Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-25
THE HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL.
Much Good Has Been Done During the
Year Drawing to n Close.

Much GOOD Has Been Done during tne
Year Drawing to n Close.
The managers of the Wilmington
Homeopathic Hospital are to be con-
graduated upon the SUCCESS of their
work during the IL months since their
last annual report.
The operating room has been re-
modelled according to the most i'm
proved plans, and Is now thoroughly
modern in all IS appliances, a new sick
diet Kitchen and new Mushroom have
been provided and an electric elevator
place In the building; the wOmen's
surgical ward has been reprinted and
Teiurnished, large closets have been
added for linen and bedding and all
beds painted with white enamel paint.
new superintendent has been in
charge and under her management all
the departments have done good work;
1876 more patients have been admitted
than during the corresponding months
of the previous year. The maternity
wards and rooms have hardly been
sufficient for the demands upon them
there were about 30 births, twins
twice. The eye department has done
good work, and the surgical department
has been very successful, only three
patients having died and those deaths
were the result of shock, the patients
being in a deFleted condition when
admitted
Many difficult operations were per-
formed and case OF osteotomy cunei-
form treated by the clamp and screw
process, quite new in the surgical
world. relieved a great deformity. DIR.
Carl V. Visoher OF Philadelphia is con-
Hulting surgeon.
A large number OF the medical cases
have been intermittent and typhoid
fever patients.
The dispensary has been in the care
Of faithful and efficient physicians, and
great number of dental, medical,
surgical and genealogical patients
have been treated fres of charge.
The nurses are carefully and thor
oughly trained, serving in each depart
ment by system of rotation. The
course of training is now three years,
| 10 months OF which are spent in the
hospital and 10 months in outside nurs.
ing. The demand for nurses from the
Homeopathic Hospital, not only by its
own physicians, but by those OF the
other school has been SO great that the
management has decided to add two
more pupils to the number heretofore
duIulbt6u,
The out.nurses prove great source
Of revenue to the hospital, as do also
tho private patients, the number of
which is greatly increased.
| A series Of lectures by the faculty ia
given to the nurses each winter. Two
years ago the course of study was
changed from two to three years, in
consequence of which there has been no
commencement for two years, but in
| October, 1901, class Of five young
women will graduate we'll equipped for
the care of the sick and afflicted.
There is a junior board which keeps
the patients supplied, with fruit and
delicacies, and is helpful in many ways.
The hospital has had many generous
patrons it is due to the liberality Of
two ladies that the property was cleared
OF all incumbrance about year ago.
A work like this is SO far reaching
in it's great good to both rich and poor,
that it cannot but appeal to every one.
Of course, the demands of such work
are so great that 1t can only be a sue
cess IL every one who can JOINS in CIV
ing at least their mite.
The hospital extends through the
columns of Every Evening hearty in
yitation 10 the public to visit the
building on donation day, Thursday,
October 25th, when the managers will
take great pleasure in showing visitors
through the hospital.