Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1900-04-19
HOSPITALS FIRST YEAR.
A Detailed Statement of the Work
of the Hospital for the Past
Year-the Future.

Year-the Future.
The second annual meeting of the
members of the Bridgeton Hospital
Association, will take place at the
hospital next Tuesday afternoon,
April 18th at four o'clock. Reports
of the work of the institution, re-
ceiptS and expenses, etc.. will be
made, and seven directors will be
elected to serve for three years. All
members of the Association are in
vited to be present. Active men,
berS or those who have subscribed five
dollars or more for the current year,
being, entitled to vote. All subscrib-
ers who have not yet paid, and Others
who wish to be identified with the
work, should send their subscriptions
to the secretary, Chas. f. Reeves, by
Tuesday, as the printed report will
be issued as soon as possible after the
annual meeting.
A summary of the cases treated at
the hospital from the opening, June
28th, 1899, shows, that about one-half
of the number were from Bridgeton,
and the others well distributed over
the county:
Total number of patients, 81; of
these were medical, 55 surgical.
Number of operations performed,
46, most of which were major oper-
ations. Patients treated were as fol-
lows From Bridgeton, "a; from
Deerfeld, s. from Greenwich, 5;
from Millville, 3; from Hopewell
township, 2; from Stoe Greek Town
ship, 1; from Downe Township, 3;
from Fairfield Towship, 3, from
Lawrence Township, 1; from Fries
burg, 1; from Philadelphia, 3; from
Mt. Holly, /; total, 81.
At no time.since the opening, has
tEF hospital been without patients;
, the number at any one time varying
from two to twelve, which is the total
capacity. OF the 62 cases, no income
was received from 25; of the remain
der, some paid for their care and
others contributed toward their ex-
penses.
Z The fixed expenses required by the
necessity of maintaining the hos
pital on scale sufficient at all times
to care for those who may be sent in,
makes 1T impossible for the inStitu-
tion to be self-supporting, and the di-
rectors must depend on the gifts of
the people to help carry on the work
The directors have sent the fol-
lowing circular letter to all the
churches in the county, and the re-
Sponse which are being received indi-
cate that the last Sunday in April
will hereafter be known as "Hos-
pital Sunday" and general collec-
tion taken for this most worthy
charity: 'The Bridgeton Hospital,
which has for it's primary object the
care of the sick and injured in our
county and vicinity, has justified it's
existence in the first nine months
work of the Institution, summary
of which we enclose herewith.
1t is well understood that work
of this character must look mainly for
its support to these who are in SYM
pathy with practical charity; princi-
pally those who are identified with
our churches.
1.-THE Directors desire that the last
Sunday in April of each year, shall be
known as Hospital Sunday, and
collection taken for the object in all
of our churches on that day if practi-
cable, otherwise on the nearest con-
venient Sunday to it.
Will you kindly, with the approval
of your trustees, present the Hos
pitfalls work and needs to your con-
gregation on that day, giving notice
on the preceding Sunday?
Please reply at your earliest con-
venience, on the enclosed card, stat
ing whether we may expect collec-
tion from your church,
The directors have in view, some
substantial improvements in the hos
pital the coming year, which it is
hoped, will largely increase the eff
cheney and usefulness of the institu-
tion.
Another County Asylum.