The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-01
THE HOSPITAL WAR.
The Investigating Committee Adopts It's Re-
port, and POurs Balm on the Sore Places.

| The special committee of councilmen and al
dermen investigating the Wishard- Eastman
quarrel, and City Hospital matters referred to
them, met last evening. DIR. Edenharters mo-
| ton, introduced the previous evening by Alder
man Bernhamer, was laid upon the table
Alderman Rorison presented the following,
and moved its adoption, as expressing the views
of the committee and as their reports
ITO the Mayor. Common Council and Board of Alder
men:
Your joint special committee appointed to in
vestgate certain matters referred to it, as to the
affairs of the City Hospital, beg leave to report
that the difficulties between DR.. Wshard and
Dr. Eastman are largely personal That so far
as any discOurtesy was shown by DR.. Eastman,
1T doubtless arose from his zeal in the
treatment of a disease that involved the life of
MS patient and that in the subsequent action
OF DR. Wishard no charge is made of incompe-
tency, or lack of integrity in the management of
his trust. We think both gentlemen have given
| undue weight to the incidents connected with the
affair." that while Dr. Wishards dismissal of DR..
Eastman from the staff was rather more heroic
treatment than diagnosis of the case would war
rant, nevertheless as he is the superintendent Of
the hospital, and is responsible for it's conduct,
the facts do not warrant any interference or ac-
ton on the part of the city government, with the
general administration to the hospital GARD and
superintendent that the hospital must not be con
physicians privileges. We believe it would be
unadvlsable in this report to suggest any inter
ference with the staff selected by them, but that
they be instructed to report at once the names of
physicians selected by them to serve on said
staff for the approval or disapproval of the city
government as provided by law.
while under the existing feeling among the
different schools of physicians, it seems imprac-
tcable to require that charity patients shall
have the character of treatment they prefer,
VIC tha DIAL Ivy awoo
and the time is not far distant when very large
class of citizens and taxpayers can have equal
rights for the exercise of their preferences or
prejudces in the hospital they have helped to
build and maintain. The time will probably be
ripe for your action ,on this matter about one
year from now.
'NWo believe, however, that it is not only
right. but practicable at this time to enjoin on
the hospital authorities that patients who pay
for board and trained nurses, may also have
their own physicians and we recommend the
passage of the following:
Resolved That the Hospital Board and Superin
tendent be and they hereby instructed to admit to
the benefits of the hospital pay patients equal
terms and without regard to the school of medicine
favored by them and that any such pay patient shall
have the privilege of the attendance and treatment of
his or her physician or physicians without prejudice
so far as the facilities of the hospital concerned
DIR. Wishard. superintendent of the City Hos
pital, asked permission to say few words on
the resolution closing the report Permission
was glven and he stated explicitly that at no
time had pay patients been refused admission to
the hospital or denied the attendance of what
ever ply stefan or physicians they desired, of any
school of medicine. For these reasons he OBJ
jected to that part of the report.
Mr.. Rorison said while he respected Dr.
Wishard and believed him truthful yet he had
been told by physicians whom he held to be as
truthful and honorable as the Doctor that pay
patients who required practitioners other than
the regular school Of medicine had beer refused
admission
The report was adopted and signed by all the
members of the committee.