History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . furnishing. At the same time, aidhad not been refused to any who sought relief in the institution,—a marvelous record for a hospital without endowment. It was votedto enlarge the building, and the work of remodeling was begun thelast of May. Over nine thousand dollars were thus expended, andby August the hospital was again reopened for patients. The income of the hospital, aside from the charges collected of itspaying patients, is derived from general contr
History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . furnishing. At the same time, aidhad not been refused to any who sought relief in the institution,—a marvelous record for a hospital without endowment. It was votedto enlarge the building, and the work of remodeling was begun thelast of May. Over nine thousand dollars were thus expended, andby August the hospital was again reopened for patients. The income of the hospital, aside from the charges collected of itspaying patients, is derived from general contributions, specific giftsand bequests, the payments for membership in the association andthe income from such gifts and bequests as are donated to specificfunds. The payment of one hundred dollars constitutes a patronmember, of whom there are eleven; twenty-five dollars, a life mem-ber, of whom there are forty-two; ten dollars, a memorial member, ofwhom there are twenty-eight; and the payment of one dollar annu-ally, an annual member, of whom there are one hundred. The hospital had been in operation six years on the first day of19. N. H. Memorial Hospital for Women and Children. 958 HISTORY OF CONCORD. September, 1902, and during that period bad cared for five hundredand forty-two different patients. They have come mainly from allparts of New Hampshire, though some have been received from otherNew England states. A training-school for nurses was started October 1, 1897, and isunder the instruction of Miss Esther Dart. The course is two years,and embraces personal instruction and lectures by Concord physi-cians. There have been eight graduates of the school. This account would not be complete without a brief reference toDr. Julia Wallace-Russell. It is nearly a quarter of a century sinceshe opened her office in Concord. She was one of the first womenphysicians in New Hampshire, and one of the first two to be admit-ted to the New Hampshire Medical society. Her coming was at thes
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