Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
ASSEMBLY SEES
CONDITIONS AT
STATE HOSPITAL
[COniinncd from Fha Pagrl

tach to our facilities, we are pro-
posing for the State to take the
buildings and property of the New
Castle county Poor House, and turn
them over to the State Hospital for
the purpose of utilizing the same for
wards for the patients. 1t is true
that the buildings are old and ObsO-
lete, almost dilapidated, but we feel
that during this serious economic
depression of State affairs, we could
improve the building to a point that
it will be houseable for the patients,
at very low cast (pOssible $80,000).
Further, he said: g..
May we state that &c per cent Of
all cases that are admitted to the
Delaware State Hospital arc from
New Castle county. We are almost
sure that there will be between so
and so among the inmates -- of the
present New Castle County Hospital
who will have to be transferred to
this hospital because of their mem
tai condition, when the County Hos
pital is abandoned. II will be most
detrimental to this hospital TO uti'-
ize the property of the New Castle
County Hospital for any other pur-
pose than rs an addition to the
State Hospital. Since Onc-tenth of
the population is SO intimately con-
nected with the State Hospital, and
the State has invested such vast
amount of money for this institu-
tiOn, the interest OF the State Hos
pital should be of paramount impor-
tance.
at is obvious that with the growth
of the population of the hospital. the
number of the doctors, graduate and
student nurses, attendance, Occupa-
tional therapists, social workers.
clerks. and other employees in
creascs IN the same degree. This
was explained in our report of $780,
in which VIC included the Home for
Nurses, at the cost of $200,000. I'm
fortunately, the Legislature did not
appropriate sufficient funds to con-
struct the Nurses Home as Origi-
nally described in our report OF
1880. We were forced TO build one
wing of the building, at the cost of
report OF 1892 the sum Of $iSO,OOO to |
the Nurses Home. At the !,
present time we have been forced to !
rent part of a house near the hos
pital grounds TO house few of our
II It is impossible for
the Legislature to appropriate $780, !
0O0 for the completion of the Nurses |
Home, we beg the Legislature TO
consider at least another wing, at
the cost OF S6O,OOO."
Dr. Ta"umianz explained salary
reductions at the institution. He
pointed out that ir the item for sal
ary in the budget is cut more dras-
lically than it already has been, it
will work a hardship ON the hospi-
tai. 1t would be impossible, he said,
10 have one attendant for every ten
Or ~ patients. He showed that for
1894 the institution will need to add
lne Junior assistant, two graduate
nurses and six attendants.
He stated that salary reductions
rave had no bad reaction ON the
they having cOOperatod
we'll. He expressed the opinion how
,ver, that il there are any further
some of the more valu-
iblc persons Of the institution may
,e lost. lie then showed the hanJi-
ans that would be encountered.
The Delaware State Hospital Is
,eeking $335,417 from the general
und for each of the coming two
ears. This is the amount that was
recommended by the Board Of Bud
et Directors.
Members Of the board Of trustees
f the institution were present at the
udget hearing.
The legislative budget committee
OOk no action on tie in 5titutions
equcst. Action will be taken in Do .
er during an executive session Of !
he committee.