Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-27

dent to the enlargement of the hospital in
volved much extra work and with the adj
dition of the smallpox outbreak made the
year q very laborious one to the superin-
tendent and other officers.
With increased facilities come greater
demands, and we have been compelled
since the opening of the new wards to add
to the number of nurses and servants. The
average number of attendants in 1891 was
"a In 1892 1t was SO 8, an increase of
y. Part of this increase was due to q vote
passed by the directors last April, requir-
ing nurse to be assigned to each ward
for duty.
Previously one nurse has cared for two
wards at night, and there were complaints
that patients had been neglected. But as
this change only required the addition OF
two nurses, it will be seen that the larger
part of the increase was due to the open
ings. and will to great extent be perms-
nent. The number of patients not in
creased In the same ratio.
The necessary result of the causes men
toned, viz, the quarantine and opening
the new buildings, was to increase the cost
per week per patient very considerably. It
rose from $7.768 to $8 466, an increase of
70 cents. It should be mentioned, howev-
or, that other causes contributed, though
in less degree, to the same result.
AHDb bp1lAk tAo O1A WnAuc WoA0 eAOA-
oughly repaired and renovated and the
floors were relsid where necessary; bath
room and water closet for the use of the
men servants were fitted up in the base
ment of the administration building; and
ward No. 3 West was divided into eight
rooms by temporary partitions, which can
easily be removed If 1t is again needed for
patients. The new servants are now quar-
tered in these rooms. These changes were
l. ~ TO-
bers and because the rooms In the base
msnt previously occupied by men were
needed for other purposes. Other i'm
provements were made as follows: A new
boiler was placed in the Laundry of suf
fcient capacity to supply all the buildings
with hot water; part Of the old chapel was
turned into sew wing room and storm doors
were added to the pavilions.
These improvements fully account for
the increase Of 81, 900 In the item of ire
pairs and improvements
In addition to the abnve about 5000 was
expended for the following Especial i'm
provements": A nurses' bedroom was
added to each Of the two paviions, a sys-
TEN of revolving fans, run by small
s:eam engine, was put in during the ex
treme heat Of last summer to ventilate
tho kitchen, nurses' dining room and
servants dining roow, and small dy-
| nsmo has recently been purchased to
supply electricity for the treatment of
patients.
The foregoing statements explain the
unfavorsble fnsnoia. exhibit az given by
th- superintendent in his report The in
cresss. III current expenses S7,7O3 Al, was
emily partially off-ef by an Increase in
current rrcelpfs of 50 7S3 Sc and a deficit
If So, 643 "a was tbs result. If special
improvements are included the deficit was
So, 517O9
A new brick barn, paint shop and sheds
are needed The old buildings srs in q
very dllapidated condition and are not
large enough About 81, 600 is needed for
this purpose
Another addition to our l;lant, the d. sd
of y Itch is apparent, is con piete disin-
tecting apparatus To do the ~o' k prep
erly We Feed small building, diyi,3-d by
brick PARTITION into Two ron.ns, witt
steam dlsipfectur placed il lhid partition
Ind opening into both room=, The idea
being to USE ona room for infected: and tbs
other for disinfect+d articles Tho esti-
mate of cost has not hetn mad, but it
conld NOT be very greet
TIE report also rrfels i" n" plan for =
hospital fOr con a2iuu- t;!sesa-s, stating
Fbat whi,- tho hospital rccistY has no
funds Tor thai obj ct, If fuI:d could ba
the secieiy'a grounds. A committees from
the society recently visited similar iusti
tntions and made thorough investigation.
| 1t is estimated that the cost and equipment
of building would reach from $25, 900 to
$4,000
There has been some talk in the news
papers about an emergency hospital Its
advocates do not take into confederation
that the central location of the New Haven
hrp, AL >hria $oo fhn, o.
| tuition. What Is needed ia an efficient
ambulance service"
Since the ambulance was pres ented to
the hospital in 1883 the demand for it has
| constantly increased, AS shown by the num-
Der of calls responded to each year, as fol-
| lows: In 1889, "a; in 1890, 106; in 1891,
| 152; in 1892, 212 Lack of funds available
| to maintain regular service compels us to
keep the ambulance at a neiRhboring livery
| stable, and to depend upon whatever horses
| may be in when the call comes. The first
| essential of erch service is promptness,
which cannot be attsined under this sys-
| tenn. The city of Providence appropristes
1000 annually to maintain an ambulance
| service at the Rhode Island hospital. If
| similar arrangement could be made here
and the present police ambulance service
combined with ours 1t would be to the adj
vantage of the community.
There Is an immediate demand for
number of Improvements at the hospital,
the cost of which is estimated at $25, 600
They are, first new kitchen and nurses
dining room. The present kitchen is too
small for our requirements, and the
nurses, dining room IS much overcroWded.
The latter has seating capacity of only
sixteen, and there are frequently as many
as forty nurses, including extremes In the
hospital at the same time. Approaching
the necessity of providing better facili-
ties in these directions the prudential
committee had plans drawn up for
new building, one story high
with basement and to bs connected with
the administration building by short cor
ridor. The main floor is designed for the
nurses dining room, and the basement for
the kitchen. The estimated coat, includ-
ing equipment, is about $500
Second, maternity ward. The women
servants have all been moved into the
third story of the Clifford home. And the
third story Of the administration building
Is at present unoccupied. Plans have been
drawn for Transforming it into maternity
ward. The need of such ward has 60
often been presented to you that it only
remains to say that to carry out the plans
proposed would require an outlay of
$1,000.
an elevator is constantly growing. Plans
were prepared for one several years ago,
but as the elevator fund amounts to only
1872 and the cost, including an outside
brick ehaft, which is essential, would be
So, 900, We cannot at present undertake to
supply this demand.
It should also be borne in mind that
debt of $500 etill remains on the boiler
house.
The fund to build a children's ward now
amounts to 81, 461. It ia kept separate
and the interest added to the fluid each
year.
The hospital suffered also early in the
year by the death, on February IS, of E.
NJ Reed, one of the directors Mr.. Reed
was elected n director in 1878 and served
continuously untll his death He always
took an active intsre st in tie Fairs of the
hospital and frequently contributed to its
funds.
A welcome addition WAS made to the
general fund by Mrs. Henry Fsrnam's gift
of $500 to pay for the iDcre sse of Bridge
ptrt electric light stock allotted to tbs
hospital.
One free bed had been endowed during
the year by the late Mis- jane Stuart Wool
sey, who b+queathed IS 600 co the hospital
under the following condirluns: so endow
q child's free bed in perpetuity, in memory
of DR.. David Paige Smith of Springfield,
Mass, to be called the George Thomas |
Smith free bed"
The late Matthew G. Elliott left US in his |
will q legacy of $500, which has been paid |
to the treasurer. A list of donations made |
to the hospital during the wear Ia printed /