, 1904-05-25
: (BY S. p. FostER.)

Selling on material things again as the
flying bird darts down and clutches a
swaying branch to rest its tired wings.
DIR. e. A. Y. Schellenger welded the
knife skillfully and all has been plea
SAINT since except for the necessary
pain following all surgical operations.
| have examined ONE of the printed
literature of the institution to learn
something of the work done here.
The printed report of 1902 gives an
idea of the work of Cooper Hospital:
Cared for in wards, 754.
Discharged cured, 504.
Discharged improved, 101.
Died, so.
Forty of those who died were hope
less when admitted and passed away
within 40 hours after being received.
The average stay of those admitted
was seventeen and and one-third days.
1863 were of nationality other than
American.
The hospital work is divided into
departments with skilled specialists
connected with each. In the surgical
department in 1902 there were 1913 oper-
atoms and 10 deaths; 33S cases were
treated in this department, 81 of them
females.
Many sufferers call at the hospital
each day for treatment who are listed
in the "Out patient department." In
1902 there were treated in this way g, TAG
persons who received IA, 436 treatments.
The physicians get no compensation
for their work except that received from
private patients who go to the hospital,
perhaps for an operation, and to get
the advantages of trained nursing day
and night. Such persons pay from $40
to $50 per Weekfor a private room apart
from the regular ward patients; this
entities them to the care of the nurses
and board, but for medical or surgical
treatment a private patient pays the
physician who attends him, either one
selected from the staff by the patient
or if he has no choice, one assigned by
the staff.
There is no set charge for an opera
ton on the private patient but if he is
able he is expected to pay well for it
say 500 for an ordinary operation and
500 or $3.50 for an operation of extra
ordinary character, while some who
are able may pay twice this amount.
1t is understood that lack of financial
need not stand in the way of
obtaining the best treatment but those
who are able should pay good fees to
the skilled surgeons who do so much
work for nothing.
MEALS.
The cooking department is under
good management and splendidly
cooked; dainty viands are served in a
manner most tempting.
| noticed in the 1902 report these
items of expense:
Ice, S374.13.
Medicine, 81, 295. 26.
Milk, Butter and eggs, 81, 282.7 10.
The last item indicate that patients
do not suffer for the three staples
named. The expense for meat and
fish vas nearly SO, 900, chicken forming
an important item in meat expense.
Fruit and vegetables for the veal 1902
cost Owe 81, 900.
The total cost of operating the insti-
tuition for the year mentioned was
$685. 96. 25.
TIE NURSES.
An article on the Cooper Hospital
could not be complete without mention
OF the twenty or more nurses-grad-
yates and learners, who must always
be cheerful and pleasant no matter how
tired and weary of limb. The chief
nurse is Miss Eleanor A. Cadbury. a
very pleasant, CHEEKY lady, who is also
the head of the training school for
nurses connected with the institution.
The head nurse in the department in
which | have been treated is Miss Nav
Il. Ferry, an amiable parsonage whom
patients soon learn to admire. Miss
Annie &. LennoX is the courteous night
supervisor in this department. / be-
came acquainted with at least ten other
nurses and | shall always remember
their care and thoughtfulness and ever
respect the high calling in which they
are engaged. Only three of them
Miss Emma M. Veale, Ada Peterson
and Lucy e. Slade, are from South
Jersey and they all hail from Vineland.
The work of a student nurse is hard.
At seven a. M. the day nurses leave
the pretty Nurses Home'' adjoining
the hospital and remain on duty until
eight p. M, when they are relieved by
the night force which remains until
even the next morning. In addition
to practical nursing they must study
and attend lectures. The course of in
struction l903-1904 includes demonstra-
tons and lectures two evenings each
week and examinations in the various
subjects. The subjects and lectures by
the physicians of the hospital in the
present cours are:
Therapeutics-William NJ. Davis,
NJ. ID.
Obstetrical Nursing-Dowling Benja-
min, M. d.
An@sthetics-Daniel Strock, NJ. d.
Medical Nursing-E. l.. B. Godfrey,
NJ. ID.
Contagious Diseases and diseases of
Children7John l.. Nicholson, NJ. ID.
genealogical Nursing-Joseph S.
Baer, NJ. ID.
Ophthalmological Nursing-William
r. Powell, NJ. d.