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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 10, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 32.

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Sanitarium News Items

By L. A. H.

Some changes have been made in the managing force of the Nashville (Tenn.) Sanitarium. Drs. W. A. George and Lyra H. George have resigned their positions, in order that he may connect with the Loma Linda College of Medical Evangelists, in which he has been appointed an instructor. Dr. R. M. Clarke takes the superintendency of the institution. With previous sanitarium experience, as well as considerable private practise, Dr. Clarke is meeting with favorable reception by patients and workers. A new nurses’ class begins with bright outlook.
C. H. Moyers, of Graysville, Tenn., is now business manager of the Nashville Sanitarium. Having had a successful personal business career and more or less sanitarium experience, formerly as nurse and later as an active member of the board, Brother Moyers may be expected to manage wisely the business affairs of his new position.
B. W. Spire, former business manager of the Nashville Sanitarium, is now connected with the Florida Sanitarium, at Orlando, and with the Florida Conference, in various official positions, with plenty to do.
At the Graysville (Tenn.) Sanitarium, T. S. Dock assumes the business management, in place of R. L. Williams, who finds it necessary to devote his entire time to increasing outside business interests, and resigns after a year and a half of service to the institution. Brother Dock comes with a long sanitarium experience, lately with the Wichita (Kan.) institution. His place there is now filled by L. C. Christofferson, who has before served in that position.
Dr. O. C. Godsmark and wife have connected with the Atlanta (Ga.) Sanitarium, he as a general worker, and she as matron. Thus is fulfilled a long-cherished wish of Dr. Godsmark’s, to be again connected with the cause in an active capacity. He has disposed of his dental practise and business interests, and is devoting himself fully to his present work.
With the appointment of W. H. Williams, former business manager of Oakwood School (Huntsville, Ala.), to the office of secretary and treasurer of the Southeastern Union Conference, his assistance is secured to the Atlanta Sanitarium, thus filling the vacancy made by the leaving of R. T. Dowsett to connect with the Washington (D. C.) Sanitarium, as manager.
The Washington Sanitarium and the Washington Foreign Mission Seminary have recently united their educational and business interests so as to give nurses better opportunities for Bible and history training, and Seminary students the opportunity of some medical instruction, before they go to their foreign fields. A thorough medical missionary postgraduate course, to begin soon, will greatly strengthen the educational feature. It is arranged for the nurses to receive special training at one of the hospitals in the city of Washington.
The patronage of the Washington Sanitarium has been excellent for the last nine months, and constant. Just now there are more patients in the institution than at any other time in its history, every room in the building with one or more occupants, and a dozen or more patients in the hospital building. What was formerly the nurses’ dormitory has been converted into a hospital, with full and modern equipment. This was made necessary by an increasing patronage and an urgent need for special hospital facilities. The friends of this institution will be glad to know that its four years’ existence gives promise of such positive success.
Dr. R. S. Ingersoll, superintendent of the Washington Sanitarium, has just returned from a few weeks’ postgraduate course with the Mayo Brothers, in Minnesota. Dr. H. N. Sisco is taking a two months’ postgraduate course in New York City.
Dr. A. L. Gregory, recently from Guadalajara, Mexico, is spending a few weeks at the Florida Sanitarium, attending to the duties that belong to the medical superintendent, Dr. J. E. Caldwell, during his absence in the North. Dr. Gregory has identified himself permanently with Florida to the extent of purchasing a home there. Dr. Lydia Parmele is improving the opportunity of taking some special advanced work in the north.
Dr. W. E. Bliss, of the New England (Melrose, Mass.) Sanitarium, has just spent some time visiting various sanitariums in the West, receiving and giving benefit and pleasure by these visits. He was accompanied by Mrs. Bliss.
Dr. and Mrs. David Paulson, of Hinsdale, Ill., recently received a brief rest from pressing institutional duties by a trip West, attending the meeting of the American Medical Association and the medical council at Loma Linda.
Dr. A. B. Dunn, superintendent of the Kansas (Wichita) Sanitarium, accompanied by Mrs. Dunn, also attended the medical meetings in the West.
L. A. H.