Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-12-09

staff as Now Arranged-Plans for Re-
ceivlne Patients
The annual meeting of the incorporators
of the hospital was held Tuesday evening
in the administration building of the hos
pital
1t was decided TO change the name from
Hemlocks Hospital to Brattleboro Memoir
ial Hospital This name Identifies the hos
pital with the town and recognizes the
debt of gratitude which the community
owes to the founder of the hospital. 1t is
hoped that in the future other requests
will be made to the hospital and that it
will become the memorial of many bene-
factors, as it now is of its founder
G. l.. Durham, j. G.. Estey and H. Il.
Miles were elected directors for the com
ing year
At a meeting of the directors following
that of the corporation the following
appointments were made for the ensuing
year.
Medical Board: A. l. Miller Henry
Tucker, G. $. Pratt and George r.. Ander-
son.
Advisory Hospital Board: George F.
Gale, Henry -. Holton. $. e Lawton. NJ.
l.. Bruce. ], w. Gregg, S n. Bemis, A.
l. Miller c. S. Pratt, Henry Tucker, +.
$ Bowen, G. II. Gorham. f. Hamilton,
H. l.. Waterman. G. r. Anderson. c.
X. Aldrich. Geo X. Roberts, c. b. Hunt
er, f. II. O'Connor
Attending staff: a. l. Miller, c. r.. An
derson, Henry Tucker, c. s. Pratt, +. II.
O'Connor and +. $. Bowen.
George f. Gale, pathologist
G. H. Gorham, diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat.
G. b. Hunter anaesthetist.
Consulting staff: Or. Maurice H. Rich
/
| Wesselhoeft, DIR. Reginald II. Fits. Bos-
ton: DIR. John ]. McGrath, DR.. Brooks H.
Wells, New York; DR.. Howard \. Kelly.
DR.. Guy l.. Hummer Baltimore; DR. ]. II.
| Carmichael, Dr. r. II. Seelye. Springfield;
! DR.. @. F. Gale. DR.. II. D. Holton, DR. S
e. Lawton. Brattleboro; DR.. c. s. Foster.
Putney; DIR. p. p. White. Williamsville
The superintendent of the hospital is
DR. Ida r. Brigham.
The directors make the following an
nouncement concerning the management
| of the hospital, and its rules.
The control and management of the hos
pital rests with the directors The medical
board, which they appoint has general
supervision of the medical and surgical
departments. The superintendent is the
representative on the ground Of thu direc-
tors and is responsible to them for the
conduct of the hospital on the lines laid
down by the medical board and the direc-
tors.
Members of the advisory board may
place their private patients in the hospi-
| tai, subject to the regulations of the hos
pital and at the regular rates for hospital
| patients, and may treat them while there.
The attending staff treat all patients
not paying the regular hospital charges.
and all others who simply put themselves
! in the care of the hospital Both schools
| of medicine will always be represented on
| the attending staff and patients may elect
h.. TOD
school or of the homeopathic. Membership
on the attending staff will not be limited
! to those who serve this year. but ii will
| be the policy of the management to bring
upon the staff other members of the ad-
visory board. The services of doctors on
the consulting staff will he called upon
when needed.
The privilege of practcng in the hos
pital is extended only to members of the
advisory board and the consulting staff
The superintendent has authority to
admit emergency cases to the hospital
| All other patients must present to the
superintendent admission cards signed by
one of the admitting physicians who this
year are DR., Pratt and DIR. Anderson.
The hospital charges for beds in the
| wards are so a week; for private rooms.
| from SIS to $25 a week. These charges
| cover the expense of the regular nursing
! of the hospital. II patient requires a
| special nurse. there will be an additional
/ charge.
! These hospital charges do not include
medical attendance, for which the patient
| Is responsible to the physician. except in
| case of patients who are admitted as
| ward patients" with the understanding
that they are not able to pay more than
the hospital charges, and who will be at
| tended by the staff without charge.
When the circumstances of patient re-
! quire 1t, the directors may abate part.
or all of the hospital charges,
All patients who pay the regular hospi-
tai rates will be regarded as private
patients and may choose their own physi-
clan, provided he be a member of the ad-
visory board or the consulting staff. Sew
ing women and shopgirls who are benefici-
aries of the Thompson fund will be ad-
mitted as private patients and will have
prior right to accommodation and treat
ment.
The hospital is an institution of healing
not boarding place, hence incurable
cases will not be received. The directors,
however. may at their discretion receive
an incurable case when and for such time
as the patient needs relief for which he
Is dependent upon treatment in a hospital
Visiting days at the hospital will be
| Wednesdays and Saturdays from to
half past four in the afternoon.