The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-02
is approximately $4,000 per month.
f. M. COOPER,
Accountant
From Rev. Mr.. Simpson.


It would be a very difficult task to
find city the size Of Pensacola with
out hospital where charity patients
are treated freely.
IL one were found, it would be be.
cause there was a lack OF those
humanitarian principles which count
for the Christ character.
It would also be difficult to find a
city the size and importance of Pen
sacola In which both the city and
county, and in q good many states, a
state appropriation made for the main.
tenance of the hospitals.
A hospital is as necessary to the
we'll being Of city as its churches,
and nothing would astonish visitor
more than the lack OF one.
Pensacola is peculiarly situated in
this regard-it has a charity hospital
but only few months old, yet it is
already looked upon as settled insti-
tuition, and In boosting the city be-
comes one of its public benefactions.
1t was started and carried along by
the Pensacola Mission, Inc.." at the
highest possible cost, inasmuch as all
officers donate their services freely to
the cause, and in the furnishing and
fitting, particularly the carpentering
and painting, all being done by almost
furniture being donated.
The hospital would not have been
possible without this, as there were
10 funds to draw upon to fit 1t up in
a regular way, and as attempts had
been made in earlier times to first col
lect money and then proceed to build,
80 hnl %o;1 III
the proposition has been to complete
a hospital, test 1t, show its value to
the city, county and state, and then
ask the citizens, in lieu Of being
taxed from both the city and county,
to make up the deficiency in the ex.
penditures and provide for its main
tenance until such times as it will be
accomplished In ordinary methods.
There has been one great objection
to the present plan, and that Is the
fact Of keeping the few creditors walt
ing for their accounts, and in most
cases the Mission has to thank them
for patiently waiting without constan,
reminders, for every bill is very much
overdue, and the Mission hopes to
hold their forbearance In mind and
some day to show their full appre.
citation.
But II the patience and forbearance
Of the creditors has not been worn
out, the anxiety and burden carried by
the willing workers who have donated
time and energy to it has about come
to a close. and this petition is put
forth to lay before the citizens the
fact that some $4,000 is wanted tc
pay off these debts and the sum Of
approximately $4,000 per month e
quired to maintain the work.
| This is remarkably small when 11e
amount OF work is taken into cousid
eration, and the necessary expenses
Of a hospital. The hospital ope ED
for service and the first regIla,
patient was accepted April 11tn
Since then So have been treated, GOV
ering a period of $50 days; Of these
27 were charity patients with 327 days
and others paid what they could at
ford--not what should have beer
charged for hospital service. These
patients have come from city, comfy
and state. and during this period thee
have been only five deaths; three o
whom being in the hospital CT from {
few hours to the longest four Ia .
placed there as last resort but will
no hope of life. This shows the soot
work that has been done.
On the other hand, those that have
been treated almost without exception
were unable to pay the proper &C
lcredited rate Of a sanitarium and, il
fact. the Mission hospital is not in
viting the more able to pay patient,
as in so doing the rooms would be u
use when perhaps required for Others
tc whom the higher prices would hi
p.chibitive. ~
In addition to the work Of the hos
pital. training school for nurses ha:
been established and this also sup
plies a sadly needed want more
Fnurses-there being a demand four o
five times the possible supply. Thi
training will be very complete a