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Lywood One Of First ^ [ Ask For Hospital Aid -od county wm one of the w,?s of the SUte to apply l,r*l and State aid for ex the existing hospital The [yon file's indicate that an ?as received from Hay ^ntj' on November 15, 1946, i year before Federal funds icallable. The Commis fogress time-table for the d County Hospital project s the following dates: p 1949: Preliminary appli submitted for addition to d County Hospital. I, 1949 Signing of aachi jntract. i. 1949: $229,000 hospital sue and supporting tax levy on $100 property valuation ,d by voters of Haywood t, 28. 1950: Project applica approved by United States Health Service. 17. 1951: Construction bids 1.1951: New bids necessary iting and air-conditioning 8. 1951: Medical Care Com land the U. S. Public Health i authorize awarding of con mber 13. 1991: Equipment ened. IS. 1952: Bids for supple equipment opened, raber 5. 1952, December 9, rinal inspections of new ad to hospital. over the total cost of the ted project. $671,000 has ncumbered. of which Fed nds supply $295,240, State 1177,144 and local funds, 6 According to a formula as Method VI, which has pplied impartially toward all ir county projects assisted Commission, the local share of the Haywood County Hospital project is 26.6%; the State share. 26.4%; and the Federal share. 44%. The completion of the hospital construction project at the Hay wood County Hospital, involving the addition of a new 49-bed wing to provide a 100-bod hospital and the renovation of the old section of the hospital, will mark the com pletion of 47 local general hospital projects in North Carolina since July 1, 1947. under the Hill-Burton program, administered in this State by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. Of the 47 locdl general hospital projects completed. 31 have been ranging in size from 20 to 300 beds, and 16 have been projects in-1 volving alterations or additions to existing hospitals. In addition to the 47 completed local general hospital projects which provide 2.778 new beds, there ^ have also been completed 15 nurses' homes with 1,013 beds for nurses. 16 county health centers, and seven State-owned projects with 527 beds, making a total of 85 projects, lo cated in 55 counties and providing 3,305 new hospital beds, completed under the Commission's program. Planning for this widespread ] hospital construction program be gan with the creation of the Medi cal Care Commission as a State Hospital agency on March 21, 1945. The first two years of the Com-1 mission's existence were spent largely in surveying the existing hospital facilities in the State and the need for additional facilities.! State funds to share in the cost of hospital construction were approp- ' riated by the 1947 Legislature, and the first Federal appropriation to ward the cost of hospital construc tion was made for the year begin nlng July I, 1947. The North Caro lina State Kan was approved on July 8. 1947, and the Commission was ahle to begin immediately to receive and consider applications for aid from state and local hospital authorities. With a starting date of July 1, 1947, therefore, the Commission j has approved, as of April 19. 1993, a total of 147 projects for "con struction during the six-year per iod. July 1, 1947 to June 30, 1953. In addition to the 85 completed projects, there are now under corf struction 39 projects, including 17 local general hospital projects with 1.064 new beds, one State-owned project, the 100-bed Tuberculosis Hospital at Chapel Hill. 10 health centers, and 11 nurses' homes. The 23 projects which have been ap proved and are now in planning stages include seven local general hospital projects with 527 new beds, 9 health centers, and seven nurses' homes. Including the local general hos pitals completed, under contract, and in planning stages, the Com mission has approved a total of 71 local general hospital projects, pro viding 4.369 new beds. Of these 71 local general hospital projects. 38 are new hospitals having 2,637 beds, whereas 33 are existing hos pitals that had 3.012 old beds in creased to 4,744 beds by the addi tion of 1,732 new beds. The Medical Care Commission extends warmest congratualtions on ' the completion of the HayVood ' County Hospital project which pro- ' vides Haywood County with a mod- > prn. well-equipped 100-bed hospital. < Throughout the periods of plan- ? ning, constructing, and equipping (he hospital, representing about four years, the working relation- ( ships of the Medical Care Com mission and members of its staff I with Haywood County Hospital! authorities, the architects, and the contractors have been harmonious. The people of Haywood County will undoubtedly receive rich divi Jends of improved health and inedl-j ml service from their investment in the Haywood County Hospital. Parking Lot For Nurses And Doctors ?? This paved parkins lot is between the street and new wing. The Nurses' Home can be seen In the background. The lot accommodates 18 cars, i Mountaineer Photo). __ __ Chloroform Use " _ ? ? Once Criticized When .lames Simpson discover i ed the use of chloroform as an anesthetic, he immediately started using it to allay the pangs of child birth. The church was profoundly shocked by this, declaring that women had been ordained by Clod to bring forth children in sorrow ns a punishment for Eve's transgres .sioii. Simpson carried (lie fight into enemy territory by pointing nut that God Himself, before per forming the tir.st operation, namely making Eve out of a rib of Adam, threw Adam into a profound slutn I tier. Attack and counter-attack 'followed. Everyone took sides. Then Queen Victoria announced lliat she was going to have chloro form for her next baby; and sud denly alt was still. The Qtieefc had spoken. Simpson and chloroform had won. Special D^ets Are Some Times Prescribed If you're a patient at the hos pital and balk at your food, take a look at the card that is on every tray. It may be that you're getting a special diet. These diets are prescribed by doctors for a particular illness of a patient and they are given indi vidual attention in the kitchen. Some patients cannot have sugar in their food, others no salt, while some require liquid or soft diets. The color of the card with each tray is a guide to the diet. A blue card is for regular, green signifies a soft diet, white is liquid, gray is salt free, yellow is diabetic (sugar free >. and pink is for specials. Rabbits Go Places HARRISBURG, Pa. <AP> ? Give a rabbit a little incentive and he'll probably go places. The Breakneck Beagle Club of Butler released a number of rab bits this winter on the field trail grounds they run their hounds. For identification, they dyed 'the rabbit's tails. Six weeks later two of the rab bits were caught in a box trap? two creeks, two highways and 14 miles away. Loeffler Is Busy Man PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Ken LociTler, coach of the LaSalle Col lege basketball squad, Is a very busy man. In addition to his court chores. LoefTler teaches business law at Temple University and is also prominent in labor relations work in this city. HELPS THE DO^H?EM^H^^T Her chances for leading a long, happy life are greater than ever before . . . thanks to the many wonder drugs developed by medical research in the last several years. No less ? remarkable are the wonders of electricity as it serves the medical profession in our well equipped laboratories, in our modern, efficient hospitals, and even in our own homes. W Today . ?. thanks to electricity . . . our hospitals are adequately lighted, comfortably, healthfully air-conditioned and equipped with the newest miracle-working electrical apparatus. We, at Carolina Power & Light Company, take pride in providing dependable, low-cost electric power to the many hospitals, laboratories and doctors' offices throughout the area we serve. In this way we shall continue to implement medical research, ? diagnosis qnd treatment ,.. supplying more and more power for the medical ~ \ profession's forward march in .Carolina progress! ? . ? * 0 (CAROLINA POWER 8t LIGHT COMPANY) (??fc*? ... .... .? -? - ??' ???? *;>?* - ? ? L *'-? +"**?? . ? ? ' ? 4
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