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lected 1868 per cent Of its collectible
obligations from patients. When
you consider we have no selection
of credit risk and must take all
clients who present themselves for
service, that is very good" James
said. He indicated comparable hos
pitfalls in the area have collection
records of about 90 or "a per cent,
The collections in 1859 were the
second best in hospital history,
James added.
The hospital charged off SIG, 207
as uncollectible, James disclosed.
| Against a gross accrued charge to
patients during the year of $485, 1893,
the hospital estimates that about
S20,O29 will be uncollectible.
The year of 1858 was building
one, and with that now done 1889
was one of expansion and strength
ening Of patient service. James
pointed out. He listed these develop
ments of the year:
The addition Of Dr.. Lewis E.
Wells as anesthesiologist, raising
the professional quality of anes-
thesia and the safety of surgery
and Obstetrics" the securing of a
reconditioned diagnostic x-ray ma
chine: purchase of additional re-
agents and apparat s in the labora-
| tory
Personnel Added
Personnel-wise the administrator
pointed to the addition of DR..
Joseph A. Vance, III. to the hos
| pital medical staff, and three other
doctors to the associate medical
staff from adjoining counties. Also
| the addition Of DIR. Edward Wool
! ridge to the dental staff
James also counted as significant
progress, the completion Of the
summer nursing p, evieW course by
II high school students. some of
whom continue assisting at the hos
pital.
Also, the continued fine support
of the Hospital Auxiliary in bright
ening the Nurses Home kitchen.
the West Wing solarium and the
East Wing assisting in getting a
television set in the east wing. ard
the purchase of cabinets for each
patient room in which clothing can
be hung.
All these were in addition to the
regular service of Sunday hos
teSSeS
James also expressed much salts
faction with the years gifts to the
hospital. I'm addition to several
cash gifts from individuals, the
Junior Woman's Club gave us a
piece of laboratory equipment SO
we could improve our service. One
of the electrically controlled vari-
able heights beds was given in the
memory of Mr.. Cary Smith.
Lives Saved
1.-TWO gifts have become an an
nual event for the hospital. One is
from NeWccmb Auto Parts in honor
of its customers, this year Ben
nett intermittent positive pressure
breathing apparatus which assists
patients who have temporary con
ditions interfering with normal
breathing.
1T can definitely be stated that
this apparatus has saved the lives
Of two patients and has assisted
several other patients through diff
cult times" James said.
1.-The other gift is contribution
to cur permanent endowment Fund
from Gray's Drug Store in honor Of
those in the community who have
contributed to its successful year .
He added: I'VE would encourage
more businesses to make this sort
of gift. A small token gift to an in
Ndividual cannot mean but so much
benefit, whereas the lump sum total
of these gifts in piece of life saw.
ing equipment can mean much to
the community"