Show HOSPITAL HEAD EXPLAINS COSTS Mass purchases purchase of supplies and materials increased rates of f pay shortening of working hours necessitating necessitating employment of more ore workers work work- ers enlargement of the nursing school completion of a building program program program pro pro- gram modernization of equipment and mounting g food costs were enumerated Tuesday by Dr R. R J. J Alexander Salt Lake general hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital superintendent ent as causes for Increased operating expenses o of that Institution In a statement issued August 27 by the Utah Taxpayers' Taxpayers association the hospital administration was cr criticised partly on the basis that I operating costs during the first six months of 1936 totaled while in a corresponding period this year the aggregate the cost was Dr Alexander the association statement as fallacious falls falla I cious clous' and nd misleading Based on our revised system of buying which resulted in heavy buying buying buying buy buy- ing y year ar and ana an ah Inventory tory showing in itt supplies now on hand our aver average ge d daily per patient cost will be nearer this year th than as rep reported rte I said Dr Alexander The Increase in the salary budget is true but due chiefly y to the need for more and to the f fact ct that prior to 1937 salaries salaries sal sal- aries at the institution were pitifully pitifully piti piti- f fully lly low v. M Modern d rn medical science has de demanded demanded de- de n new new w equipment The American American American Amer Amer- ican Medical association and the American C College of Physicians and Surgeons have nave made certain in this regard which we we have followed to retain our hospital hospital hospital hos hos- I pital rating at a high standard I |