Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-10
SIDE OF THE SISTERS,
Resignation of The Hospital Medi.
cal and Surgical Staff
4. Accepted.
MOTHER sUPERIORs FINAL REPLY

Refuses the appointment OF a Resident
Physician on the GrOurd That such an
Alteration Would inter ere W..h the End
and Aim OF the Frsnciscan ORDERS Con-
Standardization stated.
The following statement was made
to an ARGUS representative, who Wis
ited st. Anthony's hospital today. bv
the superior of the institution in re-
lation to the disagreement between
the Franciscan order and the medical
and surgical staff of the hospital:
In the first place the resignation of
the staff has been accepted. As the
physicians and surgeons composing
the staff consider it their duty to
withdraw their services from the hos
pltal by reason of the internal man
agement not being according to their
views. we would call the attention of
the public to the work done by the
sisters in the past and the number of
patients cared for. some of the most
critical cases. who by the watchful
care and supervision of the sisters are
now able to testify for themselves.
While we extend our sincere thanks
to each and every one of the menu
bers of the late medical staff for their
service. and specially highly appre-
ciate the work they have done for the
hospital, nevertheless ii is our inten-
ton to continue the same work as be-
fore. except that now our hospital
is open to all regularly graduated
physicians, who in the estimation of
the sisters, are not detrimental to The
institution.
''ln conclusion we wish to say that
the following letter from our mother
superior will make known the aim
and object of our work. which in the
past we have had great difficulty to
accomplish:
TO the Medical Staff st. Anthonv's
Hospital, Rock Island, Ill. Gentle
men: In reply to your final and
prematurely imperative demand. only
one alternative remains for us. Before
forwarding the answer. we can say
that we have taken due counsel Of our
community, and conclude. with GREAT
regret, that the contemplated altera-
tons of the medical staff would inter-
fere with the end and aim of our con-
stitution. The scope of our institu-
ton Is Tor the poor. the suffering and
all who come. and are satisfied. In
the future our mission will be at your
service, as in the past. In conclu-
sion, gentlemen, we thank you for the
interest manifested in the hospital.
ana for your great courtesy to the
franciscan servants OF the poor. |
remain. gentlemen, yours faithfully.
AoMoTHEI: MARY ROSE.
Superior.
Franciscan Sister, Little Falls. MINI.
May 3, 1S9S.'''
For all Classes.
The superior of The hospital further
states that while the sisters feel
kindly toward the members of the
late staff, and do not wish to antar-
onize them. it would be direct viola
tion of the orders constitution to per
nit resident physicians; that the
mission OF the hospital is and will
continue to be TO administer to and
care for the suffering of all class es:
that it is Il charitable institution
and that charity is expected of those
identified with it.
One of the late staff AZ the hospital. !
in conversation on the unfortunate
situation that had developed at st.
Anthony's. last night reiterated the
position of the surgeons as being with
single aim tn elevate the standard
OF the hospitals that in attending pa
tients there the matter of remunera-
tion had been held as of secondary
consideration; that they had insisted !
that the hospital fees be paid first in
all instances. and that in all cases
where the afflicted was unable to paw.
the professional services were cheer
fully given gratuitously.