Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1914-12-03
FACTS ABOUT THE
MEXICO HOSPITAL
Hospital Subscriptions Made.

Pursuant to the wishes of the Board
of Directors of the Mexico Hospital,
who themselves speak and act for the
public mind and spirit of the Mexico
populace regarding the Hospital, the
Campaign Committee has gone to
work on the guarantee for the Hos
pital for 1915 this Tuesday, morn
ing. In order that the public may
know the inside facts about the oper-
ations and work of the Hospital for
the eleven months it has been in ex-
istence, have gone through the rec
ords of the management personally
and beg leave to set before the peo-
pie of Mexico these facts, which |
am satisfied are true in every re-
spect l have scanned the work from
the side of economic and efficient
management; from the side of serv-
ices rendered there by physicians and
nurses; and from the side of the ele-
ments Of permanency involved in
these eleven months.
In the first place / am convinced
that the Board of Directors have ac-
quilted themselves in such a manner
as merits the unreserved commenda-
tion and praise of this community
and county. From precision and ex-
actness of records and readiness to
answer all interrogations from re-
corded facts l am sure that the Su-
perintendent of the Hospital has done
a most excellent piece of pioneering
work. From talking with patients,
as well as knowing the sincere inter-
est of the medical fraternity, am
saying to the Mexico people that in
dications vouch for the fact that the
service within the Hospital is on a
par with many larger institutions OF
much longer standing.
In the second place let me give the
facts of the inside as | have collect
ed them. From the 18th of Decem-
Der, 1918, until November /, 1914,
there have been total Of 92 pa
tients, who have made a total Of
LASS days of treatment in the Hos
pital. Of these AZ patients have
been Ward Patients and these have
made total of 919 days of treat
ment. The remainder, 45, have been
private room patients with total Of
536 days in the Hospital. The Ward
patients accounts in income to the
Hospital amount to $11S5.20, or an
average daily expense of $1.1S. The
private room patients accounts in
income to the Hospital amount to
$1347S5, or an average of daily ex-
pense to the patients of $2.51.
| But by actual figures find that
the very minimum of expense per day
for every patient is from $3.50 to
, S2.75. And this estimate is based
on the inside expense and does not
, cover the outside such as heat
light and gas. And again by COM
pairing the service of the Mexico Hos
pital with that of city hospitals | fine
the service as good, and that practi'
e cally every other hospital reports its
a Minimum Expense per patient as be-
between $3.50 and $S.S5. l am now
ready to answer the too-quickly put
9 and rather critically intimated inter
a rogation, "Where is there any evi
y dence of the public helpfulness o.
the Mexico Hospital?" Taking thu
low minimum of $3.50 per patien
(, per day the 919 days of Ward Pa
l. tients whose returns to the Hospita
It were $1185.20 cost the Mexico Hos
pital just $1212.30. And one War
Patient, for instance had 95 days t.
his credit and owing to conditions bu
If s2S came in for his stay And more
s. over, if those patients in privat
" rooms received care and attentio
is and environment equal to that of 9th
lie er hospitals in towns no larger wher
the estimated expense per day per pa
tient is from $3.50 to 1886, the A
m private room patients who spent SO
in DAYS in the Hospital really receive
81 per day or $4,000 in actual wort
. from this distinctively Mexico inst
tuition, The Mexico Hospital.
short, | feel that every person in til
city who has helped this movemen
and every person who has receive
the care of the Hospital has contrib
uted to great public good or is II
debted to a great public good.
submit these facts to our Mexlc
people conscientiously believing thel
to be true. If you are such an one
thinks in terms of public good, tn
Mexico Hospital will commend l
self in good works to you. Our 81
lieitors are not BEGGING; they al
REPRESENTING a Mexico instit'
ton.
w. A. SHULLENBERGER,
Chairman.