The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-10-13
EAT RATE HALVED
BY INSTITUTIONS ON
STANDARDIZED LIST
Thirteen Years Ago Only SO
Were Able to Make Grade,
Now There Are 2,063
Nine IN STATE GIVEN O.. K.
Patients Cared for Annually in
Approved Class Total
100000
NINE IN STATE GIVEN o. K.


cluded in a list of 2,063 announced
this morning, at the meeting of the
Standardization conference OF the
American College of Surgeons, at
Philadelphia, as approved institutions
. for the treatment of ailments and for
surgical operations.
! i Besides st. Alexius, with $50 beds,
and the Bismarck Hospital and Dea-
coness Home, with 14O beds, other in
! stitutions in the state which have
been approved by the American COL
lege, include st. Joseph'S hospital at
Dickinson, conducted by the Sisters
of Mercy Holy Cross, with So beds. st.
Johns and st. Luke's at Fargo, Dea-
coness and St. Michael'S at Grand
Forks, and st. Joseph's and Trinity
at Minot, while Mercy hospital, con-
Quoted by the Sisters of Mercy, at
Devils Lake, with So beds, is condi-
toned.
A unique feature of the hospital
Standardization movement is that
forcement of the requirements is VOL
untary. Yet, in spite of this fact, says
the report, SO per cent of all hospi-
tails of 100 beds or more have met the
standards and 1913 per cent of all
hospitals of SO OF more beds have
won approval.
Eliminates Harm
DR.. Malcolm T. MacEachern, direc-
tor of hospital activities for the col
lege, in pointing out the direct value
to the public of hospital standardiza-
ton. said:
THE approved hospital has been a
vital factor in eliminating unneceS-
sary surgical operations, in stamping
out irregular medical practice, in
helping to eradicate fee -splitting. and
in assuring careful laboratory and
physical examinations before pro-
ceeding with treatment"
In spite of the ever-increaSing
number of surgical operations and
the greater proportion of persons hos
pitalized each year. the average ratio
Of total deaths among hospitals sur
veyed is but 4 per 100 patients, less
than half that of 10 years ago, when
the first survey of hospitals was made,
with 80 institutions meeting approval,
Or. MacEachern said.
On an average. the patient in the
standardized hospital now gets well
in 10 to IL days as ~contrasted with rs
a decade ago, the report points out.
This mean not only q saving In hos
pital expenses to the average patient,
but also permits him to return to his
regular occupation much sooner.
Fewer post-operative deaths, i'm
proved treatment of fractures, cancer,
goitre, metabolism disorders, and 9TH
er diseases are indications of the ad-
vance of scientific medicine through
better hospitals, better doctors. bet
ter nurses. and other groups of per-
sonnet engaged in the work, it was
shown.
Inspected Annually
DR.. Martin, director general, who
announced the list, pictured the hos
pital betterment movement as a
dramatic fight against odds. THE
standardized hospitals, now 2063,
with 388, 279 beds, caring for approx
mately 9,000, 900 patients annually, are
strong fortresses," he said, lin which
the great army of health-doctors,
nurses, and their co-workers-can
successfully battle disease. Deaths
from accidents, heart and kidney dis
eases, cancer, tuberculosis, and
high blood pressure can be ma
terially reduced by this great
corps of workers in a standardized
hospital with the intelligent coopera-
ton Of the public"
The work of making hospitals safe
for the public has been carried on for
Is years by the American College of
Surgeons through continuous inspec-
ton and survey of all hospitals Of IS
beds or more in which acutely i'll or
injured patients are treated. This is
done at no expense to the hospital.
Steps For Approval
To obtain approval by the Ameri-
can College OF Surgeons hospitals
must comply with requirements re-
lating to virtually every phase of hos
pital work. The physicians. for in
stance, must not only be licensed but
must also be reputable graduates of
recognized medical schools. Records
Of all that ~transpires to the patient
during his hospital stay must be kept.
The results of treatment must be dis
cusSed in a group meeting of the med
ical staff. The hospital Is required to
have facilities for X-ray work and la
boratory examinations. All these and
numerous other standards have been
established for the protection of the
public.
The result has been q vital trans
formation. The old fashioned nospi-
tai was frankly q place to die in. The
modern hospital is the best possible
place to get well in. This metamor-
phosiS from an institution which was
merely a refuge for derelicts to one
which medical authorities state to be
the best equipped single agency for
care Of the sick was emphasized to-
day in the opening clinical session of
the American College Of Surgeons.
LITCHVILLE WANTS JUICE
An application has been filed with
the state board OF railroad commits
si0ners by the Otter Tail Power com
pany of Fergus Falls, Mimi, for a GER
uficate OF convenience and necessity
to furnish electric service at Itch.
vile, N. d. A hearing on the applica-
tioa has been set for october 20 al
Ltchville.
WILL STRESS SCHOOL LIBRARY
Mayville, N. D., Oct. 13.-R-Mrs
Hazel w. Byrnes, librarian at the state
teachers college here, will address the
library section Of the North Dakote
Educational association at Fargo DC.
tober 81. Her topic will be The Inn
portance of Emphasizing the School
Library In Its Relation to Education