049Can't se B 'uilding
For Health Purposes
Ingersoll's old Alexnd Hospital is to be torn .down.
Once one of the most stately homes in all Western On-
tario, and since 1909' a hospital ministering to the needs of
thousands for miles around, the structure will be torn down
upon the opening of the new hospital around the end of May
or early in June. Tenders f6'r the razing have been called.
For the time being, the cleared area will be used as park-
ing area for the new hospital, but it is pointed out that the new
hospital is so designed any extension will, go toward the
Cleared area, to the east.
The question as to disposal of the old building was raised
by Mrs. James Cole at the annual meeting of the hospital trust
Tuesday night; R. G. Start, president, said it had to be torn I
down He said the department of health would not approve its C
use for any public health service. Cost of its conversion to a r
nurses' home would be more than it was worth, he explained.
James Noxon, one of Ingersoll's early tycoons, had the rambling building constructed in 1874. Costing $10,000 it was f
just IT in the way of homes. When Noxon moved to Toronto, i
Dr. Angus McKay bought it as a'residence. Iil 1909,1,the 'hos-
pital trust was organized, -and Dr. McKay sold the; building if
with its many rooms and solid cherry staircasefor use as a
hospital. His price was $6,.000.` The new hospital, �Ntr. Start 't:
informed the trust Tuesday, would cost $560,000—complete.
The first year the hospital had 16 beds and 120 patients.
In 1949, Mrs. R. L. Smith, superintendent, reported, 1066
patients and 418 out -patients, which, in short, meant that the
hospital had its busiest year ever. There were 12,108 days; `
spent by patients in the hospital ... a record. Cost per patient
per day was $6.57, only 23 cents higher than in 1948.
Mr. Start reported that all the $560,000 had been raised,
and Mr. A. R. Horton said when the hospital opqued it woultj�
be "the very finest building of the most modern constructo
with the best of equiprnent."• ;The X-ray equipment iiwnld b u
equal to anything in itanada, he said, and no longer would it
be necessary to leave !,Ingersoll for X-ray treatment.
The following directors were, elected, with only one new �
member: Mrs. James Baxter, Mrs. Fred Adams, R. G. Start, R.�21
W. Green, A. R. Horton, R. S. Foster, A. E. Izzard, John B.
Mitchell, (replacing W. E. Cragg) ; T. N. Dunn, C. J. Hines,
Mayor Dr. J. G Murray, Dr. George Emery and a county coun-
cilappointee.
Mr. Start paid tribute to the work of the Women's Aux-
iliary in raising $26,000 for hospital furnishings.. Mrs. P. M.
Dewan, president of the Auxiliary, outlined how the money
was raised. Mr. Dewan moved a vote of thanks to the directors
of the trust for their efforts in advancing this tremendous new
community project. Percy L. Smith seconded his motion.
Mr. Green, presenting the financial report for the hospi-
tal, noted how the operating deficit had been further reduced
to $4,470.86. There has .been a continued reduction over the
past few years.
With -the opening of the new hospital, it is interesting to
note that in 1909, on the opening of the Alexandra, it was 'said
to be "a completely modern hospital in the fullest sense of
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