William Stevens Perry, the second Bishop of Iowa proposed the establishment of a hospital in Davenport.

Funding for the new hospital in Davenport came from money left in an account for the defunct Iowa Christian Home, which amounted to $10,176.45.

[3] With the money, the Trustees of the Iowa Christian Home purchased the Daniel Newcomb residence on Eighth Street.

A few years later (the exact date is in dispute), an addition that tripled the building's size was constructed on the north side of the old house.

[4] Of the 22-member Board of Managers for the hospital, 13 members were women, with Mrs. Walter Chambers serving as its first president.

[5] Doctors and nurses did not wear surgical masks and a relative of the patient was allowed into the room during surgery in street clothes.

[3] Changes in the operating rooms included doctors and nurse wearing surgical gowns, gloves and the instruments were sterilized.

The T-plan wing nearly tripled the available floor space, and at the same time the house probably lost many of its notable exterior features.