The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-22
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The need of a hospital for consump- |
tives, incurables and others, who can
not be admitted into the Queens Hos
pital. has long been acknowledged.
Such a hospital has now been running
for three weeks under the direction of
the Board of Health, and all that is re-
quired is the sympathy and support OF
the public for 1t 10 become a perma-
nent institution. Its history is this:
When the period of detention in the
several detention camps was ended, il
became necessary for the Board OF
Health TO have one hospital for per-
sons falling sick in the relief camps or
elsewhere.
For this purpose the two-storied
building within the kerosene ware
house compound, formerly the resi-
dence of the Franciscan Sisters, when
they had charge of the branch .eper
hospital and Kapiolani Home on this
site, was utilized by the Board of
Health. The first patient was Kanae,
who was found in Palama, dying OF
consumption, in a pitiable condition.
Under the superintendent of DIR.
Bowman this building is now fully
equipped as a hospital. There have
been as many as twenty-five patients
at one time during the last three
weeks. On the 18th inst. there were
seventeen inmates-cases of typhoid,
pneumonia, consumption and beri-beri.
| Under pressure of a call for some re-
duction of the present extraordinary
expenses, il seemed necessary to the
Board of Health that this hospital
should be closed and the sick people
removed to the Kalihi detention camp.
Had this been done, a great oppor-
ltunity would have been lost. Applica-
ton was therefore made to the Board
of Health for leave to carry on the
hospital by public subscription, the
Board granting the use ofsthe building
with its equipment. This was readily
given by the Board, and so an oppOr-
ltunity is now offered for supplying. in
La humble way, one Of the greatest
needs of the city without mourning the
expenditure that would be required IL a
site had TO be purchased and buildings
erected.
Being already in running order. the
. hospital can be carried on at a very
. moderate cost. Mrs. Willis, who has
given her ministration here from the
first. is willing to continue her ser
vices in the work and administration
of the institution for the present. AL
to admit cases of all kinds which ar
, refused elsewhere, so long as the feal
of plague continues, the object which
: | the promoters of this appeal have II
view is to provide a hospital for con
sumptives and incurables.
To carry this object into effect, tn
undersigned propose an organization
consisting OF a president, secretary
treasurer and two directors, who, wit
1.-THE three officers named, shall cOnsti
A lutte the permanent directors; that tn
directors should appoint a board o
4 Three managers, whose duties IL shOul
be to carry on the hospital, providing
the necessary medical assistance
nurses and other employees, food an
medicines, and to administer the fund
voted by the directors.
The undersigned propose the follow
ing names for directors: Preslden
Bishop Willis; secretary, A. l.. c. Al
kinsOn; treasurer, S. +. Damon; Pres
ident Dole, Rev. Father Valentine.
Being already responsible for tn
A running expenses, the undersigned as
VI for contributions, TO be paid 10 tn
treasurer or TO the account OF II
Kerosene Hospital Fund" at Bishop
bank At the end of a month the CO.
OF the institution will be ascertaine
and the accounts will be published.
SANFORD B. DOLE.
ALFRED WILLIS.
Il A. de S. CANAVARRO
v GEORGE r. CARTER.
ALATAU T. ATKINSON.
- Honolulu, March p, 1900.