A collection of letters, memorandum, memos, government reports, bulletins & other materials. Examples are: One letter (3/24/58) from San Diego Mayor Charles C. Dail to Congressman Wilson & an attached copy of his letter (3/24/58) to Frank McDougall (Pres., Hospital Council of S.D. County) re/ “distribution of [federal] funds made available to the states under the Hill-Burton Act;” a collection of Western Union telegrams (3/58) from Congressman Wilson, Frank McDougall, Dr. T. Michael (Pres., Scripps Hospital) & the San Diego County Bd. of Supervisors re/ acute hospital bed shortage in San Diego & need for federal assistance, especially due to “impact of Medicare Program in this area;” 1 letter (3/21/58) from G. C. Crary (Administrator, Scripps Hospital) & his “attached letter . . . sent to Senator Kuckel in reply to a wire we received from him with reference to the hospital situation in San Diego County;” 1 Western Union telegram (3/19/58) from Congressman Wilson re/ “Medicare Program . . . I will fully support President Eisenhower’s request for additonal funds for the program;” 1 letter (4/2/58) from Frank R. McDougall (Pres., Hospital Council of S.D. County) thanking Wilson “for your personal interest in our hospital bed shortage” & reference to an “excellent editorial in the San Diego Union, April 1, 1958;” stapled copies of letters (Mar.-May 1958) from T.M. Heggland (Chief Administrative Officer, County of S.D.), Congressman Wilson, John R. MacKenzie (Congressional Liaison Officer, HEW) & S.D. County Supervisor Robert C. Dent re/ discussion on San Diego Hospital Financing, tax issues & other problems; stapled copies of letters (Ap.-May, 1958) from Congressmen Brent Spence & Wilson, Dr. T.T. Michell (Pres., Medical Staff, Scripps Hospital), F.W. Trader, Jr. (Acting Administrator, Scripps Hospital) & O.C. Thornton (Pres., Bd. of Dir., Scripps Hospital) re/ “S.3497—as amended to include non-profit hospitals” & interest in “long term, low interest loans as well as grants under the Hill-Burton program” because sources of private philanthropy were drying up; 1 letter (6/2/58) from A.N. Morrison (Cong. Liaison Officer, Housing & Home Finance Agency) to Wilson & attached copy of a press release from the Community Facilities Administration (6/4/58) re/ “An advance of $156,100 to finance preliminary planning for construction in San Diego . . . of a general hospital unit with 600 patient beds . . . . The project will cost an estimated $11,263,290 . . . [with] plans to start construction by 1960;” 1 copy of CA State Dept. of Public Health, Hospitals For California 1958 . . . Progress Report, July 1958 (36 pp.); 1 Western Union telegram (10/10/58) from Cathy to Wilson & attached letter (10/13/58) from HEW re/ U.S. Public Health Service and CA State Dept. of Public Health approval of a contract awarded to Grossmont Hospital “costing $2,001,753—Federal share $667,251 . . . Addition of 114 beds;” 1 Western Union telegram (10/15/58) from Cathy to Wilson & attached letter (10/16/58) from HEW re/ approval of Hillside La Mesa Hospital at El Cajon costing $1,561,140—Federal share $495,380” for a “New 75-bed hospital;” 1 Western Union telegram (10/14/58) from Jane to Wilson re/ “Surgeon General . . . announced approval of 98 grants to help institutions build and equip additional health research facilities. Rees Stealy Clinic getting five thousand for equipment;” 1 Western Union telegram (12/17/58) from Cathy to Wilson & attached letter (12/18/58) from HEW re/ hospital grant for “Mercy Hospital Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Total amount $541,475—Federal Share $178,239;” a packet containing letters (Mar. 1959) from Congressman Wilson, Jonathan Kirby (newscaster, KCBQ Radio), Irving Alexander (Alexander Advertising Agency) & a copy of a booklet from the San Miguel Hospital Assn., Inc., A Proud Past re/ the Assn.’s fund drive for expansion of hospital facilities in El Cajon—La Mesa area, Wilson’s tape recorded assistance & other details; 1 letter (rec’d 4/24/59) from Milton F. Fillius, Jr. (Campaign Chairman, Tri-Hospital Building Fund) to Wilson, requesting his “endorsement and wholehearted enthusiasm to the Tri-Hospital Building Fund Campaign;” 1 letter (12/23/59) from the U.S. Surgeon General re/ HEW & State of CA approval of a “New 50-bed nursing home adjacent to existing general hospital” – “total estimated cost: $419,100 . . . Federal Share: $139,700;” 1 letter (2/19/60) from Congressman James B. Utt, 1 letter (1/27/60) from the Bd. of Directors, Scripps Hospital & Wilson’s reply (2/17/60) re/ H.R. 5901 and interest in “the exemption of non-profit hospitals from federal excise taxes;” 1 letter (2/9/60) from Frank R. McDougall (Administrator, Sharp Hospital) & Wilson’s reply (3/1/60) re/ House Ways and Means Committee, excise taxes & pending H.R. 5901; packet containing letters (May-July 1960) from George D. Brown (Trustee, The Mountain Empire Medical Center, Inc.), Congressman Wilson, Robert A. Forsythe (Acting Sec., HEW), copies of Mt. Empire Medical Center, A Doctor for Our Community (a 2 page brochure), & Sears-Roebuck Foundation, “Medical Economic Survey of Jacumba, California” (2 pp.) re/ the interest of the Mt. Empire Medical Center (Chartered by the State of CA as a non-profit) in obtaining funding by pledges & also from HEW; stapled packet containing corresp. (Oct. 1960-Jan. 1961) from Congressman Wilson, “Maggie,” constituent Mrs. Linda E. Broderick, E.M. Watson (Head, Branch One, Enlisted Services, Record Div., U.S. Navy) & A.E. Flaven (Superintendent, Edgemoor Geriatic Hospital) re/ “Old Age Pension” problems & attempts of Mrs. Broderick to locate her son; 1 letter (12/15/60) from the U.S. Surgeon General to Wilson re/ approval by HEW of Vista Hill Psychiatric Unit Project—“New 50-bed mental hospital adjacent to D.N. Sharp Memorial Community Hospital” – est. total cost: $1,284,633 & Federal share: $428,211; small packet containing corresp. (Sept. 1960-Feb. 1961) from “Cathy to Maggie,” Congressman Wilson, & A.E. Flaven (Super., Edgemoor Geriatic Hospital) re/ problems with old age assistance funds for Edgemoor & conflicts with federal & state guidelines for diagnosing “psychotic” & senility classifications; 1 copy of Edgemoor Geriatic Hospital Bulletin, June, 1961 (20 pp.); 1 letter (11/16/61) from Sister M. Eucharia (Mercy Hospital) to Wilson re/ dedication of Mercy-Guadalupe Clinic; 1 letter (12/27/61) from Robert C. Cozens (Supervisor, Fifth Dist., S.D. County), Wilson’s reply (1/11/62) & attached copy of a letter (12/19/61) from Dr. W.W. Stadel (Dir., DMI, S.D. County) re/ hospital patient care under “the State’s ‘Prevention of Blindness Program;’” 1 letter (8/10/62) from Vincent T. Edwards (Exec. Sec., Scripps Clinic), Wilson’s reply (8/23/62) & attached copy of a script for Station KGB entitled “The Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation” (11 pp.) and to be narrated by Mr. Edwards.