HOSPITAL FINANCE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 105, 20 May 1937, Page 7

HOSPITAL FINANCE

Hawke's Bay Board's , Estimates BUILDING DURING' YEAR A reyiew of the Hawkel>s Bay Hospital Roard's estimated receipts and expenditnre during the coming year was giyen to the board yesterday by the managing secretary, M? H, T, Reos, who renorfed that the board's eapital recemts are estimated at £39,698, a

great deai of this being prpvided by the Kelly begnest fnnds and tehfbiktation loait "Only the small sum of £3,978 12/1 4s repired from the ratapayera," says Mr Rees, "which m view o# the buildlng work to be mt* ried ont this year, must be regarded as most satigfasfory." Gapital payments inelude the follow-ing-f4« tt Outpatients' block and theatre b|ock, Hastings Memeriai Hospial . . . 9,000 Mortuary at .Napier Hospital.. 1,500 Isolation aceommodation, Napier Hospital 17,482 Nurses' Home additions, Napier Hospital 2,340 Nnrseg' Home verandah, Napier Bosplt&l 5 e . , . . 0§5 MAINTENANGB Receipts Maiutenanee receipts for tbe year are estimated to produce £79,158 15/19, Thq estimate for 1936.87 was £69,869 4/7 and the actual coHection £73,902 19/0. Levies on local anthorities are expeeted to produce £20,029, while th§ Goveuimeufc subsidy is estimated at £33,363, an increase of £§000 over tb§ amouat estimated for last year. , "The grqatest eare has been taken In conipiling the estimated expendi* ture,'" said Mr Bees, in commentiiig npon the local bodies levies, "and the amount budgeted for is tbe minimum. possible- Aithough jf shows an increase of a4ittie ove? £40QQ, this must be regarded as most mo'derate in- view 0# the. changed cenditions of iervice and costs,"

Costs . Principal items on the maihtenance expcnditure sidg are estimated at the following amouats;-^ Napier. Hospital, Provision? (increase £450), £5010; domestie (increase £175), £6000; surgery and dispensary (increase £400)," £3809; , sdL aries and wages (inercase £4400), £13,800; establmhment (reduction £220), £2150; radiqlogieal (increase £140), £1225,*' baeterioi6gical (increase £107), £855; massage .increase £$0), £310. Mellarily Home— Bees (no cliaago), £700. Memorial Hospital,— Provisions (increase £180), £8150; domestie (increase £280),' £§835; surgery and Oi?, pensary (increase £820), £3310; sa!ur» ieg and wages# (increase £1300), £8125; establishment ' (increase £380), £1185; social welfare (decrease £500), £11,975; refund of departijient subsidy, £1240, "Speaking generally, I consider tliafc the beard ha? no rgason to feel anything but proud of is administration durihg the- past year, and as the district seems to be now recovering from Ihe earthquake. disaster of 1931, we can look forward to the coming year with confidence," Mr Rees concluded.