Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06
GREAT YEARS WORK
oTTUMWA HOSPITAL AssocIA-
TON HAVE BEST YEAR IN
ITS HISTORY.


tients Treated During Past Year
seventy-Two Charity Patients-An'
nuaI Report of Superintendent.
Three hundred and sixty-eight pa
tients were treated at the Ottumwa
hospital during the hospital year ex
tending from July 81, 1903 to July 81
1904. The grand total of patients
treated since the organization Of the
association is 2,206. These and other
points which show the wonderful eX'
tent and magnitude of the work car
ried on by the Ottumwa Hospital as.
ISOLATION were brought out in the an
nual report of Miss Elizabeth Trotter
superintendent Of the hospital read at
the meeting of the Ottumwa Hospital
association yesterday morning.
The total number of charity patients
during the year was 70 and the av-
erage time of treatment for each pa
tient was practically eighteen days.
The average daily number of patients
was is. OF the total of 36S treated,
279 were discharged as cured and IL
as greatly improved. Only six of ~
entire number were discharged unjm-
proved. The number of deaths at the
hospital was 81.
Those interested in the hospital
work will be glad to read in the detail
ed report of the superintendent for the
years work which is as follows:
Miss Trotter's Report.
To the board of managers of the Of
tumwa Hospital: have the honor to
submit the following report for the
year ending July 81, 1904.
Number of male patients remaining
July 81, 1903, 10.
Number of female patients remain
ing July 81. 1903.
Total number of patients remaining
July 81. 1903-19.
Number of male patients admitted
during year ending July 81, 1904 =
201.
Number of female patients admitted
during the year ending July 81, 1904
148
Total number of patients treated
during the year ending July 81, 1904 =
36S.
Number of white patients admitted
342.
Number of colored patients admitted
during year ending July 81, 1904-7.
Total number of patients admitted
during the year ending July 81, 1904
$40. sos SEQ
SNumber of male patients remaining
July 81, 1904 = II.
Number of female patients remain
ing July 81, 1904 -.
Total number of patients remaining
July 81, 1904 = IS.
Patients admitted to wards paying
board - LA.
Patients admitted to wards free on
county grant - 20.
Patients admitted to wards free on
city grant - II.
Patients admitted to wards free, in
dependent of county or city grant II
35.
Total number of charity patients =
".
Patients admitted to private rooms
1873.
Total number of patients - 349.
Total number of hospital days g.
1854.
Average time of treatment for each
patient in days - 17.S.
Average daily number of patients -
16.
Total number of patients admitted
since founding of hospital, 2,206.
Number of days of hospital treat
ment - 4,73S1a.
Number of days of gratuitous treat
ment = 1,497.
Number of patients discharged cur
ed = 279.
Number of patients discharged i'm
proved - -.
Number of patients discharged not
improved = 6.
Number of patients transferred to
another institution - 2.
Number of patients not treated 10.
Number of deaths e 81.
Number of still births ii.
Number of patients remaining - 1S.
Total number of patients treated
349.
Social Condition.
MARRIED :. 1853
WIDOW. -. -. ........ IL
1insie - :. '...... lay
Total ;. ....... 349
NatonaIities.
United Sites ;. -. -. 80. ...3O5
England $3.50. -. ;. -. ....... 7
Ireland. $500. -. -. -. :. :. :. Z
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