The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-05
MAKING CHANCES
At THE HOSPITAL
Institution in Splendid Shape,
but CroWded-Is Still in
Need of Help.

Several changes are soon TO be made
in the arrangement Of utilities at the
Queen 5 Hospital, one of which Will be
new location for the elevator The
latter at present ascends in the center
Of the new wing going to the third
floor on which the operating room IS
located The present location is not
he best owing TO the fact of its con
slant use which does not give occu-
pants OF nearby rooms that peace and
quiet which are necessary.
The plans are to erect a tower in the
old building about opposite the Wal
kiki entrances to the second and third
floors of the new wing. the ascent be
ing made from the vicinity of the su-
perintendent 5 office on the ground
floor Of the old building. Platforms
will be extended from the elevator en-
frances to the floors of the new wing
This new arrangement viii give better
service to all parts Of the building
There are other plans which the trus-
tees propose adopting, all looking to
the betterment of the service through,
out the hospital The cost of these
changes will be debited to the reserve
fund of the hospital.
The Queen 5 Hospital at the present
time is well equipped for nearly all
eases. although there is no contagious
ward a feature which the hospital trus-
tees are DESTROYS of adding. Thus, at
the present time, contagious eases can
not be taken into the building from
the standpoint of the safety OF the
other patients. At no time IN the his
tory of the hospital has it been so
crowded with patients. Every room
has been occupied during the past two
months and at times several additional
rooms could have been utilized. Oper-
atoms have been on the increase and
the nurse corps has been put to
test in keeping pace with the require
ments of the patrons At no other
time has the hospital been so well
equipped with competent nurses as now,
but there is need for additions to this
corps.
There is another movement on foot
to reopen the Palama hospital which
was closed on September |, and circu-
lars have been issued to persons whose
svmpathies have been guided toward
assisting the sick and ailing. While
this plan is proposed in the idea that
a large number of persops- will be bene-
fitted. there is a growing belief that
were all this energy and proposed sub
scription funds devoted to endowing
room at the hospital and paying the
salaries OF two or three additional
nurses al the Queen 5 Hospital much
more benefit would he derived. First
of all the Queen 5 Hospital has all the
machinery of administration under way,
its equipment is large and there would
be little additional expense for machln-
erv. and the funds could be used for
OF nurses salaries.
If the palama hospital is reopened it
means that an entire set of machinery
has to be put in operation and main
tanned. leaving only a balance for the
pay of nurses.
The opinion is expressed by business
men that if the hospital work here
were more centralized under the
Queen : Hospital auspices the money
raised would 90 farther and greater
benefits woul3 accrue to the sick and
ailing.
During the days of the monarchy the
legislature aided the Queen : Hospital,
in addition 10 the endowment made by
Queen Emma Now the legislature has
ceased to aid the hospital on the ground
of class distinction. leaving the matter
of assistance to the city, and the hos
pita has had to sail close to the wind
financially 10 make both ends meet