The Monroe journal., 1922-12-26
RESIDENT SURGEON EN-
Gagged FOR HOSPITAL
DIR. Mahoney Will Take Charge Ellen
Fitzgerald Hospital in January
Will Bring Able Assistants

DR.. 4. T. Mahoney, graduate sur
geon, has been engaged By the direc-
tors Of the Ellen Fitzgerald hospital
as resident surgeon for the hospital
and VIII arrive about the middle of
January to take active charge. DR..
Mahoney will bring with him DR..
Pierson, graduate surgeon, as as
sistant. manager, and three train
ed nurses. Action of the directors of
the hospital in securing DR.. Mahoney
came after long and careful consider
alton of plans for the best interest
# the institution.
The directors will continue to have
ontrol of the hospital, while DR.. Ma
honey will act as resident surgeon.
The hospital will continue to be op-
Grated as an open hospital and the
chool for nurses will be continued.
Patients will be free to employ any
urgeon of their choice for opera
ions at the hospital. If the patient
ieslres, he may bring surgeon from
harlotte or employ one of the local
urgeon physicians. Thus the hospi-
II VIII continue to be civic insti-
tuition.
The hospital has been in operation
Tor about fifteen months now and the
end OF every month has brought a de-
ticit, despite the excellent manage
nent of Miss Cornelia Elliot, super
lntendent of nurses. The directors at
their meeting in November took di-
rect note of these conditions and de-
'ded that the employment of resi-
dent surgeon would offer solution
j. the difficul les.
DR.. A. F. Mahoney had been strong
y recommended and a committee was
appointed to investigate his record
nd to approach him with a PROPOSE
ion. The committee appointed found
hat leading surgeons of the south
ave DR.. Mahoney the best of recon-
endations and that he was held in
the highest regard at Clio, South Car
olina, where he has been surgeon-in-
charge of the hospital there for the
past three years. South Carolina citi-
lens, learning that he was consider
ing taking charge of the hospital at
Monroe, started a movement to keep
aim in their midst, but DR.. Mahoney
Aad been so impressed with the pos
Utilities of the Ellen Fitzgerald hos
pital that the effort came to naught.
DR.. Mahoney was educated at the
University of Louisville and was a
surgeon in the United States Army
during the world war, winning a high
repute. For the past three years he
tas been in charge of the hospital at
Clio, 5. c. He is 35 years old and
MARI ed member of the Baptist
church, Shriner, and member OF
the County and State Medical Asso-
9 .ations. The Southern Medical Asso-
citation, the American Medical Asso-
{ alton, and the Association of Mill
tary Surgeons of the United States.
The newly elected resident
was in Monroe last Friday afternoon
0 complete arrangements for taking
barge of the hospital about the mid
lie of January. He is enthusiastic
bout the prospects for the hospital
and assures the citizens that if COOP
Grafton means anything Monroe shall
have one Of the best hospitals in the
state.
81 want to say in the beginning.
hard work and cooperation stand
.or anything, we will have the best
hospital in the state in less than a
ear. | am looking forward with
great deal of pleasure in moving TO
1nroe and your people have already
won a place in my heart.