The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-02-02
ISL LENDO RECORD FOR PAST YEAR HAS BEEN MADE At
QUEENS HOSPITAL, REPORTS RETIRING PRESIDENT DAVIES
iFrom Thursday 8 Advertiserl

by the trustees of the Queen Hospital
Association at their annual meeting in
the rooms of the chamber of commerce
yesterday over the progress of the
hospital in its work for the alienation
of suffering, as shown by the report of
the president, t. Give Davies, which
was read and placed on file. Mr.. Da-
vies proposes to make n long visit
abroad and the trustees and members
of the association present expressed
their sorrow at losing him. Resolutions
of appreciation for the work accom-
plished by Mr.. Davies during his term
of Office were passed unanimously and
made part of the minutes.
Lowrey Elected.
Following the reading of the report
of the president, and the announcement
of his early departure, T. J. Dowrey
was elected to succeed him. The four
new trustees elected to serve for two
years are A. Gartley, w. E. Brown, n.
NJ. Won Holt and J. A. McCandless.
George w. Smith, who has served the
association for twenty-five years, was
reelected as secretary, with George Pot
, ter as treasurer.
A Fine Report
The report of President Davies for
the year 1911 is, in part, as follows:
"The hospital, as you are aware,
exists for the purpose of treating all
medical and surgical cases not of an
infectious or contagious character
wish to lay emphasis on this limitation
because in times past we have been
criticized for not admitting infectious
cases. Evan a layman can appreciate
the Importance to the community of
having hospital where operations can
be conducted with certainty that the
risk of infection to the wound from
other patients does not exist. It is
sufficient, however, for the trustees to
say that the medical staff are quite
clear in their insstence on this fea-
ture
''For the benefit of members who
are not now residents of Honolulu I
may state that the institution now con-
sits of three wings, somewhat in the
shape of an inverted letter THE main
entrance and offices being placed at the
center of the head. The lower floors
of the three wings are occupied by
nine wards for men, containing eighty
five beds. Coming to the second floor,
in the wing on the Waikiki side are
five wards for women, containing TWEEN
ty-siX beds. The second floors of the |
mauka, or Bishop wing; and of the |
Eva side, or Pauahi wing; contain fif- !
teen private rooms with single beds. |
There is a third floor to the Pauahi !
wing containing four additional private |
rooms. The hospital has therefore four |
teen wards and nineteen private rooms, |
containing total of 100 beds.
"The resident staff consists of the |
Mr.. ]. F. Eckardt; the |
house physician, DIR. J. M. Thompson,
and two assistant doctors; the head |
nurse, the housekeeper, and staff of
fifteen nurses. These together with an
ants, bring the total number of en-
ployes up to ffty.one.
g During the twelve months to De-
cember 81 last, there were admitted to
The hospital 1879 patients. while 1882
were discharged The highest number
of inmates for the year occurred dur
ing February, being ninety-seven-the
lowest for the year being forty-seven,
in August. There were 337 major and
300 MINOR operations. The figures I
give are exclusive of patients applying
for first aid attention of the surgeons,
but not requiring to be detained at the
hospital.
'fThe total hospital days for the
year were 27,153. OF these it is in
teresting to note that 1851 were indi-
gents sent under contract with the
county, while 2034 represent free occu-
pants of endowed beds. Thus about
forty per cent were patients unable to
pay for themselves
"The average cost of each hospital
lay for the year was 1927, while the
receipts were $1.95-a
lefcit of thirty-two cents for each hos
1ital day. As matter of fact the
hospital has had to fall back on its
income from endowments to the extent
If $s655 in order to pay its way during
bn war
Grounds. Il
"'During the year the hospital ac-
luired for the sum of $25OO the lot on
Miller street belonging to the Hawai-
an board The acquisition of these
Premises enables the hospital to con-
rol what has frequently been a noisy
Nuisance to the patients-especially as {
t is so close to the Pauahi wing. 1t I
caves other lots, however, on each side ]
which should also be placed under the {
ospital's control. II
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