Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-24
Or. AyIeP, The City Physician,
Thinks This Is 0A|y Solution
Of Problem.
SAYS INSTITUTION IS A NECESSITY
Question what s to Become OF Char
lily Patients II Doors of General
Hospital Arc Closed" Has Not Been
Anawered-Plan Proposed by the
Doctor.

DR.. j. w. Ayer. tho city physician,
believes that tho time has come for
the city of Newport News To take
charge OF the General Hospital and
conduct IL rs Il municipal institution.
Tho city now contributes 81 200 an
nunlly to the support Of tho General
Hospital; II Is generally realized that
some kind OF n public hospital IL an
absolute necessity and therefore the
doctor believes that rather than allow
the institution to le closed, the city
should take II IN hand
The doctor yesterday gave tho Daily
Press tho following statement on the
subject:
"A great deal has been said ana
written In regard to the closing OF the
Newport News General Hospital. Sew
eral efforts have been made. and con
1erenccs hold at different places, to
formulate some plan for It's help
some others have given their opinion
as to what ought TO bo done and as
10 how Its Indebtedness can be uaId,
and new hospital established From
what have read mono OF the plans
seems to he feasible A frw weeks
ago the different organizations OF our
- "''t NoN'i W contribute 10 II
special monthly fund. How many OF
our organizations responded? Only
ono, so far as have hoard but there
may he others ready to respond Tho
papers. few days ago. published a
scheme. which II successfully carried
out would bring In considerable rcvc.
nuc but | do not consider any OF
these schemes Will accomplish tho rc.
suits desired.
received u letter from tho secrc.
tsry OF the hospital saying that tho
hospital would be closed on The last
OF July. My first thought was for
tho welfare of our city patients. Since
tncn many hayo asked mo personally
what am going to do with the city
patients. as II had all power In the
premises. lust here ask. what will
pc zone with them. Tho time Is
drawing near, and unless there la
something done there will he much
s,ihcring After carefully reading
tne sccrotary's letter, Mt once inter
viewed Mayor buxton and asked him
10 take tho Initiative to call together
no'h branches OF our city fathers, and
conpei action ut once. II is not nee.
esspry for me to say word I'm re.
pltal.
'Thc work OF tho past five years
mas proved what n blessing IL has
boen to the suffering ones of our city.
Now, The plan, in my humble judg.
ment. which Is the most practical ana
feasible and which will rebound to
nonor and dignity OF the city. and
one which has been indorscd bv ono
OF our ablest fnancicrs, is that the
city assume the Indebtedness of the
hospital. take charge of IL, appoint
new directors. new executives com.
mittee and run 1t on economical
plans.
i The present board has been ell.
cient and faithful and has attained
q remarkable success considering the
difi'culties under which 1t had to con.
tend.
III the city will accept this PROPOSE.
tion. all the details us to whether the
hospital shall remain at It's present
location or now quarters be secured,
etc. may be gone Into after the new
committee has been selected.
II do most sincerely pray that our
council Will arise to the dignity of
the occasion. and provide for the
heeas OF suffering humanity
Most respectfully,
-, w AYLER, City Physician
July % 1907