Evening journal., 1909-09-25
DOCTORS AGAIN
VOICE PROTEST
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pital to treat his own patients. Mr..
Johnston did not care to make any
other statement, as he said he did not
wish to enter any controversy
Sent to Homeopathic Hospital.
There was another interesting devel-
opment in the controversy today when it
became known that one of the allopath-
ic physicians, not a member Of the Del
aware Hospital stan, had sent a patient
TO the Homeopathic Hospital and person
ally was treating the patient there The
permit TO send this patient to the
Homeopathic Hospital was obtained by
the old school doctor last night, and the
patient was admitted this morning
Dr. p. A. NJ. Rovitti is the physician
treating patient at the Homeopathic
Hospital He obtained permission from
Or. E. G. Negendank last night to send
the patient to that institution, and DR.
Rovitti had the patient remover there to-
day and began personal treatment OF
case.
Dr. Rovitti said he did not apply to
the Delaware Hospital for the admission
Of this patient as he applied to the Del
aware Hospital sometime ago for per-
mission to treat patient there and
ives refused. This refusal. he said, came
shortly after one of the Italian socie-
ties for which he is physician had do
mated $3.50 to the Delaware Hospital.
Whether allopathic physicians will be
allowed to treat their own patients at
the Homeopathic Hospital remains to be
seen. Some Of the Homeopathic doctors
are opposed to this plan. It was said to-
day. while many others are favorable
to It.
No Money If String To It.
The belief was expressed today by
person connected with the manage
ment of the Delaware Hospital that
the managers would not. accept a city
appropriation II 1t had any string to
it. such as requiring the hospital to be
opened to all allopathic physicians, OF
for the city TO have a voice in the
management Of the institution.
II was pointed out today that the
management of Delaware Hospital has
not asked City Council for financial
assistance. and that the controversy
has arisen over the speech OF President
Of Council James L. Banning to the
effect that the city should appropriate
money to the two hospitals Of the city
Up to the present time the hospitals
have not requested Council 60 appro-
PIRATE money. and whether any appli-
cation will be made for a municipal
appropriation in the face of the agi-
tation now under way remains to b,
seen
Or. James Fl. Morgan. one of the
chairmen OF tho meeting of protest.
ing physicians, has received the fol'
lowing letter:
cdr. James II. Morgan,
5 Wilmington. Dell
Dear Sir: I notice an item I'm the
Philadelphia Press Of to-day relating
to a protest of committee Of allo-
J pathic physicians, asking City Coun.
! ell not TO make an appropriation tC
the Delaware Hospital on account o
their not being permitted to treat theii
own cases in the hospital. I am q
member of committee appointed e
draft rules for the staff of the new
J. c. Blair Memorial Hospital, and ii
our discussion this question came up
and / viii appreciate very much if yol
viii give me "a history of your cas-,
} i'm order that we may be benefited
81 thereby. and TO save future trouble.
, ''Some of the doctors on the staf
desire To confine the permission fol
treating cases 10 the members of IN,
! stan only. whereas ] think that ann
reputable physician should he entitled
to treat his own cases In the hospita
{ wards. In other words. I think Z
j patient should be entitled to have hi:
town physician treat him in any por