Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-13
CONDITIONS AT HOSPITAL
Dr. svObOaA ESyS Insane Board is bot
Aggressive Enough
DR. TlDEN SAYS IT IS DOING IT'S UTMOsT
Thinks County Comrnisaioners n
soRe Cases of Insane Patients
Have Not Been ss ExPedi-
tious "a Possible.

Or. FranE J. swoboda, physician in charge
at Douglas county hospital. says the in
activity OF the insane board has caused q
congestion Of insane patients at the county
hospital which DIR. swoboda says Is already
filed with patients Of the ordinary charac-
ter. He reports about $40 patients and in
mates now at the institution, twenty-four
OF that number being insane.
There should be more aggressiveness on
the part Of the insane board. We have
not suitable conveniences at the hospital
for many insane patients and are unable
TO properly care for the number now In
our charge" the doctor said.
Dr. George Tilden Of the insane board
was questioned regarding salleged negli-
Rence Of the insane. DIR. Tilden said hts
board had done its full duty In the prem
Uses, and although he did not or would
not make the statement. 1t was gathered
from his remarks that the county commits
sioners had in some instances not been as
expeditions as they might have been.
Reeident or Nonresident.
DIR. TTlden said: I'VE always try to de-
termine whether a patient Is a resident or
nonresident, as without that preca ution we
would be burdened with charges which
rightfuIly belonged in other states or
counties. 1t frequently happens that these
patients are nonresidents. ana In many in
stances are sent to their homes
Take the Newberry case. which has
been referred to in particular; This woman
was received at the hospital on December
a. The hospital superintendent communi-
Gated with relatives at Nebraska City and
in Iowa The brother At Nebraska City
wrote that he knew it was the desire Of the
fh,4 Ao he rant
an asylum, and added that she would be
taken home. The board found that the
woman was a nonresident She had good
treatment at the hospital As for the
Vanilla case, there was considerable In
vestigating done In that case, with result
that the mans home was found TO have
been at Hayward. Ill The hoard recon-
rhended that he be sent home I under
stand that the man was in no shape TO
travel"
Vanilla Better on There.
Dr. swoboda OF the hospital Tuesday
morning said Vanilla was better on at the
hospital in the condition he was in. He
WIS suffering with q mania with exhaus-
6on.
AZ for the Kunelia case. DR.. Tilden said
the insane board has issued an order that
the man be sent to the asylum. This IL
another CASE" Dr. Tilden said, where the
residence Of the patient was in question
On Investigation the mans home was de-
clared to be in Michigan. Superintendent
Morris Of the Associated Charities had the
case in hand. as did Immigration officer
Mansfield, which caused the insane board
to suspend judgment until the other au-
thorties had exhausted their functions"
Or. Louis swoboda, county physician
said he was not personally familiar will
all the facts Of the cases in question. bu
he said the authorities at the county hos
pitai have been doing all they could will
these patients. He explained that the hos
pital is merely intended TO be q detention
hospital for the insane and the authoritie
there are subject to : the orders of tn
county authorities. SO. r1--.
DR.. TTden said several good purpose
were served in many instances by allowing
insane patients TO remain at the hospital
In many cases. he said, IT saved fahilie
the necessity Of a formal declaration o
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