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Title |
Jefferson Hospital, circa 1930s |
Description |
A black and white photograph taken in the 1930s of Jefferson Hospital on Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia. Dr. Hugh Trout founded the hospital in 1907, and named it after Thomas Jefferson, whom he admired. The hospital structure first accommodated 15 patients and was originally erected as a residential building. In 1908, two well-built houses on Franklin Road were joined together to create the 40-bed hospital. A new charter, dated May 13, 1914, provided for the erection of a new structure and a training school for nurses. This building had three all-brick and fireproof additions and eventually grew to house 151 beds and 15 bassinets. The hospital was later equipped with the first portable telephones, diagnostic x-ray and radiation therapy, a laboratory, cancer clinic and a training program for interns and residents. Between 1914 and 1965, the hospital trained 658 nurses. In the 1930s patients paid $6 a day for a private room or about $35 week. By 1967, the cost had risen to $25-$35 a day for private rooms and the number of patients swelled from 40 to 168. In 1959 it was decided that a new 200-bed hospital was needed to replace Jefferson Hospital but then Lewis-Gale Hospital decided to join the effort to create a new hospital instead of expanding their present facility. So, instead of a 200-bed facility, it was expanded to 400 beds to accommodate the two merging hospitals, which became Community Hospital. Jefferson Hospital was demolished in June 1968, and later the architectural firm of Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern located their new offices at the site on Franklin Road. Jefferson Hospital contributed all of its assets to the new hospital, including about $1 million in property. |
Object ID |
1990.69.731 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
circa 1930's |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
Subjects |
Hospitals Hospitals, local Buildings Windows Doors & doorways Cars Automobiles Utility poles Trees Sidewalks Roads |
Search Terms |
Jefferson Hospital Franklin Road Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern Roanoke, Virginia |
People |
Trout, Hugh, Dr. |
Collection |
History Museum Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
011\199069731.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |