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[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rockingham Memorial Hospital Forms, 1914-1938, SC 0363, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Purchased at Green Valley Auctions December 5th, 2023 sale of the Doug Bowman Estate.
From the estate of Doug Bowman, local collector of Harrisonburg memorabilia.
Built in 1912, the original Rockingham Memorial Hospital was located at what is now the corner of Mason St. and Grace St. in Harrisonburg. It was adjacent to the campus of the State Normal and Industrial School for Women (now JMU).
The collection comprises two blank charts (clinical chart, bedside notes) and five bills for patients Louise Friddle and Donald Bowman. The bills list assorted charges associated with treatment or hospital stays and include board, medicine, dressings, laundry, x-ray services, etc. The blank charts capture information related to a patient's temperature, pulse, stool, urine, medicines, and nourishment.