AUCKLAND HOSPITAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22193, 21 August 1935, Page 14

AUCKLAND HOSPITAL

CARE OF CHEST CASES CHOOSING BUILDING SITE ONE TREE HILL OBJECTION Objections to a chest hospital being erected at the Auckland Infirmary were raised in a letter received by the Auckland Hospital Board yesterday from the One Tree Hill Borough Council, and the Cornwall Park Trust referred to complaints on the same matter. Mr. G. T. Parvin moved that the board should state'that it was not intended to erect a chest hospital on the infirmary site. "The very best sites should be given for the chest hospital," said Mr. E. H. Potter, "and it may bo necessary to put it near the One Tree Hill area. I anticipate that we will establish a hospital in the southern area and one at the North Shore. The board has considered its policy in this matter." Mr. Parvin said it would be an absolute scandal if the board proceeded to erect a chest hospital in such a thickly populated area. The chairman, Mr. W. Wallace, said about 50 properties had been submitted to the board. He did not know whether they would all be inspected, as some were quite unsuitable, having a southwesterly aspect. The board would probably inspect only those which were most suitable.

EXTENSION PROPOSALS NOTICE OF MOTION GIVEN Notice of motion was given by Dr. J. P. Hastings at a meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board yesterday that he would move at the next meeting of the board that the internal administration of the hospital be investigated before the board proceeds with the building programme decided upon during the visit of the Director-General of Health.

HELENS VILLE FACILITIES REQUEST BY TOWN BOARD I A request was received by the A tick- ! land Hospital Board yesterday from the Helcnsville Town Board for the establishment of a cottage hospital at Helcnsville. Mr. W. A. Bishop, who recently met the Town Board in regard to the matter, said that until two years ago there had been a private hospital at Helensville, but this was now closed. There was no hospital, private or public, in the district, and he understood there was no registered nurse. The people had no medical facilities at all apart from thp one doctor in the district. The chairman, Mr. W. Wallace, in moving that tne matter be referred to the Finance Committee to report back to the board, said that recently the Waikato Hospital Board had established a cottage hospital at Huntly and it had proved a white elephant. It was now run by a nurse with a subsidy from the board and he thought something like that might be done at Helcnsville. The question of a subsidy might be considered instead of establishing a cottage hospital. For the purpose the subsidy might bo withdrawn from the Kumeu Medical Association. The chairman's motion was carried. Consideration was asked by the Mayor of Northcote, Mr. R. Martin, of a deputation's request for hospital facilities at North Shore. Tt was decided to reply that the Director-General of Health, the chairman of the board and the board member for the district had inspected sites at North Shore. QUESTION OF ADMISSIONS LOCAL BODY CRITICISM A decision to seek information from the Auckland Hospital Board in regard to two complaints of delay in admissions, made by members of the council, was reached by the Manukau County Council at its meeting yesterday. Advice was received that the council's hospital board levy for the year ending March 31, 1936, was £5243. " In spite of the expense of running the Hospital, things do not seem to be satisfactory there yet," remarked a member. " Three weeks ago I took a woman seriously ill with typhoid fever to the hospital," said Mr. B. T. Booker. "It took just an hour to have her admitted. I had a letter from her doctor but they said they could not read it. However, they made no effort to ring the doctor. I was able to read the letter mvself in the dim light inside my car." *" The position was the same when I took a woman patient to the hospital about two months ago," stated Mr. C.« S. McCallum. " She was suffering from a poisoned arm and was in acute agony. But in spite of my efforts, it was at least half an hour before she received attention." On the motion of the chairman, Mr. F. M. Waters, it was decided to seek an explanation from the hospital board.