The morning call., 1893-09-06
TWO STEP DOWN.
Changes at the Woman's
Hospital.
The Reasons Given by the Inter-
ested Persons for the Revolution
in the Institution.

The matron. Mrs. Jane Logan. and the
resident surgeon, DIR. Samuel G. Boyd,
have severed their connection with the
California WOman's Hospital.
Mrs. Logan was seen at her new dOmi-
cile, fiat 5. at 412 McAllister street. last
night. and asked why she had left the
institution. As she had only transferred
her chattes the day before from the hospi-
tNl, she was hardly quite settled down yet,
and excused the chaotic state of her
apartments.
Yes, | have left the hospital" said she
There was no friction between the man
agement and myself simply left because
| have been there for ten years and intend
now to start a hospital my self-one for
bnth men and women"
why did DR.. Boyd leave the hospitalP'
she was then asked.
You will have to see DR.. Boyd himself
about that"
"Where does he live ?"
al do not know since he has left the
hospital. He was only visiting physician
there. The chief surgeon there Is DR..
| Vowinckel."
DIR. Boyd succeeded DR.. Beverly Mac
| Monagie as house surgeon, when the latter,
/ who had been appointed by DIR. John
/ Scott, was promoted tO the chair of sur
]
/ death in 1886
! Mrs. Logan was questioned about the
! complaint against the hospital manage
ment published by Albert Sadd of Ogden,
| last March. in which he charged the man
agement with carelessness In the treat
| ment of his wife.
"Oh, that woman committed suicide
/ that was all published at the time" she
! replied, and that seemed TO end that sub
! ject, for she apparently felt that her an-
swer was quite satisfactory.
The secretary ano treasurer of the board
! of trustees, Abraham Haisey. was next
/ called upon at the Palace Hotel. Certain
! insinuatiOns of mistreatment having com g
/ 10 the ears of reporter of The CALL
/ Mr.. Halsey was asked point blank If there
was any truth in them. There waSnoi, he
said, and he showed great aversion to-
ward having anything go into print which
might bring the hospital into bad odor in
any way.
I'VE have eight free beds" said he,
''and three endowed; ; and patients come 10
| the hospital who are not able to pay a
cent; and those who are SO poor that they
probably got their first bath there, will.
perhaps. be the very ones TO complain"
MT. Halsey WAS asked about story
which had come TO THE CALL about 4
woman, the mOther-in-law. it was said. oi
DR.. Bell residing at the Mission, VIII ose
feet were badly burn at the hospital.
He explained that by saying that in an
application of hot water bags TO one OF
her legs, which was paralyZed, a small skin
! blister resulted upon the sole of the foot.
Abiding to Mrs. Logan Mr.. Halsey
said:
The board of lady managers Is going to
make number OF changes-to segTegate
the different departments. to put the house
keeping under one head, the nurses under
another, and so oD, and this would lessen
! Mrs, LOuaD'S pOWer'
MIR. Halsey did not say that Mrs. Logan
| left for that reason. Instead he gave q
reason similar to that furnished by her.
He also made a reference to a mum Der o1
Intended improvements which are 10 be
made soon. The present wooden insttu-
tlOn at 2llS Sacramento street is not ade-
ouate, so 1t Is proposed TO put up fine
brick hospital and surgery, with the latest
scientific improvements; that is, when
some little details are finally agreed upon
III the plans furnished by Architect:
| Wright & Saunders, and money can bt
drawn upon the hospitals account witt
the San Francisco Savings Union, notice
for which has been given.