Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-15
CHANGE IN HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
women and Doctors share Equally In
Direction,

women and Doctors snare Equally In
Direction,
The annual meeting Of the woman's
Christian association. held yesterday aft
ernoon in the parlors of the First Congre-
gational church. brought out a big and
representative attendance Of the members
and resulted in the election Of the follow
ing officers; fl,H
President. Mrs r. M. sprague: vice presi-
dent, Mrs. c. r. Kimbali: recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Mnta Gaines; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. G. @. Saunders; treasurer
Atkins; members of board of directors,
Mrs NJ. F. Rohrer and Mrs. @. II. Rich
mond.
Mrs o. II. Lucas holds over az one OF
the auditors and Mrs Wallace and Mrs.
Carse as members of the board OF directors
An important amendment to the articles
Of incorporation was adopted, which places
the management of the hospital of the
association, henceforth to be known as the
Jennie Edmundson Memorial hospital, In
control of an executive committee com
posed Of three members elected by the
board of directors of the association. and
three members elected by the medical and
surgical staff of the hospital. In the event
that some question may arise upon which
the executive committee cannot agree, 1t
shall appoint an arbitration board consist
ing of three members, one to be selected
by the association members OF the commit
tee, a second by the medical members and
the third by these two. The executive
committee takes the place OF the board of
hospital directors composed of members of
the medical and surgical staff
The school for nurses heretofore known
as the womaiiNs. Christian Association
Training school, will be designated as the
Jennie Edmundson Memorial Training
school. Diplomas will be issued to such
persons as the medical and surgical stan
shall certify to the board of directors as
having completedra prescribed course of
study and training. and such diplomas shall
bear the seal of the corporation and be duly
signed by It's president and the president
and secretary of the medical and surgical
staff, and attested by the secretary of the
association.
The election of the medical and surgical
staff, which shall consist of not less than
fifteen members, Is placed in the hands OF
the board Of directors OF the association.
The stan shall be composed Of physicians
of the regular and homeopathic schools en-
gagged in active practice of medicine In,
and in the vicinity Of. Council Bluffs. Ia.
No person shall be elected to the medical
STAFF who has not been approved by a two
thirds majority of the existing STAFF within
one month prior. to such election No
physician shalr be elected to membership
on the stan without the assurance that
said physician shall work for the interest
and promotion or said hospital and its
training school for nurses
The report of Mrs. Thomas. the treasurer.
showed that the receipts of the hospital
were 11,44T and the expenses $lO,9O6.4O. The
building for theyI.new hospital. towards
which ]. ID. Edmundson, formerly of Coun-
ell Bluffs. now 81 iDes Moines, had donated
$4,000. had taxed the treasury of the as
ISOLATION and fiecessitsted securing loan
from one of the banks.
Mrs. c. @. Saunders, who filled the I'M
expired term OF Mrs. C. r. Kimball as pres
ident, stated in her annual address that
the association had recently received an
offer for the old hospital property at Ninth
street and Sixth, avenue. but It had been
declined by the directors. She said that
the board expected to dispose of the prop
erty by spring for at least $1,000 more than
had been offered. s.s..'-' .-
The report OF the secretary showed a
membership OF 100, as follows Five life.
eighty-ohe regular and fourteen honorary
members.
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