New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-03
ST. GREGORY'S ANGRY
SEEKING 4 DISTRICT.
Doctors Complain of Police Depart
ment,s fiction After State ApmOrL.

The business men, merchants and contributors
J who interested in the application made 10y
| st. Gregory's Hospital for an ambulance district
several weeks ago. We're incensed when they
! learned yesterday that it had not yet been acted
upon. The Mayor has said that their application
deserves reconsideration, and the matter IS now
| in the hands of Police Commissioners Bingham.
The delay is due. the surgeons say, to Dr.
John J. Qugey, president of the Board of Police
Surgeons, who several months ago said in
written report to Commissioner Bingham that
the public interest would not be furthered by
giving St. Gregorys district. st. Gregorys
made an application before, but turned
down by Commissioner Bingham after acting
upon DIR. Quigley's report.
DR. Charles II. Duncan, chief house surgeon
of St Gregorys. said yesterday: The doctors
and all Of us are incensed and feel outraged at
the way we have been treated by Dr. Quigley
Upon our first application for a district Dr.
Qugley made three minutes inspection OF the
hospital and in his report said that the public
interest would not be furthered by granting us
a district.
Mr.. Prest. inspector of the State Board of
Charities. after making a most careful and
searching examination from the roof to the cell
lar including the personnel of the nurses and
doctors, reported to the State Board of Chart
ties that our hospital was worthy OF receiving
patients After other men from the State Board
of Charities made additional inspections they
decided to give us a charter.
"Olr visiting surgeons and internes have been
selected carefully for their special fitness for the
positions they now occupy.
Our hospital is equipped with modern facili-
ties some having been purchased in Europe. and
is the admiration of all visiting physicians.
The Health Department has found no reason to
and the Fire Dppa has D.
proved OF building
we have met every qualification that has
been put upon 10 render our hospital efficient
and useful 10 the public. and yet DIR. Quigey
says the public interest would not be furthered
by us
II would like to know what this settled in
luence Is that prompted DR. Quigley 10 mako
this Outrageous report? I challenge Dr. Qugey
TO find hospital I'm the city OF New York that
can show less percentage OF pus cases IN tho
wards in the last four months. After operating
many compound. complicated comminuted
fractures dislocations and amputatons, nud
that every has been clean. and healed IN the
first intention. We feel this is pretty good FOR
a barn. which Dr. Quiglcy has termed our hos
pital. and we believe this record cannot be
equaled by any other hospital I'm this city hav-
ing the same number of operations.
Why does DR. Quigley set himself above the
State Board Of Charities, stating that we are
unworthy Of receiving patients. when tho city
is paying US every day for patients treated? Is
II because our physicians not the best?
challenge DR.. Quigcy TO point out men that stand
higher in their profession than the men on our
board. That our hospital is needed In the local
itY is evident from upward of Il hundred thou
sand dressings that have been made since il
founded Fair! There is nothing fair about
IT, are doing honesc and faithful work. rs
tens OF thousands Of patients are glad 10
testify.
The business men. the heads OF firms. have
united by the hundreds in petitions that "A dis
trct be granted 10 us. These are practical men
whose employees We have treated, and who know
from results the good doing Yet Dr.
Quigley says in spite OF charter. in spite
of the fact that the city is paying us for our
work I'm spite of the inspectors appointed hay
ing approved our work in spite OF the fact thar
the Health Department has not nterfered, I'm
spite OF the reputation of our physicians and
the petition of the business men. Dr. Quigley has
said that the public interest would be fur
thered and that hospital Is unworthy OF a
district.
rs the outlay Of time, talent and money that
is made and is being made to keep the hospital
going 10 be useless for the caprices Of man;
is the hospital to suffer for his unjust report?"