Nason Hospital

Description

quotCaring for the community since 1900
and into the future quot

Nason Hospital is dedicated to bringing our patients the quality health care they expect and deserve Located in a peaceful rural area in the hills of Pennsylvania our facility provides an ideal setting for our patients care and their families and visitors comfort

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Mission
Nason Hospital is committed to promoting the health and wellbeing of the surrounding communities by delivering safe high quality and compassionate care to every patient

Core Values
Our patients are the reason we exist Our core values include

Compassionate Care

Commitment to Safety amp Quality

Collaboration amp Teamwork

Clean amp Comfortable Environment

Communication that is Timely and Understood

History

History of Nason Hospital
Nason Hospital Doorway To Health Hope And Service

William Albert Nason MD was born in Townsville PA June 23 1862 Like his father and two brothers he chose to be a physician He began his medical practice in Pleasantville after graduating from Allegheny College Meadville and Rush Medical College Chicago IL in 1892 Dr Nason and six other Roaring Spring businessmen purchased the Park Hotel and established a private sanatorium in May 1 1896 Dr Nason served as the first Superintendent of the facility which was chartered as a charitable nonprofitable hospital on April 1 1900 and became a community enterprise

In December 1900 an amendment to the charter changed the name of the corporation from the Nason Sanatorium to The Nason Hospital Association The charter was issued for the purpose of conducting a sanatorium and hospital and the training of nurses A June 11900 account stated While yet in comparative embryo it has made wonderful progress Its development has been marvelous and as it now stands as an incorporated institution we predict a glorious future Dr Nason is the right man in the right place His success has been phenomenal backed by a brilliant staff of the ablest physicians in the county it will press to the front as one of the states leading institutions

Dr Nason had a wide reputation as a skillful surgeon and is credited with performing the first appendectomy in this section of the country He was superintendent and chief of staff at Nason Hospital until a few year before his death He also had served as a surgeon for the Pennsylvania Railroad and was chief surgeon and chief of staff at Mercy Hospital in Altoona Dr Nasons salary from the corporation was 75 which was wholly applied to the Hospital His only means of recompense during this time was derived from outside work For a period of 25 years the income was insufficient to cover the expenses so the deficit was paid by Dr Nason out of his private income In Looking Eighty Years Backward a 1920 historical publication about Roaring Spring pays a high tribute to the late Dr Nason and describes him as a great blessing to our town and our community Throughout his life Dr Nason was committed to the success of Nason Hospital with both his dedication and endowment Dr W Albert Nason died on April 29 1934 at the age of 71 His picture still hangs in a place of honor in Nason Hospital Dr Nasons vision of a having an excellent hospital for the Cove region continues to be the same as those who are leading the Hospital and caring for patients in the 21st century