The epidemic left the city’s officials in search of a place to bring the sick. On August 29th, Mayor Matthew Clarkson brought together a committee to create a hospital. The committee began to search for a building outside of the city that was open and airy. In addition, they searched for doctors and nurses who were willing to attend to the sick, and they also began to collect supplies that were going to bring relief to their patients. On August 31st, the committee decided that a mansion called Bush Hill would be a hospital for the sick. In the beginning of its existence as a hospital, Bush Hill had a number of significant issues. Two men named Stephen Girard and Peter Helm traveled to the hospital and reported the atrocities that were occurring.
