Marion progress., 1949-11-17
MAYBE NOT TODAY
BUT WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW 4?

BUT WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW?
Not today, perhaps, but tomorrow you may
need hospital facilities. And when you need
the hospital, there is nothing important.
Today you probably are not particularly con-
cerned about the need for adequate hospital
ization in Mcdowell county and the financial
campaign to raise 500, ,000-the local amount
needed to build new 100000 hospital with
state and federal aid under the Good Health
Plan.
But tomorrow, emergency may jolt you
into realization of the Importance of adequate
hospital facilities in the county. Most hospital
cases are emergencies-no one can foretell
when he may need surgical medical care
in a hospital, and when there is need, there
must be a hospital bed available immediately
The Marion General Hospital has Al out of
AZ beds filled daly-which means that there
is only one bed available for emergency cases.
The American Hospital Association requires
at least 1870 of hospitals beds to be available
for emergencies.
Severe illness may at any time, with
out warning, and an accident can place you or
someone in your family in immediate need of
hospital treatment At such time, the hospital
must be ready; it MUST be large enough so
that no one will be kept waiting, so that not a
single life may be placed in jeopardy or lost
due to lack of facilities.
If the people of Mcdowell county will give
and give generously to the hospital fund, the
Marion General Hospital will eliminate
such dangers
Just there is no need for fire equipment
until there is fire, and police system unless
there is crime, so there is no need for a hos
pital until there is an illness or an accident
but common sense tells us that all such facil-
tiles must be there and must be maintained for
the protection and welfare of the people.
Our schools, courts, fire departments, law
enforcement agencies, sewer and water sy-
STEMS all are provided by taxation, but the
Marion General Hospital is not. Yet who can
say that it is just as important as the tax-sup-
ported facilities?
It is for the same reason that there is no tax
support that the Board of Trustees of the non
profit Marion General Hospital find it neces-
sary to campaign for funds to erect and main
tain the hospital.
Announcements in treatment of diseases and
in surgery have brought about steady in
crease in needs for disqualification.
Mcdowell county has not kept pace with the
trend in this phase of community service. That
is why the Marion General Hospital is now
taking steps to provide Mcdowell people with
the adequate disqualification which they need.
The new Marion General Hospital will be a
Mcdowell county proposition in every respect
"a hospital by and for the people of McDow-
ell county. It be built only if the local peo-
pie put up their share of the money. Generous
state and federal grants amounting to 68.5
per cent of the total cost are available if the
county raises the needed 100000.
Subscription has proved to be the most prac-
tical way of building hospital facilities in our
modern life. It is quite reasonable to expect
the required funds to be furnished by the peo-
pie who need the hospital for their own pro-
lection. What could be fairer? The county is
asking no increase in your taxes.
Subscribing to the Marion General Hospital
is not giving to the hospital, but to ourselves
through the hospital
Marion General Hospital needs you today
Tomorrow, you may need the hospital!
Here's the latest prediction: Good business
is certain in $780, barring major upsets Fig
ure out for yourself whether there is going to