New-York tribune., 1873-06-14
4 PLEA FOR BELLEVUE.
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THE HOSPITAL SITE PRONOUNCED INCOMPATIBLE.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Shall the city lose the advantages OF
Bellevue for hospital sitei The late reported acts OF
the Commissioners Of Charities aud Correction lead me
TO fear that 1t will As an Inferno having served my
time as walker and dresser OF the sa In That
old and cherished institution, would enter protest
against any movement which would remove the best
public hospital have from those grounds. No person
who is familiar with the location, and knows how IL
commands view Of the liver for quite four miles up
and down. and over Long Island for nearly the same dis
tance and how fresh the air about the place always
is TO say nothing about the quiet and beauty wmch sur
round IT, win best with the writer that there Is no
other spot on this island better suited for the Rome OF
the unfortunate person who may be Injured and forced
10 accept public aid the sick poor whom other causes
have driven TO the place for relief To the haotue
whether physician patient IL is always reel
and pleasure to from tho city and rest aho nnu
protection. warmth cool reireshment within It's walls
Since the old New-York Hospital was removed TINS
point has been about the center of the district IN whch
accidents occur and it therefore should not DC adam
doned as a hospital site. The commOnest uct''es Vi
humanity will suggest that person VINO mas oeeh run
over and had foot leg crushed the signs OF e III
whom are scarcely perceptibe. aud who requires the
least amount of handling, but the greatest amount VI
speedy rest should be carried further than neces
sarv from the soeno Of tho accidents should not DC
taken TO "tbe IsIand where nc must be transferred
from the ambulance to the boat and from the boat 10
the srecher again before he reaches place where nc
is to be relieved that he should not for equally patent
reasons be conveyed over tho rough pave
mept 10 hospitals situated high up on TINS
island IL is said that such cases should De re-
ceived and treated first at the reception hospitals
Practically this is mistaken idea. Areception hospta
irlphea transitory treatment and removal aterWafu
both Of which are bad for the patient In order TO hx
responsibilty and insure that thorough management
which critical requires there should DC no merely
temporary treatment but the patient should DC a ohce
received into the General Hospital where he is to re-
man and at fall into the hands Of the surgeon VINO
is to care him and be responsible for the pest man
acement or treatment Of his II the removal OF
nateut "a ultimately necessary It should be done at
once He can better bear transportation lnmedlateP
after he is injured than day or so atter;
Renevue is central also, far surgical and medical
helm is concerned being convenient to the othces OF s
visiting phy scians and surgeons tan WhOh noue III
tbeu, none more skillfa and humane in their treat
mept Through their kind and charitable work BeueVue
Wosita "a already mentioned with respect throughout
the civilized world equal 10 that given 10 any
similar Institution. The Hospital oilers many aI-
antsges to students Of medicine for observation
in the stndes of injury and disease, medical
colleges have been located contiguous 10 H. now
fI"l5 fbat the most valuable possession has in
This world is ms life, and there are times Wheh ne
must Intrust IL Othe care OF ms doctor, IL N necessary
70 erv nerson that Lis doctor should be the best that
he can get Then an personally interested IN having
medical men Of the best training Now tacltate such
training the colleges have been placed where they arc
convenient TO the hospital wards where the student
can in his scanty time see without detIlmeit 10 Tue
natents and study disea sed conditions clncay. As
student can testify 10 this fact.
It is argued that the walls OF Bellevue arc lmpreg-
mated " IN septic matters which render the wards unht
for the reception of surgical patients This would be
strong argument the abandonment anu removal OF
the uresent budnCbut not for giving up the site Tor
hospital purposesif it wholly true believe II an
impartial commission was appointed to lnyestgate the
subject il would be found that pyemia and Rangrene
were prOpOrtOna common III all OIhcr ana even
in the ne eW hospitals OF the city. - -
But even granting that there is some ground or fact IN
the assertion, the present buildings must be taken
down for prison. 10 could be rebuilt cheapy Tor
b0sptal "a prison building The present Bing-n ward
undoubtedly ought TO be removed and placed separate
rom fhe rest OF tue Hospital II IS right 20 give the
criminal class murdereIs, jail-birds &c.-tlS most
beautiful spot their home, but 1T should be KEPT sa
community aud country should be preserved ts al
vautages medical scnOOl. .EN-HOUSE fAlsICLAN'
Hetc- York, June l3, 1873