Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-19

| Number Of females admitted -. 500
Total .1o35
Respectfully submitted. ~
SARAH HAYDEN, r. NJ.
| Superintendent.
Report Of yisiting Committee
The Visiting Committee herewith
begs leave to submit its twenty-third
annual report.
From January /, 1920. to and In
Guiding December 81. 1920. there were
admitted 1885 patients: of these 4S6
were males and 500 females. together
| with 80 patients in the hospital at
the beginning of the year. total Of
1914. The daily, average has been 40.
The largest number of patients any
one day. 81. The total number of pa
1 tients admitted since the hospital
opened. 11.454.
There have been 90 nurses and s
practitioners in the training school
this year. Eight have been gradu-
ated and received diplomas. making
a total of los nurses graduated since
the opening Of the school. who have
gone out into the community to ad-
minister to the sick. to alleviate their
suffering and assist in their recovery.
Let us pause and consider what this
means.
| Six free beds" have been main
tanned and in addition, free treatment
has been given, making a total of
3091 days.
I The District Nurse has made ASP
visits to 40 families without any
charge and 33S visits to As families
for which some payment has.been re-
ceived, and 964 visits to sc families,
part of the expense. Of which, by ar
rangement, was borne by the Metro
politan Insurance Company; a total
of 1884 visits to 1870 families during
the year. The District Nurse attends
patients anywhere in Augusta and
4 Halloween. every week day Of the
year, in all kinds Of weather, carrying
the skill of her profession and sup
plies to those in need.
We wish to congratulate the mem
bers of the Hospital Aid Society and
the hospital in that they have COM
pleted the raising of FIVE thousand
dollars to maintain a perpetual free
bed, and have handed that sum over
to the hospital. e@.
i We are happy and proud to record
the opening Of the new wing" and
the admittance OF patients thereto in
December, giving them the advantage
of thoroughly modern, up-to-date
building.
/ There are some things still needed,
one in particulars ''refrigerating
plant"-which your committee hopes
| some generous, person now knowing
our needs will provide. ..,' a..
The. repairs and remodeling of the
old hospital will have to be taken
UP with great deal of care and at
tention to details to make the mostjof
the building for hospital purposes.
The members of your committee in
making their visits found the hos
pital in a clean and sanitary condi-'
ton most of the time, although much
difficulty has been encountered in
maintaining this, on account of max
! ing the opening to connect with the
new wing. But there has been moth
ing but praise from the patients for
the skillful care and treatment they
have received. l..
| The superintendent. Mrs. Hayden.
and her co-worl<ers. together with the
staff of surgeons and physicians, have
done all in their power and have kept
the institution up to that high stand
ard it has always maintained. Our
citizens have also helped in many
ways to accomplish these results and
we trust will continue to take the
same deep interest in the hospital in
| the future.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN r. GOULD.
NORMAN l.. BASSETT.
CHARLES A. MILLIKEN,
FREDERICK w. PLAISTED.
RICHARD E. GOODWIN,
ALBERT w. BROOKS.
Report OF the Treasurer Of the Hos.
pital Aid Society |
Statements Of the receipts and ex
penditures of the Hospital Aid So
ciety for the year ending December
I; GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT
Jan. ] To cash on hand. s254.3s
Jan. To Dec. 81 to cash
received from annu-
Jan. 1 TO Dec. 81 to. cash SSS'S'
received from Buck
minister estate $780,. 100 90
Jan. ~ TO cash received
from silver tear, 35I5
Jan. 20 To ca sh' received
from Charity MIN
ssreiS :..... ...... $500