Wilson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Johnson City, NY)

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GREAT DEEDS ARE WROUGHT PERSEVERANCEH 48 -bi MEMBERS OF HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. W. R. Smith Dr. J. W. Colella Dr. E. M. Jones . 1 I I . r ' I 1 1 Dr. G. R. Ford Dr. E. O. Black Dr. Leslie Osborne Dr. Birch Reed 1 , . 'Q .-or . 1' ' .' Dr. Keiji Uchikura Dr. C. P. Ryland Dr. Abel Peck Page Twenty-three

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KNOWLEDGE PLANTED IN YOUTH GIVETH SHADE IN OLD AGEU HISTORY OF THE HOSPITAL VV N 1905 the King's Daughters of Lestershire, N. Y., started a 10-bed hospital, known as the King's Daughters' Hospital, in a good sized house on Avenue A, donated by George F. Johnson. This hospital was furnished by the society and interested townspeople, with the exception of the operating room and one private room which were furnished by Dr. William Wilson and Dr. Charles Sumner Wilson. After a few years Dr. Charles Wilson bought the hospital from the society, and the name was changed to the Lestershire-Endicott-Union Hospital. In 1911 Dr. Charles Wilson purchased the buildings at 47 Harrison Street from the Practical Bible Training School, and in March, 1912, the hospital then called the Lestershire Hospital, was formally opened. There were 36 beds on the Hrst and second floors, the third floor being used for the nurses in the training school. In 1919 the training school was registered. The village name had been changed from Lestershire to Johnson City, so at this time the name of the hospital was again changed to the Johnson City General Hospital. An Alumnae Associ- ation was formed which is a unit of the New York State Nurses' Association and the American Nurses, Association, through its membership in District No. 5. This Association was organized for the mutual help and improvement of gradu- ates, the promotion of good fellowship among its members, and the advancement of the interests of the profession. On November 11th, 1926, Dr. Charles S. Wilson very quietly passed on. He was mourned by every man, woman and child in the valley, for directly or indirectly their lives had been benefited by his long years of service. Under his management the little 10-bed hospital had grown to a 174-bed hospital. On May 7th, 1927, a Nurses' Home, to accommodate 80 nurses, was com- pleted and given by Mr. C. Fred Johnson in memory of his wife, Mrs. Ida Johnson. In June, 1927, the hospital was purchased from the Vfilson Estate by the Endicott-Johnson Corporation. They in turn deeded it to the Board of Managers, forming a membership corporation and operating as a community hospital, choos- ing the name Charles S. Wilson Memorial Hospital in memoriam to Dr. Charles Wilson. During the years 1930-1931 and thus far in 1932 many improvements have been made, at an approximate cost of SS5,000. The hospital now has a capacity of 200 beds, and gave 45,877 days' hospital care in 1931. Page Twenty five