Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-04-07
Makes Announcement For Hospital

AT a meeting Of the League Of Women
Voters held at the Montgomery Country
Club. Rockville. on Friday. March 81. a
number of interesting points on legislation
affecting women were discussed. Mrs.
Cunningham. Past President of the Texas
League Of Women Voters. urged the at
tendance of the members at the Baltimore
Conference. She pointed out clearly to the
women their place in legislation and told
Of some Of the things they had been able
to accomplish In her own State.
Mrs Ernest Virgins made an announce
ment concerning the Montgomery County
General Hospital. which ran as follows:
have had the pleasure of appearing
before many Of you before with big issues.
such as the Red Cross. Salvation Army, etc,
but this time ! have the biggest of all
biggest because it is so near to our hearts.
because il is our own homegrown pro-
duct-our own Montgomery County Gen.
eral Hospital.
During the first year OF the hospitals ex-
istence about six hundred patients were ad-
mitted. Of that number over one hundred
were free patients, and another hundred
were part pay patients. or about one-third Of
the entire number admitted were persons
who needed hospital attention and could
not have had il but for the fact that 1t
could be gotten free. Then there were
operations, both major and minor num-
bering around three hundred.
That was the first year-last years fig
ures are far larger and far more impress
sive than those just given you. but no
published statement has been made or
will be made until May LIST. which is the
end Of the fiscal year. This year there
has been great deal more illness and a
great many more people who were unable
to pay. But were the doors of the hospi-
tai to be closed TO them just because they
were unfortunate enough to be sick at a
time when they had no money to pay
That was when they really needed help.
Would you have had them closed at that
time ABOVE all otnerSI
This. however. means expense, expense
that must be met The present financial
condition of the hospital is precarious |
Part OF the original building fund has
never been paid. This is covered by a
mortgage and notes on which interest has
to be paid annually. and which is swamp
Ind tho hos pifa NJ NJ nraeanf The ;odah.al
ness in ronnd figures is about $23.500.
Why the interest alone on that amount
would nearly have paid for all our charity
work; though this year the charity work
in all hospitals has been particularly heavy.
At one time the Montgomery County Gen.
eral Hospital had seventeen free patients
20 Eve pay patients At another time the
private rooms were thrown open to free
patients because there were so many that
the wards could not accommodate them,
but would you have had them turned away
when there were rooms there in which
they could be placedf But repeat this
means expense. expense that must lie met
or the hospital will have to be closed.
And we need some additional equipment.
The operating room is very well equipped.
in fact. operations are done there that are
quite as serious as are done in any Of the
big city hospitals, and the room is bright
and attractive. Can you think Of an oper-
atine room being bright and attractive
Well this one is. ] know because have
tried II and the splendid treatment that
received while was patient there first
awakened my interest In the hospital
The nurses are all graduate. experienced
nurses. and one feels mighty comfortable
In their hands.
But do you know that there are no chill
dren's cribs therei While dozens of chill
dren's cases, from one day to fifteen years.
have been treated there without accident,
they have had to improvise means Of TAX.
ing care Of them. In some cases the beds
are placed against the wall and chairs are
,iaced In fronf of them for safety while in !