The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-29
Directors Elect
w. c. Fitzpatrick
1854 President

sOOO. progressive JOO- ollSIllLileS
it's job that can be criticized
more easily than complimented, a
Job OF caring for sick. aged and
injured persons that most citizens
would shun entirely If 1t were
possible,
Southslde Community Hospital
leaders gave their reports for the
past year at the annual member
ship meeting. Tuesday night. i'll
the circuit courtroom of Prince
ia WarQ courthouse Interested
citizens listened to these reports.
asked questions and elected II
members Of the hospital board of
directors. After the general meet
ing, directors elected officers for
the new year.
In his report for 1858, j S.
Stubs, Jr hospital administra-
tor, pointed out that monetary
value Of services to patients had
increased $86.660 This value
'o'''ioN - 'o'0oo 'o' 1922
No Dollar Value
II Just spoke OF the monetary
value Of services, StubbS con-
tlnued. II almost SAID that the
value OF services rendered by the
hospital was so many dollars and
cents, but that would certainly
have been incorrect. The end
product o. hospital services rs
ne, human ilie, and Who among
Us can place a dollar value there. =
ANY citizen OF TINS area could
oc proud OF mat Thought
w. Z. Fitzpatrick was elected
president q the hospital board
lor 1898. Other officers who were
reelected were V. c, Womack.
Vice-pre5ldent. II. L. NcWbll, Jr.
treasurer, and +. a smith,
secretary
Inc new president follows IN
the steps OF w. >. Weaver, OF
Rice' VINO served the hospital
faithfully iol TWO ont-year terms
as president
Statistics
On the statistical side. citizens
learned these facts about their
hospital at the annual meeting.
ADMISSIONS TO the hospital an
creased Big, last year, from 3l3l
IN 1872 TO $3.50. Births decreased
seven, from $50 IN 1852 to 629.
however patient days-that per
100 OF service rendered a patient
occupying a hospital BED Tor any
part OF that time between the
censuS-taklng hours on Two sue
ceSslVe days-lncreased 2O40 in
1898. lneSe Gays increased from
1881 N 1907 TO 2l,8o7. And sub
Stantlal increases were noted in
several hospital services, many OF
"nich were not conducted by the
hospital untll last year These
services included III a ] or ana
MINOR operations, photographic
examinations. Horoscope exam
hatlonS' A-ray thefapy treat
nleiltS ana laboratory cHamIna-
tlohS.
Service Volume
Perhaps Mr. Citizen does not
understand this hospital lang
uage, but if he needs these serv-
ices, he will. AS StubbS said i'll his
report, The institution has
grown physically and i'll the scope
OF service performed. There has
been a marked increase in the
volume of its service Step by
step, those who direct the destiny
OF your hospital have seen to II
uidV d greater variety OF meuicai
services are aVailapie 10 u'c peo-
pc Oh our area
lhlS Kind OF language Mr. Clll-
Hei' uocS UNDERSTAND as wen aS
announcer statement by The ADMIN
iSCfatoF later IN MS report
re Sild, u belleVe that increase
~ I'lc ailailiary services 'hcl'dlliE
A-'dy dila LABORATORY f'aily 'ell'
. S'o'F mere i'aS peci' con
oo' tou oi'ol o'recV'o toward mn
pioNht anu '"l'dhoiilE ti'o5'
Se'V'eeS' Ne" equipment mas Dceh
puicliaSca ana "e'I-qIalill'd p'I-
'o'A'ci ''ucu ~ NV NVdii W a.
low 10y e'cd''' Fo'u'',' anu 40
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