The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-28
TALK OF NEW HOSPITAL.
Alderman Graham Thinks the Mat
ter May Come Up Later.

! Alderman Graham said yesterday that
he does not understand that the return of
Dr. w. F. Drummer will signify a renewal
Of the movement to build another hospital
in Savannah. Alderman Graham has not
had much to say on the subject. though
his silence does not indicate a lack OF in
| terest I'm the proposed new hospital.
| For the first time he said that he is in
favor of building a hospital suited to the
needs of both the city and the county. His
first reason for a new building is that the
city will save money by IL. and the next is
| that all physicians will be eligible TO prac-
iee there.
According TO the present arrangement
with the hospitals the city is paying Wen
for the privilege OF perpetrating gross
injustice upon the people" said Alderman
| Graham. IF physician not a member
Of the hospital staff has been attending a
patient for months for cancer. and the pa
| tent is taken to the city hospital, this
physician, who Is familiar with the case,
must give il up. Unless the patient pay
all his expenses, which is not the case with
those sent there by the city physician, the
A+SABAteiA pAi9 a4h4ailo tdNN Nil1A4 Sc IL my
are not familiar with the treatment of that
particular case the patient must,of course,
be the sufferer. This is one of the rene
dies a new hospital win bring"
There viii be objections raised TO erect
ing a new building. Alderman Thomas
IS of opinion that the city has more char
tiles now than ia can support, and he is
not, therefore. inclined to favor any more
Of them. The Union Society. the Savau-
nah Female Orphan Asylum and the Tel
fair Hospital find IL hard, he said, to
make ends meet. 1t is stated that while
the Savannah Hospital paid its paving
assessment of about $500 this amount Will
have TO be deducted from the fund set
aside for the poor 1t comes off of the
city's poor patients. In order TO continue
Ii is stated the Telfar Hospital is COM
PEELED to close its doors during a certain
period in the summer. When there was
talk of not renting the paving claim
against it, the aldermen were given 10
understand that the hospital would have
TO remain closed the longer in order to
make up for the expenditure
My opinion is that the city should SUD-
port the present institutions, and not At
tempt to create another at this time. g
said Alderman Thomas. with the pre-
sent hospitals and other charitable in
stitutions scarcely able to take care ot
themselves, it does not stand to reason
the city can create and operate another
and do justice to those that are in exis-
tence. l should like to see some arrange
Inent made whereby the present institu-
tons will be properly supported. The sit
uation would be different. however, if il
can be shown to be the proper thing for
the city to build another hospl tai"
Other members of Council will be
against another hospital though 1t is adj
mitted there are enough who favor il TO
carry 1t through. When the matter is
sprung II will be the signal for one of the
most spirited debates the present Council
will. probably know. The result may be
TO develop considerable feeling among
physicians, all of whom will likely take
hand in the fight