The morning call., 1893-05-31
J. REAL CHARITY.
Medical Attendance Free
: to the Poor.
no CHARGE FOR THE DRUGS.
The San Francisco Free Dispensary
Opened on Howard Street
Under Favorable Auspices.

The San Francisco Free Dispensary is
.deserying charity that has just opened Its
.Oors.tD the deserving poor.
Some of the best-kuown physicians in
he city are connected with the new insti-
. fitiou. and it promises to enter upon a field
4 usefulness heretofore unoccuped.
Ample and convenient quarters have
leen furnished for the work in the house
oeated at S43 Howard street, and from
COW on the dispeusary will be open to the
le-erying poor who desire medical or sur
gical treatment.
Everything will be entirely free, the
Medicine as well as the medical treatment.
Patients who are unable to pay for the
erylceS of a tirst-clasS physician will be
Teated here. at set hours ana days OF the
week, for different diseases, with much
Consideration and as great lack of o-ten-
auous charity as though they were we'll
o-Gu men and women.
The only requisite for treatment here
vii be the real inability Of the patient TO
,ay. All such will be welcomed and given
iTSt-claaS medical treatment
Or. Il. +. Brown, the City Physician. is
redIted WIKI originating the scheme.
During his official duties he came in con-
act with MANI persons who, when taken
lex. are unable t. procure the medicines
leeded and prescribed by either the tend
rg physician or the charitable society
hat furnishes medical attendance free, but
l.argeS fur the medicines.
Dr. Brown saw that there was need of
n absolutely Tree dispensary, where the
INDECENT could be given the required medl-
inc as well as treatment.
he preached the plan 20 DR.. Bucknall of
lie Board Of Health, to Mayor Ebert, to
Dr. Simon and 70 several other well-knoWn
physicians. They all favored the plan, and
Z once a committee was selected 10 raise
he necessary funds, and secure ine small
nut steady revenue needed for carrying on
free dlSpeESaTy.
Most OF the well-to-dO citizens contrib
Ted 20 the very deserving charity, and
lot a few men and women promised regu-
ar monthly support. Among tie latter are ::
{. d. Siebe. Surveyor-Gpneral Pratt, VII
lam BruGer.Ck, James D. Phelan, Sheriff
EcDade, /. ii. Goodwin, Frank Shay, j.
:. Quinn. Mayor Ebert. Mr.. FarDsWurth,
he firms Of RcoS Brothers RapnaePs,
Herman, Clay & Co.. District Attorney
5arnes. Assistant District Attorney
1inckie, George A. knight, Mrs. Stadt-
muller Dr.. MOrffew ana several Others.
These persons Will pay a stated sum a
1onIh. enough to warrant the opening OF
he institution and its conduct in an unos-
entatious way. 1t is felt sure that the list
regular patrons will he greatly increased
soon as the nature OF the charity be-
ONES publicly known.
There will be no possible source of rev.
nue. for no pay patients viii be treated
nj the expenses VIII be considerable.
eCause the medicines will be donated free
every case treated.
OF course the attending physicians will
axe nothing for their services. Already
he staff OF physicians Is quite large ana
here are the names of several medical
1en who have sigultied their intention TO
Ontribute their services yet to be added.
Al pTese e the regular staff and their
lays and ncarS of treatment Is as foil 0wS ::
General. medicine-Dr. f. Z. Cook, Tues
laws, Tn4rsdays and Saturdays, from II to
. 'rlocE IL the morning.
GAiaral surgery - Dr.. H. r. Brown,
tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays, be-
weeu and 10 A NJ
Orth0pedic sargery-Dr. Walton Preston,
dondAys, Wednesdays and Fridays, be-
ween 9 aad 10 A. N.
Diseases 1T-vl.ildren-Dr. T. E. Hunt.
tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from
} 70 10 \. Il.
Diseases of women-Dr. F. Z. Fuller.
tuesdays and Fridays, from 10 to II a. NJ.
Nervous diseases-Jules SIMON, Tues
lays and Fridays, from 10 to IL A. NJ
skin diseases-Dr. G. J. BucknaH. Mon
laws and Thursdays, from II TO y \. NJ.
Diseases Of eve, ear and throat-Dr. H.
!. Jones, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
lays, between 9 and 10 A. NJ
in a snort time it is expected TO have two
lvsicians for each branch of cases
TraJed. s druggist wili be kept in con-
tant attendance. The stock of drugs and
Medicines already contributed is very CON-
Iltte, and the house has been verv com
ortabIy furnished throughout by private
contributions.
Il is.the desire of the founders of the
harity to interest a nunker Of ladies in
Is business management. & board of lady
directors VIII soon be elected, and this
BOARD, It i expected. will take full charge
+ the BUSINESS end of tue Institution.
The lace was opened Monday for the first
ine aud several cases were treated. On the
Tst floor are he reception rooms for the
nen and women and the drug department,
while on the second floor are the different
Ilulcal departments. There are eight
oOms in all.
Several young physicians have volun-
erred their assistance and the plan is III
lmately 70 provide an old clothes bureau in
"uneclIOn with the dispensary, to that the
nstltution viii take an the phase OF gen.
raj charitable Institution.
II IS pointed out that an attending physi-
Ian generally gets as near 10 patient as
Ii outsider can. 70 the physician the pa
lent tells ali his woes, all his wants and
leeds. Through the judicious manage
hent-of this charity it is hoped to be able
o relieve much genuine distress that would
tberwise go unnoticed.
There is no institution Of its kind in
he city. The nearest approach to it IS the
Polytechnic. This Is worthy Institution
which is well known, but is not of so
much benefitto really poor people. since at
most the medicines are not furnished with
be Treatment
Those Interested in the Sap Francisco
Tree DispensaTy are actuated by but one
Eotiye,' TO help the deserving poor who
iced medicines ana medical or surgical at
enhance OF such a character as u permit
hem to come to The dispensary for treat
neut.
1t IS worthy charity and will no doubt
'e amply supported.