The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-18

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THE QUEENS HOSPITAL AND AN EMERGENCY STATION
The Queens Hospital is one finest institutions Honolulu
does an immense amount o. COCO, @ Io ,N % % under
why there undertone adverse eng towards he nos
pal and its administration not by any means confined to any one
class in the community. "|M p r. w.
to far to ascertain the cause however
Every while Honolulu experiences shock hearing
dying moray sick person has been refused entry
the hospital. s, sa.. g.' =. 80, = n.
The last kind occurred last week was
discovered the evening" with violent hemor
hsge Of the lungs Y appearing that he has no home n
for Il is the only appropriate place to 60 Tor the purpose
disease which the hospital Toes not treat: ~,
The wretch promptly bundled oil TO the police stao
a half mile distant. tg|.
The police forthwith ordered hospital and for
the bumped the half mile trailing his life
hospital authorities stood ready repe the attack and for the
fourth bloody Of humanity oed the streets
police station and dumped the concrete sidewalk by the
hospital attendant who theupon drove off breathing defiance
the the victim prone on the sidewalk too weak to
moaning blood gushing from mouth and nostr at every
Leah Home six miles away was ephoned replied that
the man had and
would admit him without instructions from the
superintendent whoSRas absent
AS last put police shelter open
facing the sidewalk and the rest Of the raekng night
there. = ~, .<4
This is no atrocy of Indian tortpe II
admitted undspued of what occurred in the alleged Chris
worse the hospital authorities Justify ther action by the
that the institution does not admit cases as
case that they have only
case could not be cared foFs~ Il Eat =: -
This gives away bs whole for he hositat
If the hospital took and maintained the position would
contagious it would be but would be logical
Now, it is neither right nor logicall LsS.sSSt "
There certain facts and principles involved h matter that
and acted upon if such horrible that
above described dsgracing city, vz
l. Honolulu is city of approximately 10000 inhabitants
need in such city station where regard
of ais person who badly hurt seriously ILL., first aid
and be rendered until final disposition be made Of the
2 The Queen Hospital is the only public institution properly
Exception be taken to calling this public institution
Although private corporations is public that much public
money appropriated therefor and that it endowed public
whose sole object relief of sickness and suffering without
seeking profit. al.
properly located the heart of Leah Home
six miles 1t would be nhuman to drag that distance
of the lungs. '...... 49,.
possesses fully organized competent medical nursing
business staff demonstrated by the splendid service it other
wise giving this community. So 49,. 1.,..
Honolulu afford necessary duplicate all
machinery and these overhead charges when the desired object
be secured much better and cheaper by working through
established channel t5r''a,}" ~
No suggests that the hospital should regularly tuber-
eulos of similar character The sole necessity that
emergency quarters be maintained where temporary relief be
administered, such common humanity demands ia
s. There difficulty establishing such emergency station
without endangerng the other inmates The institution
immense premises aOdng for complete segregation
The proprety provision already
the premises
room cottage for contagious diseases E2hf'r 1
This cottage nues the whole argument against the proposed
station ...&a@&,." ne...a'.
If it safe to have emergency stationi safe
have two other number reredand the number
but small >. ...r@ Fs.' ". AT, ~. q
T. In view hospital which to
building would be emneny for the appropriate
the for the hospital appeal to the pubca small
simple building is all that is required
If the hospital trustees will approve the plan the money will be
forthcoming .>" " ' %" E'a'$Mt. +.5'
1t the hospital trustees to render impossible repetition
of last week horror. .E..t.' .:' h... q,
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