The Red Cloud chief., 1888-12-14
PRIVATE HOSPITALS.


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The hates; professional fad 10 this city
u the private hospital idea shice
thrcssens 10 become . craze Almost
every eninca: ssrs-oa has one OF
more private houses turned INTO hospt-
tails for the reception and treatment o:
patients Who can AFFORD 70 pay extrn-
sivs priceA These houses. which are
Usually elegant dwelling houses
sisuasod on Fifth. M.aison or LeI.ne-
ton avenues. Arc furnished in the most
luxurious style. The doctor has his
oaoe in the library The pAslor 10
made into an elegant reception roon-
Tho chambers and al other available
rooms arc lifted for patients OF wealth
One room is ~, apart for the Use Of The
doctors assistania. usually young u-ci-
cal graduates who are glad 10 give
their time for their living and the ex-
p~erience obtained. The most import
ans part o. tho establishment; - tho
patient. who must Of course have
plenty Of money. and may b. male or
female. TIE complaint. o! both exc
Arc treated though mol usually IN the
same house And thcs. surgical 70
treats Offer fSe induc.m.nt % perfect
privacy 10 all their patrons. which
is one secret o! their Gee As
may be surmiscd from sha, Ia, been
said. many OF IL. patients are people
OF means who do not wish their friends
70 know OF their Illness. and who have
strong reasons sor secrecy.
The first private hospital started n
this city was that OF Il weh-knovn
gvnccologis, and obstetrican. nihis 80
tablishrnen. the diseases o. women are
exclusively treated. and the cost 10
each patien. Is about sl.o"a month
There are often thirty or forty in
mates. seldom less than ten or fifteen.
So il will be seen this first venture VA
a success. II all the private hospitals
for the treatment Of women were -!
the sam. order. il would be . matter
for public congraiulaiion. but OF the
hundreds hat have been opened by
many doctors OF doubtful schools OF
characters the majority are not o
suspicion. Some Of these private AZ
fairs are really the laboratories OK
human yiyisectionists. More than ono
famous urgcon who has a hospital At
his command sends the best al the hos
pital's cases 10 his own establishment.
where he can experiment rnde,errcd
by the supervision Of human lny-tru,-
tees and other hospital officers.
A certain surgeon desired 10 obtain
q large number Of cases o! abdominal
section. n iew years ago. and resolved
to perform l~aparatorny Whenever he
could obtain n patient on whom there
was the smallest excuse for this. tho
most difficult and deadly O! all oper-
atoms. He was one Of the surgeons
in-chic! OF one Of our larges, hospitals.
and proceeded To operate on the insti-
tution's charity patients on the slight
est p~rovocation. Before long the num-
Der OF deaths from abdominal section
in the hospital engaged the attention
OF the trustees. and the surgeon was
sumnoned-priva,ely. Of cour-e-bc-
| fore the board. After u long hearing
| they failed 10 agree A. TO whether or
not he had abused his powers; but they
agreed to forbid him in future 10 per
form n capital operation without all
the surgeons OF the hospital ~concurrcd
and were present He had rot yet
| obtained the scientific data that
he desired. so rescrted 20 the
private hospital idea He purchased
q large house on Thir;y-!ourth
street and fitted il up for "a private pos
| pital. Here he could. untrammeled.
| cut UP his victims and obtain his SCH
entitic data. Here he sem all patients
whom he could feel justified in opera,-
ing on. Here he has slain his hundreds.
and will slay his thousands before he
gets done; then he will publish a book
on abdominal surgery thai will make
him famous. As he Is n wealthy man
and can spend any amount OF money 10
3tS9lu his eIfUss uibd
within the letter OF the Law. nothing
can stop him in his dea,h-dealing ca
reer.
This IL but one instance. There a:s
many others. 1t is in these lAbora,".
ries OF science that most OF the surgi-
cal sensations tina; appear in the public
press originate.
| There Is one advantage gained by
them. however: that is they arc the
best possible schools for the advance
ment Of surgical science. Talk about
cutting up dogs and cats Why. We
cut up men-,he worthiest animal for
| ~vivisection'" Such were the words.
perhaps I'VE enthusiastic. which the
writer heard one OF these students
OF anatomy ut;er.-N. !. Cor. 81. Lo.i'
Globe Democrat.