Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-06
DOCTORS ADOPT
RESOLUTION

"a
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 doct-
ors had long enough been the victims
of injustice and that the only remedy
lay in organizing and acting as a unit
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
in relation to this class of delin-
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 ard after a 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 com parison
of notes that we are being imposed up
on by numerous parties who ask our
services at all times 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
al emergency pay the physician upon
whom he calls before the call shall he
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 mourning the same
shall be placed upon the Black 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
extra consultation 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 surgical 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
shall be construed as pre-
venting any member from attending +,
he worthy poor at less rate or to i,
,ive free services to those who are too
Door to pay anything or acting as city,
county, or district physician, health
Iffieer, or under any political appoint
nents aud be it further
Resolved, That we solemnly promise
he faithful observance of these reso-
utions and any one found guilty of ?
iolation shall be looked upon as un- d
worthy of trust. h