Waynesboro hospital-history

1. October 2,
1922
October 2,
2012
Waynesboro Hospital 90
th
Anniversary

2. 1918 Flu Epidemic filled the Fire Hall & YMCA
In 1918 life expectancy for men was 53
years and 54 for women.
Typhoid fever was very prevalent.
Diphtheria was like a thief in the night.
Many a small boy cut his foot in the
barnyard or on a rusty nail and then
lockjaw would develop, then death.
Attitudes toward healthcare were
changing. Physicians were just starting
to set up offices and to receive “real”
clinical training.. Hospitals with
sterilization and isolation were now
becoming popular.

3. 1918 Flu Epidemic
The Flu epidemic of 1918 killed
more people than died in World
War I.
This epidemic swept the world
and killed an estimated 50
million people. One fifth of the
worlds population was attacked.
Within months it had killed more
people than an other illness in
recorded history.

4. Autumn of the “Spanish Lady” 1918

5. 1919
Dear Fellow Citizens:-
There is no city in Penna. of the size of
Waynesboro where the need of a new and modern Hospital
is more apparent than right here in our own community.
This situation brings us literally face to face with a
matter of life and death. It may be you or your loved ones,
or possibly a dear friend who will need the facilities of a
modern hospital. If so, to have these, will be worth to you the
Cost of an entire new building.

6. Waynesboro 1908 (postcard)
Trolley line

7. Waynesboro Main Street 1919

8. Future site of new hospital 1919

9. Shockey Farm
Clayton Avenue
East Main Street
East Main Street 1919

10. Main Street in front of Shockey Farm
Clayton Avenue
East Main Street

11. Future site of Hospital 1919

12. Henry B. Hess
Turned first shovel of dirt

13. Waynesboro Hospital
Under Construction 1921

14. Waynesboro Hospital
Construction Site
House on
Clayton Avenue

15. North West Corner Construction

16. View from Main Street

17. North West Corner 1922 after clearing

18. This view will change in 1962
This lower basement section
will be removed and become
the 1
st
floor!! That is why we
walk up steps to Main Street
now.

19. Waynesboro Hospital
West Side Construction

20. Under construction 1921
Wyatt and Nolting Baltimore Architects
designed the hospital

21. Waynesboro Hospital
Back view under construction

22. Only 114 feet long and 35 beds
Street Car trolley tracks

23. Office call 50 ¢
Home visit in town 7A – 6P $1
6 - 10 PM +50 ¢
10P – 7A + $1
Home visit in country
$1 for first mile and
50¢ for each additional mile
Obstetric Cases – Normal $10

Abnormal $15
Miscarriage $10 or more
Draft of Charges

24. 10,000 people attended
Opening Day October 2, 1922
J. H. Stoner, founder of the hospital was one of the speakers who said their hands were
so sore from shaking 10,000 hands, that they may be the first to use the new ER.

25. 1923 “postcard”

26. Landscaping Guidelines from
Pennsylvania Dept of Internal Affairs
The state provided
guidance what type of
trees and shrubs to plant
and where to plant them.

27. First Emergency Room 1922

28. Treatment
Room

29. Waynesboro Hospital only one in the state with it’s
own Quick Freezer! Thanks to Frick Company

30. Cooling System
Located on the
roof was the
refrigerant
condenser for
the freezer
equipment
donated by
Frick Co

31. Medical Staff By-Laws
1922
Wow.. 2 pages, now it is over 65 pages!

32. Community donated fruit and
vegetables for patient’s meals

33. OR Lights
Special OR lights
designed to leave no
shadows below the
surgeon’s hand.
Large light $800
donated by Dr. Pearre

34. Waynesboro Hospital new OR 1922
Curved needles
complete with thread
kept ready in sterilized
bottles

35. Air Condition
in OR 1944
The OR was without air
condition for 20 years.
The first Air Conditioner
was donated by Frick Co in
1944
No more open windows
during surgery!

36. Coal Furnace 1922
In 1957 the two heating units were
converted from coal to gas. One
boiler was kept for use of coal in
case of emergency.

37. Waynesboro Hospital Nursery 1922
Notice nurse wearing mask

38. Air Handler Compressor
Two Frick Eclipse
Compressors with
condensers and
receivers waiting
to be installed as
Air Handlers for
the hospital.
The cooling tower will be on the roof

39. Waynesboro Hospital First Ice Maker
Two Frick
Compressors
provided the
refrigeration for
the coolers, the ice
maker and the
freezer.

40. Waynesboro Hospital Med Surg Room

41. Treasurer Report
1923
Wow.. Operating with
only $3000 on hand!
From old newspaper
articles it is noted that
most of the linens and
food was donated by the
community to support the
hospital for the first few
years.

42. 1923 Campaign
to help finance hospital

43. Waynesboro
Hospital 1922
Med Surg
Room

44. Waynesboro
Hospital 1922
Soiled Utility
Med Surg Unit
Radiator heat too!

45. 1922
Clean Utility

46. 1922
Medication
Refrigerator

47. 1922
Med Surg
Bathroom

48. Waynesboro Hospital Nursery 1922
Infant Bath in
Nursery

49. Kitchen on 3
rd
floor 1922

50. New
X-ray 1922

51. 1922
First X-rays

52. Nurses 1922
A nurse’s home was
purchased in 1928 at
701 East Main Street.
Formerly the West end of
the hospital was their
living quarters. This area
was then divided into
private rooms.

53. Waynesboro Hospital Pediatric Ward 1922

54. Utility Room
Check out
those
“hot water”
bottles!

55. Patient Information
Private Room $3.50 a day
Private Bath $1.00
Ward Bed $2.00
Use of Operating room
$5 - $10.00

56. Busy Hallways and open ceilings

57. Waynesboro Hospital Emergency Room
Volunteers sat here
and wrote patient’s
name, address,
telephone number etc.
on an ED visit chart.

59. Waynesboro Hospital – Kitchen

60. First Hospital Auxiliary
Most members were physician’s wives

61. Waynesboro Hospital 1922

62. Laundry and Garage 1936
Even put the sheets on the line to dry!!

63. Post Card 1939

64. Sterilizer 1939

65. Medical Staff 1940

66. Patient’s hospital
bill 1947
1 week stay = $28
Operating Room = $10
Dressings $1
Anesthesia = $15
Assistant $20
Total $79

Average Salary in 1947

$3700

67. 25 years later and 31,057 patients Oct 2, 1947

69. Medical Staff 1952

70. Waynesboro Hospital 1956

71. East End – new “Sun Room”

72. 1957
In 1957 the first information center was installed with a new
switchboard, a ten trunk line and 20 department lines.

73. Waynesboro Hospital 1963

74. ED nights were slower in 1967
Staff did not stay in the
ED at night. When the
bell rang a nurse would
come down from the
floor to assess the
patient.
She then would call the
physician “On Call” at
home and tell them about
the patient. The doctor
may come in or request
the patient to go to his
office.
My… how times
have changed!

75. Oxygen Tents still needed

76. Days of
the
oxygen
tents

77. Waynesboro Hospital Dinning Room

78. New ED room in 1962

80. Nursery 1962

81. Awards Banquet 1968

82. Lab 1968

83. Volunteers
are “gold”
1971

84. Medical staff 1974

85. First Portable Cardiac Monitor 1978

87. Orderlies always there to help!

88. Physical Therapy Growing!!

90. Medical Staff 1978

91. Nurse Managers 1980

92. Auto CPR came and went…… 1980

95. Caps or no
caps…
Nursing is a
gift of the
heart!

96. New ED Room 1984

99. Trying out new
equipment!
Cardio
Pulmonary

100. My… how time flies!

101. Especially, when you are having fun!

102. Dedicated
Staff looking
for better ways
to do things!

103. Get your
Mammogram!

105. Annual Awards Banquet 1996

106. Memories last a life time….

107. Memories….

109. Annual Banquet 2001

110. Waynesboro Hospital X-Ray Dept
Wow… x-ray
films!
We didn’t go
“digital” until
Jan 16, 2006

111. Showing off our “new” addition 1992

112. Waynesboro Hospital 1992

113. ED 1992

114. New DI Dept 1992

115. Improving
Critical Care

118. Summit Alliance 1995

119. Life Lion comes our way! 1995

121. Eva Stenger Nurse of Year 2000

124. Diabetic Care
1996