Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-21

itary officer of the District of Columbia
that during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1897, 901 persons were admitted to the Prov
| iderce Hospital at the instance of the Dis
| trict authorities, and that the whole num-
Der of patients treated in the hospital dur
| ing the year ending October 81, 1876. was
2,219. The hospital conducts an emergency
service. admitting those persons who are
brought to the hospital by the police am
bu1apce or who make application for treat
| rent. According to the testimony of Sur
geon General Sternberg, the hospital fur
nishes him a list monthly, showing the
| names of the PATIENTS and the date of their
admission and discharge.
After the hospital has treated ninety
five charity patients it is entitled to the
! nual appropriation of $1,000. The average
during 1896 was from 112 to rs charity
patients treated each day, but nc greater
sum than $4,000 per annum was paid. The
list furnished to the surgeon general
| monthly gives the names of the patients.
their nativity and occupation, the disease
| from which they suffer and the date of
admission and date of discharge. Some
cases remain for several days several
| months; in other cases the patient is treat
| ed and sent away on the same day.
No Supervision.
Theoretically, all patients are admitted
OH the order of the surgeon general; prac-
tically, cases are admitted by the sister in
charge who simply makes a report to the
surgeon general. There appears to be no
adequate examination into the question as
to whether the persons need treatment or
whether they are able to pay for treat
| ment. The surgeon general exercises no
real supervision over the admissions. and
the sanitary officer. without Investigation,
simply exercises his judgment as to send
| ing to the hospital persons making appiica-
tfor, hi ,ffSAr for fro
fore, while theoretically there IS a contract
with the hospital providing for certain
| number of patients. and while the hospital
| Ill douhtediy receives and cares for num-
Der of patients at least equal to the num-
Der required, measures are saken TO
protect the government against imposition
on the part of persons who seek free treat
| ment when they are able to pay for hos
| pital services. The annual contract, there
| fore. is little more than a survival of the
proper system as applied to hospital ad-
missions.
LAS has been said the hospital is owned
and operated by the Sisters of Charity. A
| chapel is maintained in the hospital build
| ing, and there is a resident chaplain. 1t is
probable that the patients seeking Provi-
dence Hospital do with full knowledge
of the facts in the case far religious
connections OF the hospital are concerned
and the reputation of the Sisters of Char
ity for devotion in hospital work doubt
less draws many patients thither.
From the reports it would appear that
! all receipts of the hospital used TO en-
large and increase the efficiency CT the in
stitution The amount paid per patient per
day by the District is not excessive but.
on the other hand, it undoubtedly fully
covers the actual cost of the services rem
dered, and especially is this the case in
view of the fact that the government has
appropriated $4,000 to pay in part for the
buildings.
Other scctnrinn Installations.
st. AIMS Infant Asylum.-Ths institu-
ton receives $500 from congressional APP
preparations. which is about ~ per cent of
the total cost of maintenance. The insti-
tuition has from the date of ITS establish
ment in 1868 materially aided the police
department of the District in receiving and
caring for abandoned infants. 1t is con-
trolled by the Roman Catholic Church
THE St. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum
receives male children from St. AIMS In
FAINT Asylum, and has population OF
about 100. 1t receives an annual approprl-
alton of 81 500, the total cost of mainte-
rance being, for 1896, $6,11559. 1t is I'M
der the control of the Roman Catholic
Church.
stitution was established about 1s25 and
was Incorporated by the act of February
%, 1881. 1t receives no support from the
government. Only on one occasion mas IL
received an appropriation, and IN that IN
stance a gift of lands of the supposed
value of $4,000 was made to 1t. ST. Nin-
cents receives the female children VINO
come from the ST. AIMS. 1t is uhder the
control of the Roman Catholic Church.
st. Rose Industrial School--Ihis ihsu-
tuition receives girls from st. Nincents Or
phan Asylum. The title to the land Is IN
Sister Clara Nora Maloney). IL mas re-
ceived congressional appropriations Tor
buildings and other improvements amount
ing to $4,000 and private gifts of lands or
money expended for lands TO the ainourt
l..f AZ
20 girls, who learn dressinaking. FROM
Congress it receives annual approprla-
ton of $500. Practically the entire sup
port of the institution comes from CON
eress the private donations for the schooi
in 1886 amounting to S2SI 90. 1t Is uhdef
the control of the Roman Catholc Churcn.
The Church Orphanase OF ST. John 5
parish owns property TO the amount VI
about $4,000, about $1,000 of which came
from congressional appropriations II mas
an endowment OF S22,0ou. Ii receives from
Congress an annua: appropriation OF $i,o",
and private gifts to the amount OF about
81 600 the total cost of maintenance being
S. 454 il 1896. The institution is conducted
under the auspices of the Protestant EpiS-
copal Church, the rector oil 81. Johh
Church being the warden OF the board OF
trustees. The trustees except the treas
ureD must be laymen communicates OF
that church.
1.-The House of the Good Shepherd was
organized in 1851, and occupies property
valued at about $4,000, of which S2i,ooo
came from congressional appropriations.
1t received in 1896 an income from congress
sional appropriations of $500, besides
s2S2a3 received from the board of chill
drens guardians the total income for The
fiscal year ending June 80, 1885, being S.
SU9 p. 'lnasmuch the income from the
work of the inmates was S2,71O.05, and a
legacy of 1000 was received, while the
total cost of maintenance was S6.SG3.oS, it
would appear that the institution is sup
ported practically by the District. Ii is
under the control of the Roman Catholic
Church.
tine Association of Works of Mercy,
under the control Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, receives an annual appro-
pratt of s1,SOO, the cost of maintenance
of the institution berg about $500 year.
The value of the property occupied is about
SS5, 900 of which am cunt $500 came from
congressional appropriations. The amount
received from private gifts during 1886 was
$S23.S2 1t would appear that about two
thirds of the annual income comes from the
District funds.
1.-THE Home for the Aged, conducted I'M
der the auspices of the Roman Catholic
Church, occupies property valued at $780,
Geo. of which amount $4,000 was appro-
priated by Congress. 1t receives no appro-
priaticn from Congress"