New Britain herald., 1920-10-12
Secretary Mary Bingham of V Women's Board Submits
 Annual Report Today
 New Officers to be Elected.

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 - Tn her annual reort to the members of tho New Britain women's hospi- tai board. submitted this afternoon. Secretary Mary Bingham calls atten- tion to the need for extensions at that institution. both in the hospital proper. where tho patents are cared for. and in the laundry and other branches Of the building. officers will bo elected following the transaction Of other business winch is 10 come before tho board. It is expected that there will Do changes in some of the offices
 Tho report of tho secretary is:
 Hospital Inadequate.
 "f tho members of our hospital board present here today would make a tour of inspection over our local in- stitution. they would indeed be sur prisod at the changes which have taken place there. The house once comfortably sheltering the patients seeking admittance now. even with it's additions. is no longer ade- auato to tho demands of our rapidly growing and cosmopolitan city.
 ~ Those who arc In charge are more than pcrplcxed by the many prob lema which confront them. chief among them being ovcrcrowdcd con- ditions everywhere. Our superintend- cnt tells us that SO patients can be well cared for on an average. but that the number accommodated is usually about S4. and that if there wero enough room there would be the ops portunity to provide for 200 at orre ane, because every day many arc turned away for lack of room.
 ..-a Shortage of Help.
 
 doors of the hospital are never closed, it being possible for a patient to gain entrance any time of the day or night. and no persons arc turned F~MAy If there ia any available space whore they can bo treated. Neither is any one in pain ar distress refused admission because Of A lack of money, that part of tho business being taken cnro of when tho matter can be care fully looked Into and suitable pro- vision made. = "Just now tho hospital. like pri- Vats homes. suffers for tho want of Hucient assistance although thera arc many supervising nurses. specials. | cooks. and assistnnts. maid and lam- | dry help, in fact at the tlmo of writ !, .ng this report. any patient intending to occupy private room is requested | to bring his own nurse with him. pr. RcclSs Tn CharEc -0'ft may not Dc known to you that Dr. 1T. Eben Rccku haa tho oversight of tho institution and with tho exolu- two board is firmly resolved to raise tho standard Of excellence in every possible way. It 1 their expectation That in tho near future they may not only hnvo . hospiai sufficiently spa rs-us in which to do the necessary work in n first class way but to have 1uartcrs where patients desiring very fln0 accommodations can find thsm md not be obliged to go out of tEeir own city. Tn providing moro room we arc told that 1t will be necessary to havo a wing whero a certain number or rooms can ba set off and unoccu- pied. to ba used In caso of any dis .ster which might possibly come up- our city in the event of m epo- hemic visiting ua aa it has done ln tho past. only few weeks ago thera waa great naed of such rooms. An automobile accident was the means of
 bringing to our hospital a man from neighboring town whose injuries were Npf a very serious naturu and Wnich proved fatal. His own phys!- g1ans needed to spend considerable tlms at hts bedside and his family wished to he in constant attendance. In order to mako them moro com fortable. ono or two rooms occupied hy tho offiee help wee given up 10 them. the occupants going out of town
 ach night Available rooms at such