The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-07
HOSPITAL ISSUES
APPEAL FOR HELP
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Of that fact, until the personnel
IS increased to more adequate pro-
portions
The call for help - nurses aides,
hostesses. graduate nurses for
general duty and graduate nurses
for few hours work each week
is displayed in an advertisement
elsewhere In the Sunday Star
News.
I'VE have made every effort to
avert this move: we have sought
to recruit rising personnel
throughout the area; we have
boosted the compensation of our
nurses; we have tried to get along
with our limited staff. The situa-
ton is now so critical that we
have no other alternative" Roe
declared.
Opening Delayed
Complete opening Of the new
wing of the hospital, a structure
that was finished last December
but has stood partly idle for four
months for want OF an adequate
staff, must await the securing of
additional help, either regular
nurses or sufficient volunteers.
Part Of the second floor and
part of the third floor of the
annex have been occupied, Roe
said, as has the suite of offices.
The hospitals appeal for help
reads: Your hospital is in despe.
rate need of personnel Immediate
ly.
We do not have sufficient nurs-
ing help to take care of patients
in the hospital and urgently re-
quest citizens of Wilmington and
the surrounding community to as
sist us. We are very much in need
of the following Immediately:
''Nurses' aides - call Miss
Futchs at 9611.
'Hostesses - call Mrs. Nash at
9611.
Graduate nurses who will volun-
teer for a few hours work each
week. Call Miss Futchs at 9611.
Graduate nurses for general
duty, good salary with full main
tenance. Phone Miss Britt, director
of nurses, 9611.
Tt is the earnest desire Of the
Board Of Managers to open the
new section of the hospital during
the coming week and We hope.the
response will be such that will
enable US to do So"
Seeking to distribute the small
group of nurses in the hospital 50
that the most seriously i'll patients
may have the proper attention, the
board has adopted the following
resolutions:
Whereas, due to the fact that
this hospital is in a defense area
and that the population Of this
community has more than doubled,
and
Whereas, the capacity and per-
sonnet of the hospital is overtaxed
to accommodate it's patients and is
and has been making every effort
to meet the needs of this connnu-
nifty under great difficulties, and
Whereas, due to these condi-
tons throughout this area there
exists an acute shortage Of
registered nurses, and
''Whereas, the visiting medical
staff has requested the Board Of
Managers to provide the patients
in this hospital with the best pos
sible nursing care, and
whereas, in joint committee
representing the Staff,
the Nurses Association and the
Board of Managers, it was agreed
that so-called luxury nursing, both
in and out OF the hospital, should
be discontinued in order that
seriously i'll patients may secure
adequate nursing, and those need
ing disqualification receive the best
possible nursing care.
Therefore, be it resolved, that,
effective 700 am, Monday, May
9th, luxury nursing will be dis
continued in this hospital.
'If, however, the condition Of
patient, in the opinion Of the at
tending physician, requires special
nursing, and, if this opinion Is con-
Cured in by a committee which
has been appointed by the staff,
such special nursing will be per-
mitted.
'sBe it further resolved, that, In
every such instance, the attending
physician will make requests for
special nurses through the Super
intendent or his next in authority,
and they will, thereafter, secure
such nurses through the registry,
if possible.
"Resolved further, that this re-
solution be spread upon the
minutes and copy Of same be fur
nished to the visiting medical staff,
and the Nurses Association"