The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-14


ton took place this morning in the
Ch amber of Commerce room, James J..
Dowsett in the chair. After the usual
preliminary business Secretary F. A,
Schaefer read his report as follows:
BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE SECRE-
TARY OF THE QUEENS HOSPITAL.
Honolulu, July 1, 1893.
To the Members Of the queens Hos
pital, Honolulu
GENTLEMEN | have the honor to
submit to you my report as secretary OF
your Society for the biennial period
closing to-day.
The Purveyor's biennial report and
statistical tables to which ] beg to call
your attention, show an enlarged sphere
of usefulness and of popularity with the
native population, of the Queens Hos,
pital, that it has enjoyed at any previ-
Gus period, in so far as the number of
native inmates of the Hospital greatly
exceeds that Of preceding 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
o3I during the preceding period, OF
these 500 were Hawaiians against $50
the previous term, 81 Chinese, I73
japanese and 1856 of other nationalites
The number of dispensary patients
was at the same time 4o3
The death rate was II.64 per cent,
the number of deaths being I34 in a
total of 1851 indoor patients Of these
deaths 22 occurred within twenty-four
hours and I3 within forty eight hours
after the admission of the sick into the
hospital.
The biennial expenditures of the
hospital (the same being the Purveyor's
returns) amounted to $5I,539 IS for
the two years, monthly average of
$2I47 40, while the receipts from pay
ing patients amounted to $I8,36I, All
average of sos per month
The receipts of the Queens Hos
pital from the seamen and passenger
tax amounted to Ia,63S for the two
years just closed.
may here mention that Mr.. Andre
Alexander Cornist, a Frenchman and
for many years resident of these
islands, very recently deceased, do
mated by will $1,000 for the establish
ment 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 investment. Another case of prac-
teal charity by which the countrymen
of the deceased donor will be directly
benefited.
The biennial period above reviewed
shows commendable improvement in
the hospital regime by the adoption of
distinct rules and regulations to govern
the hospital medical service under
which physician and a surgeon were
elected. This new departure proves
to be step in the right direction, and
the present incumbents give every sat-
isfaction. But the employment OF
trained female nurses to look after the
sick by day and night is the most i'm
portant change made in the internal
arrangement 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 oil
the nurses many Improvements were
introduced, too numerous to particu.
larize here, but all with the view OF in
creasing the efficiency of the hospital,
as well as the comfort and we'll .being
of its inmates.
All these changes and improvements
effected in the course of these two
years account in measure for the in
creased expenditures, still they were
needed ard prove to be success AT
the same time the average receipts
from pay patients have increased some
what
take great pleasure in announcing
to you a most liberal and generou:
donation from Hon. Chas. r, Bishop
i. e., $4,000, for the construction.Of 3
two story wing to be built of brick ano
now in course Of erection at righ
angles with the old main Hospita
building. The lower story is to con
tain two large wards, and the upper
story eight good sized rooms witt
modern improvements such as are
adopted by the better class of hospitals
of the present day. These uppel
rooms are presented for female pay
patients and they will fill much
needed want. The Board of Trustees
have adopted vote of thanks to Mr.
Chas. R. Bishop for his generous
donation which has been conveyed to
him by the Secretary.
There is nothing of special interes
to be added, but trust that my repor
upon the increased number of inmate.
in the Hospital and also upon the
manifold improvements effected, viii
impress you with the fact that the
Queens Hospital efficiently fills it,
sphere of usefulness in this community
and so far as circumstances will permit
keeps apace with other institutions o
the kind in other advanced countries