The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-26

sought Dy Gno former Dolng tno
consolidation Ofthe two hospitals.
the Emergency and the City-and
their management by single di.
rectorate:
LETTER FROM FREDER RICK
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
FREDERICK CITY HOS
PITAL ASSOCIATION.
We, the undersigned, having
been interested in hospital work
in Frederick City, either in con.
nection with the Frederick City
Hospital, or the Emergency Hos
pital, find that, while both of
said hospitals have been success
full and have done valuable work,
there is strong conviction among
the people of Frederick City and
Frederick County, that better
results would be accomplished by
a concentration of management
and effort; and recognizing the
fact that the community at large.
upon whose assistance these hos.
pitfalls are largely dependent, has
a right to have this matter duly
considered; and recognizing the
further fact that in starting hos.
pital work here, it was but natu-
raj that honest differences of
opinion should exist as to the
best method of prosecuting the
work; and when the Frederick
City Hospital was originally
started there was want of har-
mony between he different schools
of medicine, which has since been
settled to the satisfaction Of all
concerned.
Now, therefore, being DESTROYS
of securing the very best results
in hospital work with the means
at command, and III Difference to
the we'll known wishes of a very
large part of the community, we
do hereby agree and recommend
that a commission of three per.
sons shall be appointed, one to
be selected by the management
of the Frederick City Hospital,
from the leading physicians of
Maryland, outside of Frederick
County; and one to DO selected by
the management of the Elmer
gency Hospital, likewise lead.
ing physician of Maryland and a
non resident of Frederick County;
and the two physicians thus Sc
lected, shall select the third
member of the commission, who
shall be a representative citizen
of the Stats, not resident of
Frederick County.
The commission thus selected
shall formulate plan for the
consolidation of the hospital
work of Frederick City under one
management and prescribe gen
eral rules aud regulations for the
future government thereof; and to
this commission shall be sub
mitted all questions whatever for
settlement, and they shall deter.
mine at which of the hospital
buildings the hospital work of
Frederick County shall be con-
Quoted, and the other, not so
selected, shall be Immediately
closed or held as merely auxil-
larry and subservient to the main
hospital, under the one general
management; and thereafter there
shall be united effort made by
all concerned to make the one
hospital successful.
1t is fully understood, however,
that any physician, in good stand
ing, whether OF the Allopathic or
Homeopathic school, shall be eli
gible to become member of the
staff OF the hospital; aud it is
further understood that each
school shall be represented on the
staff. and for the first year said
commission shalt appoint the
staff to serve the hospital.
The said Frederick City Hos,
pital and said Emergency Hos
pital shall each have the right to
select one physician and one of
the lady managers of the respect
i've hospitals to appear before
said commission aud present for
settlement any question of differ
ence, and after the matter has
been presented to and decided by
said commission, all decisions
made by them shall be final and
binding, to which we pledge our
faith.
Signed by the Staff of the
Emergency Hospital and by other
physicians.
REPLY OF BOARD OF MANAGERS
OF THE FREDERICK CITY HOS
PITAL ASSOCIATION TO
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