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OPLE lary ention in Toronto held g istmas time we con- r practice of distribut- lo each patient in hos- Ss small service is ppreciated. lergency Cupboard in al has been kept well nd has proven invalu- cially to accident vic- nall amount of finan- ance was supplied te as Social Worker in al which was used te cidental needs for pa- RIPERS 'ipers assisted im vatients to the non- onal services held day in the Adelaide 1 Memorial Chapel. re provided for the y week by the gen- R. B. Reed and Sons, hip in the parent ow stands at 195 and 1g Chapter at 110, ers total 10. eral Meetings and utive Meetings were Parent Auxiliary in oll as nine General nd one Joint Execu- ug by the Evening pectfully submitted, Mrs. H. Taylor , Women's Hospital Auxiliary 56 (Chairman) int s (Chairman) (Chairman) gs 1gs (Chairman) y g (Chai rman) Chairman) . OF NURSING ief of Staff THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursdoy, April 27, 1967 7A H REPORT TO THE PEOPLE $$$ Serving you at the end of the ear 1966 the Medical Staff was omposed of: Active Staff Members 111 Associate Staff Members 3 Consultant Staff Members 7 Honorary Consultant 1 Not all of these doctors (122 number) actively partici- te in the care of patients in 'our hospital, but all do have admitting privileges and must accept. some responsibility for the care and health of the peo- ple of the City of Oshawa, the Towns of Whitby and Brooklin and the surrounding areas. I will not bore you with the mumber of admissions in 1966 compared to those in 1965 -- you will find that elsewhere among the various reports. Sufficient be it for me to say-- that there are never enough beds to fill the needs of the community, and the Admission The Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Revenue and Expenses are presented in detail in our fifty- sixth Annual Report. Our Assets, including land, buildings, equipment and fur- nishings, after providing for accumulated depreciation, are $8,201,821. After deducting Cur- rent Liabilities of $323,178 and Expense Nursing Education and Discharge Comittee is constantly fighting battles to expedite admissions of critical- ly ill patients and encouraging the discharge of those whom they feel could be taken care of elsewhere. A thankless job and we are fortunate to have members who will risk the cen- sure of their fellowmen by act- ing as monitors on the need for admission and discharge of patients. Other areas which are be- eoming of increasing impor- tance are the intensive Care Unit, the Coronary Unit, the In- halation Therapy treatment, etc. During the past year greater stress has been placed on Resuscitation Procedures on patients in cardiac shock, in shock due to trauma, respira- tory collapse, etc. To assist in this, a definite routine has been established which brings into immediate action certain quali- fied staff throughout the hospi- Endowment and Scholarship re- stricted funds of $95,777, we have a balance of $7,782,866 which is the investment of our Community in the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital. Total operating income amounted to $5,697,878. This re- sulted from the care of 17,120 adults and children admitted to the Hospital, the care of alaries, Wages and Employee Benefits rugs, Laboratory, Radiology, Medical and other Surgical Supplies ood and Kitchen Supplies ousekeeping, Power Plant, Maintenance, Laundry and other Service Department Administration Supplies and Expenses Depreciation of Buildings and Equipment Gross Cost per Patient Day Recovery from Cafeteria and Residence Average Net Cost per Patient Day Average Net Cost per Patient Hour tal trained in this specialized treatment. I mighi also add that should a major accident occur, necessitating treatment and admission of many pati- ents, the routine is established and would swing into action im- mediately to take care of such a disaster. The Emergency Department has continued to function most capably despite the lack of space in which to take care of the needs of this area. To someone entering the Ad mitting and Emergency areas, it must seem like utter chaos most of the time -- sometimes it does to us too -- but even- tually these problems are han- died, treatment is given, and the patient admission and hos- pital routine once more estab- lished. I cannot speak too high- ly of the staff who handle these areas under conditions which must seem almost impossible at times. Treasurer Outlines Financial 2,429 babies born in the Hos- pital and 46,646 Out-Patients' Visits. After deducting operat- ing expenses of $5,681,128, we ended up with a net operating income of $16,745. It is the ob- jective of the Hospital Board "working closely with our Ad- ministrator, Mr. Holland, and his staff, to budget as closely as possible to net operating 1964 $19.51 3.07 1.73 Co-operation Pledged By Medical Staff We need more beds--the pro- posed new wing with its ex- pansion cannot be undertaken too soon and even with this, one wonders if it will handle the needs of the community adequately. We appreciate that many problems in the assess ment of our needs will still arise -- we have been wrest- ling with them for two years now. Construction problems will have to be overcome, but again this is part of growth. It is certain that Oshawa General Hospital is bursting at its seams, and only by growth can we hope to take care of the needs of this community. On behalf of the Medical Staff, I would assure you of our con- tinued support and co-opera- tion in our endeavors to give continued hospitalization te the citizens of this community. Respectfully submitted, R. S. Irwin, M.D. President, Medical Staff, 1966. Position costs. We are pleased with the results for the year. The Hospital continues to be remembered through donations and bequests. A total amount of $5,422.36 was received during the year. These are gratefully acknowledged. Respectfully submitted, Gordon Miles, Treasurer. COST PER PATIENT DAY FOR THE YEARS 1965 1966 $22.01 $24.17 3.19 3.4] 1.80 2.00 $29.56 : $32.13 $1.23 $1.34