HOSPITAL AFFAIRS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1888, 12 August 1920, Page 6

HOSPITAL AFFAIRS.

MEETING OK THE BOARD

A meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital uni I. iiaritabb Aid Board was held to-day, die chairman, (Sir .fames Wilson' presiding. Drs Barnett, Belt, Miller and Will were appointed' to fill the* vacancies on d.e honorary medical stall of the Pajniorston North Hospital. At. the same time Dr Whiiaker was re-appointed ophthalmic surgeon. I'he resignation of Sister 11. G. .frisk from the nursing stall was received with regret. .Sister Trask has been absent for some months on leave.

Aii intimation was uceived Irom the Department hj Health lo the oiloct that ’he Defiii; i* I J. partment had agre. <1 to pay rho same fees to hospital boards for rlio treatment oi soldiers as arc ]iaid by civilians. It. was stated that the Defence Department understood that no extra ires would be charged- for anaesthetics and operations, and in litis connection ii was pointed out that military patients were all paid for, there being no bad debts, and tin"' advantage would counter-balance any possible claim that might be made otherwise for operations and anaesthetics.—l’rceived. The Dopartnii nt of Industries and ( ommerce wrote notifying tbat no '.special tonsidefidion coulrl be made in tbe way of speciiil prices for sugar supplied to lio-jii (tils. —Received. It was decided to have repairs carried net to (he engine of the heavy ambulance? vehicle in order tc put it in thorough running order. An estimate from an eiighn et ing linn for the work was received. •Tbe matron of the Old People’s Home reported that 22 males and 1C females wote inmates of the institution during' 'ast mom b.