Evening star., 1923-01-18
GARFIELD DRIVE
| GATHERING FORCE
AspinWall Tells Workers How
Much New Buildings Are
Needed.

There was large attendance at the
City Club today when the campaisners
for Garfield Hospital met in their fourth
rally. The movement is rapidly gather
ing momentum, Chairman Clarence A.
Aspinwall pointed out, but, il will take
strenuous work to put it through on
schedule time. and commanders. cap
tains and team members are making
every effort 10 roll UP the total.
In this campaign you are not begging
for charity, though the modern hospital
IS one of the greatest of charities:
said Mr.. Aspinwall to the workers. You
are presenting to the people of Wash
ington one of the best investments they
can possibly make for their own bene-
1T Garfield Hospital has been one of
the best investments Washington has
ever made In the forty years since its
establishment IT has given in free Serv-
zee alone more than the entire cost of
Its buildings and grounds 1t has cared
Tor more than $1,000 patients, and has
ElNo more than 100000 days care
IhlS is iii addition to hundreds of
emergency cases and thousands of out
PATIENTS treated by the dispensary every
year.
Free Work Exceeds $4,000.
Its free work amounts 10 more than
$4,000 year. During the last fiscal
Year, ending June 80, 4,323 patients
were cared for in The main hospital and
annex, and these We're given 53513
DAYS service In addition there were
treated more than 100 emergency cases
End G,S24 treatments We're given TO out
patients by the diSpcnsary. This will
SiVc YOU Il good idea of the work the
hospital is doing
Every room and every bed in the
hospital is filled today. If any of US
wanted a room there now. we could
not get II, and the demand increases
from TINS time on, the peak Of the load
coming in February and March. when
sickness is mos: prevalent Nothing
could emphasize more strongly the
absolute necessity Of the new build
lngS we are striving Ia erect 1t has
been eleven years since any new
tuiIuing was erected at Garfield Hos
ptal. In that time the population
81 the city has increased more than
10000. approximately one-third; the
1umber of patients annually has
doubled practically, and the number
81 nurses has Increased in proportion.
Must Increase Facilities.
We must increase our hospital ia
cilities. The seventy eight additional
rooms for patients which the central
building Will provide are needed now,
urgently needed. We must build a
home for the nurses The raising of
the funds To erect these buildings is
enc OF the most important enter
nrlSeS We have ever undertaken.
Those who ar. engaged in this move
1nent are performing an important
J'uhli" service. They are asking
nothing for themselves but are ask
ing the people "f Washington to
provide something that is for their
own benefit. to invest in the best form
"f health insurance for themselves
and their families.
Surgeon General VI. w. Ireland Of
me Army said III his address to the
workers Yesterday: There are two
essentials in Il hospital. You must
have ample facilities for patients, and
you must provide for your personnel.
There is q tremendous cry all over
the United States on account of the
lack Of nurses. Before We can get
IS many young women as are needed
10 take up the professions Of nursing
We must provide better quarters for
them The present plan OF housing
nurses in UJlsatiS factoI4 qua rterS in
so many different places is I make-
shit. inefficient and expensive.
Washington Far Behind.
'W ashington is far behind other
cities. way below the minimum in
fhe number of it's hospital beds. We
must have more hospital facilities.
This is personal matter that comes
home to every one. Very often it is
~ matter of life and death"
John Barrett. former director gen
cral OF the Pan-Amerian Union, said
that the pride and honor of Washing
ton were at stake. and the result of
this effort win determine whether it
will be generous To its institutions for
the care of the sick. or shall be known