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 374 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY for many years, adequate treatment, especially of surgical cases and of cases requiring expert medical and dietetic nursing, was frequently sought in towns far distant, owing not so much to a lack of medical talent nearer home as to a want of trained help, proper equipment and adequate facilities for. the care and treat- ment of such cases. The success of the Crenier & Clayden hospital now emphasized the urgency of this need. Credit must be given especially to the untiring efforts of Kev. J. R. Baumann, of St. John's church, Red Wing, who brought his influence to bear upon a number of business and professional men in this city, ami mi several occasions revived the plan of establishing a Lutheran hospital, when others had abandoned it as unfeasible. With the assistance of J. H. Schacht. C. F. Hjermstad, E. H. Render and J. C. Seebach, a definite plan of procedure towards the realization of this idea was outlined. .V temporary organ- ization was effected in the summer of 1903. and the corporation was organized October 7th, 1903, under the laws of the state of Minnesota, with J. II. Schachl ;is president, C. F. Hjermstad as vice-president, E. H. Render as secretary, J. Albrecht as treasurer and Rev. J. R. Baumann. Charles Reinhart, .lohn C. Seebach and John Gerdau as trustees. The corporation immediately acquired No. 14(>7 West Fourth street as a permanent home of the hospital and training school, [da <;. Beauford was engaged as superin- tendent of nurses find continues to serve the hospital in that capacity. Drs. M. 11. Cremer, L. E. Claydon aiul A. E. Johnson constitute the regular hospital staff. A new addition of twenty rooms is now in progress of con- struction for the purpose of having more private wards and for lack of room in general. The cost of the addition will be $16,000. The hospital is located in the best district of Red Wing, about one-half mile from the business center and well removed from the noise, dust and smoke of factories and railways. The building is surrounded by a spacious lawn and grove and affords a beautiful view of the Mississippi and of the charming scenery along its banks. The main floor of the building contains a large reception room, a dining room for the nurses, a well-appointed kitchen, and Avards. On the second floor is the operating room, laboratory, wards and private rooms, and the nurses' quarters. The building is a beautiful brick structure, and the interior is elegantly and tastefully furnished throughout. It is heated by hot air and hot water. The operating room and the laboratory are titted put accord- ing to the most advanced ideas and contain a very complete surgical equipment.