Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-09
Directors Report.

The number of patients admitted
for the year has been $50; an increase
over the previous year of s.. The
average number per day has been
30i,. the largest number in any one
| day IS; largest average number per
month Is: number of deaths 81, of
which 10 were in a moribund condi-
ton at the time of receiving. This is
m extremely low death-rate, being
only about Az per cent. There have
been 400 surgical cases, 1876 medical,
143 of the eye ear nose and throat
and II obstetrical cases.
The charity work of the institution
has been continued as in the past,
only on a larger scale. II has become
quite a custom Of the officers of the
municipalities around Augusta to send
its needy individuals to this hospital
when they could not take care of
them quite as well at home. None of
these demands upon us have been re-
fused, and vet, it is Il question, with
our limited income, just how far this
branch of the charity work should be
extended
= The work of the district nurse has
been extended in about the same pro-
portion as all the other departments.
She has made 726 calls of which %
We're out of town, and ministered to,
63 different families. The charity work
of the hospital has amounted this
year, to 1890 days free service. 1t has
been able, Notwithstanding this large
amount Of free work, to meet al its
financial obligations and all bills up
TO Jan. 1 have either been paid or the
money is in the treasury to pay as
presented.
We have reduced our debt $1,000 and
lit now amounts to $4,000. which was
Incurred for the purpose of installing
the heating plant, some two or three
years ago.
With the payment of the $1,000. the
original note for $4,000, given, Dee. 20,
1900. for the present site of the hos
pital, was fully paid. 1t is interesting
to note the names of the endorsers of
the original note. They were: J.
Manchester Haynes. George f. Ma
cumber, Ira Fl. Randall Charles l..
Andrews, Herbert NJ Heath, b 7.
Sanborn, (. c. Whitehouse, c. B. Bur-
leigh, A. w. Whitney, John F. Hill,
f. c. Dudley, f. W. Plaisted and }.
H. Manley.
The Nurses home became over
crowded and Mrs. Haynes with her
usual generosity has finished off three
additional rooms and furnished them,
i and included laboratories with run
ming water in each. thus making this
department more commodious for the
nurses.
| The free beds furnished by the Ed
wards Co, the Ladies' Aid and the
Hate Horace Williams have been oceu-
| pied practically the entire year NO
more efficient way to help the hospital
can be found than the endowment OF
free bed.
Quite a good many repairs have
| been made during the past year but
from lack of funds quite number OF
| otber things which would have been
desirable have been postponed. The
Ladies' Aid has been active as usual
| this year and has not only contributed
! a very great deal in the way of ma
terial for use in the hospital, but the
members have made many visits car
lrying good cheer and happiness to
| the unfortunate patients who are
Iohliged to spend many hours in their
lrooms and beds and to whom these
visits are very welcome.
Miss Helen HinckeY a member OF
the Ladies' Aid and who has been un-
usually active in everything pertain
ing to the hospital, passed away sew
1 eral weeks since Mrs. Edward Davies
of Portland donated $3.50. the income
of which is to be used for extending
the work of the district nurse. A con-
tribution of 500 has been made by
Arthur Edwards and both he and
family are frequent contributors to
the hospitals financial resources. The
thanks of the directors are also due
to the Young Woman's League, the
Helping Hand Society and the Chan
ming Guild for contributions of use
full materials and supplies. The
friends of DR.. Sanborn and of our
/ late president, Mr.. Burleigh, have con-
: tributed fine likenesses of these gem
tlemer TO adorn the walls of the hos
Ipital.
The only members of the corpora
ton who have passed away during the
fiscal year are +. w. Whitehouse and
Dr. Gaudreau, the former having beer
a charter member.
During the year of 1910, after a full
consltatipn between the board of di-
; rectors and the staff, it was decided
: that an inferno would be a desirable
. addition to the medical department q
the hospital. soon after the first o
July, DR.. James ID. Clement. a grad
uate of the Maine Medical School wal
, employed for this department. SOM
: little expense was incurred in ffttini
< up proper quarters for DR. Clement
/ bat receiving a call from Portland h.
f concluded about the first of Novembe
T to resign and so the board has beei
: unable to secure a successor UP to TIL
1 present time.
Miss Agnes c. Russell, who has serve
: as assistant matron, resigned early
a the fall and Miss Una V Clark was s,
lected to take her place.