The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-30

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Il IS the policg Of the COMMITTEES u
30 conduct the affairs Of the hospital
that 1t win be a financial success. ID
orderEfo do this and thereby insure Il
this city the BENEFITS Of first class
hospital It must have the hearty sup.
port Of every physician who is acces
sible to IT. To secure this support and
cooperation the committee intends to
conduct the hospital On basis of alb.
solute neutrality among all the doc.
tors who may wish to pstronize 1t. No
sfayortttsm will be shown to any ono
no matter what has been his past reIa.
tons to the institution, Every doct3r
win be on perfectly equal footing
with the management of the place.
The immediate control is vested in
Mr. J. C. Miller. who was elected gen.
erai superintendent and neId responsl.
BILE only to the executive committee
for the management and success Of
the hospital.
The question has 0iten been asked
in the past few weeks as to who would
take Dr.. Cooks place in relation TO
the hospital. His position was Of SO
pecullar-a nature taat It is manifestly
impossible for any one to take his
place AS founder Of the hospital and
owner of the majority Of the stock he
accordingly mad the Immediate control
Of 1t and outlined It's policies. Be-
canse of his unusual attainments ami
wide reputation as surgeon the ma.
jority of the cases treated in the hos.
pital were patients Of Doctor Cook
DR.. Cook also did the operating for a
number OF other physicians who
brought their patients to him because
either they did not operate themselves
or thought that they could get better
treatment for their patients by hav.
ing Dr.. Cook operate On them. While
this was true, for several years at
least, the privilege has been extended
to any other doctor to take his IA.
ttents to the hospital and have abso.
lutte control over them, and to operate
on them If ne wished. For the last
few years several ether doctors have
taken cases there and done their own
operating Though not nominally omen
to all physicians as a general hospItal
1t has been 50 in fact. In the future
1t will be nominally and in fact gen.
eral hospital. Outside of tie resident
physician. whose duties are to meet
emergencies and assist in the treat. !
meht of patients under the direction
of the doctor in charge, the hospital
has no surgeon or no physician. A pa.
tlent must select his own medical or |
surgical attendant and may select any /
Oue ne plSiSeS.
The meeting of the doctors was pre-,
sided over by DR.. j. w. McDop,Jd
who called on everyone present for an
expression Of opinion. This was free.
ly done and many interesting polnts
We're discussed. The greatest har.
mony and good feeling prevailed and
every one seemed disposed to pnt his
shoulder to the wheel. The question
OF having a STAFF OF physicians and sur.
geons to treat those very rare cases
which come to every hospital without
being provided with medical attend.
ant was discussed pro and con. mas.
mitch as there was some difference Of
opinion as to the advisability of such
an innovation and because the need Of
1t seemed very trifllng indeed. IT was
deemed wiser at present not to have
a staff. 1t was the unanimous voice
OF the meeting to continue the hospital
and training school in the manner out.
lined by the executive committee.