Borden Memorial Hospital
Borden Memorial Hospital ('博瑞恩医院 Bo Rui En Yiyuan) is a hospital in Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
It was founded by the China Inland Mission, from money donated by the Borden family after the death of William Whiting Borden. Borden had meant to come to come to China as a missionary, but died in Cairo, Egypt while studying Arabic to prepare himself to serve the Muslims of China.
Read more about Borden Memorial Hospital: CIM Hospital Staff
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