The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, December 18, 1919, Image 28
THE KELLER
A Valuable Communit]
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That the progress and development
. of any community is predicted in no
small measure upon the physical well
Wing of its individual members is a
statement of such obvious truth that
no demonstration is necessary to establish
its accuracy. A recognition
of this fact lead Dr. Edward Theron
Kelly several years ago to conceive
?f a local institution to be devoted to
:he preservation of neaitn ana ine alleviation
of human suffering, and the
Kelly Sanitorium, which opened its
doors for the reception of patients on
March 1st, last, is an impressive realization
of his conception.
Dr. Kelly's faith in the undertaking
has been fully vindicaed by the wide fpread
interest and support which
his venture has enlisted among those
whom he purposed and is serving.
From the opening date up until the
time this article is written?December
8,?415 patients have entered the sanitarium,
141 for operations and 274 for
treatment. The mortality rate, it
should be remarked to the credit of
Dr. Kelly and his collaborators- is unusually
low and augurs well for the
future accomplishment of the institution.
Facing academy street in the heart
of the town, the handsome 26 room
building which houses the hospital is
well calculated to arrest the attention
of the passerby and to excite his or
her interest.' Flanked on each side by
ycamore trees, surrounded by broad
verandas and with the hedged lawn
a carpet of verdant greenness, it suggests,
as the accompanying illustration
shows, a well environed home
rather than a hospital. This is but
one of the many attributes which
makes the Kelly Sanitorium the paragon
of many in its class, as we shall
endeavor to show in the coarse of this
article.
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the interior appointment nor the
spirit of those who are engager! in
this laudable undertaking. This spirit
is best interpreted by a placard which
is conspicuously posted in the reception
room bearing tho legend "A
Hospital is a Hotel for the Sick," an
avowal whose application one observes
in the treatment accorded the "guests"
and the provision made for their com*
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I All of the rooms have an outside
j exposure with an abundance of light j
jand fresh air. The rooms themselves
are unusually large- with walls and
ceiling of each done in tints that harmonize
with the furnishings. Each
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loom is equipped with hot and cold j
running water and is heated by steam !
rad'ators. A diet kitchen?adjunct!
to the main kitchen on the first floor !
?ami a bathroom is located on each '
floor, all of which are of ready access
by electric elevator and communication
by telephone. Through and ingenious
device, ventilation of the entire
building "was effected by Reaving
an aperture between the slats covering
the under side of the eaves, thus
allowing air to circulate between the J
ceiling and the roof, from whence it!
is conducted by means of an opening |
in the garret to the floor beneath. j
Four bed rooms are located on the j
first floor, with doors opening into a
hallway* which leads from the reception
room to the rear of the building.
Immediately behind these rooms are
the main dining room, where food is
prepared for all patients, the butler's
pantry and the kitchen. One is im-|
pressed at every step with the fitting
orderliness of what he observes on his'
tour- due atention having been given j
to the minutest details.
We spoke in the beginning of this'
article about the cooperation which
Dr. Kelly has received from the peo-j
pie of this and other commuities. The
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establised by written testimony affix- 1
ed to the walls of the bedrooms on
the second floor. "Dedicated to Mr. 1
Sam Can- by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ]
Carr," is the legend posted in one
bedroom, others in this manner: '
"Dedicated to Wilmot Scott Allen by
Mi*s. M L Allen." "Furnished by Mr. 1
T. W. Boyle, (ireelvville," Furnished <
by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kelley, Timmonsville."
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At a public linen shower tendered
Dr. Kelly and his co-workers at the
opening of the institution, linen goods
to the value of $800 were presented
to the hospital by the people of Williamsburg
County. The Mehodist
Sunday schools have placed Bibles in
each room.
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late in its cleanliness and orderliness.
The surgical instruments are all *
there ready for the trained surgeon's ^
hand and the equipment is modern r
in every respect. The reporter's at- $
tent ion was directed to a high candle- t
powered light suspended directly over r
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the operating table which was designid
by Dr. Kelly for this particular ^
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where every instrument and article j J
used in operations is ridden of lurk- j t
ing germs. New sterilizing equip- j *
ment is to be installed shortly. A diet (
kitchen an and X-ray developing room j
is also located on this floor. i
In the near future Dr. Kelly antici- <
pates the construction of sun parlors '
on the spacious veranda on the second
floor, which is regarded as highly ,
desireable for the use o* patients who .
are recuperating and for those who i
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The X-ray room is located on the '
hird floor and is equipped with the J
atest?Victor model. As a newspaper
nan, it has been our privilege to visit ?
nany of the largest hospitals in the 1
itate. and we can affirm that Dr. welly's
X-ray equipment is second to 1
icne we have inspected. We undertar.d
that he is in the act of equip- 1
ling this machine with flouroscope. 1
fo the layman a flouroscope may i
aean little but to the surgeon it i
'.cans much. With its use tne sur
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jeon can observe the functioning ofj
he human organisms and determine'
vhether or not remedial measures are j
lecessary. The introduction of this
levice into the Kelly Sanitorium is
>ht additional evidence of Dr. Kelly's
aith in the future of his institution.
Dn this floor one also finds a diet ,
citchen, bath room, supply room, two
>ed rooms and a children's ward.
The administrative building, is situated
in the rear of the main structure
and consists of an office, reception i
ooms for both white and colored, an
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jxamininjp room, a chemical, bacterio^^B
ogical and pathological laboratory, <9
ind a drug depository.
Colored patients are quartered in 4 ^
leat cottage of five rooms immediate- I
y beside the administration building. J
A. registered colored nurse miaistere^J
to .the needs of patients of ker raeejH
While these impressionsAtrihe us j
;ery favorably- and we adjpt that it j
vould indeed be strange Were the re- J
action otherwise, there is a more
lificant element of which we shoul^H
;peak. We refer to the spirit of
Kelly and the morale?if we may be
ndulged use of the term?of his phyn'oionc
nnrug an/t often/tawta (
Dr. Kelly is a graduave of the Medi:al
College of South Carolina and the i
voider of post graduate certificates *
Tor meritorious work from Johns Sj
Hopkins, three great institutions in
Philadelphia and New York, and from
the famous Mayo hospital in Michi- j
?an. It is not necessary for us'to .*3
iilate on Dr. Kelly's ability as a sur- "
?eon and an administrator?his works **
are more eloquent than printed words
ind we commend them to our readers
thought and attention.
Dr. B. M. Montgomery is in charge 4
of X-ray work, while Dr. Cuyler
Harper, reecntly distinguished as the -V
winner of the loving cup for the most ]
proficient student at the Medical College,
is in charge of n the laboratory a
and acts as house surgeon. Drt.
G. Gamble, T. S. Hemingway and'?^|
D. Jacobs are consulting physicians.
Mrs. Emma Weaver Stubbs is
superintendent of the corps of highly
trained graduate nurses. Miss Ma- .
rion Smoak is assistant operating
nurse. Misses Annie Smith and AaP 7
na McCrea are floor nurses, leaving *
two vacancies to be filled.
Notwithstanding the fact that the j
Sanitorium was founded primarily to#
serve the people of Kingstree and the
immediate community, Dr. Kelly's f
fame as a surgeon has spread and fho ' ,
scope of his work has broadened, -1
all nartl. of the rttate
& au^iivo AAV?M ? r"~~ t__
are revived every day and they In ,
turn send others.
The Kelly Sanitarium, the only institution
of its kind between Charleston
and Florence, is well equjped
to do a magnificient work. Men of
vision, as assuredly Dr. Kelly is, is
an asset to any community
can endorse his undertaking without v
reservation. People of KJngatree.
should gladly accord to hfth and h^H|
associates that full measure of sup^^
port which they have earned by a
conscientous and thorough application
to the duties of their profession. J|
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