Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-11
HOSPITAL ASSN
HEARS SREP!ORTS
Annual Meeting Held in City
Hall Last Might --President
and Secretary Report.
ELECT SEVEN GOVERNORS
Full Board of Governors to
Meet May 81 for Annual
Election of Officers.
ELECT SEVEN GOVERNORS

The annual meeting of the Perth
Amboy City Hospital Association was
held in the city hall last night. The
annual reports of the president and
secretary were submitted. seven gov
ernors were elected for a term of
three years and a nominating COM
mittee appointed to make its report
at a meeting of the full Board of
Governors to be held at s P. M. Tues
day, May 81. in City Hall.
Last nights meeting was presided
over by Sidney Riddlestorffer. the
president. Others present were
George ]. Haney. Chauncey c. Bald
win, Adolph Greenbaum and Sec
-etary l. r. Solt.
President Riddlestorffer made his
annuai report verbally. it including
the following items:
II laboratory was completed dur
ing the year and a capable techni-
ciar apr ointed. Excellent work has
been done in the laboratory which
Is now equipped with all necessary
apparatus and the necessary ami
mails for pathological work.
Two semi-private wards were in
stalled during the year. one for,
men and the other for women. An
additional porch has just been COM
pleted and forms a sun parlor at
the extension of the east ward. This
porch can be closed in with glass
during the winter and screened
during the summer. 1t is steam
heated and well Illuminated 1t is
so equipped that patients with
pneumonia can use the couches for
sleeping under open air treatment.
The plumbing work in the entire
building has been overhauled, as
we'll as the furnace during the past
twelve months. The institution now
has a duplicate set of furnaces
sither one being of sufficient capac-
lty to heat the whole building. The
second furnace is held in reserve
In case of a break down.
A new sterilizing plant, together
with an up-to-date operating table,
have been installed in the operating
room where the major operations
are performed. A second operat-
ing room has been equipped in ma
ternity hall, where obstetrical cases
are treated.
The question of creating an aux
iliarv staff was considered by the
governing body during the latter
part of the fiscal year and, after
investigation, it was decided that
new auxiliary staff be appointed.
The bylaws, rules and regulations
governing the hospital were revised
in order that this new auxiliary
might be created. Appointments
were subsequently made and doc
tors comprising the new auxiliary
staff now number twenty-five, tax
ing in all doctors of the city and
vicinity.
The property at 2-4-6-S Smith
street, which was left by will to the
Perth Amboy City Hospital, was sold
during the year for $4,000. Cash
to the amount of $4,000 was paid the
hospital, which also owns mortgage
for $4,000, the deed having been
passed. o
During the year from May 1, 1920.
to April 80, 1921. there were treat
ed at the hospital. 1,340 patients. OF
which S31 were surgical cases, 2s3
medical cases, 110 maternity cases
103' births, seven still born, and for
ty-seven emergency cases. OF this
number ass were men, 443 women,
PAT boys and 1875 girls. There were
SCI private patients and 479 ward
patients. The average number per
patient day was forty-three.
The total cost per patient day last
year was $3.40 as compared to S2.3S
In the year previous. This increase
of more than one dollar per patient
day was caused by the extra cost OF
food stuffs, medical and surgical sup
plies and higher salaries.
The number of patients treated In
the hospital during the fiscal year OF
May l. 1920-21 was eighty-five less
than those treated there the previous
year. There was an increase of thir-
ty-three surgical during the year
over the previous year. but de-
crease of fifty-two medical cases. A
gain in the number of private pa
tents was also noticed but de-
crease in the ward patients.
Following the report of the presl-
dent, Secretary Solt submitted his
annual statement showing the finan-
cial condition of the institution. The
balance on hand May /, 1920. was
$33943 The balance on hand April
80, 1921, was s1,111.49. The expen-
ses during the past year amounted
to s62,154.46 of which S21,644 for
salaries was large item. The re-
ceipts amounted to $63,265.95, the
la East item being s41,634.12 paid
by private patients. The county do
mated s6.250 and the city $4,000.
Factory contributions amounted to
$3.9S4.
(Continued on page 81
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