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S NO. SHOULD BE PREFIXED TO THE ANSWER

M a y 9 , 1961

R e v e r e n d a n d d e a r M o th e r:

I a m p le a s e d to in fo rm y o u th a t o n th e jo y o u s o c c a s io n
S is te r M a ry B e d e , S u p e rio r
o f th e 75 t h A n n iv e r s a r y of th e S a c re d H e a r t H o s p ita l, o u r M o st
S a c re d H e a r t H o sp ita L
H o ly F a th e r , P o p e Jo h n X X III, h a s g r a c io u s ly d e ig n e d to im p a r t
h is A p o sto lic B e n e d ic tio n u p o n y o u , th e S is te r s a n d th e S ta ff of
W e s t 101 E ig h th A v e n u e
S p o k a n e , W a sh in g to n
th is H o s p ita l.

D e a r S is te r M a ry B e d e :
F e r v e n t p r a y e r s o f th a n k s g iv in g fo r th e g r a c e s a n d
f a v o r s o f th e p a s t a r e o ffe re d b y a ll a s s o c ia te d w ith th is m e rc if u l

w o rk ; a s th is A n n iv e r s a r y b e g in s a n e w c h a p te r in th e h is to r y of
I t g iv e s m e g r e a t p le a s u r e to n o te th e D ia m o n d J u b iL e e O b s e rv a n c e
S a c re d H e a r t H o s p ita l, h u m b le p r a y e r s r is e u p to h e a v e n th ro u g h
o f S a c re d H e a r t H o sp ita L . C e r ta in ly it is n o ta b L e f o r a h o s p i t a l to
O u r L a d y , H e lp o f th e S ic k , to b e g A lm ig h ty G o d H is c o n tin u e d
c a r e fo r th e s ic k fo r 75 y e a r s . It is th e m o r e n o ta b L e w h e n th is is
c a r e a n d p r o te c tio n in th e y e a r s th a t lie a h e a d . M a y G o d c o n tin u e
d o n e fo r th e Love o f C h r is t, a s is th e c a s e in a C a th o lic h o s p ita l. It
in th e y e a r s to c o m e to b le s s a n d p r o s p e r y o u r z e a lo u s a n d s e lf -
is m o s t n o ta b L e o f aL l w h e n th e in s titu tio n is a s p r e e m in e n t a s is
S a c r e d H e a r t H o sp ita L .
s a c r if ic in g e ffo rts in th e c a r e o f th e s ic k .

T o th is B le s s in g of th e S o v e re ig n P o n tiff, I w is h to a d d
T h e r e is n o q u e s tio n S a c re d H e a r t is a h o s p ita l o f m u c h m o r e th a n
m y p e rs o n a l c o n g ra tu la tio n s a n d g o o d w is h e s . W ith s e n tim e n ts
u s u a l re p u ta tio n . A s s u c h , it h a s b e e n a b le s s in g to th e c ity , th e
of e s te e m a n d re n e w e d fe lic ita tio n s , I r e m a in
s ta te a n d th e C h u rc h . T h e C a th o lic C h u rc h is p ro u d a n d g r a te f u l fo r
th e p r e s e n c e o f S a c re d H e a r t H o s p ita l in S p o k a n e .
S in c e re ly y p u rs in C h r is t

M a y G o d c o n tin u e to b l e s s i t s w o r k f o r th e s ic k o u t o f L o v e fcr C h r i s t ;
m a y H e m a k e it e v e r m o r e o u tsta n d in g .

A p o sto lic D e leg a te D e v o te d ly y o u r s in th e s e r v ic e o f o u r L a d y ,

R e v e re n d M o th e r S u p e rio r
B e r n a r d J . T o p e l ' M
S is te r s o f C h a r ity
B is h o p o f S p o k a n e
S a c re d H e a r t H o sp ita l
b jt/th m
S p o k a n e , W a sh in g to n
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M O TH ER P H IL IP P E M O THER FLORA M A R Y
OF CESAREE

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General A dm inistration
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!S,1 E .« t St. Calliertnc S tn *t
Provincial
n ' Administration * East 9 Ninth Avenue
Riverside 7-8993 Spokane 3, W ashington
January 21, 1961

F e b r u a r y 24, 1961
S ister M ary Bede, Superior
Sacred H eart Hospital
Spokane, Washington

D ear S iste r Superior,

S is te r M a ry B e d e , S u p e r io r
In the y e a r 1886 a sm all group of S iste rs of Providence treaded S a c re d H e a rt H o s p ita l
th e ir way up the h ill commanding the extensive Spokane Valley, having S p o k a n e , W a s h in g to n
in mind the erection of an institution fo r the care of the sick . With the
scanty m eans at th e ir disposition, the pioneer s is te rs undertook th e ir
God-given task under the auspices of the Sacred H eart. In those days D e a r S is te r S u p e rio r:
facilities w ere lim ited, equipment crude and clum sy, y et ever since the
s is te rs began to tend the sick and injured at Sacred H eart Hospital they T h e S is te r s o f C h a r ity o f P r o v id e n c e o f S t. Ig n a tiu s
have enjoyed the cooperation of competent physicians, zealous p rie s ts, P r o v in c e w is h to ta k e th is o p p o rtu n ity o f c o n g ra tu ­
devoted n u rs e s, willing em ployees, and generous benefactors who have
la tin g S a c re d H e a rt H o s p ita l b n th e o c c a s io n o f its
sh ared th e ir labors and helped them b e a r the burden and heat of busy 75 th A n n iv e rs a ry .
days in the serv ice of C h rist in His suffering m em bers.
Today, a s we rem in isce over the gradual development of the jubi- D e v o tio n to th e c a u s e o f p a tie n t c a r e h a s b u rn e d lik e
la ria n institution, we cannot help recallin g the devotedness, generosity, a N ig h tin g a le to r c h a c r o s s th e y e a r s . F r o m h u m b le
and selfle ssn ess of a ll those who have contributed to the achievem ents that b e g in n in g s , S a c r e d H e a r t H o s p ita l h a s d e v e lo p e d
m eet our gaze in this m odern, well-equipped hospital. However, to il and c o m m u n ity a n d re g io n a l le a d e rs h ip .
labor would have availed little had the guiding light o f the Sacred H eart not
presided over these activities and inspired so g re a t a num ber to cooperate
with the S isters of Providence in the p u rsu it o f th e ir w ork of m ercy in fa­ It is th e p le d g e o f th e m e m b e r s o f th e S is te r s o f C h a r ity
o f P r o v id e n c e th a t th e f e r v o r a n d te n a c ity d e m o n s tr a te d
vor of suffering humanity.
in th e p a s t w ill c o n tin u e a c r o s s th e y e a r s a h e a d , g u a r d ­
As we extend o u r heartfelt thanks to all co llab o rators of by-gone in g th e S p o k a n e c o m m u n ity in s ic k n e s s a n d in h e a lth .
days, we ra is e o u r voice in p ra y e r that p ra ise and glory be given to God
our F a th e r for the m ultiple w orks of m ercy and ch arity perform ed in M a y G o d b le s s e a c h o n e w h o e n te r s w ith in th e p o r ta ls
Sacred H eart Hospital during the p ast seventy-five y e ars of its existence. o f S a c r e d H e a r t H o s p ita l.
Then turning our eyes tow ard p resen t-d ay contributors to the spiritual
and m aterial w elfare of Sacred H eart Hospital, we fondly g re e t them and
thank them for the sh are they take in the growth and su ccess of the in­ D e v o te d ly in o u r L a d y ,
stitution upon which we im plore C h ris t's ev erm o re abundant blessings
fo r His g re a te r glory and the sanctification of souls.
May th is 75th a n n iv ersary you a re p rep arin g to com m em orate M o th e r F l o r a M a ry , F .C .S .^ 1
P r o v in c ia l S u p e r io r
in sp ire many young women to devote them selves to the noble cause of
tending the sick fo r C h ris t's sake in the ranks of the S iste rs of Providence. S t. Ig n a tiu s P r o v in c e

With all good w ishes to you and your co llab o rators,

Yours very sin cerely in Jesu s, M ary, and Joseph,
a —— -. &
M other Philippe de C esaree, F .C .S .P .
Superior G eneral
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SISTERS OF CHARITY OF PROVIDENCE
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL COMMUNITY

A message f r o m
S iste r M a r y Bede,
S u p e r io r
A d m in is t r a t o r . . .

P ro v id e n c e C o nve nt

oncern fo r the health o f the S pokane C om m unity has

been the mission o f the Sisters o f C h a rity o f Providence

fo r seventy-five years. Since Sacred H eart H ospital opened its doors

in 1886, care o f the sick a n d o f the a g e d has continued d a y and

night, y e a r in a n d y e a r out, w ith o u t in te rru p tio n . W h ile c a rin g fo r

patients, the Sisters also have p ra y e d fo r them , asking he alth o f

soul as w e ll as b o d y. In a d d itio n , the ho spita l p la n t has continued mr

to g ro w . The hospita l has cha m pio ne d a scientific a p p ro a c h to

m edical problem s. This sum m arizes o u r history. An insight into the

p h ilo so p h y g u id in g Sacred Heart's fu tu re m ay be g a in e d b y a

study o f its past.

Sacred H e a r t C h a p e l

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daritas Christ! Idrgct Bos
THE CHARITY OF CHRIST URGES US

S r. R ose o f S r. M ary F r a n c in e S r . B arbara A n n Sr. A n n a M a r i a S r. M a r ie E u c e n ie

P r o v id e n c e

FORMER ADMINISTRATORS
OF SACRED HEART HOSPITAL

1886-1889 Sister Joseph o f A rim a th e a

S r . M il d r e d S r. M ary U rsula S r. D o n n a S r. F rances S r . E l iz a b e t h (Foundress)
D olores M aureen o f P r o v id e n c e
1889-1891 Sister M a ry o f M ercy
1891-1892 Sister James Kisai
1892-1892 Sister B landine o f the A ngels
1892-1898 Sister C olum ban
1898-1902 Sister Peter o f A lc a n ta ra
1902-1908 Sister V incent Ferrier
1908-1910 Sister M a ry M ela n ie
1910-1916 Sister M ed eric
S r. M ary S r . M a r ie Sr. F r e d r i c k 1916-1922 Sister G a u d e n tia
S r. E mm anuel S r. A nn ette
R aymond E m m e l in e M a r ie 1922-1926 Sister P etronilla
1926-1932 Sister M a ry A lice
1932-1938 Sister Blasius
1938-1944 Sister H e nrie tta
1944-1950 Sister A gnes o f the
Sacred H e art
1950-1956 Sister Theodula
1956- Sister M a ry Bede

Sr. L o u i s M arcel Sr. M ir ia m Sr. T a r c is iu s Sr. M ary M e c h t il d e Sr. M ary A l o d ia

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THE HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN
e m ig h t th in k o f the C h a p la in 's quarters,
high a to p the hospital b u ild in g , as a s p irit­
u al firs t-a id station. The C h a p la in is a pe rm an ent resi­
d e n t in the hospital b u ild in g w here he can be reached,
n ig h t o r d a y , when there is need o f his services. S p irit­
ual firs t-a id thro u g h p a storal counseling can be sooth­
ing to a distu rbe d m ind; s p iritu a l m edicine in the form
o f the Sacram ents is the o n ly effe ctive tre a tm e n t fo r
soul-sickness, the o n ly restorative fo r an e b b in g s p irit­
ual life .
The C h a p la in 's basic resp on sibility is to p ro vid e
sp iritu a l help fo r the sick and in firm , w ho have a real
need o f such succor precisely because th e y a re a f ­
flic te d . The C h a p la in attem pts to re a lize the fu ll
m eaning o f Christ's in vita tio n to fu lfill the co rp o ra l
w o rk o f m ercy o f assisting in the care o f the sick.
T otal p a tie n t care must p u t an a d e q u a te focus on the
state o f his soul. S p iritu a l help in its various form s has
been dem onstrated to be o f real value in e ffe c tin g a
cure o f the " w h o le " person; so the a d m in is tra tio n a t
Sacred H e art provides the services o f a resident senior
c h a p la in . In co -o p e ra tio n w ith the Jesuit Fathers a t
M anresa H a ll, Port Townsend, W a sh in g to n , the A d ­
m inistration is a b le to e n ga ge the ta le n t o f tw o Jesuit
T ertian Fathers, w ho come in team s o f tw o , to spend a
fou r-w ee k p e rio d am ong the patients. These chaplains
come to us from a Jesuit institute known as the Tertian-
ship, a school or sem inary th a t deals p rim a rily w ith
p riestly asceticism. C h ie f am o ng the p ra c tic a l courses
given in this institute is the one d e a lin g w ith Pastoral
M ed icin e o r the p a storal care o f souls.
In v a ria b ly , the assistant cha plain s — Jesuit T ertian
Fathers — are d e d ica te d yo u n g priests w ho pe rfo rm
th e ir m erciful duties in a calm a n d professional m an­
ner, showing the tra in in g o f long study and fru itfu l
m e d ita tio n ; the y evince a genuine k in d ly interest in
the w e lfa re and c o m fo rt o f a ll patients. They b rin g to
th e ir task a ll the freshness and enthusiasm o f the ne w ly
an n o in te d priest. They a re q u ite q u a lifie d to be fu ll-
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fle d g e d m em bers o f the th e ra p e u tic team th a t o p e r­
ates so e ffic ie n tly in Spokane's Sacred H e art H ospital.
To possess and au gm e nt the g ift o f religious fa ith ,
which gives one eyes to see Christ sufferin g in even the
"le a s t" o f a ll patients; to be a p e rfe ct Father and
sp iritu a l m edic o f a ll pa tien ts; to con stantly strive to be
like Christ — an a lte r Christus — to pra ctice patience,
ch a rity , an d ze a l; to soothe the aching he art; to be
a lw a ys v ig ila n t fo r the roa m in g sheep an d to e xtrica te
it from the e n ta n g lin g bra m ble s o f te m p ta tio n — these,
in p a rt, represent the s un -brig ht star to w hich the hos­
p ita l ch a p la in attaches the ch a rio t o f his dream s,
hopes, an d aspirations. O fte n en ough the C h a p la in is
conscious th a t he has been a success in a tta in in g some
o f these goals. His trium phs are m ostly known to him ­
self a lon e, unsung among, his fellow s, b u t not in the
love o f the Sacred H e art o f Jesus — the absolute and
fin a l end o f his to il.
To give p a tie n t-c a re — both physical an d s p iritu a l —
is the "s u ffic ie n t rea son " w h y Sacred H e a rt H ospital
stands here on Spokane's South H ill w ith doors th a t
a re never closed to sufferin g hum anity. The C h a p la in
knows th a t his d u ty is to b rin g "s o u l-c a re " to the flo w
o f patients w ho d a ily cross the frie n d ly threshold o f
Sacred H eart. He recognizes th a t a ll men have a sp irit­
ua l status, a n d , if th e y be o f the C a th o lic Faith, en jo y
a title to the S acram ental helps o f the C a th olic Relig­
ion, consequently, the generous admin
tra tio n o f the Sacram ents, the d a ily di:
trib u tio n o f H o ly Com m union am ong
patients. A n d if our patients have
some oth e r cherished b e lie f, the
ch a p la in , a ctin g in the role o f
counselor, makes him self a v a il­
a b le to a ll pa tien ts w h o m ay
choose to w a n t him. V isiting
the lo n e ly sick is a lw a ys o f v a l­
ue; it is ra re ly w ith o u t some
psych ological b e ne fit.
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Sister V in c e n t F e r r ie r
w h o became s u p e r io r in 1902,
PRESENT
a c q u ire d the v a lu a b le p l o t o f tw o
COMPLEMENTS PAST c it y b lo cks on E ig h th a n d B ro w n e streets.

H o s p it a l c o n s tru c tio n to o k p la ce f r o m
1905 to 1910. Trees on the g r o u n d
were n o t so t a l l a t the tim e o f
3 1 la n d m a rk passed. A new m ain entrance
th is p h o to in 1936.
was ushered in. This was the p rin c ip a l
physical accom plishm ent o f Ja n u a ry, 1 9 6 1 ,as Sacred
H e a rt H ospital be gan its seventy-fifth ye a r. For a
h a lf century, the hospital's north side, lo okin g to ­ 1 9 1 0 / 1 9 3 6
w a rd Spokane, presented an entrance o f massive
stone steps and cut stone facades, b e a rin g the hos­ C o m fo rt and b e a u ty are features o f the new a d m it­ u p -to -d a te entrance, lo b b y and admissions are a was
p ita l's nam e. The fro n t was a relic o f the V icto ria n tin g are a w here reg istratio n m ay be accom plished a necessity.
A g e . Since summer 1960, a $ 1 50 ,0 00 p ro je ct has w ith o u t standing or w a itin g . O ne hundred admissions a d a y ! W h a t a tra n sitio n
been un de r w a y b rin g in g the p o rta l ab rea st o f the Adm ission pro ced ure necessarily w ill be cut to a from the h o rse-a nd-b ugg y era in w hich Sacred
"m o to r ca r a g e ." minim um o f e ffo rt. Since 36 ,000 persons w ere a d ­ H e art was born. W h a t a contrast from the days
m itted to the hospital o r tre a te d b y the em ergency when physicians a rriv e d b y tro lle y to m ake hospital
O n e p o rtio n o f the entrance remains, however.
d e p a rtm e n t in 1960, the de velopm e nt o f a m odern, calls.
The much p h o to g ra p h e d statue o f the Sacred H eart,
w hich has cast a p ro vid e n t shadow to w a rd the C ity
C enter across the years, holds a continued position
o f im portance. A niche a t th ird -flo o r level was cre­
a te d w here the splen dor o f the statue is projected
th ro u g h the a u ra o f a blue, stained glass b a c k ­
g ro un d.
The statue is sym bolic o f the hospital's a ttitu d e
to w a rd p a tie n t care. The new entrance which moves
tra ffic thro u g h tw o b ro a d lanes corresponds w ith
m o d e rn iza tio n pro gra m s in every d e p a rtm e n t from
housekeeping to p a th o lo g y . The one th in g rem a ining
constant is the de te rm in a tio n o f Sacred H e art to see
som ething o f Christ in each p a tien t.
The new entrance is pro te cted by a can op y sup­
p o rte d by a red m arb le fro n t. The surface o f the
d riv e is ra d ia n t he ated fo r a ll w e a th e r m otor p ro ­
tection. E le ctrica lly co n tro lle d doors open fo r p e r­
sons stepping from cars and en terin g the lo bb y.

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HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
% here was a b rie f m om ent in history when Sacred H e art H ospital
was w ith o u t a name. True, the hospital has o p e ra te d d a y and
n ig h t fo r 75 years w ith o u t once closing its doors, o r tu rn in g out a ll o f the
lights. But th e re was a nameless moment.
O n A p ril 13, 1886, M o th e r Joseph o f the Sacred H e art a n d Sister Joseph
A rim a th e a tra ve le d on the N o rth ern Pacific R a ilw a y to S pokane and to o k up
lo d g in g s in the C a lifo rn ia hotel until the y could b u ild a rough cab in fo r th e ir
convenience n e a r the p ro p e rty w hich the y w ere to select fo r S pokane's firs t
hospital.
A piece o f la nd tw o blocks in size, situated a t the intersection o f Trent and
Browne streets and e xte nding to the rive r on th e north, was purchased fo r
$2,000. The plans o f the new hospita l w ere d ra fte d an d contracts a w a rd e d .
O n July 2, 1886, Feast o f the Sacred H eart, the b u ild in g was s u ffic ie n tly a d ­
vanced fo r the la y in g o f the cornerstone, and the event w as scheduled fo r
th a t d a te which coincid ed w ith the visit o f the Rt. Rev. A eg id ius Junger,
Bishop o f N isq u a lly.
Correspondence w ith the M otherhouse concerning the nam e o f the estab­
lishm ent had fa ile d to reach the Sister S uperior, b u t as in vitatio ns had been
issued to persons o f note w ho w ere to ta k e p a rt, the cerem ony was not to be
postponed. Bishop Junger, assisted b y the late Rev. James J. Rebmann, S.J.,
pastor o f O u r Lady o f Lourdes, a new church, an d o th e r Jesuit fathe rs, p e r­
form ed the cerem ony am id a th ro n g o f p e o p le assem bled fo r the occasion.
In the course o f the p ra yers o f the ritu a l, the o ffic ia tin g p re la te asked fo r
the nam e un de r w hich the institution w o u ld henceforth be know n. Sensing, the
g o o d m other's em barrassm ent, the Rev. Aloysius Ragaru, S.J., tu rn e d to the
bishop an d said w ith decision, "S a cre d H e art H o s p ita l."
FIRST HOSPITAL STAFF
The first hospital s ta ff w as o rg a n iz e d in 1888 w ith the fo llo w in g members:
Doctors G e o rg e A llis o n , N . Fred Essig, A . S. C a m p b e ll, G . W . Libby, Dr.
Lockhart and Dr. Parmlee. These w ere jo ine d la te r b y Dr. Patrick S. Byrne,
an d Dr. T. L. Catterson. As oth e r physicians cam e to Spokane to tr y th e ir
fortunes the y also jo ine d as members. These w ere Doctors D. G . Russell, H.
C. H ood, C. K. M e rrim a n , C. G . Brown, H. T. D o o little an d H enry B. Luhn. The
an nals o f 1892 speak o f the tw elve members o f the sta ff and the lo y a lty
which the y m anifest to w a rd the hospital.
THE BIG FIRE
Joy and sorrow , im provem ent a n d disaster ch a ra cte rize d the e a rly days
o f S pokane and Sacred H e a rt H o spital. There w as jo y in 1888 when g ro w in g
Spokane de m an ded m ore hospital beds. A t once Sister Joseph g a in e d p e r­
mission to a d d a west wing, to the b u ild in g a t Trent a n d Browne. It supplied
tw o surgeries and d o u b le d the bed c a p a c ity.
In 1889 jo y turne d to sorrow when the gre atest fire in the city's history
destroyed m ore than fo rty acres o f business are a . M a n y in jure d persons
and the ill driven from th e ir homes fo u n d shelter a t Sacred H eart. Sister
Joseph sought the needy, the penniless, the sick, dispensing c h a rity am ong
the fire sufferers.
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SACRED HEART HOSPITAL FOZTD
T h e Sacred H e a r t H o s p ita l w as fo u n d ed A p ril 3 0 ,
1 8 8 6 , a n d sinc e t h a t p e r i o d t h e r e h a v e b e e n a d m i t t e d
to t h e in stitu tio n 2 7 , 0 0 0 p a tie n ts. T h e o rig in a l b u ild ­
in g co m p rised th irty -o n e ro o m s a n d w as c o n d u cte d by
six S i s t e r s , S i s t e r J o s e p h A r i m e t h e a b e i n g t h e f ir s t S u p e ­
rio ress. I t w a s s o o n f o u n d n e c e s s a r y to in c re a s e t h e s i / e
o f th e b u ild i n g , a n d in 1 8 8 8 t h e w e s t w i n g w a s a d d e d .
T h e d e m a n d s u p o n th e in stitu tio n c o n tin u e d w ith th e
i n c r e a s e in p o p u l a t i o n o f t h e c i t y , a n d i n 1 9 0 1 t h e b u i l d ­
in g w a s e n la r g e d to its p re s e n t p r o p o rt io n s by th e a d d i­
tio n o f th e c ast w in g . T h e w o r k a t th e h o s p ita l to d a y
r e q u ir e s t h e d u t y o f tw e n ty -fiv e S iste rs, tw e n ty n u rse s
a n d te n a tte n d a n ts.
S u p e rio ress.
S i s t e r M . M e l a n i e is t h e p r e s e n t
T h e l o c a t i o n is c e n t r a l , a n d t h e g r o u n d s s p a c i o u s .
T h e f o u r - s t o r y b u i l d i n g is s o m e d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e s t r e e t ,
a n d is p r a c t i c a l l y f r e e f r o m n o i s e . T h e r e a r e t w o s u r ­
ge rie s, f o r t y p r i v a t e ro o m s , tw e lv e w a r d s , w i t h a cc om -
VIEW o r THE P&ESENT
m o d a tio n s f o r 1 3 0 p atien ts. B e s i d e s t h e r e a r e of fi ce s,
rec ep tio n r o o m s, d is p e n s a ry , c h ap e l, d o r m ito r y ro o m s,
c o m m u n ity r o o m s f o r t h e S iste rs, e m p lo y e e s ’ q u a rte r s ,
d in in o - a r 1 c u l i n a r y d e p a r t m e n t s .
A s s u r g e r y a n d m e d ic in e a d v an c es, th e in stitu tio n
e q u ip p e d w ith a p p ro v e d facilities f o r c a rin g f o r th e
ic k a n d in ju r e d , c o m p a r i n g in th i s r e g a r d w i t h th o s e
w m d in i n s t i t u t i o n s in l a r g e r c itie s . T h e s u r g e r i e s a r e
m o d e r n in e v e r y r e s p e c t . T h e y o c c u p y t h e s o u t h e a s t c o r ­
n e r o f th e seco n d flo o r o f t h e b u ild in g , a n d a re w ell
lig h t e d a n d c o m m o d io u s . A d j o in in g a re ste riliz in g
r o o m s , a n d a n X - R a y r o o m . T h e r e is a l s o a r o o m f o r
th e d re s s in g o f p a tie n ts.
T h e c u l i n a r y d e p a r t m e n t is e q u i p p e d w i t h e v e r y
m o d e rn co n v en ie n ce f o r th e p r e p a ra tio n o f d e lic ate a n d
n o u rish in g fo o d . P a r t i c u l a r c a r e is g iv e n to t h e d ie t
o f p a tie n ts, p h y sic ia n s’ in s tru c tio n s b e in g s c ru p u lo u sly
fo llo w ed .
T h e n u r s i n g sta f f is a d e q u a t e . B e s id e s t h ° S iste rs
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a n d tra in e d n urses th e stu d e n t nu rses o f th e train in g
s c h o o l c o n d u c te d b y t h e h o s p it a l a s s is t in th e c a r e o f
p atien ts. P e r s o n a l a t t e n t i o n is g i v e n t o e a c h i n d i v i d u a l
c a s e b y t h e S i s t e r s in c h a r g e o f n u r s i n g , a n d e v e r y t h i n g
k n o w n t o s c i e n c e is c a r e f u l l y d o n e t o a i d in r e c o v e r y .
D u r i n g t h e y e a r o f iq o 8 2 , 0 0 0 p a tie n ts re c eiv e d
tre a tm e n t, a la rg e p e rc e n ta g e o f w h o m w ere c ured.
T h e s u c c e s s a t t a i n e d in t h e v a r i o u s o p e r a t i o n s a n d t r e a t ­
m e n t o f d is e a s e s h a s b e e n d u e in a la r g e d e g re e to th e
sk ill o f a tt e n d i n g s u r g e o n s a n d p h y sic ia n s, a id e d b y c a r e ­
f u l n u r s i n g , a n d t h e a d v a n c e d i m p r o v e m e n t s in h o s p i t a l
e q uipm e nt. In th e su rg ic al scope m o st e v ery o p e ra tio n
k n o w n t o t h e sc ien c e w a s p e r f o r m e d , a n d t h e d ise as es
tr e a te d c o v ered a w ide ran ge.
T h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n s h a v e l o n g s i n c e b e e n in su ffi­
c ien t f o r t h e in c re as in g n u m b e r o f p a tie n ts s e ek in g care
a t t h e h o s p i t a l , a n d w o r k o n t h e n e w b u i l d i n g is b e i n g
p r o s e c u te d a s r a p id l y a s p o ssib le, so t h a t t h e in s titu tio n
1ED HEART HOSPITAL Photo by C. R. Lawii
m a y b e o f g r e a t e r s e rv ice to t h e p u b lic . I t is h o p e d
t h a t t h e b u i l d i n g w i l l b e r e a d y f o r o c c u p a n c y e a r l y in
1910.
T h e S i s t e r s d e s i r e t o t h a n k t h e v i s i t i n g s ta f f , a n d t h e
f ri e n d s o f t h e in s t itu ti o n f o r t h e i r k i n d in te r e s t in t h e
h o s p it a l, a n d t o e x p re s s t h e i r g r a t i t u d e t o a ll m e m ­
b e r s o f t h e p r o f e s s io n in t h e city a n d s u r r o u n d i n g c o u n ­
t r y f o r t h e c o n fid e n ce t h e v h a v e s h o w n in s e n d in g t h e ir
p a t i e n t s t o t h e h o s p i t a l . T h e p r o f e s s i o n in g e n e r a l m a y
b e a s s u r e d t h a t in t h e f u t u r e t h e s a m e s k i l l a n d p a i n s ­
t a k i n g c a r e w i l l b e a c c o r d e d t h e i r p a t i e n t s a s h a s b e e n in
t h e p a st.
P r i v a t e r o o m s r a n g e in p ric e s f r o m $ 1 1 . 0 0 t o $ 2 8 . 0 0
p e r w eek. A c c o m m o d a t i o n s in w a r d s , f r o m $ 8 . 0 0 to
$ 1 2 .0 0 p e r w eek . T h e s e r a te s in c lu d e n u rsin g .
T h e v i s i t i n g h o u r s a r e f r o m 9 a . m . t o 11 a . m .
a n d 1 p. m . to 4 p. m . and fro m 7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
o n all d a y s e xcept S un day s. O n S u n d a y s t h e v isitin g
h o u rs a re fro m 1 p. m . to 5 p. m ., a n d 7 p. m . to 8 p. m.

BUILDING IS BORN
NEW SACRED HEART HOSPITAL
I m p o s i n g in a r c h i t e c t u r e , m a s s i v e , i n c o n s t r u c t i o n
a n d a d v a n c e d i n i ts i n t e r i o r a r r a n g e m e n t is t h e n e w
S a c re d H e a r t H o s p ita l, e n sco n sed a m id th e health -
g i v i n g p in e s o n M a n i t o H i l l , o n e o f t h e b e a u ti fu l resi­
d e n c e d i s t r i c t s o f S p o k a n e , w h e r e it c o m m a n d s a n u n ­
b r o k e n v ista o f f e r til e v a lle y s, t i m b e r e d f o o th ill s a n d
m o u n ta in s — a m o n u m e n t to t h e S iste rs o f C h a r i t y o f
t h e H o u s e o f P ro v id e n c e , a n d a c o m p lim e n t to th e
G r e a t N o rt h w e s t, w ith th e u p b u ild in g o f w h ic h th e
O r d e r h a s be en id e n tifie d s in c e 1 8 5 6 .
T h e i l l u m i n a t e d c r o s s , w h i c h is t o r i s e t w e n t y f e e t
a b o v e th e h ig h e st p o in t o f th e c e n te r w in g o f th e m a g ­
nificent s tr u c tu r e , v isib le f o r m ile s in e v e r y d ire c tio n ,
w i l l b e a b e a c o n t o t h e a ff lic te d , a s w i t h i n t h e e n c l o s u r e
th e t e n d e r m i n i s tr a ti o n s o f S is te rs a n d n u rse s, a n d th e
la te s t a p p r o v e d m e d ic a l a n d s u rg ic a l t r e a t m e n t w ill be
g iv e n . N o e x p e n s e o r e n e r g y w ill h a v e b e e n s p a re d
t o p r e p a r e t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n f o r i t s m i s s i o n — t o b e n e f it
u n f o rtu n a te h u m a n ity .
E v e r y d e ta il e n te rin g in to th e c o n s tru ctio n o f th e
h o s p ita l n a s b e en c a r e f u lly s tu d i e d b y t h e S iste rs, s o m e
o f w h o m m a d e trip s to N e w Y o rk a n d o th e r E a s te rn
p o in ts to a c q u a in t th e m s e lv es w ith th e la te st h o sp ital
co n v e n ie n c e s a n d acc esso rie s, a n d a s a r e s u l t S p o k a n e
w i l l h .iv c a n i n s t i t u t i o n w h i c h w i l l m e e t e v e r y e x a c t i o n
0 : ^ h ite c tu rc , b e a u ty a n d u tility , s eco n d to n o n e on
u \c e m i n e n t , a n d w i t h o u t a n e q u a l w e s t o f t h e R o c k y
Mo*, n r a i n s . I n t h e d e c o r a t i o n s , f u r n i s h i n g s a n d e q u i p ­
m e n t o f th e h o s p ital t h e c o m f o r t a s w ell as s a fe ty o f
p a tie n ts w ill b e c o n serv ed , th e m o s t sc ru p u lo u s r e g a rd
w ill b e g iv e n t o p e r f e c t s a n ita tio n o f e ac h r o o m .
T h e h o s p i t a l b u i l d i n g o c c u p i e s a c o m m a n d i n g s it e .
T o t h e s o u th a r e b e a u ti fu l resid e n c e s a n d m a je s tic pine s,
ty p ic a l o f t h e E v e r g r e e n s ta te , w h ile in f r o n t is t h e h ill­
s id e , w h i c h s t r e t c h e s t o t h e l e v e l s f o r m i n g t h e b a n k s o f
S p o k a n e riv er, a h a l f m ile n o r th w a r d , w h e r e th e w a te rs
“ b r e a k in to la u g h in g rip p le s.” F r o m th e w in d o w s a n d
p o rtic o ed v e ra n d a s a n d th e so la riu m a t o ne en d o f th e
im m e n s e r o o f g a r d e n w h ic h w ill c o v e r th e e n tir e s tru c ­
tu re , co n v ale scin g p a tie n ts m a y g a z e u p o n in sp irin g
w o r k s o f n a t u r e , a n d s e e t h e c i t y w i t h i ts in t r r ? r * : i n g
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a c h i e v e m e n t s o f m a n , i ts b ’s y m a r t s , f a c t o r i e s , m i l l s ,
s t r e e t c a r s , o f fi c e s a n d h o m e s u n f o l d li k e a h u g e
p ano ram a.
T h e b e a u ti fu l p o rtic o e d e n tra n c e w ith c o lo n n ad e ,
o n E i g h t h A v e n u e , w ill b e a p p r o a c h e d by g r a n i t e ste ps,
w h i c h w i l l l e a d t o t h e r e c e p t i o n h a l l o n t h e s e c o n d f lo o r .
A n u m b e r o f o t h e r e n tra n c e s w ill g iv e a cc ess t o t h e h o s ­
p i t a l , a n d b e s i d e s h e i g h t e n i n g t h e o u t s i d e e ff e c t, t h e y
w ill b e f e a tu r e s o f c o n v e n ie n c e . T h e p o r t c o ch e re a t
t h e m a i n e n t r a n c e , a n d a t t h e t w o s i d e e n t r a n c e s w ill
p e rm i t p h y sic ia n s to r e m o v e th e ir p a tie n ts f ro m c a r­
ria g e s d ire c t to th e inside o f th e h o s p ita l w i th o u t e x p o s­
i n g t h e m t o t h e a ir .
T h e b u i l d i n g i s s ix s t o r i e s , 3 0 0 f e e t in l e n g t h , a n d
c o n s tr u c te d o f r e d p r e s s e d b r ic k so lid ified b y ste el, c o n ­
cre te a n d g ra n ite fo u n d atio n , a n d e m bellish ed w ith cut
s t o n e . T h e r o o f i n g w i l l b e ti l e . T h e c a s t w i n g is 1 6 0
b y 41 fe e t, t h e w e s t w i n g 6 0 b v 4 1 , a n d t h e c e n te r w in g
4 1 b y 3 5 f e e t , w h i l e t h e c h a p e l is t w o s t o r i e s , 8 6 b y
W hen streetcars were taxis
Parking hasn't a lw a y s been a p ro b le m o f the Sacred H e art H ospital ad m inis­
tra tio n . In fa c t, when the " n e w " hospital was conceived a t Eighth a n d Browne,
H enry Ford was still a tte m p tin g to p e rfe c t his version o f the horseless ca rria g e .
Patients came in buggies, w agons and streetcars — if not on th e ir own tw o fee t.
Physicians d id likewise!
A streetcar m ay be noted in the ab o ve re p rin t, as it m oved west on Eighth
4 5 . T h e w e s t w i n g is e v e n t u a l l y t o b e e n l a r g e d t o t h e
p r o p o rt io n s o f th e e a s t w in jr a n d t h e c h ap e l sectio n c a r­
r ie d u p t o t h e s ix th s to ry . T h r e e s p a c io u s s t a ir w a y s a n d
street. Sacred H e a rt H ospital a n d the hum an b o d y have much in com m on. Each
t w o e le c tr ic e l e v a t o r s w ill a s c e n d f r o m t h e first f lo o r to
th e flo o rs a b o v e . F i r e p r o o f b a l c o n i e s e i g h t f e e t in c on stantly undergoes change o n ly to rem ain the same. The newest change
w i d t h w ill e x te n d a c r o s s t h e e n tir e s o u th s id e o f th e
b u i l d i n g a t e a c h s t o r y , w i t h f ir e p r o o f s t a i r w a y s t o t h e to Sacred H e art is the Eighth street entrance, revam ped to meet the needs o f
s i x t h f lo o r . T h e c o r r i d o r s a n d e n t r a n c e s w i l l b e l a i d in
ti l e , w h i l e t h e f l o o r i n g o f t h e r o o m s w i l l b e o f h a r d w o o d . the m otor-ca r age.
T h e r e w ill b e 2 4 0 r o o m s in t h e h o s p it a l, a n d o f
th e s e 1 0 0 w i l l b e p r i v a t e r o o m s f o r p a t i e n t s . B e sid e s
th e s e a c c o m m o d a tio n s th e r e w ill b e 3 2 w a r d s w i t h a
c ap a city o f 2 0 0 b ed s. T h e w a l ls a n d flo o rs w ill b e as
TREES DIE PROUDLY
n e a r s o u n d - p r o o f a s p o ssib le. T h e e le c tric lig h t a n n u n ­
c i a t o r s y s te m w ill b e in s ta lle d , a n d t h e r o o m s a n d w a rd b Landscaping o f the Sacred H e art H ospital grounds is a m atter o f much p rid e .
w i l l b e c o n n e c t e d w i t h i n d i c a t o r s o n e a c h f lo o r . B a th
r o o m s, tw o c h a r t r o o m s, t w o d ie t kitch en s, p u b lic a n d S ym bolic o f the im p ortan ce o f each tree is a slab from a flo w e rin g tree which
p r i v a t e t e l e p h o n e s w i l l b e o n e v e r y f lo o r . A ll o f th e
r o o m s w i l l b e h e a t e d b y s t e a m , a n d in a n u m b e r o f once stood in the d rive between the hospital and the la u n d ry. Sister John Eudes
r o o m s t h e r e w ill b e e lec tric h e a te rs . T h e h o s p it a l w ill
b e lig h t e d t h r o u g h o u t b y g a s a n d e le c tric ity .
s t i t u t i o n w i l l h a v e i ts o w n e l e c t r i c l i g h t i n g p l a n t .
T h e in ­ fo u g h t to retain the tree. But tra ffic de m an ded its re­
m oval. In p e rp e tu a tio n o f the tree's m em ory, a slab was
cut from it, fo rm in g the "c a n v a s " fo r a p a in tin g b y
W a lte r Kerkiehn. The w o rk, illu stra tin g the relation ship o f
the tree to the grounds, hangs in the la u n d ry.
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ot o n ly has the un iform changed since the "S a cred H e a rt H ospital The firs t hospital in the Pacific
■ T rain ing S ch o o l" was established in 1898 but tra in in g covers a some­ N o rth w est was established in 1858 a t
w h a t d iffe re n t fie ld . A con sid erab le p a rt o f the instruction in the "g o o d o ld d a y s " Fort V ancouver, T e rrito ry o f W a s h in g ­
had to d o w ith the m aking o f poultices and a p p lic a tio n o f fom entations, cups ton throu gh the e ffo rt o f p e o p le in the
and leeches an d b a n d a g in g ; the dressing o f wounds and blisters a n d "sores o f a ll outpost com m unity. The Fort, fou nde d
kin ds." in 1825 by Hudson's Bay C o m pan y as
H istory indicates Sacred H eart's school fo r tra in in g nurses was the first in a fu r tra d in g post, had its homeless,
S pokane, the school be in g in a u g u ra te d b y M o th e r M . A n to in e tte , S up erior G en­ sick, a g e d and orphans, a fe w hun­
e ra l. Sister Em erita, g ra d u a te nurse o f St. V incent H o spital, P ortla nd , and regis­ d re d w hites and countless Indians.
tered pharm acist, was the first dire cto r. In 1901, acco rd in g to annals, im p ro ve ­ This was the setting, when five C a th o ­
F irst House of Providence of the Sisters
ments consisting o f electric bells and lights w ere in sta lle d and classes increased lic nuns, Sisters o f C h a rity o f Provi­ of Charity, Vancouver, Wash.,
1856
ra p id ly . dence, a rriv e d Decem ber 8, 1856.

A n e a rly ca ta lo g u e o f the school said the T rain ing School "h a s m a intain ed a The little g ro u p o f hospital pioneers w ere fa r from home. They had traveled
re p u ta tio n , not o n ly fo r im p a rtin g a th o ro u g h , p ra c tic a l and scientific kno w le dg e on the high seas fo r fiv e weeks and w ere 6,0 00 miles from the m other house in
M o n tre a l.
In a d d itio n to conducting a school, the Sisters visited the sick in th e ir homes,
cared fo r tw o orp ha ns le ft on th e ir doorstep and p e rfo rm e d oth er w orks o f
c h a rity. O n A p ril 6, 1858, the V an cou ver Ladies o f C h a rity, a g ro u p o f wom en
o f a ll faiths, met to discuss hospital plans. The wom en turne d to M o th e r Joseph o f
the Sacred H eart, the S up erior o f the g ro u p , and asked if she could pro vid e a
b u ild in g suita ble fo r use as a hospital.
W aists were sle n d e r This re m a rka b le w om an, d a u g h te r o f a Q uebec fa rm e r and c a rria g e m aker,
a n d s k irts w ere f u l l a n d had learned as a g irl to use the c a rp e n te r tools o f her fa th e r. Soon W a s h ­
sweeping. N urses pose on the in gton 's first hospital was b ro u g h t into being. This pa ved the w a y fo r most o f the
f r o n t steps o f s c h o o l at state's e a rly hospital b u ild in g fo r M o th e r Joseph not o n ly d re w plans bu t w orked
a lo n g side o f the builders.
T r e n t an d B ro w n e , a b o u t tim e
J im H i l l b o u g h t p r o p e r ty T hirty years la te r it was Sister Joseph o f the Sacred H e a rt w ho d re w plans fo r
Spokane's firs t hospital w hich was nam ed fo r her.
f o r his r a ilr o a d .
The bo ok, "The Bell and the R iver," relates: "E very
evening a fte r the w orkers w e n t home, M other
Joseph m ade a meticulous inspection o f the da y's
w o rk, clim b in g la dd ers to test the beam s o r p ry in g
o f the a rt o f c a rin g fo r the a fflic te d , but fo r exce lle nt c h a ra cte r tra in in g . The un de r flo o rin g to check the fo u n d a tio n ."
prescribed course in 1909 was three years. A t the tim e St. Joseph H ospital opened its doors
The Sacred H e art Bulletin o f 1909 rea d: "D u rin g the th re e -ye a r course o f in 1858, care o f the sick was looked upon as a w ork
tra in in g the young, wom en reside a t Sacred H e a rt H ospital, which provides them o f mercy. There was little help from m edical science
w ith living accom m odations, a reasonable am o un t o f la u n d ry and fiv e d o lla rs a o r drugs. For ta k in g care o f the m e n ta lly de ra n g e d ,
month. This am ount is not intended as com pensation, the instructions given by The T e rrito ry o f W ash in g to n g ra n te d $8 a w eek per
person, this to cover care, fo o d an d lo d g in g .
the s ta ff and Sisters be in g re g a rd e d as an am p le e q u iv a le n t fo r th e ir services. In
case o f sickness d u rin g the course the student w ill receive g ra tu ito u s care, but Across the years the o rd e r g re w in strength.
the tim e lost b y the illness must be m ade up a t the end o f the term . Unless in M o th e r Joseph Schools an d hospitals an d homes fo r the a g e d are
an em ergency, each student is given an a fte rn o o n each w e e k ." o f the S acred H e a rt o p e ra te d th ro u g h o u t the W est and A la ska.
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SACRED HEART HOSPITAL 1936

H3
) epression held the na tion in its g rip . D ark
clouds o f w a r w ere fom en ting in Europe and
A sia . It was little re a lize d a t the tim e, th a t 1936 m arked
the close o f an era. The h o rse-a nd-b ugg y a g e was a b o u t
to pass foreve r. Forces w ere a t w o rk which w o u ld change
men an d th e ir jobs, factorie s an d plants — m edicine and
h o sp ita liza tio n .
The w o rld never w ill be the same a g a in as it was in
1936, the ye a r Sacred H e a rt H ospital was observing
"F ifty G o ld e n Y ears." The im pact o f space, speed, a u to ­
m ation an d science had not m ade an impression. The
p ra ctic e o f m edicine and the a d m in istra tio n o f hospital
care w ere much the same as in the so-called Roaring
Twenties.
The seeds o f g re a t scientific advancem ent in p a tie n t
care had been p la n te d . The p la n t has been a q u a rte r
ce n tu ry in flo w e rin g .
The la te Dr. R. L. R otchford, w ho was president o f the
m ed ical s ta ff in 1936, w ro te : "Y e a rly progress has taken A SPOKANE INSTITUTION FOR FIFTY YEARS. . . SACRED HEART
p la ce a n d S pokane m ay w e ll be pro u d o f Sacred H e art HOSPITAL AS IT APPEARED IN 1 93 6
H o spita l. It has been fre q u e n tly stated b y n a tio n a lly
known m edical au thorities th a t no city o f its size in the
en tire c ou ntry can boast o f a b e tte r e q u ip p e d an d fu n c ­
tio n in g hospital. Its la b o ra to rie s, x -ra y a n d p a th o lo g y ,
d ie t kitchens, o b stetrical, p e d ia tric , surgical, and m edi­
cal de pa rtm e nts are second to none, m ade so b y the
never-ending, e ffo rts and lo y a lty o f its staff, com bined
w ith the com plete co o pe ration o f the m anagem ent, and
the e ffic ie n c y o f the nursing p e rson nel."
M a n y o f Sacred H eart's de partm ents w ere established
b u t the y fu n ctione d a t a fra c tio n o f the current pace. Dr.
R otchford m entioned th a t the s ta ff num bered seventy-
fo u r doctors. C urrent en rollm en t is m ore than 300.
Pharm acy, fo r instance, em p loye d tw o. N o w a dozen
registered pharm acists and helpers ad m iniste r drugs on
an 18-hour basis. Records show th a t the to ta l num ber o f
in fa n ts born in Sacred H e a rt from 1886 to 1936, w ere
13,359. From 1936 to 1961 the fig u re has exp a n d e d to
70,000.
Though the 30's represent an era o f depressed eco­
nom ic conditions, Sacred H e art H ospital un de r the d i­
rection o f Sister Blasius, m ade strides. For years she had
served as supervisor o f schools o f nursing in St. Vincent's
H o spital, P ortla nd ; St. Joseph's H ospital, Vancouver, and
Providence H ospital, O a k la n d , C a lifo rn ia . Patient census A b o v e — A section o f the N u rs e ry P e d ia tr ic W a r d
continued to increase a t Sacred H e a rt under her d ire c ­ x - ra y D e p a rtm e n t
tion even though the line o f unem ployed gre w lo ng er a t
the kitchen d o o r where fo o d was distribute d d a ily . B e lo w — A n O p e ra tin g R o o m L a b o ra to ry P r iv a te R o o m
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THE HOSPITAL NOW
cience an d the tre n d to w a rd c e n tra liz a tio n o f p a ­
tie n t care has had im p a c t on Sacred H e a rt Hos­
p ita l. Since the close o f W o rld W a r II, a com m unity o f m edical
arts bu ild in g s a n d clinics has d e velope d in the n e ig h b o rh o o d o f
Eighth and G ra n d B oulevard. The hospital often re fe rre d to in
the e a rly da ys as "The Rock" is know n b y cabbies a n d surgeons
as "The H e a rt."
Sacred H e art is the influence aro un d w hich a fin e m edical
re p u ta tio n has d e ve lo p e d fo r S pokane a n d the Pacific N o rth ­
west. Students in the School o f N ursing come in num bers from
a thousand miles a w a y . Patients from C a n a d a a n d A la ska are
referre d to Sacred H e a rt because o f its m odern hospital f a ­
cilities. Physicians a n d surgeons casting aro u n d the na tion fo r
a lo c a lity in w hich to exercise skills have been a ttra c te d to
Spokane because o f the city's re p u ta tio n as a m edical center.
"C re a tin g a clim ate conducive to the g ro w th o f m edical sci­
ence an d p a tie n t care , is one o f the philosophies o f ou r insti­
tu tio n ," said Sister M a ry Bede, a d m in istra to r.
Sacred H e art d u rin g 1960, its seventy-fourth y e a r, cared fo r
36 ,000 pa tien ts o f w hich 24 ,000 w ere a d m itte d , w h ile 12,000
e ith e r w ere tre a te d as em ergency cases or received o u t-p a tie n t
care.
The Sacred H e a rt H ospita l o f 1961 is a h ig h ly com p lex and
specialized institution. Employees o f the e a rly hospital p e r­
form ed m any duties, ra n g in g from m aintenance to p a tie n t
care. The hospital to d a y is o p e ra te d b y specialists. Nursing
service, fo r instance, no lo n g e r pe rfo rm s such tasks as m aking
beds o r p re p a rin g rooms fo r patients. A "m a id service" u tiliz ­
ing tra in e d housekeepers relieves hard-pressed nursing service
fo r such functions.
A d m in istra tio n fo rm ulates p o licy . M ee ting s w ith d e p a rtm e n t
heads are held a t fre q u e n t intervals. R egular m eetings are held
b y a d m in istra tio n a n d m edical staff. C om m unication is not
le ft to chance. N o t o n ly a re policies given v e rtic a l dissem ination
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thro u g h m em orandum and d e p a rtm e n t meetings bu t a hospital
new spaper is pu blished fo r the purpose o f k n ittin g the various
d e partm ents w ith in the "h o s p ita l c ity " in to one purposeful unit.
Employees a re encou rage d to m ake suggestions fo r institution
betterm ent and thro u g h strong personnel d e p a rtm e n t d ire ctio n
a c o rd ia l c a m a ra d e rie has d e velope d between d e p a rtm e n t
heads and th e ir charges.
Sacred H e a rt is the la rgest e m p lo ye r w ith in the city limits
o f Spokane and the th ird la rgest in S pokane county. It has
1,100 on p a y ro ll. A n n u a l w ages to ta l $3 ,500 ,0 00 . It is said
to be the largest user o f p a p e r to w e lin g and tissue in the
Pacific N orthw est. Purchasing deals w ith 500 lo cal a n d ou t-o f-
tow n suppliers. It has the longest sho pp ing list in Spokane.
Items ran ge from g o lf tees, p in g -p o n g ba lls and chill chasers
to fish therm om eters an d electron ic machines.
Sacred H e a rt is a 52 0-b ed hospital. It conducts a School o f
N ursing, a School o f Anesthesia an d a School o f M e d ica l
Technology. It has 14 surgical units w here an a v e ra g e o f fo rty -
fo u r surgeries a re p e rfo rm e d d a ily . T otal surgeries in 1960
w ere 12,500.
The physical p la n t has e x p a n d e d d ra m a tic a lly since the in ­
stitution observed its g o ld e n anniversary in 1936. In 1944,
under the d ire ctio n o f Sister Agnes o f the Sacred H eart, Su­
p e rio r, the construction o f a new home fo r nurses was started.
The school a n d a u d ito riu m was com pleted a t a cost o f
$841 ,8 89 . A t the close o f W o rld W a r II, in 1947, a ll expenses
o f the nurses' residence had been p a id , b u t there was a g re a t
need fo r hospital beds. To meet this em ergency, the east and
south center w ings a n d a new chapel w ere a d d e d . Equipm ent
was p ro vid e d in p a rt thro u g h a H ill-B urton g ra n t-in -a id .
Recent years have noted the de ve lo p m e n t o f the scientific
a p p ro a c h to m edicine w ith in the hospital p la n t. S ta rtlin g
changes have take n place in p a th o lo g y , x -ra y and surgery
since the new a p p ro a c h to diagnosis a n d p a tie n t care in­
cludes minute study o f the inner man as w e ll as observation o f
e x te rn a l symptoms.
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AERIAL VIEW

T h e address is W . 101 E ig h th . W hen

S ister V in c e n t F e r r ie r p u rcha sed the
site, k n o w n as “ T he R o c k ” i t was
d e scribe d as tw o b locks at E ig h th a n d
B ro w n . The h o s p ita l p l a n t n o w covers
e ig h t acres. I t is bo un ded by E ig h th
A ven ue on the n o rth , b y C o w le y
on the east, N i n t h A ve n u e on the
sou th a n d G ra n d A ven ue on the
southwest an d west. The a e r ia l vie w
( f r o m l e f t ) shows the h o s p ita l, p o w e r
p la n t an d convent, P ro v id e n c e
a u d ito r iu m , S c h o o l o f N u r s in g
a n d P r o v in c ia l House.
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NURSING SERVICE AND PATIENT CARE

P r o v id in g m a x im u m p a tie n t
care is re s p o n s ib ility
o f D ir e c t o r o f N u r s in g Service.

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A dm in iste rin g to the sp iritu a l as w e ll as

the physical needs o f a p a tie n t is e m b o d ­
ied in the p h ilo so p h y o f the d e p a rtm e n t o f
N ursing Service o f Sacred H e art H ospital.
N ursing Service holds th a t m an is a being
com posed o f b o d y a n d soul created by
G od to live in the w o rld in o rd e r to a tta in
i
ete rn a l salvation. Sacred H e art nurses
vie w a ll patients w ith respect, as the pos­
sessors o f d ig n ity and value.

N ursing service never is fa rth e r a w a y

from a p a tie n t than the lig h t over the
d o o r. Likewise, sp iritu a l counsel is a v a il­
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a b le a lw a ys. Sacred H e a rt nurses a ttem p t
to understand th e ir patients. Th«y are
a w a re th a t effe ctive in te rpe rsona l re la ­
tionships a n d positive com m unications are
de p e n d e n t upon a k n o w le d g e a n d un de r­
standing o f hum an be h a vio r.
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© ne h a lf o f th e 1,100 em ployees o f Sacred H e art H ospital a re con­
nected w ith the various divisions and units o f the N u rsing Service
d e p a rtm e nt. From s ix th -flo o r surgery and the p o st-o pe rative recovery rooms,
to the rea litie s o f the em ergency room on the first flo o r, the wom en and
men o f Nursing Service d ire c t th e ir e ffo rts to w a rd recovery o f the in d iv id u a l
pa tie n t.

N ursing Service is responsible fo r m eeting the needs o f each p a tie n t. It

cooperates w ith members o f the m edical profession and a llie d health fields
in p ro v id in g q u a lity care. Nurses a re req uire d to d e ve lo p skills and are
urged to de velop a n d dem onstrate qu alities o f leadership.

Sacred H e art nurses a re resourceful. They must be exact. W h ile the p a ­

tie n t is co g nizant o f such nursing functions as ad m iniste rin g injections or
ta k in g tem peratures, a d u ty ca rrie d on behind the scenes is the keeping o f
records. M e d ica l men have been a ttra c te d to the hospital s ta ff because they
can place trust in the charts kep t b y nursing, service.

N ursing Service is ever re a d y . It provides q u a lity personnel a t 3 o'clo ck in

the m orning as w e ll as a t high noon. L ite ra lly it has served the Spokane
com m unity, d a y and night, fo r three qu arters o f a century.

To insure a sup ply o f w e ll tra in e d nurses, Sacred H e art H ospital conducts

a school o f nursing which supplies g ra d u a te nurses fo r hospitals th ro u g h o u t
the N orthw est. N o phase o f d u ty is le ft u n exp lained . The professional q u a li­
ficatio ns o f a ll nursing personnel are un de r constant scrutiny. A p a tie n t care
survey reveals th a t the p u b lic feels Sacred H e a rt is d o in g a to p job o f
p ro v id in g q u a lity nursing.

The d e p a rtm e n t recognizes th a t the functions o f nursing are constantly

cha ng ing . Though accepting the fa c t th a t research in m edicine, nursing and
a llie d fields is co n trib u tin g a d d itio n a l responsibilities, the nurse never is
a llo w e d to fo rg e t th a t her a p p ro a c h to the profession must be p a tie n t-
centered.
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EMERGENCY
lig h t o f the w o n d e rfu l ag e o f the m otor c a r is the ever-
increasing rate o f injuries suffered on the streets an d high w ays . . .

N e ver a d a y , never a n ig h t w ith o u t p a in , in ju ry , disfigu re m en t and

m ental anguish caused by accidents.

S tan din g in readiness a t Sacred H e a rt em ergency rooms are

resident physicians a n d members o f the nursing s ta ff w h o have
been tra in e d in the techniques o f th e ir professions and steeled psy­
c h o lo g ic a lly fo r the sufferin g w hich th e y must a tte m p t to relieve in
others.

Em ergency be ga n fu n c tio n in g as a fu ll-tim e d e p a rtm e n t in O c to ­

b e r 1950. Its firs t suite consisted o f three rooms. For a tim e this space
was a d e q u a te . In O cto b e r, 1957, a new a re a was p ro v id e d fa r
superior to the o rig in a l suite and serviced by a ram p fo r am bulances,
po lice cars and oth e r vehicles on missions o f mercy.

A poison center was established a t this tim e an d stands in readiness

to adm inister an tid o te s and give treatm e nt un de r the dire ctio n o f
tra in e d technicians.

The census o f the em ergency room has increased from 3,470 in

1951 to over 12,000 in 1960. The tre a tm e n t are a is fu lly e q u ip p e d
to ta ke care o f a n y typ e o f em ergency — a c cid e n ta l, m edical or
surgical. O x yg e n is p ip e d in w ith an o u tle t a t each p a tie n t tre a tm e n t
position. A positive pressure m achine is a v a ila b le a t a ll times. W a ll
suction is p ro vid e d in the tw o m ain rooms b u t m ay be used
th ro u g h o u t the d e p a rtm e n t b y means o f tu b in g . M ed icatio ns and
intravenous solutions are a v a ila b le a t a ll times fo r tre a tm e n t o f
A C it y G row s . . . its t r a f f i c restless d a y a n d n ig h t . . .
patients in shock.
g u a rd ia n o f the in ju r e d is E M E R G E N C Y . . .
The em ergency room s ta ff has g ro w n . In the b e g in n in g one re g ­
istered nurse was p ro v id e d fo r each shift. As the w o rk lo a d in ­
creased students w ere ro ta te d thro u g h the d e p a rtm e n t, then came
m ore R.N.'s, nurse aides, w a rd clerks and orderlies.

S hort w ave ra d io receiving equipm en t, p ro v id e d by C ivil De­

fense, assists em ergency in m a in ta in in g a v ig il over com m unity
health.
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SURGERY
he o p e ra tin g room suite o f rooms is lo ca te d on th e sixth
flo o r.
The e le ctric eye doors a t its entrance p ro v id e easy flo w o f p a ­
tie n t tra n s p o rta tio n . It frees the hands o f the m ed ical s ta ff and
nursing s ta ff fo r care o f the patients, even as the y a re take n to and
fro m the o p e ra tin g rooms.
O n e n terin g the o p e ra tin g room suite, the pa tien ts a re checked
in a t th e m ain desk and assigned to th e ir special o p e ra tin g room .
The nursing team is a w a itin g the p a tie n t's a rriv a l in the assigned
room . Upon the a rriv a l, the surgeon a n d his assistants a re n o tifie d
a n d come to the room to g re e t the p a tie n t b e fo re anesthesia is
started.
Prior to the p a tie n t's a rriv a l, a ll e q uipm en t necessary has been
sterilized and assem bled fo r each ty p e o f surgical pro ced ure. The
executone intercom m unication systems he lp in the c a rry in g ou t o f
te a m w o rk, saving steps an d m aking d ire c tio n o f service much safer
a n d m ore q u ic k ly executed.
A ll a c tiv ity o f Sacred H e art o p e ra tin g room is ca rrie d ou t fo r the
b e n e fit o f the most im p o rta n t person in the hospital — the p a tie n t.
Each d a y the re is an ave ra g e o f fo rty -fo u r elective procedures
com pleted b y m id -a fte rn o o n . Emergencies a re take n care o f as
th e y occur and usually these to ta l e ig h t to tw elve d a ily , b rin g in g
th e to ta l cases cared fo r in one d a y to betw een fifty -fiv e an d sixty.
The surgical s ta ff pe rfo rm s a ll types o f surgery. O n the s ta ff are
ge n e ra l surgeons, eye, ea r, nose and th ro a t specialists, urologists,
neurosurgeons, o rth o p e d ic surgeons, vascu la r teams, th o ra c ic sur­
geons, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, cancer surgeons an d
open he a rt surgeons.
For a ll these types o f surgical procedures the best e q uipm en t is
a v a ila b le . The ele ctrica l c o a g u la tio n units, the suctions, the x -ra y
equipm en t, th e electric d rills and saws, the special tables fo r each
m i

ty p e o f o p e ra tio n , the m agnets, the Rhu locators, the VonPetz

clam ps, the o p e ra tin g microscope, the d e fib rilla to r, EKG m achine,
the S anborn pa n e l an d the bypass pum p and o xyg e n a to r.
The x -ra y d e p a rtm e n t a n d la b o ra to rie s are a d ja c e n t to the o p ­
e ra tin g room suite and a re a v a ila b le to each p a tie n t in the o p e ra t­
ing room 60 seconds a fte r the surgeon decides such services are
necessary.
There a re fou rte en o p e ra tin g rooms in the ho spita l suite a n d
there is a lw a ys a p a tie n t in each o p e ra tin g room from 8 A .M . until
3 P.M. unless, o f course, it is d u rin g the h o lid a y season when
patients desire to a w a it until a fte r the h o lid a y . Some o f these o p ­
erations m ay be o f th irty m inute d u ra tio n , some tw o hours, some
fo u r and some even e ig h t to ten hours in length.
A ll personnel a re tra in e d fo r a p a rtic u la r jo b. Nurses have spe­
cia lties a n d a re assigned to the o p e ra tin g team w here the y can
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MATERNITY
SEVENTY THOUSAND M A Y TRACE START
TO HOSPITAL MATERNITY
ft istory indicates th a t a b a b y was not born
in Sacred H e art H ospital d u rin g the first
seven years o f its existence, the first b irth be in g re­
cord ed on N o vem be r 21, 1893. D uring the tw en ty-
fo u r y e a r occupancy o f the first Sacred H e a rt Hos­
p ita l on the S pokane River fro n t, o n ly 165 babies
w ere b ro u g h t into the w o rld w ith in its w a lls.
But the o ld o rd e r changeth. The m a te rn ity d e p a rt­
m ent is a most im p o rta n t p a rt o f Sacred H e a rt Hos­
p ita l and has con trib u te d to the p o p u la tio n o f
Spokane by b rin g in g a p p ro x im a te ly 7 0 ,0 0 0 persons
into the w o rld in the last 75 years.
In 1919 the first ob stetrical com m ittee was nam ed
a nd d e fin ite rules a d o p te d fo r the conduct o f the
m a te rn ity de p a rtm e n t. In 1923, the O.B. com m ittee,
having established itself, asked fo r $ 2 ,000 w o rth o f
eq u ipm en t and an e n la rg e d nursing staff. In 1929
Sister Agnes o f the Sacred H e a rt b ro u g h t the d e ­
p a rtm e n t fo rw a rd . Records in d ica te d th a t up to July
1, 1936, the d e p a rtm e n t de live re d 13,359 infants.
In 1949 the m a te rn ity section was tra n sfe rre d from
the west end o f the b u ild in g to its present lo catio n on
fifth flo o r east, w ith the d e liv e ry rooms in the new
a d d itio n on fifth flo o r southeast and the nurseries in
the new south center a d d itio n o f the flo o r.
There are fo u r la rg e , c o m p le te ly e q u ip p e d , a ir
c o n ditione d d e liv e ry rooms w ith x -ra y vie w in g boxes,
w a ll suctions, au toclaves in a d jo in in g w o rk rooms,
and he ated bassinets fo r the reception o f the new ­
born in fa n t. O ne room is esp ecially e q u ip p e d and
N o w th e re are three . . . g o in g hom e
L o v in g care is g iv e n each l i t t l e b u n d le is one o f p a r e n th o o d ’s p ro u d e s t m om ents.
f r o m H e ave n b y nurses a n d N u ns I t m a rk s the s ta rt o f a new phase
t ra in e d in techniques o f m o d e rn m a te rn ity
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used fo r Cesarean section op era tions, w hich are
done o n ly in this d e p a rtm e n t under the d ire ctio n
o f w e ll q u a lifie d physicians and tra in e d personnel.
Three resident physicians and an intern a re a v a il­
a b le a t a ll times under a n a tio n a lly a p p ro v e d o b ­
stetrical residency pro g ra m .
Fourteen la b o r beds are in close p ro x im ity to the
d e liv e ry room . F ifty-three m a te rn ity beds are a v a il­
a b le to new m others in p riva te , sem i-private, three to
five -b e d w ards. An a ttra c tiv e fe a tu re fo r the new
m others is a b e a u tifu l p ink ceram ic tile shower room
refreshing to both b o d y and s p ir it!
The la rg e a ttra c tiv e nursery w ill accom m odate 75
babies in small nurseries o f six to tw elve bassinets
w hich a re used on a rotating, basis. Seventeen o f
this num ber a re in clud ed in the special pre m ature
nursery fo r sm aller in fa nts (under 5 ’/2 pounds).
Included in the "p re m ie n u rse ry" are tw o special
incubators o f the latest design ca lle d Isolettes fo r
the tiniest o f infants. A 1 po und 13 ounce g irl was
successfully " re a r e d " here. There a re nine o f the
common typ e o f in cu b a to r needed to supply a d d i­
tio n a l heat and oxyg en if necessary.
P renatal classes conducted a lo n g Red Cross a p ­
pro ved lines a re o ffe re d the y e a r 'ro u n d to e x ­
p e ctant m others a n d fathers.
Sacred H e a rt H ospital m a te rn ity meets a ll o f the
requirem ents o f the A m erican A ca d e m y o f Pedi­
atrics.
o f f a m i l y life .
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FROM THE GREEK
T he te rm p e d ia tric s is d e riv e d f r o m the G reek w o rds, pais
m e a n in g the c h i ld a n d ia tr ik e , m e a n in g the care o f, hence the
a r t o r science o f c a r in g f o r the c h ild .

% he mission o f the p e d ia tric s unit is to p ro v id e effe ctive care to ch il­

dren in an en vironm ent where consideration is given to the needs
o f in d iv id u a l childre n a n d th e ir fam ilies. Pediatrics pro vide s care fo r youngsters
up to tw elve years o f age.

Bed sizes include bassinets, incubators, cribs and yo u th beds; fa c ilitie s include
eq u ip m e n t fo r the care o f m ed ical, surgical an d o rth o p e d ic patients.

In assigning childre n to rooms, consideration is given to th e ir ag e, sex, d ia g ­

nosis and c o n dition. P ainful o r un sightly procedures a re ca rrie d out in a special
tre a tm e n t room .

There are w in d o w w a lls between rooms so the childre n can see an d be seen;
steel and glass p a rtitio n s are used in each room between p a tie n ts' units. A w a it­
ing room fo r visitors and an o ffice fo r in te rvie w in g parents a re a t the entrance
to the d e p a rtm e n t. O ne room is set aside as a recovery room fo r a d ults and
childre n w ho have had open c a rd ia c surgery.

Piped in oxyg en in each room and e q u ipm en t fo r ad m iniste rin g oxyg en alon e
o r w ith increased h u m idity is kep t re a d y fo r use as a re oxyg en tanks, carb on
tanks and suction machines.

T raction a p p a ra tu s fo r use on cribs is p ro vid e d fo r tre a tm e n t o f fractures,

dislocations and co n ge nital anom alies. N a rc o tic, sedatives, and em ergency
dru gs in dosages suita ble fo r in fa nts and childre n a re a v a ila b le .

Feeding equipm en t an d fo o d fo r in fa n t diets are kep t in an a d ja c e n t kitchen.

A n a d e q u a te supply o f childrens' clo th in g , in clu d in g c olored , fig u re d gowns and
b a b y blankets a re p ro vid e d .

V a rie d toys, record p la y e r a n d television set are

used to help meet the re cre a tio n a l needs o f patients.

Since 1930, when pe d ia trics was established w ith a

bed ca p a c ity o f tw e n ty-five , the un it has been one
o f the most im p o rta n t in the hospital. Several thousand
childre n are a d m itte d each y e a r to Sacred H e art be ­
cause of the g e n e ra l "k n o w -h o w " dem onstrated
across the years.

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ath olo gists o f Sacred H e a rt not o n ly
PATHOLOGY and service patients w ith in the w a lls o f the
hospital, b u t a c t also as a consulting la b o ra to ry to
RESEARCH m any areas o f the Inla nd Empire.
The p a th o lo g y d e p a rtm e n t has e xp a n d e d tre ­
m endously in recent years. In 1951 it w as an o rg a n i­
z a tio n p e rfo rm in g fo rty sep ara te type s o f analysis.
N o w it is a com p lex scientific d e p a rtm e n t p e rfo rm ­
in g 260 sep ara te types o f tests. N o t o n ly has the
num ber o f types o f tests e xp a n d e d , b u t also the
volum e. In a d d itio n , an active research p ro g ra m is
be in g ca rrie d on thro u g h sup po rt o f numerous a g e n ­
cies in clud in g the S pokane C ounty C ancer Associa­
tion and U nited Crusade; the W ash in g to n State
H e art Association; N o rth ea st W a sh in g to n H e a rt As­
sociation; Dam on Runyan Fund; M ead-Johnson Phar­
m aceutical Co.; N a tio n a l Science F oundation and
the U nited States Public H ealth Service.
In 1919, the A m erican C o lle g e o f Surgeons recom ­
m ended th a t recognized hospitals should conform
to certain requirem ents fo r s ta n d a rd iz a tio n . Sacred
H e a rt H ospital a d o p te d the suggestion. A n a re a in
the surgical d e p a rtm e n t was e q u ip p e d a n d a p a rt-
tim e p a th o lo g is t em p loye d.
It was soon fo u n d th a t qu arters w ere in a d e q u a te
f o r the am o un t o f w o rk be in g done. In 1925 the
" l a b " was e xp a n d e d fo r the firs t tim e. In 1936, on
the occasion o f the hospital's g o ld e n an niversary,
the personnel was com prised o f a fu ll-tim e p a th o lo ­
gist an d an associate, a supervisor o f technicians, a
P r o te in F r a c t io n a t o r used B io ch e m ists w o r k in a ju n g le o f a p p a ra tu s
in C a n ce r Research re m in is c e n t o f a H o lly w o o d p ro d u c tio n
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registered technician a n d tw o students. In 1935
this g ro u p m ade 2 3 ,693 exa m ina tion s. The la b o ra ­
to ry was recognized b y the A m e rica n S ociety o f
C lin ic a l Pathologists as a teaching, institution fo r
technicians and was registered b y the State Board
o f H ealth o f W a shing to n.
The la b o ra to ry o f 1961 pe rfo rm s 220,00 0 tests a
y e a r a n d is sta ffe d b y fifty -tw o persons, in clu d in g
fo u r doctors o f m edicine, one Ph.D. in biochem istry,
tw e n ty -tw o co lle g e ed uca te d technologists, in c lu d ­
ing M aster Degree levels in m ic ro b io lo g y a n d Bache­
lo r Degrees in chem istry and m icro b io lo g y . The d e ­
p a rtm e n t is sta ffe d seven days a n d nights a week,
in c lu d in g ho lid ays. It also op era te s a school o f M e d i­
cal Technology, a ffilia te d w ith G o n za g a University
a n d oth e r colleges o f the Inla nd Empire.
In a re a , the la b o ra to ry com pares qu ite fa v o ra b le
w ith a m edium size super m arket, em b racin g 6,0 00
square fe e t o f space on the sixth flo o r, a n d o ffe rin g
v irtu a lly as m any items o f service. Spotless in a p ­
pe ara nce, the " l a b " w ith its m aze o f a p p a ra tu s is
n o t un like m otion p ictu re versions o f test tub e truth.
Thousands o f d o lla rs a re represented in the e q u ip ­
ment, some o f the p rin c ip a l items be in g fifte e n b i­
n o c u la r microscopes; tw o ro ta ry a n d one fre e zin g m i­
crotom es; six ovens a n d incubators; fiv e spectre-
photom eters; fiv e la rg e centrifuges, one high-speed
a n d re frig e ra te d , a n d oth e r centrifuges o f the c lin i­
cal va rie ty, in clu d in g the m icrohem atocrit.
L a b o r a t o r y B a c te rio lo g is ts e xa m ine thousands
o f specimens in spotless s u rro u n d in g s

r a d io l o g y / x -r a y
F iv e d ia g n o s tic X -R a y
U n its o f M o d e r n design,
resp on d to the
T e c h n ic ia n s T o u c h
a n d a id M e d ic a l M e n
©I X-RAY CONTINUES TO KEEP ABREAST OF A SCIENTIFIC AGE
he d e p a rtm e n t o f ra d io lo g y in Sacred
H e art H ospital consists o f fa c ilitie s fo r
x -ra y diagnosis, x -ra y treatm e nt, rad ium treatm
diagnosis w ith isotopes an d tre a tm e n t w ith isotopes.
By fa r the la rgest volum e o f w o rk is concerned w ith
x -ra y d iag nostic procedures an d d u rin g the d iam on d
ju b ile e ye a r, the a d d itio n o f a n o th e r m odern d ia g ­ the fu ture in sta lla tio n o f eq u ip m e n t to ta ke x -ra y
nostic m achine, brings to five such units c u rre n tly in
use.
X -rays w ere discovered in G e rm a n y b y Professor
W illia m K onrad Roentgen in 1895 an d in 1919 an
x -ra y d e p a rtm e n t was started in Sacred H e art Hos­
p ita l w ith the volum e o f w o rk g ra d u a lly increasing
a t first and then ra p id ly increasing as the im portance
o f x -ra y diagnosis becam e m ore and m ore a p p a re n t.
In the firs t sixteen years o f o p e ra tio n , the x -ra y de­
p a rtm e n t h a n d le d 3 2 ,5 0 0 cases, this be in g o n ly
10 ,000 m ore than now ha n d le d in a single ye a r.
W hereas the e a rly machines w ere a ju ng le o f
w ires and tu b in g , to d a y's e q uipm en t o ffers com plete
ISOTOPE DEPARTMENT AIDS DIAGNOSIS A N D TREATMENT OF CASES
Chem icals d e velope d in an "a to m ic o v e n " are
used in the isotope d e p a rtm e n t as an a id in the
diagnosis o f disorders o f the th y ro id g la n d as w ell
as some disorders o f the b lo o d an d gastro in te stinal
tra ct. R adioactive io din e and phosphorous are the
most com m only used substances. In la rg e r amounts,
ra d io a c tiv e io din e and ra d io a c tiv e g o ld are used fo r
the tre a tm e n t o f certain m alignancies. In a d d itio n
to the services o f the m edical x -ra y specialists, the
A te c h n ic ia n measures isotopes f o r a t h y r o i d test
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sho ck-pro of p ro te ctio n and e lim in a tio n o f d a n g e r to
the skilled physician and tech nician. In spite o f the
highe nt,
cost o f x -ra y equipm en t, the x -ra y d e p a rtm e n t
is kee ping pa ce w ith the ra p id advances in m edicine
and surgery and even now w h ile a new d iag nostic
m achine is be in g in sta lle d, plan s a re be in g m ade fo r
m oving pictures and e q uipm en t fo r the au to m a tic
processing o f x -ra y films.
The x -ra y d e p a rtm e n t is ne ar surgery a n d occu­
pies a p p ro x im a te ly o n e -th ird o f the sixth flo o r o f
the hospital. This locatio n betw een the o p e ra tin g
rooms a n d the p a th o lo g y la b o ra to rie s proves to be
ve ry convenient fo r physicians on the hospital staff.
The x -ra y d e p a rtm e n t is un de r the d ire ctio n o f a fu ll
tim e ra d io lo g is t in association w ith fo u r oth e r c e rti­
fie d x -ra y specialists so th a t patients having x -ra y
exa m ina tion s o r treatm ents are assured o f high
q u a lity professional care.
d e p a rtm e n t also has the services o f a professor o f
physics from G o n za g a University.
In recent years, the x -ra y d e p a rtm e n t has been
a p p ro v e d fo r tra in in g o f you ng doctors, fo llo w in g
com pletion o f th e ir internship w ith a th re e -y e a r p ro ­
g ra m le a d in g to n a tio n a l c e rtific a tio n as an x -ra y
specialist. To d a te several doctors have finishe d this
tra in in g p ro g ra m and are now p ra c tic in g th e ir spe­
c ia lty in various p o rtion s o f the U nited States.
W a n t a t h r i l l ? T h e D ia g n o s tic X - r a y
u n it o fte n gets b e tte r results w hen t ilt e d

PHARMACY
To the m odern d a y ho spita l, the p h a rm a c y is becom ing one o f the
most im p o rta n t areas o f service. The p rin c ip a l fun ction is the com­
p o u n d in g and dispensing o f drugs and m edicines prescribed b y the
m edical s ta ff fo r the diagnosis a n d tre a tm e n t o f patients.
The Sisters o f C h a rity o f Providence, from the b e g in n in g o f th e ir
o p e ra tio n s in S pokane, recognized the need fo r tra in e d pharm acists and
a s u p p ly o f drugs un de r the hospita l ro o f. An e a rly history o f the hospital
reads: "A m o n g the pio n e e r b a n d o f religious, the first de ath to be
reco rde d was th a t o f Sister Peter Baptist, w ho had served from the
op e n in g d a y as ph arm a cist. Her c h a rity , zea l, an d devotedness to w a rd
the sick knew no bounds. The most lo n e ly an d dejected w ere the p a r­
tic u la r objects o f her self sacrifice. W o rn out by long years o f d e vo te d ­
ness am ong the Indians as w e ll as am ong the w h ite settlers o f M o n ta n a ,
Id a h o and W a s h in g to n , she e x p ire d N o vem be r 25, 18 9 7 ."
In 1935, the hospital p h a rm a cy was m an ag ed e n tire ly b y tw o re g ­
istered pharm acists, both members o f the religious o rd e r. Sacred H eart
to d a y em ploys thirtee n in p h arm a cy, o f which seven are registered
pharm acists. It keeps personnel on d u ty until m id nig ht.
The p h a rm a c y m aintains a com plete lib ra ry fo r re a d y reference o f
dru gs both o ld a n d new. A ho spita l ph arm a cist is in constant de m an d to
furnish professional in fo rm a tio n to the physicians and nurses re g a rd in g
uses, dosage, a d m in istra tio n and co n tra in d ic a tio n s o f drugs.
In 1960, tw o new w o rk rooms and an o ffic e w ere a d d e d to ph a rm a cy
a n d new fixtu re s w ere in sta lle d . T otal num ber o f prescriptions fille d in
1960 fo r patients and hospital em ployees was 115,302. Prescription
re fills num bered 28,624. The d ru g in ve n to ry was a p p ro x im a te ly $50,000.
The d iffe re n t drugs ca rrie d num ber 5,000.
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CENTRAL SUPPLY
Some o f the stra te g y used b y the m ilita ry fin d s a p p lic a tio n in the
conduct o f a hospital. G e ttin g to the scene o f a ctio n w ith the most men
an d best w eapons has been the dre am o f ge ne rals fo r centuries. Hos­
pita ls, too , have fo u n d th a t logistics p la y an im p o rta n t role in salvag ing
lives from the in firm itie s o f m ankind.
C e ntral dressing room , often re fe rre d to as CDR, or cen tra l supply,
is the " fir e d e p a rtm e n t" o f hospital logistics. In a single 24 -ho ur d a y,
cen tra l su p p ly dispenses 143 dozen therm om eters fo r use in the tre a t­
ment o f Sacred H e art patients. O th e r e q uipm en t is p ro fe rre d on a
c o m p a ra b le scale.
C e n tra l S u p p ly is a com p lex o f sm all items representing a vast in ­
vestm ent in e q u ipm en t o f im p ortan ce to the "p a tie n t c a re " picture.
Eighty articles a re stored, dispensed a n d serviced b y cen tra l supply.
There a re instruments, syringes, solutions o f a ll types, compresses, dress­
ings, forty-seven kinds o f Levine an d suction machines, cath eter trays,
spinal sets, p e rin e a l irrig a tio n sets, eye irrig a tio n , u n d e rw a te r seal,
M ille r-A b b o tt, gastric analysis, tra ch e a o to m y , p ro cto to m y, and cut-dow n
sets, to m ention o n ly a few .
In a single d a y CDR dispenses 425 pa irs o f gloves, 282 compresses,
91 p re p a ra tio n s fo r surgery, seven to ten Levines, 32 ca th e te riza tio n
trays, 145 sets o f instruments, 45 suction machines, 253 pans o f 12
syringes. The room is open a ro u n d the clock m aking scheduled d is trib u ­
tions a t 4 a n d 9 a.m ., an d a t 1 and 5 p.m.
The I.V. Booth is o p e ra te d in conjunction w ith CDR. Here instruments
fo r intravenous infusions a re dispensed. In a single y e a r, the I.V. Booth
pro vide s m a te ria l fo r 14 ,230 infusions, o r 39 fo r an a v e ra g e 24 -ho ur
d a y.
To ad m iniste r the services o f CDR and the I.V. Booth, a fo rce o f
twenty-seven is req uire d.
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DIETARY/KITCHEN p a tie n t survey c u rre n tly in progress reveals
th a t just a b o u t everyone is satisfied w ith the
p la n n e d menus and the fo o d w hich is served as a com ­
bined e ffo rt o f the kitchen and d ie ta ry departm ents.
The ce n tra lize d d ie ta ry d e p a rtm e n t is a la rg e , w e ll-
e q u ip p e d stainless steel unit, w h ere a ttra c tive , a p p e tiz in g
a n d n u tritio n a lly a d e q u a te meals are p re p a re d and
served. Patients on g e n e ra l, soft, a n d liq u id diets a re a b le
to choose fo o d s desired from selective menus sent to them
d a ily .
Six d ie titia n s p la n the th e ra p e u tic diets prescribed by
the physician. A p p ro x im a te ly a th ird o f the patients d u r­
ing th e ir stay in the hospital have some m o d ific a tio n o f a
re g u la r house diet. Frequent visitations o f patients b y
d ie titia n s de term ine the fo o d necessary fo r th e ir w e ll
being. The M a n u a l o f Diets used a t Sacred H e art was
p re p a re d b y d ie titia n s o f the three m a jo r hospitals in
this are a a n d a p p ro v e d by a d ie t com m ittee o f each m edi­
cal staff. D ietitians also instruct the patients when leaving
the hospital if the con tinu ation o f a th e ra p e u tic d ie t is
needed.
The d ie ta ry d e p a rtm e n t specializes in b irth d a y a n d h o li­
d a y trays. O n these occasions, special fo o d , tra y mats,
napkins, cards and favo rs a d o rn the trays. This fe a tu re
acts as a tonic to patients.
The trays a re served fro m a long electric conveyor be lt.
Each m inute, fiv e tra y s are p re p a re d an d lo a d e d on hot
steamers and taken to the floors. Two eleva to rs in the
d e p a rtm e n t are used exclusively fo r this purpose. Nursing
Service personnel distrib u te trays to patients. A fte r meals,
the tra ys a re taken from the rooms, lo a d e d on open carts
and b ro u g h t to the la rg e dish-w ashing are a to be th o r­
o u g h ly washed in 150-degree te m p e ra tu re spray, a n d
S ix g ra d u a te
d ie titia n s p la n
th e ra p e u tic diets
S iste r F r e d r ic k
M a r ie . . . devotes
50 years to kitc h e n
m an agem ent
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then rinsed in a 190-degree te m pe rature ta n k. A dispenser
on the rinse ta n k contains a p o w d e r w hich dries the
dishes im m e d ia te ly a fte r le avin g the m achine.
The p rin c ip a l changes m ade in the kitchen and d ie ta ry
de pa rtm e nts occurred a fte r the hospital was 63 years o ld.
In 1948, a ll w o od c up bo ards a n d tab les w e re rep lace d
b y b e a u tifu l stainless steel fixtures a n d utensils. The o n ly
kettle kept in service was a w ro u g h t iron 3 0 -g a llo n vessel
in w hich p o t roasts a re p re p a re d .
Food is b ig business a t Sacred H eart. Each w eek the
g ro c e ry list includes 120 g a llo n s o f ice cream , 300 dozens
o f eggs, 1,500 pounds o f m eat, 15 sacks o f potatoes, 130
pounds o f coffee, 30 g a llo n s o f cream , 560 ga llo n s o f m ilk,
150 pounds o f bu tte r. Each y e a r 40 0 g ra in -fe d , lo c a lly
pro du ced turkeys are dressed and frozen .
The fre e z in g d e p a rtm e n t is a room 60 b y 120 feet,
kep t a t a minus 10 de gre e te m p e ra tu re w h ere a ll frozen
meats, vegetables and fru its a re stored.
The b a k e ry is e q u ip p e d w ith a la rg e oven in which 125
loaves o f b re a d can be ba ked a t one tim e. A ll the b a k e ry
goods are m ade here, such as 80 dozen o f rolls a week.
THE COFFEE SHOP
The present coffee shop came into be in g in 1950 a fte r
be in g moved from a basem ent are a . The shop serves p re ­
pa re d meals to em ployees and patrons o f the hospital.
Throughout the m orning, a fte rn o o n a n d evening, it is a
p o p u la r spot fo r a co ffee break.
The shop started w ith eleven fu ll-tim e em ployees. It
has a s ta ff now o f tw en ty-o ne . Since 1947, c o ffee shop
tra ffic has m ore than d o u b le d . It serves 1,400 p e o p le a
d a y . C offee is consumed a t the rate o f 5,500 cups a week.
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PHYSICAL THERAPY
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

ew re a liz e the fu ll p o te n tia l o f G o d given strength o r ta le n t! O fte n it is a fte r an illness o r in-

R ju ry th a t some d e ve lo p skills in fie ld s rem ote from fo rm e r endeavors.

Physical th e ra p y and occu p a tio n a l th e ra p y o p e ra te on the th e o ry th a t man has g re a t ca p a c ity fo r re­

h a b ilita tio n . A person suffers a stroke. It causes com plete paralysis o f the rig h t arm an d hand. A fe w
weeks o f assistance from skilled therapists a n d the a fflic te d person regains fu ll use o f the arm . Sometimes
he is an im p roved in d iv id u a l, fo r d u rin g the reco very p e rio d , he has discovered hidden ta le n t.

This is not fictio n . Each w eek the therapists a t Sacred H e a rt H ospital note the reco very o f d isab led
persons. W h a t an o p p o rtu n ity fo r m a n k in d ! W h a t an a d v a n ta g e to be livin g in the T w entieth C entury!

Recognizing the trend to w a rd d e velopm e nt o f a com prehensive re h a b ilita tio n p ro g ra m , Sacred H e art
H o spita l, in recent years has e n la rg e d and im p roved the physical th e ra p y fa c ilitie s a n d has a d d e d to
the to ta l physical m edicine p ro g ra m by d e v e lo p in g an o cc u p a tio n a l th e ra p y de p a rtm e n t. U n de r the
d ire ctio n and supervision o f the physician in cha rge o f each case, these de pa rtm e nts strive to relieve
sym ptom s a n d speed up recovery as w e ll as to reduce the p a tie n t's h a n d ica p an d teach him to live w ith
the d is a b ility suffered.

Physical th e ra p y includes the em p loym e nt o f th e ra p e u tic exercise a n d massage an d the u tiliz a tio n o f
effe ctive p ro pe rties o f lig h t, heat, cold, w a te r and e le c tric ity as w e ll as the a d m in istra tio n o f tests and
measurements.

O c c u p a tio n a l th e ra p y concentrates on he lp in g th e p a tie n t he lp him self th ro u g h e n co u ra g in g an d d i­

recting p a rtic ip a tio n in g ra d e d activities a n d a ctu a l w o rk processes. A ctivitie s, such as w o o d w o rk in g ,
w e a vin g , ty p in g , con tribu te to w a rd reducing the p a tie n t's h a n d ic a p w h ile tea chin g him to live w ith the
d is a b ility .

Furtherm ore, both physical th e ra p y an d o cc u p a tio n a l th e ra p y , have an im p o rta n t co n trib u tio n to make
in the acute and convalescent tre a tm e n t o f m any o th e r patients besides those w ith physical d is a b ility .
G re a t benefits are o b ta in e d thro u g h the use o f the th e ra p ie s as a positive health m easure in the pre ven­
tion o f de form itie s a n d p h ys io lo g ica l re c o n d itio n in g from p ro lo n g e d bed rest.

Sacred H e a rt H o s p it a l o ffe rs r e h a b ilit a tio n

p ro g ra m s geared to i n d iv i d u a l needs.
U n d e r the d ire c tio n o f p h y s ic ia n s , m a n y
receive courses e n a b lin g the m
to e n jo y l i f e m o re f u l l y

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MEDICAL. EDUCATION

a tie n t care second to none! This is the desire o f the Sacred H e a rt H ospital
a d m inistra tion . To de ve lo p this po in t o f view , the o ffic e o f D irector o f
M e d ic a l Education was established in 1960 under the lead ership o f a fu ll-tim e in te rn­
ist w ho is a D ip lo m a te o f the A m erican Board o f Intern al M ed icin e and a Fellow o f
the A m e rica l C o lle g e o f Physicians.

Sacred H e art in 1960 sponsored a sta ff o f tw e n ty resident an d intern physicians.

U nder the D irector o f M e d ic a l Education, a closer u n ity was achieved betw een the
interns and residents and the chiefs o f the various services in the hospital, such as
surgery, m edicine, pe diatrics, em ergency, orthopedics, ra d io lo g y , p a th o lo g y .

The in te rn-reside nt takes p a rt in fo rm a l lecture courses in the specialties and sub­

specialties such as e le c tro c a rd io g ra p h y , he m a to lo g y, ge n e ra l m edicine.

The c lin ic a l aspect o f tra in in g is m a in ta in e d un de r a p re ce p to r-typ e o f tea chin g

w ith m a jo r emphasis on bedside typ e o f clinica l instruction and close a tte n tio n to the
p a tien ts' m edical w e ll-b e in g .

Sacred H e a rt feels th a t its m edical educa tion, in a d d itio n to p ro v id in g to p q u a lity

p a tie n t care, is c o n trib u tin g to the fu ture health o f the com m unity b y tu rn in g out
men b e tte r p re p a re d to ad m iniste r to the ills o f m an kind .

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SACRED HEART
SCHOOL OF NURSING
acre d H e a rt School o f N ursing isdistinguished
as the oldest school o f nursing in the State o f
W a sh in g to n . In 1898, in response to the g re a t need fo r
nurses occasioned b y the S panish-A m erican W a r and
the epidem ics o f T ypho id an d Y ellow Fever ra g in g am o ng
the troops, the Sisters o f C h a rity o f Providence esta b­
lished a tw o -y e a r tra in in g p ro g ra m fo r nurses. A fte r the
firs t g ra d u a tio n o f tw o students, the p ro g ra m was e x ­
ten ded to three years. In the sixty-one consecutive g ra d u ­
ations, the school has a w a rd e d its d ip lo m a o f g ra d u a te
nurse to 2,073 persons.
The constant m a jo r purpose o f the school p ro g ra m has
been the ed uca tion o f nurses w ho a re p re p a re d to give
un de rsta nding and s killfu l nursing care to the sick and
w h o a re m otiva te d by the ideals o f pro fe ssio nal service
and C hristian cha rity.
Sensitive to the needs o f the com m unity fo r pro fe s­
sional nursing care, the Sisters a n d fa c u lty o f the school
d e d ica te d themselves to the progressive d e velopm e nt o f
the e d u c a tio n a l p ro g ra m to meet these needs. C o o p e ra t­
ing tea chin g relationships w ere established w ith G on-
za g a U niversity in 1930, to p ro v id e instruction in the
n a tu ra l an d social sciences, th e o lo g y and ethics. This
relation ship has been m a in ta in e d u n in te rru p te d ly to the
present tim e. Through con tra ctu a l agreem ents w ith V e t­
erans' H ospital a t A m erican Lake, instruction and e x ­
perience in psych ia tric nursing a re p ro v id e d fo r students.
In a d d itio n to the tw elve instructors in these tw o agencies,
F iv e th o usan d volum es on p ro fe s s io n a l and
n o n -p ro fe s s io n a l to p ic s are p r o v id e d in the l i b r a r y o f the
S c h o o l o f N u r s in g . A n a tm osp he re c o n d u c iv e to sound
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the school em ploys tw e n ty -fo u r fu ll-tim e fa c u lty members
to p la n and im plem ent the curriculum , a n d to instruct
an d g u id e the 22 0 c u rre n tly e n ro lle d students.
N ursing students a t Sacred H e a rt en jo y exce lle nt e d u ­
ca tio n a l fa c ilitie s in the classrooms, science la b o ra to rie s,
nursing la b o ra to ry a n d the lib ra ry w ith its collectio n o f
5 ,0 0 0 professional and nonprofessional volum es. The e x ­
tensive clinica l resources o f the hospita l p ro v id e a le a rn ­
ing en viron m en t o f d ive rsifie d experiences in w hich the
student learns the a rt a n d the science o f nursing. C oun­
seling, he alth , an d activities pro gra m s, the student o rg a n ­
iza tio n , the m odern fo u r-sto ry residence erected in 1940,
s p iritu a l a n d religious activities, the o u td o o r swim m ing
po ol an d oth e r re cre a tio n a l fa c ilitie s a re essential com ­
ponents in the school's e d u c a tio n a l p ro g ra m to assist the
student in her pe rson al a n d pro fessional developm ent.
The co n tin u a l g ro w th and p ro g ra m o f the school o f
nursing as an e d u ca tio n a l un it o f Sacred H e art H ospital
was dem onstrated in 1954, when the school achieved fu ll
n a tio n a l a c c re d ita tio n from the N a tio n a l League fo r
N ursing. The N a tio n a l League fo r N ursing in Ja n u a ry o f
this y e a r a g a in a w a rd e d a fu ll six years o f a c cre d ita tio n
to the Sacred H e a rt School a fte r having th o ro u g h ly e x­
am ined its p h ilo so p h y an d objectives, fa c u lty , students
an d curriculum . The com m itm ent to high stan dard s o f
achievem ent is the h e rita g e de rive d from the p io n e e r
Sisters o f C h a rity ; the Jub ile e Y ear bequeaths it as the
le g a c y fo r the future .
L a b o r a t o r y tim e in the s c h o o l’s c h e m is try a n d b io lo g y
d e p a rtm e n ts is a n tic ip a te d b y s tud ent nurses since
spotless cleanliness is m a in ta in e d in an area
w h ere e x p e rim e n t is the keynote
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A l l o f the too ls necessary
to encourage m e n ta l,
p h y s ic a l a n d s p i r it u a l calisthe nics
are p ro v id e d student nurses

A n o u ts ta n d in g re c re a tio n a l
fe a tu re is the s w im m in g p o o l located
in a la ndscaped area

M a x im u m a c c re d ita tio n a w a rd e d a g a in
in 1961 f o r S acred H e a rt
S c h o o l o f N u r s in g

A cross the years the s cho ol has

s u p p lie d h u n d re d s o f g ra d u a te nurses
to N o rth w e s t h o sp ita ls
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OF ANESTHESIA
OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

N e w agents and techniques in the fie ld o f anesthesiology have opened new

horizons o f study in the d e p a rtm e n t a n d School o f Anesthesia a t Sacred
H e art H ospital.
S urgical techniques have been m ade possible in p a rt because anesthesia
has progressed. In o rd e r to keep a b re a st o f the latest, students co n tin u a lly
are a lte rn a tin g between the classroom and the la b o ra to ry , between the ory
an d pra ctice, instruction and a p p lic a tio n .
A t least 300 hours o f study, observation
an d p ra c tic e a re req uire d o f the ave ra g e
student d u rin g the 18-m onth course. D ur­
ing the firs t m onth o f en rollm en t, the stu­
de n t receives 120 hours o f classroom
instruction w here he learns te rm in o lo g y,
technique and a p p lie d psychology. A lo n g
p e rio d o f observation follow s, a fte r which
he begins ad m iniste rin g anesthesia w ith
the counsel o f a g ra d u a te .
Sacred H e a rt H ospital w ith its heart- SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
lung m achine schedules an a v e ra g e o f
tw o o p e n -h e a rt opera tions a w eek. Stu­ The School o f M e d ic a l T echn ology is associated w ith the c lin ica l la b o ra to rie s
dents a re a ffo rd e d an o p p o rtu n ity to ga in a n d is a p p ro v e d b y the A m e rica n M e d ic a l A ssociation and the A m erican
kn o w le d g e and skill in anesthesia as it S ociety o f C lin ica l Pathologists. The course is devised to meet the re q u ire ­
ir a m a o f a busy a n d m o d e rn relates to vascular surgery. ments o f the Registry o f M e d ic a l Technologists o f the A m erican S ociety o f
it a l a f f o r d s students C lin ica l Pathologists. G radu ates are u n ive rsa lly sought fo r em p lo ym e n t upon
C o nsid era ble emphasis is p la ce d on
p p o r t u n it y o f a p p lic a t io n successfully com p letin g the one y e a r o f c lin ica l experience c o m p a ra b le to
anesthesia in obstetrics fo r the re is an in ­
,’11 as th e o ry an internship.
creasing need fo r com petent personnel in
this fie ld . Here the anesthetist has tw o to th in k o f, the m other and the new C o e d u ca tio n a l in its m ake-up, e n tra n c e . requirem ents a re b a s ic a lly tw o
a rriv a l. R elaxation d u rin g c h ild b irth must not be purchased a t the price o f years o f colleg e w o rk, w ith the m a jo r subjects in sciences, b io lo g y an d chem ­
post o p e ra tiv e da m a g e o r depression in eith e r m other o r child. Experience, istry. M ost o f the students are on the de gre e course a n d come to the school
observation and study a re im p o rta n t adjuncts o f the g o o d anesthetist. a fte r three years o f co lle g e w o rk instead o f the m inim um req uire m en t o f tw o.
Sacred H e a rt H ospital is unique in h a v in g th e o n ly n o n -m ilita ry school o f The school is d ire c tly a ffilia te d w ith G o n z a g a U niversity, d e p a rtm e n t o f
anesthesiology in the W est. This school train s both men and wom en in the b io lo g y .
arts an d science o f anesthetic m anagem ent. The school has m a intain ed fu ll
The student is sent to the S pokane C ounty C om m unity Blood Bank fo r b loo d
a p p ro v a l o f the A m erican Association o f Nurse Anesthetists since its o rig in .
b a n kin g techniques a n d to the S pokane C ity Laboratories fo r p u b lic health
Upon com p letio n o f the course each g ra d u a te is e lig ib le to p a rtic ip a te in a
te c h nology. These a ffilia tio n s occupy three weeks o f the student's tim e.
n a tio n a l e xa m in a tio n w hich is o ffe re d tw ice y e a rly b y the A A N A .

The school em ploys a b o u t tw elve g ra d u a te nurse anesthetists a n d an eq ua l W h ile in the la b o ra to ry the student rotates throu gh the various sections,
num ber o f students, p ro v id in g 'ro u n d the clock o p p o rtu n itie s fo r elective and he m a to lo g y, biochem istry, b a c te rio lo g y , histology, sero log y and im m unology,
routine as w e ll as o ff hour and em ergency ty p e p a tie n t care. urinalysis, p a ra s ito lo g y , research a n d cyto lo g y.

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MEDICAL. RECORDS / LIBRARY
fo rm e d w ere d e picte d b y d ra w in g s on cave w alls. N o d o u b t, the re a re still
thin gs to be le arne d from the ea rlie st records. M e d ica l men le arn each d a y
fro m the records kep t in hospital files a n d are g u id e d in the tre a tm e n t o f
patients.
M e d ic a l records becam e a req uire m en t in 1918 when the A m erican C o lle ge
o f Surgeons established a sta n d a rd ize d p ro g ra m fo r hospitals. The d e p a rtm e n t
is req uire d now by the Joint Commission on A c cre d ita tio n o f H ospitals because
"m e d ica l records a re an im p o rta n t to o l in the pra ctice o f m ed icin e."
Thousands o f m edical records occupy several file rooms a t Sacred H e art
H ospital d a tin g b a c k to the e a rly days. These records a re processed thro u g h
tw elve pairs o f hands . . . ty p in g , filin g , c o m p ilin g , com puting an d in d e xin g .
D icta ting m achines a re p ro v id e d fo r the convenience o f doctors in com p let­
ing charts. O f special interest is one d ic ta tin g m achine connected to the
sw itch bo ard so th a t the physician m ay d icta te in to a n y te le ph one in o r o u t o f
the hospital. Indexes a re m a intain ed w hich w ill pro du ce records w ith like
diagnosis and treatm ent.
S tatistical reports are p re p a re d d a ily , m on th ly a n d a n n u a lly . C o n fid e n tia l
in fo rm a tio n in the m edical records is c a re fu lly g u a rd e d . A to u r o f the de­
p a rtm e n t impresses the visitor w ith the hum o f p ro du ctive a c tiv ity , an often
unexpected surprise fo r the un in itia te d .
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A n im p o rta n t a d ju n c t to the M e d ic a l Record d e ­
p a rtm e n t is the M e d ic a l L ib ra ry which has been in
existence a t Sacred H e a rt fo r m any years. In the
b e g in n in g it was on a m odest scale, b u t over the
last fe w years w ith the a d d itio n o f tea chin g fa c ili­
ties, the shelves have e xp a n d e d w ith the g ro w th
and dem and.
There are, a t present, over six hundred editions
a t the lib ra ry 's disposal and subscriptions to fo rty -
fiv e journals. Recent a d d itio n s a re a num ber o f new
books a n d journals, am o n g w hich are a fe w o f the
b e tte r fo re ig n jo urna ls a n d several excerpts from
G erm an la n g u a g e journals in the sp e cia lty fields.
The lib ra ry 's g o a l is to have the fa c ilitie s a n d the
in fo rm a tio n a v a ila b le o r o b ta in a b le fo r the interns
a nd residents as w e ll as the a tte n d in g s ta ff mem­
bers.
The in te r-lib ra ry loan has been set up to fu rth e r this p ro g ra m in u tiliz in g
the fa c ilitie s o f the U niversity o f W a sh in g to n , U niversity o f O re g o n , Paulsen
M e d ic a l-D e n ta l L ibrary, an d the N a tio n a l M e d ica l L ib ra ry in W a s h in g to n , D.C.
In conjunction w ith the M e d ic a l L ib ra ry is the Tum or Board, w hich consists
o f s ta ff members o f bo th the sp e cia lty fie ld s a n d ge n e ra l pra ctice. The purpose
o f the b o a rd is tw o -fo ld : (1) in fo rm a tio n a n d discussion re la tive to p e rtin e n t
diagnosis, th e ir tre a tm e n t and fo llo w -u p over a given p e rio d o f tim e thro u g h
case presen ta tion; (2) research, w ith statistics be in g m ade a v a ila b le to mem ­
bers o f the s ta ff as w e ll as the A m erican C ancer Society.
The Tum or Board be ga n in 1956 under the d ire c tio n o f th e D e pa rtm e nt o f
P ath olo gy an d has gro w n ste a d ily to be one o f the most w o rth w h ile pro gra m s
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ADMINISTRATION
The solution o f problem s is not le ft to chance at
Sacred H e art H ospital. A t least tw ice w e e kly the
a d m in is tra to r and assistant ad m inistra tors assemble
in conference the d ire c to r o f nursing service, the
c o m p tro lle r, purchasing a g e n t, d ire c to r o f personnel
an d com m unity relations d ire cto r. Policy is exa m ­
ined in lig h t o f its a p p lic a tio n to the d a y -to -d a y
challenges o f o p e ra tin g one o f the nation's largest
p riv a te ly ow ned hospitals. C h a n g in g o r reshaping
em p loym e nt princip les to pro du ce te a m w o rk am ong
the 1,100 em ployees is a p ro d u c t o f the ad m inis­
tra tiv e meetings.
N ursing service con stantly is in search o f answers
to pro ble m s which w ill insure b e tte r an d safer care
o f the p a tie n t. To a tta in this end, a d m in istra tio n en­
courages studies to de term ine p a tie n t satisfaction.
W h ile the satisfied p a tie n t is the hospital's best a d ­
vertisem ent, the hospital o ffe rs a strong p u b lic re­
lations p ro g ra m fo r the purpose o f foste rin g a b e tte r
understa nding o f the m iracles o f m odern m edicine
and p a tie n t care, o f reasons fo r costs, o f the need fo r
a b u ild in g p ro g ra m designed to keep the establish­
m ent ab rea st o f the a g e o f science and o f a na tion
on wheels.
D e pa rtm e nt heads are encou rage d to ta ke p a rt
in the various state a n d n a tio n a l associations re­
la te d to th e ir w o rk in the hospital. Each y e a r Sacred
H e art spends thousands o f d o lla rs fo r institutes and
conventions in o rd e r to keep personnel ab rea st o f
new ideas fo r p e rfo rm in g a g e -o ld duties.
ACCOUNTING
The Sacred H e art H ospital accounting d e p a rtm e n t
encompasses p a y ro ll, accounts receivable, accounts
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p a y a b le , c re d it an d collections, a d m ittin g o ffic e
and sw itch bo ard.
P ayro ll, as the nam e im plies is responsible fo r the
pro m p t and accu rate p a ym e n t o f w ages to a ll em ­
ployees. Sacred H e art H ospita l is one o f the largest
em ployers w ith in the city lim its o f S pokane a n d has
a $ 3 ,500 ,0 00 p a y ro ll. The p a ym e n t o f a ll the hos­
p ita l expenses and indebtedness is the fun ction o f
accounts p a y a b le . M ore th a n $2 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 is p a id
to oth e r business concerns fo r eq u ip m e n t a n d m a­
te ria ls utilize d and consumed in ho spita l operations.
PURCHASING
Sacred H e art H ospital has the longest shopping
list in to w n . The purchasing d e p a rtm e n t, un de r the
d ire ctio n o f an a g e n t and six assistants, deals w ith
5 00 suppliers o f m erchandise. The d e p a rtm e n t is in
cha rge o f the receiving o ffice a n d tw o warehouses.
A n a ve ra g e o f three tons o f m a te ria l is received
d a ily .
PERSONNEL
The Personnel d e p a rtm e n t coo rdin ates the p e r­
sonnel m anagem ent activities o f Sacred H e a rt Hos­
p ita l. The d e p a rtm e n t numbers fo u r persons in c lu d ­
ing the Personnel D irector and is responsible fo r the
c e n tra liz e d activities o f recruitm ent, screening and
selecting o f q u a lifie d a p p lica n ts fo r the m ore than
216 sep ara te jo b classifications.
The personnel o ffic e centralizes a ll personnel rec­
ords, s a la ry a n d wages, em p loye e services, tra in in g ,
jo b descriptions a n d policies.
An analysis reveals th a t 67 p e r cent o f the hos­
p ita l d o lla r goes ba ck in to the com m unity as salaries.
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PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
U n in te rru p te d p o w e r and heat, lights, w a te r, a ir conditioning, and
o xyg en . . . these are b u t a fe w o f the "m u sts" o f a p la n t serving 36,000
p a tien ts each yea r.
A ro u n d the clock p e rfe c tio n is one th in g . P lanning fo r the fu tu re also is
a must o f the p la n t superintendent.
Since 1908, when the hospital w as b u ilt, numerous changes in the po w e r
p la n t have been m ade in o rd e r to e ffe ct econom ies a n d to serve b u ild in g
ad ditions.
The p o w e r p la n t w ith its huge bo ile rs is considered a m odel o f e fficie n cy,
students often be in g d irected to the a re a fo r study.
The p la n t superintendent, assisted by th irty -fiv e specialists, not o n ly looks
a fte r the o p e ra tio n o f the p o w e r p la n t a n d oth e r u tilities b u t supervises
g a rd e n in g and landscaping., p a rk in g , and operates a com plete ca rp e n try
a n d p a in t shop.

HOUSEKEEPING
Polished corridors, spotless w alls, im peccable restrooms . . . a re -fea­
tures o f Sacred H e art H ospital meeting, the p u b lic eye. A p a tie n t care
survey cu rre n tly be in g conducted indicates th a t p e op le a re a p p re c ia tive
o f the b u ild in g 's cleanliness as w e ll as the decorum o f the ninety men and
wom en e n g a g e d in housekeeping.
Keeping spotless n e a rly one m illio n square fee t o f flo o r space in the
hospital and the School o f Nursing is a result o f p la n n in g an d educa tion.
Late in 1959, Sacred H e art housekeeping was ce n tra lize d into a single
d e p a rtm e n t fo r the purpose o f m a in ta in in g the hospital in a clean, h e a lth ­
fu l and sa n ita ry con dition. C e n tra liz a tio n o f a u th o rity also o ffe re d a d m in ­
istration a m ore d ire c t means o f a tta in in g desired results.
The hospital has been d ivid e d into eigh t areas w ith supervisors in charge.
Instruction an d o rie n ta tio n periods are held and outside specialists in the
fie ld are b ro u g h t in to give lectures on the latest w o rd in housekeeping.
A "ch e ck-o u t m aid service" p ro g ra m was instituted la te in 1960. House­
keeping, b y assuming a nursing service d u ty o f p la c in g rooms in readiness
fo r patients, released tra in e d nurses fo r g re a te r concen tra tion on p a tie n t
care. A n ig h t housekeeping service was instituted e n a b lin g personnel to
accom plish w o rk a t nig h t when tra ffic is a t a minimum.
U n de r housekeeping jurisdiction a re the e le va to r operators.

LAUNDRY
W a sh b o a rd and clothes-line days a re gone fo re ve r a t the Sacred H e art
H ospital la u n d ry w here machines and man and wom an p o w e r com bine
to sort, wash and iron and have re a d y fo r d e liv e ry 100 tons o f linen a
m onth. This m ountain o f w o rk is done un de r the direction o f a m em ber o f
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STAFF
D r . C . P. S c h l i c k e
Chairman
Surgical Committee
D r . M . M . K alez
Chairman
Nursing Education Committee
STAFF OFFICERS
FOR THE YEAR 1960 - 1961
D r. R . P . S acerson
President
D r . J. G. R o t c h f o r d
Chairman
Obstetrical- Gynecological
Committee
D r . W . H . T ou sey
Chairman
Credentials Committee
D r. C. A. S t e v e n s o n
Chairman
Radiology Committee
D r. J. J. B l a c k D r. R . P . P arker
Vice-President Secretary-T reasurer
Chairman
Medical Committee
D r. C. L. L yon D r. C. R . C avanach D r . J. E . C u n n i n g h a m
Chairman Chairman
Pediatrics Committee Program Committee Out-Patient, Emergency
Psysiotherapy Committee
D r. J. K . B urns D r. E . W . A bram s
Chairman Chairman
Records Committee Resident-lntern General Practice Committee
Education
D r. J . E . H il l D r. O t to J . P en n a
Chairman Immediate
Pathology Committee Past President
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PRESIDENTS OF SACRED HEART
HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF
(The Medical Staff was organized under
the direction of Sister John Gabriel
on September 2, 1919)
1919-1920 H e n r y B. Luhn, M.D.
1 9 2 0 -1 9 2 1 D. C. Sm ith, M.D.
1921-1922 J a m e s B. M u n le y , M.D.
1922-1923 Erich R ic hte r, M.D.
1923-1924 J . G . C u n n i n g h a m , M.D.
1924-1925 S c o tt H o p k in s , M.D.
1925-1926 T. C. B a r n h a r t , M.D.
1926-1927 J o h n H. O ' S h e a , M.D.
1927-1928 R. J . K e a r n s , S r., M.D.
1 9 28-1929 G e o r g e A. D ow n s, M.D.
1 9 29-1930 F r a n k W . O 'N e i l , M.D.
1930-1931 M. M. P a t t o n , M.D.
1931-1932 S. S. O p p e n h e i m e r , M.D.
1932-1933 C h a r l e s M. D o la n d , M.D.
1933-1934 C a r r o l l Sm ith, M.D.
1934-1935 R o n a l d A. G r e e n e , M.D.
1935-1936 A. E. Lein, M.D.
1936-1937 R o b e r t L. R o tc h fo rd , M.D.
1937-1938 E. J . B a r n e tt, M.D.
1938-1939 R ic h ard T. F la h e r ty , M.D.
Chairman
1939-1940 D o n a l d G . C o r b e t t , M.D.
1 9 4 0 -1 9 4 1 R. A. Lower, M.D.
1941-1942 J o s e p h W . Lynch, M.D.
1942-1943 F. W . F u rse y , M.D.
1943-1944 J a m e s R. C o n d o n , M.D.
1944-1945 J . W . M o u n s e y , M.D.
1945-1946 W illia m E. G r ie v e , M.D.
1946-1947 W illia m H. T o u s ey , M.D.
1947-1948 J. D. Kindschi, M.D.
D r . G. A . W i n d l e
Chairman 1948-1949 M a r io n M. K ale z, M.D .
1949-1950 H o w a r d V. V a l e n t i n e , M.D.
1950-1951 M ilb u r n H. Q u e r n a , M.D.
1951-1952 R. J . K earn s , J r . , M.D.
1952-1953 J a m e s E. C u n n i n g h a m , M.D.
1 9 53-1954 A lf r e d O . A d a m s , M.D.
1954-1955 J . K. Burns, M.D.
1955-1956 R o b e r t L. P ohl, M.D.
1956-1957 C a r l P. S chlicke, M.D.
1957-1958 E d w a r d N . H a m a c h e r , M.D.
1958-1959 H. D. C a r n a h a n , M.D.
1 9 59-1960 O t t o J . P e n n a , M.D.
1 9 6 0 -1 9 6 1 R o b e r t P. S a g e r s o n , M.D.

HONORARY STAFF
Dr. A lf r e d O . A d a m s
Dr. Francis E. B ertling
Dr. J o h n M. F in ney
Dr. C. M. M a cK en zie
Dr. J a m e s G . M a tt h e w s
SENIOR ACTIVE STAFF
Dr. M a r c A n th o n y
Dr. M elvin A s p r a y
Dr> N o r m a n R. Brow n
Dr. J o h n K. Burns
Dr. H a r o ld D. C a r n a h a n
Dr. D o n a ld G . C o r b e t t
Dr. J a m e s E. C u n n i n g h a m
Dr. A n d r e w d e R o e tth
Dr. J o h n W . Epton
Dr. R ic h ard T. F la h e r ty
Dr. P hilip G r e e n e
Dr. W illia m G r ie v e
Dr. F red C. H a r v e y
Dr. J o s e p h C. H a t h a w a y
ACTIVE MEDICAL STAFF
Dr. E d w a r d W . A b r a m s
Dr. R ic h ard E. A h lqu ist, Jr.
Dr. R o b e r t J . A lb i
Dr. R. W illia m Albi
Dr. D e x te r R. A m e n d
Dr. W illia m E. A n d e r s o n
Dr. W m . E. B a b e r
Dr. R o b e r t P. B a r n e tt
Dr. B. H o o d Bax ley
Dr. D o n a l d E. B e lk n a p
Dr. R a lp h B erg , J r .
Dr. R obert B erghan
Dr. Roy C. Biehn
Dr. J o h n J . Black
Dr. C a r l A. Brakel
Dr. J o s e p h W . Brasch
Dr. Francis Brink
Dr. D av id C. Bunch
Dr. R o b e r t W . B u r r o u g h s
Dr. D o u g la s M. Bush
Dr. C h a r l e s R. C a v a n a g h
Dr. J o h n R. C o le
Dr. M a r ti n P. C o n r o y
Dr. H. G a y l e C o p s e y
Dr. E ve rett B. C o u lt e r
Dr. J o s e p h H. D e la n e y
Dr. W illia m A. D ittm an
Dr. A lf r e d E. D o d so n
Dr. L e o n a r d A. D w inn ell
Dr. W a v e r l y J . Ellsworth
Dr. R ic h ard Elston
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Dr. Thom as M arr Dr. C a r l P. S chlicke Dr. L a w r e n c e F. J a c o b s Dr. R o b e r t L. Picken
Dr. F r a n k M c C a rry Dr. G. E dw ard Schnug Dr. R o b e r t S. J o h n s o n Dr. G . E. P ierc e
Dr. J a m e s W . M o u n se y Dr. V. D e lb e r t J o h n s o n Dr. J o h n B. P la s tin o
Dr. R ic h ard J. M c C a r t a n Dr. S a m u e l E. S h ik a n y
Dr. H a r o ld T. P e d e r s o n Dr. W illia m E. J o n e s Dr. R ic h ard L. P o k o r n y
Dr. S a m u e l K. M cllv a n ie Dr. Jam e s N. S led g e
Dr. H a r r y E. R h o d e h a m e l Dr. R ic h ard D. J o r d a n Dr. Leon E. P ollock
Dr. N o r m a n A. M eck s tro th Dr. Jo h n S o n n ela n d
Dr. M a r y M. R o d n e y Dr. F r e d e r ic k R. J u d y Dr. S h errill L. P r a t t
Dr. Ian N a p ie r Dr. R ic h ard S te u r y
Dr. C a r r o l l Smith Dr. R o b e r t J . K earn s , Jr. Dr. W illia m A. P r a t t
Dr. S h i g e o N is h im u r a Dr. C h a r l e s Lewis S te v e n s o n
Dr. J a m e s F. K e e g a n Dr. W a l t e r E. P u d d y
Dr. T h e o d o r e V. N o w a k Dr. C ly d e A. S te v e n so n Dr. W . D. Kelsch Dr. L a w r e n c e W . Q u a i f e
Dr. R. McC. O 'B r i e n Dr. C a r o l L. S u n d b e r g Dr. D. T h e r o n K nig ht Dr. P e t e r A. R eierso n
Dr. H a r r i e t E. J u d y Dr. R o b e r t P. P a r k e r Dr. J e r o m e L. S w e e n y Dr. C h a r l e s L. Kyle Dr. J o h n P. R em in g to n
Dr. M a r io n M. K ale z Dr. E. Finch P a r s o n s Dr. R o b e r t W . V a n D orn Dr. J o h n M. L a m b e r t Dr. W illia m C. R ic hte r
Dr. J e a n D. Kindschi Dr. O t t o J. P e n n a Dr. S. G e o r g e V elon is Dr. H o w a r d H. L a n d e r Dr. D o n a ld W . Rob in son
Dr. H a r r y P. Lee Dr. D a le D. P o p p e o r g e T. W a l l a c e Dr. H e n r y T. L a n g , J r . Dr. A u se y H. R o b n e t t
Dr. J o h n R^____________ S p P l j K & t ^ a t k i ns Dr. A r n o ld L. L e h m an n Dr. H. M a c M illa n R o d n e y
Dr. R a y m o n d A. Low er
Dr. J o h f f c . R o tc h ford , M b e r t S. W<!Hland Dr. J o h n N . Lein Dr. J a m e s P. R o tc h fo rd
Dr. G . F letch er Lug e r
Dr. Sol F. Levy Dr. N o r m a n L. R u b en s
Dr. J o s e p h W . Lynch Dr. R a y m o n d R o w b e r g ElizofreVh M. W e lty
Dr. R o b e r t G . Lipp Dr. B e r n a r d F. R yan
Dr. C la r e n c e L. Lyon Dr. W i n s t o n J . R ow e j R o b e r t F. W e lty
Dr. W . W a y n e Lockw o o d Dr. A r d in A. S a ll q u is t
Dr. F red L. M e e s k e Dr. P e t e r B. Rudy Dr. T h o m a s C. W i l d e r
Dr. J o h n J. Lorang Dr. E d g a r R. S a l t e r
Dr. R o b e r t L. Pohl Dr. R o b e rt P. S a g e r s o n Dr. D av id B. W ilsey Dr. O liv e r Lowry Dr. G i l b e r t F. S c h n e i d e r
Dr. M ilb u r n H. Q u e r n a Dr. G ilm a n S a n f o r d Dr. G o r d o n A. W i n d le Dr. P a u l H. Luft Dr. W illia m G . S ch o ch
Dr. T h o m a s D. T h o m p so n Dr. E d w a r d B. S a x o n Dr. R a y m o n d A. L y n b e rg Dr. R a y m o n d M. S c h u lte
Dr. W illia m H. Tou sey Dr. A l e x a n d e r R. M a c K a y Dr. R o b e r t P. S h a n e w is e
COURTESY STAFF Dr. C h a r l e s G . M ac N e ill Dr. W illia m J. S in clair
Dr. H o w a r d V. V a le n tin e
Dr. M a x Allen Dr. W illia m N . Dire Dr. J a m e s M cA llister Dr. J o h n S. S iverts
Dr. C h a r l e s M. A n d e r s o n Dr. J a m e s P. D u n la p Dr. R o b e r ts o n L. M cB ride Dr. G e n e S lic h ter
Dr. D av id M cC le lla n Dr. D e lb e r t F. Sm all
Dr. G e o r g e H. A n d e r s o n Dr. M ilto n W . D u r h a m
Dr. J o h n C. Ely Dr. H a r o ld T. A n d e r s o n Dr. Bruce A. Evans Dr. T e r r e n c e J . M c D o n a ld Dr. Willis E. Smick
Dr. M ic h a e l H. Emmick Dr. D. W ils o n M cK inla y Dr. C liffo rd Smith
Dr. R u d o lp h G . A n d r e s Dr. W a l t e r C. F elsenstein
Dr. C. Don M iller Dr. G le n E. S n y d e r
Dr. W illia m H. F r a z i e r Dr. D o n a ld E. B ab c ock Dr. J o s e p h B. F in ney
Dr. R ic h a r d C. M iller Dr. R o b e r t H. S o u th c o m b e
Dr. R ic h ard H. G a n z Dr. G eo rg e W. Bagby Dr. F r e d e r ic k R. Fischer Dr. F r a n k J. M o r to n Dr. P hilip D. S p e c h k o
Dr. C h a r l e s L. G a t e s Dr. R ic h ard J . Bailey Dr. W ilfrid A. F la h e r ty Dr. J o h n A. M o y e r Dr. W illia m L. S p e n c e r
Dr. G e o r g e W . Girvin Dr. A. Bruce B a k e r Dr. D a v id W . G a i s e r Dr. W illia m N . M y h r e Dr. N o r m a n E. S ta l e y
Dr. A lex an d er G reer Dr. Emory F. B a k e r D r. A u g u s t u s F. G a l l o w a y Dr. M ic h a e l A. N e g r e t t i Dr. R ic h a r d H. S te v e n s o n
Dr. M. I r e n e G r ie v e Dr. H a r o ld W . B e a ty Dr. W i lf r e d A. G a m o n Dr. C a r r o l W . N e ll e r m o e Dr. A lto n R. S tie r
Dr. C o r n e l iu s E. H a g a n , J r . Dr. G l e n n W . Bell Dr. R a y m o n d E. G ille tt Dr. J a m e s M. N els o n Dr. R o b e r t A. S tie r
Dr. Edw ard N. H am a ch er Dr. R ic h ard A. Betts Dr. T h o m a s G ilp a tr ic k Dr. P a u l B. N u t t e r Dr. R o b e r t F. E. S tie r
Dr. R ic h ard H. H e m p s t e a d Dr. E d w a r d E. Bie ver Dr. Loren A. G o t h b e r g Dr. H a r r y H. O ls e n Dr. M e r r it t H. S tiles
Dr. R o b e r t G . H e s k e tt Dr. J o h n E. Blair Dr. D av id C. G r o e n i g Dr. O . C h a r l e s O ls o n Dr. J o n a t h o n B. S t o n e
Dr. D. C u r r a n H ig g in s Dr. N o r m a n B olk e r Dr. P a u l S. H a g e m a n Dr. C lid e E. O m s t e a d Dr. R u d o lp h E. S t u a r t
Dr. J o h n E. Hill Dr. E d w a r d G . Bond Dr. Russel B. H a n f o r d Dr. W illiam J. O r l o b Dr. D av id E. S u lliv an
Dr. R o b e r t T. H u d d le s to n Dr. Ross R. H a r c u s Dr. Russell C. P a r r Dr. J. D r u m m o n d S w e e n e y
Dr. C h a n n i n g M. Bow en
Dr. Louis A. P arsell Dr. F rancis Thiel
Dr. R o b e r t H u n te r Dr. Lowell M. B ro oks Dr. H a r r y P. H a r p e r
Dr. J a m e s M. P a tt o n Dr. A lex V a n d e r W i l d e
Dr. Bert P. J a c o b s o n Dr. F r a n k V. Brow n Dr. M ilo T. H arris
Dr. Eric R. P a u ls o n Dr. H e n r y W e itz
Dr. R o b e r t E. J e n s e n Dr. H u g h S. B ro wn Dr. J o h n W . H a r r is o n
Dr. E ld red G . P e a c o c k Dr. R o b e r t A. W e t z l e r
Dr. E d w a r d V. J o h n s t o n Dr. M a u r ic e E. B ry a n t Dr. R alp h T. H ars h
Dr. Roy T. P e a r s o n Dr. E l iz a b e th W h i t e
Dr. M illard E. J o n e s Dr. M a r y Eileen C a lk in s Dr. W . E. H a r t Dr. T h o m a s O . Pell ow Dr. R o b e r t W ilso n
Dr. T h o m a s H. J o n e s Dr. T h o m a s E. C a n n i n g Dr. F red R. H ays Dr. L a w r e n c e C. P e n c e Dr. M alc o lm N . W ilm e s
Dr. H u g h C. K e e n a n Dr. R o la n d Carlill Dr. M a r j o r i e E. H e itm a n Dr. Louis D. P e r g a m i t Dr. C h a r l e s R. W o l f e
Dr. M a x w e ll F. Kepi Dr. E d w a r d L. C la n to n Dr. W . W a l t e r H e n d e r s o n Dr. A lm e r o n T. P erry Dr. H e r b e r t M. W o o d c o c k
Dr. A lfre d R. Kessler Dr. A r t h u r M. C la r k , Jr. Dr. J a m e s W . H en d r ic k Dr. Kermit D. P e te r s o n Dr. R o b e r t T. Y a m a u c h i
Dr. R ic h ard N. K le a v e la n d Dr. J o h n R. C o r k e r y , Jr. Dr. R a n d a ll W . H e n r y Dr. R o b e r t M. Phillips Dr. H a r v e y L. Y ou n g
Dr. Arch L o g a n , Jr. Dr. A r t h u r B. C r a i g Dr. J o h n E. H e r s h e y
Dr. D u n c a n V. Luth Dr. J o a n G . C r a i g Dr. LaRue S. H ig h sm ith
Dr. R. D e a n Luther Dr. V e r n e E. C res s ey Dr. H e r m a n H in din
DENTAL STAFF
Dr. F ran cis M. Lyle Dr. R o b e r t J . D avis Dr. S. Fuller H o g s e tt Dr. J o h n J . Albi Dr. G le n E. P arris h
Dr. R o b e r t C. M a h e r Dr. S t u a r t A. D avis Dr. J a m e s R. H o w le tt Dr. E d w a r d J. F red ric k so n Dr. G e o r g e M. W i t t e r
Dr. R o b e r t W . M a r is Dr. W illia m J . D avis Dr. F ran cis R. J u r d y
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RESIDENTS AND INTERNS FOR 1960-1961

FR O N T R O W :

Dr. A rv ind N e r u r k a r
Dr. S e s i n a n d o G o n z a l e s
Dr. W a y n e P a r p a l a
Dr. E d w a r d W . A b r a m s
Director of Medical Education
Dr. P a q u i t o C h u a
Dr. S u p h i G u n d u z

M ID D L E R O W :
Dr. D av id E d e lm a n
D r. R o d g e r S ta n t o n
Dr. G o r d o n M o o r e
Dr. A la n H o m a y
Dr. K e n n e th B. R eed
Dr. A n to n iu s W . I m k a m p
Dr. E u g e n e M u d r o n y

BACK R O W :
Dr. F a iz u r R. C h o w d h u r y
Dr. J a m e s A. M e y e r s
Dr. B en jam in P into
Dr. J e t s e v a n Vliet
Dr. Low ell H o r la c h e r
Dr. J o s e p h F. G r is m e r
Dr. J a e W o o n g C h a
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