The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-01
100000
Hospital
Job Storts

VAN DYKE-Contracts have
been let and work started on the
new 100000 Holy Cross Hos
pital, on a 13acre site owned
by the Sisters of ST. Francis, at
Outer Drive and East Van Dyke.
Capacity Will be 1873 beds and
baSSinetS, with service facilities
for 200-bed institution. 1t will
be Uw11cd and operated by The
Sisters of ST Francis, according
TO announcement made Satur-
day by Sister Bernadine of that
Order.
The hospital will be complet-
ed in July.
Because Of the critical need
for hospital facilities in the
area 10 be served, the Federal
Works Agency made an unusual
exception in making Immediate
~ available its portion of the
money, in order that construc-
ton might proceed without de-
lay, the announcement stated.
URGENT NECESSITY"
The project was conceived out
of the urgent necessity for gen
eyal hospital facilities for an
area of Detroit which is teemlng
with new war industries and
thousands Of new families, to
which area not one single hos
pital bed has been added to meet
these increased demands, the
Sisters said.
Mayor Edward ]. Jeffries, Jr.,
in pointing out "a most acute
shortage of hospital facilities in
this thickly populated and rap
idly growing area, commended
the Sisters for their II years Of
service TO the people Of north
eastern Detroit, through their
operation of st. Francis Hos
pital. Others who voiced the
need and acclaimed the new I'M
dertaking are the Wayne Coun-
ty Medical Society, Michigan
Hospital Service, the Committee
on Post War Planning of the
Michigan Hospita Association,
The Most Rev. Edward Mooney,
Archbishop Of Detroit and the
Most Rev. Stephen S. Woznicki,
Vicar General, Auxiliary Bishop
of Detroit.
DRIVE OPENS
To match the Federal grant
Of S350,00000, which has been
released for the immediate con-
struction of Holy Cross Hos
pital, the drive opened this
week 10 raise by popular SUBJ
scription the remaining $780,
10000.
Rev. Edward Kokowicz ad-
dressed the members Of the
Center Line Rotary Club at
their meeting at the USO Build
ing last week. LAS result of a
survey by the United States
Public Health Service, it was
found that the area surrounding
this hospital had the most acute
hospital shortage of any thickly
populated area in the state of
Michigan.
The excavation is complete;
the t o u n q a j ons are being
poured this week. This leaves
very little time in which to raise
the other half Of the funds, SO
that construction can go forward
according to schedule" said Fa-
Their kokowicz.
This hospital will be a tre-
mcndous help to the residents
of southern Macomb County
and certainly deserves the sup
port of every citizen" said
Mayor Russell Isbister Of Cen
ter Line.
BACKED BY CITIZENS
President Joseph Thomas OF
the Center Line Rotary Club
spoke briefly on the tremendous
shortage OF hospital beds in the
immediate vicinity of Warren
Basellne, Center Line and Van
Dyke. President Thomas further
agreed 10 head committee for
the solicitation of funds in the
vicinity OF Center Line. The
following business men of Cen
ter Line agreed TO assist Thomas
and assured Father Kokowicz OF
the cooperation Of the citizens
of Center Line: Frank Lazoen,
John Siersma, Russell Isbister,
Bernard kalahar. Clarence Hill
ley and Harry Miller.
This hospital will be val
liable asset to every citizen OF
southern Macomb County and
VIII certainly enhance the value
of every piece of property In
this community. Both from a
humanitarian and pract i C a
point of view, this hospital Of
fers golden opportunity for the
citizens of South Macomb to
unite on a permanent improve
mcnt, and | am sure, the re-
Spouse will be both spontaneous
and generous said Rev. Alex
randcr Mayer, pastor Of St.
Clnn1nntc Church of g q n I O z