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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1979
Page
5
October 30 1978 passage in Hlyrians reflects on a 70 year old tragedy that spurred the hospital’s founding and its 1908 opening. The article notes the current expansion enabling care for 401 patients, honors staff trustees volunteers city officials and supporters while warning of evolving medical technology and regulatory costs challenging future quality and planning.
The 1978 expansion added two patient floors boosting beds to 359 with potential for 401 as demand grows. First patients moved from 5 West, with 14 bed Psychiatric Division, and solarium beds repurposed for patient use. Major renovations included maternity, cafeteria, elevators, heliport, canopy, X ray, and a new Electromyograph. The M.B. Johnson School of Nursing graduated its 1000th class. Cost containment hit national targets, reducing costs 6.5 percent below base year and maintaining staff levels. Utilization review and energy savings lowered stays and expenses.
The record outlines a sequence of hospital expansions from the original building in 1908 through to major additions including the nurses residence 1915 east wing 1915 gates hospital for crippled children 1953 west wing 1964 main building 1967 auditorium 1974 west wing addition 1978 main building. The document presents a brief timeline of growth within the hospital complex and its facilities.
Board of Trustees 78 Chauncey B Smythe with President R W Vandemark and list of officers including Vice President Earl Bell Secretary Robert Bowman Treasurer Bruce Alexander and many board members. Deceased noted among staff and an assistant administrator Donald R Taylor.
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