Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-29
FOR A MATERNITY HOSPITAL.

Great Interest Manifested in the
Benevolent Preject-Yale Medical
school Authorities Anxious to Have
it Established Place Where
Poorer Families May Receive
Latest Treatment in Obstretics.
The project of establishing a maternity
hospital in this city is meeting with much
favor. 1t commends itself at once to the
public aud all the leading physicians Of
the city approve of the idea, and the pro-
fessors in the Yale medical school are in
particular alive to the Importance of the
subject. The university owns the build
ing adjoining the medical school next to
the new laboratory, and it is hoped that
this may be obtained for the purpose de-
sired.
The building is large two story dwell
ing with large, square rooms, which are
said to be admirably adapted and can east
ly be converted into wards. And while it
is believed that the university would give
the school the rental Of the building. 1t is
necessary that a fund should be established,
the income of which could be used for the
maintenance of the hospital.
DR.. B. Austin Cheney, who ia at the head
of the genealogical clinic at the New Ha-
ven dispenaary, is very sanguine and
enthusiastic over the subject and is work
ing hard to have the scheme carried out.
The object of the establishment of such
an institution is to provide place where
poor families, living in tenement houses
and In other equally advantageous
places can receive treatment according to
the most recent and approved practice in
obstetrics.
A number of charitably inclined ladies'
have had their attention called to the mat
ter and 1t Is thought that they will estab-
ltsh beds in the same manner in which the
several beds in Grace hospital were pro.
vided.
While the projectors of the scheme have
first in mind the great amount of good
that hospital of this kind would be to
the public tho opportunity that it would
afford the seniors in demonstrative OBJ
stetrics is not lost sight of. This most i'm
portsnt subject Is made more difficult be-
cause of the little opportunity that is af-
forded the student, in getting a practical
knowledge Of this part of medical science
Students as rule cannot be taken in on a
case by physician in private practice and
therefore are almost wholly dependent on
what practice he gets at the hospital and
other public institutions.
Dean Smith, of the medical school, in
speaking on the subject said that
In his opinion there was no ques,
ton but that maternity hospital would
be great benefit both to the poor families
of the city and to the profession: Said he:
"There is no place in the city at pres
emit where patients of this class are
specially treated. In the hospital there
is no maternity ward. or course
obstetric cases are taken there, but there
Is really no public place where these
cases are treated with expert attention
! believe that If this institution was es-
tablished it would be patronized by
many of the poorer families after they had
once learned that they could get the best
possible treatment at very moderate cost.
The local physicians ara of the opinion that
such an institution will be of great service
In emergency obstetric cases also.
Just how long 1t will be before the hos
pital can be started is largely matter of
conjecture, yet the projectors are very
hopeful, and some of them believe, that
they can carry out their plans before next
winter.
Persons desiring more complete details
can secure information from DR.. b. r,
Smith, the dean, No. $50 College strest, or
DR.. B. A. Cheney.