Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-18
l246 PATIENTS
ATHOSPLTAL
DURING YEAR
Expenditures Exceeded Re-
ceipts By $SO3.95- Re-
ceipts Were S36,O55.17
16S FREE PATIENTS
Receipts For Building Fund During
Year T0taled S16,226 59-1Sl
Births and so Deaths.

The forty-ninth annual report oil
the Alexandria Hospital for the yeal
ending January 81, 1922, has JUS
been issued from the press of Harr!
W. Wade. Contained therein are also
reports Of the managers, treasurer
superintendent and auxiliary socie
ties. According to the report of Ar.
thur Herbert, Jr., treasurer, the to-
tai receipts during the past year
amounted to S36,055.17, and of this
amount the sum of 31,736.63 came
from pay patients at that institution
The expenditures exceeded the re-
ceipts by SS03.95.
From the Alexandria Hospital
building fund the receipts during the
year amounted to l6,22G.59, and the
balance left on hand was S29G.27. In
cluded in the expenditures $4,000 paid
on bond cancelled, interest on bonds
cost of equipping X-ray room and
machine and repair to heating plant
and other incidentals.
During the year ,246 patients were
treated, of which number l6S were
free patients, according to the report
Of Miss Fanny Carter, superintendent.
Other information contained in her
report follows: Total number of free
days, l,l02; average number OF pa
tients, 81; number OF births, 1S1;
number of deaths, 80; number of sur
gical operations, els; major opera
tionS, 1871; minor operations. 431 ;
emergency cases, 209: redreSsings.
22S.
Mrs. L. Wilbur Reid, president Of
the board Of managers of the hoSpi-
tai, also makes report of the activi-
ties-of the year Her report follows
In the name of the lady managers
I have goodly report 20 make Of the
this past year 1921. The great de-
sideratum we had in view in the be-
ginning. of last year was an up-lO-
date E-ray plant and we!l-outfitted
laboratory-both aspirations have
been realized. An X-ray plant. equal
in quality and service to any in any
hospital has been installed with Z
most efficient physician in charge, and
! am pleased to report is giving entire
satisfaction to the other physicians
of our staff. We wish to thank the
auxiliary to our board. Mrs. Julian
Burke. their president, for their Won
derful help in accomplishing this
most necessary acquisition to help
complete an up-to-date hospital. and
now our other great need the fitting
up the laboratory, is nearly completed.
To this end the same auxiliary to our
board is working to raise $500 needed.
The funds to accomplish this at once
is being advanced them so the hos
pital Will not be delayed in its work,
and the laboratory plant is being III
stalled From very successful! en-
tertanment given last spring. the
proceeds from which enabled the
board to floor over the nurses dining
room. rendered it more comfortable.
and also covering the floor Of the base
mrnt hall with substantial compost
tion. At the same time tn board Of
trustees did the kitchen floor in the
same way most satisfactorily. With
the hclp Of the beard Of trustees 4
fine laundry for the benefit of the
nurses was built-a great nccd-and
very much appreciated. The board OF
trustees painted the intrior of the nos
pitaI throughout and the beautiful
cleanliness Of the hospital. has been
much praised. Many other needed
things have been done for the good Of
the work. The churches and societies.
through the members of the board Of
managers. have supplied all rcquisi'"
needs 20 the memorial rocms. which
are in their care. What can ] say
hut 10 rnitcratc and acccntuate what
I have said as each wear pasScd--of
the unt:rinc. faithful and most eff
cicnt work of our superintcndcnts and
nursns--thc labor Of love of our dieti-
tian in excess Of her regular dntlrS in
arranging the trays for the patients
with unusual care and daintiness. eS-
pecially on memorial and festive Orca-
SionS
The never failing response Of the
nhvsicians and willing care taken o:
the many patients from whan! no rc-
enumeration is expected or received.
The members of our hoard have my
sincere thanks for their constant
courtesy and loyalty in every effort to
do the work coming before us.
Last. but not the less valued. thanks
are due our president Of the board of
trustees, Mr.. Robert Jones. for his pa
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