RURAL HOSPITALS OR MATERNITIES OF CANADA - Paper delivered at the Fifth Annual Conference of State Directors in Charge of the Local Administration of the Maternity and Infancy Act, 1928

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Paper on two types of rural hospitals or maternities in Canada, focusing on a municipal hospital under Saskatchewan’s union hospital act and a Red Cross outpost hospital. Explains why doctors should be retained in rural districts and how union hospital districts are formed through cooperation among municipalities or by petitions of councils and taxpayers. Describes the governance board, cost estimates, approval and funding shares, voter requirements, bonds, and resulting hospital oversight and compliance with regulations governing hospitals, including staffing, accommodations, and funding structure.

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Two hospital types in rural Canada

Union hospital districts formation and governance

Funding, bonds, and regulatory compliance

Hospital size and accommodation requirements

97-84096-23Dillon,Jean T. Rural hospitals or maternities of CanadaWashington 1929 # COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISIONBIBLIOGBAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD | 308
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Box 300 Rural hospitals or maternities of Canada,
by Mrs.Jean T.Dillon,R.N.Paper delivered
at the Fifth annual conference of state direc-
tors in charge of the local administration of
the Maternity and infancy act,1928.Washing-
ton,Govt.print.off.,1929.
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Children's bureau. | | ge | Reproductions may not be made without permisslon from Columbia University Libraries. ## RESTRICTIONS ON USE: # TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZE: 35mmREDUCTION RATIO:_10:1 MAGE PLACEMENT:IA A IB IB DATE FILMED:_ 5-22-97 INITIALS: 13 TBACKING\#: MSH 21139 FILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA. | U.S.DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
JAMES J.DAVIS,Secretary
CHILDREN'S BUREAU
GRACE ABBOTT,Chief | | --- | | RURAL HOSPITALS OR MATERNITIES
OF CANADA
By
MRS.JEAN T.DILLON,R.N.
Paper delivered at the Fifth Annual Conference of State Directors
in Charge of the Local Administration of the Maternity
and Infancy Act,1928
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTINC OFFICE
WASHINGTON:1929
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乙 | For sale by the Superintendent of Documents,Wasbington,D.C.·· ·Price,5 cents ,. RURAL HOSPITALS OR MATERNITIES OF CANADA¹ Br MRs.JEAs T.DiLIOx,R.N.,DiRECTOR DrVISION OF CHILD HYGIENEAND PuBLIC-HEALTH NuHSIXG,STATE DEPAETMEXT oF HEALTH,CHARLESTON,W.VA. This paper will deal with two types ofhospitals:(1)The muni-cipal hospital.operating under the union hospital act of Sas-katchewan,and (2)the Red Cross outpost hospital. Because it is dificult to persuade doctors to remain in the ruralareas of Saskatchewan and because the population of that Provinceis 75 to 80 per cent rural,the iden was conceived that one way to helpkeep a doctor in a rural district would be to make available a smallhospital where he could attend his maternity and emergency casesespecially.Consequently the union hospital act was passed eightyears ago by the legislative assembly of Saskatchewan providing forthe fornation of“union hospital districts.” These union hospital districts may be formed by either of twomethods:(1)Two or more contiguous rural municipalities may co-operate in securing a hospital;(2)portions of rural municipalitiesmay cooperate in forming a hospital district.(“Municipality”isthe term used to denote a division of a Province similar to counties inStates of the United States.These divisions are about 18 milessquare.) The lieutenant governor of the Province may,in three differentways,define and establish hospital districts which may embrace mu-nicipalities and portions of municipalities:(1)On petition of thecouncil of each municipality concerned,(2)on petition of 5 per centof the taxpayers in each township to be included,or(3)on petitionof the councils of some of the municipalities and,in the other muni-cipalities,5 per cent of the taxpayers in each township to be included.Following the establishment of hospita districts a board of directorsis appointed by the municipalities and townships concerned,as fol-lows:Each municipality or a rea with assessment not exceeding $1,000,000 is represented on the board by one member;each munici-pality or area with assessment exceeding $1,000,000 and not exceed-ing 2,000,000,by two members;each municipality or area withassessment exceeding $2,000,000,by three members. This board must then prepare an estimate of the cost of site,con-struction,and equipment of the proposed hospital,which must beapproved by the minister of public health o

FAQs

What two hospital types does the paper discuss for rural areas in Canada?

It discusses (1) a municipal hospital operating under the union hospital act of Saskatchewan, and (2) a Red Cross outpost hospital.

How are union hospital districts formed in Saskatchewan according to the paper?

They may be formed either by cooperation of two or more contiguous rural municipalities to secure a hospital, or by cooperation of portions of rural municipalities to form a hospital district.

How is hospital funding and approval handled once a hospital district is established?

A board prepares an estimate of site, construction, and equipment, subject to approval by the provincial minister of public health. The plan is then submitted to a district vote requiring a two-thirds majority, and if carried, municipalities may issue debentures or bonds to raise their annual share within specified levy limits.

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