A few words of information and the subject will no doubt be acceptable to the public in general. Patients not able to pay will be admitted free to the general wards, and the doctors for that month will attend them free of charge. All who are able to pay can have a private ward, and will be at liberty to have their own doctor to attend them; or those not able to pay for a private ward, can, by paying fifty cents per day, have a bed and attendance in the general ward, and their own doctor. Be it well understood that the hospital has nothing to do with paying the medical men, and all patients, who have not the means of paying a doctor will be under the care of the physician for the month; in fine, all who pay can have any doctor they may choose.
It is to be hoped that the ladies of the town amongst their other good works, will be able to form a medicine fund for the poorer patients, but as a rule, all medicines and doctors' prescriptions will be paid for by the patients if possible. Any person wishing admittance to the Edmonton General hospital may apply to the sister superior, and a note from one of the medical men will be accepted, though not obligatory.
It is to be clearly understood that this is a general hospital, superintendent and run by the sisters of charity, and all have free access without distinction of creed, nationality, etc. The sole object of the sisters is to minister to the temporal wants of suffering humanity, the rest will be left to the Lord who watches over all.
Clergymen of every denomination will welcome, and will find the hospital open to them at any hour of the twenty-four, when necessary to visit their people. Visiting days and hours for relatives and friends will be announced later. For any further information, the sister superior will be always willing to answer.
For the month of February the visiting physicians will be Drs. Aylen and Royal. for March Drs. Wilson and Braithwaite, and for April Drs. Harrison and McInnis, in May Drs. Royal and Aylen, and so on in turn. Two physicians attend each month and assume seniority in turn.
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