The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-04-11
PLAN NEW HOSPITAL AT
ELKTON
New Fire-Proof Building With
Sixty Beds Proposed

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behalf of the Board of Directors of
the Union Hospital of Cecil County,
announces campaign to raise a
building fund for new hospital to
replace the present structure on the
ground at Cathedral Street and Sin
gerly Avenue. With the aid Of the
medical staff, the Ladies' Auxiliary
and public spirited citizens, Cecil
County will be organized In an effort
to secure voluntary gifts Of money
for the building fund.
The Union Hospital, after SER
people of Cecil County finds 1t has
reached the point where change
must be made in order to give ade-
quate care to those folks of the COM
muifity looking towards 1t for help.
In spite of the splendid service rem
dered by the doctors and nurses, the
present building is entirely made
quate for the demands made upon
it by those seeking hospital care.
Furthermore, the Board of Directors
are faced with the requirement of
providing a flreproof building in
place of the present one.
Hospital service is taken for
granted by most of us until the time
comes when accident or illness Wis
it's our loved ones, said Mr.. Cam
eron. Then we hope and trust there
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our loved ones can receive care and
medical attention. The present hos
pital has forty-five beds and time af
ter time our staff of nurses and
doctors find themselves hard put to
find room for patients. We are not
only crowded, but the fire hazard of
the present building is one that
causes all of us concern. After con-
sultation with medical and hospital
authorities, the Board of Directors
have decided to ask the support of
the citizens of Cecil County in the
building of sixty bed hospital. We
are confident every public spirited
citizen of this county will do his or
her part so that this year, next year,
and for many years to come there
will be modernly equipped fire.
proof hospital building for care in
any emergency that might arise.
The preliminary drawings of the
proposed building, which have al
ready been prepared, show a one
story building and basement. On
the ground floor it is proposed to
have fourteen private rooms; six
semi-private, with two beds to each
room; beds for fifteen maternity
cases and a delivery room; thirty
eight ward beds; three solariums;
three quiet rooms; first aid receiv-
ing department and an operating
room with most up-t0-date equip
ment which science has devised.
There will be childrens' depart
ment and nursuries for white and
and two diet kitchens will be con-
tanned therein.
1t is planned to utilize the present
hospital building for the kitchen,
x-ray department, laboratory, hydro
theraphy, physical theraphy and
Board room. The present nurses
home will be continued in use as at
present.
The present hospital Booard of
Directors is composed of Abel G.
Cameron, president, Murray ].
Ewing, secretary; John M. Smith,
Miss Grace Price, Harry w. Pippin,
Thomas J. Murray, H. Writ Bou-
chelle, Thomas B. Miller, David B.
McDowoell, Edwin s. Dorcus, Law
son G. Tosh and Miss Virginia
Abrahams.
| The first concrete act to estab-
lish hospital in Elkton occurred
nearly forty years ago. On the eve
ming of October "a, 1902, public
meeting in the interest OF the hos
pital movement was held in the Of
flee of the School Commissioners in
Elkton. At this meeting resolution
was passed stating that in the judg-
ment of those present a local hos
pital was a necessity and it author
ICED the chairman to appoint COM
mittee to devise the best ways and
means of establishing county hos
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This committee consisted of Geo.
rye A. Blake, Esq, the Rev. Mr.. Will
liam Schouler of the Trinity Epis-
copal Church, L. M. Haines, Esq,
Henry r. Tolbert, Esq, then ed
itor of the Cecil Wing, T. ]. Muir
ray and Dr. Howard Bratton.
This Committee reported at a
large meeting held in the Elkton
Opera House in the evening of De-
cember II, 1902, when it was de-
cided to form corporation, the in
corporators being named with in
struction to apply to the Court for
charter. On January %, 1903, the
Honorable William r. Martin grant
ed charter under the name of the
Union Hospital of Cecil County. The
charter provided that no stock was
to be issued and the hospital was to
be operated for no profit. The chart