While the hospital is not yet completed, the unit operating
paid 1618 vouchers, discounted its own accounts and by
prompt payment a savings of $1404.07 was made besides ob-‘aining
 low and reasonable prices.
The amount of allotment, salaries and expenses, for the
fiscal year 1926, was $258,612; the amount of allotment, medical
 and hospital services, for the fiscal year 1926, was $167,-218,
 a total sum of $425,830, made available to the prosperity
of Pittsburgh and vicinity. There is liberated from this Governmet
 activity, which includes compensation, salary and
bureau expenses, approximately $40,000 monthly. The following
 represents the investments at this hospital: Land and
improvements, $125,000; buildings and plants, $1,157,208.88;
improvements and replacements, $28,805.32; equipment,
$154,394.98; total, $1,465,409.18.
The majority of the staff and personnel reside upon the
station which has a total population of approximately four
hundred and fifty to be provided for. The professional and
administrative staffs consist of the following officers: Medical
officer in charge, Dr. Henry Rolf Brown; clinical director, Dr.
James M. McNall; business manager, Frank L. Payne; property
 custodian, Everett M. Aten; chief nurse, Florence H.Yeiter;
 chief dietitian, Elizabeth Rugh; occupational therapy
director, Eunice M. Cates; chief engineer, Herbert L. McNulty;
 personnel officer, Murial A. Johnson; special disbursing
agent, Nell M. Greely; auditor, Ina A. Gallagher; librarian,
Ruby K. Ahern: pharmacist, James J. Deeney.

THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL

In 1847, after the people of Pittsburgh had for many
years felt the need of a general hospital, several prominent
citizens met in Odean Hall on Fourth avenue, in order that
such an institution might come to be an actuality.
A constitution was drafted, one extract from which will
serve to show the ideals as expressed by its founders: “Resolved
 that in establishing a hospital we desire to make it a
general one. We disclaim all sectarian preferences and cordially
 invite all of every sect and denomination to unite with us