Sunday, November 13, 1953
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A NEW HOSPITAL MUST BE BUILT
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The new Rogue Valley Memorial Hospi
tal will be COMMUNITY-OWNED and
CONTROLLED. It will be financed by
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS by
the people RATHER THAN RESORT
TO COMPULSORY TAXATION.
Report of Research Committee of
California State Chamber of Commerce
VOLUNTARY HOSPITAL FINANCING OR
DISTRICT HOSPITAL PLAN
Voluntary Nonprofit Hospital
Financing Method:
California Chamber of Commerce Committee on hospital plan
ning and financing recommended the voluntary, nonprofit
hospital method:
The raising of funds for construction of voluntary1, nonprofit
hospitals should be through voluntary effort. These gifts are
usually once-in-a-lifetime for donors. Yearly drives for oper
ating deficits are not necessary.
Strenuous efforts should be made by civic leaders of all Com
munities in California to support voluntary hospitals. The high
"standards of medicine in this State and in this Nation have
developed historically through the private practice of medicine
and the voluntary system of establishing high standard hos
pital facilities.
Hospital costs to patients can be arranged through Hospital
Insurance Plans.
Nonprofit hospitals supported by voluntary contributions offer
the greatest promise of economical, efficient, and humane
service to the public.
WIE
District Hospital Financing Plan:
This is a local property taxation plan for communities which fail
to provide adequate nonprofit hospital facilities by voluntary
subscriptions.
Oregon Tax District Hospital
"An Act to authorize districts to incorporate as municipal cor
porations for the purpose of supplying . . . facilities for the
care of sick and injured persons; to issue, sell and dispose of
bonds and other securities; to levy taxes; and to have the right
of eminent domain for such purposes."
Tax District Finance
Sec. 11. "For the purpose of carrying into effect all or any of
the powers hereby granted, such corporation, when authorized
at any properly called election held for said purpose, shall
have the power to borrow money and sell and dispose of
general obligation bonds. THE SAID BONDS SHALL NEVER
EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE 10 PER CENT OF THE ASSESSED
VALUATION OF ALL PROPERTY BY LAW ASSESSABLE FOR
STATE AND COUNTY PURPOSES . . . provided, that if such
corporation has within its corporate limits a population of 300
or over, THEN IT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ISSUE BONDS IN
AN AMOUNT WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AGGREGATE
10 PER CENT OF THE ACTUAL VALUATION OF ALL THE
PROPERTY BY LAW ASSESSABLE FOR STATE AND COUNTY
PURPOSES WITHIN ITS LIMITS." ...
Sec. 12. "Such corporation shall have the power and hereby
is granted to it the power to ASSESS, LEVY AND COLLECT
TAXES NOT TO EXCEED TEN MILLS UPON ALL PROPERTY,
REAL, PERSONAL AND MIXED, WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF
SUCH DISTRICT ... THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH SHALL BE
APPLIED BY IT IN CARRYING OUT THE OBJECTS AND PUR
POSES HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED; and such corporation shall
also have the power each year to assess, levy and collect a
special tax upon all such property, real and personal, in an
amount sufficient to pay the yearly interest on bonds thereto
fore issued by such corporation and then outstanding, together
with any portion of the principal of such bonds maturing
within such year. ANY SUCH TAXES NEEDED SHALL BE LEVIED
IN EACH YEAR" . . .
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Through the generosity of several citizens and a grant by the Federal Government
FOR A LIMITED PERIOD-$1,186,000 is NOW AVAILABLE for the new hospital.
IF THE COMMUNITY SUBSCRIBES $714,000 it can obtain a HOSPITAL VALUED
AT $1,900,000.
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$714,000 by Voluntary Gifts NOW
or 51,900,000 by Compulsory Taxation Later
MIES TIMT
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Under this title in the public lobby of the hospital will be listed
the memorials, the names of all who contributed any sum of
money, and the volunteer workers of the money-raising cam
paign . . . alj who make this new hospital possible . . Their
names will live? Be a Founder in order that future generations
will know that you helped build this hospital.
Establish a Living Memorial
Your name or that of a loved one wife, husband, mother, fa
ther, son or daughter, sister or brother-will be honored, and
his or her memory perpetuated by this service rendered "the
community. Establish a memorial for yourself or your loved
ones by making a really sacrificial gift. You and they will con
tinue to live-year after year, you and they will live-active day
and night, relieving human suffering-saving human lives.
Memorials
NAMES WILL BE ON PLAQUES IN PUBLIC LOBBY
The name of any person, family, organization or business may
be commemorated by donating one or more of the following
units:
Maternity Department $30,000 Pediatric Department $15,000
Nursery 25,000 Laboratory - 10,000
X-Ray Department 15,000 Chape! 10,000
Isotope Department 10,000 Physiotherapy Department .... 5,000
Surgery Suite 20,000 Nurses Lounge 3,000
Major Surgeries 15,000 Rooms (each) 2,000
Minor Surgeries 8,000 Beds (each) ......... - 1,000
emergency Surgery 5,000 Bassinetts . 500
The Board of Directors expresses its appreciation of Special Memorial
Gifts from Alfred S. V. Carpenter and Helen B. Carpenter, and John
R. Tomlin.
One Hospital Voting Membership
For $100 or More Subscribed
Associate Membership, gift of less than $100
DONATIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE FROM INCOME TAXES
PAY IN INSTALLMENTS
Give
Tfiaf Others May Live
Wherever You Live You May Need This Hospital
HELP BUILD ROGUE VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL campaign headquarters 28 s. bartlett street, phone 3-4579