Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-16
Augusta, Gen. Hospital
Annual Reports. 1918
Submitted at Annual Meeting Held
Monday Evening, Jan. 13. at City
Hall

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Following is the report OF Mrs. Sarah
Hayden, Superintendent o. the Augusta
General hospira, for HE year ielS, IS
submitted a. the auu'iai meeting held
Monday evening. Jan. Ic:
SCpEEINTENDENT'S REPORT.
To the President and EoaCt ot directors
CT the Augusta General Hospital:
Gentle men:-1 respectfully submit tEe
following report for the year 1913. We
are again passing another milestone i'll
tie history Of the hosp!tll where We
had hoped to tie in The new buii1ins
about this time. On account % the past
adverse year. due 70 the high COS: o.
drugs. foods and ne.p ;t'lt. on account
Of the Government rcStrict lng all build
ing, We are still in or OH quarters DO
ing what w can with ill., present ac-
conmo1atiohS
In the stress Of c4r.n, cor Influenza
our other departments were hadl- Grip
pied. In the Opthalm!c and surgical
departments We only did s:.ch work, as
was absolutely emergency. We gene:-
ally have a heavy eye, ear, nose and
throat service, coming aUG, going. but
We have done practically Hoinin2 since
September Is, in that tpartment, olr
surgical doing more. No" had Ne hal
our new building We coa..d hay. use /
this old portion for iso.r ION.
We have had considers, repairs
done onrour building this Year SUCH =
Singing, pipirg, ne>v cutters, etc.
The Hospital Aid has contributed. a
usual. the linen for the e::" while ali the
various societies. both c.lu,ch and 9TH
ers. in Augusta. Hallowc'i ard Winthrop
have given unstintingiv their ;ir,e for
this work The monthly visitor con-
nected with the Aid has been greatly
appreciated by all the patents.
The wo:k of the District nurse has
been greatly interrupted this year on
account OF the epidemic IS the Board OF
health felt it was not wise to allow her
to attend influenza cases and pneu-
monia following and then go into the
homes where there were no influenza.
She has made 1870 visits, .25 regular dis
trict ,alls and So for the Metropolitan.
For the service done for the Metropoi
tan We have received s309t.;
That the work OF all training schools
49,
pas: year is the opinion OF all superin-
tendents.
To care for the Epidemic Of influenza
and the fact that 50 many nurses were
i'll and off duty and some of their re.a-
tives i'll unto death SO that a leave Of
absence had 10 be given them has made
the Management OF Tie work most
strenuous.
The lectures delivered to the nurses
by the staff have been gotten in but at
irregular intervals and at a sacrifice
due 70 the shortage OF doctors. some
having gone into the service making
increased work for those remaining 10
care for the community IL large.
Eleven Ct our graduates have gone
into the service. either over seas or in
this country. Five enrolled i'll Home
Defense and OF these fou: went to Bath
during the epidemic. Others doing work
as instructors or as leaders IN Red
Cross headquarters or on relief commit
tees. Thus We fee! that the graduates
of our school have done their share.
Mrs. Mary E. Lowell, vino entered the
service the year previous. succumbed to
sAn atldCh W ldidi stS an Si'iNe &c.
1917 has been confined to her bed. We
feel she gave her all TO the country.
Miss Addie B. Hogue gave her services
to the city OF Bath during the epidemic
and contracted the disease. she having
made the supreme sacritic, of her life.
Miss Alsada Donaldson has mos:
faithfully filled her position during the
year as assistant superintendent. The
work Of those left at home surely has
called into play all those energies and
then more. Mss Bernce Ames, second