Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-29
FAVOR DOCTORS.
PHYSICIANS THINK The POOR
SHOULD BE VISITED AT HOME.
The pean OF the Medical College Faculty
Explains the Hospital scheme-opin-
ions from Many Of the Profession

Az the last meeting of the Board of Al
dermen an ordinance providing LOT inc
appointment of four doctors 10 atteno tne
moor of the city was adopted.
subsequently at joint meeting OF the
Committees on Health and ordinances
Mr. stratton offered an ordinance for the
establishment Of a city hospital and ap-
propriating $4,000 for the purpose
This was referred to a subcommittee Tor
consideration and report. -.
NatnraIlv the two propositions so Similar
and still 40 different have elected great
deal OF attention from those interested. es-
pecially the mediterranean OF hlch-
mond. q, ,-ou,o
show which wav the wind .blows," Dis
MIN interviewer last night called upon
several prominent physicians and obtained
their ideas az TO the comparative merits
and more desirable project OF the two
DEAN OF TIE COLLEGE
DIS. Dorsey Cullen. dean OF the IN,
Guilty of the Medical College, expressed
his opinion clearly and precisely. lie SAID;
The two projects do not interfere with
each other. In Charleston, q smaller city
than this. they have both. Four doctors
for the poor would not be sutnclent NO
CITY in the country the size OF Richmond
ia without It's hospital where acute diseases
are treated and the almshouse does not
come up TO the requirements OF hospital.
THE Medical College will offer to the city
their hospital buildings free OF rent. All
that the college asks in return Is the classi-
cal advantages usual in all general hospi-
falls shall be allowed them. This will not
only be A benefit TO the city in charitable
way, but will bring largely, increased
number of students to the college. Inc
medical and surgical attendance snoulu
consist of capable men In the pro1essl9n'
who will have charge Of the various de-
partments for short periods--say three
months. BY this plan a good CORDS OF
medical attendants will be procured free.
The hospital should be thoroughly
equipped and have a capacity, at the low
est, OF 100 beds.
SHOULD HAVE BOTH.
DR.. Hugh ~ Taylor: ! think we, ought
10 have both. The four doctors will reach
class of patients that ought not to 60 TO
the hospital, and the hospital will be
benefit to the worthy class of patients
that cannot pay FIVE or six dollars per week
at a private hospital. If only one can
be had 1t would be better to let the nos
pital service remain as it is and care tor
the poor sick at home who have now no
relief but the charity of the physician. L
am very much of the opinion that the
city ought TO make better arrangements
than il has now, and establish q hospital
independent of the poorhouse, where de-
serving people can 90 without being NOR
tilted. If the Council will ask q committee
of representative medical men to eoOpe-
rate with them a proper scheme Will soon
be before the Council.
HAVE THE PHYSICIANS.
DR.. Edward NJ. Sims: Both are very
necessary, but If we must decide between
the two I should think that more general
good can be done by having the physicians
for the poor, rs in many cases the people
would not be willing to come TO hospltal;
There IS hardly day inmy practice that |
do not find cases which need hospltal
treatment.
EIGHT DOCTORS NEEDED.
They cannot take each others places re;
marked DIR. Pulliam. Richmond should
have both hospital and physicians TO the
moor. But there should be eight instead
of four physicians and these should be
paid S75 per month each. Four could not
begin to do the necessary work III case
there was much sickness IN the city.
VIEWS OF OTHERS.
DIR. c.. W.P. Brock said / am in favor
of having both. There are hundreds OF
persons who can be treated at home who
do not require hospital treatment, and
hundreds who need the latter who cannot
be properly treated at their houses.
DR.. james A. Moore: The physicians for
the poor scheme is infinitely the better OF
the two. A hospital on the plan proposed
by Mr.. Stratton would be on too cheap
scale. We already have better ones than
that would be.
DIR. David McCaw: l think they had
better get the poor doctors first ana talk
about the hospital afterwards.