 Walls were pale green with “natural finished birch woodwork.” From the vestibule, one entered the main hospital.“Upon entering the main hall one’s eye is instantly attracted by a picture on the wall at the right.This picture, which is of Mrs. Charles Emerson, the gift of Mr. Emerson, is a painting by William James, son of the late Prof. James of Harvard.”"

Facing financial difficulties, in October 1924, what had been known as the Deaconess Hospital incorporated in Concord with the name Emerson Hospital.