Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-28
MORE ROOM NEEDED.

The Allegheny General Hospital as Crowded
as All Similar Institutions-Increased
Appropriations Asked From Allegheny
and the State-Annual Meeting and Re-
ports.
The following Board of Directors of the AL
legheny General Hospital was elected at the
annual meeting of contributors yesterday:
f. R. Brunot, R. B. Mowry, John w.
Chalfant, Josiah Cohen, L. Peterson, Jr.,
B. f. Woodburn, James L. Graham. Will
lam G. Park, James McCutcheon, John
Porterfield and D. e. Park. The two latter
are new members. having been elected to fill
the vacancies caused by the designations of
John A. Caughey and James G. Stevenson.
The annual report of the President, B. F.
Woodburn, was read and approved. 1t en-
braced n condensed statement OF the other re-
ports. 1t showed that during the last year there
had been under treatment at the hospital 1855
patients, an increase of 262 over 1859, 46S over
1883, and 66S over 1857; l.OSo patients were re-
ported as cured, 20 improved. 81 unimproved,
and 93 died. On January l. 1891, there
were lS5 patients at the hospital. The
total number of pay and part-pay
patients treated during the year was 3Sl, and OF
charity. 9S4 The average number of days each
pay patient renamed was I7%, Of charity,
q 1-30. The total number of days of treatment
was %, ,32S. of these 2266l were devoted to
patients. The cost per day of each nay, part
pay and CLARITY patient was 81 0l. The daily
average of patients was S6L. The number at
tended since the opening of the hospital is 4, lOJ
During the year a frame annex, extending
from the rear of the west wing, was added to
the hospital. at a cost of 81. .644 "a. This addi-
ton was rendered imperative by the crowded
condition of the institution ana the increased
demand for accommodation. The purchase of
the Thaw property, fronting 60 feet on Stock
ton avenue and running back 240 feet was also
made. The property adjoins that on which the
hospital is situated. and the cost of it was
S45 600. S25 600 of which was raised by loans and
$50, 900 paid from the bequest of the late Will
lam Thaw. The debt of the corporation is
$4,000, incurred by original and recent pur-
chases.
In the report considerable stress was laid on
the necessity for further enlargement and the
fitting up of the building on the Thaw property
view of this demand an increased appropria-
tion is asked from the city of Allegheny and
the State. The last appropriation from the
city was S.. 600: it is asked that this amount be
raised to $4,000. For the years 1883 and lSSC
the State appropriated Sis, 600: it is asked that
this be increased, but no specified sum is asked
for.
The balance in the treasury January l, 1890,
was So III 20. The receipts of the year from all
sources were $50, ,493 05, making a total Of S3S.-
610 25. The total disbursements for the year
were So, $50 13, leaving balance of 50. I25 II,
which includes 1900 of the fund of the Ladies'
Society, which Is deposited to furnish the
the treasurer. James McCutcheon.
The resolutions of the Board on the death oil
DR.. Thomas Mabon, November %, 1880, were
approved, and the meeting adjourned. The
new Board OF Directors will meet next month
for organization.