New-York tribune., 1896-05-26
PLANS FOR A NEW HOSPITAL.
BOTH WHITE AND COLORED Patients TO
BE TREATED-MoRE FUNDS NEEDED

BOTH WHITE AND CO-ONED rAiir->' :" ~
BE TREATED-MORE FUNDS NEEDED
A movement Is now under way to establish
hospital for the treatment of both coored anu
white patients. and in connection win II Iree
d,snensary and training school where both COL
ored and white women may learn how to care for
the stick and become trained nurses The hospitii
e IN be known as the McDonough Memorial HOS
nItal and the members OF the association oi '"d'
name are trying 10 raise the necessar! l"HuS ~
star, the work The d:spensary is already IN opera
lion ~ No l25 West Thirtieh-st. and since Feb
ruary 15 when II first put IN operauoh iioie =
than three hundred poor patients have received
treatment for a uniform charge OF ~ cents me
d;spensary is in charge of Charles T. l'unhe'' d
druggist AT Thrty-first-st. and Seventh-aNe VINO
operates II free of charge.
II IL proDosed TO have house staff Of both coloTed
and white physicians. who have been selected 'S
hoing osncciallv fitted for tho work. The consulting
staff is composed of men who are at the he'u "a
their profession and many are authorizes IN '"','
spccal branches. 1t is also proposed to nave mat
ters so arranged that when a physician IhuS nos
pital care and treatment necessary ne can nave MS
petient removed 10 this hospital ana mere Co"
tlnue his treatment 10 a succeSsiW ch"'ns' WV"
oftentimes It would result fatally at the pauc"' >
home owing 10 the lack Of proper ana ''"'''u
nursing and unsanitary surroundings
The founding of this hospital will also open "
means for the colorcd physicians of the city 10
obtain the benefits OF hospital practice Wh'ch n's
heretofore been denied them. The followns ls i, '',e
stan for the new hospital House s'af; pr ,iyeH r. A.
Johnson chief: DR. r. Conwell. Dr. W Al i1Veuy'
Dr j. j. Noll. Dr. r. s Milier Dr. na j. br p; Gus M.
tav1s Henderson: consulting stan Professor Lewis
A. Sayre. Drs Clement Cleveland, William a, +. Bui
charles Mcf,urney. Francis p. Kinnicutt heginaid
Savre Joseph J. Noll. Andrew f. Gurrier bry
son Deayen Charles Phelps. George Tucker Hsrrl-
son Robert Newman. Urban Hitchcock ana fe'er
W Ray. .,o ,ar york
Already 500 has been subscribed for the new work
hut as much az $500 will be necessary peiore
start can be made and the work pushed along
The project originated FIVE years ago. wheh lhe
Afro American Hospital Association was oIsanlzeh
by Dr. W. II. McKeney. of No 13l West d"enoy MY
obtained and the intention was to have the hos cS
pital open solely colored patients but at the end
Of year the association was dsbanded: some
time aficrward the present association was lormed
bu, The plans were so changed as to allow the
adrittance of white patients and physicians
and 10 have no discrimination as TO race. color or
creed The officers OF the Board Of Directors ore
g. W Allen. Of No 4 Broadway. president; Cnarles
F. Runkei, vice-presdent; Mrs. Elizabeth j.
Graham. No. 2S7 West Forty y-frs-st, secretary
and the Rev. Granville Hunt; of No. lol West
Of me Board are Mrs. Sarah Garnet. Mrs. VICTORIA
Earle Matthews. DR.. J. j. Noll. the Rev. Henry
Miller. a. Campbell and S. Rosenstock.