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WINNETKA TALK December 8, 1928 ASL {] Q)[\9L1\9) Matzenr PHOTOGRAPHER For Any Member of the Family Special Christmas Offer Matzene 5 Portraits THIS OFFER EXPIRES DECEMBER 22ND Matzenr Studin 6 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE. 1618 ORRINGTON AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. EVANSTON, ILL. CENTRAL 7003 GREENLEAF 5403 Hospital Announces Plans for $600,000 Home for Its Nurses Erection of a $600,000 home for the nurses of the Evanston hospital is in the planning and will be started within the next fiscal year if present plans carry through, it was disclosed at the annual meeting of the hospital associa- tion Monday evening at the Georgian hotel. W. W. Buchanan, president, giving his annual report before 50 members of the association and friends of the hospital, told of the need for a new nurses' home and also for increasing the size of the kitchen, baking and re- frigerating equipment. Work on the latter project, which will cost approximately $30,000, has been started and the necessary funds have been raised. Money for the nurses' home has already been partial- ly provided through a gift of 265 shares of Union Trust company stock from James A. Patten, but while this represents a material part of the build- ing cost, the balance will be asked from other friends of the hospital. Machinery for raising the balance will be created soon. Living Quarters for Nurses Plans for the new structure are al- ready in the making at the hands of the building committee. It will pro- vide living quarters on the hospital grounds for the nurses who now are housed in three houses on Ridge ave- nue and will be in addition to Patten hall, the present home. The extent of the work at the hos- pital during the past year which is leading to the proposed enlargements was described by Mr. Buchanan, A total of 6,630 patients were cared for, and the average number of day's stay per patient was eleven. "The period has been characterized by a continual increase in speed and efficiency in discharge of duties by the personnel in each department, which | with the average decrease in length of stay of two days per patient has en- abled us to care for the greater num- ber admitted," Mr. Buchanan stated. "The possibilities along this line have just about reached their limit now, and the demand for more rooms to house additional patients is daily be- coming greater." Largest Number of Patients Of the number of patients cared for, the largest in the 37 years of the hos- pital's history, only 2,505 were full pay patients. For 646 care was given with no charge, and 3,479 were part-pay. There were 2,940 operations performed during the year, a considerable in- crease over the year before, and there were 896 births, a new high record, surpassing last year by 62. Following Mr. Buchanan, Edwin Sherman, treasurer, gave the financial report for the year, showing that the actual operating income totaled $510,- 790.30 and the operating cost amounted to $615911.20. This latter figure in- cludes cost of depreciation and losses from uncollectable accounts and inter- est paid; actually the operating ex- pense was $565,978.87. "Attention is called to the fact that while the operating income increased 5.61 percent, due to the caring for a larger number of patients during the year, the operating expenses increased only 2.86 percent, this result having been brought about through the good man- agement of the superintendent," Mr. Sherman stated. How Cost Was Divided "While it is difficult to arrive at the exact cost in dollars of the part pay and free service rendered by this hos- pital, it is estimated at $101,044.47." Of the operating cost 32.6 percent was spent for the full pay patients; 55.5 percent for the part pay and 11.9 per- cent for the free. Miss Ada Belle McCleary, superin- The place to select fox furs CHOOSE the Black Silver Fox Furs you want by visiting our ranch and seeing them in all their beauty on the living animal. We do the pelting and have the furs made up to your order, if you wish. You will make a substantial saving by selecting your furs direct from our ranch. Phone Northbrook 116-J L. W. SCHNITZER RANCH ON LANDWEHR ROAD--Drive north on Milwaukee Ave. to Lake Ave., then east one mile and north one mile. Muadison and Wabash is now a regular stop of all Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Com- pany trains with direct con- nection by bridge to CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & CO WF FF TT FT rr rr ry rT yr rT TT TT TTT TTY YTY VY VY YY YS YTY YY YY A ticket office is conveniently located at the store exit to the platform FO UY VY VY VO VV VY VY VY YTV PTV P99 YY yyy yyy woasewS RS --