The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16

merit or pauent8 IN the hospital by rcn.
son Of the failure OF the superintendent,
to have proper consultation with his as
sistant physicians, your respondent denies
the same, calls for the proof. and refers
to what he has heretofore set out In tina;
respect.
"(d) As to the charge that tho clin-
ical records arc kept by the assistant
physicians ut their own homes, and that
he does not see them as often as he
should your respondent alleges that the
assistant physicians, having Immediate
charge Of tho patients, wf,ose clinical
records arc kept in a bound volume, have
moro occasion to refer thereto than does
| your respondent and that there being no
provision in the by-laws OF the inst,tu-
ton as to where suoh clinical records shall
be kept. 1t has been deemed e1pedIsnt
to permit thom to BIO kept by tho persons
having moro frequent need Of their use.
Your respondent denies that no aid not
| aee them Ms often as he should. ami al
leges that he made such examinations
| OF them as the welfare OF tina ratienf.
| seemed to require :
"(e) Az to the charge that no failed
| TO supply Offices for his assistant physi-
clans In the executive building, your re-
spondent Alleges that tho roason Of hss
ia1iure 30 to do has been the physical
lrnpossibility OF assigning Offices wb ers
no Offices existed.
Your respondent alleges what Ia a
palpable fact. that the executive build
ing OF this institution is occupied To I'm
physical limits by it's administrative os-
fces. and that there is no room which
might be assigned as the Offices for his
assistant physicians Your respondent
| alleges that having no ofIice,. T., 49,
executive building to assign 10 his ass,.t
ant physicians, he did. however. select two
rooms, to-wit one in the building known
as Cameron Hall and one in the rn7rn,-
airy Building, to wf1ic he assigned each
or his assistant physicians for office n,,r.
poses. ooe pur-
% AS to the charge that no failed 70
FURNISH list Of the dietary TO the ma
s .,sns; otner than those who have been
placed on special diet, thereby not co,,
forming to Rule H. your respondent IA.
mes IN toto said charge. calls for IN.
proor. lnVokes the records OF tha ,,.+t
,ution IN refutation. and refers to what
ne has heretofore said in that regard
Did Not Leave Work
to Assistant Physicians.
ment of the patients is left In tho nair
70 the assistant physicians and that bs
GOES not know whether they attend to
their duties your respondent denies the
same and calls for the proof
lhl AS to the charge that he dis
played lack Of knowledge Of +ha in
ternal working Of tho institution vo,,r
respondent denies the charge and calls
TOT the proof Your respondent alleges
that he Is acquainted with all OF the
details OF every department OF this in
sttution. and refers to a report ~ tha
special board OF directors to the Gov
ernor OF Virginia, under date ssptem-
Der, 1903, when said board was composed
OF Judge g. T. Garrett, e. n Cloves and
II. ID Cole. In the following words.
The directors take pleasure in report
ing this hospital as IN excellent condi-
ton. and they feel they cannot COM
mend too highly the ability and faith
fulness with which the superintendent
discharges the multifarious. delicate and
responsible duties of his Office. showing
at all times an absolute familiarity with
the minutest detail OF every department
or the work OF the Institution, and al
ways exercising the liveliest interest in
and warmest sympathy for the un-
fortunate patients entrusted to his care
Since that report was made your re-
spondent alleges that this institution has
been visited once month by the special
board of directors. twice by committee
of the Legislature, and three times by
the General Hospital Board itself, whose
n
Guire into and acauaint themselves with
its physical condition and the conduct
and management of its affairs by this
respondent, and yet from no source
worthy of serious consideration has come
complaint against this respondent and
his management thereof until the report
was made by the subcommittee OF your
board which formed the basis of those
charges.
4. AS to the charge that he failed to
see that the attendants had discharged
their duties. and that he either did not
know of or that he acqutesced in the
burning of patients by caustic. that he
did not know of the ducking of patients
In the institution. and that he did not
know of the bathing of more thane one
patient in the same water your re-
spondent denies any dereliction pf duty !
in each of the particulars above set out. !
and refers to what he has heretofore |
said in that regard.
I'D AS to the charge that he has in |
dulged in criticisms of the actions of the |
special board thereby occasioning fric- |
ton between himself and this board, your /
says that 1t is truo he INDUCED .
In criticism of one OF the members OF (
said board, and made allegation that
such member was an unfit person to be
a member of said board; that he gave
the reasons therefor In writing to the
Senate of Virginia, and that that body, /
by unanimous Vote, sustained the criti-
cisms which he made. Your respondent
denies that he has made any improper
criticisms of the special board.
''Ql) AS to the charge that he has failed
10 examine the mall addressed to the
patients of the institution. and that. in
lis absence, he authorized his son to
open the official mall instead Of leaving
t for the first assistant physician in
charge. thereby creating friction, your
respondent denies that he has ever failed
% examine the mall addressed to the
of this institution. or that any
friction has been occasioned by his hav-
ng authorized his son, In his absence,
% open his personal mail.
while he rs empowered by the by
avs to authorize some person to open
he mail during his absence. 1t is not
equired of him to designate any partc-
'lar person. and your respondent alleges
hat he had right to designate his son
o open both the official and personal
nail, If he desired so to do, but that In |
10 case did he authorize his son to open
ny but his personal mail. leaving the
uty OF examining tho official mail to
he physician In charge.
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