Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-06
DAY KIMBALL HOSPITAL.
Annual Reports Review a Busy and
Successful Year-Changes and Inn
proVements Made.


proVements Made.
Following are extracts from the an
nual reports of various officials of the
Day Kimball hospital, the reports just
issueds
Trustees Report.
The hospital has enjoyed for year
the advantages Of its new brick west
erly wing. which proved it's usefulness
in the point of added capacity.
The increase in summaries over the
items given in the report Of 1910 are
as follows: In number Of patients
treated, So; Of admissions, "a; Of days
| of care, 1894. daily average Of pa
| tents under care has been IS IA, as
| against IA in previous year.
| A new X-ray instrument having been
found necessary, it has been selected
and installed. It's improvements are
up to date, and its cost, $500, will be
met by the w0man's board. ....
| Our increased average or patients
| empha sizes the need of new kitchen
| in place of the old; the same to be
best located in the southerly part of
| the main basement. We hope to reach
this Improvement in the spring The
change will give space for the con-
| stPuetion Of a proper reception room,
near the main entrance, which is great
| ly needed.
We felt the necessity Of further bet
terment Of approaches, and contracted
| with Charles A. Wilcox for a wider
and better roadway to the northerly
end of the piazza; involving the build
ing of a substantial retaining wall, ex-
tensive filling out of the bank, guard
ails Of piping and Il concrete landing
I III .,T- - A.
| Grading and leVeling were done, cul-
verts introduced, stone removed from
the access to the sheds and an i'm
proved connection secured with the
highway. We think Mr.. Wilcox's
work creditably done.
! BY treaSurers report for current
year we notice gifts to the hospital as
follows. unrestricted in their appIica-
ton: From ]. F. Thompson, 800; from
John Elliott Holt, 500. Other gifts
came later, to be noticed next year,
We are glad to record another year
of active harmonious and efficient SER
vice to the hospital from all who have
been connected with it, professionally
OF otherwise.
i Financial Statement.
The treasurer's report shows the to-
tai assets to be $40,575.05, this includ-
ing real estate and furnishings. The
trust and special funds Cook value)
omount to $25,762.1S. c. II. Brown OF
Putnam is treasurer Of the hospital.
The report of the superintendent
Miss R. Psyche Webster, contains
some interesting statistics. This re-
port shows that 499 patients were
treated during the fiscal year and that
geo patients were admitted. The out
cd ha fnf o1 n VIZ
care was $3.50. Free days care totallet
} 2,202 The free patients number 1000
} There were 1870 private patients anc
2,1S6 private days care. The daily av-
erage number of patients was 1925
The number of surgical cases during
the year was 262: the number of med
ical cases. go The number of OBJ
stetrical cases was 8S. The number o.
| operations performed was 277.
OF the patients treated 324 were dis
) charged cured, Is improved, 5 not i'm
proved. Nine who came to the hos
} pital were not treated. The deaths a
the institutions during the year num-
Der "a the births, 10.
The Patients Cared For.
The patients from various towns
with number OF days cared for fol
, low: Brooklyn, 26 days, L patient
Ashford, 81; Killingly, 26S-S; Meri-
den, 81; Pomfret 93S-1s; Thompson
: 462-18 Meriden, 81 Putnam, 6So-
, So; Wauregan. 49, Woodstock, 1906
! 6; no residence, 310-10; DIiddletown
> 81.
Efficiency Of Womans Board.
/ The reports of the various officer
and committees Of the woman's boar
show how active and valuable has beel
the work of this organization in tn
2 amount expended by the board for th
r hospital during the year was nearl
$500
a The Hospital guild also did excellen
e. work during 1911, a total of - arti
S cles and s1S9.6e being contributed
This money and the articles, consist
: ing Of sheets, towels, wearing appare
o etc. came from various WindhaI
D county towns.
Israel = Waterman, fer the enter
tatinment committee. rer arts that tn
total Of dimes collected amounted, g
n the time Of making the report, I
e s61120.
i The Thanksgiving committee rePor1
a that the estimated value of gifts to ii
r hospital at that time amounted to $4i
5 and the cash offering to s152.s5,
|. Coal dealers in this section are fini
:. ing difficulty in getting shipment
b from the mines, but up to the preseI
|. time are not short of supply, lac
: dealers. however. have orders place
that are long time being filled. Ju
n why this situation exists is difflcu
l. "a state hut il uaay be due In mart