St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-21

to their means, the amount of attention
being in all cases just the same, the
difference being in the rooms occupied.
On the 18th of this month, st. Luke's
day. the hospital will celebrate the CON-
pletion of its second year in the new
building. With the increased accom-
modations the opportunities for doing a
larger amount of charity work are
greater, and during last year the num-
Der Of patients cared for in this way
represented 1860 days. At the present
time there are tifty-six patients in the
house. and now as at all times the nurs-
ing is done by the young women of the
training school under the direction of
the principal. Miss Siegle.
What the Training Is.
For the benefit of those whose ideas
are somewhat vague as to what cOnsti-
tutes course of training in hospital.
it might be stated that the young wom-
EN- that enter classes, which are formed
twice year, must agree to take the
complete course of two years. At the
! end of that time. If satisfactory exam
ination is passed, a diploma is granted,
| and the candidate is launched. During
the first year the young nurse is given
| instruction (by the visiting physician as
we'll as by the principaD as to what the
normal condition Of the different sys-
TENS of the body is, while the second
year is devoted to the changes that oc-
cur in these systems when they are in
vaded by disease.
Through the generosity of the ladies
of the city, as we'll as many of the
| for st. Luke's hospital to accomplish a
great deal. Several rooms have been
| furnished entirely by the friends of the
! hospital, as we'll as one by St. Johns,
| one by st. PauPS and another by Christ
| church congregations. Besides all
these, there are several rooms that
have been endowed, as well as num-
Der of beds in the wards. In the chill
dren's ward the young ladies of st.
Johns guild donated last year several
cots, the dining table and the little
chairs, as we'll as many other little fur
, nishingS that add very much to one Of
the most attractive spots in the hospital.
Last year patients we're cared for on
492 days in the endowed rooms, on 259
! days in the dispensary bed, on 1.054
days in the children's beds furnished by
i the young ladies of Mrs. John R. Mer-
RAMS guild, on 1919 days on beds fur
nished by the Daughters of Christ
! church and on 207 days on beds fur
nished by one lady.
! Notwithstanding the fact that great
many people have been very generous.
the hospital is carrying large amount
of indebtedness ON the building, and
this is hampering the board of mana
gers not little. However, as great
deal has come to them in the past, SO
i they believe the friends of humanity
will respond generously in the future.
| A few OF the urgent needs, however,
might be mentioned. as they are so very
| apparent that the most casual observer
cannot fail to notice them.
| Things That Arc Needed.
Extra and larger utensils are needed
in the kitchen. and in the rooms occu-
pied by the Superlnten dent, principal
and nurses, particularly the dining
room, the poverty of the hospital is very
evident. The comfort of the patients
| has Uo0il Stuuicus uOWofGTs iOr Ill Iu6
room furnished by the hospital. although
everything is plain, the needs of the
sick have been carefully considered.
1t has happened frequently that a
great deal of crowding has been found
! necessary, and the work of the hospital
has witnou; doubt reached point
where more room will soon be abso.
lutely necessary. The expense of con-
ductiDg the house would be increased
very little by the addition of about
twenty rooms, as the additional help
needed would be of the cheaper kind
only, tine same heads of departments
being able to manage much larger
forces. 1t is earnestly hoped that the
opportunities afforded here may not be
neglected. but that every chance may
be had to ACCOMPLISH the greatest good.