▁arose ▁public ly . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁" As ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁indic ations ▁that ▁the ▁de pl or able ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁would ▁not ▁extend ▁in def initely ▁into ▁the ▁future , ▁the ▁fund ▁had ▁no ▁other ▁rec ourse ▁than ▁to ▁ar range ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁new ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁areas ▁in ▁which ▁[ the ] ▁most ▁des perate ▁need ▁existed ." ▁ ▁This ▁need ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ▁Associ ations ▁of ▁Kentucky , ▁Virginia ▁and ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁ten ▁new ▁hosp it als . ▁ ▁These ▁associations ▁were ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁established ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁respective ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁states , ▁and ▁were ▁fin anced ▁through ▁a ▁production ▁royal ty ▁on ▁coal ▁t onn age . ▁ ▁While ▁critic isms ▁were ▁launched ▁at ▁the ▁plan ▁as ▁being ▁social ized ▁medicine , ▁John ▁L . ▁Lewis , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁had ▁this ▁to ▁say : ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁had ▁both ▁its ▁mer its ▁and ▁its ▁down s ides . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁positive ▁side , ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁re h abil itation ▁alone , ▁thousands ▁of ▁cri pp led ▁min ers ▁had ▁been ▁restored ▁to ▁useful ness ▁and ▁re - emp loyment . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Dra per ▁wrote ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁article , ▁" the ▁ar du ous , ▁cost ly ▁task ▁of ▁rest