Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-12-28
MEDICAL STAFF OF THE
HOSPITAL IN SESSION
Doctors Talk OF
Agitation That
Is Now On.
OPPOSE CHANGE

Aroused by the agitation over the
hospital as a result of the action of
Alderman B. M. Cannon in asking
for information regarding the insti-
tuition before the city makes an ap-
preparation, and also by the COM
ments made in the EVENING
NEWS, the medical staff of the hos
pital met at the Packer House at
o'clock yesterday afternoon to dis
cuss the subject. The session lasted
about an hour and half The out
come was the following letter sent
to the EVENING NEWS by DR.. J. G.
Wilson, dean of the medical staff:
"As senior member and president
of the hospital staff, ] feel that 1t is
my privilege and certainly my duty
to ask the people of this community
not to be misled by the totally un-
founded and damaging statements
relative to our most charitable IN
stitution.
"The motive for this unwarranted
attack is not a difficult proposition
to solve, and one may be sure 1t is
not for unselfish love of the hospi-
tai. We are accused of being q
close corporation and as such 1t is
experim ent with a self-appointed
and unlimited number of physicians
as a staff; all this to be done to fur
ther the plans. Of one or possibly two
men. During conversation with
DR.. Edward Ill shortly after our ap-
pointment, he expressed the opinion
that staff of six physicians was toe
large for SO small a hospital. He
based conclusions upon an exper.
fence they had in Newark but q
short time before. can say most
trdthfully that each and every one
of us has conscientiously done all in
our power to further the interests
of the hospital and 1 should be sorry
to believe that our work has not
been appreciated.
Il am convinced that If the sug-
gestions which have appeared re-
Gently In the columns of the EVEN.
ING NEWS are adopted, the institu-
tion of which we are SO justly proud
will be short lived, and furthermore
1t is not my purpose to be in any
way associated with it should such
an unfortunate change take place.
~. G. WILSON"
At the meeting the following
we're present: DR.. J. G. Wilson, Dr.
]. L. Lund, DR.. w. e. Ramsay, Dr.
F. G. Henry, DR.. G. w. Tyrrell. DR.
M. s. Meinzer, Alderman-st-Largt
William D. Voorhees,, Mayor Albert
Bollschweiler and Walter H. Turner
The latter is the receiver for the
Chronicle. The EVENING NEWS
was not invited to be present.
Considerable discussion took
place, with DR.. Wilson. DR.. Ramsay
and Mr.. Turner as the principa
spokesmen. There was some talk o.
the whole staff resigning II an!
change was made in the present
makeup of the body The appropria'
tions were discussed and there were
some expressions of opinion as tt
what to do. 1t is understood thai
ter from another physician, who II
not member of the staff, in which
the writer stated that because of the
present way of managing the insti
tuition, he was forced to lose $1,000
a year.
DR.. Ramsay, 1t is stated, referred
to the fact that the doctors with
large practices were getting it from
all sides since the agitation began
They were being asked by the peo
pie into whose houses they went
whether or not the institution was
closed corporation, and II 1t Is true
that only certain few doctors have
the say as to the management of the
hospital. The doctor declared thai
this was not pleasant and he thought
some action ought to be taken.