The following notes of John E. Raitt, former Delaware County Historian submitted by Jeanne Raitt Flye:
- Old Delhi Hospital - 26 Franklin Street, Delhi
- C 1914 - New operating room at Neal Hospital is completed, largely glass, west side of building
- DR 1914 - Operation room - the efforts of Dr. Ormiston interested Marshall Mitchell and E.B.Sheldon
- C 1918 - Robert H. Neal has leased his residence and hospital equipment to M/M Wm Hammond until April 1 next
- DR 1919, May - Henry W. Cannon purchased Neal Hospital
- C 1919 - Hospital was gift of Henry W. Cannon to Village - former Neal Hospital which has been closed for some time
Deeded to Village in 1921
- DR 1931, August - George C. Cannon has given Hospital an elevator
- C 1958 - October 26 - open house for new Delhi Hospital on Delhi/Andes Road
- 1960 - Old Hospital became rooming house for Inst. (Delhi Tech) students
Jeanne adds a P.S. as follows:
I was also born in this Hospital on 2/12/43 and have three bills from then:
Hospital charges:
a. Delivery room fee $5.00
b. Special medications $3.75
c. Special night nurses board $.75
d. Hospital care of 12 days $60.00
Physician, Fisk Brooks, MD $40.00
Registered nurse, Marguerite Baxter $6.00
Wouldn't we all like to pay those bills today?!
|