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January 1898, attending physician, who raised a variety of complaints. In December, a special conference meeting was held, at which these grievances were aired for days in heated and acrimonious debate. The outcome was that Rev. Lindeblad obtained a nominal vindication, but without reinstatement, Dr. Young's connection with the hospital was severed by the board and Dr. Ranseen resigned the superintendency before having fully entered upon his new duties. The struggle seemed to accentuate the fact that capable management on the part of the board and the efficient service of Dr. Ochsner, a surgeon of high repute, have been the chief factors in the upbuilding and maintenance of the institution.
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January, 1898, resigned, protesting that he had been called to that position and had in fact served as superintendent. To
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December 1, 1904, the annexed structure was ready for occupancy, giving the hospital a total capacity of 220 beds. The additional structure, completing the building as originally planned, was finished at a cost of about
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was selected as chief physician, with two assistants, and on May 28, the institution was dedicated and formally opened, its first patient being a Miss Nibelius, who broke her leg in stepping off the street car which brought her to attend the dedication.
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institute in connection with a hospital after the pattern of benevolent institutions in Germany, which country he had visited the year before. At Olsson's initiative, a meeting to discuss the matter was held at
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