New Britain herald., 1930-02-11

present fine standing. under the able administration Of the training school dlrectrcss. The training school is facing very serious problem and that is the lack Of any available quarters on the hospital property to house the number of nurses ncccs- sary for the increased size of the hospital The number of patients we now have requires twice as man, nurses as our present nurses home can accomm odatc and the other half are living in tencmcnts owned by the hospital. condition unfair tc the students and contrary to good supervision. The problem confront ing us is. what are we 10 do with the incoming classes? It is quite possible to curtail laboratory and other professional aids because of lack of room and run different type Of hospital. But it is not pos sIbie to care for patients without nurses and the question can be an sWered only by the immediate build. Ing Of an addition to the nurses home.
 A great many repairs and altera- tons to the property have beer made Of special note may be men, toned the addition Of a 5000 -callor not water tank, and connecting al Of the hospital properties up with thls hot water system: an additiona classroom was built on the roof ot the new hospital to relieve the over. ilIIed classroom in tho nurses home
 Noman's Board Important
 This report Nould be lac[iuc were special mention not made of the splendid assistance given tn, hospital by the Vomans board. Fo, 50 years this board has faithful, carried on it's work. The supervision or the Thanksgiving donations, nc small task. is undertaken year altcl year by Mrs. Harriet Mcrwin. Tn, visitation committee has been in. strumental in interesting srca many ladies in the affairs of tn, hospital. The committee on surci. cal supplies is responsible for the groups Of workers from various churches coming to the hospital tc make surgical dressings. During the past year one large eroup of ladies alone made over 348,OOO surgica dressings. Quantities of dressincs were made by all groups.
 he Woman's board is also in- terested in the welfare Of the train Ing school and defrays the cost ot social entertainments for our stu. dent nurses, and of music and flow CTS at graduation time It also pro. Nldes the patients with flowers al Easter and decorations for the hos. pital at Christmas, and has supplied useful articles for both the hospita and the nurses home. Many sick people have been the recipients ot the funds raised by the woman's board for free care at the hospital The ward charges of every sick enid from the Polish Orphanage and the Children's Home are also borne by the Woman's Hospita board.
 Every week the Sunshine socict, brings and distributes oranges .tc ward patients.
 Many friends arc faithful ir sending magazines and flowers tc entertain and cheer our sick. whil, others never fai; 10 remember the Shut-ins at Thanksgiving and Christ. mas by sending fruit, or money tc buy fruit and other delicacies.
 "Thc Thanksgiving donations for. morly referred to as being distribut. cd by the Woman's board. are sivcr by the school children and whilc they are acknowledged by the Woman's board, desire to call spc. clal attention to these splendid gifts
 "l am deeply appreciative of tho loyalty of all the hospital employees It is their interest and cooperation that enables the hospital 10 TUT smoothly
 My duties as administrator arc made easier by the splendid mora support and advice so cheerfully given by the president. who has never failed me in working out our hospital problems"