The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-09
is NEEDED,
Tfhstees of Memorial
Hospital File Their
Report.
SERVICE GREATLY INCREASED,
More Patients Were Treat
ed for a Longer Time \
Than Last Year.
SERVICE GREATLY INCREASED,

The annual meeting of the trustees
of Memorial hospital was held in the
directors room of the Worcester Coun-
ty Institution for Savings, yesterday
afternoon. The report Of the execu-
tive committee shows the service of
the year greatly increased over the
year preceding in all departments, al
though it becomes apparent that the
hospital must soon have more income
or curtail expenses by cutting off some
portion of it's work.
A principal change in the visiting
medical staff is dividing the force into
two distinct sections, one to be known
as the medical and the other the sur
gical staff, in place of the old arrange
ment by which members of the visit
ing staff were assigned to the depart
ments for women and children respect
lively.
These officers were elected: Board of
trustees, Thomas H. Gage, M. D.. Hon.
Stephen Salisbury, Hon. John D.
Washburn, Rev. Daniel Merriman, D.
D., Albert Wood, M. D., Jonas G.. Clark,
Charles A. Chase, Hosea M. Quinby,
G. Kent. Rev. Orange C. Bailey; pres
ident. Thomas H. Gage, M. D.; vice
president, John D. Washburn: secre-
tary Rev. DR.. Daniel Merriman; treas
urer Charles A Chase; committee on
finances and accounts, Stephen Sails
bury, Jonas G. Clark, Waldo Lincoln,
Charles A. Chase (ex-officio) auditors,
Hosea M. Quinby, Waldo Lincoln; ex-
ecutiYe committee, Thomas H. Gage,
-
mittee on grounds, Thomas G. Kent,
Waldo Lincoln, Philip w. Moen, Or
ange C. Bailey
officers of the hospital and disPen-
sary: Consulting medical board, Geo.
e. Francis, M. D., Emerson Warner,
M. D., John G. Park, M. D.; occulist
and aurist, David Narrower; visiting
medical staff, Oliver II. Everett, NJ
D., George O. Ward, M D., Ray w.
Greene, NJ. D., Frederick H. Baker, M
D.; visiting surgical staff, Lemuel F
Woodward, NJ. D., Homer Gage, M. D.,
Leonard Wheeler, M. D., Samuel B.
Woodward, M. D.; visiting medical
staff, dispensary, department for gen.
eral diseases, George Hillard Hill, NJ
! D.. John NJ. w. Farnham, M. D., Les
ter c. Miller, M. D., George E. En-
ory M. D.; gynecologists. Ray W.
Greene. M. D., Warren r. Gilman, M.
D.. Mary Darrell, NJ. D.; laryngologist,
Albert c. Getchell; dermatologist Oil
yer H. Everett, M. D.; orthopedists,
Lemuel F. Woodward, M. D., Joseph I.
Lindsay, M. D.; pathologist, Frederick
H. Baker, NJ D.; assistant oculist and
aurist David B. Lowell, Jr., M. D. SUI
perintendent, Lucia L. JaQuith; engi-
neer, Charles Falt.
The treasurer's statement showed a
balance of $S566.S9.
The eleventh annual report of the ex-
ecutive committee says that the serv-
ice of the year, as compared with the
preceding year. has been greater in all
directions. In the hospital, the number
of patients under treatment, $40, is
greater by So; the daily average num-
ber 56.S2, greater by 6, and the number
of weeks of treatment, calculated upon
the basis Of single patient, 1868, great
err by 307. The smallest number of pa
tients upon any one day was 4S, and the
largest 6S For six consecutive months
during the year the daily average
reached was go. Every bed and every
crib was full. In the dispensary, the
number of patients treated was 4177
exceeding that of the previous year by
1891; and the visits made, 1861, an in
crease over 1898 of 1928, and all depart
ments shared in the increase.
The cost of this service, which ex-
cludes all expenditures on account of
extraordinary improvements, has been
| $23, o.. The average cost per week
has been $S.07 or 45 cents week less
! than in 1898.
The sudden increase of income over
preceding years is not due to an in
crease of funds, nor to increased earn
| ings from investments, but to the ac-
cidental circumstances of a final div
idend on holdings of Washburn 81 Mo
en- stock at the time it was sold, This
large sum, amounting to over $4,000, or
Is per cent. on $127OOO, was carried as a
matter of bookkeeping, to the account
Of interest and dividends, and has thus
from it's apportionment abnormally in
fated the income of all funds for the
present year
Deficits have been accommodating since
1894. Every year since has added to
them and they now amount to SIT, SS4. %.
1t is very clear to the minds of the COM
mittee that the hospital must soon have
more income or curtail expenses by cut
ting off some portions of it's work A
larger income producing endowment is
the pressing need of the Memorial hos
pital Among those who have con-
tributed are Dr. Homer Gage, DR.. F. H.
Baker, Ladies' Aid society, Mrs. o. w.
Norcross, DR.. L. Wheeler, DR.. L. F.
Woodward, Kinnlcutt & De Witt, Frank
Buckley Smith, estate of William L.
Clark.