St. Luke's Hospital's 67th Annual Report Shows Large Increase of Patients The sixty-seventh annual report of} St, Luke's Hospital for Chinese is a record of magnificent achievement. During this last year, free from wars or other disturbances, the hospital did the biggest year's work in Mheir history. No less than 126,476] treatments to outpatients and 55,884] days care to inpatients were given.
Not satisfied with this splendid record, however, a committee has been appointed to consider in detail the joining of St. Elizabeth's and St. Luke's Hospitals in a proposed new hospital Building, which will in all Ukelthood be located in the western part of the city. The sum of $863,- 000 i8 available for this proposal, which will cost in the neighbourhood of $1,400,000. Far from being daunted by the magnitude of the extra sum required, the authorities of the two institutions are very optimistic over their chances to raise the extra funds. required before the plans are actually set under way.
Floyd O'Hara has been appointed and Dr. Walter Pott transferred from Wusih to St. Luke's. They will join tus in active service in-1934 and will be a welcome addition to our staff.
There has been an increase in the number of. cases treated during the year. This has been most marked in the outpatient Department, which frequently ran over 500 cases a day. In the inpatient department there has-been a continuous search for beds and by discharging patients as soon as possible we have been able finer ease the numbers somewhat.
In the surgical services the troumatic cases have continued to be the major part of the work, There has] been an Increase of the emergency work other than traumatic, especially Of appendicitis and of intestinal obstruction cases. The urological ser-view has been under Dr. 1. K. Wong, with Dr, Hsu as consultant, and has been a busy and useful service. They have suffered with the other services 'The superintendent, Mr. G. Int. Wilson, in his short' report, "also gave the institution's thanks to the many who have so generously con~ tributed to the cost of operation of the hospital, which has enabled a great deal of work to be done amo the needy who are unable to pay their_own way. The medical direc-for, Dr. A. W. Tucker's, report fol-Tows in ful Medical Director's Report in the lack of room.
The medical deportment has been running at full capacity, especially during the summer months with the agonal Increase of malaria and intestinal cases. On his return Dr. Alfred Tyau inaugurated a service for gastzo-intestinal analysis and diagnosis. This hes proved of the {greatest usefulness not only to the medical department, but the surgical and other services as well.
In contrast to 1932 the past year has been a very peaceful one. While occasionally we have received the results of the innate curiosity of the Chinese to find out what is inside a bomb, the Hongkew district has returned toa normal life. As a result we have had the largest clinics in our history and to prove that civilian Life is more dangerous than war, the casualties received have shown an increase.
Dr, McCraken returned from fur-ough during the summer and Dr. Kau left on furlough in September. Dr. Alfred Tyau rejoined the Medical Department after several years of absence on account of health. Dr.
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