Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-16


bury Added to unfailing vigilance, and
great powers of endurance, she has rare
judgment IN taking the proper course
when no advice is at hand, and prompt
action is a. necessity, an emergency OF
almost daily occurrence in hospital WORK.
We do not know of an instance IN
which her line of action has failed TO
meet the entire endorsement of both med
ical board and officers.
While sincerely regretting that our
president, Mrs. Hale, feels compelled to
resign her position, we feel assured that
it is only her official connection which is
severed, and that her kindly interest and
sympathy will be extended to US in the
future as in the years gone by. That her
robe OF office is to tall upon our vice pres
ident, Mrs Barton, is happy illustration
of the law OF compensatiOn-her more
than satisfactory performance of her du-
ties in the year past being ample guaran-
tee of her ability to meet any exigency
which may arise in the future.
Our acknowledgements are due to our
chaplain, the Rev. Mr.. Kittson,
and to the Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, for their
minlstrations. We take pleasure, also,
in acknowledging the kindness of Mr..
Leib for the hour of music bestowed each
Sunday afternoon, is most gratefully ap-
preclated not only by the patients, but by
all the inmates of the house. In behalf
of our matron we would sincerely thank
Mr. and Mrs e. nj. D. Wright for the
assistance afforded her in the perform
ance of her outdoor duties, by their
kindness in frequently placing convey
ance at her disposal. Last, but not least,
we would express our grateful acknowl-
edgement to our staff of physicians, for
their prompt and willing response to the
many demands made upon their
time and services by the Hospital
for their cordial commentator
of the efforts made Dy the matron, and
her assistants to carry out their
directions and wishes, for the
unfailing courtesy, and consideration
which they have always ex-
tended to the officers. Realizing that,
though facts are stubborn things, the
figures offered by our treasurer in her re-
port will carry even greater conviction OF
our prosperity to your honorable body,
than these statistics. We close this brief
report with the wish that our record for
the year to come may show even greater In
crease in our work, our finance, our gen.
eral well-being than the record for the
year just closed. We apOstrophise oul
hospital in the words of the immortal
Rip Van Wrinkle, "May you live long and
prosper" Mrs. GILFH.LAN,
Secretary.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, March 16, 1882.
To Hon. H. II: Sibley, president, and
me mbers of the Board of Trustees, st.
Luke's Hospital.
Gentlemen: The medical board re-
spectfully submit to the honorable board
of trustees their annual report of St
Luke's hospital for the year ending March
10th, 1882. In dong so we feel warran.
ted in congratulating the trustees, anc
lady managers ON the continued success
which has attended the hospital since
the opening of the institution in March
1873, and its gradual development up t
the present time, which is practically
proved by the steady increase
of patronage especially shown
during the year ending March, 1882
which records two hundred and two
patients, an excess of seventy nine Ovel
any previous year. A large number o.
these have been patients sent from differ
ent portions of the state by physicians,
showing that the management of TIT
hospital has been favora6ly endorsed by
the medical profession and community al
large. 1t may safely be claimed thai
should the liberality continue to be be-
slowed upon it in the future that hai
characterized its progress in the past.
renewed efforts will be needed to extenC
| the accommodations TO keep pace witt
| the demand for admittance. Many
| times during the past year have ply
sicians been refused admittance for thei
patients, and those in need of it's CHART,
| been debarred its privileges, in conse
quence of the overcrowded condition o
| the wards. 1t is also gratifying to thu
: physicians to be able to state that har-
mony has prevailed to the fullest extent
and all have contributed by the faithful
performance of their duties to its success
TO the efficiency Of Mrs. Bradbury an(
Mr.. Jenner in their respective duties, WI
| bear grateful testimony.
st. Luke's. as now arranged, has all tht
| appointments of modern hospital, vel
| equipped with all appliances necessary
| for the treatment of disease, and posses
| sing advantages superior to many, offer.
to the afflicted with disease accommoda
tons that cannot fail to give satisfaction
We would suggest that steps be taken
| as soon as practicable for the purpose OF
establishing house dispensary where
physicians prescriptions of the hospital
can be compounded under the direction
of Mr.. Jenner, the steward, competent
pharmacist. This dispensation would be
found profitable investment, not only
as a revenue to the hospital, but as a saw
ing to the patients, and accomplished al
very moderate outlay. In brief re-
port it is impossible to fully set forth the
| advantages of dispensary connected
with hospital of this kind. We must
look forward to the time in the neal
future when free dispensary will be in.
| despensible to fully carry out the inten-
lions of the founders of the institution
| if we desire to extend its usefulness t.
the deserving who may wish to attend
daily for advice, or seek shelter within
its walls.
Whole number of patients admitted -. 30.
Reported cured, eighty-nine. ...........o9
- benefited, fifty-two.. so