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October 2, 1922
October 2, 2012
Waynesboro Hospital 90th Anniversary
1918 Flu Epidemic filled the Fire Hall & YMCAIn 1918 life expectancy for men was 53 years and 54 for women.
Typhoid fever was very prevalent. Diphtheria was like a thief in the night. Many a small boy cut his foot in the barnyard or on a rusty nail and then lockjaw would develop, then death.
Attitudes toward healthcare were changing. Physicians were just starting to set up offices and to receive “real” clinical training.. Hospitals with sterilization and isolation were now becoming popular.
1918 Flu Epidemic
The Flu epidemic of 1918 killed more people than died in World
War I.
This epidemic swept the world and killed an estimated 50 million people. One fifth of the worlds population was attacked. Within months it had killed more people than an other illness in recorded history.
Autumn of the “Spanish Lady” 1918
1919
Dear Fellow Citizens:-There is no city in Penna. of the size of
Waynesboro where the need of a new and modern Hospital is more apparent than right here in our own community.
This situation brings us literally face to face with amatter of life and death. It may be you or your loved ones, or possibly a dear friend who will need the facilities of a modern hospital. If so, to have these, will be worth to you the Cost of an entire new building.
Waynesboro 1908 (postcard)
Trolley line
Waynesboro Main Street 1919
Future site of new hospital 1919
Shockey Farm
Clayton Avenue
East Main StreetEast Main Street 1919
Main Street in front of Shockey Farm
Clayton Avenue
East Main Street
Future site of Hospital 1919
Henry B. Hess
Turned first shovel of dirt
Waynesboro Hospital Under Construction 1921
Waynesboro Hospital Construction Site
House on Clayton Avenue
North West Corner Construction
View from Main Street
North West Corner 1922 after clearing
This view will change in 1962
This lower basement section will be removed and become the 1st floor!! That is why we walk up steps to Main Street
now.
Waynesboro Hospital West Side Construction
Under construction 1921
Wyatt and Nolting Baltimore Architects designed the hospital
Waynesboro Hospital Back view under construction
Only 114 feet long and 35 beds
Street Car trolley tracks
Office call 50 ¢
Home visit in town 7A – 6P $1
6 - 10 PM +50 ¢
10P – 7A + $1
Home visit in country
$1 for first mile and 50¢ for each additional mile
Obstetric Cases – Normal $10 Abnormal $15 Miscarriage $10 or more
Draft of Charges
10,000 people attended Opening Day October 2, 1922
J. H. Stoner, founder of the hospital was one of the speakers who said their hands were so sore from shaking 10,000 hands, that they may be the first to use the new ER.
1923 “postcard”
Landscaping Guidelines from Pennsylvania Dept of Internal Affairs
The state provided guidance what type of
trees and shrubs to plant and where to plant them.
First Emergency Room 1922
Treatment Room
Waynesboro Hospital only one in the state with it’s own Quick Freezer! Thanks to Frick Company
Cooling System
Located on the roof was the refrigerant
condenser for the freezer equipment donated by Frick Co
Medical Staff By-Laws 1922Wow.. 2 pages, now it is over 65 pages!
Community donated fruit and vegetables for patient’s meals
OR Lights
Special OR lights designed to leave no shadows below the surgeon’s hand.
Large light $800 donated by Dr. Pearre
Waynesboro Hospital new OR 1922
Curved needles complete with thread
kept ready in sterilized bottles
Air Condition in OR 1944
The OR was without air condition for 20 years.
The first Air Conditioner was donated by Frick Co in
1944
No more open windows during surgery!
Coal Furnace 1922In 1957 the two heating units were
converted from coal to gas. One boiler was kept for use of coal in
case of emergency.
Waynesboro Hospital Nursery 1922
Notice nurse wearing mask
Air Handler Compressor
Two Frick Eclipse Compressors with
condensers and receivers waiting to be installed as Air Handlers for
the hospital.
The cooling tower will be on the roof
Waynesboro Hospital First Ice Maker
Two Frick Compressors provided the
refrigeration for the coolers, the ice
maker and the freezer.
Waynesboro Hospital Med Surg Room
Treasurer Report 1923
Wow.. Operating with only $3000 on hand!
From old newspaper articles it is noted that most of the linens and food was donated by the community to support the hospital for the first few years.
1923 Campaign to help finance hospital
Waynesboro Hospital 1922
Med Surg Room
Waynesboro Hospital 1922
Soiled Utility Med Surg Unit
Radiator heat too!
1922
Clean Utility
1922
Medication Refrigerator
1922
Med Surg Bathroom
Waynesboro Hospital Nursery 1922
Infant Bath in Nursery
Kitchen on 3rd floor 1922
New X-ray 1922
1922
First X-rays
Nurses 1922
A nurse’s home was purchased in 1928 at
701 East Main Street.
Formerly the West end of the hospital was their
living quarters. This area was then divided into
private rooms.
Waynesboro Hospital Pediatric Ward 1922
Utility Room
Check out those
“hot water”
bottles!
Patient Information
Private Room $3.50 a day
Private Bath $1.00
Ward Bed $2.00
Use of Operating room
$5 - $10.00
Busy Hallways and open ceilings
Waynesboro Hospital Emergency Room
Volunteers sat here and wrote patient’s
name, address, telephone number etc. on an ED visit chart.
Waynesboro Hospital – Kitchen
First Hospital Auxiliary
Most members were physician’s wives
Waynesboro Hospital 1922
Laundry and Garage 1936
Even put the sheets on the line to dry!!
Post Card 1939
Sterilizer 1939
Medical Staff 1940
Patient’s hospital bill 1947
1 week stay = $28
Operating Room = $10
Dressings $1
Anesthesia = $15
Assistant $20
Total $79
Average Salary in 1947 $3700
25 years later and 31,057 patients Oct 2, 1947
Medical Staff 1952
Waynesboro Hospital 1956
East End – new “Sun Room”
1957
In 1957 the first information center was installed with a new switchboard, a ten trunk line and 20 department lines.
Waynesboro Hospital 1963
ED nights were slower in 1967
Staff did not stay in the ED at night. When the bell rang a nurse would come down from the floor to assess the patient.
She then would call the physician “On Call” at home and tell them about the patient. The doctor may come in or request the patient to go to his office.
My… how times have changed!
Oxygen Tents still needed
Days of the
oxygen tents
Waynesboro Hospital Dinning Room
New ED room in 1962
Nursery 1962
Awards Banquet 1968
Lab 1968
Volunteers are “gold”
1971
Medical staff 1974
First Portable Cardiac Monitor 1978
Orderlies always there to help!
Physical Therapy Growing!!
Medical Staff 1978
Nurse Managers 1980
Auto CPR came and went…… 1980
Caps or no caps…
Nursing is a gift of the
heart!
New ED Room 1984
Trying out new equipment!
Cardio Pulmonary
My… how time flies!
Especially, when you are having fun!
Dedicated Staff looking
for better ways to do things!
Get yourMammogram!
Annual Awards Banquet 1996
Memories last a life time….
Memories….
Annual Banquet 2001
Waynesboro Hospital X-Ray Dept
Wow… x-ray films!
We didn’t go “digital” until Jan 16, 2006
Showing off our “new” addition 1992
Waynesboro Hospital 1992
ED 1992
New DI Dept 1992
Improving Critical Care
Summit Alliance 1995
Life Lion comes our way! 1995
Eva Stenger Nurse of Year 2000
Diabetic Care
1996