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Concrete and reinforcing steel give a progress report on construction of Jennie Edmundson Hospital's new addition. The $2,100,000 project is scheduled to be in operation by March of 1963.

Original Cornerstone . . . taken from 1905 building is inspected by Gov. Norman A. Erbe and Mis Dorothy Christensen. The old cornerstone will serve as a plaque in the new addition.

Operating Electroencephalogram . . . at Jennie Edmundson Hospital is Miss Mary Jo Franks, a staff member. The patient is in the adjoining test room.

The old laundry building at Jennie Edmundson Hospital was being torn down Wednesday. The laundry has been moved to the new hospital building and is now in operation. Champney Wrecking Co. of Topeka, Kan., is doing the work. Champney is a…

Central Supply . . . houses the autoclave which is in continuous use processing sterilized materials to supply the entire hospital. Mrs. Marguerite Stephens and Mrs. Dollie McQuinn, both nurse aides, are shown removing surgical packs from the heated…

Built-In Cameras . . . are featured in the overhanging lights directly above the operating tables. Pictured in one of the seven operating rooms located in the new wing are Miss Carol Scott of Avoca, a junior student in the hospital's school of…

This Spacious Lounge . . . sets the modern trend of the new addition to the hospital. Large picture windows to the north overlook the broad patio front entrance which separates the entrance and the pediatric wing of the older section. The gift shop…

Richard D. Hogan, minister of First Christian Church and president of the Council Bluffs Ministerial Association relaxes in the Quiet Room at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. The Quiet Room is a special parlor sponsored by the Ministerial Association to…

Admiring New Furnishings . . . in a room at Jennie Edmundson Hospital are Miss Dorothy Christensen, and Drs. M.P. Margules, Fred Beaumont and Donald Stroy.

Marching To Meeting Room . . . are Jennie Edmundson nurses Mrs. Luetta Petersen, Mrs. Florence Burke and Mrs. Diantha Haney and INA President Mrs. Virginia Galbreath. Walking behind Mrs. Haney is nurse Mrs. Alberta Anderson and INA consultant I.J.…

Pathologists . . . Dr. Walter Hathaway, left, and Dr. M.H. Kulesh check results of chemical tests made in Jennie Edmundson Hospital laboratory.

Blood Bank . . . includes supply of human blood (left) and equipment for blood typing and testing. Working in lab is Mrs. Robert Ross, co-chief medical technologist.

Operating Machine . . . which makes complete and accurate blood count is Dr. M.H. Kulesh and Miss Rannells Phyliss at Jennie Edmundson Hospital.

Jennie Edmundson Administrator Edward Lynn . . . walks along the bluff overlooking his hospital which is now expanding its facilities.

Aerial photo, looking north from 16th Avenue at about South 17th Street. Railroad roundhouse is at bottom center of photo.

Aerial photo of rural area, looking west.

South Omaha Bridge Road...has experienced many changes in the past five years. Several new buildings have been constructed along the heavily-traveled highway.
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