Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-15
.FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL
NEEDS POINTED OUT
Building for Nurses and New
Wing Urged by DR.. War
field in Report.

DulioinS IN winch to properly mouse
the nurses. well as one in which the
pathological work can be done. are the
urgent needs for Freedmen's Hospital. ac-
cording to the annual report of DR.. w.
A. Wartield, surgeon-in-chief and In
charge. to the Secretary Of the Interior.
which was made public today.
The surgeon also points out that an
other need for the hospital is an addi-
tional wing for pay patients.
In making the plea for a good house
for the nurses he says that as the health
Of the nurses is Of first importance. the
initial step in the preservation Of the
same is suitable quarters. Speaking OF
the proposed building for pathological
work, he AYERS that this work is essential,
as the hospital itself is rendering the best
service to those who seek medical and
surgical aid. He believes the building
could be erected at a cost Of sl2,J0o.
Referring to the request for a new
wing for pay patients. DIR. Warfield says
that the demand for admission from those
who are willing and able to pay is on
the increase, due in a great measure. no
doubt, to their inability to obtain at any
cost satisfactory treatment elsewhere.
Wants Grounds Fenced In.
At the present time the eleven acres sur
rounding the institution are not Enclosed
by fence, and DR.. Warfield thinks this
improvement is also necessity. He points
out that it contains many shade trees.
which would be of great value I'm the
open-air treatment in many cases, but
which cannot be utilized until the curious
crowds are excluded.
The year just closed has been one Of
nEf or in hieta ~ no inS B.
tuition, exceeding the previous year In
every department., and the results attain
ed have been very gratifying. This ad-
vance Is shown. II is declared. not merely
by the statistics presented. but also i'm the
efficiency with which ii was accomplished
At the close of the preceding year there
remained in the hospital 129 patients. OF
which number 81 We're residents Of the
District of Columbia and AZ non-residents.
During the year 2,492 were admitted and
24S births occurred. making a total of
1850 indoor patients under care, as
against 2,121 the previous year. OF those
admitted, 1881 were received from the
District Of Columbia and J61 from the
states.
A total of 2.715 were discharged, as fol-
lows: Recovered, LIPS: improved. LOO;
unimproved. 236; not treated, s; died, 237;
leaving 154 in the hospital July 1. 1910.
The mortality for the year was 80 per
cent of those under care. of which SO per
cent were medical and 81 per cent were
surgical. OF the deaths. So were beyond
medical and surgical aid when received,
and died within forty-eight hours. De-
Quoting these cases and II premature
births, the percentage OF deaths would
be 81 Of those receiving treatment.
Surgical Work Heavy.
The surgical work has been especially
heavy. 1.4S2 operations having been per-
formed. of which number CAS- were OF a
major nature.
In the outdoor department 3,728 were
treated. or 3eS more than the preceding
year. as follows:
Medical 1883; surgical, 493: nervous.
AS: eye, 1856: ear nose and throat. 1893:
pediatrics. TO-; gynecology, 319; derma-
tology, 293; genito-urinary. 239. and tuber-
cular, 46. The pediatrics and tuberular
services were not established until the lat
ter part Of the year.