The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-01

into details we would fain have not divulged
20 state some OF his eneroachments upon the
prerogatives OF the committee.
vi his own accord he ordered the stone en-
craving Tor diplomas and ordered medals to be
struck of al the expense of the society.
Nurses must be furnished with his diplomas.
Whleh edict was contrary to decision pre-
vlously rendered by the committee. Another
thing is the circulars he caused TO be printed
notliylng all doctors desiring to operate on
patients at our hospital that they must furnish
thelr own instruments, as they would not be
permitted TO use those OF the hospital The
circulars, sent out without the knowledge OF
the committee, were unknown TO US excep ting
When he desired US to foot the bill for their
production.
Much more could be said in this vein, but
we 90 not wish to disclose all we have learned.
II would be 1nadvisable. We want to hold
paek certain points out OF regard Tor others
who apparently have none for US.
Having informed ourselves amply upon all
mat took place in the hospital during the past
Term we asked ourselves, as many mem ers
VIII upon reading this address, why the pre-
cedIng committee in its annual report so care
1uIiy abstained from making any mention OF
the mueh-to- be-regretted facts which we pre-
sent TO you?
We have learned that the members of the
preceding committee thought ltathelr duty 10
act as they did in order Ia avoid placing be-
tore the eyes of the public ana strangers
incidents which they thought prudent to pass
In silence, and That IN so dong they proposed
10 advise the incoming committee as 10 the
true state Of affairs, TO give these an oppor-
tunlty to bring about changes which IL was
impossible to effect during the preceding term
without injuring the interests OF the society.
Now, gentlemen examine into The services
rendered by the eX-surseon i'll chief, the I'M
portance OF which have, no doubt, been ex-
aggerated to you.
He commenced on July l, remained three
days at the hospital, and left on July Tor
Lake Tahoe. He returned October z, working
until May l. Therefore he kindly served dur
ing six months and twenty-seven days, for
which he was allowed his just share OF pay
ments made for operations.
While in service he brought fourteen people
to the hospital, their payments amounting 10
1884 so
II is well, in connection with this, to remark
tina another physician tDr. Meyer unattached
TO the hospital brought in 1909 % from pay
ing patients in three months time. The latter
physician was soon given TO understand he
must take his patients TO other hospitals,
where they were received with open arms. No
doub; ii was believed eomparis on OF the reYe-
nue. accounts from the different physicians at
The end of the year might be not III favor OF the
chief surgeon.
Members of the society, in our opinion, we
DO not think that the hospital needs surgeon
ln-chlef who practices as u matter OF gratlhca-
pendent position allows him TO be as auto
cratic as the Car OF all the Russias. We need
clever physicians who encourage harmony
and who are disposed 10 work in our interests
tor the prestige our grand institution may give
them.
We require doctors who are liked and wen
recognized Dy the medlcal fraternity whose III
tuenee predonderates in the success OF estab-
IiStments such ours.
The preceding committee has left Us with
heavy burden we must not overlook. We owe
100000 at ~ per cent. We have law
suits on hand and We have been obliged TO ap-
peal 10 German bank TO repay money We
owed TO the Union Franchise,
There is much more TO the address, but
it Is not so much TO the point as that por-
ton published here. 1t is simply an APP
peal asking for the Endorsement of the
members OF the society as against Dr.
Brigham, who is accused of making a
canvass by circular from subscriber to sub
sCriber asking that the committee should
receive a vote of censure.
The address is signed by 0. Bo2io, P.
Cameo, ?. A. Bergerot, Leon Bocqueraz,
+. a. Lemoine Louis Carraipe, Francois
Fagothey, Jean Berger and +. Queyrel.
DR.. Brigham, when seen last evening,
stated that he had not seen the report Of
the committee and until he had read 1t
careIuily he would not care 10 say any
thing about the matter.
Friends of tue doctor who have watched
the trouble in the hospital for some time
say that there Is no reason why the doctor
should feel annoyed at the report made
and that it will not be long before every
act of his during the time he was in the
hospital will be justified and found to have
been for the best interests of the institu-