The sun., 1894-12-30
THE HOTEL PHYSICIAN.
THOUGH he MAY PROSPER, mrs
LOT rs NOT H1PPT.
TIE Profession Regards Him with FeouIinr
Notiops. nnd ue Does Not Make Life.
Erta nf

TIE Profession Regards Him with reeuI,.r
Notiors. and IIo Does Not Make Lie.
long Friends or PatIents-Makcs Mo.ey.
Most New York hotels have a resident physi-
clan. He is known as tho hotel doctor. He has
nicely furnished apartinents, all the latest in
struments and books Of his profession, and IL
considered an important person. The resident
physician ut the Astor House, the Fifth Avenus
Hotel, the Gllsey, the Imperial, the Plaza, the
Windsor, and other hotels of the same nrads
treat the most important men In political and
business life Their patients also include some
of the richest women In America, and theis
sons and daughters. Many Of the physicians OF
the hotels have been men Of recognized AGILITY.
yet inquiry the other day developed the inter-
estlnE information that the profession at large
regards them with certain peculiar notions.
Furthermore, II was made clear that there is no
real bond Of sympathy between q hotel physi-
clan and his transient patients.
Professionally speaking. the life Of a hotel
doctor is not pleasant" one OF them said.
Financially speaking, IL has its advantages.
Just how some physicians attach themselves to
hotels is peculiar. The doctors who do this
sccm TO be averse to enduring the early strug-
giles OF a young physician. We have all heard
of young ply siclans In the country who spend
their last dollar In hiring carriages in order to
wheel mady through the town with the hope Of
impressing the residents with the size Of their
practice. There Is method in such a course,
anu tnere 10 'usS as nuoh "e.hou "hoh y Souns
physician in the city keeps his eye open for
hotel berth. AZ soon a. this i, found he qe,.
together all his spare cash and hires q room in
the hotel. He then gets permission Of the pro-
prietor to hang out his single.
"1n many cases physicians who started In
early life with hotel berth, merely TO get tram
silent patients and avoid the dull and heart
aching waits Tor practice. have continued on At
the hotel until they are old men, Yet there is ale
NAM ola hacho,ors ,,ho ioa, s.o,,,s -, ,,,
m ~ V.u VINO ,ooA arouno tnem ana
There is dull longing in the hearts Of these old
bachelors on such occasions. just so the hotel
doctor looks on hi. brother physician, with
steady practice in families that have learned to
regard them with fondness aud esteem. As
these hotel doctors grow older they continue fond
of their case. They do not have to go out at all
hours of the night, in all sorts of weather, Their
patients are right at hand, and there is little
who fingered on in one berth until
past the meridian of life who did not regret
OF young physcians, with the terrible grind. the
anxiety for practice, and all the disadvantages
are stssdiiy climbing in their professIon and sur
T rounding o pm themselves with patients who become
The hotel physician paused in his story, and
then intimated that the great physicians Of New
York city were rather Inclined TO look down
upon the men OF the same profession who reside
passed most OF their days as hotel physicians:
These great physicians," he continued, "be-
lieve that we are actuated solely In our profes-
sion by money considerations. They do not be-
Ileve e that we have the PROFESSION at heart.
the most Of them aver that these are not tho
Sro students Of every new feature in the profes- &
sion Tor the professi9ns sake, they declare
that we are not. lf had my life TO live over
again wonlo not be hotel physician would
go out end struggle, and have the regard and
esteem OF class OF permanent patents, and the
nohor that reoounos 10 pnysician IN the broad
nelu oi MS practce. i would ADVISE All young
physiciahs VINO begin motel career 10 continue
IN II only long enough 70 optain money TO
Keep ! s, tnen ~ inc worio until thoy can get
sts or as great IN any feature or the
Profession: we are Simply at hanu 70 attend
20 the passing us OF Eansient patients, who
loht care copper Ior us. ana IN whom we
nave only tne orainary proiessionai interest.
cannon q SPEAK 700 mucn OF tne tenaer relations
nat exist oetween the Iamily pnyslclAn ana MS
,id n PatienIs. ~ is one oi tne SoauuInl tnings
~ "a nie III anu one IN Whicn VIC notel phyhcians
iAve ny part. nave ettenoso many OF the
q t,eheese HIt statesnen aho many OF tne most beau,
iui anu IL HCSSomptisnneI ~ women IN tne Onited
,sa.es' sn out douDt i d. II tney even rememoer my
hal,sva tSa, ~ ,Sa ny pHpi AZ 49, snd nein1I 40
peiIeve that tney recah the neip gave them
I ,,v. nen .iey weTe IN pam anu oistrees us Tar
~ iansrenS nS my WIZ M .ne lany physician- Ihe nus
"a, ,anu anu ~ VIE At krhSeul 70 nun IN tno mayor
w 9I instances until their last hours- Their