Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-27
Davis CrItIcises ConneII.

Davis Crttictses
In a long report furnished the council
Tuesday evening DIR. Davis called attention
to large private hospital bills which the
city has paid, the bills being for the care
of INDECENT persons either injured on the
street or found to be seriously I'll. Some of
these patients were In the hospital for over
100 days at 81 a day. The city ordinances
have no provision for the care of these indi-
gent persons and DR.. Davis commended they
should be sent to the county hospital. If
they could not be taken to the hospital at
once they could be removed there from the
private hospital within three days time,
he said, and this was specified in a resolu-
ton accompanying the report, which reso-
luton was not acted upon, however.
Many cases we're cited in the councilman's
report, which was a criticism OF the health
department, the first case being that of a
man who broke his leg in jumping out Of
a second-story window of a house of i'll
fame. The health commissioner ordered him
taken to one of the hospitals, where he was
treated. This DR.. Davis objected to, but
DR.. Connell replies heatedly that he will
not allow any man to suffer and be without
treatment, mo matter his station in life, no
matter how he was injured"
DR.. Cornell, the health physician, says he
has no more power to send a patient to the
| county hospital than any other citizen and
that no one can get a man into the county
hospital except DR.. Swoboda. If DIR. Swo-
boda cannot be found at the time the in
jured or sick man must either be sent tc
a private hospital or be allowed to suffer
until such time as he can be admitted tc
the county hospital. Further, the county
hospital viii admit no one during the night
and it will take none other than county
cases, those who have gained a residence
here.
DR.. Connell says he and DR.. swobods
have worked in perfect harmony. but har.
money will not offset ironclad rules.
Categorical Reply.
Picking out the eight leading cases cited
by DR.. Davis in his censuring OF the action
OF the health commissioner, DR.. Connel
makes the following report:
No. THE man who formerly boarded
at the Paxton hotel. Lost every.
thing and was i'll at another hotel, ex
pected to die any time. Upon petition o
leading business men he was removed lat
at night to the st. Joseph's hospital AM
operated on, gratis, by the late Or. A. w
Riley. Delicacies furnished by bushes
men, who objected to his being remove,
20 the county hospital, in which objection
the 81. Joseph hospital authorities con
CURED in, as II he was moved he woult
certainly die. Was in hospital III days
when he died, hospital discounting on
months bill.
= No. 2-Man So years of age. who receive,
fracture of the hip and right arm in run
away accident. Taken to Omaha Genera
: hospital, where two operations were per
formed. Removed to county hospital a
{ soon as able. Hospital discounted half o
d bill. Accident was in the night.
= No. 3-Man found wandering on the stree
!, in delirium tremens with four ribs broker
Taken to Omaha General hospital at nigh
and cared for seven days.
No. 4-Demented woman found wander
, ing late at night in the vicinity of Tent
i and Paul streets. Taken TO Omaha Geners
hospital. where four Assesses were r,
moved, woman remaining in state of com
for four days. Upon entrance to hosplt,
it was found that patient had erysipels
IS and was moved to the upper floor, wheI
r she had to be Quarantined for III
y thirteen days she was there. when she We
removed to the insane asylum. Count
hospital will not take patients ~sufferin