Evening star., 1951-04-07
Hospitals
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Iber tubing has nearly doubled ir
Icost.
At George Washington Hospital
lprivate rooms will now range from
1915 to $40 a day, with two-bee
rooms scaled at $3.50 per bed
The cost of ward beds is up to $1(
and $11. Fees for use of the
operating room, for laboratory
tests and similar extra service.
viii also be increased about II
Iper cent.
Private rooms at Garfield will
range from $13 to $18: semiprivate
rooms will be $40 to $11, with ware
beds at 50 to $40. Most extrs
services also will go up about II
lper cent. Leo g. Schneider, hos.
lpital administrator. said the hos.
lpital could not have operated an.
other six months under old rats
scales. Garfield last raised it.
rates prior to World War. II.
Increases of about 81 a day ovel
present scales will be put into eff.
fleet at Arlington, Alexandria ane
Leland Memorial hospitals, al.
though no increase in service.
is planned at this time. Spokes.
men at Alexandria and Lelanc
Memorial hospitals said, however
adjustments in the cost of serv.
ices might be in the offing.
Emergency Fears Increase. .
James G. Capossela, admins
traitor of Emergency Hospital, sai6
the hospital is close to the point
where additional income will be
necessary. He said the hospita
operated at a deficit the frs
quarter Of the year. and that il
the situation continues there woule
be nothing else to do but raise
the rates. He sale. he preferred
to raise room rates rather than the
cost OF services, because it is hare
for patients to realize why extrs
services cost so much.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Rogers. ad.
ministrator Of Casualty, said ar
audit Of operating expenses oyel
the last six months is now under.
way. A complete report will be
made in two or three weeks, she
said, at which time 1t will be de.
cided If an increase is necessary
IF prices keep going up, wei
have to do something" she said
Sister Mary Charles of Proyi.
dence Hospital said the problem
OF meeting rising costs and still
maintaining necessary operating
income is under active considera.
ton, but added that no decision
had been reached.
Suburban Raise Soon.
Suburban Hospital probably will,
effect a slight increase after for.
NAL approval by the hospitals
board, Miss Amelia Many, ad.
ministrator, said. This rate will
average so cents bed, she pre-
Idicted.s
Sibley Hospitals rising costs
were discussed at a meeting yes
lterday, but no action was taken
DR.. John Orem, administrator
said "the situation may change al
any time" He said the hospita
ran at deficit for the first quarter
this year. No deficit for any
quarter was reported In 1850.
At Freedmen's, a Federal hos.
lpital where permission to increase
rates must be obtained from Fed
leral Security Administrator Oscar
R. Ewing, 1t is contemplated tina,
authorization to adjust some rates
will be sought. Henry H. Baird
budget officer, predicted the in
crease probably would come il,
cost Of extra services.
Columbia Hospital for Women
which hasn't raised rates since
l948, may have to make some
adjustments as a result of ar
auditors survey now underway
DR.. Albert w. Kenner, medica
superintendent, said the board has
given permission for rate in.
crease If necessary but added he
still has hopes of keeping costs al
present levels.
No decision has been made a,
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital, although the matter i.
under active consideration. A
report on this matter by a com.
mittee of the board is expected
April 18.
Most Of the hospitals increas.
ing rates Immediately were plan.
ming such a move when the freeze
order went into effect January 26
Since then, wage increases 70,
nurses have been granted and the,
have come under the Social Sc.
curity program. At a relatively
small hospital like Suburban. fo]
instance. Social Security payment.
by the hospital have added $50t
to monthly operating costs.
| OF hospitals standing pat at thi.
time, Prince Georges Hospita
raised rates in January: Wash.
lingCon Sanitarium raised it,
charges in December, and Chill.
dren's put a raise into effect al
the same time.
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