GREY HOSPITAL

Grey River Argus, 16 June 1933, Page 6

GREY HOSPITAL

BOARD’S MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Grey Hospital Board was held last evening. Present: Mr R. McTaggart (chairman), Mrs K. O’Brien, Rev. W. A. Bea.umont, and Messrs J. Kyle, R. A. Barrow man. J. B. Kent, 11. G. Carter and J. Mulcare. STAFF REPORTS. 'Flic Medical Superintendent (Dr. L. G. Bell) reported as follows for the month ending 31s| May, 1933:— Patients in at beginning of month — Hospital, males 62, females 37; Old People’s Home, males 34, females /; patients admitted during month —Hospital. males 51. females 37; 0.P.1L, males I. females 1; patients discharged during month—Hospital, males 50, females 35; patients died during month —Hospital, males 3; 0.P.1L. males 4; patients remaining at end of month—Hospital. males 60, females 30; 0.P.1L, males 31, females 8. The Acting Matron (Sister Cullen) reported as follows as from 18th May: Trial Probationer Scoblc commenced duty 30th May; Trial Probationer Mahoney commended 6th June; Nurse. Reynolds and Nurse McMahon completed duty 31st May; Nurse Burt Sth June; Nurse Kiely has resigned, and owing to health reasons has completed duty on 10th June; Nurse Pratt has been recommended complete rest and is off duty from to-day; Trial Probationers Waghorn and Moriarty arc recommended for training; Miss M. Howard, Miss Nancy Vallance and Miss E. Daly are next on the list. 1 have to acknowledge with thanks the following gifts to Hospital: Papers, Rev. Beaumont; flowers, Mr Tweedie. Old People’s Home: Cakes from St. John’s Bible Class and playing cards from Mrs Harley; Messrs Myers and Co., Wellington, a number of games for use of children patients; Danzig Art Union £7; Clerk of Court £1; Grey Valley Miners’ Union £2 2s; Old People’s Home £7; Rotomanu Farmers’ Union £2 2s. Also the following donations to the Children’s Ward Fund: — Barry town, per Mrs Burke. £3 5s fid; Mrs Hanrahan, 10s; Misses Craig. £2; Dr. F. O. Bennett, £1; Dr. J. F. C. Moore, £1; Mr A. Fraser. £l. The Physiotherapy Department reported as follows: Number of cases treated from May 17 to June 15. 1933; In-patients, 220; outpatients, 212; ultra violet ray 51 The Laboratory Sister, Sister F. Braidwood, reported as follows: Total number of specimens examined for the month ending May 31. 163; value of work. £96 9s; public health specimens. 25; value of work. £6 10s fid. Ma-tron E. M('Gibbon, Rewa Hospital. reported as follows: Admitted since May 18. 16 patients, discharged 17 patients, births .17, remaining in Hospital, 7 patients. 7 infants. The reports were adopted. The Visiting Committee recommended that an extension of the electric light lead be made on the. Scddon Ward verandah; that a lead be, installed from the hot water cistern over tubs and copper at Rewa Hospital. Matron’s report: That probationers Waghorn and Moriarty be recommended for training; approval of the Board for the calling up when necessary of M. Howard. Nancy Vallance and K. Daly, all local residents next on the list as probationers. The recominondn.tions were adopted. Mr IL E. Holland. M.P., forwarded a copy of a letter received from the Minister of Internal Affairs, which stated that the application by the Board for participation in :;-n early Art Union for the purpose of augmenting the Children’s W’ard Fund, had been placed on record for consideration in due course. The Director-General of Health wrote as follows: “With reference to your letter of May 31. J am pleased to note the drop in the cost per occupied bed during the year. Before submitting your Board’s estimates for the approval of the Hon. the Minister, the provision of £271 for alterations to the kitchen and the installation of a cold storage was deleted and capital levy and subsidy adjusted accordingly. Kindly make the necessary alterations to your copy of the estimates.’’ The Chairman stated that the Finance Committee had gone into the matter and had considered a cold storage was absolutely necessary as far as the kitchen was concerned, as it was not up to the standard, and they considered they should make further application to the Director-Gen-eral to put in the cold storage. Mr Kent said it was essential to have the cold storage in order to prevent waste. It was decided to again write to the Minister on the subject. The Chairman stated that Messrs Forbes, Reynolds and Menzies, dentists, were quite prepared to come to the Hospital and give their services. Mr Reynolds had placed a chair in the room occupied by the ultra-violet rays. He had not made a gift of the cha.ir. but it would be there indefinitely. It was decided that a letter of thanks be forwarded to the dentists for their desire to co-operate. Mr Barrowman mentioned the meeting &t the Town Hall this evening in connection with the Children’s Ward, and hoped there would be a good attendance of citizens to give a helping hand. Mr Kent said that regarding a letter in the press that the appeal was clashing with the Mayor’s appeal, he would point out that the money spent jn the erection of the Children’s Ward would be spent in the town, and if everybody did that, unemployment would l>f alleviated. Mr Mulcare said the Government should subsidise the erection of the Ward. The Brunner Borough Council wrote stating that it was unable to make a grant for the Children’s Ward at present, but that it bad been assured by the Women’s Institute in Brunner that the Branch would make an effort to raise funds for the. purpose. Mr Barrowman said a. report, had been circulated around Greymouth that

somebody had died and left, a good sum of money for the Children’s Ward, but it was entirely wrong, and no sum of money had ever been loft by anyone. to be earmarked for the purpose named. Unfortunately they could not find out who had circulated the Tumour. The Chairman stated that, previous to taking the matter up, they had £6 tn hand. The Chairman, in making an appeal to the. public, said that as time went. On people would realise that they should assist in the very worthy object. Tic still had hope, that the ap peal would result in the rest of the district doing as well as Runanga had done. In spite of the unemployment distress, requiring everybody’s support. he felt the people would see their way (dear Io assist. The Runaaiga people hoped to hand over about £135 to the, Children’s Ward Fund. Mrs O’Brien remarked that it was a wonderful effort.