Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-18
Reports President
and Treasurer of
Augusta Gen. HOSPITAL

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The following are the annual re-
ports of the president and treasurer
of the Augusta General hospital:
Another year in our history of
nearly a quarter of a century has
come and gone and the record of 1920
has been written. Owing to condi-
tons following the great World War
the year just passed has. in most re-
spects. been different from any pre-
,ceding it, at least for many years. A
period of imitation and rising costs
has been followed by one of liquida-
ton and falling values, with the end
in this particular not yet in sight, and
the hospital has had to meet difficul-
ties common to all institutions (as
well as individually, but we have
come through them without any in
creased Indebtedness incurred in op-
Grafton.
We finished the new wing and &C.
cupied it fully early in November. In
the final stages of construction so
many small matters came up neces-
sary to perfectly arranged institu-
ton that it was necessary to some
what exceed the funds at our disposal
and some few subscriptions to the
building fund were found impossible
of collection; also the capacity of the
heating plant and laundry, as men,
toned in our last report, was found
inadequate to properly heat the
greatly increased area, so this was
hun
ing an additional boiler piped up to
use in conjunction. or independently,
as might be needed. This installa-
ton necessitated an enlargement of
the laundry and the coal bunkers,
thus enabling us to lay in, early in
the season, nearly winters supply
Of fuel.
AS ice is daily necessity it was
thought wise to store a years sup
ply, when it could be harvested, at a
minimum cost, so house has been
built and equipped utilizing the horse
sheds. now but little used. For these
extras we have been obliged to bor-
row some funds. a, full statement of
which will be found in the report of
the treasurer.
year has enabled US to furnish in a
most satisfactory way the new wing.
including all the operating rooms.
The following private and operating
rooms have been named in memory
of those suggested by contributors Of
$1,000 and upwards:
Operating Rooms-Sarah J. Ma
comber. John F. Hill, Marion Haynes
Stanwood.
Wards Ernest Fl. Wheeler, Guy p.
Gannett. w. Scott Hill, Seth C.
Whitehouse.
Rooms-Ira D. Sturgis. Ellen e.
Vickery, Lizzie G. Hill, Eliza Taylor
I.ambard. Elise Dana Frick, Augusta
Rotary Club, Pauline c. Lithgow,
Harriet williams Fuller. Clarence B.
Burleigh, Hannah Moore Ballard,
Mary Sawtelle Edwards, James G.
Blaine, Sybii F. Lambard. r. p. Haz-
yard. Cushnoc Paper Co.
There has been placed in the main
corridor bronze tablet in memory
Of Mrs. Gapnett and also a large
framed list of all contributors to the
building fund. think it is the con-
census Of opinion Of all those who
have visited the new part that It is
not excelIed In any part Of the coun-
try, either as to it's sanitary or con-
venient arrangements, for the care OF
the sick and infirm.
The use Of the wing has left unoccu-
pied. for the present. parts OF the old
building and makes more apparent the
necessity for repairs and changes to
render fully useful the entire plant. For
these changes we need At least $4,000
No arrangements have yet been made
to secure this money and here would
be most beneficient opportunity for
some good friend Of the hospital to
come forward and give VI big lift.
On opening the new wing a commit
fee Of your Board. after examining the
prices charged by other similar hos
pitfalls. have fixed the prices to be
charged for private rooms; use Of
operating rooms, etc. In. comparison
with oid-tine prices they may seem
high but the necessity for such In
crease 10 90 untyersal nowadays that
II will be nAderstpod, And later on II
lower prices will be suh1etsnt to keep