Evening star., 1936-04-15
GALL|NGER ROLLS
SHOW 46 Jobs
Dr.. Bocock Tells How Load
of Work Is Handled to
Block Deficit.

Galllnger doSplCal mas $40 en-
ployes, contrary to the report by Chair
man Thomas Of the Senate Subcom-
mittee on District Appropriations
that the workers number 40l, while
the supply bill provides for 476 jobs.
This was learned today when DR.
Edgar Bocock, superintendent Of the
medical haven OF the Districts poor
made q recapitulation of his pay
roll.
''If we had to pay these 446 every
day for IL months year, we would
spend more than the amount of money
appropriated to US for services" DR..
Bocock said, in refuting the declara-
ton he is able to provide for 476.
These 446 were caring for 904 pa
tients on April /, when each OF the
most important wards at the tnstitu-
ton, the male and female medical
and surgical. were overcrowded.
The obstetrical, tubercular. pediatric
and psycopathic wards were not filled
to capacity. but the organization Of
the various departments makes 1t i'm
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In another type Of ward.
But" DR.. Bocock explained. "if
IS per cent of the beds are filled, the
hospital is caring for just about all
it should be asked to handle"
Average More Than Triple.
From 1929 to January, 1896. the
daily average census of Gallinger has
risen from 271 to Ola, more than
tripled. The number Of employees,
however, has been less than doubled
from 226 to 446.
The largest group Of employees are
the 1873 nurses-160 students and 2s
graduates. They work on a double
shift, which divides the 24-hour day
into half. but each nurse works 10
hours with the other hours of her
shift Of.
The distribution Of these nurses
among the various wards, and the
number of patients they were caring
for April ! was IS follows:
Female medical wards-Capacity,
80; patients. 81: 10 day nurses. 2 night
nurses, l graduate nurse.
Male medical wards-Capacity, 80;
patients, "a; 8 day nurses, 3 night
nurses, 2 graduate nurses.
Male surgical wards-Capacity, 80;
patients, "a; 10 day nurses, 2 night
nurses, 3 graduate nurses.
Female surgical wards-Capacity.
80; patients, 70; 10 day nurses, 3 night
nurses, 3 graduate nurses.
Obstetrical wards-Capacity. 1872:
patients. 124: IL day nurses, 4 night
nurses, 5 graduate nurses.
Tubercular wards-Capacity. 1888:
patients. $50; day nurses. night
nurses, 8 graduate nurses.
Isolation wards-Capacity. 81; pa
tients, 81; IS day nurses. 2 night
nurses. 6 graduate nurses.
Pediatrics wards-Capacity, 16o: pa
tients, 70; II day nurses, 3 night
nurses, S graduate nurses.
Psycopathic wards-Capacity, 1856;
patients, 1871; 0 day nurses, night
nurses, 6 graduate nurses.
The medical staff numbers S. and
the other employees include the fol-
lowing:
Dieticians, 81; hydrotherapists, 4;
laboratory workers, 6; X-ray workers,
3; female attendants, Is; male order
lies, 40; clerks, "a; power plant en-
ployes, IA: sewing room, 2; nurses
home. 10; laundry, 16; grounds and
buildings, IL; ward maids, IL; phar.
macy, 2; occupational therapy. 4.
Others paper" Jobs.
The other 80 Of the 47s jobs sena-
tor Thomas was talking about are
paper jobs" DR.. Bocock said. They
exist in theory but never in fact. We
have barely enough money to pay
those actually working here"
There is a basic salary allowance
of s4s4, 900 for the current year. but
by a system Of deductions only 1884,
900 in cash ever reaches the employees
of the hospital, it was learned.
Many of the workers receive their
meals, for which a deduction from the
base pay Is taken, and another group
receives meals and maintenance at q
cost Of $25 q month, taken from the
wages.
There is another arbitrary reduc-
ton Of $11 ,000." the doctor said, "to
bring the figure down to $3s4,oo0. It
Is up to US to make this saving by
furloughs and leaves without pay.
Far from being privileged to hire
ats men, we are going to have to give
a lot of days of between now and the
first Of July to save 5000 and prevent
piling up q deficit. It's Q criminal
offense to make q deficit"