Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-08

duties of the nursing department o.!
ciplined directions from the supcrin-
tendent of nurses. proper clinical in
structions and well directed methods
In properly arranged oral tuition. The
inauguration Of district nursing. which
was put into operation early last sea-
son. has been prosecuted throughout
the entire year, and this initiatory pro-
cedure on the part Of this hospital has
been found not only a practical course
To be pursued. but has been productive
of large degree of valuable service
rendered that class who are dependent
upon others in consequence of pccunI-
AIRY Inability. If il could he argued by
any process of deduction that The hos
pital has not met the expectations of
the public. that il has not accomplished
III a large degree the purposes for
which it was intended and had fallen
short Of the antiCipationS of its most
ardent advocates. we would then sub
init the proposition without fear of
criticism that this one movement which
has been to faithfully pursued for the
amelioration and extending of COM
Tort and care to that class of our fell
low citizens who are unable to provide
for themselves. is 4 sufficient guaran-
tee for its existence. If this affirma-
ton can be regarded as tenahle then il
calls for the continued efforts of the
community through it's moral and
financial capacity to continue its main
tenance, ard to support methods that
shall emphasize such procedures as
will place the hospital in the highest
degree of efficiency for future OPERA
tons.
We anticipate that tho statistics will
show that the daily average number OF
patients treated ut the Hospital for the
year will be slightly less than during
the reriod embraced in the previous re
port. This condition may be largely
accounted for from the fact that an
epidemic Of typhoid fever prevailing in
this section year ago caused Il large
number of patients to be placed under
the care of the institution which ma
terially increased the number under
treatment. During the past season
however, there has been quite q total
exemption from contagious diseases Of
any kind or character. and the last
twelve months has been unusually
favorable for the maintenance Of physi-
cal health. 1t is reasonable in part at
least to account for the lessened daily
average number of patients in cOnse-
uuence of these existing conditions
The death rate of the Hospital as will
be observed by the statistics has been
larger than the preceding year which
can be in no degree attributed to lessen
care but is to be explained entirely by
the more fornida BILE charac ter of the
existing physical condition of the appli-
cants for admission. OF the twenty
FIVE who were unable to withstand the
deteriorating and diSintegrating operat-
ing influences, and who sUccumbed to
the ineyitabie. eight were morbund
upon admission, nine had been dag
nosed rs absolutely incurabe states
and died within ten days of admission.
and FIVE Of these were admitted as
emergency cases suffering from ex
ceedingly critical and fatal accidents.
An indication of the high estimation in
which the community regards the
Hospital and the character of its ser
vice. is emphasized in its disposition to
retain and employ it's graduates.
Out of the entire number who have
passed their examinations and gradu-
ated since the initiation and occupancy
Of the institution, all. with the excep-
ton of two. are performing valuable
service in this city and it's immediate
suburbs.
The commodious and well arranged
room which was constructed in the
early part of nineteen hundred and