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History of the Grand Island General Hospital
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History of the Grand Island General Hospital
The Grand Island General Hospital,' an excellent addition to the city and a splendidly arranged and equipped institution, was founded and built largely as a result of the tireless energy and enterprise of Dr. P. C. Kelley. then of Alda. Dr. Kelley felt that Grand Island needed a second hospital and he didn't stop until it was an accomplished fact. He served as the first president of the institu tion. Upon a reorganization and shifting of the stock, D. M. Douthett of Lincoln, became president. Dr. Kelley, the first president, served as speaker of the Nebraska house of representatives in 1913. Mr. Douthett, the present president of this institution while living at Overton, Dawson County, served his district as state senator. Frank E. Slusser is secretary of the company which owns the building, and the institution is now leased to Miss Bertha Bryant, who is superintendent of the hospital. The directors of the company are Messrs. Douthett, Slusser, C. H. Tully. , S. D. Ross, and Mrs. Dr. Starkey of Wood River. In 1918 this institution handled 740 cases, of which 332 were surgical cases.
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GRAND ISLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL
Cited Source:
A. F. Buechler and R. J. Barr, editors. "The Medical and Dental Professions of Hall County: Grand Island General Hospital," History of Hall County Nebraska (Lincoln, NE: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1920): 410. Provided by the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society, Grand Island, Nebraska.
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