The Press., 1914-01-21
CYRIL AND JULIA C. JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.


 porators and trustees of the Cyril am Julia Johnson Memorial hospital wer, held at the institution Monday after, noon, with eighteen present. Re ports were presented by F. F. Patter for the executive committee; W, H, Heald, secretary and treasurer; Mis- E. M. Smith, the superintendent; Dr. J. P. Hanley, secretary for ths medi
 cal staff; W. H. Heald for the finance committee, and Miss Holt for the Hospital Aid society. The incorpor. ators re-eleoted the following board of trustees: Christopher Allen, F. H. Baker, George L. Dennis, Robert H. Fisk, W. E. Hanley, W. H. Hall (Willington), Miss Celia Holt, Wm. H. Heald, Cryil Johnson, Mrs. Julia O. Johnson, A. l. Mitchell, Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin, M. D. O'Connell, Mrs. Jerome Oroutt Bridgeport, Ed win O. Pinney, Wm. Park, Freeman, F. Patten, J. H. Reed, Wm. O. Rock we'll, F. G. Sanford, Frederic Swim delle (Rockville). The trustees re- elected the following officers: Presi- dent, Cyril Johnson; first vice. -presi- dent, Freeman F. Patten; second vice. president, Edwin O. Pinney; third vice-president, F. G. Sanford; secre- tary and treasurer, Wm. H. Heald executive committee, Freeman F. Pat. ten, Wm. Park, F.G. Sanford; finance committee, Christopher Allen, George L. Dennis, A. I. Mitchell; auditors, Wm. o. Rockwell, M. D. O'Connell. The medical staf-Dr. C.B. Newton, pr. James Stretch, Dr. G. Percival Bard, Dr. J. P. Hanley, Dr. F. L. Smith - and the consultants - Dr. Ralph H. seelye, Springfield; Dr. B. J. Mcknight, Dr. 0. O., Smith, Dr. E. Terry Smith, Dr. P. H. In- gals, Dr. F. s. Crossield, Dr. E. K. Root, pr. Wm. Porter, Hartford; Dr. F. P. Batchelder, Boston-were re- appointed. After adjournment the visitors were invited to inspect the hospital and note the improvements of the past year. The Holtzer. Cabot system of electric call bells has been installed, an excellent microscope and electric battery added to the equip ment, the walls have been tinted in soft, restful colors, and the refriger- ator moved from the kitchen to the store room, making room for the extra sink. A unique system of cost ac
 counting has been worked out by F. F. -Patten and adopted. The exterior woodwork of the building has been painted, an ice house and auto and carriage shed built, the latter being particularly necessary in stormy weather), and store room has been added under the north piazza. Some of the unsupplied needs are an X ray apparatus, screening of piazzas, win dows for enclosing one of the south verandas for sun room, curbing on street line in front of property, cement walk and many articles in the nature of special supplies. The following statistics are taken from the superin- tendent's report: Total number of patients remaining January 1st, 1918, 4 total number patients admitted, l6O; total number of patients treated during the year, 1894; male patients admitted, 61; female patients ad. mitted, 99; medical patients ad. mitted, 61; surgical patients admit ted, 57; obstetrical patients admitted, 23; number of births, 19; surgical operations, 36; major operations, IT ; minor operations, 19; discharged cured, 1O1; discharged improved, 35 ; discharged unimproved, 3; died, IT; remaining in hospital January 1st, 1914 9; largest number any one day, 16; smallest number any one day, 4 <; largest number admitted any one month, g; average number per day, 7-11. The weekly cost to the hos pital for the year per patient was $25. 39-for the last seven months $28. O6, the last five months $2l.O7. In regard to the death rate we quote from the report of the medical staff s'Our deaths, IF, with 16O admis- sions, appear many, till analysed. Many hospitals, through lack of room, or other reasons, refuse or make difficult the admissions of chronic and the hopelessly sick. The freedom of admission this hospital is practical ly unrestricted. Only infectious and certain unruly cases are refused. Nine of the IT deaths were of long stand ing illness, such as heart and kidney disease in it's terminal stage. These were made more comfortable than they could be at home, and their lives prolonged as far as possible. Of the other eight, two were still births, which must go in the records, but are not the fault of the hospital, and two were in a dying condition on admis- sion, leaving four deaths among those who had any chance to recover. When it is known that in the early years of hospital serious illness seeks admis. sion in bigger ratio than after it has become better known, our death rate is very reasonable. '' The most no. ticeable increase was in obstetrical cases. In the ward both mother and baby are cared for for seven dollars 6 week, with. an added charge of $2. 90 for the delivery room. The impos sibility of skilled care at anything