hospital Gets
$13,376 Award;
Report Given
The Griffin Memorial Hospital
pceived good news this week
,j h notice from L. R Durkee,
^ional director, Defense Public
(forks, Seatt e, that an allot
ment of $13,376 for improvement
(Bd purchase of equipment had
jgen approved for the local in
ftitution. Although the amount
^$400 more than that sought
hr such work, a request for $3,
1)822 to pay for indebtedness
gaining from the construction
03 refused. Of the latter a
pount $2,030.65 includes payroll
ind $1727 57 is for the cost of
materials. A previous request to
lie legislature for money to
gtet this expense received no
(tion. Plans now are to pay
his debt to the amount of
J»ut 40 per cent from current
iicome.
A report sent to the Governor
fc week on the operation of the
jspital from its opening Nov
jber 15, 1040, to December 31,
HI shows that outside of the
instruction indebtedness the
ispital had a net income of $4,
5,97, which includes a g ft in
mie of $1869.86, leaving net
imings from various services
sdered of $2806 11.
The gift income was provided
[local authorities, the Cham
Irof Commerce, but mainly by
it activities of the Hospital
Kid, a group of about 20 ladies
lanized to assist the hospital
lane ally and otherwise. The
epital report stresses the fact
my of the benefits of the hos
tal are directly due to the
ork of the Guild.
Difficulties met with in the
eration of the medical instit
ion included inavailability of
uses, increased duties for the
iff kept at a minimum neces
ty for economy, a large num
tof charity patients, consider
ile credit advanced to those un
it to pay'promptly, of which
[percent is estimated not col
table, and increased costs due
»ar condition.
W. J. Lrskine, chairman of the
board of directors, pointed out
“that the hospital has well ser
ved th : purpose for which it was
established there can be no doubt
It has paid its operating cost, no
one has been turned away, sev
eral lives have been saved, and
it has done the finest work pos
sible ” N. M Chamberlain . and
Rev. C. R. King complete the
board of direct r$.
The operating statement fol
lows :
Gift Income 1,869.86
Operating Income:
Room & Board 12,791 05
Operating Room 559 25
Sp. Drugs, Treatmt. 114.29
Flat Rate
Anesthesia
Diathermy
Infra Red
Laboratory
3,474.03
33.75
233.00
52.50
262.85
Ultra Violet
42 50
X-Ray
Misc.
Total
1,025.90
414.05
19.006.14
Total Income 20,876 09
Accounts Payable:
Dr. A H. Johnson 406.15
Sundry supplies 357 51
Total 763 66
Grand Total 21,639.66
Expenses:
Salaries 8,807 35
Mess 2,472.66
Fuel & Light 1,863 98
Fit. & Cartage 266.95
Bldg. & Maint. 452.33
Drugs & Dress. 426.75
Laboratory 17.53
Physiotherapy • 146.25
Surgical 313.36
X-Ray 579.82
Office 277.86
Gen. & Misc. 575.19
Total 16,200.03
Construction account (reduced
by hospital services) 236.00
(Cash Shortage) 40.00
Inventory
(Equip. & Supp.) 455.64.
Accs. Receivable 3,986.93
Cash & In Bank 721 06
Total 21,639 66
The following is a statistical
record of the same period:
Total patients admitted 261
Total Births 37
Deaths—within 48 hrs. 4
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