Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-06


and healthy growth in the necessary
duties that have been accomplished as
| marked by larger number requiring
Hospital treatment and because Of i'm
provement and added appliances and
| additional experience in those engaged
| in it's various departments of service
better results. as might be expected. are
being obtained. With the advantages
and observation derived from weekly
| inspections and the information OBJ
tanned in our inquiry as to the methods
employed your committee can with con-
| fidence assure the patrons of the In
| stitutiOn that its sick who are taken
from their various homes and are
| placed under its management are being
lintelligently and kindly treated.
! Whil. the construction is not modern
thereby limiting its opportunities, yet
because of its beautiful and healthful
location. its sanitary ana hygenic con-
|ditions do not suffer in comparison
with other institutions of like charac-
ter more modern In their appoint
ments. The inquiry into its dietary
soliciting information from individual
patients and from personal examina-
ton of the prepared food We are able
| to state that it meets the proper re-
Iquirements of the individual and amply
contributes to their daily and hourly
physical necessities. The water sup
ply is abundant and that for drink
ling purposes is supplied from the pure
| water of the GlenwoOd spring. From
personal knowledge and frequent in
CURRY we have reason to believe that
| the various medical StaffS which have
! contributed to the demands of the
| Hospital are prompt to attend upon the
| necessary wants of the patients, being
ALWAYS ready to respond when inform
ed by the Superintendent that their
services are required.
1t may be of interest to the public
70 learn that aside from the large num-
Der of surgical cases that have been
under the care of the Hospital, - per-
sons suffering from typhoid fever have
Ibeen treated, "a of whom have been ad-
mitted since the commencement of the
fiscal year and three were already in
bed at the Hospital at the termination
OF the last report. Tins has increased
largely the duties of the nurses and
made necessary increased demands and
| additional and arduous duties AS a
| ItSull bl tlilS sell SacflIlcllS attend
ance and devotion to duty upon the
constant requirements of the individual
patient suffering from this peculiar and
contagious disease, three of the at
IttndantS hay" been stricken with the
same sickness and passed through all
ui its stages making good recoveries.
| but being Obliged in consequence of
| their contact with the sick to suffer
and endure all OF the phenomena which
| arises in the progress of this Self-lim-
| iting but dangerous and distressing
| lnalady. If any critics there be, who
from meaSre investigation into the re-
quiremcntS of the officers and nurses
of the Hospital are prone To censure
| it would b.. we'll for such 10 first reflect
ana ii may be that upon more mature
deliberations the extending OF Sympa-
! thy and charity would be- found To be
more in accord with the dictates OF
humanity and reason, than condeInna-
| ton.
The Importance of the training
| school for nurses is fully demonstrate
| ed from the fact that the services Of
nearly every individual who has grad
| uated each year since its orga niZation
has been demanded ana secured in
employment within the borders of its
jurisdiction. They have been and are
Still! employed In Augusta. the adjOin-
| ing cities and surrounding commu-
Eity. The above fact not only demon
strateS the recognition of the import
| ance OF such an organization but also
| the high appreciation of the valuable.
| services which the institution Is eE-
| tending to this section of the State.
| II through its prerogatives it could
| do no more than send out from its
| doors trained and Intelligent nurses to
| meet the requirements and necessities
| Of the homes ii would be performing
| such service as should call for the
hearty support of the public, and should
delegate it to a chief position among
| the various organizations which are
| Instituted for Christian and eleemosyn-
/ airy purposes. 1t may be mentioned,
that the Hospital in consequence of its
| being located in near proximity to the
| accident which occurred to the Maine
| Central r. r. in South Gardiner, in
| September last has been able to render
valuable aid to six of the party who
We're injured. They have all sufficient
| ly recovered to receive their dis
| charges.
| The method some time ago devised
| for district nursing has been prOsecut-
| ed with its usual success during the
past year This aid as might be ex-
pected is rendered largely TO such
homes as suffer from dire necessity
| and this help becomes all the more i'm
portant because of this It stamps the
effort as among one of the most i'm
pOrtant Christian duties performed
and it's endeavOr relieves certain homes
from suffering and extends that care
which it would be impossible. because
of poverty. to obtain otherwise.
Your committee before closing this
report desire TO place upon record TIN.
| valuable services of one of it's members
| who through an inscrutable and mys-
teriouS Providence has been called
from our midst since our last annual
assembly. We refer 10 Hon. J. II.
| Manley. He was not only Il prominent
member of the corporation of the Au-
guata City Hospital, the board of di-
lrecturs and this committee, but in adj
| dit ion he was liberal contributor to