Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-23
ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL
The Institution Conducted by the Fran
ciscan Sisters.

ciscan Sisters.
The Franciscan sisters in charge Of
ST. Anthony's hospital on Elm street
are having a visit from the mother
superior of Little Falls, MINI. The
mother superioris very much pleased
and gratified with the hospital here
and the blessing it is proving to the
community. The great need of such
an institution is fully shown in the
way it is sustained, not only by Rock
Island, but by Moline, and in fact it
should expect to receive as many pa
tients from the latter city, to which
it is just as accessible as it is to Rock
Island.
In order that the methods en-
ployed at the hospital may be fully
understood the following rules OBJ
served are printed in full:
Rules of Admission.
Any sick person desiring admis-
sion into the hospital must either
personally or through friend apply
to the sister superior.
Persons accidentally injured or
suddenly taken sick are admitted
without previous application.
Patients are expected to pay a
moderate compensation. weekly. ac-
cording to their means.
Rules to be Observed by Patients.
Patients who are able to sit up
must rise in time for breakfast. They
must, rs far as possible. vacate their
respective ward, so that it may be
aired, swept and put in order for the
visit of the physician
Clothing, valuables, etc. must be
left with the sisters, who will return
them to the owner on leaving the
hospital. If patient dies in the
hospital and is not indebted to it, all
such articles are returned to the rel
atives of the deceased.
Patients are not allowed to leave
their respective wards without per-
mission. Visiting the chapel. how
ever, makes an exception Every
one must be in their place before the
physicians enter
1t is forbidden to sit on the bed. to
talk aloud or make any unnecessary
noise in the wards. Smoking in the
wards, the use of matches and spit
ting on the floor. are strictly forbid
den.
Patients are not allowed to enter
the kitchen. the washhouse or any
other private apartment, unless sent
by a sister. Nor is patient allowed
to leave the hospital without the per
mission of sister superior. If any
one should transgress this rule, he
shall be forthwith dismissed.
Patients are dismissed after re-
covery by the physician or sister
superior.
Patients who are able can have any
respectable, regularly graduated
physician they choose, and are re-
sponsible to him as regards payment.
Poor patients have the regular hos
pital physicians and surgeons and no
other. The sisters, however, claim
the right to exclude any physician,
whose character is such, that in
their estimation his admission would
be detrimental to the hospital.
Patients are allowed the services of
any clergyman they may desire.
All patients must retire promptly
before $50 p. M.
Rules to be Observed by Visitors.
Relatives and friends are allowed
to visit patients twice week, name
ly, between and O'Clock p. m. on
Sundays and Thursdays. also between
the hours of and 3 p. m. If pa
tients are dangerously sick, such Wis
its may occur oftener.
Visitors are kindly requested to re-
tire Immediately after the bell has
announced the expiration of visiting
hours.
Visitors are not allowed to give to
patient any article of food or drink,
for such articles must be left with
the attending sister, who will give
them to the patient in due time and
in accordance with the prescriptions
of the physicians.
Clergymen of any denomination
may visit the hospital at any time.