Background
Smelzer, Donald Campbell was born on January 7, 1896 in Montreal, Canada. Came to the United States, 1922, naturalized 1930. Son of John Hamilton and Lillian (Campbell) Smelzer.
Smelzer, Donald Campbell was born on January 7, 1896 in Montreal, Canada. Came to the United States, 1922, naturalized 1930. Son of John Hamilton and Lillian (Campbell) Smelzer.
Doctor of Medicine, C.M. McGill University, 1918.
Assistant superintendent, Montreal General Hospital, 1921-1923;
also superintendent, Buffalo General Hospital, 1923-1925;
director, Charles T. Miller Hospital, St. Paul, 1925-1930;
director graduate hospital, University of Pennsylvania, 1930-1941;
director, Germantown Dispensary and Hospital, 1941-1948. Trustee American Hospital Association, 1939-1941, president, 1944-1945. Past president Philadelphia Hospital Association.
President Hospital Association Pennsylvania, 1943-1944. Trustee American Heart Association, 1945-1946. Private hospital consultant, from 1964.
Member National Rehabilitation Advisory Council Federal Security Agency. Chairman advisory committee Philadelphia Hospital Council, 1946-1948. Chairman Council International Relations American Nurses Association, 1946-1948.
Executive director Hospital Planning Advisory Citizens Conference, from 1952, Lancaster (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, 1952-1964. United States delegate to International Hospital Congress, Amsterdam, Holland, 1949, Brussels, 1951. Served as lieutenant Medical Corps Canada Army, 1918-1919.
Captain Medical Corps, 1919-1921. Fellow American Medical Association, American College Hospital Administrators (charter). Member Minnesota Hospital Association (honorary), Medical Society Pennsylvania, Philadelphia College Physicians, American Public Health Consultant, St. Andrews Society Philadelphia, Society Medical Administrators, Lancaster County Medical Society, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Hamilton Club.
Married Ethel Proper, December 8, 1924. Children: Martha Ann, Barbara Campbell, Diane Claire.