Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
DOCTORS ADOPT
RESOLUTION


meeting on Tuesday night at which an
organization was effected under the
name of the Physicians Protective As
sociation of Danville and vicinity.
The movement embraces every physi-
clan of the county. A president, Sec
Ietary and executive committee were
elected
An extended discussion took place,
it being the sense Of all that the doot-
ors had long enough been the victims
of injustice and that tho only remedy
lay in organizing and acting as uni t
to defeat the designs of dishonorable
persons who refuse to pay their doctor
| bills.
The following resolutions, unani-
mously adopted and signed by all the
medical practitioners. clearly sets forth
the position assumed by the physicians
quents:
Whereas, 1t appears by common con-
sent that upon the medical profession
are enjoined the performance of so
many arduous and important duties to.
ward the community and that they are
required to make many sacrifices of
comfort. ease and health for the well
fare of those who avail themselves of
their services; and after careful con-
sideration of existing conditions which
are detrimental to the good of the pub
lie and unjust to the physicians; ; when
as we find upon careful comparison
of notes that we are being imposed up
on by numerous parties who ask our
services at all time, without any in
tention or desire to compensate us for
the same; therefore be it
Resolved, That we the undersigned
physicians refuse to attend those whom
the members Of this Association re.
port to the Secretary as belonging to
this class, unless said party make salts.
factory arrangements with the Physi-
clan to whom they are indebted or in
an emergency pay the physician upon
whom he calls before the call shall be
made.
That we send a statement of account
to each individual having unsettled
accounts ON our books at the expira-
tion of sixty days and all those who
do not pay their bills within six months
from the time of incurring the same
shall be placed upon the "Blaok List.
That we shall charge the following
minimum fees :--Office consultation,
fifty cents; ordinary visits lin town.
one dollar; visits Tin country % cents
per mile extra; ordinary obstretric
case. eight to ten dollars; visits after
8 p. m and during office hours. so cents
extra consb lt.tion with another physi.
clan five dollars.
That we shall not accept the posi-
tion as club, society or organization |
physician nor agree to do any medical |
or ical work for any club, society |
or organization at a less rate than |
regular or customary charges for like |
services rendered by other physicians |
for patients not members of such club,
society or organization.
That we shall not forget the worthy
and needy poor and nothing in these
resolutions shall be construed as pre-.
any member from attending
the worthy poor at less rate or to
give free services to those who are too
poor to pay anything or acting as city,
or district physician, health
officer, or under any political appoint
lnents aud bs it further
Resolved, That we solemnly promise
the faithful observance of these reso-
lutions and any one found guilty of
shall ba looked upon as un-
worthy of trust.