The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-11
Statement By Trustees
Of Haywood Hospital

derived therefrom expended D. the OPP
Grafton of the Hospital. At Intervals
settlements have been made by the
Trustees of their accounts with the
Judge OF the County Court and these
settlements are recorded In the County
Clerks Office. They show not only al
receipts and disbursements from the
funds in their hands, but also how tho
surplus funds are invested. Any one
by an examination Of these settle
ments can obtain full information as
to any of these matters.
The Hospital now owns It's PLAN
and $35, 1884 as OF August 2Sth, l92o
the date of its last settlement with tht
County Court, practically all OF whicf
is invested at six per cent interest
The Name.
| Mrs. Wilson, at the time OF the con-
veyance OF the hospital premises tc
the Trustees, expressed the wish tha'
the Institution should not be nance
after her. Her motive in this was the
fact, of which she was aware, that she
was not able to give it enough to make
| 1t success and she thought that II
the Institution were named after heI
this might be in the way of attracting
other gifts. As in the deed of trust she
lodged a veto power in DR.. Pickett the
Trustees allowed him to choose the
name. He chose Haywood and chose
lit because such was the name by
which the premises were then known
Mrs. Wilson twice so names them III
her codicil to her will and the name
so chosen was approved by her
Management.
This has been the most difficult
problem which we have encountered
It was not possible for us personally
to manage the Institution or to give
it direct supervision. OF necessity we
have had to entrust this to others IL
has always been our desire that the
physicians should organize and take
charge, i. e. select the manager ana
exercise direct supervisor over the
management of it. An effort was made
at the outset to interest them in so
doing, but without success. our red
son for 80 desiring was to prevent any
possible claim that there was any par
TALLY in its operation. Before the
present management took hold we put
Miss Casey in charge. We did so be-
cause of the high personal regard IN
which she was held and TO test more
liberal management than we believed
possible. She operated II sixteen
months. The City and County helped
her. She received other donations
But she was unable to make both ends
meet and resigned. This management
of Miss Casey cost the institution
over $2,35O.00. t. e. largely more than
its income from its investments dur
ing that time. Management along that
line, if kept up, would have resulted
in the Institution closing its doors.
Thereafter Miss Frances Cochran
succeeded to the management. Her
management has been successful. She
has kept within the income; has had
no outside help and has made good
the loss under the previous manage
ment.
DR.. Taulbee's prominence in connec-
ton with the Institution is due to the
fact that he is its principal patron.
Under every management he has
brought to it all his patients needing
hospital services. If it had not been
for his support it could not have run.
There has, however, been no discrim-
nation in his favor against any other
physician. All physicians desiring to
avail themselves of its facilities are
equally entitled to. them. They do not
have to take the matter up with him.
Miss Cochran is the only one for them
to see. And if at any time there should
be seeming discrimination, on ap-
neal to us it will receive our attention,
At times what may be a seeming dis
elimination may be due to prior oc-
cupation and lack of facilities. we
can not put it too strongly that 1t as
our earnest desire that all physicians
shall feel welcome to the Institution.
Its interest, which il is our aim to
further, calls for such a disposition
on our part.
Is the Institution q Charitable insti-
tutiOnf
Certainly, if it is not, it can be made
so, for it is created and organized un-
der the Statutes Of Kentucky relating
to such an Institution. The Mason Cir
cult Court can compel us to operate 1t
as a charitable institution, or remove
us IL we are recreant to our trust In
not so doing. But there should be no
trouble in convincing any fair minded
person, i. e., any person whose mind
is open to conviction. that such is its
character.
All that Haywood Hospital can give
towards helping those in need of its
services is the use of its physical
property and its annual income
amounting, since the sale of the Hays
farm, to about 100000. 1t can not
give the principal OF its invested
funds. To do so would be bad man.
agement if not breach Of trust. One
can not eat his cake and have it too.
If the Institution is limited to this an
nual income il can not operate. That
income is insufficient to this end. If
it is to operate. at all it must take pay
patients. The problem is to obtain an
amount from this source which with
this annual income will equal the out
go on account Of all patients. This
outgo covers salaries 10 managers and
nurses. wages to cooks and servants,
food and other supplies. fuel, light
and upkeep Of the property. This is a
very serious problem. One who has
not been confronted with II is not apt
to realize its seriousness. A patient
who pays nothing not only calls for
outgo on his account but may displace
patient the income from whom
would help to meet the outgo. Thus
far it has taken the entire receipts
from patients and investments to meet
the outgo. But though its patients
have in the main been those who have
paid full value for services received,
many of them have paid only in part
and some nothing. The income from
the residuary estate of Mr.. John Nell
vainey has been assiduously applied
since its receipt to the end designated
During 1920 the Institution had 127
patients. OF these IS paid in full q
maid Onlv in mart in many INSTANCES