Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-13

Recommendations tndt DuiluAH6
now owned by the Augusta General
Hospital, but not used, should be NOV
ed as far from the present hospital
building as practicable and used as a
contagious ward, We're made in the re-
port of the board Of directors Of the
Augusta General Hospital at the an
nual meeting which was held Monday
evening. There are at the present time
no facilities in this city for the hand
ling Of contagious diseases and such
an arrangement would be Of great BEN
eft in cases Of this nature.
The report also states that BECAUSE
of the high cost of maintenance and
the curtailed State appropriation it
was found impossible to materially cut
down the outstanding Indebtedness Of
the hospital and 1t was thought wise
to fund this debt by a bond issue Of
$4,000 secured by real estate mort
Eaga and paying per cent. interest.
with a stated amount Of principal and
interest payable annually. This loan
was taken by the Augusta banks and
it will be necessary for the hospital
to fix service charges and curtail ex-
penditures to enable 1t to meet these
obligations.
Mention is made in the report Of the
death of DR.. W. L. Thompson. the old
est attending physician. and of Mrs.
Sarah Hayden, formerly superinten-
dent Of the institution, in whose honor
the CARL House was renamed the "Sa-
rah Hayden Home" and of the receipt
Of $4,000 from Edward l.. Whitehouse.
son of Hon. S. c. Whitehouse, one Of
the first directors and treasurer of the
hospital at one time. the yearly income
to be turned over to the hospital to
help those Augusta people needing
treatment but unable to afford it. A
memorial to her mother was also left
by the late Mrs. L. c. Cornish
Report OF Miss isabel q. TAFT. =. r.,
Superintendent Of Nurses
In her annual report Miss Ttait
speaks especially of the increase In
the number of patients treated in the
past year. Many more children have
ben admitted and 1t was found neces-
sary to utilize other rooms than those
regularly used for this purpose. The
work of the maternity department has
also increased, there being 1875 births
during the year as against Jos the
year before. Some improvements have
been made in this ward and Miss TAFT
declares that the time Is not far dis
tant when 1t will be necessary to pro-
vide rooms Of moderate price for these
patients so that they may be kept sep
arate from the medical and surgical
cases.
She speaks OF the very successful
hospital day and Of the Christmas OBJ
servance in the hospital. thanking the
many friends for their assistance.
A detailed report Of the activities at.
the hospital for the year shows that
total of 1877 patients have been treat
ed and that the average number of pa
tients per day has been Al. Seven
teen of these patients have been from
other states and n from other coun-
ties of this State. The report Of the
Augusta General Hospital Training
School for Nurses shows 25
nurses admitted during the year
and five graduated. There are
at the present time SO nurses and
two probationers in the school.
Report Of Treasurer
The report Of Treasurer Edwin c.
Dudley shows receipts Of $77,067,21 of
which $39,O02.65 was from patients
board and attendance. 1865. from
the State of Maine and $3,981.75 from
operating room fees. X-ray fees am
0hnted to $2.297.90.
OF the expenditures. $1S,327.45 was
for subsistence. groceries and provis-
ions, S2l,161,56 for salaries, $13,492.s9
for fuel and S7,245.93 for hospital,
medical and surgical supplies.
Contributions were acknowledged