The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-07
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An earnest appeal on behalf of the
Queen Hospital for funds from the
city aud county was made 10 the Mayor
and Board Of Supervisors last night BY
Ex-Governor Garter, Willard Brown aud
Mr. North. representing the hospital
trustees, and their presentation Of the
needs of that institution was Of such
weight that many of the members ex.
pressed their entire willingness 10 give
financial aid, providing the apportion.
mcnt Of the county funds would per.
init Senator Chillingworth was also
present and explained some of the rea.
sons why the Legislature failed to pass
the subsidy and also made an earnest
appeal for county support.
Gov. Carter traced tho career Of the
institution from its founding under Ka-
mehameha ~ and Queen Emma and
the manner in which it has been sup
ported during its fifty years from reve-
nues derived from estates which Queen
Emma gave, and how a few years ago,
by court decision, much Of its income
was lost The hospital has been run
ming behind and it now faces a crisis.
Gov. Carter said that if the county can.
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half of the public service il now rem.
ders to the INDECENT sick Will be cut
of, and the trustees will make the in
come go as far as possible. The hospi.
tai has had few endOwments other than
that from c. X. Bishop. 1t will require
about $4,000 to run the hospital as IL
has been in the past, as a fiat sum.
Otherwise per diem would be asked
of $3.50. That was as low as the hos.
pital could do business with the indi.
gent sick. If there were ten patients
there that would make ten hospital
days day or Sl5 a day for all.
In some months last year there were
1000 hospital days. At the per diem
rate this would be $500 per month.
If the per diem method was adopted
the county would have to deal with the
admittance of the INDECENT sick and if
only those of the county of Oahu were
to be admitted the county authorizes
would have to inquire into the cases.
Mr.. North made very lucid state.
ment as to the expenses of the institu'
tion, the method of computing the hos
pital days in a month and the expenses
incident to all departments.
Gov. Carter spoke of the new obliga.
tions assumed by the county board and
spoke of some rumors connected with
the alleged non-admission of certain
sick people which were false. The
statement that Hawaiian was refused
admission and could not be operated on
there was not true.
Mr.. North showed in his statement
that, of the INDECENT sick treated last
IIat aKau "a
only seven per cent. Americans. The
police department furnished many cases
The cutting off of subsidy meant re-
duction in staff, nurses, medicines and
delicacies for patients.
Willard Brown emphasized the state
ments of his colleagues. If the subsidy
was cut off the hospital would be put
to the difficulty of discriminating as
to who should enter for treatment
which was something they would dis
like to do.
Mr.. Chillingworth told of the manner
in which the hospital item was juggled
in both House and Senate and finally
lost He said he did not believe there
was civilized city in the world whicl
did not maintain a public hospital. Th,
Legislative argument that it was a pure
ly local institution was nullified wheI
a steamer brought several INDECENT sicl
from Kauai and Maui and one patient
had his family with him and all were
cared for by the hospital, as they were
penniless.
After all arguments were concluded
the matter was referred to the Finance
and Health committees TO confer Will
the hospital trustees.