The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-08-13
Kenosha County Medical Association
Appoints an Advisory Committee
on the Hospital.
NO WAR OVER MEDICAL STAFF.
All Reputable Physicians In the City Given
Chance to Practice in the Hospital.
Fund Reaches S11.88O.

| A general meeting of the Kenosha
Hospital Association was held at the
parlors of the Y. M. c. A. building
Friday evening and dozen of the en-
thusiastic supporters of the plan gath
cred to attend the meeting. No final
action was taken in regard to the re-
pairs on the hospital building and the
only business of importance was an
increase in the board of directors from
five to seven members. The report of
the treasurer showed that he had re
ceived in cash $6,88O.OO. This does
not include the gift of $4,000 from Mrs.
f. G. Newell so that the total receipts
in cash to the present time are Sill
$50.
II was announced at the meeting
last evening that the Kenosha County
Medical Association acting at the re-
quest of the board of directors of the
association had appointed an advisory
board to assist the directors in the
management of sthe hospital. This
! board will consist of DR.. William r.
Cheever, DR.. G. w. Windesheim and
DR.. "A. VanWestrienen.
The bylaws of the association
which provide for the management of
| the hospital after it is opened were
read but not adopted. They will be
adopted at the next meeting of the
association.
One of the important points settled
by the bylaws is the matter of en-
ploying physicians for the hospital
and this matter has been disposed of in
way satisfactory to all. The staff of
the hospital will consist Of all the
physicians in the city who have been
licensed to practice by the state board
of medical examiners. Doctors from
other cities may also be called into
consultation, at the hospital at any
time the attending physician sees fit.
It is understood that the treatment of
patients who may be sent Ito the hos
pital as wards of the city or county or
who may be admitted as free patients
under extreme cases may be cared for
| by any of the doctors and these cases
will be turned over to the physicians
in turn. The superintendent of the
hospital will have full charge of the
work of selecting the physicians for
such cases.
| BY thesterms of the bylaws the as
ISOLATION assumes no liability for the
pay rendered physicians for their work
in the hospital and the physician will
be called upon to make his own terms
with the patients under his care. The
by laws provide for the receiving of
gifts for the endowment fund of the
institution and gift Of ten thousand
dollars will allow the donor to name
room and send patients there at any
time. A gift of five or three thousand
dollars gives the donor the right to
| name ward and free service for any
one named by them, and an annual
gift of three hundred dollars gives the
donor the right to send any one to the
| hospital for period Of one year.
| There will be two regular attendants
at the hospital, the superintendent,
who must Ebe either physician or
trained nurse, and a housekeeper.
These two ppeop1e will have entire
charge of the building and its tenants.
Special days will be arranged for the
visiting of the sick in keeping with
the regular rules Of similar insti-
| tutions.
The matter of entrance to the hos
pital has not been fully decided but
the institution will not be known as
free hospital. While the hospital is
aimed as an aid to the sick and suffer
ing, it is not expected that free service
will be furnished except in extreme
cases. The admission of all patients
will be under the direction of the ad-
mittance committee and this COM
nittee will announce rules governing
the admission of patients later.
The hospital building was vacated
this afternoon and the association will
take possession of it on Monday and
the directors will at once visit the
house and make some arrangements
for the changes to be made in the ex-
terror and interior Of the building. It
is probable that it will require about
month to get these changes made and
the building will be opened as soon
after that time as furniture can be
secured and the proper officials APP
pointed to take charge of the hospital.
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