churches OF Indiana. The society which
had under control the erection and in
stitution Of the hospital was incOrpor
ated under the States laws in 1899 and
the corner stone of the building was
laid in 1905
1t is an open hospital, in other words,
all practicing physicians are admitted to
practice in the institution. DR.. c. f.
Woods, is superintendent.
The hospital has ten graduate nurses,
with a training corps Of 100 student
nurses With its present equipment it is
able TO care for 276 patients and with
the construction of a new west wing,
having seventy-hve beds, it will become
a 35O-b bed hospital The new wing Will
be opened about Sept. l.
The hospital has splendidly equipped
X-Ray and clinical laboratories, under
the supervision Of experts. and main
tains a staff OF expert anaesthetists at
large cost.
An Invitation has been extended by the
hospital for the public to visit the in
stitution at any time during Hospital
day.
ST. VINCENT's CARES
FOR 1900 ANNUALLY.
ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL - This
institution was founded April q,
1881. and is the oldest hospital in Indi-
annapolis For eighteen years tho hospital
was maintained In a small frame build
ing, under the supervision OF the Sisters
of Charity. In 1899 the small infirmary
had Outgrown its cid quarters, and steps
were taken for the construction Of
larger institution. The second building
was so much larger than the first that
the Sisters thought they had a building
that would suffice for years TO come.
BY 1906 200 patients were cared for,
the hospital were turned away. In 1905
preparations were made for the con-
structiOn Of a new and large building.
and in 1913 construction Of the present
building, representing an investment of
approximately one million dollars, was
begun.
No particular school Of architecture
was followed in the construction Of the
new building. At present the hospital
cares for approximately 1900 patients
each year, and extensions are being
planned.
The hospital is operated under the su-
peryisiOn Of the Sisters of Charity, a
long line Of Sister SuperiOrs having had
the guiding hand in bringing the insti-
tuition to its present position in the
medical world. Sister Theresa was Sis
ter Superior Of the hospital until 1887,
being succeeded by Sister Stella Boyle,
who erected the South street infrmary
during her administration. The train
Ing school for nurses, which now has
sixty student nurses, also was estab-
lished under her administration. Sister
Madeline McDermott was her successor,
and she was followed by the present
Superior, Sister Mary Juseph.
One hundred and fifty visiting physi-
clans practice at ST. yincent's Hospital
1t is located on Fall Creek boulevard.
between Illinois street and Capitol ave-
nue..
OPERATED BY
L. Z. TRUSTEES.
ROBERT W. LONG HOSPITAL
This institution is one that belongs to
the people Of Indiana, and is operated
By the board Of trustees OF Indiana Uni
versity, who are appointed by the Gov
sTnoF.
The society which built the hospital
was chartered in 1911 and building op-
erations began in 1914. 1t is known as
the university hospital, and so per cent
Of the patients admitted to the institu-
tions are charity patients. Robert T.
Nef is administrator Of the hospital.
The hospital has a staff Of ten grad
uate nurses and sixty student nurses
IL has a capacity of 112 beds. with