Rex Hospital School of Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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flhv Biatnrg nf 33236 Mnzpital Rex Hospital was established under the will of John Rex, who died on January 29, 1839. A fund amounting to nearly 310,000 was given the trustees from this estate. which was invested and reinvested until April, 1861, there was reported over 335,000 in stocks and bonds, most of which became Worthless by result of the War. The trustees realized what they could from these stocks and bonds, and invested until 1893, when the solvent securities amounted to about 330,000. On August 4, 1893, the present site fthe old Manly Mansionl was purchased from the St. John's Guild, then a hospital. Some repairs were made, an annex built for colored patients, and the Hospital was opened May 1, 1894. The new Rex Hospital was built in 1909 and opened in October of the same year. The Hospital is managed by a Board of Trustees, nominated by the Board of Alder- men, or Commissioners of the city of Raleigh, and elected by the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Rex Hospital cares for the indigent sick of the city Without charge. A visiting staff from the Raleigh Academy of Medicine treats the indigent sick without charge. The

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ght Hospital is maintained by voluntary contributions and a donation each year by the city of Raleigh, and the income from the care of the pay patients. On January 12, 1909, the laying of the cornerstone of the new Rex Hospital was conducted by the Grand Lodge of A. F. SL A. M. Hon. R. H. Battle, President of the Board of Trustees, delivered the address. November 19, 1909, Rex Hospital was dedicated to the city of Raleigh. Addresses were made by Mayor J. S. Wynne, Dr. A. W. Knox, Mr. George W. Watts of Durham, Dr. H. A. Royster, and Hon. R. H. Battle. In Dr. Royster's address, the definition of the word hospital is beautiful indeed. In former days a hospital was looked upon as a place for travelers and a rest for the weary. In his address he said, The word has practically the same meaning as 'hotel,' and in Paris the largest hospital is called 'God's Hotel., Such a beautiful meaning of the word hospital Rex Hospital as it now stands is divided into four buildings, connected by corridors in the shape of the letter H, namely: The Administration Building, two patients' build- ings fone the former Nurses' Homel, and the Surgical Pavilion. The Administration Building is approached by a beautiful driveway passing through a handsome porte cochere, and is devoted entirely to the business department of the hospital. On the right is the main office, on the left is a neat reception room for visitors and patients, beyond, on the same floor, is found a Consultation Room, the Laboratory and Drug Rooms, the Record Room, X-Ray Department and rooms for the Superintendent and house doctors.