Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bedpan |
Catalog Number |
2010.13.1 |
Maker |
Jones Metal Products Company |
Date |
ca. 1960 |
Material(s) |
Steel/Enamel |
Dimensions |
H-14 W-11.75 D-4 inches |
Description |
The Relax brand bedpan has a oblong shape similar to a toilet seat with opening at top (10.5 x 5") A black line is painted around the outer edges of the opening. There is a red sticker label at the top of object and there is a maker's mark on the bottom. |
Notes |
This item was used by the Red Bird Clinic in Beverly, Kentucky. According to the organization's website, Red Bird Mission was founded in 1921 in the southeastern corner of Kentucky to provide education and Christian evangelism ministries to residents of the area. The Evangelical Church established the Mission on a piece of property, at the convergence of Cow Fork and the Red Bird River. Since its early days, Red Bird Mission has worked to meet the health care needs of people in the Red Bird River Valley. Soon after teachers came, nurses and doctors arrived. Red Bird medical work began in 1922 with Miss Lydia Rice, RN as the first medical worker. Dr. Harlan Heim, a graduate of Cornell Medical School, joined the staff in 1926. He established the first hospital in Beverly in 1928. For many years, medical staff on horseback made calls to mountain homes. In 1959, a larger, modern hospital and outpatient clinic (1960) were constructed seven miles down Red Bird River in Clay County on property that had been obtained from Ford Motor Company in the 1940s for food production for the Mission. The hospital operated until 1986 when in-patient services were discontinued for economic reasons. In 2000, Red Bird Mountain Medical Center was renamed Red Bird Clinic, Inc. to reflect its primary focus as an outpatient clinic. The activities of Red Bird Clinic, Inc. included a medical clinic, dental clinic and community nurse outreach until 2011 when the operation of the medical clinic was transferred to Memorial Hospital of Manchester. The medical clinic is now a satellite clinic of Memorial Hospital. Red Bird Mission, Inc. and Red Bird Clinic, Inc. have provided ministries in this region of the Appalachian Mountains since 1921. Red Bird Mission and Clinic strives to meet these needs through ministry in five areas: education, health and wellness, community outreach, economic opportunity, and community housing improvement. |
Collection |
Red Bird Clinic Collection |
People |
Jones Metal Products Company Red Bird Clinic |
Subjects |
Medicine Hospitals Medical equipment & supplies |
Search Terms |
Bell County (Ky.) Beverly (Ky.) Red Bird Mission |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |