HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2110, 19 June 1907, Page 2

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.

A meeting of tl\p Hospital Trustees was held at the secretary’s office last niglit. Present : The Hon. Captain Tucker (in the chair) Messrs H. Kenway, A. F. Matthews, W. D. S. McDonald, F. J. Lysnar, and Dewing. The treasurer’s renort showed the receipts amounting to £495 2s 6d. The expenditure was : Debit balance May 17th £6O 15s, accounts passed £173 19s 2d, salaries £73 Is 6d ; total £367 Is 6d. Credit balance Bank of New Zealand £127 5s lOd.

The monthly report showed that there were 2S patients since last report, 26 came in since, and 19 were discharged and three died. Accounts amounting to £l2l 10s llil were passed for payment. Tho secretary read the following report by the committee re honorary staff and house surgeon : Your committee beg to' report that pursuant t'o your resolution of the 17th ultimo they met tlio following medical practitioners on the- 14th instant, viz., Drs. Colo, Morrison, Scott-, Williams, Schumacher,. Co'ker, and Stewart, all of whom had kindly intimated that they were willing to act on the honorary staff. As a result of the meeting Drs. Cole, Morrison, and Scott were appointed consultants, and Drs. Williams, Schumacher, Coker, anil Stewart honorary physicians anil surgeons. Your committee submit the accompanying draft of suggested by-laws for the regulation of the honorary staff and house surgeon, which were discussed at the meeting of the 14tli and are now under further consideration by the honorary staff. When finally approved by the staff and the By-laws Committee they will be again submitted to you, with the view of their forming part of tho proposed new by-laws and regulations of the hospital. Your committee are now taking steps forithe appointment of a house surgeon at the earliest possible date. On the appointment being made, the honorary staff will enter upon their duties. Dr. Morrison has very kindly consented to continue to act as Medical Superintendent until the arrangements for the setting up of the honorary staff and house surgeon aro-completed.- *' ~ Mr McDonald'brought up the question of shelter for doctors’ horses at the hospital. They had to stand in the rain for some time. The trustees should take the work in hand at once.

It was stated that the Chairman and Mr. Matthews were the building committee. Mr. McDonald moved that the building committee take stops for the erection of a suitable building. Mr. Lysnar seconded the motion which was carried.

Mr. Matthews thought that it might be possible to ai range a meeting place in the City Chambers. The secretary said it made no difference to him. The Chairman said there could be no objection on the part of the Council. He thought that if they could hold the meeting at the hospital, it would be better. If the shelter shed was erected there should be no objection to holding the meetings there. Mr. McDonald thought it would bo more convenient for the house surgeon for the meeting to bo held at the hospital. The Chairman stated that the honorary staff were willing to commence as soon as the house surgeon arrayed. Referring to the regulations V ipi the honorary staff, the Chairman preb posed that the following be added: That all complaints must be made in writing within one week of the cause of complaint arising. Mr. Lysnar suggested that a. patient might not like to do this while in the institution. It could be made a week after lie left the institution. The Chairman said that if people did not make complaints they could not redress them. They got complaints when it was impossible to do anything. , . _ . Air. Lysnar said patients would make the complaints when they emerged from the hospital, and would not care to do so before. Mr. Matthews was in accord with Air. Lysnar. Mr. Dewing proposed that it be made, “or not later than seven days after the patient is discharged.”— This was carried.

There being no special business the meeting adjourned.