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Thursday, September 27, 2012
RMH CENTENNIAL
Harrisonburg, Va.
J. Nelson Liskey Named Hospital Administrator In 1952 Timeline
FROM PAGE 5
1950: RMH expands the hospital from 135 beds to 255 by opening the “1950 Building.” This building added beds plus an updated maternity department and a new cafeteria. 1951: Dr. Lawrence Motyca becomes the first pathologist at RMH. 1952: RMH Auxiliary opens Cheery Corner, the first place visitors are per-
mitted to buy meals and snacks while at the hospital. Cheery Corner employee Veda Guy is paid 45 cents per hour and works 48 hours per week. 1952: Mr. J. Nelson Liskey is named as hospital administrator. He would serve 25 years as the hospital’s CEO. 1956: RMH opens its first pharmacy with Miss Helen Christian as the first full-time pharmacist. 1962: RMH opens an Intensive
Care Unit. 1964: RMH pediatrician Dr. Charles Powell outlines the Sabin Polio Vaccine Program in the effort to eradicate polio. 1966: Mrs. Phyllis Weaver becomes the first woman elected to the RMH Board of Trustees. 1966: The government becomes a See TIMELINE, Page 7
Photos Courtesy Of RMH
LEFT: Dr. Lawrence John Motyca, the first pathologist at RMH, was added to the staff in 1950. His lab assistant, Miss Johnson, is on his right. CENTER: Ground is broken in 1923 at the site of a future home for student nurses. The home was later torn down in 1966. RIGHT: The Cheery Corner, the first place visitors are permitted to buy meals and snacks while at the hospital, opens in 1952.