The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-13

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tionts for the preceding year, an Increase
of 307. The largest number OF patients I'm
| the hospital on any one day was 3ol as
| compared 10 2ll for the preceding year,
! and the smallest number was 2l2 as
| against 20l The total number of days
/ treatment was 6,36 as compared TO 5000
an increase Of 9il7 days. The average stay
IN the hospital of each patient treated
| during the year was ~ days the same as
/ in the preceding year The daily average
number OF patients treated during the
! year was 26l as compared To 2S Tor the
J preceding year, an Increase of 70.
| The superintendent expenses for the
! year were $751; "a. a, an increase OF SlG-
! S92 81. The superintendent collected from
/ patients for board and from other sources
and deposited with the treasurer $65liS.OI
an Increase OF SIS, S6S.79, most OF which in
crease was for the care OF scarlet fever
patients.
The work of the ambulance department
/ increased again as IL has every year since
| It's inception and during the year the am
| balances made 2Sli calls, an Increase or
| l53, making daily average throughout
the year Of nearly eight runs. The cost or
maintaining this department for the year
was x59l6.36. an increase OF N3Sl.5S. This
| increase rs mainly due to extensive repairs
| made 10 the ambulances. the necessity OF
/ employing an extra driver and TO the IN
creased cost OF supplies. The three am
balances during the year travelled 99ol
miles shown by odometers.
| The emergency cases treated In the ac-
| cdent room numbered 2l56, an increase OF
| 5i5, OF whom 675 were admitted TO the hos
| pItal
The work in the city and Russell wards
| has largely increased. 407 patients having
| been admitted as compared with lS9 Tor
! the previous year. OF these fW patients.
s.I .lft,1nt t1taVf
scarlet fever. For treating these patients
we received from the treasurer OF the
| city OF Providence so. .23l 70, an increase OF
| 81 1880. In the treatment of los cases or
| diphtheria $llOS 50 were spent for anti-toN-
| In, a decrease OF $6i.9 and the average
cost OF this medicine per patient was SOl
| as compared to SILT.
| ~In the Royal G. Taft building Tor out
| patients. there were treated 1886 new pa
| tients, a decrease OF l55 patients, while
the aggregate attendance I'm all depart
ments I'm this building was 3,SM, an IN
crease OF 4f49. The examining agent re-
ports that during the year he questioned
61l2 patients. of whom he admitted 5SSo
leaving a balance OF 726 OF whom l55 were
refused treatment because In the tudg-
ment Of the agent they were able to pay
for the services OF a physician.
The work has increased in the usual de-
gree and has reached a point where great
or accommodations and facilities must be
afforded TO carry II on properly. In the
main building. where the male patients
are treated. there arc three large wards
accommodating 40 patients each and these
wards have been so crowded many nights
that II became necessary TO have conVa-
lescent patients sleep I'm rooms far remov-
ed and not at all built or fitted up for
such purposes. We have one large ward
I'm the main building which has been
used during the past three years as dor
mitory for nurses, because OF the lack OF
room in the George Ide Chace Home for
Nurses.
If the work increases as IL has. and as
I'm all probability II will. II will be neces-
sary 10 90 one OF three things; nrst. 10
refuse the admission of patients; SECOND,
to overcrowd the present wards; thlrd. 10
use this ward which is now being occu,
pied by our pupil nurses. The thlrd
choice OF using the vacant ward now oc-
cupied by nurses is by al ODDS INC st Dest
be provided for the class OF probatoners
who are now accommodated there, lhls
brings US round to the subject which mas
been discussed for the past four years,
; the necessity OF enlarging our nurses
home. The work OF this hospital IL pouhu
to increase and TO carry u on provision
must be made TO secure and house a GER
tain humber OF nurses who ought in
common justice TO have coHtoItdple
quarters for rest and recreation. AS We
now own enough land adjaGent, 10 our
would seem that this ought TO be done Az
the earliest possible moment Such an
extension would give our nurses proper
accommodations; would provide CLASS
rooms and recreation rooms and would
allow MS to use the ward which we need
so much for the care of patients
In the Royal &. Taft building Tor out
natients the work has increased In its
usual proportion and tho urgency ot
greater accommodations becomes the
more acute each year.
department progresses rapidly, and thers
is every evidence that when II Is nnisheu
we will have quarters ample IN size anu
SO arranged that they VIII auord every
| convenience that is required In this im-
| portant branch of our work.
| Many changes and improvements were
made during the year and as result the
| institution is in better shape than ever
\ before. -
The question OF providing sufficient and
substantial quarters for people able anu
willing to pay becomes more acute each
year. At times during the year we have
had 20 private patients under our care
and I'm order to accommodate them II has
been necessary TO scatter them In rooms
throughout the several buildings. This is
not only inconvcnient TO the people ~
charge but the accommodations anordtd
are not suitable or adapted In any way
for the purposes 10 which they are put
The question of increasing our force OF
internes will come up within short ume,
due TO the increase In the work. and as
We are now situated " would be impoSsi-
BILE 10 find rooms for them except IN the
rooms now of OF the vacant ward IN the
upper story OF the north pavilion. II such
a building for private patients were ou'll
IL would give us Ward II on the lower
1oor OF the north wing, now used for tho
care OF private patients. for housing
these extra internes. the second assist l.
liant superintendent and the other ofi-
GERS These needs are many and import
ant and I beg to call them TO your atten-
tlon again AT this time 10 sec VI some
thing cannot be done TO relieve the pres
sure which has been becoming greater
each year.
The work in the laboratory mas pcen
carried on as usual and the statement oi
tho detailed work will be found IN the
report OF the pathologist.
In the X-ray department 2oo1 radlo'
graphs or pictures were taken. 300 treat
ments given and many patients exam
/ ined with the microscope