Evening star., 1945-09-13
Health Budget
Of S7,826,468
Set for 1947
Requests Are z Million
Over 1916 Total; ,00C
More Aides Sought
BY BAINBRIDGE CRIST.

ana hospital services IN the D1Strlct
are contained in a $685. ,468 Health
Department budget for 1947 made
public today by the Commissioners.
Although the estimates are more
than $4,000 900 in excess of the 1916
appropriation of $5,644,700, they do
not include estimates for hospital
construction program, the cost OF
which has not been announced. A
construction and planning program
will be added to the 1947 requests,
health officials said.
Since the 1916 fiscal year appro-
priation figure includes capital out
lay expenses, the more than $780,
900 requested so far for 1947 repre-
sents a jump in operating costs OF
more than 100000.
Health Officer George c. Rutland.
who conferred yesterday with Com
missioner Guy Mason on the budget
requests which were due August II,
said the program might include con-
struction of a psychiatric building
at Gallinger Municipal Hospital.
May Seek Planning Fund.
In addition, it was indicated sup
Elemental requests might be made
for planning a 400-bed unit and
warehouse at Glenn Dale Sana-
torium. Planning money also viii
be required for developing health
clinics, including two in Anacostia.
Plans we're completed before the war
for Northeast health clinic at the
site of the Polk School and some
money is available for construction.
Health officials have asked for 172
new employees for the expansion OF
mental hygiene, dental, nursing and
clinical services, sanitary inspection
and other departmental work. More
than 200 additional employees are
sought at Glenn Dale Sanatorium
and more than $40 new employees
are asked for Gallinger Municipal
Hospital and Upshur Street Hos
pital, with more than half of the
INCREASES accounted for by strength
ening of nursing staffs.
The budget requested for the
Health Department, exclusive of
municipal hospitals, is s2,020,521, |,
compared with the current appro-
priation of s1,34o000. Glenn Dale
Sanatorium has asked for 81 III 800,
almost 100000 over the $1,000 900
appropriation of 1916. Practically
doubling it's budget estimates over
current appropriate tions, Gallinger
and Upshur Street Hospitals have
recommended s3,488,4 ,447 for 1947,
compared with sl.788,o0o this year.
Personnel Increases Sought.
Major personnel increases sought
by Gallinger are SO domestic at
tendants, 50 maintenance workers,
78 nurses for the obstetrical nur-
sery, 80 nurses, nursing assistants
and attendants for the pediatrics
department; 81 nurses, nursing as
sistants and attendants for the iso-
lation section: SO hospital attend
wards and five nurses for Upshur
| Street.
Glenn Dale Sanatorium Is also
seeking to strengthen it's service
stats by adding 81 kitchen workers,
a principal medical officer, two
medical officers, a psychiatrist. two
medical social case workers, 28 main
tenance workers. 108 nurses and II
attendants.
The cost of service by the Mental
Hygiene Bureau, which now has only
volunteer doctor for work with
alcoholics, would be raised from
$29 900 to $4,000. In addition to
the present authorized personnel of
director. psychiatrist, four psy-
chiatric social workers and two
clerks, the new budget seeks to add
psychiatrist and assistant psy-
chiatrist for the alcoholic clinic, a
psychologist, a social worker and
two more clerks
To expand dental services, the de-
partment has asked for a dentist, a
chief dental hygienist, a dental
hygienist and II dental assistant
technicians. A full-time assistant
medical director, at $3.50 a year, is
sought for the Maternal and Child
Welfare Bureau The bureau also
wants eight new attending physi-
clans, 10 clinical aides and four
maids.
Hearing Specialist Urged.
The school medical inspection serv-
ice has requested hearing specialist
at $3.50 year to carry out hear
ing conservation program" medicaI
social worker and four audimeter
technicians. The Nursing Bureau has
added two nursing consultants, four
public health nursing supervisors
and SO nurses.
Five men, to be known as venereal
disease field services workers, have
been recommended for the Venereal
Disease Bureau. 1t is proposed to
add a public health engineer, an
entomologist and eight sanitary in
spectors, in addition to clerks ano
laborers, to the Bureau of Public
Health Engineering, formerly known
as the Sanitary Inspection Bureau.
The 1916 appropriation of $39 ,94e
for the housekeeping assistance
program again was recommended
for 1947. The new budget includes
$4,000 for the vaccination of dogs
also IL veterinarians for the rabie;
immunization program.
i The Glenn Dale budget includes
SGT 900 for repainting it's buildings
and $21, 900 for 400 beds to complete
the program for new beds at the
institution. The sanatorium, which
now has II nurses authorized, saio
it required 167 nurses.
| Police, Fire Requests.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners
also released the requests of the
Police and Fire Departments fol
their 1947 budgets. The Police De.
partment has asked for IS, 500
compared with the 1916 appropria-
ton of $685., 900, and the Fire De-
lpartment has recommended $3,154,.
035 for next year, about $600, ,00(
over the $2,54o,0oo appropriated thi.
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