OTAGO HOSPITAL BOARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22711, 25 October 1935, Page 4

OTAGO HOSPITAL BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of the Otago Hospital Board was held last, night, and was attended by the chairman (Mr J. W. Dove), Messrs A. F. Quelch, D. M'Lennan, H. S. Sheat, M. Silveretone, A. Steel, Dr Newlands, Miss Runciman, Miss Farquhar, and Mrs Ross. ACCOUNTS REMITTED. Accounts amounting to £2964 16s 3d were remitted. MONTHLY STATISTICS. The medical superintendent (Dr J. Thomson) submitted, the following statistics in connection with the Dunedin Hospital for the month of September:— Patients remaining on August 31, 292; admitted during September, 420; total treated, 712; discharged or died, 424; remaining on September 30, 288; .operations performed, 205; out-patients treated, 2094; visits paid by district nurse, 236; visits paid by Dr Williams, 12; visits paid by students, 28.—Noted. ALTERATIONS TO OFFICES. The board’s architects forwarded a communication enclosing a sketch of the proposed alterations to the board’s offices in Hanover street. It was decided to empower the Works Committee to call for tenders and submit them to the board. NEW MATERNITY HOSPITAL. The board’s architects (Messrs Mason and Wales) forwarded the plans and specifications for the proposed Queen Mary Maternity Hospital. The chairman suggested that the plans lie on the table for inspection by the members. The medical superintendent, Dr Dawson, and the honorary staff would then be asked to examine them and report, so that tenders could be closed in December and the board get the work under way by the new year. Mr Silverstone suggested that the chairman and the chairmen of the Works, Finance, and Benevolent Committees might confer with the honorary staff, and if no alterations were found ne'cessary, tenders could then be called. The chairman pointed out that there were 60 pages of specifications, the medical superintendent (Dr Thomson) expressing the opinion that it would take a fortnight to go through the specifications and prepare a report. It was decided that the architect report to the Works Committee, after the officers mentioned had examined the plans, and that the committee should then act with regard to the calling of tenders. COMMITTEE REPORTS. The reports of the Benevolent, Hospital, Sanatorium, and Finance Committees were adopted without discussion.