Itisopentosufferersofanyraceorcreed，andthepoorareneverrefusedadmission，therulebeingthattreatmentisfreeforthosewhocannotpay，butthatsuchascanafforditshallpayaccordingtotheirmeans。
Andthehospitalhasakindlyfeaturethatendearsittopatientsandtheirrelativesalike，andthatisthat，byDr。Conwell\'spersonalorder，therearenotonlytheusualweek-dayhoursforvisiting，butalsooneeveningaweekandeverySundayafternoon。“Forotherwise，\'\'ashesays，“manywouldbeunabletocomebecausetheycouldnotgetawayfromtheirwork。\'\'
Alittleovereightyearsagoanotherhospitalwastakenincharge，theGarretson——notfoundedbyConwell，thisone，butacquired，andpromptlyexpandedinitsusefulness。
BoththeSamaritanandtheGarretsonarepartofTempleUniversity。TheSamaritanHospitalhastreated，sinceitsfoundation，uptothemiddleof1915，29，301patients；theGarretson，initsshorterlife，5，923。Includingdispensarycasesaswellashousepatients，thetwohospitalstogether，undertheheadshipofPresidentConwell，havehandledover400，000cases。
HowConwellcanpossiblymeetthemultifariousdemandsuponhistimeisinitselfamiracle。