HOSPITAL AFFAIRS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 10 September 1930, Page 6

HOSPITAL AFFAIRS

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K H * SSJ; H-. Middleton. J. Matt, and ton ‘ REPORTS.

The medical , .superintendent . (Dr Si mm oil's) reported that at Jn_„ * there°were*2B inmates; admitted dur£S?«* month 34. diaeWgec 2, M 5 leaving 30 in the hospital .it. , n 31 The matron (Sister AY. Kelly) reported that Nurses Drayton 110 e and Seifert had passed- the first jeai s hospital examinations in physiology, and P anatomy, the two, first- passing with honours. , , , The past three months, had been vciy busv 89 patients -being admitted amino- that period and 36 .operations performed. The staff had to work long hours on most days and theie had been a good deal of sickness among the nurses.' This necessitated securinghelp - GENERAL.

The visiting committee reported that there was not much needed to be done, but the sashes and facings oi the windows and the old isolation ward needed painting.—-This* was duly authorised The chairman said that the old ward provided a home for two, old men who lmd to be kept, and to board them would cost more than letting them have the ward. Ha added that it was built of excellent timber and was well worth this attention. . Messrs, Back and Watt were appoint-, ed as a committee for the coining month. -i Mr Christensen referred to the need lor completing the additions to the accommodation nn<i said that 1 . a favourable reply tvovo voooivod from the department, the hoard should endeavour to do the maternity home in addition. The chairman agreed. but said thatit was essential to- see that finance was settled definitely. He said it had been the hoard’s policy to build the. home and for this a. good deal had been promised and, more was available from a settler A lien the tenders wore accepted. Jt would be a good scheme, to do both if fit all possible. The work must be done, lie added, in the lifetime of the testator. Information, was received that at the last meeting of the- Nurses and Midwives’ Registration Board consideration was given as to which traiiling schools should be classed as Grade, A and which as Grade B under the regulations. In. considering the question as regards the Patoa Public Hospital the board had! in the meantime decided to coni inuo its approval of the hospital being considered a. Grade A training school, but was of opinion that there ■as not sufficient clinical material to provide the necessary experience for trainees to justify its remaining one. The Department of •Health had been asked for ;v report on. the institution with regard to its fulfilling requirements as a training school for nurses. The chairman stated that since the previous meeting Dr Shore, assistantdirector of health, had visited the hospital and had made inquiries about- suggested additional accommodation being supplied for the staff. Dr Shore cl expressed himself as satisfied that idditional accommodation was, necessary.

The Waverley Town Board advised that Mr H. Middleton had been elected its representative to the board.

The offer of £.50 by Mr Warren, trustee for the Hunter Shaw estate, awards the cost of an asphalt tennis ■curb at the hospital, provided the board subsidised the amount by £-50, vas accepted. A letter expressing the board’s, aprcenition of the gift is to he sent to Mr Warren.

The purchase of a, new mower was left to the chairman.

It was agreed to leave in the hands of the chairman and Mr Christensen tin* -procuring of an extra porter for vcrk re-nnd the hospital*!.