New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-27
BELLETUE HOSPITAL M4Y4GENEyE

PROPOSED REORG AVIATION OF THE MEDICAL BOARD
- MATERNITY HOSPITAL DESIRED.
At a meeting OF the Commissioners of
Charities and Correction on Saturday commissioner
Bowen presented the following resolutions in relation to
the government Of Bellevue Hospital.
Rf That the Bellevue HOSPITAL shall on the
l september be orgai IN tne nine olo~Gs anu '0s'e@e
pes-a, present constituted shall cease 70 f'
surgeons Medical bond u bellevue Hospital D
College Dr. Alfred L. Looas UnlveraV Coie1ei Dr. "lim
ks.er school, D. Jam & Wool e-.e,ls ~ 49,
UHyer-tT College; Dr. spoer snH Ne"o'A OL'e'si@
Dr. Ernest hAeAoSL-l 10 'oAS n,, will a, soon As nav be
SeptsaDr Coams toner's OIL ma ana Co
eeoa such pJseAas and saeo4s 80 s ~ TO pooot rom
dominated members 'on TO those ADoe-aAA7u
bat lie Medical Board sla CONSIST o. - members y,
Whea deca Board ia. have been constituted OF 10
me HeIs Ne nan ys % @ s TeT Of m. second clas,
The term u The hfs. class sAlil oe 'yl 80 " % snh If
ave anu Of the trd class ior seven ieatS %
FrS Wien vacancy ha oc ,ur IN the Board shall be
the d public through one or more OF he
journals puDei IN The Cats Of new iorA Of sla yaoiIe!
IN the CITY Of candidates for appointment
Ne1,Board hi me lae The opinion
the Boa highest IN ne order Of neH ioi ptos''Sa. u,
oners appoint Of The candidates named 10 ne vacancy
s.r vii the seryee % is several mem
aud it9as OF le Ho'A' H''
VIII ihs ioIsllpg ~" p. ~ erected ate, Jan
by Medical board orsII'l L Lac "AADef " ne
Bellevue Medical Boari
relation 10 Mr. BOwens resolutions. the paper being
nut on file. Whether no the Commissioners re0r
gapize the Medical Board in the manner proposed IN
the first seven resolutions they viii doubtless attempt 10
carry out the suggestion made IN the eighth resolution
The rooms in Bellevue Hospital which were abandoned
in consequence OF the prevalence Of puerperal fever
have not been reconstructed. owing TO the lack OF
funds in the Commissioners treasury The women are
an present in pavlOns Backweils Island ana are III
po1I health There Is danger, however that their quar-
rers NAV become overcrOw1ed IN Winter, there being
more poor patients this class IN Winter imam IN sum
uer Overcrowding would as surely bring on puer
peral fever the pavions "a II lately
ana In Bellevue Hospital. Commissioner Bowen
prOpOsltiOn 10 build Maternity Hospital IS doubtless
introduced a "A suggestion OF the way IN Whlch
TINS threa tened calamity can Do aVerteu- Inc
commissioners are all OF tue opinion that
a Maternity Hospital ought 20 no bullt, and
would the structure at once II were not Tor the
lack OF funds There been some hesitation on tleir
mart in ~ gard 20 the Of the proposed nOspta
whether in thus CITY BaekwePs Island IL would
be advantageous many respects 70 nave the hOspta
in this city but the price OF the land here would greatly
increase the Of institution The commissioners
oNu the land BackwePs Island, dnd therefore "Ouu
have 70 expend money for the building alone In tnei
cramped condition owing TO the action OF the Board OF
sment In cutting down their estimates Oh eA-
penses for the coming year, snis constellation oi the
Ieas VIII have great weight