Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-17
THE SISTERS HOSPITAL
a Statement of the Work for the
Past Year.

1t will be remembered that in Octo-
Der, 1898, there was considerable agi-
tation of a hospital project on account
of the threatened removal of the Sis
ters' hospital from Phoenix. The sis
tiers were compelled to either build a
new academy or use the former hos
pital building for an academy-as AL
buquerque offered at that time q
building and equipment to this sister
hood. Inasmuch as the Phoenix hos
pital had failed to pay its expenses, it
had been decided to remove the hos
pital from Phoenix, and to use the hos
pital building as an academy.
Mass meetings were held by the citi-
zens, the situation explained, com
mittees appointed, plans discussed and
about 5000 per annum for four years
was raised in donations to keep the
hospital here. AS a result of that
movement a new academy building has
been erected at an expense of $1,000,
through a loan secured at a low rate
of interest. The hospital building has
been materially enlarged by the addi-
ton of a two-story brick building at
a cost of $500. This addition adds
greatly to the beauty, convenience and
earning capacity of the hospital. \
letter has been issued to the subscrib-
ers by the committee in charge of the
hospital funds secured a year ago, from
which the following facts are gathered.
During the past five years the sis
tiers have expended about $4,000 on
building, grounds and equipments. The
citizens of Phoenix donated $500 in
money and services when the hospital
was founded. During the past year
$500 in subscriptions were collected and
5000 yearly will be collected on these
subscriptions for three years longer.
/ The indebtedness of the hospital at
the present time is about $4,000. Dur
ing the year 1898 the hospital was con-
Quoted at a loss. For the present year
the indications are that there will be a
reasonable profit in the face of large
amount of charity work. There are at
present four sisters, a lay night nurse,
cook and porter This is material in
crease in the expense of the house. be-
cause the sisters formerly did all their
own work, but on account of the in
crease in the size of the hospital and
the increased number of patients. and
on account of the inability of this or
der to secure sisters for such work as
is required in this hospital in a local
/ ity far away from the centers of the
east it is absolutely necessary. The
services of a night nurse are very
much needed, and will prove very sat
isfactory to physicians having patients
4 in the hospital.
During the year commencing No
vember /, 1898, and ending November
/. 1899, there were ninety-four patients
admitted to the hospital. OF these
( ffty-eight paid the regular rates, thir-
| teen were admitted, or kept at re-
duced rates. and twenty-tnree were abb
solute charity patients. There were
/ !, O99 days treatment paid for. which is
equivalent to one patient paying rates
| for l .O99 days. There were f69 days of
/ absolute charity treatment or an
/ equivalent of one patient for 4s9 DAYS
/ for nothing. Charity patients have the
same accommodations as pay patients
While this institution has no endow-
ment and while it is not known as q
/ charity hospital. these are the facts
and the books of the hospital are oper
( for inspection. Nor is this charity &
matter of religion. for eleven of tbs
/ charity patients were nOn-Catholics
and twelve We're Catholics. The sis
! tiers explain that the reason for thi:
large amount of charity work is found
in the fact that patients come prepared
to pay for a few days or weeks, and
are too ill to go out when their monSf