The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-05-19
Hospital Important

Continued from rage One)
Edward Helbig first chairman of
/ the board of governors; Mrs. w.
w. Dewitt first president of the
Loar auxiliary; Harvey Weiss, adj
ministrator of Sinai hospital, Bal
timore; George H. Hanst, chairman
of the local committee which re-
ceived over 100000 in voluntary
contributions; and members of the
hospital board; and members of
the clergy, Rev. Charles Goodwin
and Rev. Michael X. Carney. DR..
Nelson was introduced by DR.. E..
l. Baumgartner, chief of staff of
the medical staff
DR.. Nelson paid tribute to the
hospital staff for the efficient man.
ner in which it handled the school
bus accident tragedy last Septem-
Der.
He said the doctors and all the
staff responded in a brilliant and
magnificent fashion and demon
strated their life saving services
which had earned nationwide adj
miration from hospitals.
DR.. Nelson declared the explo-
sive force of medical progress had
created a new world of health and
that millions were alive today only
because of modern medicine.
care and good hospital care have
become true necessities for living
with community care centering
more and more on the hospital.
He pointed out that more than
% million were admitted to the
nations hospitals in 1858, one for
every eight persons in the United
States.
Some excerpts from DR.. Nelson's
address:
Miracles are expected of hos
pitfalls today and much of the time
they come to pass. Even the heart
itself can now be entered
Taken for granted is maternity
care in hospitals. The hospital has
become the nations birthplace
with 95 percent of births now oc-
curing in hospitals.
With the proportion of persons
in older age groups steadily in
creasing there has been created
new demands for hospital care, ex-
banding the programs in the field
of chronic care.
The first hospital blood bank
was established in 1887. By 1857
nearly 5000 of $500 hospitals pro-
vide this service.
Increase in the completely of
care and more numerous services
might indicate that the average
patient would spend more time in
hospitals but quite the contrary is
the case. The length of stay is re-
duced
THE number of employees re-
quired to provide services for each
patient has increased. The aver
age daily costs have about doubled
in ten years.
Public interest in hospital costs
has grown because more people
are using hospitals than ever be-
fore.
Great strides have been made
in Maryland in the development
of public programs for care of the
sick poor, and the service is con-
sidered the best in the country
The sick poor can get care from
doctors in homes, doctors offices
or private hospitals as his need
requires.
Hospital costs will continue to
rise because of the advance of
medical science, increased use of
medical services by the public,
growing needs for skilled person
mel and the inflationary trend.
''As hospitals face these and
many other pressing problems, they
must depend as never before upon
community support and under
standing if they are to continue to
provide comprehensive services of
the highest quality to all the
people"
AT the conclusion of the program
many of the persons attending
went to the hospital to see the dis
play of new equipment and to be
served refreshments prepared by
the hospital staff and the hospital
auxiliary.