New Britain herald., 1915-11-30
FINE SHOWING FOR
 LOCAL HOSPITAL
Record Number Of CaSes-Finan-
 Cial Condition Splendid

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 the corporators Of the New Britain
 General hospital at the Y. M. c. A yesterday afternoon. the directors
 met and elected officers for the en- l suing year. George P. Hart was re-
 elected president of the institution
 and the other officers are as follows ! Vice president. James E. Cooper: sec ] rotary, John Walsh; treasurer A. w l Stanley: clerk, Robert $. Brown; eX-
 ecutive committee, George P. Hart l chairman: George w. Traut, William l H. Hart, James F.. Cooper, Frederick | G. Platt, Alix w. Stanley, Robert S.
 Brown, clerk; committee on invest ments, George P. Hart, AliX w. Stan ley, Andrew J. Sloper, Edward N l Stanley, Frederick G. Platt. Hospital Staff. The directors selected the following, Z, physicians and surgeons to serve on the hospital staff during the coming year:
 Attending physicians and surgeons, Drs. +. T Fromen, George w. Dunn. John L. Kelly, Frederick w. Peck, Carl J. Hart, Henry T. Bray, Water man Lyon, John Purney, c. M. Cooley, M. Volkenheim; assistant attending physicians and surgeons, George M. Flannigan, Frank Zwick, Matthew Griswold of Kensington, Peter w. Fox; ophthalmic and aural surgeon, Joseph H. Potts; photographer, Cliff ton M. Cooley; patnologist and bac- teriologist, Katherine H. Travis; den- tai surgeon, Clifford w. Vivian; anaes- thetizer Frank Zwick; consulting physicians and surgeons, A. s. Brack- ct of Bristol J. N. Bull of Plainville, R. M. Clark of this city, c. w. Moody of Plainvillc, George F. Cooley of this city F. Parker Sanborn of Bristol, Paul E. Swett of Hartford, R. M. Griswold of Kensington, Edward Reecher Hooker of Hartford, E. J. Mcknight of Hartford, G. Perry Eld- ridge of Hartford; superintendent, Jennie L. Bassett.
 During the past year the following officers on the staff have died. Oliver C. Smith of Hartford and Elmer l.. Styles.
 Officers Reports.
 At the meeting of the corporators, the annual reports of the officers were presented. President Hart made the following report as chairman of the executive committee:
 During the past year the hospital has served the community perhaps more satisfactorily than in any pre- vious year. We have handled larger number of patients than ever before and our facilities have been stretched to the limit
 We have treated 1,064 cases, the cost per patient being $9.92 per week as compared with 904 cases last year with a cost of $11.10. Of course,
  but it is gratifying to ob- serve that some increase in the num- Der cared for has a tendency to lower the entire cost.
 There have been 156 maternity cases, with 136 infants. This depart ment shows 20 per cent. increase over last year.
 The training school has educated the usual number and has graduated a class of five.
 Your comittee has purchased ad- ditional property on Griswold street and it is planned at once to begin re- modelling two dwelling houses to pro- vide a children's ward and mater nity ward. These are temporary and will enable us to take care of the demands for a time or until funds are forthcoming from bequests or otherwise to provide for permanent general enlargement of the main buildings.
 In order to simplify our financing a loan has been made at the New Britain National bank of $2O,OOO with~which we have paid off num- Der of small obligations and mort gages on portions of the property amounting altogether to between $1S,- ho ortx ic now entirely free from any mortgage encumbrance.
 The Woman's Hospital board has cooperation in every helpful way and has contributed in cash $45O, besides many gifts and useful suggestions and we are particularly indebted to Mrs. Wetmore for $1,O0O from the proceeds of the musical comedy, 'Thc Red Mill''
 The manufacturers have helped cheerfully in financial support as have individuals and churches, and to all the many friends of the institution, to the doctors, the superintendent and the nurses we are deeply grateful.
 Receipts $56,528
 The financial condition of the hos pital was shown to be in splendid con- dition. The report of Treasurer A. W. Stanley was read by Philip B. Stanley, the treasurer being absent It showed total receipts of $56,52S.52 and disbursements of 47,392.05, leav- ing a balance on deposit in the New Britain Trust company of $9,136.47. The report in detail follows: receipts on the current expense account October 1, 1914, deposit New Britain Trust company, $1.5S6.57; state of Connecticut, s5,00O; town of New Britain, S2,OOO; manufacturers of New Britain, $1,264.5O; hospital patients, $17,797.55; citizens free bed fund for care of patients, s236.50; Jane B. Case special free bed fund for care of patients, $403.25; corporators'