Evening journal., 1920-07-31
MOTOR CORPS Is
AID TO HOSPITAL

lowing letter from Mary l.. Cook, n
~, head worker In the Social Servic,
OF the Delaware Hospital
The letter was written as an expires
sion OF appreciation OF the wOrl
which is being done for the hospita
by the Red Gross Motor Corps an,
how much the hospital counts on thl
OF such aid.
THE scrvcio OF the Red Cross
Motor Corp, since 1918, when This
form OF transportation was FIRST
secured by The Delaware Hospital
20 convey children crippled with
infanule paralysis 20 and from
their homes FOR treatment has
developed 10 a high point Of use
fulncss. The folloW-up work
which Is being done by The So
cial Service Department could not
possibly be done without This
always reliable means OF trans
portaiions
"Daily the Motor Corps responds
TO the calls OF the hospital At
3 a. m. the captain Is called on the
telephone and given a list OF the
patients who could not otherwise
get 10 the hospital without the
b. expenditure OF strength. time or
money.
-NFor instance. a small hoy left
the ward who was 10 return for
dressings In the dispensary An
drew had met with an accident
which resulted In a compound
fracture OF the les. skin grafting
was necessary, his sister giving
some skin for this purpose. The
father had 10 leave work TO bring
the children 10 the hospital and
left them in the waiting room. lt
was noon before their busy moun-
or. with a family OF eight chill
dren. had time 10 come and get
them. Now motor service per
forms this humane service. For
weeks it has brought ans Italian
mother twice a day 10 nurse her
MIN months old baby who was In
the ward with a mastOid opera
ti0n. Types OF other cases are
two children with arm amputa-
lions lone OF them a double am
putatiOn) a blind old woman; /;
many crippled children; every FRI
day morning 10 regularly brings
~ OF these little cripples FOR
treatment. Every clinic has It's
share OF patients who otherwise
mhsht not come on the day des-
ignated by the dispensary physi-
clan II they were not followed up,
notified 10 be ready and brought
60 the hospital
''The preventive work, so much
emphasized these days, could not
be carried on so satisfactorily In
connection with the Delaware
Hospital dlspensary work with
out this spirit OF genuine Interest
on the part Of thls splendidly or
ganized corps. which is shown by
their prompt, reliable action IN
responding 20 each call.
"Fsmergency calls are often
cared for. as Cor Instance, not
long ago one OF The stan physi-
clans visited a patient at ROckland
and wished her admitted at onoe
40 the ward for an operation Tue
Motor Service responded, as the
, city ambulance could not max,
! an Out-0f-tOwn call. The patient
needed 10 recline and the youne
women driving made her com
Portable with pillows, blankets
and drove carefully. Another tim'
a child was brought In 10 th'
dispensary without any meuloel
/. of his family. lie had fallen an,
o fhe Motor Service took him hom
r and ave the mother the messag
fhat ne was 20 report 10 The hos
pltal in the morning for an y
ray
j. 0f the service are made by ~
p. social worker Of the hospital Wit
e every EFFORT to conserve the tim
p of the corps workers by seein
that the patients secure treatmen
e as promptly as possible, takln
= into consideration the time OF N
;. busv physicians. II unavoidabl
II DELAYS occur. the young Wome
IT stav on duty overtime or repur
during their lunch time 10 tan
d patients home. The social workt
y does not hesitate 10 say that VIII
o out this assistance 10 would b
fmposeible 10 carry out The trea
"A ments as prescribed by the phys
n clan for patients who have le
the hospital in conN9lescei
e. stage and who live some distan,
u; from the Institution.
j. "Some days as many as - pi
+ fients have been brought 70 q
r hospital.
"The social worker Is often Civ
the use OF a car 10 facilitate VI
itnc
Ia "a little Polish child in the wa
}6 had never spoken one word
81 English until he was being ca
@ ried 10 the Red Cross car 20
. taken home. When ne saw O
D. car his face no up with a smi
10 and he exclaimed Red Cross.
10
~ II pays 10 keep in cld,s touch '
the Nants.--Adv.