WELLINGTON HOSPITAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 6

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL

REARRANGEMENT,OF THE MEDICAL ; W^[ V;l f .'■":'■;■V^|!^;.'■ •**'.': .;"£ '!:;■■;'- : \ !• ;;Tte'.; fprtmgli'tlyy: •in^ti"ng T of . tte Boiird ''of; :oK'the;: Wellington, Hospital; wjas ther.e;l>eing present-;-; Tho! cliaixniaii itjje; Hon. r ;C,vM. Luke) and ■■MossrsV'Jv Danks; "G.VNash; E,. ,C.: Kirk, J. ■W/ vM'EwaniiG.". LoJ&toii, F; TVMoOTe,- ; : ..^i\'.V . ;';'; ~ .;,OTio's.:;.'poriod|c^'s;"iotiirn".-o'£';'patients the 'hospitHil.'showed that', during the fortnight orders had been given for the treatment of- 90 : in-patients and .95 ; 6ut-paticn , ts. OptKalmio patients' orders •totalled.'73, .while ;the total' number of. ■orders to out-patients. , was 263. Tho/grimd total, was set down at; 336. ■' The/number of patients at ■ present. .under treatment at the, Hospital was ;reported v tb!be .212, ;as against 255 for'the sanie' period of last year; in the general;hospital there were 155 (85 .niale 'and 70 'female 'patients), as' •against; 198 for .the previous year; 20 in the Victoria;. Hospital, .and 12 in the SedMon .'Hospitali , . •;■"■;£ ■ ''■: : -'v-. -v .'■*..?■■■', According to .the .fortnightly .statement : of-finances; the. receibts- for the period .totalled;.£ls4?;los. XL',: and' the expendi- , ture' ,£817.0&;,,2d.';' leaving a .balance of 'j£73o 10s. 2d. '■Receipts from'■ in-patiemts to:rebruary 7aniountedi'toviei9B 6s. _Bd., and. from out-patients, .£12.,■.,; . V '".

j' ! ;; MEDICAL STAFF.;V■/;..'.; ',| !.'.. Dr.. Stanley,.' Brown,. senior., house; surgepni at.'the-Hospital, :teridered::his resig-. j n<itiori!'Stating,tha-t he intended"leaving .for , ' Hqme^shortly.'.i.to:.study the,;higher branches "of hie: profession. . The ..trustees , accepted'-' , the '^resignation': with:.-: regret. The■ vacancy' on;'the jstaff-.-is: to" be, .filled : by.;tlVe;promotion'of;.Dr'. inter;mediit« ;hbuse surgeon,.to the position -'of .'senior, house- surgeon;'!and the'eleva-' tion of; Dr: Joster' from 'the position, of junior house k surgebn to that diate/ho'iiso surgeon.' , ' , '; \''■/''.{• '■■■ '■'■'.■'■ Dr.V.EandaU '■Wbbdh'puie, 'of ; Bnnedin, was' appomted":to 'the ."position- of .junior ' house 1 -surgeon. is a..young i.man.ofc ; 24, ; and'lias:'hdu;a'brilliant career. .at,the.OUgo : ;lJ-niversity... •';.:,; • -~.'-;: : v .-;' 'I 'Thermatter :l of; theiappointment..of, an' surgeon inUh-e ppthalmioward .wai.mentibned-by.the'chairmani'.who said' that, he" had", discussed:; the-question with Dr.;'.Ha'rdwioke Smith :•(medical superinteiidenit:'■ at ■ the > hospital), , ; and;, the latter had given- it ;.as■ his opinion .that it would he; unwise to > make such; an ; appomtment ,At, some' future time, .when ;the ward ifas extended, an .stafF;;might7 consideration. Atlp'resent,.-said'the ;.chairmanj'by: ; acting as. assistants' the younger j'doctors were.,- afforded • an'toppor--tunityv.of..;obtaining some yaludblo.; ex'.pemene'e.;, hV-v ' HOSPITAL : .] '&', [f- ; the' , ,ma.tter'i"of ;, ..the ichil-;' • dren's hospital scheme, ■'■ the; chairman' , .reT .".marked that.iu.'yiewof,the-circnmstance been passed; 'and;thatf.thejtide'.o{-prosperity appeared ito'i;be.;on:, l the.rise,, ! -he,.3udged , that about 'March'next' the > tune t would" be','.'ripe for. ;the.;conyening'6f;y.meetihg4Ti'th.a view'to ilaunching s the),scheme vunder. -the' most ;fayourable\auspices/ r'~ ■y.-S. , '^-.;.::. ; -'-'vi. .■>>,.' i ( ' : : "'";;;v'O T HEIJvMATTEESj! : ; i ; K .Q' l lt7^was-;;resblT^T : thkt'!'wlmgeme'ats.'.be 'made -with - those'''suppliers;' whose", .ieoi- . tracts expire;on March; 31, 1910, to supply; goods : ior,,-furtner''p l eriod6. ; i... :' :.-■'■: ' _ The' applications for. the /:position. of 'plumber .and tinsmith ,at .'the-., hospital: ■were , referred to , a..exib;-ebinmittee,'' consisting; chairman . and ;Mr. J;. ■D.anks,;for;d;recommendation. . '■-'■,'■ '■'. -..-: '..--.Sister ..Margaret-Dalrymple was graniteVl ithree:months' leave of \absence.,•■■.;:.'■■: •'. ; . v' :,On .the.' feconlmendation J of.; the Le'ase■ilblds.. Committee, 'it, was resolved -.—That ,Mr.W.H. : George's application for, a perpetual lease; bj-ugranted ;' that the lease of '■ Section ,19, Botanical;' Gardens' Eoad, ' . be adveitised for: sale by 'auction; and that application on behalf of Mrs. Abrehamsen: for:'■ renewal"of.lease be'granted.';; -;■ '