Old Delhi Hospital
26 Franklin Street, Delhi
photo submitted by Sylvia Ackerson, September 20, 2008
The following notes of John E. Raitt, former Delaware County Historian submitted by Jeanne Raitt Flye:
- Old Delhi Hospital - 26 Franklin Street, Delhi
- C 1914 - New operating room at Neal Hospital is completed, largely glass, west side of building
- DR 1914 - Operation room - the efforts of Dr. Ormiston interested Marshall Mitchell and E.B.Sheldon
- C 1918 - Robert H. Neal has leased his residence and hospital equipment to M/M Wm Hammond until April 1 next
- DR 1919, May - Henry W. Cannon purchased Neal Hospital
- C 1919 - Hospital was gift of Henry W. Cannon to Village - former Neal Hospital which has been closed for some time
Deeded to Village in 1921
- DR 1931, August - George C. Cannon has given Hospital an elevator
- C 1958 - October 26 - open house for new Delhi Hospital on Delhi/Andes Road
- 1960 - Old Hospital became rooming house for Inst. (Delhi Tech) students
Jeanne adds a P.S. as follows:
I was also born in this Hospital on 2/12/43 and have three bills from then:
Hospital charges:
a. Delivery room fee $5.00
b. Special medications $3.75
c. Special night nurses board $.75
d. Hospital care of 12 days $60.00
Physician, Fisk Brooks, MD $40.00
Registered nurse, Marguerite Baxter $6.00
Wouldn't we all like to pay those bills today?!
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