Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-12-22
MISS BRIAN TELLS
HOSPITAL NEEDS
Location Is Ideal-More Equip
ment Desired
Classification Should Be Higher--Ma-
ternity Department and Ladies' Aid
Society Among Needed Branches.

N'"''Ai'atiOt NpAiJhiu 1tlEHtT--Nld-
ternity Department and Ladies' Aid
Society Among Needed Branches.
A maternity department, increase Of
equipment, the formation of n Ladies'
Aid society for the hospital. recognition
of the hospital training school as an
educational factor of the community.
and the Introduction Of the eight-hour
system are among the needed improve
nents at the Brattleboro Memorial hos
pltal az outlined and suggested by the
superintendent, Miss Celia f. Brian. in
an informal talk before the Brattleboro
Momans club nj All Souls parish house
! "Wednesday after. Although the
attendance was not large, owing to the
meeting coming so close to Christmas.
those present were deeply interested n,
the talk and manifested much enthusiasm
over the suggestions offered and gave
expressions of willingness to cooperate.
MISS Brian was introduced by the
club president, Mrs. Walter ]. Bigelow.
after a brief business session in which
me club voted to appropriate $50. towar,,
the work at knrn Hattin Home in West
| Minister. and $50 toward the fund being
raised Tor the seven Women's Colleges
OF the Orient. Announcement also wns
made Oi the annual musicals of the club.
winch will be held Wednesday evening,
Jan. ., and will be open to the public on
Pay hien. VI un admission Zee. AT the
close OF the talk Miss Austrid Ericson
pleased the audience with two vocal
sSoloe. with piano accompaniment by Miss
Ruth Knowlton. -"i''
Miss Brian took up first the more
tangible section of her subject, Hospit
aus ana Nurses, saying hospitals have
oeen classified in three groups, A, b, and
1870 ' aeeolaIhs TO equipment, location,
service etc, and adding that Brattleboro
could not at present enter class c. II
was her purpose TO show how the Rrat
'ieD0ro Memorial hospital could get into
class Z and rise finally to class A. She
asked her hearers to bear in mind tbnt
sideration. 'S' eoh-
-, The location of the hospitol" said
Miss Brian, could not be better: tbe
buildings are good, and, thanks to the
people OF Brattleboro, the private rooms
+ n IRE as good and as attractive as any 7
nave ever seem" Still it is Inadequate
l0r tne care OF the Sick there is need
Hor ga p"nsi3n' Inc women of Brattleboro
nn'e right to demand that there should
eo maternity department There il
III, III room where patients can be taken
While they are coming out of the inf1u-
ence OF ether. The new bospitals nra
not having wards any larger than for
sMo oeus; ana most of them have single
rooms, which hastens conyalescencs IT,
equipment is good as far as If goes h,.
II talis far short. Here she mentione,i
specihc things which are needed for The
x-ray department. -0i tue
;. The hospital is fortunate in bav;nc
I'VE working organization of able-bodieS 6
pu n;n men, but a Ladies' Aid
should consist Of women who are ;n, It's
e f IN the health of the community and
io!ai at all times,-not Destructive IN
any manner, but constructiveNand
omou!u taKe In any number of members
oue In the surrounding country. Tben
c;al t tLH attentlon TO some of the sne-
clal things which could be accomnIisho,,
IN that way. She expressed ntnnr
sentiment for the formation of such n
ana early IN the new year. an
zen prian pad fitting tribute IN tba
aaiue OF the services which the nhra;
sa a"Hs are rendering to the commnnitv
tr;hmtso no one KNOWS how much they con,
!Ioute TO the community, rendarin, . ''.I
vices many times for which tbeu n ser
t nT remuneration. and she urged thai aII
'"he Cosnizance of that fact OIL
Each department of service mrs, h
nnrtnont overlapping with other de-
parthehts OF service ue-
nita Guv vnI1s on tie financial side of hos.
pitai work, the speaker said nrao 81 nGs-
GnerE hospital in the United StoteH
handicapped by financial stringencr' es sr Is
"'Iiuse cost OF carrying on the VOL nc
:, Ihe oI IT'S Is IRON $500 to $1,000 n var
Ieu' Inc Memorial hospital has Si
tnre If A f'ni W YOU eau for the enpendi-
we want, not only to be able 10 bauas Z
~ pay each year, but we wont ~ ~
Neiop each year Miss Brian toiJ ues
S n'i1i changes in methods which doubtleos
! rona;n nteaH Hiore III the way of financial
NOT los.o' ~ ne the loca! institution yet will
tients. 'ehuereu the pa
III speaking OF the training school for
nurses. she called attention TO the faot
on',t larger number and more desirah HE
ara are seeking training, that thew
are coming from better homes and VIII
better education. 1t is a handinon vi" shn
Sohoi 10 enter the school without a high
school education. Without n hosn;tai
tnHTe would be no trained nurses, and
Mn me doctors and nurses n hos
pet bi "o quiz NOT junction; they work to-
| Si' T,ner siae by side to care for the SIGH
me ldeai training school il to have n
/ special lnstructoE but that reo,,; 70,
money The rudiments used TO be tangb,
puI now ~ studies have TO be taken m
uIG She mentioned some of the subjects
| winch are included. The training scbooT
must be recognized as an educational TO-
.or IN me community as we'll as any
seiool Where tuition is paid. To train n
nurse sc o Tor three years costs from 81 zoo
10 Sonoo' From Oct. / to June j the
-, az "'cIuse OF three classes 81 Woo.
ana during the three years have from 90
10 800 periods of class work
we shall introduce as soon as possibl.
Saiu MISS Brian. the eight-hour syster,
WIN the studies and the arduous W.
elght hours should be the limit IT,
women 90 not want the legislature 10
n ,om n them hem but want to adopt tie syS.
Lornia the legislature has enacted mn
eight-hour law. "N'eu "h
Another thing which we want 10 do for
| ne safety of the patients is to inaugnrota
a hre drill so that each nurse will know
"hat she should do in such nm emereencS'
MISS Brian spoke in appreciatiye terms
81 the nurses home. the gift of Mr. and
Mrs; George l.. Durham. which Is 70 w.
ouilt IN the spring. and outlined briefly
ne plans of the building, which she de-
clared would help in the health of Tho
nurses, the work of the nurses and in tbn
General service that everyone would get
The health activities of the town wore
nor ignored in the talk. While il is i'm
possible for the superintendent OF n hos
pitai to he active in outside interests. she
Snm one should have a sympathetic nm
IL II q md 4.