Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1913 — HOSPITAL PROVING TO BE GOOD THING [ARTICLE]

HOSPITAL PROVING TO BE GOOD THING

Thirty-Six Have Received Treatment There, Mostly Undergoing Opperations Since Opening. Since the Rensselaer hospital was opened for business on Oct. Ist, thirty-six—persons have received treatment there, most of them undergoing operations, and the results have been extremely satisfactory to those who are connected with the institution and they say that the need of‘the hospital in the community has been thoroughly proven. At the present time all of the beds in the hospital are occupied, but arrangements are being made for more beds. There is still very much that is needed in the way of equipment and the hospital staff will be glad to accept and utilize any articles that are contributed by either individuals or organizations. They would especially welcome provision for the complete furnishing of rooms by churches, lodges or social orders of any kind. The plan to make the hospital a stock company, with all the doctors and a number of citizens shareholders, did not work out, and at the present time the staff of the hospital is composed of the following physicians and surgeons: Drs. E. N. Loy, C. E. Johnson, I. M. Washburn and F. H. Hemphill, of Rensselaer; Dr. Leslie Sharrer, of Francesville; Dr. E. Besser, of Remington; Dr. J. T. Martin, of Mt. Ayr; Dr. Stone, of Brook, and Dr. Morehouse, of Morocco. There is no arrangements for charity patients, owing to the fact that all of the beds are required for the pay patients, but the staff makes the proposition that they will take care of any who come, turning none away. Of charity patients all that they will ask is that provision be made for *their keeping and the Ynedlcal or surgical attention will be given free. It would be a Splendid thing if some charitable persons would take up the matter of furnishing one of the rooms for charity patients. A statement published in another paper to the effect that Drs. Washburn and Johnson were alone conducting the hospital is not authentic. The staff is just as published above.