Company Description:
At the turn of the century there were fewer than 80 million people living in the United States. Eight thousand cars traveled less than 10 miles of paved roads, and first-class stamps cost a penny a piece. The average worker earned $12.98 per week, and could expect to live less than 47 years; and Mrs. Emma Smith decided that Frederick City needed a hospital. A determined civic leader, Mrs. Smith was able to rally the community to the cause, and in July of 1901 the corner stone for Frederick City Hospital was laid. Just 10 months later, on May 1, 1902, the hospital opened its doors. They have remained open every moment of every day since. For over 100 years Frederick Memorial Hospital has been caring for the healthcare needs of an ever-growing community. As we enter our second century of service provision, and bring to the community a new, state-of-the-art facility, Frederick Memorial Healthcare System pledges to remain true to those values and ideals so eloquently expressed in the simple words of our founder's vision. In the late 1890's as Emma Smith began her personal campaign to build a hospital in her home town, she solicited funds with this simple statement of her dream: to provide a place that would care for the sick, comfort the injured, and provide peace of mind to all who live in a town called Frederick. Upon these principled words Frederick City Hospital opened its doors in 1902. As we prepare to open the doors to a new Frederick Memorial Hospital, we commit ourselves anew to the vision of Emma Smith. Frederick Memorial Hospital simply remains "and will always be - - . . .a place to care for the sick, comfort the injured, and provide peace of mind . . .?
At the turn of the century there were fewer than 80 million people living in the United States. Eight thousand cars traveled less than 10 miles of paved roads, and first-class stamps cost a penny a piece. The average worker earned $12.98 per week, and could expect to live less than 47 years; and Mrs. Emma Smith decided that Frederick City needed a hospital. A determined civic leader, Mrs. Smith was able to rally the community to the cause, and in July of 1901 the corner stone for Frederick City Hospital was laid. Just 10 months later, on May 1, 1902, the hospital opened its doors. They have remained open every moment of every day since. For over 100 years Frederick Memorial Hospital has been caring for the healthcare needs of an ever-growing community. As we enter our second century of service provision, and bring to the community a new, state-of-the-art facility, Frederick Memorial Healthcare System pledges to remain true to those values and ideals so eloquently expressed in the simple words of our founder's vision. In the late 1890's as Emma Smith began her personal campaign to build a hospital in her home town, she solicited funds with this simple statement of her dream: to provide a place that would care for the sick, comfort the injured, and provide peace of mind to all who live in a town called Frederick. Upon these principled words Frederick City Hospital opened its doors in 1902. As we prepare to open the doors to a new Frederick Memorial Hospital, we commit ourselves anew to the vision of Emma Smith. Frederick Memorial Hospital simply remains "and will always be - - . . .a place to care for the sick, comfort the injured, and provide peace of mind . . .?