The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-21
KINGS DAUGHTERS
IN KENTUCKY AND
FRANKFORT HOME
INCOME OF HOSPITAL THERE
AND THE VARIOUS ENDoW.
MENTS THEREIN.
SUGGESTIVE TO MAURY HOSPITAL
The Number of Patients Cared for
During Past Two Years and the
Cost Per Month Together With
Nurses Salaries Paid.

In the current issue of The Silver
Cross, the official organ of the In
ternational Order of the Kings
Daughters, is an article regarding the
hospital at Frankfort, KY, maintain
ed by the circle of that city, that is
somewhat suggestive of what la:ght
be possible in Columbia. The arti
Gle is signed by the secretary of the
circle and is as follows:
"The Silent Worries Circle main
tains at Frankfort a hospital which
is under the management of board
consisting of the leader, vice-leader
recording secretary, corresponding
secretary, and the treasurer of the
circle, together with nine other mem
bers appointed by the leader The
duties of the hoard are to employ the
superintendent. nurses and servants;
to admit patients (yote on the staff
doctors) buy all supplies, meats, gro
eeries, linens) and household Deces.
sities-in fact toehave direct charge
of the running affairs.
| "The hospital is not as yet self.
supporting institution. The sources
of income are many. From the coun,
ty since Nov, 1910, we received
| 5000 From the city since November,
1910 we have received $1,000, which
pays only in part for the charity
cases cared for. We have three en-.
| dowed rooms, bringing in each 5000
per year, that is, $1,000 in the last
+, two years. We have six cots at SIS
each, making $3.50 in two years lone
cot has just been endowed ana no
money received). And one room is
permanently endowed, $4,000 ha wing
been given, the interest amounting
to between $3.50 and $275 per year.
From entertainments, such as plays,
tag days, serving dinners, soup and
/ sandwiches and gifts from interest
ed friends we have raised $2,4c5 sc.
And from pay patients during the two
years, $5,653.37 has been received.
| The total receipts for the two years
amount to $12,354.22, and the total
disbursements for the same period of
time to $11,92G.90.
"The hospital can accommodate
more patients since the addition of
wing containing both wards and
private rooms and added basement
space. This addition, which was fit
tingly dedicated on Thanksgiving
day, 1910, was erected at cost of
about $1,000. All of this was paid
except $4,000, which amount was hor-
rowed for two years. At the end of
the first year $1,000 was paid on the
$4,000; $3.50 interest has been paid.
! The hospital can now accommodate
10 patients in the private rooms and
the four wards-the male medical,
female medical, male surgical and
female surgical.
"The number of patients cared for
in the last two years is 290. Of these
80 were charity cases. rs were f5-per-
weekday patients, and 125 were pri-
vate patients. The average cost of
running the hospital per month is
$489.21, the nurses salaries amount
ing to $205 per month.
"The working force of the hospital
is the superintendent, who is assist
ed by 2 graduate nurses, cook, a
house boy and laundress. Whenev-
er necessary ether nurses are en-
ployed. In the past two years an ex-
ira nurse has been on duty fifty-three
weeks besides special nurses for pri-
vate patients.
''The hospital is doing an immense
good to this county and Frankfort.
Remember us in your prayers"