Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-01-03
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

81 MARY IOplUdi mas entered It's
thirG year in its new building. 1t has
been q banner year for this prosper
Gus institution. The people have an
appreciation of the work done by the
sisters for afflicted humanity.
The hospital began its existence in
our midst under adverse circumstan-
ces, its means being very limited, and
though the institution still has
heavy debt, marked progress has been
made in the past year, and if pros
perity continues to smile on it, we
have every reason to hope that in a
few years the hospital will be able to
meet all its obligations, and at the
same time continue to do its favorite
work of charity for Gods poor.
Though st. Mary's hospital has
heavy debt, it has done its share of
charitable work during the past year.
There were twenty-eight charity pa
tients in the institution during that
time, an average of two patients were
in the house the year round, some
occupying private rooms and Others
were in wards. One patient was in
the house l57 days. Besides these
a good number paid only one-half and
others one-third.
The beauty of this God-like charity
is that no one, outside of the matron,
knows. who these patients are. In
risiting the hospital one will never
surmise who is a charity patient and
who is not. On the contrary, the
poor persons frequently receive more
attention than the ones occupying the
best suite of rooms, and thus it will
ever be, for the sisters consecrated
their lives to Christ's poor, and it is
their greatest delight to take care of
those who have no means or no one to
care for them.
ST. Mary's Auxiliary also comes in
for its great share in the hospitals
successful year. No hospital ever had
a body of ladies who took more pride
and interest in an institution than
these good women of Wausau. The
Auxiliary has one free bed for the
worthy poor. This bed was occupied
by eleven persons during the year, the
total number of days occupied being
two hundred and thirty-five. Besides
the Auxiliary furnished linens for the
Institution.
Another great work done by the la
dies was the much needed improve
ment on the street leading to the hos
pital. This street was almost i'm
passable The ladies collected $500,
and with this money they have made
it one of the best streets in the city.
The professional and business men
came generously to their aid.
Some of the persons who furnished
rooms in the hospital have kept them
up by giving the needed linens.
These, together, with the linens given
by the Auxiliary, has made it UNI
necessary for the sisters to purchase
any during the year.
There were $40 patients in the hos
pital during the year. OF these, 24S
were operative cases. Out of the to-
tai number Of operations only two
died, giving another proof that the
hospital is a tirst-class institution,
and that we have most competent
body of surgeons in this city.
The hospital still stands in need of
financial aid in it's battle for human
ity's cause. The institution is here
for the good of the public, and the
sisters are simply giving their lives
for the alienation of human affection,
and to bring souls nearer to their
Maker. No gold could purchase min
istration of these angels of christian
charity nothing but the promise of
the Good Master when He said:
"When you do it unto the least of
mine, you do it unto me-"