St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-06-15
United Hospital
Fund Gers Large
Gifts Send-Off

Tuho SerS large
Gifts Send OF
Three gifts totalling $35O,OO0
to the United Hospital Fund
drive were announced Tuesday
night as 600 business and civic
figures gathered at the Nicollet
Hotel at a banquet formulating
the opening of the biggest fund
raising drive in Minneapolis
history.
The United Hospital Fund Drive
has an announced goal of almost
Is million dollars. The 1880, 900
dollars when raised will be used
to help expand the facilities of
nine Minneapolis private hospitals
and three other medical agencies.
This effort is being made be-
cause present hospital facilities
are not adequate and have not
been for several years and must
be expanded to meet the increas-
ing need for disqualification and
health care.
George ID. Dayton II, general
campaign chairman presided at
the meeting. Speakers included
Charles b. Sweat, president of
the Fund; Allen King, chairman OF
the Fund budget and planning
committee; Ray p Expert of De-
troit, executive vice president Of
the Burroughs Corp, Of America,
who delivered the principal adj
dress.
Mr.. Expert, who lead a similar
drive in Detroit, Mich, told the
assembled audience, many of
whom are TO take an active part in
the drive that il it was up TO them
to execute and successfully COM
plete one Of the most important
jobs any civic group could ever
undertake.
This is not a campaign" he
said, with bands playing and
flags flying. II is a hard headed,
necessary, realistic, business-like
action to put your community
hospital ship on an even keel"
The product which the cam
paign workers are TO sell is health
for the people of Minneapolis, Mr.
Expert stated
Shortage Of Hospital Facilities
The Detroiter said: More than
one hundred million Americans
are already covered by hospital
insurance. But their coverage be-
comes a cruel delusion II they do
not have the hospital they need
when ( hey need them"
II the fund drive is successful
and Mr.. Expert said he felt from
what\ he had seen and heard upon
his arrival, it will be a success, it
will provide broad benefits for the
community as a whole, the speak
err said.
Perhaps the greatest benefit
is that at a given time all the
health facilities of the commun-
ity viii be in balance. That is an
outstanding advantage of a united
campaign. Where the burden Of
raising funds for capital improve
ments rests on each individual in
stitution, the result is usually
grave imbalance. One section of
the city may be well provided for,
10 the detriment of another sec
ton. One type of facility may be
repeated unnecessarily in several
institutions, and another facility
almost totally neglected A United
Campaign, because it results from
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mates that danger. II provides for
at least minimum needs in all the
areas of medical care"
Mr.. Expert added: Another
benefit which the United Fund
approach brings TO the community
as a whole is, Of course, the elm
nation Of both the nuisance and
the waste Of many campaigns. As
a contributor, you have a much
better idea Of how much you
should give. And you have the
satisfaction Of knowing that the
community viii get the most in
actual capital improvements out
Of each dollar you contribute"
Mr.. Sweat, Fund President,
told how Is Minneapolis men had
worked hour after hour planning
the approach to equitably helping
MinneaDoHs hogpitals