Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-18
Augusta Gen. Hospital
Annual Reports. 1915
Report Of Visiting Committee as Sub
ni.tec At the Annual Meeting Held
Monday Evening, Jan. g.

Following . he a.nua, -apor. Of The
-,sil.ng committee Of ne AUGUSTA Cen
ara hospita. tor he rear -e1s. submitted
a: The annual meeting On Monday eve
ming. Jan. =:
REPCET CF VISITING COMMITTEE
To ne President ana directors Of ne
Augusta Genera. Hospital.
The Visiting Committee herewith 5egs
.eaye . submit rs Is. aaoua. -epor-
From January : flE- % and inciuc.n-
-ece-nD-- Z. E1S- there were ac-nit.ed
50 patents, IF these - ware macs ana
- te,na-es: together WITH : patients :
ne losplIa. AZ tls beginning Of -he YEAR
a -ota. Of -. The da.l~ average has
been - The .a-Eest aGr-3oe- Of patients
any Jne lay -. The tot-. number of
patients admitted since ne hosp!ta.
opened ,:-7
Their aa-a been = nurses n the
--..ning school rs ear Tan aare
s-adua.ed and received their diplomas
r3aalcg a total IF a nurses graduate.
.4n { he opening 81 ne zchoni.
E.evea # 7ur graduate --rses ans
wera-. the call Of our -or7--- tou- go
ng 1verse.as ana seven. although WI
-ag u 50 ac-oss. ia service II ~
cornt-v
.alHec ana n addition. t-ee t-ea.nea5
mas been gwen. :raa:ng 4 tota- E9S 4ays
The Iisi-.c. nurse mas mace Il v.s.t=
% families without any charge. ana Il
addition - vtEits 70 families. par Of
re expense NJ w1.cn. - arrangement
was borne by he metropolitan Insur
ancc Company. a to,a, ot 81. visits cur
-nE the ear
The Hospital Al Society have accom-
piishel one # their great desires Nv
CONFLICTING ne .alsing u 500 tor !
'Fe-7e,ua. Free Bed ana aare aon-
ored The prime mover n this ance--ak-
inG by donating the same 10 ne hospl-
-. under ne name u ne Le-eI
u. Fuller Fe-petua! Free Fed The yea
las been 4 busy one tor them and hey
have net al ene-renc,es N increased
demand tor nacar:a.s ana coss NJ same
The members OF re different societies
n the CITY -ogetae- with nemb.rB OF
hose n 1a.luweIl a7d T .ntArop. nave
assisted T 1 -a-ge measure n ne sew
.ng and n making lie material INTO
garments.
Your committee vas ~a-- much eIatel
asst yea- % -epor- he successful -a;s-
.ng n cash and pledges Of IS. Iil Tor tle
erection II 4 new wing ami :, vas ne
Intention Of The directors 20 star. build
ing II the spr,ng. ana plans II -se pro-
posed addition Tad been Drawn bu.
hey we're notified by Capita. issues
Board mat On account Of rle va. they
would not De allowed 70 10 SO. Vow
2.iaough he aaD aas been lifted. he
nc-ea sed cost Of .aoor anu material AMI
he difficulty Of obtaining same. mas
he erection Of building suc1 as
planned. for the amount -1l.sed, Almost
impossible.
The committee WISH again 70 .esf:f-'
20 The excellent condition eound BY
them considering ne age If me build
ing. and although a great many repairs
have been made This year, many still
Iced % De made.
4 new two-;nca water se-ice has
been brought into The hospital from the
six-tnch main on Arsenal street. thus
assuring al ABUNDANT supply and better
pressure.
We found everything clean and sRni-
tArv The patents testify 10 the skill
ri cara and treatment. and the feeling
more ri home than of al institution
thai pervades-
Our superintendent Mrs Sarah Hay.
len. we nave aiways .ound tacsfu and
resourcefui and always with the inter-
ests Of ne hospital uppe.mczt.
Tie expressions Of opinion by the pa
dents of our nurses - guarantee enough
that they are careful attentive ana
skiiltul n administering % their needs.
Miss Eer1lce Aules resigned as sec
ond assistant superintendent and en-
tered .he service Of the United States
Early in The year \ surg.ca. p2tien.
who developed smallpox alter and rom
winch several cases resulted, and nov
or account u the prevalence Of Infiu-
enEa, many surgical cases have been
withheld. thus cutting iown the number
Of nz tents admitted
The staff Of the physicians and sur
geurs. although somewhat depieted ny
four of them entering the service o.
The United States.-two going overseas
and Two into the service n ;.lis country
hare worked faithfully AMI skiilfuily