The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18

The sixth annual report of the Moses
Taylor hospital has just been issued in
neat pamphlet form. 1t is highly in
teresting as showing the excellent work
this institution is doing. The staff of
the hospital consists OF the following:
Surgoon-iu-C Chicf-Dr n. Y. Lcct, NJ. ID.
Opthalmologist--Dr {. l.. Frey.
Stan-Drs W. T.. Allen, d. \. Cap
we'll A. j Conncll. W. q. Fulton, G. l..
Frey. H. II. Gibbons, i1. y. ileermans, y.
V. Icct, J. T.. o Brien, G. Il. Parllc, l.. g.
itoos. \. W. Smith.
Hous, Staff-Scnior surgeon, r. Whit
nry Davis; junior surgeon. Dr Luctus
carter Kennedy.
The work of the hospital is carefully
summarized i'm the following report Of
Mrs. Agnes 5. Gladding, the superin.
tendent:
20 the directors of the Moses Taylor
Hospital:
GnntIcmou: In presenting this. the
sixth annual report of thu Moses Tay-
lor hospital for thc year ending October
ii, lNS, there are changes to record both
in hospital and training school
The demands in all the departments
have been met with ca"nestness and
faithfulrcSs, and the service rendered has
been larger ana better than during any
previous year.
Tn, number of patients admitted has
been Ii9, which is 100 more than last year.
OF this number. l6i were private patients
and $50 We're free of patients.
The work during the past year exceeds
by 5,5!9 days of hospital care, that done
in any previous year; lGOO2 days OF hes
pital care have been given patients this
year. which gives an average attendance
ot - days per patient.
hf In
hospital on any one day was 81 on Jan
! uarN Is, and the smallest number was u.
on July 4. The average daily number of
patients has been a.
The results of treatment will be found
IN the summary of work. also i'm detail
i'm The tables
The expenditures for the year have
been S2j "a, and the receipts from pri-
Ndto patients SG.O3OiS
I'm the out latirnt Department. 40 na~
tientS have been treated
The patients are generally helpless. and
! nav" to be cared for ny night as wnI
as day At least two. and sometimes
three roliefs of workers have to be pro-
! vtded during the twenty-four hours. The
| hard faithful work that is done by doc
| tors and nurses i'm the hospital, in the
operating room, in the laboratory, is out
! OF the sight Of the general public. but it
! goes steadily on, quietly and often unset
/ lshly done, and the results are seen in
| n,,r.i,,r T., 49, "'' ''""''9 "i''' private
! IN" hospital ambulance has been re-
| ittcd and painted. The drivers ana
| horses ar" hired as they are needed, ana
| the ambulance is kept at a ncighboring
buI,nco ,n h,,i,,, ~ "'e tho u'"-
pitaL may secure il for :, small ,,,,, G,,o
hundred and MIN. cnIls bn,.a -
Swcr"d this year.
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ON the adp,inist,atio,, L,ii,Ii,. P''', ~,
storage was hnilt rn, I,,, '''', q ~
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| to our institutions. ',,.,',I ",I' ', u.urh
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| thc many burnod mon ma, ,,, ,,,,,,,'iI,
treat. thn other =, n,at,r,,it, .,I '',nuu,s .,i
was oucrcd and furnished T., I,nD ,',,,',
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tion I'm tba rnrc Of I.i,, g. 49,, i'''It w
! together with tb,ir CI,ss ,,,nn, .ao,,,,
iugs and Iidoctic Icc,,,,.C. c,l., 49,.
better adyautnpcs tL,n o,.cr llr,,., t.,,r,
| The burned ward b,s - ,,,,,,it,. 80
eight beds and is .ituotnd ~, ~ ,.,.',,,,.i
floor moth Of The m.,in I,,,.,,r r'', En4I',u ,I,
Isolated as II is from The ,t,o,. 't.
ana i'm close proximity TO tho racciying
| ward tho noo, ,,,'f,.,,,,,,, ~, '','NN'S
can be hastily toltnn r. ,boi,. ,,., ",it'U tl'gi
| everything is i'm readiness r,' ti,,i, o,r,
| \ tile FLOORING, is bainp Iaid and t,., b',,t
ing ana vontilatinp annIianrn, ha,,, i,',,,
| carefully looked uftrS ~
In conjunction is a Iavoto,,. ,.,,,...,,,..
| cd undcr tho 7n,,s. i'' ,l',''' 'O'',' "|I-
mcnts. and a ,nmnInte
making a yaluaII,, n,,ov fnr ,i o. ''ii:
| ma ior and Irir., c,.,,, '' '''N VI
| Owing tn IN, ,,,,u,.b 90 a., ,,,
service, ana the Tneminl, -, ,ho ,h mo-, n"s pl,I III
! partlnrnts y .rrcotisr anI - W, ~ ut-
perence is given to the nurscS Each
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