New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-10
NEW DIsPENsARY AND CLINIC.
WORK ON THAT OF ST BARTHOLOMEW
TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK

Actual work the dispeusary and clinic
which St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church IS to
build at Nos rs and III East Forty-second-st- Will
begin next week The excavation work Is in solid
rock. and has practically been finished The
dispensary viii replace the one which the church
IS operating at No 523 East Forty-second-st-.
and VIII be a much larger scale The building
plans, was told in yesterdays Tribune call for
six story and basement building with all modern
improvements.
Mrs Carolina Hoagland. a wealthy member OF
the congregation. is supposed 70 have furnished
the 100000 necessary for carrying out the dispen-
sary plans The members o. the congregation give
her the credit and Dr. David H Greer. the rector.
and his assistants do deny it. They that II
is subject which they yet AT liberty 20
speak. At any rate. the poor OF the district which
St BertholOmew's parish covers viii welcome the
new building gladly. for It means that they will re-
ceive much better than It is possible TO give
them in the old dispensary-
The building will be erected alongside the
present parish house which is brOwnstOne build
ing OF nine stories fitted with chapes, reading and
club rooms. gymnasium, social hau and meeting
rooms from the churchs Chinese and Armenian
guilds The exterior architecture will correspond
with that OF the parish house.
germ proof interior is demanded by he build
Ing specifications and no expense is being spared 70
the walls Of hard plaster. the stairways OF iron
VIII have several distinctive features One Is
oelentlon room Ior patents VINO aappen 20 c0ts
diseases. In the basement there will be an ortho-
ped1c workshop. where casts and spunts viii oe
made There Will be special rooms for treatment OF
diseases OF the eyes, and throat On the third
floor viii be built ray for use II surgical
cases. and a pathological laboratory viii occupy
part OF the top floor.
Although the idea OF the management IS 70 make
It strictly dlspensary and in no sense hospital
few beds viii probably be provided for patients
who not able leave the place immediately
after operations. Difficult surgical cases Will not
be attempted. however A force OF nurses will have
quarters il building. and regular stan OF ply
siCians will be provided for.
When the physicians OF this city complained TO
the Legislature that the free dispensartes were
running medical practice and that great Injustice
done physicians because rich people would
drive the dispensartes in their carriages 10
receive free medical treatment Dr. Greer. OF St.
Bartholomew, conferred with the committee re-
garding ways and means OF eliminating dispensary
abuse. At that time the St BaTLhClOneW's dis
pensary employed two 70 visit applicants for
free treatment in their homes and determine
whether they were really paUpers- Although
the Legislature passed law making il necessary
for applicants for free treatment 70 sign an oath
that they were paupers, the dispensary has been
continuing its personal investigation OF each
This practice will be kept up in the building,
and the greatest possible care viii be taken TO see
that the use OF the dispensary is not abused