Milford chronicle., 1934-05-11
TODAY is HOSPITAL
DONATION DAY HERE
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contribution of one or more quar-
ters, similar number of oppOrtun-
tiles to be the possible owner of this
fine, modern motor car.
There are, of course, those in the
city, who usually make annual cash
contributions, and others who send
In canned vegetables, preserved
fruits. and other products useful in
hospital. Nearly everybody makes
some contribution of either money
or material as q friendly gesture to-
ward the Emergency and its thor
oughly efficient staff.
Our doctors and our hospitals are
working hand In hand for the bene-
fit of this community. Their prime
reason for existence is 20 get and
keep every member of the cOmmun-
ity in good health so that all may be
producing members of society. In
dustry, prosperity, and happiness
depend upon the health of all Of us,
and hospitals have been establish
ed so as to aid us in securing this
desirable state.
OF all the Industries and all the
enterprises none is more essential
than the hospital. Everyone is urged
to visit the Milford Emergency Hos
pital. The personnel of this hOspi-
tai forms a marvelOusly smooth
team of experts whose every move Is
for the benefit of the patient. The
doctors on the staff, the X-ray and
laboratory personnel. the dietitians
and those in the kitchen, the man
agement-all are working To give
such service to the patient that he
may return to his home and lis
/ family in a better physical condition
/ than when he entered the hospital.
, 1t is a place in which to get we'll
and all that science, education. and
experience can. do is being done for
the sole benefit of every patient.
Special and costly equipment is to
be found in the Milford Emergency
Hospital. Operating tables anu OPP
Grating room lamps. steriliZing ma
chinery and X-ray, equipment are
built for and installed in this hOspi-
tai. Doctors and nurses are trained
for a life work in the hospital and
the remuneration Is not lucrative by
any means A kitchen as up-tO-date
and as clean or cleaner than any in
a first-class city is to be found here:
and there are many other important
systems and equipment that are
built to the specifications of the hos
pital. Sometimes, these delicate me-
chanisms are used only once week,
but they must be in the hospital,
maintained and kept in the best of
condition against the time when you
are brought in as a. patient and the :
doctors prescribe their use. OF .
course. all this, costs money, but, by
efficient management, by careful and 4
honest service upon the part of all. .
these costs are kept down to a min
imum. and are certainly much lower .
than the cost of poor health and F.
wretched suffering.
The Milford Emergency Hospital ,
is called upon to do a certain amount
of free work for which ii receives
nothing. No profession in the world
offers its services more often with
out thought of remuneration than .
the medical profession and, Of course
hospitals like the Emergency are al
ways willing and anxious to cooper
ate with the doctors. A certain
amount of work for which nothing is
received is the rule in all hospitals.
But sometimes this is taken advan-
tage of by those who can and should
pay. Very often the demands are
more than the hospital can stand.
yet if the community is to stand to-
gether this work for the poor must
be done.
The Milford Emergency Hospital
Is a most humanitarian institution,
under a burden of eXpen-
siye service, carrying, load of free
work, not organized for profit. but
only to make both ends meet so that
the public may enjoy better health
and prosperity Its rates are natur-
ally lower than those in large city,
but it has the same up-to-the-min-
lte equipment as hospital i'm lar
ger place.
During the past twenty years the
average stay of patients in hospitals
has been reduced from. approximate
y twenty days. TO less than twelve.
This means that many wage earn
srs have been returned to prOduc-
ivity eight days sooner than former
y, or that mothers have been re-
urned to their families that much
OOner. or that school children have
Ost less time from their studies. Ii {
s the difference between a poorly =
un community and an efficiently I
un city.
During this whole economic cris- e
5 hospitals have struggled nObly
nd have worked wonders with lit 5
lie or no money. They have been
sked to do a large: portion of free
'ork than ever before. their reve- y
ues have been greatly curtailed. :
nd the same expense has gone on u
s before except that the already ef- u
cient administrators have had to
educe expenses wherever they u
ould. They are not now begging ~,
Dr. help; they are only asking for u
lghtful recognition and reasonable d
nd deserved cooperation. They want u u
} have their institutions understood u
nd appreciated according to the ,
Ork that they are doing They want q
he whole support of the cOmmun- 81
y and the goodwill of every citi- u
en-. The Milford Emergency is a u
Ospital in which you can be proud. Ju
Is your hospital and your respOn- a'
bility. In good times it has served Ill
lu well. You can make no better
Ivestment than a donation to this pi
s4pful institution. ~