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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1948-06-24, Page 8lt' # oar . .1acl .. d xa • , aline, � , a r�c�' �' e'en �x�c� • FIospiial, . oderx ch; co, rdially invite you to attend . ' nineteen htrridred (0),(1,P/11y-erg-If at two -thii ty O'clock History of Alexandra Marine :,-and Genera( Hospitals • A nev(' ruilestiine in the progress of Alexandra.: Marine and General - ' .The IHospita°1 h'ad not •beo'n in use two years. before it. became •ap- •Hospital will be. marked on Wednesday, June 30th, when it new; modern parent that larger quarters were' Necessary. ¶Lhe Ahmeek Dhapter, ,•24 -bed addition will .:be ofiicia11y opened. The new ••addition makes •the, 1.0.D.E:, almost immediately •guaranteed -1,500.00 towards .i 'new ex- • hospital in general on of the finest. and best equipped hospitals for tension. This year, 1909, also saw the first bequest ainounting' to $500.00: -,a -towrr -the: size of Go terrch in._the.Provrnce. ' ,.. ;; . " ununieruu: generous bequests-•-lia vee; since been niacke. .The .year. 1910 saw• - • Alexandra Marine Id General Hoapita( now boasts'liceorrurri l ation : the first radiation 'class, Mise Svvan,•Miss -Iaev�y'and-Miss -Dinsmore.n l S y q g g, `'' ,D . urged the:fur OC1 ,-. n�tie ifa as wella' ten Ianise�r� • rota. .Equipped. throe hoiit with' At �te annual, meeting,- October 17t�a, 1cJ1fk, r.::;1faGklin ,adjustable beds, the• lr; pital has. a Modern operating -room, til ultra; necess,.., 0f,a alew € lid larger hospital ra.tl}er.tlinn spend' any more money ` - " , . , cili -. r ini ng -:ox • i he- meter •t --b lclin r -,'A- rec�irll iiiiiinr-ttee was -formed to;=eonsidei the -�, J:�d11'E�id>..� ra�k....�n�ikcli3li�_ ���T�rn. te: elf �t t��siol��3_la , stenr.�-.c�t tr..,:....1-.,......,..�,�..,-..k. #,. 1 4...�....�.,n.._<�.,..c�..,.--u.. _..��,.-. __-.��.,.�.�.,., °�fa�--,.,. a Begs .incubator yvith; xygen ritthchment, a 'arenstein• apparatus• forte .question. ,of new hospital, and at every .meeting, this. guestion •`tept .use,withYextremely 111 atients. a case rooni,,ant a new ghstetric l table. coming lap' -until.' in 19,11, the prope>mty known as "The Maples.'.' (the,' with 'auxiliary light. t has. an • up-to=da9te 'laundry with the best of present site). 'was offered to the Hospital Board for14000. In 191L.. thic A. ecfniprnent:----A--sepasat:° -steaui-plant- with -zone-eon-trol;-heats; the int7i-re• -praper ,was--pureliaseJ _it-W'i e howr, 16 .years 'later. before this building; The nurses' ''Dome has accommodation for 20: ., new site was occupied.'• -11' • . ,..__:__"'...„4-,:.-.,-,--z-•-'_ .:2---- -- -_ _-'-4"' This modern hose i��'€1 of today is,a far. cry. tq. hospital facilities in I j It .Years Goderieh at the tura'}iif the' century. On March, 7, 1901;. the Ahmeel: The net few years, pro 'Sably -"due to the war. and, the .inadequate•'' .Chapter Of the 1.©.D.I : .was. organized in Godericll. Then one burning facilities at the present hospital, •saw _ a.lack of interest, a climbing debt,:: object'iv'e was to arol4, e public' sentiment• towards the founding of. a and some changes on the' Board of Governors. • In January, 1917,. Ur. • hospital m .Goclerich. t, he .l ite Judge Holt, chairman .of the :f-r-st, hespi 1 a)s. Kidd was elected president, ,and. Mr. Geo. Portei.',ic;e-presideritt and. c•ou.iruittee, was asked ,'k, j* the Ahineek Chapter ;to ;select du,seet`c f ` tflry'$ ` Itev,-. C.znon Hill was elected to the board. The Abineeks all this tune. treasurer to work wit him. In December, 1901,, the late Judge Do, pie had been' ssorking.• They tirade donations of money and an Ambulance, was appointed' Preside 1. , 's ho, along with •other, interested' citizens, Made,: and in 1018.. sponsored a minstrel show, netting .tile hospital. $390.00;" At _ up .the 'first hospital i' gnagement committee which undertook the task the annual Meeting*, December 117th, 1918. the •rresident emphasized' :the ga -ar ,1 pia + . ' • , ':. pla,n'nui-g; •,' piiositi'on alta- difficulty in keeping -,'the hospital-runnin - u'et -vas ,.::hard-togGt 1tir ,•indifference on the p t of the e,}tizens generally: &rating' es •LIIc mesal'ots ^ b • l S iViraa"; 1arine 'and pne e_Hopita.%a� founa that ospit ationa creased at An' Alarming tate in . t1i •l► st `.2,5 years:, This is credited• no .srmall degree to ,the last two,i teat ,wars, The number of tient .. requiring: troat•inent' under' Targe. the regulatiotis of then , Department '+.r f • Veterans' ."Affairs ,lies been ' u : ° ; iS..utoixiobile ;Accidents, account : for a large .Ytercentiige� of patienh .‘ acltn admitted, 1i addition', "V' orltinen's `op pencation and Aceid'cht - a icic `' I ealth, Insurance are major items' which have cwitributed largely to the number of. people :recluiring,+hosp]talizntion. -` • On the, othek' hand, the cast • of operating a Lectern hospital Inds' increased, #relrtentlously. Amongst these 'are: Higher :salaries ,for an• • iricreeased -staff ; co's't 'of maintenanee'Yand repairs; higher cost of food, fuel, drugs, etc.,'plus' the cost of up-to-date .egnipmcnt necessarrytin an institution of this Bind..: All tend te,.naake the operation of a Hospital 'i.=' ci stly,-.4Tfair., -. The inllowiiag;. stettistue,s..ui nKtton v tH Al x€t dru a \:tarine and General Hospital will be found cif interest: Costs .for, the lastgfive ,year;_s • 1913 1944 1945 1946 ' $42,161 $45,'501 $52,719 $55,177 Tot€l:adrnissions . 1910 83 215 - Percent increase: • • 260%: Average, inkunber of patients per day, 1910 1924 2 +.a •6 ' Average number of babies per. month: 1910 1924 1 Staff required. to service hospital,: IN,urses ' • .C]tlaevs ... .. .....,f....:a.,..... a. a..... • 1. :Mates charged per. week: 1910 1924 ' $10.50 $ 2.00 •- $ 3.50 :12:50 _$21.00 ,,1910 • 3 The nursing gaff of: Alexandra Marine and . General Hospital' is a seen' dere. • Frtrm left. to right are • FRONT -ROW .'1Vtiss :`Eva L'il1 rtl: ' R.N., _Glace Bay, N:S. ;. 1Iisc _ Isla ,„0„her1i;n ;,.R: , '. anipeg, •.li per •_aiss. Eleanor 's1 La 1t1in, ,Goi erieli;' li s.-01%e"Cilnte, Il.ti, Uy'psli�ti�'I71e,"'ti1<in. ; t s Helen SECOND ROS. \iiss; Florence Pletili; RN., 'Calgary, A.Ita: ; Miss Rita F! Dalton, • R".N., Goderich : 'Miss Rosemary 11c (tune,' R.N., : f uclerich•„ .�.r � .ail .\: rich• :12r BettyGrant, r�' 1 k n .�: .tie t: (� de sR 11�iiss \Y... I. D e �o , R p , . ¢ , Glace. Bay, N;S. - 5 •.G ..; •. `,b , -�..- '�.-.:„. -:_�,'HI:B;I�.0----ail..st.,Ilrla--.3- .ai,u1 rain , �1.1,.�_.I�e•.len:_-,R).��.c.-. '” '•R;N:;_Godeii,ch; Miss Ida White, E's:;_tolTefic17 Mi s -rim :lorri�. Deseronto, Ont. • ace The next five ye • but by their- cliligen lot .on South street w Husliita]," later t�' b Hospital," R•a ' forma ] - -t . � 1'l'iT- iA 1 1 l 7 u n -openiii r ,of�'tire new._, ;T �c• e ran rerI us a p o I+'OO[JRTH R.O\4-2---C sS7Joan. Alien, R.N., Fordwich, -&nt. ; Miss WI ater, :Goderieb supplies were eosig • a great' deal more. At this meeting ,Mrs. Hospital Ltarted. in 1906. w. Cameron and Rev. J. F.. Ford were elected to the Board -as , was were : ai•cTiious ' ones'for 'the "hospital. 'pion ers'' ` T. G. Connon' early in 1919. In 1920 the policy ofissi1u g regular financial: ' and *perseverance the Sheppard residence and statements. was started, and membership tickets were: sold to anyone • purchased and on December 1, :1906, `.,Alexandria , j, ing $2:00 per year. ° • :ome •k own =n . "Alexandra Marine inl-General .• In May, 1923, • a building com itt,.e.e brought i.n a ver coni rebensive y.opened,- —report ,on the nesent hospital, ho the Cameron site, -and eery other 7eFeiruary 73th�:1OZIis�pta�h=:�v�ia1ie`ato • Thea<oPtitiof this -report was- crtrried wthztht;•r sult^ . .. s 'itaml pth ¢-first:.regtiBLdara pf .Daaernors was tldt the Cameronsite was chosen and negotintions . with :the Town-, ,C'onnty • cases Infants - .� • ,Adults''-' • 19631" 365 • 340% 1931 15 1931 -1947.. 19• 16 • 1031 1947- ,$12.25 .,x'15.75 $ 3.50 - $ 6,30 '$25.00 $355i.0U'. • .s 1947 $6.4;859, ' • ;1947 100G • `1110%4 • 194.7--- •37 197 .21 • .A nes were provis`ionary board- . T i fefellow-in ouncil---were•.-e tered into re rd 3Y; -'tile rrant�ang of .-ate neva-hcisl+ital= Q - • 1� �n � • • C �r • �h rr n 1 u 1 lold-Sheppardres •, a-�: ruem];ter� cu.Inrlased fi' first reg, i R�lr� I3os 'ital Y`.a,rd: President: Jude It.•was proposed -that ,the :Town -guarantee' a bond issue not'. to exceed Teo gi a�,.Alex� Alexandra 1rlospxta w�ast the dene ,, t •, 2222 p o g t , r . ` , , n. and ,Nva IP the -corner of r et•.a d Britannia road formally o e u IE � le - i ff a -0 1` ov ember 19th,- 1923, -but -South st e e Presideni Jlicl”eHlt� SecreiiryH. E. I3'�n-••rr50000-A blaw .to tlis eect vvs 'voted nn.pt;todgis,T,reasler, $3 C.. A. Nairn ;' meiiib s; Ciias. e!a ger Ma �or Tilt D. 1!Deintld Rev;' was defeated, 390 v ting agai:tist and 326 for. Due to the publicity given . by the recent voting the next annual ineetiiig, November 29th, 1923. had ^ �. ,,.._p ':I lie'-I3•os itts ready f±o: • occupation ' November .20th, -106 - and the -.lam i , ge..i„-att+elldance on record.' lI•r,_Il._ Z� cGa�v wet; elected I resi- li'iss H. Griffith wetsengaged as. leer nursedent and a special committee sa€s appointed to arrange a' private bond d at a salary of $$0 per month. 1 p r A -housekeeper Was also engaged 'Alt $3:00 per week. Mrs. .Miner .vas issue 'and rush the work -on the Cameron property.. one of the first to furnish a roan. . • In• VIM cif the- adverse -vote it took a .lot of nerve., for .the Board • - to go.t11]c id•, but they 'perseered with the result that on February• i8th, 19` 5,, the new hospital on.the present site wits officially opened. - From 1925 to 194$ ' " ' Within- a few years of moling toy: the. j resexit__srte..of -,the.-hospital, 1. the number ;of patients -being handled• had grown to •such proportions it '-was ,coon` ei`i(ent that additional... space was required.. to efficiently and economically look' sifter`"the increase. In^ 1°A2 plans -were laid for the addition of a taro storey wing to the original hospital building; This ' wing,. whi. w included _ n_ modern..ki.tchen; addi.tixonal_ €tfd_. SPace, . a:nd • so-lariutlis fqr both hien!- and women was.completed -and officially opened in1931. -• • During the next, tw'elv'e y'e€r's'The--hospita-pr=ognre eedistea&B1 m tr i -r -•- .capable "supervision. Although no .additions to buildings were ittade • 'during ; this. • time, numerous improvements -.were carried out in' the hospital equipment.. Wiill assistance from many 'kind. benefactors inose clew 'and modern .hospital •egttipmen.t • was installed, helping to build the up-to-date, incl efficient hospital We have today. : . ' • -In'the ln'ter sears of 'World War 2-.t'he nuinber.of ,hospital patients. ; increased .trernendo rsly. •The,.additional 'number of industrial• and work- ' :men's corripensaltion oases—hurdled::'eteran's welt, and the . two air. . force" Ftations close~ by all helped to increase the cases, being •hospitalized �` ur{til.,.the: hosp.itai :was so,crowded, ,that 'patients. -Were frequently .betided •' in the halls: At this time; plans were nit de' by the Hospital •X oard for , large vying to. be built to the, east of the present hospital. 1lowever, 'du'e to -the exeeptioria]Iy -high 'building costs ',and scarcity of .material during the p&rigc) folly w ing the 'Wart; the building , of tThs Targe ;wing. 'had to be deferred. As the 'demand • fol space .was • ever increasing, a z� ..�,. 222,2 .�.. .' s ., ,v�->L > u.»� +, " •pilaus wezre "lien iu.rd ' �re lTfM iteb "tire °preSerrf =nem;-viug to ±ire ` west--of--the hospital. • `. • ' The service •hospital 'from the. Air ]Force station at Port Albert was purchased its •a ;supply of much needed material. required for the new .'wind;.- Construction 'of the• ,wing was commenced during the sunnier of 1947. and the first patients were moved will ' in 3tme, .1048 The additional 24 beds .and other facilities provided in this ting is' another • step in the ro ►res sof the_Alexandra Marine and. General nos vital in its of .mss..... ♦j "e'•liVi'" ilfi f ifrif Eesti 4. a iftfg fi'i� lie t. illpe' hospitals In the •district. • ' • The hospital', board wvisiles , to extend sincere thanks . to • lieith Hopkinson and Toni Sandy for the generous donations of their time and knowledge in the planning and erection of the•new hospital,wing, ," . Jos. ;tliot.t ,S.�.A.4. itosh. • oxi. December 1, 1900.. Miss H: Griffith was engaged as head nurse at that time. Timeestablishment Of this hospital «'as dime "to- the untiring efforts n � x f Ah ha etof the1. .D:E. Tho h of the then newl armed meek Chanter pt Q ,r u yg various money raising enterprises Mid by _public,, stbseription :al __total of $1,500 'was realized by this, orgaanization • for iAlexandra,.''•I%s itai.' The late .Judge.l3olt was eh'iuman.. of 'the' first hospitat committee • • Co pletel.Mosler The A ixneek and maple Leaf Chapters of the LO.D,E., have ve/it generousiiy offered' . cOidu,ct. a, membership drive 2222 5 s .. p r`eoeeds from 'which , the P will go tewal;�d �il�axlcrrfg " tl � the new: $IO,O.00 hesp tal latindry eqt ipmext , .__�..__.. -2222... , m. ortable M-acEin.e