* y . <tri» i x i,
'
77ieNYSSA GAI
VOLUME XXXXV
NO. 35
Modern Memorial
Hospital Meets
State Standards
The Malheur Memorial hospital,
which will be opened September 24 .
is located on a nine-acre tract on
Alberta avenue. It is modern in
design, construction and equipment
? ■ ------ -
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1950
and complies with the latest stand The type of construction and design
ards and specifications for hos follows the new code for construct
pitals.
ion of hospitals. The purpose of
In 1948, the United States govern the code is to safeguard the patients
ment gave specifications for hos while in the hospital, from unsanit
pitals and recommended them to ary conditions and fire risks. There
the various states. These specifi \ is no need of elevators, nor fire-
cations have been adopted by the escapes as the doors to all the rooms
health departments and fire mar and halls will be wide enough that in
shals of most of the states, includ case of danger, the patients’ beds
ing Oregon. The board of directors can be wheeled out of the hospital
complied with the building require in any direction, leaving the hos
ments of the state board of health pital by ramps to the outside. The
in order to obtain a license to op building is regarded as fire safe.
erate the hospital when completed. No serious fire has been known in
~
“ 13
A Dream That
Has Come True
For many years, the people oi this area have
been talking hospital. This dream will
come true with the opening of the
MALHEUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
This hospital is one to be proud oi. It is
well planned, very adequately equipped and
now is ready for operation
Congratulations, Folks, on a Job Well Done
Wilson’s super Marhei
Phone 21
204 Good Ave.
I
A New Hospital
In A
Healthy Community
Nyssa has always
lteen
considered a fine
eoinninnity in which lo live.
Il has every
thing any other community has and then some—
good water, good crops, good schools and
good people.
JOURNAL
Now it has added a good hos
pital.
The people of the area have worked hard and
donated freely.
Tlmy certainly deserve this
hospital as their reward.
We Say, Congratulations To All OI You!
Hollingsworths’, Inc.
PHONE 142
Hospital Is Result Of Five
Years Of Strenuous Effort
committee of the Lion's club, meet
When the dream of a hospital in ing with other interested persons at
Nyssa becomes a reality as the doors the Nyssa city hall, made definite
are officially opened this fall, the plans to raise funds for the con
results of a veritable "five year” struction of a hospital. At that
plan will have been realized. The
Malheur Memorial hospital is a time the plans were for a 24-bed
modern miracle of achievement re hospital, in addition to X-ray, de
sulting from the efforts, persever livery room and surgery.
The Nyssa Pharmacy and the
ance and liberality of the people of
O w y h e e Drug company were
this area.
For a number fit years there had headquarters for -donations to be
been the idea that Nyssa, a growing raised by the solicitation of families
city in the center of a thriving in the Nyssa, Adrian and Big Bend
trade area, was an excellent loca areas. Letters were sent out to fam
tion for a hospital that would serve ilies, and solicitors were to follow
the local and neighboring commun up. At this time is was planned
ities. Back in 1944. the Nyssa Lions to seek federal aid for the building
club issued a statement that people of the hospital.
On December 22, 1945, at a meet
in this area received less than the
best care at times due to inadequate ing of the hospital committee, plans
hospital facilities. This condition were outlined for the dedication of
as recognized by the local doctors. the proposed Malheur Memorial
It was then that the Lions club, hospital at Nyssa to the memory of
seeing the need of a modern hos those servicemen who had died in
pital. bought and assumed the World War II. At the meeting,
management of the local nursing the committee members decided on
home. They made improvement and the name, "Malheur Memorial Hos
added equipment. This project they pital" The formation of a board of
found would be the start of a new directors were to be elected by con
modern hospital. "That is" they tributors. All contributors were In
said, “ if the people of this com formed that In case the hospital
munity would lend their assistance. plan failed their money would be
In order to make such a project suc returned to them.
During January, letters were sent
cessful, this entire community must
give its support. It is a project to local residents containing this
excerpt, “To perpetuate the memory
which concerns everyone of us”.
To make a start on finances, the of those who have made the sup
Lions club sponsored a dance and reme sacrifice in this past war, and
entertainment. Lloyd Lewis was to do it in a way that would please
general chairman of the affair, and those who now lie in foreign soils,
Ron Whitaker was chairman of "the by making available service to their
style show of the year". The pro families, the project of constructing
ject brought in »4140, which wasn't and operating a modern hospital in
much toward the final cost of a this area, has been proposed."
During the next month. In Feb
hospital, but made a sizeable start.
During the next year, concern ruary, 1946, a giant thermometer,
over the enterprise was still evident showing the progress of the hospital
and a committee of the Lion's club fund campaign was erected in front
decided that solicitation would be of the First National bank by the
the best method of raising funds. Lion's club. At this time $5000 had
They decided to sponsor a project been collected toward a goal of
to select solicitors to seek contrlb- $50,000. Then the Arcadia Sunshine
utations for a fund to be used for club gave $440 collected from a
the construction of a hospital in "white elephant" sale. At the sale
Nyssa. That "there was critical inflationary prices were paid for
need for a hospital In this area" pies. Among those “purchasing pies
was again reiterated, and Dr. K. E. at a price" were John Zittercob, who
Kerby announced an unsolicited paid $70, Dr. Sarazin who paid $30
contribution of »140 from three and Drover Vest who paid $27. Jake
persons at a store at Langton’s cor Oroot at this same sale purchased a
set of dish towels for $30. Mrs.
ner.
(Continued on Page 3)
In December of 1945 the hospital
a modern one story hospital design
ed as the local hospital.
Among the many notable feat
ures of the new hospital Is first of
all the design of the building. The
one story structure permite addit
ions to meet future demands of ex
pansion. The design is not only
fire and dust proof, and offers pos
sibilities of expansion, but also has
economy of operation because of In-
terelationship of the various sec
tions and facilities.
The construction of the hospital
Is of brick veneer over concrete
cinder blocks laid on concrete rein
forced foundations. The bricks are
of a pressed type made in Utah and
laid in varying colors. The roof
is a slate coloring, with wide white
eves and green shades.
The building Is 190 feet in
length running north and south
with the entranoe on the east
side about one-third the dist
ance from the north end. The
entrance leads Into a large reception
lobby and waiting room, to the right
of which Is the business office and
office of the administrator. Swing
ing doors lead from the waiting room
to the main corridor, which runs
north and south. The central nurs
es station located just opposite the
business office on the main corridor,
is the control for the opperatlon of
the hospital.
The maternity section occupies
the whole north end of the building.
Here is the delivery, emergency and
labor rooms, also the large nursery
with a view window opening into the
corridor. Other facilities are the
examination room, a special suspect
nursery, formula room, large utility
and clean-up room, a family waiting
room and the hospital rooms and
the two and four-bed wards, for
maternity cases.
From the central nurses station,
the surgical section of the hospital
extends to the west as a wing of
the building. This oontalns, the X-
ray, laboratory, emergency operat
ing room, which opens into a corri
dor connecting to the south with an
ambulance entrance. Next is the
large sterilizer, anesthesia storage
room, dressing room for doctors,
clean-up room for doctors and other
rooms necessary for the surgical
wing of the hospital.
Extending from the south of the
nurses station along the main length
of the building on the west, are the
nurses dressing rooms, lockers and
dining room, the latter next to the
kitchen. The kitchen is centrally
located In reference to the patients'
rooms.
Along the east side of the build
ing. extending to the south from the
waiting room are the wards and
rooms At the west end of the build
ing there is an "L" extending to the
east. This contains the 10 beds In
rooms and wards that can be com
pletely Isolated from the main pait
of the hospital and used for polio
and contagious diseases. There is an
outside entrance tc this section
The hospital Is completely air con
ditioned. and the air for all the
rooms will be properly humidified,
dust free, and will be changed every
three minutes in the patients’ rooms.
The motor coolers are In the office
space of the building.
Uniform heat will be delivered to
the rooms by radiant heat, an eco
nomical operating heating syste".
The walls contain many hundreds of
feet of copper pipes through which
the heated water passes. Because
these pipes are of copper, and be
cause the water is not changed, but
added to accasionally, there is no
deposit of mineral, or corrosion or
SECOND SECTION
rust of pipes.
Another modern feature of the
hospital is the placing of toilets and
baths between the patient's rooms
and wards. All patients who are
able to do so are urged to wait
upon themselves.
In th basement room that under
lies about one-third of the hospital,
is located the two large boilers that
will provide hot water for the hos
pital. and also for the heating sys
tem. One boiler is a reserve boiler
in case something goes wrong with
the one in use. The boilers are
heated by slack coal that is carried
by a carrier from the huge bin hold
ing several tons of coal to the boil
ers.
The remainder of the basement
consists of a large light room on the
east side of the building that will
be used as a meeting room for the
medical staff and the board of
directors. Another room located in
the basement is the shelf-lined
storeroom that will be used to store
supplies for the hospitals.
Sarazin Elected
Chief Of Staff
Dr. J. J. Sarazin, pioneer Nyssa
physician, has been elected chief of
staff of the Malheur Memorial
hospital, he will be assisted by Dr.
L. A. Maulding, assistant chief of
staff, and Dr. C. John Kopp,
secretary-treasurer.
Miss Barbara Browne, who is now
taking a refresher course In the
Multnomah County hospital In Fort-
land, has been employed as head
nurse. Miss Margaret Sarazin will
be medical technician; Mrs. Jean
Blakesley, receptionist and book
keeper, and Lee Montgomery. Jan
itor.
Jonn J. OToote, superintendent
of the hospital, was completing ar
rangements the first of the week for
employment of the remainder of the
staff.
The medical staff was organized at
a meeting held August 28.
«a
THE MALHEUR MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL
•b —*5*
5 5
• *—
* *
was built for the protection of the resi
dents of this community. None of us
knows when he will have need for the
use of its facilities.
Let us continue to protect it as it will
protect us in our times of most trying
need.
+—+
TOWNES GARAGE
W e Are Proud...
Of the people of Nyssa and suriounding areas
for their splendid efforts in behalf of the
MALHEUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- i -
Without your fine co-operation, a project of
this size would have been impossible
— 8—
We congratulate you and the hospital board
for your excellent job. We are for you 100
per cent
Everyone will appreciate this hospital even
more if they attend the open house
Stunz Lumber Co.
PHONE 110-W
NYSSA