The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-15
QUEENS HOSPITAL
Report Of the Biennial Meeting
Reid Yesterday / afternoon.

The biennial meeting of the mem
bers Of the Queens hospital took
place yesterday morning at the
chamber OF commerce, 1Ir. James l.
Dowsett presiding. The meeting
was well attended, and after it was
called 10 order Mr. F. :. Schaefer
read lis report as secretary, which
vas accepted The following is
copy Of the document:
BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE sECRE-
TARY OF THE QUEENS HOSPITAL.
Honolulu, July 1st, 1898.
/ To the Members of the Queens HOspi-
tai, Honolulu.
Gentlemen: I have the honor TO
I submit to you my report as secretary
of your society for the biennial period
closing today.
The purveyOr's biennial report and
statistical tables, to which l beg TO
call your attention, show an enlarged
sphere of usefulness and of popularity
with the native population, Of the
Queens hospital, than it has enjoyed
at any previous period, in so far as the
number of native inmates OF the hos
pital greatly exceeds that of preced-
ing biennial periods.
The following figures will prove of
interest: During the two years now
under review 1886 persons have been
received as indoor patients, as against
93I during the preceding period. OF
these 500 were Hawaiians, against $50
the previous term; p Chinese, 173
Japanese and $50 of other natiOnali-
ties
The number of dispensary patients
was at the same time 1913.
The death rate was 11.64 per cent,
the numb of deaths being 1874 in
total of Isl indoor patients. Of these
deaths - occurred within q hours
and I3 within IS hours after admis-
sion Of the sick into the hospital.
The biennial expenditures of the
hospital (the same being the purvey-
Or's returns) amounted to Sol $50. 65
for the two years, a monthly average
of S2147.49 while the receipts from
paying patients amounted to Sl8,36l,
an average of S765 per month.
The receipts of the Queens hospital
from the seamen and passenger tax
amounted TO So, 63S for the two years
Just closed.
may here mention that Mr. Andre
Alexandra Cornist, a Frenchman and
for many years resident of these ISL
ands, very recently deceaced, donated
by will 5000 for the establishment of
bed at the hospital, at the disposal
of the French consul in this port.
This sum will very shortly be placed
in the hands of your treasurer for in
vestment. Another case of practical
charity by which the cOuntrymen of
the deceased donor will be directly
benefited.
The biennial period above reviewed
shows a commendable improvement
in the hospital regime by the adOp-
ton of distinct rules and regulations
to govern the hospital medical service,
under which a physician and surgeon
wsEs el IS Sc rh Sep IN the p~ right
direction and the present incum-
bentS give every satisfaction.
But the employment of trained female
nurses to look after the sick by day
and night, is the most important
change made in the internal arrange
ment of the hospital service, and this
addition to the staff has proved a
timely step in advance, and the good
work accomplished by these nurses
speaks for itself. With the coming of
the nurses many improvements were
introduced, too numerous to particu-
lariZe here, but all with the view of
increasing the efficiency of the hOspi-
tai as well as the comfort and we'll
being of its inmates.
All these changes and improve
ments effected in the course of these
two years account in a measure for the
increased expenditures, still they were
needed and prove to be a success. At
the same time the average receipts
from pay patients have increased
somewhat.
/ take great pleasure in announcing
to you a most liberal and generous
donation from Hon. Chas. r. Bishop,
/. e., S10,0 600, for the construction of a
two story wing to be built of brick,
and now in course of erection at right
angles with the old main hospital
building. The lower story is to con-
tain two large wards, and the upper
story eight good sized rooms with
modern improvements, such as are
adopted by the better class Of hospitals
of the present day. These upper rooms
are intended for female pay patients,
and they will fill much-needed want.
The board of trustees have adopted a
vote of thanks to Mr.. Chas. r. Bishop
for his generous donation, which has
been conveyed to him by the secre-
tary.
There is nothing of special interest
to be added, but I trust my report
upon the increased number of inmates
in the hospital and also upon the.
manifold improvements effected, will
impress you with the fact that the
Queens hospital efficiently fills its
sphere of usefulness in this cOmmu-
nifty, and so far as circumstances will
permit, keeps apace with other insti-
tutiOns of the kind in other advanced
countries.
Respectfully submitted,
T. y. SCHAEFER,
Secretary.
Honolulu, July /, 1898.
Mr.. J. H. Patty submitted his re.
port as treasurer, which was also !