Vincent Hospital Board

Cromwell Argus, 30 September 1929, Page 2 (Supplement)

Vincent Hospital Board

Tin- monthly meeting of the board was held m the Council Chambers, Civile, on Wednesday j 18th September, at j p.m.. there being present Messrs i>. Stevens, \Y. Black, \\'. Jeiley, S. .'-pain. D. S. Middlcton, J. Mt'Knignt, and (i. T. Alexander. i)is: Harrison and Brokonshire were also ptesent. In the absence of the chairman, Mr Stevens was voted to

i.,)-- chair. The Otagu Hospital Board notified iin admission of a resident of the „ lucent district to Dunedin Hospital ; ,:iU the intention, to claim the cost ji maintenance from the Vincent Lioat'tl. — lit. lived, and the points cii.sed i>.n tiie medical superintendent, /, narrison, in \\v\ report, in con- . (tkuAi with this patient',-, admission ,; be referred to the Otago board. Uk Otago Hospital Board wrote ..•■.vising that an applicant for admission to the Benevolent institution, „no at first had been considered a \ intent district resident. had since been found to be a resident of the Maniototo district within the meaning of the Act and therefore the cost of his maintenance would be claimed | from the latter board. —Received. The Waikato Hospital Board for- ! warded copy of returns supplied to ! delegates who waited on the Prime \ Minister recently in connection with I hospital treatment and relief of Maoris for the past two years. Received. The Maniototo Hospital Board advised that it had decided to fall in with the wishes of this board that the reciprocal agreement between the two boards be cancelled.'—Received. The Waipiata Sanatorium Committee advised that it had been found necessary to rebuild lauiulrv at the Sanatorium owing- to the destructi m by fire of the old building, tiie insurances being sufficient to carry cut the erection of the new build : «ig w th out any extra, levy being mad-' — Received. The Postmaster, Clyde, wrote explaining the conditions at present existing as regards the direct communication obtainable by subscribers to the Alexandra Exchange with the Dunstan Hospital. As subscribers are able to telephone the hospital during the hours the Alexandra Exchange is open, the board decided that the application from the Borough of Alexandra (held over from the last two meetings) for a direct ' connection between the Alexandra Exchange and the hospital be not granted. The treasurer reported that lor the month ended 17th September, the board's receipts were £ 1 kjo 12s, payments £037 iqs 511, while there was a credit" balance: as at date of .£IOO7 5s yd.—Report adopted. The Matron, Miss M. S. Wilson, reported that during August 27 patients were admitted to Cromwell Hospital, 18 discharged. 1 died, while lb were under treatment! on the last day of the month. —Report adopted. The Matron. Miss K. H. Bell, Dunstan Hospital. reported that during August 12 patients were admitted, lO discharged, 1 died. and 12 remained at the end of the month. —Report adopted. It was decided to have enquiries made regarding the cost of returning to China, a Chinaman at present; in receipt of relief to the extent of £1 12s monthly. Schedule of accounts and salaries totalling £045 ios yd was passed for niyment. Mr Spain gave notice at the last meeting of the board of his intention 10 move at the next meeting of the board the following" motion: —That ~he board consider at its September meeting, and if it can be arranged, in I the presence of Dr Valentine, Direc-tor-i General of Health, the advisability of closing one of the board's hospitals and concentrating on the other as the General Hospital for the board's district." Mr Spain gave a briei outline of his reasons for moving 'in this direction but in view of the fact that the chairman was absent and Dr Valentine would be unable to visit the district until after this Session he would move that consideration of the 1 motion be adjourned until the board's October meeting- or prior to that should Valentine visit the district in the meantime, and this was agreed to by the board.