New Britain herald., 1923-01-29

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 eishi space for these new depart
 meRts to meet the ever increasing call npon them is already present and proves again the long felt need Of such hospital necessities,
 During the last two years there has been established a complete new system of statistical reports which l includes the detailed expense of man- agement not hitherto kept in the hos pital office, These records, while entailing an increased clerical force, have amply justified themselves, both in efficiency of service and in eeon0r mics Of administration,
 ''It is of interest 10 note, in this connection, that during the year just passed, it cost to maintain a patient an average Of sl,ss day, whereas ihe average income per patient was ss,a7. The deficit has 10 he made up by state and city appropriations and hy donations and endowmenis,
 Tn addition to the general ups keep Of the property. major repairs are now being made to the roofs and gntters Of all the buildings, and the entire group is being painted, This will add considerably 10 the expense ef maintenance during the coming year, but is very necessary expense.
 "it is gratifying 10 know that noi- wlthsianding the additions to labor alory and medical personnel. the net running expenses for the year just onded were si4.3ss.s7 less than the previous year.
 The problem of the management in obtaining and retaining help has grown with the increased activity Of general industry. If Is felt that the committee acted wisely when il gave over the former nurses quarters to the housemaids. Few institutions have better quarters for their help than those afforded in ours. and their social comfort has been considered by providing social rooms. as we'll as living quarters. which furnish tho attractions and comforts Of a home life.
 We desire to express our apprc- citation of the valuable cooperation of the Womcn's Board and others who have rendered material and ihldHNldi dssistdnEf.
 The report is signed by F. H. Coon. CT. T. F.. Reeks. c. F. Bennett. F. G. Platt. George H. Hart. H. C. M. Thomson. A. G. Kimball. N. P.I Cooley.
 Medical Directors Report
 The report of Dr. J. D. Henry, medical director, follows:
 Conforming to plans previously made. we began in September 1921 10 organize the professional work of inc hospital in order to bring it LID to tho standard of a first class institution and to receive recognition as such from American College of Surgeons.
 One of the first problems was to | obtain satisfactory internes Being small hospital. with no rating, there | was little to attract desirable men for this service. l am pleased to say that we have had two internes on , duty during the past years and during he summer months two additional undergraduates.
 The opening of the new hospital with an increased number of patients and with proper equipment Tor their care. together with .he es- tablishments of an A grade rating for the institution will make it much cas- fer to secure desirable recent grad Iates for this service.
 Tn previous years very meagre, or 10 case records were kept, so that a patient having been i'll in the hospital ind later desiring to obtain some l. 'ecord of his illness could find little nore than nurses notes We now ieep adequate case records, i.e.. his cry of illness complete physical ex- laboratory reports, opera i've and anaesthesia records, X-ray pictures and notes denoting the pro- ,ress of the case. At the present . ime this is being done on all cases ntering the hospital. both private nd ward.
 Tn December. 1921, we secured the ervices of well trained laboratory yorker and began to equip the labo- ; atory with necessary paraphernalia Q help in making correct diagnosis. hope that we shall not be obliged G wait long for room in which to un- ertake every necessary form of lab- ( ratory work, for the laboratory is the heart of the hospital. . 0 dependent are we on the results of { 1vestiga tions made there. iy Tn July 1922, we were fortunate ( 0 secure the services of trained ( athologist and the standard of pro- essional work has advanced propor- l No hospital can develop to r,,l1 f,,t,.
 we'll ordered well kept laboratory nd we feel particularly gratified that 'e have been able to bring this de- artment up to high standard -hereas in September 1921, we had q ractically no equipment. | Another matter of great conse- V uence and far-reaching results has s cen the personal contact between q atient and administration heads. V trough this we hope to learn b of any dissatisfac among V atients and make any adjustments s hich will result in their increased omfort. b The work of our Roentgenologist is s constant source of satisfaction. but U ore room is greatly needed and will s c, hope. provided when the new ' uiding is completed. Tt will be noted that the number s [ patients has decreased during the Lst two years. This is a result of the z cision of the hospital management D
 
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