WAIAPU HOSPITAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18332, 26 February 1934, Page 2

WAIAPU HOSPITAL

BOARD’S MONTHLY MEETING

(Herald Correspondent.) A meeting of the Waiapu Hospital Board was held last week. Present: Messrs. A. J. H. Kirkham, chairman, F. W. J. Fox, W. H. t>. Johnston, rA. W. Kirk, C. H. McCracken, and A B. Wil- ! liams. Apologies were received from Messrs. Wood and Rickard. The Director-General of Health wrote acknowledging the financial statement, and stated that he -was pleased to note Jie state of the Board’s finances as at December 31, 1933. He also asked the board to take no action with reference to restoring salary cuts,. This matter was held over to next meeting. He advised that a substantial payment on account of the Matakaoa levies was to be expected. ■ . i The Health Department advised that the overdraft approved for this quarter was £1650. t The Department of Internal Affairs wrote covering the draft agreement regarding the arrangement with Matakaoa County’s creditors.—The agreement was sealed. , An account for £467 for patients’ fees from the Cook Hospital Board was received. ,j.The Hospital Boards’ Association wrote setting out a suggested scale of charges for X-ray fees.-—The board' decided to refer tho matter to the anedical superintendent, Dr. Nik R. Mackay, for his opinion. A minute, arising out of the executive meeting, shows that the association is interesting itself iu the question of a national scheme for hospital and sickness insurance. Boat'd, members’ showed a keen interest in tf.iig question, which is likely to be discussed at the next conference of hospital boards. The monthly reports showed:—Te Puia Hospital, January: Admitted, 34; discharged, ?£>; died, 2. Maternity Home, December: Admitted, 8; discharged, 8; remaining, 5. Maternity Home, January : Admitted, 2; discharged,. 6; remamung, 1. District nurse, Tikitiki, December: Attended 24 Europeans and FA) Maoris; visited threo pas and three schools; fees collected, £2 7s. There was an epidemic of measles in Tikitiki. District nurse, Te” Araroa, December: Attended three Europeans and 29 Maoris; visited five pas and five schools ; fe es collected, £1 10s. Tho secretary reported that the medical superbitendent had almost’completed tiis arrangements for a trip to England, and expected his locum tenems to arrive shortly.. The proposal to let the Te Araroa Hospital as a residence was not accepted by the board. A scheme is now being drawn up by the Health Department's architects for the following additions to the hospital at a probable, cost of £3ooo:—One large new ward, containing four beds; three new single bed wards, with Verandahs for all; new septic tank, addition to laundry and duplication of storage batteries ; to arrange storage inside hospital for medical goods and groceries; to arrange for all domestic staff sleeping and living quarters in one building of eight or nine rooms.