The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-12-18
Hospital Service
Assn. ShOlUS GrOlUth


board of directors meeting of the
Northwestern County Hospital Serv-
ice association, held at the Barr
hotel, in Lima, Monday night, re-
vealed substantial growth in the en-
rollment of subscribers.
In review of the progress of the
association, during the past year, it
shows that more than $4,000 persons
who reside in the area served by this
non-proft plan are availing them
selves of the hospitals plan for hos
pital care.
Payments to hospitals for services
given to subscribers will total more
than s43,5O0.00 by December 81,
1941, for bills incurred by more than
S54 subscribers, who have been hos
pitalized by the plan, enrolled in 100
groups. There have been Is babies
born, the number of hospital days
of care provided is more than 1925
days.
Carl H. Neville, of Lima, presi-
dent of the association, stated, that
provision had been made for the
continuation of hospital coverage on
an equitable basis for the families of
subscribers who entered military
service. Also that such individual
subscribers will be assured of the
restoration of their protection under
the plan upon the resumption of sub
scription payments within 60 days
after their return to civil life"
Enrolment in the plan is under
written by the non-profit hospitals in
the area served by the association.
The hospitals: Bluffton Community
hospital, Bluffton; Gibbons hospital,
Inc, and Otis hospital, Inc, of Ce-
lima; Findlay Hospital Assn, of
Findlay; the McKitrick hospital and
San Antonio hospital, of Kenton;
Wilson Memorial hospital, Of Sidney;
and the Lima Memorial hospital, and
st. Rita's hospital, of Lima, are af-
filiated with the Northwestern Coun-
ty Hospital Service association.
Groups range in size, from small
retail and professional units, with
less than 10 subscribers, to large in
dustrial groups with hundreds of
persons participating through their
place of employment.
Paul j. Lynch is executive direct
or of the association, which operates
the plan, and which is under the
supervision of the Division of Insur-
ance of the State of Ohio.
Other officers of the Executive
Committee and Board of Directors
are: W. F. Thomas, vice president,
of Findlay; J. j. Weadock, Jr., of
Lima, treasurer; w. c., Hansbarger,
of Lima, secretary; and +. J. Plate,
Rev. n. t. Bouschere, Frank G.
kahle, of Lima; w. 7. Amos, Will
liam Milligan and William Joslin, of
Sidney; John R. Donnell, J. w.
Leatherman, of Findlay; N. E. By
ers, w. A. Howe and G. r. Bogart,
of Bluffton; Mrs. H. E. Gibson, Rev.
II. E. Pfster, Addison C. Johnston,
Walter. j. Johnston, Thomas M.
Dowd, E. B. Phillips, of Kenton;
Homer j. Hinders, H. J. Winkeljohn,
Lewis D. Frysinger, DR.. L. M. Otis,
A. ]. Hierholzer and Don Short, of
Celina.
Emergency hospital care anywhere
in the United States or Canada, is
guaranteed to subscribers. In con-
tracts issued, family members re-
ceive the same benefits as the sub
scribers. Non-Profit Hospital Service
associations are exempt from tax,
officers and directors serve without
pay, and there are no dividends, COM
missions or bonuses. No stock hold
ers, and no company have invested
capital in the Northwestern County
Hospital Service Assn. Member
hospitals take the place of large
reserve fund. Husband and wife,
and all unmarried children, from the
ages of four months to 19 years,
who reside at home, may be covered
under the family contract at SITS
per month.
The Northwestern County Hospital
Service Assn. is one of nine plans
serving the people of the State of
Ohio.