Show Only Hospital In San Juan County The first and only hospital In San Juan county is in Monticello l This hospital born from the acute reed need of the people then in the county came into exi existence tence in 1947 County leaders obtained it as ns a provisional gift from the War Assets Assets Assets As As- sets Administration The grounds and all buildings will be deeded to the county if the hospital is kept in continuous continuous' operation for twenty twenty- five years The 19 acres of or hospital grounds contain the hospital proper a seven seven sev- sev en room house used as a doctors doctor's residence 2 four room houses used as nurses' nurses homes and a 4 car garage The building now remodelled remodel remodel- led into a hospital was originally used as a staff house for government government government govern govern- ment employees at the uranium mill during World War II If After acquiring the property the county converted the main building building build build- ing into an attractive modern hospital hospital hos hos- pital at a cost of oC 00 One- One third of this cost was borne by bythe bythe bythe the county third one-third by the state of Utah and third one-third by the federal federal fed fed- eral government I This 12 bed hospital has an alert and competent staff of eight six I nurses of which four are registered registered regis regis- nurses a a. a coo cook and a house house house- keeper Though small the ho hospital is completely modern and well equip ped It has a complete laboratory and a new X-ray X machine The has up-to-date up operating room adequate surgical and oxygen equipment The glass enclosed nursery has an incubator for premature pre mature infants and the delivery room is equipped with an oxygen tent The hospital has an autoclave for use in sterilizing supplies and equipment Employees of or the uranium mill millin millin millin in Monticello have recently donated donat donat- ed a new resuscitator to the hos hos- pital The hospital participates In the Blue Cross Hospital and Blue Cross medical insurance plans |