The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1957-01-25
Favorable Report On Hospital Operation
Received at Membership Meeting Tuesday
WOmack Elected
To Preside ncy
Operating Deficit
Reduced 7 o 81 957

The expiration Of the term of w.
c. Fitzpatrick as president of the
Southside Community Hospital AS
ISOLATION; the resignation of j. S.
Stubbs as hospital administrator:
encouraging financial reports, and a
brief summary Of the highlights of
a successful year OF operation Of the
hospital kept large assenblage
of interested citizens attentive at
the annual membership meeting Of
the hospital association Tuesday
night, Jan %, at the courthouse.
At a meeting Of the board of d.
rectors, Vernon c. Womack was
elected president Of the organiza-
tiCn, and Joseph H. James, Jr was
introduced as the newly appointed
hospital administrator,
Highlight of the meeting came as
retiring president w, c. Fitzpatrick
announced that the S44 800 given to
the hospital by the Ford Foundation.
plus local funds. would be used to
match funds available through the
Hill-Burton congressional ct to
complete the second floor Of the
"Mettauer Wing of the hospital
/ Operating Deficit Lower
/ Another financial high point was
brought out by the retiring preSi-
dent in noting that the operating
deficit Of the hospital had been re-
duced from $26 ,583- 81 to $4.95775.
He SAID that this resulted from per-
sonal donations of interested citi-
zens as well as donations from the
boards Of supervisors of the coun-
ties of Prince Edward, NottoWay.
buckingham, c Il m b RI a and
Amelia, and from the town Of Farm
vile.
"At one time, continued F'itz-
patrick, 'the board Of managers
had thought of conducting a drive
to wipe out this deficit but due to
(. contributions and to some adjust
rlent Of funds, and more especially
to having experienced rather sat
lsfactory continuity Of steady occu-
pancy throughout most Of 1856 the
+ board decided against making such
an appeal for operating funds
Fitzpatrick pointed out that during
1856 the driVeWayS to the hospital
we're hard surfaced at a cost OF
Sl,634 IS. He said that on occasions
there was need for additional park
ing space, and he recommended a
committee be appointed from the
board Of directors to investigate
this need.
Upon retiring as president of the
hospital association. Fitzpatrick ex-
pressed his appreciation to the hos
pital administrator, medical staff,
all employees Of the hospital. board
members. auxiliary members. and
all others who have so generously
assisted your institution in 1856. -
Stubs Makes Report
J S. Stubs, in making the an
nual report of the administrator. ex-
pressed his regret to be leaving.
and had high praise for the caliber
of those on the medical staff and
the devotion and interest in the hos
pital of the public
Stubs reported that the dollar
value Of services rendered to pa
tiantS in 1856 had increased more
thar $4,000 over 1855. The cash re-
ceiptS from all sources increased
during the same period by more
than S4o 900.
At the same time. he said.
the financial position of the insti-
tuition is better than it has been in
the last four years.
He pointed out that the hospital
is not simply a one-way street. but
that the hospital adds a great deal
to the economic life Of the com
munity He estimated that about
70 per cent of every dollar spent for
hospital services is turned back into
the area adding greater stability to
the economic life Of the seven
county hospital community.
Community Benefits Many Ways
AS an organization the hospital
employs over l25 professional and
n0n-professional people, Stubs con
tinued, and approximately 1923 600
Of the $4,000 operating cost Of
your hospital was paid out in the
form Of salaries and fees for serv-
ices to local people
In prepared hospital statistical
report. Stubs showed that there
were 1886 patients admitted to the
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