Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-27
THE VISITING NURSE
Work of Association for Last Year sum-
married In Report

The annual report the Visiting Nurse
association or 19iS-l9 has been published
In pamphlet form and is here repeated
In par. for the benefit of anyone Interested
IN the worl; of the association, to whom
n report has not already been sent The
officers and committees for the coming
year are as follows:
Miss Elsie Brown. president: Mrs. Ed
ward Robinson, vice presidents Mrs. w. T..
liagar, secretary; Mrs. y. y. Buell., treas
urer. These officers with Mrs. H. b. shaw,
Mrs. G. II. Darling. Mrs. $. NJ. Anterior,
Mrs. G. l.. Woodbury.. Mrs. George w
Wales. Mrs. Joseph Aud. Mrs. E. V
lioyt Mrs. II. s. Howard and Mrs =. Il.
McSweeney form the executive commit
tee.
Winooski committee Miss Estelle Pacle-
I'd, Mrs. a. c. S. Hill. Miss Anna Weloh.
Miss Mary Allard and Miss Della Cal.
vert.
Essex Junction committee-Mrs. Arthu.
Beeman. Miss Carlene Ferrin and Miss
Adele Holley.
Shelburne commttee-Mrs. Henry Har-
rington. Mrs. w. II. Mitchell, Mrs. H. G..
Ranks. Mrs. Walter Webster Mrs. S. B.
Harmon and Miss Mary Coggins.
Supervising nurse-NTiss Bessie Crosby
r. N; first assistant, Miss Doba Cady.
Howard Relief building. telephone ia
DESCRIPTIVE
The aim of the Visiting Nurse associa-
ton is to provide instruction in the case
Tor the sick and the best possible nursing
Facilities to the people of this city
The nurse visits each case regularly as
often as may be required. remaining long
enough to do what the physician has
directed and to give instructions 70 who
ever Is caring for the patient. the time
being usually from one hour to an hour
and half. In emergencies she stays
longer. There is supply closet in charge
of the nurse, stocked with the necessary
nursing supplies and clothing and bedding
Tor the SICK which are given or loaned
to anyone needing them.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
I. The services of the visiting nurse
are intended for anyone unable to pay for
Il private nurse.
.. The charge is from ten cents to one
dollar for each visit of an hour Cor less)
and Is determined by the visiting nurse,
to whom all payments are made
J. For anyone positively unable to pay
for such services. the expense of the
nurses visit will be met by the visiting
nurse fund.
4. Visiting hours are from 500 a. M
TO $50 p. m.
3. The nurse will not he expected to
Visit patients at night or on Sunday.
except in cases of emergency or when
ii would be to the detriment of the
patient to omit the visit.
6. She will not take contagious diseases
excepting typhoid fever. tuberculosis
etc). Cases of measles may be attended
nt he ~ ha
I. The services of the nurse may be
obtained through the visiting physician
any member of the executive board, the
minister OF any church or the principal
of any public school
REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING
OCTOBER !. 1919
Looking back as we complete the 18th
year since our organization was started
we cannot but feel gratihed that we have
been able to extend our work, making it
the most important year in the history
of the organization. This is principally
due to the need filled by our nurses at
the time Of the influenza epidemic. Dur
ing that time five of our nurses We're
constantly on duty. often answering calls
wells into the night. One Of our nurses,
Miss Bessie Crosby, had charge at the
Neighborhood House and later at the
Ethan Allen club when they We're used as
hospitals. 1t has ofttimes been asked
what lines Of work our nurses follow
Tho following will give general idea
Bedside work for all calls. Work for
Cancer Relief association, Metropolitan
Life Insurance company. city work for
health or charities departments, help in
examinations and follow-up work for city
schools, prenatal care, maternity bedside
care. training Of babies, work for Red
Cross home service section, plans for
children to so to the Preventorium at
Essex Junction, follow-up work of tuber-
culoais problems, special school examina-
lions at the call of school officials at
Winooski. Essex Junction and Colchester.
Our work includes tbesides Burlingto
AMI WinooskD Essex Junction, South
Burlington and Shelburne During the
last year q total OF 6.867 visits have been
made.
On July !. after nearly eight years of
faithful service as supervising nurse,
Miss Cora Curtis resigned owing to i'll
health and was succeeded by Miss Bessie
Crosby. v. n.
The association wishes to extend it's
hearty thanks and appreciation for the
unfailing cooperation and aid of the
people of Burlington, as well as the city
administration, our merchants, teachers,
physicians and churches, Kings Daugh-
tcrs and societies, also those, who so
kindly loaned motors and provided food
at the time OF the epidemic and to the
merchants who contributed generously
toward children's gifts at Christmas.
WIS ask your generous support for the
year to come. for which the high cost of
drugs and other medical supplies and
increased salaries, we shall have to plan
very closely in order to leave a small
surplus to begin the next year.