The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-12
YEAR PROVES PROSPEROUS
Earnings and Expenses Are a Little
Closer Together Than in Past Years
But There Is Still Deficit Worthy
Cases Given Free Care by Directors

The Kenosha hospital had prosper
GUS year in 1913 and notwithstanding
the annual report Of the officials showed
that deficit existed in the funds at
the end of the year the earnings end
the expenditures were nearer together
than they had been in other years
The total of the deficit including the
amounts written off for care of worthy
cases at the order of the board of di-
rectors will be in the neighborhood Of
hopeful that this amount can be secur-
ed by donations and from interest on
the endowment fund. Most interesting
in the developments of the meeting was
the fact that it was shown that there
was need for larger hospital and
the members of the board timidly dis
eussed the possible plan of building an
other unit the same size as the present
building.
It was shown that it had been neces-
sary to rent rooms to- care for the
nurses in order that all the rooms in
the hospital might be given over to
patients and it was shown that there
was steadily increasing business. In
fact the month Of January, just closed,
was the largest month in the history Of
the hospital. The discussion of the new
building did not get beyond the dream
stage and there is no fund in sight for
| it at this time and the directors will
have to see some chance of such fund
before the movement is formally
launched. During the last few days a
manager of one of the leading Milwau-
kee hospitals had made an inspection
of the hospital and his report was that
the management Of the local institution
was so economical that the fixed
charges ran below the upkeep of the
| big hospitals in Milwaukee, which ac-
commodate many times the number of
patients The reduced cost of mainten-
ance of the Kenosha hospital has been
due largely to the fact that the hos
lpital has been shown mall favors by
the physicians and the members of the
board of directors and the officers Of
the association have served over long
period of years without pay.
The financial report of the hospital
is decidedly interesting. It shows that
during the past year the earnings were
! $18,4 55.32, and the collections $17,-
845.86. The difference in these two
amounts represents the amount the
board of directors has ordered written
off the books during the year as it's
contribution to the care of worthy pa
tients. The total of the expenses was
$19, 530.35. The hospital association
received from the wards $8,15794, from
the rooms $6,765.30; from the operating
room $1,725, from the dressing room,
$405; from the new X-Ray -achine $40.
There were other minor receipts from
the furnishing of special nurses, rent,
| dressings and from board for nurses in
charge o. patrons.
Here are some of the big items of ex-
pense in the maintenance Of the hos
pital. Repairs to building and furni-
ture, 3648.27; meat, $1,102S6; drugs
and surgical dressings, $1,757.41; fuel,
| $l,oos6o; labor, $7,3Gs.34; groceries,
| $4,561.96; laundry, $1,86134; lighting,
$6G334; ice, $302.65.
| The report showed large increase
| IN the number of patients and pleas
| ing decrease in the number of deaths.
During the year SAT patients were re-
ceived and of this numb er 795 were dis
charged as improved or cured; Al died
an6 the remainder are now in the hos
pital. During the year so new Ker osha
babies saw the first light of day in the
pleasant maternity rooms of the hos
pital. There were All operations.
Nearly every known disease is listed in
the description of the various cases
treated and typhoid with a total of As
| led the list.
The whole survey of the year is de-
cidedly pleasing one to the members Of
the board of directors. The following
directors were elected at the annual
meeting:
For a term of three years.. G. Sim
mons, Mrs. Nellie P. Cavanagh and NJ.
6. Boerner.
For term of two vears-Mrs Dan.
10. Head and G. G. Allen.
For term of enc year-H E. Barden
and W. J. Frost.
/ The officials for the year will be elect
ed at the next meeting of the board of
directors of the association.
| Mrs. George Ridehome surprised her