The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-24
THE FUTURE Of
THE HOSPITAL

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. The Queens Hospital disclosures al
being followed with the greatest inter
est by the members of the medical pre-
jfession, among a large number {
whom the opinion prevails that it
time that there was a change some
where. In getting down TO the specif
changes needed, however, there is
reticence among the doctors, non
wanting to MAKE definite suggestion
Tor lay any particular complaints.
The most sweeping statement in con
Injection with abe hospital was tina
made yesterday afternoon by DR.. c. B
Cooper, who had been connected will
the institution for ten years as consult
ing surgeon. His statement was no
| in connection with the present trouble
| between DR.. Hodgins and the trustees
which question he refused to discuss
stating that he had plenty of troubles
| of his own without taking up anybody
else's.
4 have very decided views concern
ing the Queens Hospital he said, "but
would like time in which to put my
ideas into shape before discussing them
for publication. Broadly speaking my
idea is that the hospital should be
thrown wide open and made of benefit
to the whole Territory and to the whole
medical profession, not kept as a close
corporation for the benefit of few,
as it is now. The institution should be
made broader in the scope of its work,
having a children's ward, a maternity
ward and a contagious disease ward,
and in connection with the hospital
there should be training school for
nurses, where our own girls might be
trained and where the different cases
would be together.
These are the changes I should like
to see come to the hospital. AS to the
personal differences between some of
the practising physicians and the hos
pital trustees l prefer not to express
any opinion whatever"
DR.. Moore expressed the idea that the
up now being given to hospital
affairs would be for the final benefit
IF the institution. AS was the case
With most of the other medical men
Interviewed since the affair first broke
tut, DR.. Moore was backward about
expressing any views as to the trouble
between DR.. Hodgins, Or. Judd and the
hospital trustees, but he acknowledged
hat he had been the victim of some
# the rules laid down by the hospital |
and had had occasion to |
COMPLAIN of the matter to the secre-
airy, George w. Smith. This was the /
ule whereby no outside physician /
ould see any emergency case until af- !
er. the case had been attended to by |
he hospital staff.
DR.. Moore is the surgeon of the Rap I
d Transit Company, and his duty isl
o look at once into all cases of acct
ent on the line. During the term of
Or. Wood as staff surgeon no difficulty
lad been put in the way of his seeing
ny cases of accidents at once, the rule
eing suspended in his case. When DR..
udd was appointed to succeed DR..
Wood the same courtesy was allowed
lin by the staff surgeon, but when
lie went to the hospital he was denied
-dmittance to the patients in one case
icing kept waiting an hour before the
ospital staff had finished their work.
This annoyed DR.. Moore, who took the
natter TO George w. Smith, the secre-
airy. He was informed by Mr.. Smith
that DR.. Judd had .
forgotten to inform the in
erne and the nurses that the rule was
till suspended. Since that time there
las been no further trouble between
Dr. Moore and the hospital staff.
In regard to the purchasing of the
rugs and medical supplies" he said,
I know from my experience on the |
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%. were always the lower bidders on
he tenders made, except in few in
tances, and consequently the bulk of |
ur supplies were always bought from
hat firm. Possibly for the same rea-
on the hospital supplies are bought |
rom that firm. But. of course, all the |
Board of Health supplies were bought |
fter bids had been advertised for and |
ways on contract"
When questioned regarding the ex-
lanation given DR.. Moore by Mr.. I
smith as to his trouble with the hos |
ital staff, DR.. Judd said that he was
lot at all surprised that they should
ened off on to him.
After what l have said I am not
at that at ALL" he said.
w H6Il JOlQ IHdJ II ndQ Deen stated
hat it was the new board of trustees
hat had dismissed him as staff sur
con and not the old board of trustees,
)r. Judd was thoughtful. Then a light
roke in upon him.
1T may have been the new board,
VT made up of the follower members
# the old board. I am nearly certain
hat none of the newly appointed mem
,ers of the board could have been
It that meeting. Some I know were
lot there. because they are out of
own. Why don't you go and ask
George w. Smith to let you look at
he minutes of that meeting? 1t is a
public institution and the minutes are
mart of the public records"
Regarding which board took the ac-
ions complained of by Drs Hodgins
Ind Judd, it is stated explicitly that
he new board is alone responsible.
the biennial meeting of the
the members of the new
BOARD met and took the actions which
AVE caused all the trouble. At this
Meeting it is doubtful if many of the
lewly-appointed members were pres
mt. 1t is known that the majority of
he six were not and it is possible that
,oua were The board of trustees is !