Borden Memorial Hospital
Borden Memorial Hospital was a hospital in Lanzhou, Gansu, China from 1918 to 1951. It was founded by the China Inland Mission with money donated by the Borden family after the death of William Whiting Borden. Borden had meant to come to China as a missionary, but died in Cairo, Egypt while studying Arabic to prepare himself to serve the Muslims of China. [1][2] The hospital was handed over to the Chinese government in 1951.
| Borden Memorial Hospital 博德恩医院 | |
|---|---|
| China Inland Mission | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lanzhou, Gansu, China |
| Coordinates | 36.062124°N 103.812497°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Services | |
| Beds | 120 |
| Speciality | Leprosy |
| History | |
| Opened | 1918 |
| Closed | 1951 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in China |
History
The hospital was completed on 9 April 1918 as the first hospital in Gansu. It was a predecessor to the Second People's Hospital of Lanzhou, which took over the hospital in 1951.[3] In this hospital was an outdoor corridor lined with pictures of Chinese patients helped by all the missionary doctors. The words: "For God so love the World in Chinese still hangs over the corridor."[2] The hospital was handed over to the Chinese government in 1951.[1][2] In 1970, it became the Lanzhou Infectious Disease Hospital and in 1978 it was renamed the Lanzhou Second People's Hospital.[4]
CIM Hospital staff
- Mary Weightman Nurse in Charge (1934-?)
- Isabella Marion Davidson Nurse
- Otto F. Schoerner Business Manager (1948-1951)
See also
References
- "Borden Memorial Hospital". Leprosy History. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "Lanzhou China". Historical Photographs of Lanzhou. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "First Wester Hospital in Gansu Marks two Foreign Missionaries". China Christian Daily. April 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "兰州市第二人民医院纪念前身"福音医院"——"博德恩医院"落成100周年". Archived from the original on 2021-01-12.