Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-31

10 nurses. These together with an
Office assistant, and the hospital at
PENDANTS, bring the total number Ui
employees mp to 81.
During the ~ months to December
3lst last there were admitted to the
hospital 1,272 patients, while 1882
were discharged. The highest num-
Der of inmates for the year occurred
during February, being 97--the low
est for the year being A, in August.
There were 337 major and 229 minol
pcratiOns. The figures ! give are cX-
'usivc Of patients applying for first
lid" attention of the surgeons, but
not requiring to he detained at the
hospital.
The total hospital days for the year
we're 27153 or these it, is interesting
to note that S,G5l we're indigents sent
under contract with the County. while
1904 represent free occupants of en-
dowcd beds. Thus about 4Oo were
patients unable to pay for themselves
The average cost of each hospital
day for the year was s2.27, while the
corresponding receipts were sl.95-a
deficit of 30 cents for each hospital
day. As q matter of fact the hospital
has had to fall back on its income
from cndOwments to the extent OF
sS,6 COS in order to pay its way during
the year
A comparison with the figures re
ported last year shows an Increase of
2S in the admissions. The number
has steadily increased every year for
the last years. The number of oper-
ations-maior and minor-was in 1911
~, more than the previous year.
Trustees.
The Trustees have held IL regular
ana 4 special meetings during the
year-a total of 10. The third We'd
ncsday in the month was adopted as
the regular meeting day.
Visiting Committees.
A visiting committee consisting Of
u trustee and 2 members of the So
| ciety has been appointed for each
quarter, and has made reports as to
the condition in which the institution
was found.
Medical staff.
Four physicians, four surgeons, ana
TWO specialists are elected annually
to form the medical STAFF, ana they
arrange schedule for the year, 50
that each acts for one quarter, in turn.
To the whole medical staff. however
the rules commit the welfare of the
hospital-to report to the trustees
anything requiring attention. TIL
rules call for regular meetings of the
| staff each month, and that the chair
man for the time being should al
| tend the monthly meeting of the trus'
! tees and submit the report Of the STAFF
| for the month. At only & of our re
gular meetings has the medical stat
been represented. and while we thanh
| those doctors for their help IN assist
ing thus to keep mp the observance
of rules, II is hardly satisfactory no
to have the staff always represented
| Nor can It be said that the working
of the monthly meetings of the sta
has been satisfactory, and ! sugges
that the president of the hospita
should in the future he invited by the
medical stan to attend their meetings
! in order to maintain contact be
+, tween the trustees and their mcdicI
staff.
Change in Board Of Trustees.
During the year Mr.. North resigned
to our very great regret, and Mr.. Won
Holt took his place upon the board
Resident Staff
DR.. Troutman retired from the po
sition Of house physician, and on Ma.
II, 1911, Dr. !. NJ. THOMPSON was pro
NOTED from the post of in erne to b.
house physician. In July Or. L. Rcas
ley joined the hospital as first inferno
For 1t was found necessary, In Orde
to meet the requirements of the Oper
ating room and of the visiting doc
tors. to provide a second inferno. T
this position DR.. A. Bowen was ap
pointed in August.
Miss l. A. Sax, the head nurse, hav
ing completed her year left the hos
, pita at the end of last August, an
, Miss $. G. Parish Succeeded to tn
position. There have naturally bee
( various changes in the personnel G
the nursing STAFF during the year
> Grounds.
, During the year the hospital &c
. quircd for the sum OF 81 800 the lC
on Miller street belonging to the H.
( waiian Board. Tho acquisition {