N.Z. LADY DOCTOR

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 206, 31 August 1936, Page 8

N.Z. LADY DOCTOR

WAS IN HOSPITAL. DELEGATE TO CONFERENCE. A SUDDEN ILLNESS The misfortune to be taken ill 011 the eve of her arrival at Honolulu and to have to remain ill hospital until it was lime to sail for home, befell the lady member of the New Zealand delegation to the Pan-Pacific Surgical Association Congress, Dr. E. D. G. Gillies, radiologist, of P/ lmerston North, who returned by the Niagara this morning. Her enforced stay in the Queen's Hospital, Honolulu, however, gave her an insight into the administration of that institution.

It was a community hospital, with separate provision for paying patients, but it Avas self-supporting, and 110 taxation was levied for its upkeep. Great attention was paid to diet in the hospital, said Dr. Gillies. The trays for the patients were weighed before the meal was taken to the patient and afterwards. A- feature of the hospital was occupational therapy. Many publicspirited women gave their services free and taught patients means of earning a livelihood. The material _ for various crafts taught was supplied, and the patient could buy the first article for the cost of the material or present it to the hospital, where it was sold. If a duplicate was made the patient was allowed to keep it. Apart from its advantage to the patient, the vocational training was a source of revenue to the hospital.