Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-11

WINTHROP
Committee Reports
Show the Condition
Of Winthrop Hospital
The postponed monthly business
meeting Of the Hospital Corporation
was held Wednesday evening at the
High School building when various
committees were elected and the
semi annual reports of the Superin-
tendent and Matron of the Commun-
ity Hospital were given. These re-
ports show the hospital to be in a
fine condition and reflects much
credit upon the management. Fol-
lowing is the superintendent report:
To the Directors of the Winthrop
Community Hospital: In submitting
to you my report as superintendent
for the first six months of the ex-
istence Of the Winthrop Community
Hospital / will try to be very brief
and refer you to the Matron's report
for summary of the work done
and to the Treasurers report for
the financial standing. In referring
to the report of the Treasurer I
wish to call your attention to the
fact that the deficit for the first six
months has been a little under three
dollars per day. That deficit has
been readily taken care of up to the
present time, by various gifts to
the institution and our very efficient
Hospital Aid Society, ant it is i'm
possible to say too much in praise
Of the work done by this body of
ladies and the response given to
them by the public. 1t certainly is
remarkable and you should extend to
the Hospital Aid vote of thanks
for their hearty cooperation in
making this first six months record
Of the hospital finances what 1t is,
namely: No bills payable. cash bal
ance in the bank of s21.00. and s408.
receivable from hospital earnings,
/ believe that it would be impos-
sible to find another institution Of
the kind in the state with no endow-
ment or state aid that can equal
that record and I trust that every
member of your board realize this
fact and I wish that every person
Of this community could also, for l
am proud Of it and want everyone
else to be.
The gift Of q modern X-ray
machine, fully equipped and installed
from Mrs. Murray L. Stanley at a
cost Of $500, is unprecedented h.
any. similar organization in such a
short existence. This machine is
now ready for service and will be
means of bringing considerable
revenue to the hospital. 1t Is a
machine Of the most modern type and
capable of doing work equalled by
few in the state. The room for its
reception was made possible by the
Hospital Aid and other changes in
the arrangement Of the. rooms used
for hospital purposes were made at
the same time at a small additional
cost, making everything more con-
venient for our work as well as a
much better appearance.
As soon as the present epidemic
of contagion subsidies SO there will
be no danger of carrying infection
to the hospital, desire day or two
designated as inspection days for
the public to visit and see for them
selves just what we now have. Many
will be surprised, l know. to find
us so well equipped and believe
such visiting day, will make many
friends for the hospital. Your Hos
pital Aid Society is worthy many
words of praise and personally wish
to thank them through you for their
generous and whole hearted support
in every way of all our undertakings
at the hospital during the six months
ending Dec. 81, 1925. In closing
wish to thank your honorable board
for your ready response to all mat
tiers concerning the work of the hos
pital that has been brought to your
attention. think you should be
congratulated for the wisdom mani
tested in your deliberations and for
the satisfactory adjustments Of all
matters laid before you.
Is. Respectfully submitted
F. H. Badger. NJ. D.
s Superintendent.
Winthrop, Maine. Jan. l, 1926
The report Of Mrs. Ann Gale, Ma
tron Of the Community Hospital was
also given and stated that during the
perion of the past six months there
has been total registration Of "a
patients, Z males and q females
and given service for total Of
305 days. OF this number of patients
Winthrop has furnished 20, Mon
mouth 4, Readfield 3, Wayne 2,
Portland l. Orono /, Fort Fairfield l,
Canton !, and Belgrade /. OF this
number "a were surgical patients,
medical and obstetrical.
All surgical patients were discharg-
ed cured. All the obstetrical patients
left the hospital in good condition
and ell babies were healthy. OF the
medical cases two were discharged
cured and three died. OF the three
who died all were over IS years of
age and were hopeless cases when
brought to the hospital Mrs. Gales
report expressed her thanks to the
Board of Directors for the interested
attention Of the visiting committee.
and the Hospital Aid for their court
eous treatment and their apparent
willingness to cooperate in all things
for the good of the hospital.
At this meeting the finance COM
mittee was appointed and is compos- 4
ed Of the president, Paul Bailey. Miss
Ellen Alden and Herman Wilson. The
visiting committee for the next three
months was appointed as follows: L.
B. Jones for month Of January, e. T.
Clifford. February and Miss Mary E.
Hegarty for March.
Municipal Court
William c. Lajoie, who was brought
before the Winthrop municipal court
last June on charge of illegal posses.
sion Of intoxicating liquor. and the
case continued until August, when he
failed to appear, was arrested Friday
tni Auburn ana brought before the
court ut 10 o'clock Saturday morning.