The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-08

In view of the need for better nc
! cornmodeti1 for children. corsid l.
Grafton should be given to the estae-
iishmen, OF n suzanne 1aby camp al
the Pine Camp hospital, which may pe
itflised as Hr adjunct TO the virgins
hospital service. tSee report on Pine
Camp hosplsnl)
pther recon u1cndations are;
That A. coon ms practicable \ So
cial service department he established
NJ tho hospital which may he con-
duttoW IL cooperation with the Gis-
pensar-y of the medical cntlege
That letter provision fer the care
Of patients clothing he made 40 that
d;ScharxeI patients may 60 from the
hospital with their clothing clean and
in gold osder;
/ That In the dispensing Of drugs a
formuIary lie uscd such al Ia recon-
merde6 for use at tho CITY hc7oc.
A standard formulary for the two IN
siitutions should he adopted.
That more adequate Ere preventive
and protective equipment ne provided
AT he Virginia hospital b. the In
atailatian II fire hose and water huck~
cts. improved fire escapes, fro drills
hs employees and the Thorough instruc-
'tcn oi employee IN the most effective
re,ho4s 81 IRE fighting and rescue
nf patients
That common drinking cups be
abolished throughout the hosrita'i
that "a trained dletttian lie employed
81, take charge of the purchase, prep
srslion and serving OF food. the In.
~r,eC7ion Of food supplies, the retluc-
ttor Of. food wastes. and the inrtruc-
fior o{ nurqcs aud other employees
ia Tho handling Of focdetuffs
That All costs al Virginia hospital
service. a. for exsrple. the cost of
ambulance service now charged
agp{nst the cts home. he Included
IN RE financial STATE nents OF the Viz
F.a.a hospital and that the account
ing procedure 10 made uniform with
hat of the city home ard Pine Camp
hospital:
shat the annual report of the hoe
pithf be inproy ed so that II may show
more CLEARLY the results and costs OF
hospital service, eliminating informa-
lion OF little or no statistical value to
which at present considerable space
ls gwen.
CIV Home.
Il is re-omfnended:
That h. view Of the need fer more
efficient management OF the C.'y
home. Il s1perlntendent with training
and experience In institutional man
1EFFE@ft Ne ABt pla4iFu Ht an iHiNfN&Sch
salary, Il uetc -ary:
THAT greater economy he observed
IN TIE provision .: food Tor the Of
fr.r.' IL hIa. and that accounts be
.ksrt wricr win show separately the
cost Of FEEDING officers and employees
and the cost Of feeding lnmstes.
ihat the system of record keeping
al t.tts relative to inmates Ire com
,latefy revised 80 IA 10 include all
Data regarding their admission. ply
elosi ana mental condition on admts-
s.on. subsequent illnesses, condition on
rftst- 1af=se and reason fer discharge.
That each inmate be given Il com
-, IL physical and mental examina-
ton ON admission h. medical Off
Ger 90 that has physical and mental
ability 10 wu.R be certified TO from
such examination:
That effort he made to provide A
more satisfactory dict for inmates
through the employment Of skilled
aietitiEn
THAT u resident graduate physician
he employed who may assume re
sporw.bil.ty FOR the direct work Of
internes who are UNDERGRADUATES:
Tat IA soon AS r-act q: lie two
graduate intarneA. on fun tine, be
spuo,rted to replace the three under
\
graduate sIternes to he paid nom nal
sslarieq.
That effort be made to improve the
pathalry.t 81 scrvite 81 the hospital
lev better utilization Of the laboratory,
Bette training of fnternes In petho.
lpE.esi work and by providing for a
Visiting pathologist from the medical
college,
That the eAiorcd tuberculosis pavil~
SON be transferred from the City home
to the Pine can hospital In order
tha. these solored patients r7fay have
The xxsnva> ADVANTAGES ne white pa
it-en-s
That ~ least tyvo additional trained
uurNea he employed. one fer the in
frnarv st the white home. aad one
fnr the iufrrnavy at the calored home
Thu special wards for chiidren he
-, I'st at the City home IN order
thai they NAV be given more salts
factory care And kept apart from THE
Older inmates many OF whom are not
Mt to a4v ,rfata WITH children;
That the prison cells now used ar
ISOLATION rooms FOR patients with We
nnreal aiAeaSas be abolished. and that
isolation ward roorne he provided for
these pat;ente:
That owing to the lack of adequate
facilities for the isolation OF patients
afflicted with cortngIeca AtsAaeA AT
the t'tv homo. consideration Ne sgtven
e. the erection Of A contagfous dis.
cas- hospital conveniently located