Milford chronicle., 1947-05-09
Milford Memorial
Hospital News

In all the world owned and op-
Grated by Uncle Sam Monday.
May u, is designated us Hospital
Day-a day Of appraisal and APP
proval. Appraisal OF our attitude
and the amount of time and
thought we as Americans give to
one of the greatest assets a nation
can have Approval of the records
of those thousands of hospital per-
sonnel -- physicians. aneSthetiSts.
technicians. directors of nursing.
nurses aides. OrderlieS. mainten-
ance men. clerks. pharmacists,
laundry operators. dieticians. chefs
mattresses, linen caretakers, house
keepers, maids. one and all deserve
approval for a good job we'll done
under most trying conditions.
A limited number of our hos !
pitfalls are operated on a profit /
making basis. The government
owns and operates some OF the
largest in the world Each indi- /
vidual state owns and operates hos /
pitfalls for the aged-the insane
and in conjunction with penal in
stitutiOns and i'll some cases as Il
part of the state medical and sur
gical colleges and universities.
In some states by Legislative ap-
preparation the different counties
i'll the state are authorized to build
and operate hospitals for all classes
of service. Then there are thou
sands of large and small hospitals
which have been promoted by pub
! lie spirited citizens from all walks
of life-men and women who rea-
lize what hospital can mean in
terms of life-Saving-h
motion to community.
The Milford Memorial Hospital
is in the latter category. Started
in its infancy by Drs. Samuel and
William Marshall as private in
stitution, and then when the first
Emergency Hospital was proposed
and pOrated-through the ef-
forts of group led by G.. Layton
and Frank l.. Grier. the Drs. Mar
shall wholeheartedly cooperated
in the project and closed their hos
pital.
Throughout the war years this
hospital and its personnel have
contributed more than is generally
realized in keeping the wheels of
health machinery turning Short
of doctors OF nurses: with
out sufficient personnel in the ser
vice departments. it now seems Il
miracle the doors were kept open.
What happens in your home in the
way of maintenance and repair is
happening every day in the hospital
only multiplied many times. kitch-
en- equipment running full blast
every day and no time off
pairs and requirements must be
made while operating. Sheets. pill
low cases. towels washed every
day-paticnts'. nurses and physi-
clans gowns washed and mcnded.
The hospital is a 24-hour bust
ness and full facilities must be KEEP
operating in good order every day
and hour. Consequently hospita
W cal - Oot AttHtNl tbeti a DupiiANf1
operating only S to 10 hours per day
and the money to replace it mus
largely come from contributions
lannuities. and Embarrassing cam
: paigns
: SO what we are leading up to il
k this next Monday. May II, from
d 100 p. IN. to 800 we will hOl,
Il Open-house. Come and get ac
/ quainted with your hospital. Joi
|. us i'll hOnoring Florence Nightin
10 gales birthday. who laid the fOun
D dation for modern nursing care an
. contributed probably more tha
70 any other one person to diSClOSin
= the need for scientific hospitals.
III We added seven boys and seve
- girls to our state census the las
- week:
- A girl to Mr. and Mrs. RObel
3 BOyce. Laurel. April 80.
=, A girl. to Mr.. and Mrs. Floy
~ Wright. Milton. April 30
= A boy. to Mr. and Mrs. ROlan
~ Hastings. Laurel. April 50.
,o A boy, to Mi. and Mrs. IIowal
oo Wilkins, Milford. May !.
~ A boy, to Mr.. and Mrs Jam(
ct Blades, FELTON,, May I.
rs \ boy. 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo
Nd T0rbcrt, Milford, May l.
~ A boy, to Mr.. and Mrs Clyde
rs Hastings, Laurel. May l.
nh A girl. TO Mr.. and Mrs Charles
re Reynolds. Georgetown. May l.
re- A girl. to Mr. and Mrs. Warrt
.ol Lynch. Milford, May ,.
of a girl. to Mr.. and Mrs. Villa
ed Ward. harrington. May t.
,aI \ girl, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ehnrl
k Bccbc, Rehohoth, May /.
or A boy. TO MIR. and Mrs. Calvin
>r- Fricdcl, Scaford, May ).
A girl. to Mr.. and Mrs. Villa
y. Webb. Milford. May ).
\ boy. to Mr.. and Mrs. Layt,
Belts. Harrin2tOn. Nav &.