Leading the hospital, Murray was named Doctor in Charge and Anderson was named Chief Surgeon. Many of the clinicians who staffed the hospital had previously worked at the hospital in Wimereux. When that hospital closed, the suffragettes were relocated to the new Endell Street hospital. At Endell Street, these clinicians worked in what was considered female-appropriate jobs as nurses,
orderlies, and clerks. The hospital also staffed women as
drivers,
dentists,
pathologists, and
surgeons. Librarians and entertainment officers visited with the patients to heighten morale. Gardeners helped in the courtyard and people without family or friends at the hospital came to spend time with a lonely patient. The hospital adopted the WSPU's motto of "Deeds, Not Words". The women hoped that eventually the hospital and their deeds would prove women's equality and their ability to fulfil their duties as citizens. The RAMC felt that the women would not be properly trained to care for and control soldiers in the military setting. They were proven wrong when the women received all positive acknowledgments due to their "feminine touches" around the hospital. Flowers, bright colours, and proper lighting—all of which contrasted with the drabness of military hospitals—were attributed to the women's ability to consider the patient's psychological health as well as their physical health. During the hospital's active years, Endell Street Military Hospital staff were able to publish seven publications in
The Lancet. The papers were in written in collaboration with the
Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service and included an analysis of a series of cases of
anaerobic infection. They collaborated with the
Pasteur Institute in trials of
gas gangrene antiserum by
Frances Ivens from the
Scottish Women's Hospital at Royaumont. Endell Street and Royaumont together produced the first hospital-based research papers published by female British doctors. ==Closure==