Middletown transcript., 1901-01-26
APPEAL FROM A HOSPITAL

The Delaware Hospital addition vii
shortly be completed and the Officers o
the institution have issued the following
appeal to raise the $18, 900 needed to cleal
the new building Of debt:
1t is a happy incident that the Della
ware Hospital will open its new buildings
to the use of the public, in the commence
ment of the new century, during the
coming spring.
The hospital, in its ten years existence,
has received over 5000 patients, giving
over 10000 days service, treated over
II, 900 dispensary patients, and expended
over 100000 maintaining this charity;
it is entirely free from debt.
The needs of the hospital for room have
outgrown the accommodations planned
and built ten years ago; the number of
patients received the first year was 161,
and this past year they will amount to
500. It became incumbent on the trus-
tees and managers to provide for in
creased room, and they carefully and
conscientiously proceeded with such
work; plans were made by Messrs. Baker
& Dallett and estimates made of the cost;
subscriptions were received from the
members of the board of trustees amount
ing to $500; proceeds from entertain
ments held by the managers amounted to
5000; other subscriptions amounted to
Sc, ,337; and legacies of $1,000 were re-
ceived, making total of $21, ,657 The
estimated cost of the building including
furnishing, is $50, 800, thus leaving about
$4,000 to be raised, in order that the
buildings may be occupied free of debt.
We feel sure that an earnest presenta-
ton of this charity to the public will
bring individual contributions, which
will amount to more than the deficit.
in any amount will be
gratefully received by the officers or
1t is apparent that some persons in our
community do not look upon public hos
pitals in the proper light, in answer to
an appeal sent to corporation, the reply
was made, ''that they would be willing
% pay for the patients they sent to the
hospital" In doing this they would
imply be paying their honest debts. {
suppose every one took the same view, t
where would you find hospital when
me was needed, or if an accident oc-
urred?
Can hospital be erected con promises
o pay for patients, when they are sent?
Will such subscriptions support hospital,
Intil patients are injured or sick? The
ost of maintaining hospital goes on,
whether patients are received or not; the
lurses are there, the cost of fuel, gas,
Tater rent, insurance and living of the :,
mployes is continuous, and the cost per !.
atients increases or decreases according
0 the number received. Is it equitable
r right that few philanthropic citizens =
hould be allowed to build and maintain II
hospital, while the rest of the commun- =
~, who find it necessity at times for :.
heir use, utilize its services and enjoy = =
IS comforts, but simply pay the charge =
the patient sent, or the use they make -
f 1T. In giving this matter serious
hought it will be apparent to every one y
hat each individual citizen should give =.
is or her share to build and maintain :
ospitals, and the trustees of the Della "
rare Hospital ask the public to help =
hem build the new addition to the Della
are Hospital, promising to carry On the "
'ork for the public use, and to exercise
onscientiously the trust imposed on .
hem. We can with satisfaction refer to a. =,
he records of the past ten years work, -, -
nd confidently hope to show still better Q
9sults in our new building, -,
We expect the new buildings to be n,
nished about April 1st, and wish to have W
lie money in hand, or subscribed before 81
lat date. Subscriptions can be made cs
ayable at such times and in such amounts h.
suit the convenience of the donors. oo
It will be noticed that the trustees and W
anagers have given or raised about A
5000. Surely the citizens of Wilm}ngt it
N will give an equal amount for public
larity. fe
On behalf of the trustees, eS
TILGHMAN JOHNSON, Pres, ap
JTy1r n nI1rcDnCT Cooy, m