Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-12-05

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throughout the building to the great
| convenience of nurses and patients.
| private telephone line has been in
| troduced with most satisfactory re-
suits. Two electric lights have been
| placed in the office. A large sterilizeT
has been added to the equipment of
the operating room. A new hospital
| bed and two mattresses have been pur-
| chased. The entire building has been
thoroughly renovated, plastered and
kalsomined, drain pipes. spouting and
| roof repaired, floors stained and wax
| ed, all mattresses picked over and new
ones purchased where necessary.
The real work of the hospital. that
is, in the Medical aud Surgical de.
partments. has increased so phenome-
nally during the year that we have at
times been taxed to our very utmost
capacity To accommodate patients.
We have been obliged 10 convert one
of the private rooms into a small ward
for women. We have used the room
OF the pupil nurse for patients and
have made the orderly S room an annex
to the colored ward, thus increasing
orr accommodations to fourteen beds
instead of eleven as heretofore.
During the month of January We Sc
cured the services of Miss Eta s. H.
Rayle, a graduate of ST. Josepl's
Hospital, as head nurse an superin-
tendent, who has served us most faith.
fully and efficiently during the year,
and to the great satisfaction of the
Medical Staff. She has proved inval.
uable in the operating room, de.
voted nurse and an excellent manager.
Our local Medical Staff, as we'll as
our eminent Consulting Staff. has re-
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desire to express our appreciation of
the great work done by them, ard
their prompt response TO the ever in
cIeasing demands upon their valuable
time
The Short Line Railroad has gener-
ously granted us forty-five passes for
| the use of our Baltimore Consulting
Physicians, which we gratefully ac-
| knowledge.
We have lost bat one member from
| our Board, Miss Katherine Walton,
whose resignation was accepted with
| regret, the vacancy being filled by
the election of Mrs. James @. Cresap.
A vacancy occurring in the Advisory
Board by the resignation of Mr.. John
de Peyster Douw was filled by the
| election of Mr.. Harry J. Hopkins.
A brief resume of the number of
| patients treated and monies expended
during the past three years will prove
the year just closed to have been the
most active and fruitful Of tresults in
the history of our hospital:
Year ending December. 1903.
Total number of patients treated 76.
Received from pay patients s 369. A
Total cost of maintenance 37I0. 48
Year ending December 3, 1904.
Total number of patients treated 90.
Received from pay patients S 500. 90
Total cost OF maintenance 1867. 81
Year ending December T. 1905.
Total number of patients treated 81 9
Received from pay patients 5 748. 90
Total cost of maintenance 1867. 81
1t will be seen from this comparison
that while we have treated more than
four times the number of patients
treated last year. the amount collected
from pay patients has been only S119
more, thus showing a very large in
crease in the percentage of free pa
tients cared for by the hospital.
While we feel grateful to the State
for it's aid during the last four years.
we submit that the present rapid
growth of our work and especially
the large proportion CT free patients
created render our present appropria.
needs.
We trust that this will be recognized
and our appeal for $4,000 per annum
be granted.
We desire TO render our cordial
thanks to the County and the City for
their liberal appropriations; to the
press of the city for many courtesies,
and for their earnest cooperation at
all times, AMI to the citizens of the
town and county, as well as friends
in other cities who have generously
aided us in our work.
In spirit of gratitude for the results
achieved during the past twelve
months. we look hopefully forward to
still better record for the ensuing
year.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs George W. Miller, President.
Miss Kate Randall, Secretary and
Vice President.
Mrs. George L. Feldmeyer, Treasurer
Mrs. James ID. Murray, Assistant
Secretary.
Mrs. George Merrill.
Miss Virginia Mullan.
Mrs Edwin Warfeld.
Mrs. j. W Martin.
Miss Katherine Andrews.
Mrs. Anna B. Jeffefs.
Mrs. James O.. CIesap.
The report Of the Chief of the Med
ical STAFF, DR.. George Wells, was sub.
mitted. The report showed that dur
ing the year from December /, 1904. TO
December /, 1905, there had been rs
house cases treated, or indoor pa
tients. OF these 81 We're cured, l5
were improved and died.
The Chief of Staf's report also
showed there were l40 dispensary
cases treated during the year, and
there were 80 operations, 21 If which
were cured, 4 improved and 4 died.
The report of the Superintendent
of the Hospital. Miss Eta s. H.
Rayle, was submitted as follows:
To the Board of Managers CT the
Emergency Hospital.
Ladies IL have the honor to submit
herewith my report for the year end
ing November 80, 1905. to wit:
Total number of patients treated at
hospital 2l9
HOUSE PATIENTS.
Surgical 40
Medical 80
Total 20
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