The Mission Hospital
The American Presbyterian missionaries established a dispensary here in 1872 by Dr. Charles Vrooman and Dr. Marion Cheek took over the responsibilities in 1875 and worked there until 1882. In 1886 Dr. A.M. Carey upgraded the dispensary into a hospital. In 1890 Dr. James W. McKean became the director of the hospital, set up a laboratory and was successful in producing a vaccine for the protection against small pox
In 1916 Dr. Edwin C. Cort established a medicine school and the hospital prepared to move to a new location in Nong Seng with financial assistance from Mrs. Cyrus McCormick a wealthy American. The construction of the new hospital was completed in 1925 and was named McCormick Hospital. Prince Mahidol of Songkla "Mor Chao Fa" presided over the opening of the new hospital on 13 January 1925. The original site of the dispensary became the headquarters of the Thai Red Cross for a period of the time. The cache is silver color and round box! Only logbook, take your pen or pencil with you to sign the logbook.