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h; A #« ■^•- - ^. I. '’.-^ - ' > • -L< ; / ., ^ :'V :V r, 7 NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY—MAY I2TH. SPECIAL HOSPITAL SECTION ISSUED BY PR. HAYS’. HOSPITAL X THE CnfeoNICLE BtriTM To IM a Ckaa Newt* paper, Comidete, Newsy, sad RelUble. VOLUME XXXVI ' If Ton Don’t Sspd THE CHRON16lB Yon Don't Got •” The News. =4==3 CLINTON, & C., THURSDAY, MAY 7; 1936 'NUMEEltT9 DR. HAYS’ HOSPITAL On the Fourth of July we hear afirain of the glorious efforts of the founders of our country; on Armistice i^ay we honor those who defended our country’s principles in the World war, IRi Nitidnar HdSpitS pau^s to learn something of the un ceasing work of our hospitals, whose influence for our protection is meas ured not only by the? 700,000 men, w’omen and children served dally in the hpspital beds, but by the grow ing number of welDtrained, efficient ’doctors, nurses and other health workers who are fitted for their work by the hospitals. Without the equip ment, the personnel and above all the spirit *bf research and progress that characteriEes the hospital, our land still would be swept by pestilence and plague; for the hospital is a bul- w'ark against epidemic and wide spread disease as well as a haven for those whom the doctor can not ade quately .serve at home or in his office. A moment’s reflection wiH^ show that the service repreeentu^ by the army of more than half a million men and women,~the‘ hospital trustees, medical staffs, auxiliaries and per sonnel of the hospitalsT deserves one day out of a whole year for public consideration. This army fights for health and happiness 24 hours a day, every day,^UKi at a conservative es timate saves 680J)00 lives anftually. That answer to the quesCion, “Why _a National Hospital day,’’ will sug gest to -most pe(H>le Uiat National Hospital day is woith while and that eveiy community should encourage its hiospital by visiting it on this day. And why is National Hospital day observed on Hay 12? That part of the question is an swered easily and convincingly, too. On May 12, 1820, Florence Nightin gale was bom. Florence Nightingale is immortal for her contribution to the elevation and ..development of provemeni of hospi .4inportant. So when a, “day” for hoa- pitsUs was suggested there was uni versal approval of the selection of May 12 since this date, hbnored a per son outstanding in the annals of hos pital management as well as a per son to whom every nurse pays de served tribute. And so we havg National Hospital day. May 12. Chr this day our hospital joins irith thousands of hospitals in the United States .and Canadi^ and with hospitals in such distant places as China, Alaska, Australia and oth er lands, to encourage the jiublic to know hospitals better. On National Hospital day,’ interesting, instructive programs are arranged by the hos pitals, ami everybody is welcome. It is no wonder, then, that presi dents and religious leaders, business men and society women, that public- spirited citizens and all w’ho w'ant their convraunity to be, an even better place to live in, encourage the hos pitals and the public to observe Na tional Hospital day on May 12. It is no wonder that although'the idea of National Hospital day came in March, 1921, that in less than six,.weeks, by The time of the first National Hos pital day. May 12, 1921, more^than, 1,000 hospitkls throughout the conti nent opened their dhors and welcom- ed.,..the public with special programs. And it is no wonder that each year seee more hospitals and more people joining in the observance of National Hospital day. How National Hoapital Day Began National Hospital day has scored' such an outstanding ihiematlqhal success that many times the question has been asked, “How did .National. Hospital day begin?” Here’s the story, as told by the min who originated the day, Matthew 0* Foley, late, editor of “Hospital ■Management”: “Eary iiij; March, 1921, while looking through humiieas mpgazines I- waa struck by an editorial in one journal which said that in every field'there is some idea or project for advancing that field that^ everyone ought to get behind. I put that journal down with the tiiought that there ought to be some idea to help the hoepital field. Then 1 ran onfo n copy of a bulletin issued by the Humane society. TMa ieeue told of the forthcoming celebra tion of He Kind to Dumb Animals Week.’ Connecting the two ideas I thought, Tf dumb animals can have a whole week, why can not the work ef the hundreds of thouaands of men To All Mankind She I Left A Rich Inheritance In the year 1854, Florence Night ingale, profoundly stirred by reports of the suffering and mi.sery of the sick and wounded soldiers in the Cri mean War, packed her things and set sail for the war area. There, this brave woman brought, mercy to more than 10,000 suffering men. Tb these stricken soldiers, she WftST"an angel. To the officials who had permitted their misery, she was a fury. She worke<l, she fought, she administered, she commanded. And in a few short months, she had mi raculously brought order out of chaos, substitute<l comfort for hor^ ror. BRIEF HISTORY/OF DOCTOR HAYS’ HOSPITAL: Photo by Nichols Studio. Dr. Hays’ Hospital was founded in 1916 by Dr. S. C. 'Hays. If was' a brick building on the site now occu pied by the Clinton Builders Supply Company. This building was des troyed by fire in March, 1925. Dr. Hays next renvodeled the old home of J. W. Copeland, Jr., on the^ preerat site at. the comer of W' row'ahd Hampton avenue, at wl^h time two rooms and an opening room wer^^ added^ In 19^ the whole building was renKkWed—and two wings were add ed iir front consisting of eight pri- rooms, two wards and a labqra- / In J930 the second story was ,re modeled to form a roomy quarters f >r nurses. / A new, jqodem X-Ray and fluro- scope was installed in 1931. — In 1933 Dr. D. 0. Rhame, Jr., of Clinton became associateil,, with Dr. Hays in the ownership and opera tion of the hospital. In 1934 two nurses wrie added to thei staff. In 1935 a wing was constructed on the rear of Uhe' hospital, consisting of two offices, colored waitjng room and minor operating room. When jieace bmught quiet again, to the Crimea, Florence Nightingalo fo'ugrht on. She established nursing homes, and became the mother of modem nursing. She cru.saded not only for better military hospital con/- j|ditions, but for better hospitals ev erywhere. Her name ami her work i have become a legend to those who _ devote their lives to healing thfe'slck. That’s why, each year, the hospit als of America set aside day, May 12, as National Hospital Day. ^ TTieyVe set aside t^..day to .help you learn exactly w^t goes on in women and children to health have at least one day?’ “That thought was the foundation of National Hospital day. “The question of a date was settled when Florence Nightingale’4 name came to mind as one whom the hos pitals might honor, is well as the nursee, and May 12, her birthday, ekme at a time in the year when go<^ weather usually may be expected. “It is a tribute to the hospitals, and to the men and women in public, bi^ iness, religious and professional li^, that within six weeks from the time (Continued on page six) PREVENT COLD! AS CAREFULLY AS OTHERILLS ibility T New InfirmaryvS. C. State Training ScK^I Modern Science S^ws Way To ' Reduce Grea^ Their Fre quency and ^verity In Chil dren. Hiiita/OiYen. Colds are ^ught from people who have colds. ^Keep infants away from every one has a cold. Keep, school children m home... Put the cold suf ferer in/oed. Let the mother tie a clean J^ndkeirchief or gauze mask over her nose and mouth while she nursee baby. ~ Acidity I is believed that overacidity of the y balance contributes to a suscep- to colds. All foods, when^- gested are one of three things—acid alkaline or bland. Such foods as meat, eggs, cereals, cream and bread- stuffs belong in the acid ash gboup. Vegetables and fruits such as oranges and lemons belong in the alkaline aah group. Dne can see that in winter the tendency to increase the consumption of the acid ash foods and decrease the consumption of the alkaline ash foods would increase the acid balance of the body. It .is suggested that more oranges, lemons or grapefruit and canned vegetables he provided in the diet each day to keep the body bal ance neutral or slightly alkaline. Infected tonsils and enlarged ade noids are commonplace reasons for frequent colds.' Healthy tonsils, how ever large, seldom cause trouble. But the tonsil which, through repeated illnesses, has become infected re main's a source of troi^le. If the child is having frequent colds and ear aches, have a competent nose and throat sp^ialist examine the nose^ «nd“ttnrD«t "Air expert is in a posi tion to decide whether it would be advisablento remove the chiliTs tonsils or adenoids. ‘ ^ Faulty Ventilation — During the winter it is ^te natu- President Endorses National Hospital Day The White House r’^^aahlngtou February 25, 1936 Dear Mr, . Natloitffnosjltal Day, which is obserired annually on May twelfth, is burning year by .year a day of increasing inter est and importance. The day gives the people in all parts of the country an opportunity to become better acquainted with the work and needs of the hos pitals, our most important de fense against disease and in jury. In all the world- we cannot find better equipped or better staffed hospitals than those we have in our own country. But the support of the {People must be regular and consistent if they are to nsaintain their pres ent standards and> march for ward toward better services to the sick. I heartily endorse Hospital Day and trust our people throughout the land will ac cept the' invitation of the hos pitals to visit them and thus become better acquainted with their services and with their needs, Very’ sincerely yours, (Signed) _ , FrankHn... Dr-^Roosevelt Mr. Albert G. Hahn, Chairman, National Hospital Day Committee, Protestant Deaconess Hospital Evans vill€i_ Indiana If medals were given out in the medical profession, two shining ones of large calibre should be awarded Dr. T. L. W. Bailey and Dr. J. W. Davis, of Clinton, in recognition of their 43 years and \40 years, res pectively, of fhithful ^ Ibnd devoted service to the people of this com munity. Dr. G. K, Blalock has returned from a weeks visit to New York. I>r. S.- C. Hays has returned from his long ’trip to Galifomia via the Panama ('anal on the S. S. President Pierce. Dr.- F. S. ('Jiance is planning to attend the anniial convention of the American Medical Association in Kansas City, May 11th to 16th. Dr. B. O. Whitten was a guest | of (he speaker at the meeting of the Southfmeeting side a hospital, and the part the hos pital plays in the welfare of your community. 1*!! The hospital'is, of course, the place in which are concentrated the equip ment and facilities that science has evolved for. the treatment and cure of illness. On the hoepital, your phy sician’s efforts are eupplemented by the competent assistanee of staff'jdoc- ton, internee, pharmacists, nurses, laboratory workers, and dietitians. Every member of this staff is trained to care sympathetically and intelli gently for’the’Sick. And-the hospit al is so organized that this .service continues for 24 hours a day. Visit one of the ’ hospitals in your com munity. Then if your physician should advise’ you op one of your family to go to a.^ospital, you will know from having seen wth your own eyes, what an efficient, friendly peaceful place a hospital is. ■- Dr. Whitten Receives National Recogrnition Dr. B.'0. Whitten, of this city, ha.s just returned from St. Louis where he attended the annual meeting of the “Americalti Association for the 'Study F'eeble-Minded.” At this n+-meeting Dr. Whitten was signaljy (Carolina-Medical Association on April honored by being installed as Presi- I /i«i in Greenville. dent of (his body for the coming, year. My Mother A t I SUto Trammg School has boan, for a number of y«an, in need of better aecommodatkma for the cajw of the - skk. Some eighteen months ago a PWA grant and loan were obtained for additional buUd- inga, among which waa hieladed an Infirmary. Thie waa ai^mived by tb<> Onerni Aaaembly a year ago. In November "of last year, actual construction was begtm. r The woric is DOW neariy complete and m eooo as the necessary equipment can he installed, it will be open to patients. The building ie of one etdry and has a frontage of 160 feet- Ihe cor ridor mniung the entire Imigth di- the structure into two main parts. At qither end, ion the eemh . eide, the two wards are located. Each ward will eamly acconrmodate ^ight beda anA if nepesadry, im or even twdys.;'Betweeh the wards are lo cated three bathe, the oferating roOgi, eteriHaing. room, doctor’s drsm ing room, utility rdom, diet kitchen, dim^ offfiot, X-1U7 And Photo Iqr Nichols Studio. On the north side are ten private rooms, eecb of which could, if need ed, accommodate, two, patimita. In addition, there are the Medical Di rector’s office, examining room and labmntory, head nurse’s ofiflee and re- oeptkm room, nnrsM’ sleeping quar- ten. Ample linen doSets snd cabi nets are conveniently located, in the basement, there is besides the boiler room, a nKugue where post-mortem examinations will be made when per mission is obtained. The sperattng roonT will be e^p- ped, to handle major as well as mi nor surgical cases. An X-Ray and fleurescope of ample power and range of usefufaiesa srill be installed. laboratory equipment will allow Hhte usual procedures done in a small hos pital, {ndoding blood dwmistry. AU in an, it may be said tlda*bui]d- htt, K’ith its equipmeht, cenatiiates a^ small thprongiily modem hos pital unit enaUiag the medical snigieal staff to work unhampered fj pDadequate liA^ttea. ral for the house to become very dry, Diy air is irritating to the mucous membrspes of nose and throat, and germs can easily gain a foothold when thie irritation is present. In such dry air the body loses mowture rapidly to the detriment of perfect health. Keep the rooms at an even temperature of from 70 to 72 degrees. Have fresh air circulating cMistantly from an open window, screened with heavy muriin. Keep pane of water evaporating to contribute moisture to the air. Don’t overdress the child; remember that 70 degrees is sumtoer- faeat. Toe Many Clolhea Right in Kne with the above is the tendency of mothers to load their children with so many clothes that tiw^clnkiren are near the perspiration poi^ Their ridns tio not react healthfully when expoeed to the cold air, and the children take cold easily. Dreas the children ~with summer weight underwear and cotton clothes tor indoor wear, and reserve their warm woolen for their outer gar ments. JEknna chUdreu' are kept too warm la doors and then are scot out fCgnthuied on pnpe aiz> Hands ever eager Tor'deeds that are kind Ready to help, or to heal, or to bind -- Feet never tiring by night or by day Of helping tk>d’s weaker ones ever life's way. Eyes in whose depths always ling er s smile, Seeing thro’ love only good thin for others,— / Heart always ready with effort woi^th while. ^ // All these are yours,-—^^sWeet and dearest of Mothers. In 1913- Mn^ndary Leeh of New ton (3enter^ Massachusetts, erected "7* Ambulance Service The hospitals, institutions and gen eral public of Clinton are most for. tunate in having <m caH, for instant service, all the time, two well equip ped ambulances. There have been many occasions when the prompt re- sponw of this unremunsrated ptd)lie sarvioe has broui^t patient and medi cal facilities together, when delay would have les^ned materially the chences for icconrery. for Thonjwell Orphanage the Lesh Infirmary.’^It has thirty beds. In the edrlier years of Lesh it supplied '\xye limited way the emergency needs df the comimunity. - So long as she lived Mrs. Lesh sve $500.00 a year on an endowment und. Through her will $15,000.00 was provide^ bringing the total en dowment for the Infirmary up to $22,500. This is a. ftell constructed three story brick building covered with tile. Jt is provided with an operat ing room where many children have been operated on by the best sur geons in this section of the state. There is also a dental room where most of the .dental needs of the children have bcmi attended to. When Leeh waa opened, Mias Cas- sie Lee Oliver, now a nussiooary in China, and w^ had been reaiud in Thonrwril came back from Atlanta to begin tfaia woik. *' Photo by Nichols Studio. There has always been a trained nurse in charge. For the pa.st six years Mrs. Bessie Peters has been at the head of the Infirmary. She has an assistant. Miss Anna Causey and a gcoup of older girls help car ry the work. The general health program at Thdmwell 'Orphanage heads up with Dr. George R. Wilkinson of Green ville. He gives an examination to every child once a year at the In firmary. Those who have special needs are sent to Greenville for more thorough examinations with sugges tions as to treatment. Dr. J. Lee Young of Clinton s •- ceeded his father, the late Dr. Young who had been the Orphan physician for thirty-three years. Orphanage physician in 1928. 7 other phyricians of the city have bt generous wit» their services. Tbdjbealth record of the chikUwu hM 1)M unuaui^ good. The re cord for '12S6 waa the bmk the insti tution has experienced. ; ■i ^ < r V ! V' 'A \ i '\ .. J \