The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-21
COUNCIL HAD
LIVELY TIME
ON HOSPITAL
Councilman Waidele Sub
mits Report, Engelbert
Charges Knocking, and DR..
Wampler Makes Retort.
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"Well, don't know, you and ! be-
long to the same church. so l won't
say anything" Engelbert replied.
Asks an Explanation.
You're at liberty to tell any thing
and / invite you to do it," said Wal
way of your telling it. Mr.. President.
Engelbert is placing me in an awk-
ward position because l don't know
what he is talking about and l can't
answer him."
In the meantime DR.. Wampler who
had taken a seat in the rear OF Engel-
bert's desk was conversing with an
other interested citizen and Engelbert
turned around sharply on hearing
Wampler mention his name. The two
arose to their feet and glared at each
iother like Gagged lions.
Engelbert addressed the chair and
yelled I'm protect myself If you won't
do it,"
Wampler asked to talk and the may
or raped for order but there was
none forthcoming. He raped again
and again, but Engelbert continued to
call Wampler "derned fool" and
"crank" and Wampler continued to re-
sply.
The big sergeant was then called up
ION and after that there was nothing to
At but order. and the council meeting
proceeded.
port, which will be referred to the
hospital trustees follows:
Report on Hospital.
1t has recently been admitted by the
superintendent of the local hospital
that the average cost per day for each
patient Is 81. The report for the year
lending December 81, 1909 shows that
the total number of days for all class
es Of patients for the local hospital
was 1O3.6O. The total number Of pa
tients was 548. There is no diversion
made between those that paid partly
in the expense and those that paid the
full cost or more. There are but two
classes mentioned, charity and pay pa
tients.
The total cost for running the hos
pital. $2,529.44. Dividing the total
the average cost for that year is 1913
If the cost per day now Is about 81
the high cost of living has not exhibit
ed On the same basis except that of
maintaining a ss1aried druggist and
pathologist which the local hospital
does not afford. the indianapolis city
hospital reports that the average cost
per day per patient is $1.21. Clifton
Forge hospital, Of Kentucky, the cost
Is $1.7l, and that includes doctors
services. The average number of pa
tents per day at the local hospital is
20: at Indianapolis 21O: at Clifton
Forge 44.4.
The number of student nurses at
Reid IL given at IL for twenty patients:
at Indianapolis. 40 for 21O patients; at
Clifton Forge. 7 for A patients. This
kmakes at Reid 1 nurse for less than 2
patients: at Indianapolis 1 for more
than 4 patients: atClifton Forge for
Is.
In the general expense account at
indianapolis there are salaries to be
kpaid for druggist or graduate pharma-
Ecist and a pathologist at about $500
leach per year and dor an expert X-ray
bnan. In the general account at Reid
these services are not afforded The
indianapolis and Clifton Forge hos
.pitals are run by doctors. Reid hos.
spital is run by laity board Of nomi.
nally ten men. but practically three
men who are known as an executive
icommittee.
DR.. Grant gave the Reid hospital a
first class N-ray machine. Under the