The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-09
INTERNES IN TROUBLE
THE MANY COMPLAINTS CAUSE
THEM TO RETORT IN KIND.
Board Of Health Takes n Hand, and
1t Is Now Doing the Talking ON
This vexatious Subject.

The internes of the City Dispensary have
been talking. Criticism has been made by
them of the Board of Health. The latter
Is talking now. The board has been very
reticent concerning the dispensary affairs
and when an inferno was dismissed recent
ly nothing was said of it for fear OF in
jurfng the young doctor and possibly for
fear Of throwing discredit on an institu-
ton controlled by the Democrats.
The recent outbreak Is due to the resigna-
ton of DR.. Clark. The latter feels that he
has been mistreated. although the board
has Informed him that he mas the right
to appeal at any time from the order Of
Superintendent Bell. Members of the board
claim that the dispensary staff until very
recently has given them great amount
of trouble. After the management changed
the internes continued to give trouble and
several times they were lectured. Members
of the board say they have found that the
doctors have charged for treatment and
bottles, as we'll as ambulance service. Dur
ing the last two weeks no complaints have
been heard by the board.
One case is cited by the board. A woman
we'll along in years went to the dspensary
for treatment. She was taken to the con-
sultation room by the inferno, where she
was questioned by him in the presence of
three or four medical students. The woman
objected to the publicity and she was told
that the students belonged to the con-
sulting staff. After the woman had related
her troubles the inferno and the students
spent some time 'guying'' her or trying to
have fun with her. This incident reached
the ears of the board. but nothing was
said concerning it.
DR.. Clarke, who resigned, was one of the
best of the staff. He was a hard worker,
his only trouble with the management be-
ing in the violation of petty rules. Twice
he sent medical students on ambulance runs
contrary to rules and on one of the oc
casions money was collected by the student
for ambulance service.
Not very long ago the dispensary was
Informed that a woman lay dying. The
person who telephoned in the information
was told that the physicians were all busy.
The Board of Health was notified inn
mediately and-well doctor soon made a
visit to the sick woman. Complaints have
been frequent of charges for treatment.
Not long ago DR.. Morrison asked the in
ternes concerning these charges and they
acknowledged that under certain circum-
stances have Ices weTH b aid da h,,t
the young doctors seem to smart under the
restraint.
The internes claim that they are not
treated properly. The board, it seems. has
been very kind in not making public all
of the complaints. Members Of the board
say all that is wanted is fair and honest
treatment of the poor at the hands of the
staff. Physicians must be courteous. Rules
are laid down whereby the internes are to
act and If they will not obey them a staff
will be selected that will. 1t would not be
surprising if more changes should be made
in the staff end there, is a report that the
present staff is contemplating quitting in
body.