The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-20
w. B. Lashar Has Great Praise For
 Local Hospital

'"The Bridgeport Hospital is one of the best between New York and Bos- any you wild find," said Sumner Sim son, speaking at the United Church yesterday, morning at Hospital Day 1 Services.
 place in the community, we had 5100 l admissions during the past twelve months. 300 babies were born in the hospital, and the percentage of deaths | has been less than l per cent. The cost of the food alone was approximately sS0,000; and the total expepnse a. mounted to S28S,000 of which S162, 900 was received from the patients rectors. and doctors all pull together for good service to the patient, con | ciuded MT. Simpson.
 Waiter B. Lasher took exception to MT. Simpsons statement that the Bridgeport Hospital is one of the best between New York and Boston, say | ing very emphatically that it is the best. 'It is my constant endeavor to "sell" the hospital to the community at large, said MT. Lasher. ''As a sales man for the hospital, we went to show our goods; and I ask that each and everyone of you during the year will have thre in the way of equipment, the spirit that Is shown, and meet Dr. Rresnshan. Our prospect is warped because of close contact" said MT. Lasher, "but you will find in the Bridgeport Hospital, as good talent if not better, and as good equipment any; and we should suggest to our friends the Bridgeport Hospital, rather than encouraging them to go else where"
 "The Bridgeport Hospital received its charter in 1878" said Dr. c. c. Godfrey. "and started with seventy five beds-two main wards and a, few private rooms on the second floor. For the first ten years the staff of the hos pita1 acted in all capacities, as physi- clans and surgeons; then the staff was divided into medical and surgical, and in 1895 the Wood surgical building was presented" Dr. Godfrey traced how the need developepd for more room and additional departments, and was gradually supplied. To show the growth of the work, he stated that in 1905 one hundred and three opera tions were perform; in 1912 more than that number each month. In 1901 there were 14 births in the hospital, he said: in 1915 there were 44s; and growth he concluded, ''the hospital has not keppt up with the needs of the city. There is a large demand for more room."
 Dr Lambert attending surgeon, stressed among other things the great improvement in the training course for nurses. He paid a tribute to the directors who he said have given the
 
 have asked. He also spoke very high ly of the work of pr. Bresnshan who has worked out his administration so bea utifully that with all he has to do, he sees every patient every day to receive any requests or complaints. From the professional standpoint, remarked Dr. Lambert, doctors and nurses always have to progress. It is necessary and so there can be nothing said to the layman in regard to that; but I feel that the progress made has tors have done in the administrative and financial end of the hospitals york;
 At the Hospital Service yesterday three nurses, twenty-one doctors on the staff, and nine members of the board of directors. were present. Mrs Frank Miller, Mrs. L: Armstrong. MT MT. s. M. Hawley, MT. Walter B. Lashar. MT. Sumner Simpson, MT. w. B. Spencer, and MT. l.. T. Warner Tepresented T the noard or Dr. D. M. Trecartin, Dr. c. c. God frey. Dr. H. B. Lambert. Dr. H. B. Waterhouse. pr: ": A. IaFfeld. pr. R. Roberts, Dr. J. D. Gold. Dr. John O'Connell. pr. D. c. Patterson. pr. F H. Coops. Dr. R: D. Fear, pr. c. H. Wunderiy, Dr. J: P. Ruby. Dr.. M. L; Cheney, Dr. B. c. Pasuth, Dr. Samuel M. Garlick and Dr. George B. Garlick. There were about eight graduate | nurses, the remaining twenty-five be- | ing student nurses.
 At the close of the service during | which pr. Day preached on ''Physi- clan, Heal Thyself." Sumner Simp- l son and Walter B. Lashar addressed l the discussion club on the financial and administrative aspects of the hos | pitars mana cement; pr. c. c. Godfrey | gave a most interesting history of the | 1fy1fi c n fn 727S to the present time, and Dr. H. B., Lambert, Dr. w. "A. LaFie1d, and pr. | D. c. Patterson gave facts and fig | ures about the particular departments | in their charge.
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