The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-26
Lakeland's Hospital Has Reached
a High Standard and Has Out
grown its Present Building and
Equipment.

Friday evening at the Lake Morton
school auditorium will occur the first
graduating exercises of the Morrell
Memorial Hospital Training School
for Nurses. and there are two gradu-
ates, Miss EIittie Amelia Lucas and
Mrs. Mae Baker Ross.
This is an important c.ent in the
history of Lakelands municipality
owned hospital, and the public is
cordially invited to be present. Dr.
C. |. Stacy. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, will be The main
speaker and musical numbers will al
so appear on the program. The eX-
ercises will begin at $50.
Both the graduates are well-known
and have many friends to congratu-
late them on having reached this high
plane in their profession. Mrs. Ross
has been connected with the hospital
for several years, having been there
before the institution of the training
school. Miss Lucas came to Lake
land several years ago from Bradley
junction and was formerly connected
with the Lakeview hospital, which is
not now in existence.
The MorrelI Memorial hospital had
its beginning in the bequest to the
city of the property where it now
stands from the late Mrs. F. A. Nor
rell. The money to erect and equip
the building was secured by bond is
sue six years ago, since which time
the hospital has been instituted and
has been brought to the present high
standing.
1t has a higher class of equipment
than is usually found in small in
stitution There are 25 beds. The
X-ray machine is one of the most
expensive made, and the steriliZer in
the operating room is also said to
he above the average standard. Many
articles of equipment have been gifts
from the public. the most recent be-
ing two wheeled chairs presented by
Mrs. A. C. Whitmore of Barlow.
The most up-to date system of case
records has recently been installed.
The institution is now a recognized
hospital meeting the requirements
prescribed by the American College
of Surgeons, and the graduates of is
training school meet the requirements
OF the American Red Cross ana the
army and navy service.
The present superintendent is Miss
Mary D. Conoley. who has been in
charge since May Is of the present
year. 1T is pleasure to know Miss
Conoley. Intelligence and efficiency
are in every movement of her body as
we'll as in the soft light of her dark
eyes. She came to Lakeland from
the Orange General Hospital at Or
lando. Her early training was re-
teived in North Carolina, after which
she took post. graduate work at the
New York Eye and Ear Hospital and
at Columbia University. During the
World War she was in government
service for Is months. being stationed
part of the time in England.
Former superintendents have been
Miss Margaret Angland, Dr. C. G..
Barton and Miss Meta Siyerd, all of
whom have contributed to the up
building OF the institution. FLO
Since the hospital was opened l,4tS
patients have been admitted. The
June report shows that in that month,
Sc patients dwere 5admittedoand So
discharged there being a total of 49S
hospital days for the month. There
were two births and one death; 16
major and 19fminor operations were