. @ ——————— ‘THE OMINECA, HERALD, FRIDAY, EBRUARY 26, 1926 mA nnual Patrons’ Meeting —_ _ Of The Hazelton Hospital Another Successful Year Completed With the Addition of Nurses’ Residence—Thousands of Dollars of Uncollected Accounts. The annual meeting of the Hazelton Hospital was held last Friday night in the United Church, Hazelton, when some fifty or more people were present and all were deeply interested in the institution and the various reports presented. For many years the Hospital has been.a centre of activity and as the ae needs of the institution increase meme With the increased number of Me patients, so the interest and acti- me vity of the local people increase Oa in its behalf, oo, There has always been a loyal _ co-operation by the people of the the ‘Hazelton Hospital?’ service, required two doctors, three fully qualified nurses, and eight nurses in training, besides half-a-dozen or more employees connected with the office, kitchen and outside departments. This meansan ex- penditure of: nearly $25,000 per annum. It willthus be seen that the outstanding accounts which should be paid represent nearly one-third of the annual expendi- ture. Elsewhere in this issue will be found the report of the superin- tendent, of the nurses! training Auxiliary (a most important branch of ‘hospital activity. Report to Patrons For the annual patrons’ meet- R, 8. Sargent occupied the chair and the annual report, which was presented in printed form, as usual, was adopted on a motion of James Proctor and Rev, A: C. Pound. A vote of thanks was moved by James Proctor and Jahn New- ick to the retiring representatives of the patrons on the Board of directors, The new renresenta- tives were elected as follows: W. W. Anderson, R, S. Sargent, and 8. J. Winsby. ; Dr. Wrineh announced on ‘he- half of the superintendent of the nurses’ training school that the nursing staff would be at home any afternoon between two and school, and-also of the Women’s: six o’clock to any of their friends who wished to visit the new resi- dence. It will be oceupied in a few davs. On Hospital Day, May 22, all visitors to the haspital will be piven an opportunity to inspect the new building and the furnishings, and thus see what hes been done with their money. Fallowing the business of the meeting musical numbers were given by Mrs. G. W. Duneate, A.L.C.M., Dr. R. G, Large, and Mrs. Large. Cooper Wrinch had a new gramaphone and favored the audience with several num- bers. Then the nursing staff, assisted by some of the young men, served refreshments, and a most successful eyening was brought toa close with the sing- ing of the National Anthem. district with the management of ee the hospital, and that answers fm the question of every yisitor from m afar, “How do you maintain such @ an institution in such a modern way in so small a ecammunity?” me The hospital has never made an Mm appeal to the loeal people that my the response has not exceeded | me expectations, The response has always been one of pleasure, and me therein lies, to a large measure, Wee the success of the institution, Outstanding Accounts m Looking over the financial state- f ment, which is given below, as mee much cannot be said of all the Mae Dalients who have been in the]. me hospital. After a very eonsider- g ble sum has been written off be- Reecause of removals, death, or fee unfortunate circumstances which m befell the patient, there are still g outstanding accounts against pa ma tients who, it is believed, are @epable to pay the sum of $7500. e This is a very large amount of Amoney. Were it paid in the in- Me stitution would be in a,wonderful me financial position. Were half of Bit paid up great improvements Superintendent’s Report ° _ In summarizing the aztivities of the hospital year it is noticeable that there has been a gradual but steady increase in its work from year to year. In the four years from 1922 to 1925 inclusive the increase in attendance amounts to nearly seventy per cent. This is the more striking in that it has occurred in a period when it has been believed by. some that the population of the. territory from which our patients are drawn has been on the decrease rather than the reverse. And during. that time also several other smaller hospitals or nursing homes have been opened in the same sparsely-settled area, each of which would naturally be used by people conveniently near them. The range of work eared for in the hospital has been of the usual diversified character, and the patients drawn from all classés of the communities, and of many nationalities. On account of the hazardous character of much of the work carried on in the district, e.g., mining, _ tie and pole cutting, lumbering, it is natural that accidental injuries should comprise a large number of the patients treated—hence, surgical treatment has been more required than medical—and, for the same reason, more men than women make use of the hospital. a The light in which the hospital is viewad by some of these men, who often spend their whole summer in the hills about us, living under canvas and on the simplest of fare, is somewhat tersely expressed in a letter | which canie to hand while this report was being written. We have no permission to publish the letter, ao may’ only quote from it, without ita signature, It reads thus: ‘'Pleased find enclosed [a certain sum], “There is $5,00 for the Nurses’ Home:”’ Then follows instruction to pay an amount owing for treatment. The letter concludes with the following: “And put the halance to the Hospital. There is times that that Hospital has come in mighty handy and good to some of us stiffs, I am glad to learn that the Nurses’ Home is up, and is fitted up real nice,?? A letter such as that is certainly as convincing a proof as could be desired of the esteem in which the institution is held by some at least of the people of our communities. , Regarding the Nurses’ Residence—We have at last come to the time when we may say to our many friends and supporters, “THE HOME Is -BUILT!” We have for go long talked ‘of the need of it, and wondered how we could get it, what it would cost, flyst for building and then for , additions that will add considerably to the appearnnee of the building and somewhat to its convenience. They can be put on whenever means can be raised to meet the cost, Meantime the building is complete as far as accommodation and the comfort of the nurses is concerned, and everyone is delighted that at last it has heen sacured. H. ©. WRINCH. Report on Nurses’ Training School The work of the Training School is being continued under the efiicient direction of Mrs, A, Mathieson, R.N., R.R,C. The School is now in the twenty-first year of its existence, having been started the year following the opening of the hospital. ‘ The whole three years’ course is given, the pupils being prepared for the examination set by the Graduate Nurses’ Association of British Columbia for the degree of R.N. (Registered Nurse), Examinations are held at the school twice a year, at the same time as in all other parts of the provinee, under a local presiding examiner appointed by the Graduate Nurses’ Association. During the year three of the pupils of the School wrote on these final examinations, Two of them, Misses J: Ford and N. Hickman, wrote in the May examination, and one, Miss K. Gibson, in November. All three took high standing, passing in all subjects. Miss Gibson did exceptionally well, standing tenth in the province ina class cf sixty-six who passed the examination at the same time. From the standpoint of capability of giving a practical training, one — of the leading obstetrical physicians of Vancouver stated at the Hospital Convention a year or two ago that, without’ question, in his private nursing he very much preferred nurses trained: in the medium-sized or smaller hospitals, ’ Hence, both from the theoretical as well as the practical training, the ‘Training School staff have every reascen to feel satisfaction in the ‘work they are accomplisning. Without doubt the comfort and luxury of the beautiful new residence, in addition to the successful teaching, will greatly increase the attractiveness of our School to prospective pupils. Financial Statement ; ‘RECEIPTS oy could-be and would be made to maatenance, that even vananneae it was pecoming more and wore patients’ Fees and Contract Income............... $ ene 7 aa ; ifficult to develop and sustain the enthusiasm necessary to carry so arpa ONALIONS cee cece ese ce ce neweeiectytueneece 920, wo ine building and plant, ane to & project through to completion, ’ Women’s Missionary Socivty ................5..5.. 950,00 . athe ser vice, The hospita sbays When ft has kept us busy each year to find means to meet ordinary Methodist Missionary Society.............. 0000. ... 6058.00 z ig dividends; there is no-one to expenditures, it appeared to be simply folly to enter into a scheme to Provincial Government and Indian Department.... 9598.07 apay dividends to. All money re- add still more to the burden, at least until some additional source of f —_—— a ceived would zo into the better- ncome could be discovered to carry the increased burden. However, the $ 25,335.27 DISBURSEMENTS ; a * okitn ke friends and ‘supporters of the hospital finally became insistent that the (Includin ount rued but not paid $ ' . ; & accounts accrued but not paid) a." ot the institu hon Home should be built, and they pledged themselves to the utmost of their Administration {office expense) ...................8 1929.40 mm it is hard enough to finance ability to provide for its furnishing and upkeep. Professional care of patients............ 00... .0005 6535.58 “ weeny business when pay is receiv- On the strength of this, means were provided for the erection of Kitehen and housekeeping.......... Sreeneennen 8770.68 sed for services rendered, but the te buildings, puns prepared, oth the building the result fhat the end Heating and Nghting........ 6 aveeec se cecueee . 5296.12 ae: ; or the year nas us wi € bullding practically tinished, Building and grounds (including repairs) .......... 3150.88 areress ones who oo ue ke happened that the plastering had to be done during a very wet time ir Laundry .......c.. 0000, bbcehececes oe ve tueeeeecee 983.09 eer receiving treatment make the fall. This had to dry before the inside finishing could be put on. Miscellaneous ........ eeeuees sleveseeeeuce, oo. 873.37 st doubly hard for the next pa- This again has kept back the staining and varnishing and other ns mients to get as good service, If decorating work. This, however, is under way now, and the building . a — § 24,688.07 Shose who now owe hospital bills should be ready for occupancy within a very short time. le matter h Receipts over expenditures.,...... rereseeceB 697,20

... vecaus 7.72 we ‘ee “ days of treatment. ee “be enclosed and converted into sleeping porches, It was found.that . Accounts payable :. wen line . gospita cost per patient ber cay these would raise the coat of the completed building considerably higher! | | Sarena ae ashe mas $3.18 To*cate -for that than the building fund budget would cover. It was necessary, therefore, » oe ' , Bo °B, 788.92 member of patients, and to giye' to reduce expenditure somewhere, so these’ were’ cut off.” These are Aiiets over liabilities «4.405. 74, 183.08 | seen eared 4