Gritman Memorial Hospital (Moscow, Idaho)

NTDMG099 Guide to Gritman Memorial Hospital records Gritman Memorial Hospital records Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen; updated by Sara Szobody in 2021 and Elise Von Bargen in 2023. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives 1979

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-04-25. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Gritman Memorial Hospital records Gritman Memorial Hospital (Moscow, Idaho) MG 099 4 cubic feet 1939-1989 The papers of the Gritman Memorial Hospital, Moscow, Idaho inlcude minutes of board meetings, financial statements, and information on fund raising campaigns. English .

The papers of the Gritman Memorial Hospital, Moscow, Idaho, are contained in three file boxes. The material includes the minutes of the directors' meetings beginning in 1939, financial statements from 1947 to 1977, letters of solicitation for the 1960 fund raising campaign, lists of contributors to that campaign, plus items relating to later expansion. Some hospital related newspaper clippings are also included.

From reading the minutes, plus other items in this collection, one can follow the development of the hospital from 1939 when it was decided to replace Dr. Charles L. Gritman's original hospital which was deteriorating, with a new structure, through the additions of 1943, 1960 and 1970, to the present structure. One watches the salaries of the staff increase, and the cost of a room increase to meet staff salaries. One watches the changes in personnel and operating procedure as the hospital grows in size. But more important, one is aware of the support this hospital has received from the community it serves.

Dr. Charles Gritman first arrived in Moscow in 1893. Four years later, the original Gritman Hospital opened in the former McGregor Hotel at the corner of 7th and Main Street. Following Dr. Gritman's death in 1933, Mrs. Bertie Gritman, his wife and a hospital nurse, gave the hospital to the community under the condition that it always bear Dr. Gritman's name. Gritman Memorial Hospital opened on December 21, 1940. The facility name changed from Gritman Memorial Hospital to Gritman Medical Center in 1991 to better represent the hospital services offered.

Similar types of material have been kept together. The minutes of the meetings of the directors, executive committee, and voting membership of the Moscow Hospital Association have been kept together and are arranged in chronological order. The financial reports of the hospital are also in chronological order. Later accessions were added in 2023, keeping the original order but adding an Administrative series.

Letters of acknowledgment to donors have been divided into two categories, "Pledges" and "Gifts"; each is arranged alphabetically. The first folder of miscellaneous correspondence covers the years 1947 to 1970 and is arranged in chronological order. The letters of solicitation in the second folder were written at approximately the same time and are therefore arranged in alphabetical order.

Collection open for research.

Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Materials were received in 1985 and 1990 from Duane LeTourneau (MA 1985-01 and MA 1990-32), from Justin Ladd of the Gritman Medical Center in 1991 (MA 1991-59), and the Gritman Medical Center in 1993 (MA 1993-30).

Moscow (Idaho) Hospitals Records Idaho Moscow Gritman Memorial Hospital (Moscow, Idaho) Series I: Meeting Minutes

The majority of the minutes in series one are the minutes of the hospital's board of directors. Also included in the earlier years are minutes from the meetings of the members of the corporation and members of the Moscow Hospital Association. Some minutes from the executive board meetings are also included. Some relevant material such as letters from the medical staff concerning new members of the staff, committee reports, or letters dealing with matters before the board are also included in this series. The minutes of the meetings held in the 1960's have newspaper clippings pertaining to the hospital taped on the back; those for the 1970's also include the administrator's report.

Minutes 1939 1 1 Minutes 1940 1 2 Minutes 1941 1 3 Minutes 1942-1943 1 4 Minutes 1944 1 5 Minutes 1945 1 6 Minutes 1946 1 7 Minutes 1948 1 8 Minutes 1949 1 9 Minutes 1950 1 10 Minutes 1951 1 11 Minutes 1952 1 12 Minutes 1953 1 13 Minutes 1954 1 14 Minutes 1955 1 15 Minutes 1956 1 16 Minutes 1957 1 17 Minutes 1958 1 18 Minutes 1959 1 19 Minutes 1960 1 20 Minutes 1961 1 21 Minutes 1962 1 22 Minutes 1963 1 23 Minutes 1964 1 24 Minutes 1965 1 25 Minutes 1966 1 26 Minutes 1967 1 27 Minutes 1968 1 28 Minutes 1969 1 29 Minutes 1970 1 30 Minutes 1971 1 31 Minutes 1972 1 32 Minutes 1973 1 33 Minutes 1974 1 34 Minutes 1975 1 35 Minutes 1976 1 36 Minutes 1977 1 37 Minutes 1978 1 38 Minutes 1979 1 39 Minutes 1980 1 40 Minutes 1981 1 41 Minutes 1982 1 42 Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes November 1982 - April 1983 1 43 Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes May 1983 - April 1984 1 44 Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes May 1984 - April 1985 1 45 Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes May 1985 - April 1986 1 46 Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes 1986 1 47 Board of Directors - Meeting Minutes 1987 1 48 Finance Committee 1983 1 49 Finance Committee May 1983 - April 1984 1 50 Finance Committee May 1984 - April 1985 1 51 Finance Committee Notice/Minutes May 1985 - April 1986 1 52 Finance Committee Notice/Minutes 1986 1 53 Finance Committee Notice/Minutes January 1987 - June 1987 1 54 Finance Committee Notice/Minutes August 1987 - December 1987 1 55 Moscow Hospital Association Exec Committee Meeting Finance 1903-0985 1 56 Gritman Memorial Hospital Joint Conference Committee undated 2 57 Joint Conference March 1983 2 58 Joint Conference May 1983 - April 1984 2 59 Joint Conference Minutes May 1984 - April 1985 2 60 Joint Conference Notice/Minutes May 1985 - April 1986 2 61 Joint Conference Committee - Minutes of the Meeting 1987 2 62 Joint Conference Committee - Minutes of the Meeting 1986 2 63 Moscow Hospital Ass'n. Inc. Minutes 1965-1987 2 64 Moscow Hospital Ass'n. Inc. Minutes 1968-1970 2 65 Moscow Hospital Ass'n. Inc. Minutes 1971-1972 2 66 Moscow Hospital Ass'n. Inc. Minutes 1973-1974 2 67 Moscow Hospital Ass'n. Inc. Minutes 1975-1976 2 68 Moscow Hospital Ass'n. Inc. Minutes 1977-1978 2 69 Moscow Hospital Ass'n. Inc. Minutes 1979-1980 2 70 Moscow Hospital Ass'n. Inc. Minutes 1981- August 1982 2 71 Minutes (Report of Administrator) 1983 2 72 Series II: Administrative Gritman Memorial Hospital Medical Staff By-Laws 1945-1982 2 73 Gritman Memorial Hospital Medical Staff By-Laws 1964-1979 2 74 Gritman Memorial Hospital Medical Staff By-Laws 1981-1986 2 75 Medical Staff By-Laws 1984 2 76 Medical Staff By-Laws 1960-1977 2 77 Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws undated 2 78 Sample Letters for Campaign undated 2 79 Letters of Solicitation 1960 Campaign 1960 2 80 Board of Directors Lists undated 2 81 Board of Directors List undated 2 82 Series III: Correspondence Correspondence (misc.) undated 2 83 Correspondence 1988-1989 2 84 Correspondence 1986-1987 2 85 Correspondence 1985 2 86 Correspondence 1984 2 87 Series IV: Financial

The financial records of Gritman Memorial Hospital contain monthly balance sheets and yearly audit reports. The balance sheets also include such items as Statement of Operations, and Comparative Day Income and Expenses. Some include a summary of department income. The yearly audit reports were prepared by Hayden and Ross of Moscow.

Balance Sheets 1947-1950 3 88 Balance Sheets 1953 3 89 Balance Sheets 1954 3 90 Balance Sheets 1955 3 91 Balance Sheets 1957 3 92 Balance Sheets 1959 3 93 Balance Sheets 1960 3 94 Balance Sheets 1961 3 95 Balance Sheets 1962 3 96 Balance Sheets 1963 3 97 Balance Sheets 1964 3 98 Balance Sheets 1965 3 99 Balance Sheets 1966 3 100 Balance Sheets 1967 3 101 Balance Sheets 1968 3 102 Balance Sheets 1969 3 103 Balance Sheets 1970 3 104 Balance Sheets 1971 4 105 Balance Sheets 1972 4 106 Balance Sheets 1973 4 107 Balance Sheets 1974 4 108 Balance Sheets 1975 4 109 Balance Sheets 1976 4 110 Balance Sheets 1977 4 111 Balance Sheets 1978 4 112 Balance Sheets 1979 4 113 Balance Sheets 1980 4 114 Balance Sheets 1981 4 115 Balance Sheets 1982 4 116 Statememnt of Account - Idaho First National Bank undated 4 117 Capital Raising Fund Report 1977 4 118 Capital Raising Fund Report 1978 4 119 Capital Raising Fund Report 1979 4 120 Capital Raising Fund Report 1980 4 121 Capital Raising Fund undated 4 122 Financial Records Comparative Balance Sheets 1983 4 123 Accountants Reports 1964 5 124 Audit Reports 1965-1979 5 125 Trust National Bank Retirement Forms 1967 5 126 Personnel Wage Increase 1980 5 127 Personnel Policies undated 5 128 Financial Records (misc.) undated 5 129 Series V: Donors

This series comprises two categories of donors, those who pledged a specific amount and those who contributed to various memorial funds. There is a folder containing lists of those to whom letters requesting past due pledge payments were sent, and also a folder containing information on individual pledges. There are two folders dealing with capital raising funds. One, labeled "Transmittal letters" lists names of donors and amounts of donations for a specific period of time, usually one month. The other folder shows the financial growth of the fund. The remaining folders contain copies of the letters acknowledging receipt of payments. The pledge payments and gift donations are in separate alphabets and are therefore listed below under different headings.

Pledge Roster undated 5 130 Donations and Memorials 1960-1975 6 131 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements undated 6 132 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements A undated 6 133 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements B undated 6 134 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements C undated 6 135 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements D undated 6 136 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements E undated 6 137 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements F undated 6 138 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements G undated 6 139 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements H undated 6 140 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements I undated 6 141 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements J undated 6 142 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements K undated 6 143 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements L undated 6 144 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements M undated 6 145 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements N undated 6 146 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements O undated 6 147 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements P undated 6 148 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements R undated 6 149 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements S undated 6 150 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements T undated 6 151 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements U undated 6 152 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements V undated 6 153 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements W undated 6 154 Pledge Payment Acknowledgements Y undated 6 155 Transmittal Letter 1960-1965 6 156 Thank You Letters for Gifts A undated 6 157 Thank You Letters for Gifts B undated 6 158 Thank You Letters for Gifts C undated 6 159 Thank You Letters for Gifts D undated 6 160 Thank You Letters for Gifts E undated 6 161 Thank You Letters for Gifts F undated 6 162 Thank You Letters for Gifts G undated 6 163 Thank You Letters for Gifts H undated 6 164 Thank You Letters for Gifts I undated 6 165 Thank You Letters for Gifts J undated 6 166 Thank You Letters for Gifts K undated 6 167 Thank You Letters for Gifts L undated 6 168 Thank You Letters for Gifts M undated 6 169 Thank You Letters for Gifts N undated 6 170 Thank You Letters for Gifts O undated 6 171 Thank You Letters for Gifts P undated 6 172 Thank You Letters for Gifts R undated 6 173 Thank You Letters for Gifts S undated 6 174 Thank You Letters for Gifts T undated 6 175 Thank You Letters for Gifts U undated 6 176 Thank You Letters for Gifts V undated 6 177 Thank You Letters for Gifts W undated 6 178 Thank You Letters for Gifts Y-Z undated 6 179 Gritman Memorial Hospital Dedication undated 6 180 Series VI: Building and Planning Expansion Proposal undated 6 181 Expansion undated 6 182 Expansion undated 6 183 Expansion 1972 6 184 Intensive Care Unit Proposal 6 January 1970 6 185 Survay of Development Programs for GMH 1970 6 186 Management Study (misc.) undated 6 187 Management Study undated 6 188 Management Plan 1983 6 189 Brim and Associates, Inc. undated 6 190 Operation Review and Proposal for GMH undated 6 191 GMH Auxiliary undated 6 192 Board & Association Membership/Trustee Information/Management Plan 1984 6 193 Series: GMH American Hospital Association Survey of Hospitals 1983-1984 6 194 Gritman Memorial Hospital Organization Chart undated 6 195 Hospital Corporation of America undated 6 196 Long Range Plan 1982 6 197 Gritman Memorial Hospital Annual Progress Report 1983 6 198 Series VII: Miscellaneous Gritman Memorial Hospital Records undated 6 199 "Gritman Gazette" undated 6 200 Letters 1983 6 201 Legislative Dinner 1983 6 202 List, Letters to the Board undated 6 203