Evening star., 1957-04-29
Suburban Hospital Group
ToOpenMember Drive


Newly expanded suburban
Hospital in Bethesda will launch
q new appeal for public financial
support Wednesday.
The non-profit organization
which runs the hospital-the
Suburban Hospital Association
will open its 1857 membership
drive at that time. with goal
Of $4,000 members.
That's some 5000 more than
the last membership campaign
In 1854. and association officials
hope 1t will bring them $4,000
or more.
Plans for the solicitation were
outlined yesterday during q spe-
cial hospital tour and luncheon
for press. radio and television
media serving Montgomery
County.
New Facilities Exhibited
The hospital showed on all its
new facilities, including the SIS
million, five-story brick hospital
wing opened last October. It's
officials also gave q preview Of
things to come.
The membership campaign,
which will include door-to-door
canvass Of most Of Montgomery
County by $500 volunteer work.
ers. is scheduled to run through
National Hospital Week. May IL
to l8.
A. gift Of 50 or more entities
contributors to participate in as
sociation affairs and election Of
80 members Of its Board of
Trustees. There also are four
other membership categories:
Supporting. for those giving IS
or more; sustaining. $40 or more:
patron, $50 or more. and bene-
factor. $500 or more.
100000 Loan Outstanding
c. Carroll Morgan. president
Of the Board of Trustees. said
the association "hopes to get the
story over to the public that this
Is a community hospital"
During the past two years,
fund drives were held to help
pay for most Of the new addi-
ton. Mr.. Morgan said there
still remains about 100000 on
the bank loan to pay OF the
project and from $4,000 to
100000 more for new equip
ment. Previous drives. plus
$477.1l1 received from the Fed
eral Government through the
Hill-Burton Hospital Act. have
paid on the rest, he said.
Mr.. Morgan said there will
continue to be a need also for
additional operating expenses
annually. He said the associa-
ton Is interested more in the
number Of memberships than
the total goal" but said past
drives have resulted in average
contributions Of IS q person.
The building tour was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Amelia c. Carter.
hospital administrator, and Mrs.
Helena Lemp. its public rela-
tions director. John r. Steel
man. county newspaper pub
Usher and one Of the hospital
trustees, also spoke during the
luncheon.
Shown New Wing
The press party was shown
first through the ground 6oor Of
the new wing--such facilities as|
its new meditation room, phar-
macy rooms. oxygen supply room.
and offices. Then the group went
to the top floor for look at its
operating and surgical section.
Here were the i've major operat-
Ing rooms, q cast-making room,
recovery room and sterilization
facilities.
The other three floors are for
patient rooms. The new wing has
a capacity for rs beds but can
be doubled in case Of emergency
The hospitals full capacity Is
19l beds. but this soon will be
increased by addition Of IS more
beds In q new maternity section.
now undergoing renovation.
Renovations Continue
The completely air-condi-
toned building Is gaily decorated
In pastel colors and includes all
the latest In hospital gear and
equipment. It's rooms are more
like hotel rooms. They also in
cluded a built-in oxygen system
with wall plugs connected to pipe
lines leading to the ground floor
storage tank room. An intercom
system connects each room by
sound with the nurse supervisor
for each floor.
Work Is still going on in the