Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-25
Hospital To Hold
Annual Supper At
Sherwood Tuesday
support Of Citizens And Jealous
Efforts Of Woman's Board
Help Institution

The annual chicken supper fcr
the benefit of the Montgomery Coun-
ty General Hospital will be held next
Tuesday, July 80, in the Sherwood
High School at Sandy Spring.
j This affair is the fourteenth an
nuai supper sponsored by the Wom-
ans Board and constitutes the chief
method by which this organization
raises a large part of its funds
to carry on its work. The first won,-
ans board was organized in 1919
for the purpose of contributing to
the upkeep of the hospital. The menu
Dershlp OF the board has grown from
eight to sixty and it's members rep-
resent all sections of the county and
also has an auxiliary branch in How
ard County.
1t was in 1917 that the need of
a hospital was felt and on Nav ID.
1919 the institution was Incorporated
and on May 81, 1919, the corner
stone was laid with Masonic rites.
It was in February, 1920 that the
hospital was first openend. At that
time there were thirty beds, but due
to the increased demands upon the
institution, an addition has been built
and the capacity is now forty beds.
Since the opening of the hospital
lz,3l3 persons have been admitted.
The hospital is not county insti-
tuition as one would think by its
name but is supported by the funds
derived from private patients. Dur
ing the depression the hospital has
contributed much to charity. During
the year of 1884 there were 1418
persons admitted and of these 6f2
were charity. For the care of the
INDECENT the county allows two dol
lars per day and the State one dol
lar and seventy-six cents. For those
charity patients needing operations
there is no allowance in funds to
cover the use of the operating room,
anasthetic, services of a surgeon and
the anaesthetist or for the making
OF X-ray or laboratory examinations.
The daily average of patients during
last year was 35 and of these Is
were charity. There were 345 major
operations performed, 115 being char
ity. There were 502 minor opera
tons performed, 236 being charity
and of these 159 were for the re-
moval of tonsils and adenoids in chill
dren who were referred by welfare
or other organizations of the county.
There were ITO babies born and OF
these SO were charity. The Kensing-
ton and Rockville Volunteer Fire
Departments have blood TRANSMISSION
squads and of the II blood trans
fusions given during the year the
members of these organizations have
in most cases been the donors. Dur
ing the year 271 accident cases were
treated.
The hospital is equipped with an
X-ray department, laboratory, dental
room, operating room, delivery room
and nursery. 1t is interesting TO
note the increase in 1884 over 1881
in that 331 more X-ray pictures were
taken and 795 more laboratory ex-
aminations made.
There is resident physician ON
duty at all times. The nursing staH
is composed of all graduate nurses
and consulting services with both
Washington and Baltimore doctors 10
available.
The woman's board also sponsors
a donation day on the last Satur-
day in November. Last year there
were $50 articles Of linens given,
1906 quarts Of home canned goods,
25S glasses Of jelly and $304.s6 IN
cash donations. There were also
baskets Of ruit and vegetables, all Of
which come from clubs, guilds, Girl
Scouts, schools and individuals, which
helped very materially with the needs
of the hospital. There were 82,085
surgical dressings made during TIE
year. OF these 15.123 were made by