HOSPITAL TRUSTEES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14684, 18 November 1909, Page 4

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES

The ordinary monthly mooting ot the Dunedin Hospital Trustees, held yesterday afternoon, was attended by Messrs H. Solomon (chairman), J. M'Donald, J. l.oudon, A. E. Tapper, J. M. Callaway, and Dr liatclielor. \ COKKKSrOSDEXCE. Tite Acting Town Clevk, Dunedin. wroie givng permission to use the Council Chambers on December 6 for election of trustees.— Received.

Hr.ronTs. The House Committee reported having granted two weeks' extra leave of absence to Dr J. P. Hastings, granted three weeks leave of absence to Dr W. M. Macdonald, three weeks' leave of absence to Dr R. Ritchie, two weeks' leave of absence to Dr Colqtihoun, t.wo months' leave of absence to Or '3arneti, Dr O'Neill to take his place. l)r Butement. and Dr Newlands remain on the stair as assistant surgeons. The committee decided that the door belv.-cen the house surgeon's sitting room and bedroom lie closed, and that the room next to tho present bedroom Ire made a sitting room for the junior house surgeons and done up, and that the dispenser's room be given to one of these as a bedroom, and the dispenser moved to the junior surgeons' present silting room. 'Tenders to be called for alterations by Mr Wales. The committee had written 'to Dr Closs thanking him for his attention to the- duties of acting gynecologist in Dr Riley's absence, and asking him to resume his position as honorary surgeon ; and had written to Dr Valintine stating that. Mr Wales estimated the cost of the two padded rooms and the bathroom and lavatory at, £635, and the corridor at £340, and asking whether the Government would provide the rooms if the trustees made the corridor- The committee had also approved tho recommendation of the resident medical officer that there bo a permanent gate loading to Cumberland i street from the Nurses' Home, the matron to have, control of the key and decide when it should bo open. Tlio House Committee recommended that easement windows be fixed in bedrooms to bo used by dispenser and junior liouso surgeons; that Sister Grave bo appointed night sister for a period of six months; that telephone, without bell, be fixed in Nurses' Homo for the use of the nurses—Adopted. The Firanco Committee recommended that accounts totalling £1930 0s Bd, as per schedule, bo passed for payment: General account, £1455 lis Ed; laboratory acooimt, £24 9s; building account, £450; and that application he made to ths District Hospital Board fcr £833 6s Ed, monthly maintenance allowance. The committee reported tho bank balances on' October 31 were: General account (dr.), £1759 9s 9d; building account (cr.),, £Sl?3 7s 'lid; laboratory account (dr.), £452 3s 8d; Hospital Saturday (cr.), £37 lis 3d; Campbell interest account- (cr.), £1052 17s Sd. The receipts for the month of. October amounted to £1537 16s, being: Irpaticnts, £373 12= lCd: outpatients, £15 13s; donations, £1; sak», £4 3s lOd; Hospital, Boarii contributions, £1133 6s 3d; mcdicirfe sold, £9 19s Bd. The bank balances on November 12 were: General account (dr.), £2029 15s 6d; building account (cv.l, £1109 13s lid; laboratory account (or.), £418 19s 8d; Hospital Saturuiy (cr.), £37 lis 2d; Campbell interest (cr.), £1052 17s 9d. Receipts for the month of November, to the 15th iirst., amounted to £197 IPs lOd, made up as follows: Inpatients, £169 10s 6:1; outpatients, £13 0; 4d; Russell trust. £15; sales, Bs. Tho Inspsctor-gensral of Hospitals 'had stated that .his department could not pay for attendance except on delirium tremens cases or alcohol cases, and in reply it had been stated that tho trustees did not w ; v" their rirdit to claim on fh-> 'ovemmeßA for special attendance in the case of mentally allected patients. Mr M. Fraer, had been appointed collector of outstanding maintenance accounts, at a salary, of £120 per annum. H® assumed dntv on the Ist inst.

The Resident Medical Officer's report recommended that fire drill practice bo held rogVjJarly_ and an aceount of same be entered in a special book kept.- for the purpose. A draft of tile proposed rules had been submitted ito Captain Mitchell for his perusal and opinion.—Adopted. The Matron reported that pending meeting of trustees, Sister Grave had been temporarily appointed night sister - at a salary of £75 p-er aunutn. Nurse Field had recovered from 'her illness. ' Nurse Bluckio had been granted a few days' leave of absence.—Adopted.

, Gifts of-books, magazines, and iltiistralcd papers had been made by Mrs Maekomis, Mrs Mercer, Mrs Borland, Mrs Macdonald, and the Commercial Travellers' Club.

Mr Georgo Stephenson, Gore, had forwarded one caso of wine aiid medical appliances, and "Inconnu" bad donated £I.—To bo acknowledged with thanks.