New Hospital for Covington Assured; old Shinkle Mansion to be devoted by Salvation Army

NEW HOSPITAL

IN COVINGTON

IS ASSURED

Shinkle Mansion, on Second-st., Will Be

Devoted for That Purpose by Salva­tion

Army Authorities,

Many of the Most Prominent Physicians

in the City Will Be on the Staff --- Will

Start Nurses' School.

A new hospital will be established at the Shinkle home, East Second-st., Covington, in the near fu­ture, as exclusively announced in yesterday’s Post.

A number of the prominent citi­zens of Covington recently ap­proached the Women's Social De­partment of the Salvation Army, at New York City, who are the owners of the famous Shinkle mansion and put before them the proposition. The matter was met favorably by the Board of Trustees in New York City and resulted in the sending of Mrs. Margaret Bovill, Secretary of the Women’s Social Department of New York, to make an investigation.

The estate at the present time is being used as a maternity hos­pital and girls’ home and has proven to be successful as such an institution.

Head Named

Miss May Morgan, a graduate of the Cincinnati Hospital and a post-graduate of Eastern institu­tions, will be in charge. Miss Mor­gan holds the title of Major in the Salvation Army and has had 20 years’ experience, in addition to many years’ private nursing before entering the army. Miss Kath­erine Webb, a graduate of the New York City Hospital, will be in charge of the operating nurses. Numerous applications have al­ready been received for this train­ing school.

First in Kentucky

The Women's Social Department conducts hospitals in London, Canada and points in the United States, but this is the first hospital of its kind to be established in the State of Kentucky. The work of t lie purposed hospital will ba much like that of the Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, which has proven to b* one of the best institutions in this locality.

Report Results

Mrs. Bovill, with the assistance of Col. Thomas Stanyon, of the Men’s Social Department at New York City, has thoroughly inves­tigated the proposition, and Mrs. Bovill reports:

"The proposed institution will not patronize one class of peo­ple, but will reach out to all. The poor will not be eliminated on ac­count of their inability to pay, but of course patients in a position to do so will be expected to contrib­ute. Seeing that there is no reg­istered nurses’ training school in Covington, we feel that this insti­tution could be well used for this purpose.

Maternity Work

In addition to the general surgical work which will he car­ ried on, we will have an up-to-date maternity department, where poor mothers can receive the oest of attention for a small fee. Mrs. Bovill left for New York Thursday night with the assurance that the institution will be locally supported and also that an effort will put forth for the accumula­ tion of sulilcient funds for the equipment of the building and for initial expenses.

Physicians In Charge

The following are physicians in­terested in the establishment of the new institution and will be on the board of medical manage­ment:

F. T. Adams, R. L. Bird, E. Courtney, Charles Kerns, John R. Meek, J. M. Prewitt, C. W. Rey­nolds, W. W. Tarvin, H. F. Wil­son, C. W. White, J. B. Beckett, R. W. Bledsoe, C. J. Harris, Chas. Kerns, Jr., C. A. Menefee, Tebbs Ranshaw, L. L. Smith, C. E. Thompson, A. C. Wintermeyer, G. F. Ellis, J. Northcutt and Cliff Heisel.

Meek Chairman

The physicians have elected the following officers: Dr. J. R. Meek, Chairman; Dr. C. J. Harris, Secretary; Drs. Bird, Tarvin, Ranshaw and Smith were appointed a com­mittee on finance; Drs. Wilson, Courtney, Kerns, Wintermeyer, Menefee and Thompson, commit­tee on arrangements.

Many physicians of Ludlow, In­dependence and Erlanger are also interested in the project.

Will Start Soon

Work on the conversion of the home into a hospital will begin at once. Already the members of the Ladies’ Aid of the First Chris­tian Church, of Covington, have offered to furnish the first room. Other organizations have offered to contribute to the furnishing of the establishment. The home has 32 rooms and is excellently ar­ranged for a hospital. The large room on the left side of the build­ing, downstairs, will be used as the women’s ward; the corre­sponding room on the right will be used as the executive office; one of the most modern operating rooms possible will be established in the rear of the second floor. This room will have all of the most modern equipment and will have three glass sides and one solid.

Several rooms on the second floor will be used as children's wards; four rooms on the second floor will be properly equipped and used as private operating rooms; the maternity department will also be established on the sec­ond floor; the doctors’ consulta­tion room will be in the front, sec­ond. and the men's ward will be on the lower floor.