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Show j 1 MAY 12 IS DESIGNATEDNATIONAL DESIGNATED DESIGNATEDLos DESIGNATEDNATIONAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL HOSPJrAI DAYLos DAY | AU Los Angeles , May U-On U On 11-On 11 11 - - On Friday FricMay y " , . May 12th , , the hospitals of ot the entire entlrc entireUnited entlrcUnited enUnited . , United states0111 States \ ' vull \0111 0111 wilt observe obsE'rve ' Nationalhospital National Nationalhospital Natiohospital hospital day Several years ago agoproclamation , , by byproclamation byproclamation y proclamation of the President of ofUnited theUnited theUnited the United States , , National Hospital Day Daywas Daywas Iwas y - was established in honor of the birth birthof birthof blof -y- y - of Florence Nightingale , who createdthe created createdthe creathe the earI3org"lnlzatfon early earI3- earI3 - ' organization org"lnlzatfon orglnlzatfon " which has de- de developed developed < _ - _ - veloped into the magnificent system systemof systemof systof of hospitals hospihls serving the public today todayJ todJ -y y - J Rollin RoUin French , M : D , . prCident president presidentthe $ of ofthe ofthe the Western Hospital association , , rep- rep representing representing nresenting - - resenting the interests mterests of 1280 hospi- hospi hospitals hospitals hostals - - tals in the eleven cleven western states stalAlaska , . Alaska and Honolulu Hoilciulu . , , announced th'1t th1t that th'1tI th'1tthis thatthis tlthis < ' it this section111 section \ will \\111 111 \ participate pubclpate strongly stronglyobseivance in inobsel inobseivance I obsel obseivance vance of the day The modern modernhospital modernhospital modehospital hospital represents a s three and one- one oneI onehalf onehalf orhalf - I half billion dollar enterpilse enterplise , thc the thceighth theeighth teighth eighth largest capital capltal invetment inve4ment investmentany . , ) in inanyone inany the United UnitedStates UnitStates UnitedStates , anyone any one classification class1fication in States Furthermore rurthermore , , Dr French Frenchpomted Frenchpointed Frenpointed pomted pointed out , no service to humanityhas humanity humanityhas human ; .ty ty . has made greater stiides stl1des strides in protecting protectingthe protectthe ! the interests mterests of the public pubhc than has hasthe hthe the modern hospital He stated that that"It that"It th"It thIt at "It It " " was scientific sClcntific medical and hospital hospitalservice hospilservice ; ' service which WhlCh made the completion completionthe of ofthe ofthe the Panama Canal possible SCIentifIc SCIentifIcmedlcme Scientificaredicme Scientilmedicine ' medlcme aredicme has reduced mort mortality sIlty rate rateappendicitis of ofappendicitis ofappendicitis appendicitis , , diphtheria , , typhoid fever fevand I Iand and many other diseases , from ap- ap apnoximately a ; ? - - apjploxunately pioximately ploxunately noximately 90 per cent to less than thani ths5 ap-j ap j 5 i per cent To meet the problems of ofhospital ofhospital hospital hospital - . - servIce - < ; prvice .to to . to the great - _ mass L : ! of ofC ; > ! f C I - - - . _ L P ; people pi of f-modest f modest modest means- means meansmany means , , many of thehospitals the thospitals ] hospitals will announce the adoption adoptionof adoptiof ( " | of plans providing providmg complete complet.e . service on onthe onthe < ' the basis basts of small periodic payments paymentsTIus paymentsThis paymeniThis s TIus This new system will provide the themeans themeans Umeans means of budgeting budgetmg the expense tor for forillness torInness fillness > r Inness illness and eliminate ellminate the burden burdenindividuals to tolrdivlduals toindividuals -o o - lrdivlduals individuals and families during a period per- per period pe ' - lod iod when income has been reduced . or orstopped orstopped < L stopped The Western Hospital as-I as I as- as association a ; - endorred endorsed advertising ' 13nd f and publicity , , and and the v various rious hosp hosptals ' - tals and councils are proceeding proceedmg Wlth with Wlththe withthe wil wilthe " the de\ de dec development deelopment \ elopment of plans to use this thisinstl thisinstiumentahty , instl instiumentality instiumentahty wnentahty , , which they reallz realize ; e ' , will promote the Interest of the publicand pUblic pUblicand publ publand and the hospitals " All hospitals WIn wall WInke2p wallkeep w keep ke2p open house and many will wm pro- pro provide provide pr < ) ' - - vide programs of various types on onMay onMay May 12th The association strongly stronglyurges stronglyurges strong strongurges urges the public to manifest mamfest its interest inter- inter interest inte ] ' " - est by accepting acceptmg the invitation of the thehospitals thehospitals hospitals to t.o . visit vlSit at least one hospital hospitalin hospit ; " in the respective respecth respectke e community commumly on thisaniniversary this thisamuversalY anmversaiy amuversalY aniniversary |