Donors Furnish Nine Rooms at St Clare Hospital Wing
Donors and groups funded nine rooms in St. Clare Hospital’s new wing and isolation ward. Rooms on the third floor include titles honoring donors Fred K Hefty and his family, Frank A Shriner, Dwight A Crandall, and a memorial for the Curlee Bess family. Other contributors include the Woman's Club, the Altar Society of St Victor's Church, and the Green County Medical Society, with South Wayne residents supporting the Jeffrey Memorial room in the isolation wing.
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St. Clare Hospital
Fred K. Hefty
Thomas Hefty
Curlee Bess
Frank A. Shriner
Dwight A. Crandall
Woman’s Club
Altar Society
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
Green County Medical Society
South Wayne
Jeffrey
Many Had Part In Project Work At St Clare Hospital
Nearly 40 subcontractors and suppliers contributed to the St. Clare hospital project alongside the Hutter Construction Co. and HartmanArchitects. The list includes P J Gallagher Co Oshkosh Wisconsin Mosaic and Tile Co Bethlehem Steel Co National Fireproofing Corp and James town Metal Products Co among others providing heating cooling electrical glazing tile steel and fixtures, with plans coordinated by Theodore A Hartman. A towel drying rack in the kitchen is noted as a great convenience.
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St. Clare Hospital
Hutter Construction Co
Fond du Lac
Theodore A. Hartman
Monroe
A. M. Freeman
Milwaukee
P. A. Zahorik
Bethle
A. A. Wanti
Elm Grove
Hartman
P. J. Gallagher Co
Faribault
Minn
V and M Electric Co
Menominee, Mich
C. F. Warning Co
Oshkosh
T. C. Esser Co
Wisconsin Mosaic and Tile Co
A. A. Loehr Co
Stanley A. Anderson
Janesville
Dailman and Cooper Supply Co
Stark Mantel
Raue and Sons
Watertown
Lyke Furniture Co
Oconomowoc
Holtshopple and Goecks
Alvin F. Rote Co
Bethlehem Steel Co
Ohio Chemical and Mfg. Co
Madison
Monroe Ready Mix
A Material Co
Gagnon Clay Products ‘Co
Green Bay
Theo. Kupfer Foundry and Iron Works ‘Inc
Phillip Gross Hardware Co
Niedring
Yhaus Metal Products Co
St. Louis
Vetter Mig. Co
Stevens Point
National Brick Co
Chicago
A.C. Ochs Brick and Tile Co
Springfield
Patent
Jamestown Metal Products Co
James‘town
N. Y
Henry Marble Co
Ebenreiter Woodsworking Co
Sheboygan
Johnson Service Co
St Clare Hospital Reports 1950 Patient Census Record
St Clare Hospital posted a 1950 peak of 104 patients and an average daily census of 193.1 with 111.7 staff. Total patient days reached 70,495 and hospital days 29,720. There were 1,966 surgical operations, 1,263 medical cases, 527 pediatric treatments, 252 outpatient X rays, 22,384 lab units, 147 deaths, and 28 Caesarean sections.
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St. Clare Hospital
Hoswich Bgrsonne
Ten Lots Gift Sparks St Clare Hospital Beginning
Acquisition of ten lots at Fifth street and 22nd avenue sealed an agreement between local doctors and St Agnes congregation to build St Clare hospital. From late 1937 through July 1939, architectural plans were drawn, foundations laid, walls completed, and the hospital opened to serve the community with full capacity.
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Fifth Street
22Nd Avenue
Congregation of St. Agnes
St. Clare Hospital
Chicago
Schmidt, Garden and Erikson
C. A. Moses Co
Alfred Haack
M. Aloysia
Order
Fond du Lac
W. G. Bear
Haack
T. A. Hoesly
Edward A. Birschbach
Mary Agnes
M. Blandine
Bertilla
Laura
Aloysia
St. Clare
Tile use in St. Clare hospital addition details
The hospital project required 53,000 glazed tiles and 325 tons of clay tiles illustrating tile as a versatile building material used in construction since ancient times.
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St. Clare Hospital
Bookmobile Aids Patient Recovery at St Clare Hospital
Hospital auxiliary runs a bookmobile delivering biographies travel and light fiction to recuperating patients. Committee led by Mrs Peter Solomon and Mrs Robert Hardell started with 24 members. over 150 books donated. A separate magazine service funds subscriptions for each floor with racks donated for patient access.
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St. Clare Hospital
Hospital
Peter S. Solomon
Robert Hardell
Anna Marty
F. Earl Lamboley
Sisters of St. Agnes expand work through hospitals schools and missions
The Sisters of St. Agnes trace their work from Barton 1655 to hospitals at Fond du Lac Hays and Colby. They run 50 elementary and 10 high schools in eight states plus Nicaragua mission begun in 1945 with four sisters and two more in 1946.
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United States
Nicaragua
Sisters of St. Agnes
Order
Barton
St. Clare
Fond du Lac
Hays
Colby
Kas
Sisters of St. Clare
St. Agnes Hospital
St. Anthony Hospital
St. Thomas At
Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
Green Bay
Superior
Madison
Wisconsin
Toledo
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Indiana
Salina
Altoona
Pittsburgh
Marquette
150 Tons of Steel Used for Building Addition
In modern fireproof construction reinforcing and structural steel are essential. The project uses 150 tons of steel, enough for a small ship or a sizable office building.
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St. Clare Hospital
Emergency room by ambulance entrance open 24 hours
The emergency room near the ambulance entrance remains open around the clock. Staff say patients can access urgent care at any time.
Five Men Employed at St. Hospital Highlight Roles
Clare Edwin A Birschbach serves as chief. His brother Alex and Bear handle maintenance. John Hanson is night maintenance. Fred Blanc works as X-ray and laboratory technician assisting Sister John Bosco and Sister Faustine. Blane, on eight-hour shifts, studied in Milne.
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Clare Edwin A. Birschbach
Alex
Bear
John Hanson
Fred Blanc
John Bosco
Faustine
Blane
Milne
St. Hospital
Hospital Enjoys Striking Location
A Monroe hospital site stands on a high northeastern edge of town, offering an imposing view for highway travelers. The 125 foot laundry stack dominates the skyline with the water tower from 1950 nearby, while surrounding homes and busy traffic create a settled, congested scene without on site parking.
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Monroe
St. Clare Hospital
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