Borden Memorial Hospital
| Borden Memorial Hospital 博德恩医院 | |
|---|---|
Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| Coordinates | 36°03′44″N 103°48′45″E / 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 |
Borden Memorial Hospital was a hospital in
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.
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
- List of Christian Hospitals in China
References
- ^ a b "Borden Memorial Hospital". Leprosy History. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
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