Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-11-26


Bush:
Charles r. Miller, $4,000, and Mrs.
Charles Miller. $4,000, through W. n
Barnard, Jr.'s team.
William G. Mendinhall, $4,000. Dona-
lions Of $4,000 through DIR. Willard
Springer's team
The various teams with their cap
tains occupied fixed places around the
tables and neatly painted sign board
designated them. As the gifts were
announced there was much applause
The criticism from some quarters
of the management Of the Delaware
Hospital was met by the speakers
with the broadside after broadside OF
facts, which completely wiped out any
charge that might exist against the
management Of the institution in con-
Quoting it for the benefit of a few. The
good work done by the hospital in the
past score of years, the majority of
cases being charity cases, was set
forth in plain terms backed up by
facts and figures
Aside from Mr.. Bush, addresses
were made by former Congressman G.
B. Lands, of Indiana. Mr. Lands re-
marks were attentively listened to
and his sallies now and then evoked
much amusement Mr. Honey con-
fined himself mostly to the business
end Of the proposition, how to go
about getting the money and not get
discouraged in the work.
Mr.. Bush's Words.
Mr.. Bush in the course of his OPEN
ing address, said:
I'm the absence of the Hon. Chas.
r. Miller, President of the Delaware
Hospital. I have been invited to pre-
side at this meeting and do so with
pleasure. as / consider It an honor
to preside at a meeting in the inter
ests of an institution which has done
and is doing such a magnificent work
as the Delaware Hospital
"As you gentlemen have Consented
to help us in this work I think you
are entitled to know something of the
work, policy and proposed plans OF
the hospital. The pamphlets which
are before you contain the main facts
in regard to the work Of the hos
pital. but l want to mention a few
Of them.
During the twenty-five years OF
its existence the hospital has treated
over $4,000 patients without regard
to their nationality creed or color
of this number nearly $4,000 were
treated without any payment to the
hospital. Treatment, medicines, ban
dages and operations, where necess-
airy. have been furnished without any
expense whatever to the patients
During the last five OF six years the
hospital has furnished free treatment
f,rrr n fhnff.
sand patients. This year, up to No
vember LIST. the hospital has treated
over four thousand free patients and
the Superintendent and nurses have
given over 900 days work to all tho
patients in the hospital. II the hos
ptal had been large enough to taxi
all the patients offered, this worl
would have been very materially IN
creased. The hospital is compare
lively small, having seventy-two bed
and il has been impossible to TAX
care of all the patients that have ap
piled for admission
We have heard good deal abou
the "closed door of the Delaware Hos
nrtaln and I want to talk OF this poin
for few minutes
THE hospital has free wards,
dispensary and a corps of twenty-five
nurses who are under training; 10
the Instructions Of these nurses tn
care Of the patients in the free ward
and the dispensary, the body Of ply
sycians. which is called the staff. ar
responsible and splendidly have the
performed their work in these dc
partments without one cent of remur
Grafton Within the last three or fou
months three physicians, who are nc
connected with the hospital in an
way. have. by the courtesy Of tn
Medical Board. taken several patient
TO the hospital and have treated thei
during their sickness
I'm regard to pay patients Tn
Medical Board will extend this cour
esy to any physician in the city {
Wilmington who is in good and regt
lar practice provided that the cas-
is a medical one and provided thei
is room in the hospital.
In regard to surgical cases. a
the hospital becomes responsible to
the results of the operations, III
operating room is not open TO an
one except members of the star an
surgeons recommended by the staff.
I'm regard to the free patients F
request to the Medical Board an
provided there is room, any physicis
I'm good and regular practice can tai
his free patients to the hospital, h
upon being admitted the patie
passes under the care of the physici'
i'm charge of that department TIL
applies TO the members Of the sta
as well as those physicians not co
nected with the hospital.
"This policy prevails in 80 out
every 100 hospitals in this country.
"The hospital is not carried on T
the benefit of the physicians or Z
trustees. but for the help and bette
ment Of the patients, and the truste
are ready. TO consider any plan viii
Avill broaden its work, enable it
treat more patients and provide Z
revenue necessary to carry on {
work
I've are not asking the public
this money to enable us to pay lar
err dividends on the stock, there is
stock and no dividends; we are n
asking for IL to pay larger salaries
the. physicians or the trustees. Not
phvsician or trustee receives a
remuneration from the hospital. r
We are sekng for II that Delawa
Hospital may have larger oppt
tunity. that more men. women a
children may be helped to strong
and better lives.
"The Trustees have decided IN
one-third OF this money shall be
voted to improvements consisting
new ward with about 40 beds,
nurses home and an addition to