Milford chronicle., 1955-12-16
Nine State Hospitals
To Get S634, 300
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The Delaware grants ranged
from sos, 400 for the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, to s17,600 to
the NanticOke Memorial Hospital
at seaford.
Inasmuch as the grants to col
leges and universities went only toI
privately-supported institutions, the
University of Delaware was not on
the list.
The foundation said Of the hos
pital grants: "The pressing need
is for funds to expand or moder-
nize present facilities, and extend
services to keep pace with the
rapid development Of medical
science"
Extension Of Service
The grants are to be used at
the discretion of the governing
authorities Of each hospital for any
program of improvement or extern
sion of hospital service, but not
for operating expenses for services
the hospital currently is perform
ing.
The amount Of each hospital
grant was computed on the basis
of the patient days Of service pro-
vided by each hospital, and the
number of births in the hospital.
In reporting the grants, the
foundation issued a list of hospitals
believed eligible to receive the
grants. 1t said that computation Of
the grants is based on reports
from each hospital to the American
Hospital Association. Final deter
minatiOn of eligible hospitals and
the exact amount of each grant will
be made by the foundation.
The list made public last night
names the following hospitals IN
Delaware, and states the grant an
nounced for each:
Kent General Hospital, Dover,
$4,000.
Beebe Hospital, sLewes, $4,000.
Milford Memorial Hospital, $52.-
800.
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital,
Seaford, $4,000.
Alfred ]. dupont Institute Of the
Namours Foundation, $28,3OO.
Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
s2O8, 400.
The Memorial Hospital, Whining
ton. S107,S00.
st. Francis Hospital, Wilmington
S4S. 400.
Wilmington General Hospital
Wilmington, $91,1OO.
South Jersey Hospitals
Nearby New Jersey hospitals
listed are the following:
Bridgeton Hospital, Bridgeton
S4S,9OO.
Elmer Community Hospital, FL
mer, $21,1OO.
Miilville Hospital, Millville $685.
400.
Burlington County Hospital, Mt
Holly, $6s,4OO.
Salem County Memorial Hos
pital, Salem, $45,2O0.
Newcomb Hospital, Vineland
s54, 400.
In nearby Pennsylvania four
hospitals in West Chester were
listed for grants as follows:
Chester County Hospital, $4,000
Darlington Sanitarium, $4,000
Memorial Hospital Of Chester
County $35,9OO
Oakbourne Colony Hospital, $36
100.
Hospital administrators were in
formed Of the grants by telegram
delivered yesterday. They had NJ
advance knowledge of the gifts. Tn
kilograms indicate the amounts
listed are tentative and that fur
ther details will be sent 70 tn
hospitals.
In Milford Charles r. Varne
and the Directors of Milford Mem
orial assumed a very thankful at
titude over the grant.
N. Y. U. Gets Most
Th.e largest single grant mad
By the foundation yesterday wa
S5.OOO,O 1000, which went to New Yor
University.
Other large grants we're S4,510
600 for Harvard, S4,O09,0 600 for Val
and S4,324,2O0 for the Universit
OF Chicago.
The smallest grant was $31, so
to California School Of Fine Arti
San Francisco.
The top grant for hospitals
$3.50. 900. went to 81 institutions
The minimum in this field wa
$4,000.
Last March the foundation
trustees announced the $50,000,00
grant for teachers salaries .Henr
Ford II, chairman of the board {
trustees, then said: