Lady Of Lourdes Hospital
Our
Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, was opened to patients on
July 1, 1950, for the care of all races, colors, and creeds. The
hospital is owned and operated by the Sisters of St. Francis, Allegany,
New York, who have thirteen other hospitals from
Massachusetts to Florida. It is a general hospital with 302 beds
and 60 bassinets. It is fully approved by the Joint Commission on
the Accreditation of Hospitals as well as by the Council on
Medical Education of the A.M.A.
for the training of interns.
The
cost of the construction was $3,940,000 and the equipment reached
a cost of $800,000. It was financed chiefly through a loan from
an insurance company. Some of the funds were raised through
public subscription, approximately $1,200,000. The interest and
the amortization of the principal of the loan amount to five
hundred dollars a day.
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