Evening star., 1895-09-20
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL,
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The annual report OF the Columbia Hos
pital was made public today. Mr.. Nathan
lei Wilson. president of the board Of direc-
tors, in resenting the report, says,
Il call your attention to the report DEM
onstrating the necessity for an appropria-
tion Of not less than $4,000 for repairs that
are absolutely necessary for the preserva-
tion Of the main building. 1 am instructed
| by the directors to say that for the coming
year an appr opriation of 900 for the
maintenance Of the hospital and training
school and $4,000 for the estimated cost Of
essential repairs to the n ain building are
required. and the directors earnestly re-
quest your cooperation In obtaining these
appropriations. It is not to be forgotten
that the ownership of the hospital and
grounds is in the United States. and that
the hospital has no revenues except from
an appropriation made BY Congress and
the moneys received from ray patients By
Reason Of the stringency Of the times the
income from this last source has been and
is likely to be during the next year greatly
diminished"
Hospital Statistics.
The report of the medical board Is pre-
scented by DIR. ]. Wesley Bovee. The sta
tistics Of births, deaths and discharges dur
ing the year are:
Discharged or left during the year. SOS;
died. Is: remaining under treatment July
l, 1895. 81.
OF 573 patents treated. Alb were resi-
dents Of the District Of Columbia; 311 were
colored. 20 white and 1 ar Arab OF the
children in the institution. 200 were COL
ored and 1O1 white and Arabian.
There were 139 operations performed; 90
of them laparotcmics and 20 minor opera
tions: 1.690 new patients have been ad-
mitted to the dispensary and 1852 were
treated.
The report of Miss Ella Underhill. super
intendent Of the hospital, shows the re-
ceipt OF 20s9 from pay patients
In the training school for nurses there
are thirty nurses, Of whom eighteen are
under instruction at the Children's Hospital
and twelve at Columbia Out Of $50 appli-
two were accepted. On this subject the re-
port says:
1.-The school at present numbers thirty
nurses. eighteen under instruction at the
Children's Hospital and twelve at the CO.
lumbia
During the past year there have been
$50 applicants: % were accepted; 2 have
left on account of i'll health; has been dis
missed. Weekly classes have gone on as
usual Under direction of superintendent OF
either HOSPITAL. assisted by the head nurses.
''The new building to be used for the
nurses home" says the report, ''is almost
ready to be furnished 1t has been pro-
nounced by many visitors who have gone
over the building one of the finest homes
IN the country. The Ded rooms are pretttiy
finished and Of good size The bath ROOMS
are well fitted with, all modern improve
ments and the plumbing throughout the
house Is excellent. When quite finished
and ready for occupancy the home will
compare favorably with those of New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore erd Boston.
1.-The total receipts of this hospital, IN
cluding congressional appropriation. were
for mainteI 81 ce and improvements. leav-
ing a balance of $31.12. The expenditures
included $4,000 for building the nurses
home"