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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1951
Page
10
The article details a multi floor hospital wing with central nurse stations, automatic emergency signaling, and extensive sterilization, ambulance access, and private and semi private rooms. It highlights blond oak finishes, bronze hardware, nursery viewing windows, infant care rooms, and a state of the art maternity and operating facilities.
The new hospital wing showcases advanced lighting with universal adjustment, a built in Instrument sterilizer, stop watch timing linked to the clock system, aspirator powered by water pressure, and a darkened room for fucoscopic work. Adjacent are dressing rooms, lockers, sterilizer and warming equipment, modern ventillation and marble window sills, plus double sash windows with internal cleaning pivot. The 56 bed capacity, air cooled corridors, and fire alarm system are highlighted. Basement hosts two 108 hp gas boilers, 60 psi steam, laundry and two 500 gallon hot water boilers, a 12,000 gallon fuel tank, emergency power, and an automatic lighting plant.
The Corry Hospital Auxiliary traces its service from 1897 with leaders listed from 1897 1903 and notes long serving members. It highlights a modern kitchen laundry storage and staff facilities including a large capacity water softening system and employee locker rooms in a newly described hospital wing.
The Corry Hospital Auxiliary lists members led by Mrs C A Hillstrom and Mrs G A Hallrum. They promoted hospital improvements since 1898, funded equipment, and pledged $5,000 for the new wing. They sponsor an Auxiliary room, furnish the lobby in feudal oak with dark green upholstery, and supply a volunteer reception service.
Personal works by Robert Barto of the Barto-Chris tensensis note his contributions to this special section. He captured many parts of the hospital site and building across departments, often under difficulties to ensure timely pictures for the edition. Superintendent Alexander and Dowald MacMartin provided extra help to assist in the project.
State Aid 15 shows aid totaling 40,039,298 for needy patients over two years while appropriations reached 614,365,000, creating a shortfall of 5,673.68 for hospitals. The report highlights financial gaps between aid to hospitals and overall state funding, underscoring funding pressures on healthcare providers.
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