Construction or permanent betterments For refrigerating plant For reconstruction of elevators.. Repairs MANHATTAN STATE HOSPITAL For work done by contract or upon estimate or for the purchase of materials or the employment of labor in addition to that appropriated for elsewhere, for repairs to buildings and to equipment.. Construction or permanent betterments For construction to provide additional accommodations for disturbed patients, including the necessary kitchen for same, an authorization of the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), of which forty-six thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated $3,000 00 5,000 00 12,000 00 46,500 00 For work done by contract or upon estimate or for the purchase of materials or the employment of labor in addition to that appropriated for elsewhere, for repairs to buildings and to equipment... Construction or permanent betterments. For construction of a building for tubercular patients, an authorization of the sum of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), of which ten thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, For piggery 4,000 00 10,000 00 2,000 00 Repairs ROCHESTER STATE HOSPITAL For work done by contract or upon estimate or for the purchase of materials or the employment of labor in addition to that appropriated for elsewhere, for repairs to buildings and to equipment. Construction or permanent betterments For construction to provide additional accommodations for disturbed patients, an authorization of the sum of twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($27,500), of which ten thousand dollars is hereby appropriated For fire-escapes Repairs ST. LAWRENCE STATE HOSPITAL For work done by contract or upon estimate or for the purchase of materials or the em- $5,000 00 10,000 00 1,200 00 4,000 00 Construction or permanent betterments For completion of coal shed. . . . 6,000 00 For two new bakery ovens, installed complete, 2,400 00 house 2,500 00 Repairs UTICA STATE HOSPITAL For work done by contract or upon estimate or for the purchase of materials or the em- 4,000 00 WILLARD STATE HOSPITAL Repairs For work done by contract or upon estimate or for the purchase of materials or the employment of labor in addition to that appropriated for elsewhere, for repairs to buildings and to equipment. Construction or permanent betterments For construction of fire-escapes and purchase of fire-escapes and purchase of fire equip ment Total for construction, permanent bet- $5,000 00 12,000 00 $369,220 00 RECEIPTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF REIMBURSING PATIENTSMISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS Section 89 of the Insanity Law provides that the Commission "may authorize the superintendent of a State hospital to admit thereto, under special agreement, insane patients, who are residents of the State, other than poor and indigent insane persons, when there is room for such insane therein. The Commission. shall fix the rates to be charged for the maintenance of such insane persons in a State hospital, the payment of which shall be secured by a surety company bond, which shall be approved by the Commission, and bills therefor shall be collected monthly." The total number of paying patients in the State hospitals at the close of the year was 3,205. The average annual payment per paying patient was $160.67, and the average payment per capita of all patients was $14.16. The per capita cost of support of the patients under treatment in the hospitals during the fiscal year, including hospital care, investment charges and cost of administration, amounted to $303.68. The collections attorney and the force of special agents working under his direction have made every effort to ascertain the finan cial standing of the patients and of their relatives who are liable for their support, and to secure reimbursement to the State whenever ability to pay has been determined. No attempts have been made to enforce collection to an extent that would impoverish the relatives of the patients. The receipts for maintenance of paying patients from the various hospitals for the year were as follows: The total receipts from paying patients for maintenance during the fiscal year were $514,942.05. During the preceding nine months' period the amount was $383,216.51. There was a monthly increase of $332.23. The miscellaneous refunds and receipts, which include stewards' sales, legal receipts, interest in local banks, ferry receipts at the Manhattan State Hospital, and interest in the New York State National Bank, amounted during the year to $44,276.49. DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR The following summarized statement will show in brief the disbursements of the Department for the fiscal year 1916-1917: For personal service and maintenance and operation of the State hospitals the disbursements of the year were as follows: The following table shows the distribution of the total amounts expended for personal service in the thirteen State hospitals: Personal service, Chapter 646, Laws 1916: Administration, general-salaries, regular .. Accounting and stores-salaries, regular. $617,996 79 128,632 64 1,325,501 88 |