The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-01-23
OPERATING THE
HOSPITAL IS
BIG BUSINESS

r. authority of the Public Welfare
Commission. WyHui1rt. General los
p,,tt has submit ted lis fif,,-u-h an
maj report in booklet form. Tie -
port occupies ~ pages. .nd give in
detail facts of int, rest 10 every r~~I
deIlt Of he city.
How many people for instance. Irc
aware that, i'll the year endin- ~pt-
emher 20. 1911, 6.lO2 people WEE al
miyted to the ho<pf al for treatment
That of rhi> total. 19O ended II
death Of patterns during the year:
That births (excluding stilIhirth>
tntaled l.nD3-:ln average uf alIno>;
,XaGly hree per dly:
That the total number of days
treatment was 529l1:
That the average daily crn>u- #
The hospital was H.!
That major and minor opera. ~
ioialed 2.f}4:
That the number of accidcu, c-l>s
US 2,I21:
That laboratory procedures tOtaled
$50. and x-ray procedures DIP:
All the foregoing facts. and others
" Ially inter- sting. are given in the
r,.,ort
Total revenues for the year were
NiI .WJ.43. NOn-Opt-r;l ing revenue
.-IOunted to $7.O45..lN. for total III
come of $33S. O51Ol
70 offset this there were operating
..X-'euS,S of $}O4,OO3.24.
.'Or several years past the hOSpi' al
ha> been self-SupUrting, a happy con
dii.On that iS not common to public
m>'itu ions Of the kind. The net profit
la, year waS &6.l:EI7S In 1899 40 il
wa $4.414.O4 or an increase of profit
m'upting To $l.T4l74.
Broken down. the cost of operation
shows he following items: Admins
trJ;ive. $26.Oi95l hOuSt keeping ST..
81 81: laundry. $10HT294: heat, light
AMI power so. 103l2: refrigera ton.
S'4i 40: maintenance ST. Ssbl 81 nurS-
im=. SI?,23ti.63; phy>iOtherapy. $l1 .G>N.
~: medical and surgical services. S11.-
64l -; anttheSia, $7,19l.AS: x-ray.
$lI6IS.59; laboratory, $9,13A. a.:
drugs. $16.O0l97; dietary. $60.!eI3.39:
nurses home. S1O11924: dcpre,.ia ion
IN equipment, $I,74OS6.
People who complain that hO>pitali-
ZItiNn il expensive. may be- surprised
To learn that the operating coSI per
patient per day for l940-4l was $tiCS.G
This item of cost is divided between
rs different items. such as adminiStra-
;iOn. housekeeping. laundry. nursing
car,-. drugs. meals. ttC.
Three members IF the hospitals
medical staff have left during the year
Un leaves Of absence. To enter the arm
,d forces of ihe country. They are DIR.
Frederick L. Maibauer. DR. Fred L.
Smith and Dr. l.. r. Brancheau.
Theresa Marody. R.N.. and Hugh
AIcElchern of the nursing department.
RaHer. Of the maintenance department
have also been granted leaves of alb
>clIcr To enter the armed Serviye.
The present high standing of the
NyaIdOtte General hospital has been
achieved through the efficiency of Adj
mini>tra,Or Charles b. Findlay and
cdqabl, adminiSt rative and metlical
.>ratl and the Public Welfare Commits
lion nllat represents the city of Wy
IndOite. which owns and operates the
institution. Members Of the Commits
SiOn are President. John Il. LaBeau:
Wee president, Harley :. Merritt
Francis r. Griffith and John e. MrOZ.
Two changes in the Commission Oc
Curr,d during The year. During the
twelve month period. George J. Gettle
man who had served faithfully since
l!r2. resigned because of business de
mludS elSt where The term Of Victor
iilipilk expired last April.