New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14
THE HOSPITALS NENACED.
NEED no ENDOUHENTS.
More Wards Llcly 10 Close t7iesS
lid Comes at Once.

,.--f-o--tIne thc great hospital system ~ ans
city are conditions which menace i'a very 81
o1ce ~sys W. EBlou Roosevelt VINO IS an ,''ll
.lf rsreral hospitals Institutions Hiich Nlaitel
,-.s~s AGO viii. sn amrIe endowment ar" now THi-
airr En- debt year because or ne great grow
az tile work and .ts enlarged scope due f' "pfo''
surrl.ol and u1eCieal methods. These lH'Iiol FL
r,fatfose make necessary large eNpeudtlr"s JOY
costly APPARATUS and much Cor patients, VITA
mary nurses ana attending physicians
-,o rlaring recently % wards Deb .hree important
brsuf.ale here or which The vomans surg al
sga-l .r Roosevelt Hospital was the last. has m
.,--,zer tIeso conditions Coupled w1,h ths. there
Il "a youe-al disirCl uation - respond 90 q TuDic
arueaI eavr AR Roosevelt. in JHc only way Wll'A
all AFFORD permanent relief People ar" generous
in responding 90 an emergency cali b-t they 90
not seem o. realize that this only postpones 'He
evu. that BE- a wear tho same emergency arises
agasu. Al enlargement q the endowmenis OF me
hospitals in difculty Is tae Only possible soiatloh
he says. -.
,-.v,-y.vlz Fy. and Ear IIfrmary s. The same
trouble which many other hospitals have con
ti,,tfed Atr Roosevelt "Jhs condition Is general
81 lakes is running behind $1,000 year. ai'-
troxiruately The Presbyterian Hospital sI'enaS
more each wear than Its Income. The Ne"-ho fA
Fzosratsl had 10 use "a ward recently. II is
Legitimate result OF the greatly Increased cost OF
properly conducting great hospital properly WIN
no increase Of income. With the h0sIh'dis lh
o,hIo1, I am most interested. we trustees nave
5000 tl,at we must DO fusi as would with
q l,,nesnees. il we can't get the money 20 cafTy
thep on properly must cut down their OK
5,ensss until they come within The Income e''I
n An that We have 90 close the hospitals ID part
or entirely.
.s,- tha+ we have almost enough money TO keep
81 omen through the summer That however. y
only postpouinE the necessary closing l'I III 80
not remove Che condition which made us decide
a close She hospital. Some OF the trustees have
,,., very generous and we have had outside heip
We cannot expect these same people 10 o'I'i'1's
tbei- gifts next year though when The Necessity
arises. 49,
,, rs,s-ff,1 and the Eve and Ear Hospital We
49, ba6 many fine gifts. 20 be spent for bricks
ma mortar increasing rna size Of orr buildings
or at best for cularriug the equipment ih some
,zl,- Those arc necessary, bur u You aou '+as
I'D "a ward you must also add nurses To aiteIo
no the natierts who occupy those beds. ana ph'7-
clans go care fa- their lis All that addt cost %
AM already overburdened income We VIZ sum-
we make appeal u every Way: through papers,
by circulars and personal sou, .f m f,,ri,. sles
t,s rerassit. that exists Is the only way 70 60
lnl6y'iisious which confront MS II This work con
tri6utions come fn and help us over AiIHea'E'
De1 7,zTeii U6srftai Is somewhat peculiarly sit
ua,e9 s,- j. has Tho e -cs,erian Hospital oveTbur
denad. can turn GO that oenoiTlnaton ruttr y.
f as aIvsvs looked out Tor 81 Lukes Roosevelt.
founded through tho legacy oi one OF our fanny.
,,-r raFt -fe .rf ire estate To H. while D. does
large public work seems to have no one save ~
81 sek f1r heID ID s. out o. reason 70 expect the
pooslyaIrs rn assume the whole burden. although
W. would gladly 81 we could
.7-,.- L,sritsi. needs about half a million 10 en-
rfln IN 10 continue its work in first class shape.
we would name ward after any one VINO No-tl
e,sovy n or free beds could be given. To seems
10 ms trustees thar this hospital Is 100 ereal a
hs,,aef 10 he closed IL cannot get The FUNDS
-o ororatc 81 properly have 20 close PARK OF
q AKp would be- only too glad 20 reopen me
,.o-ror's ward II We could consistently with The
honorable management OF the trust funds