The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-03
Expert Recommended by DR..
Worcester Comes Here
From Boston
Directors of Hospital Issue a
Statement Explaining General
Scope of Project
Facilities VIII Be Limited at
First and Small Fee Will
Be Charged

DC Vial SCu
Rev. Albert B. Shields, who comes
from DR.. Worcester's Emmanuel church
in Boston 10 take charge of the En-
manuel movement. which is to be inau-
gurated at St Ia5e's hospital, arrived
in San Francisco yesterday. and after
a lengthy conference with Bishop Viii
liam Ford Nichols of the Episcopal do
cese and the directors Of the hospital
announced that SOON he wouldsbe ready
10 start the work In this city. For the
present DIR. Shields is staying with his
mother. 2S35 Derby street, Berkeley.
The bishop and iocesan officers issued
yesterday afternoon a statement in re-
gard TO the proposed work which will
be conducted here in the new psyche
pathic ward at St Lul1e's.
DR. Shields said that he had nothing
TO say in addition to that statement.
which follows:
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
since tine visit of the Rev DR. Wor-
EeHlEL 20 our ely III J@n0dAg 4JDSs anu
the announcement made at the time
that. after deliberate preparation, a
psychopathic ward would be estab-
Iished at 81. Luke's hospital on the
genral lines Of the Emmanuel move
ment muJtitude of inquiries have
come 10 prove the wide interest in the
plan. The directors of the hospital are
now able TO ma Ike a more definite state
ment in the matter, though ii must be
of prelimina ry character and obVi-
Ously can not anticipate details. which
the careful pioneering into this some
what new fielo Of hospital work can
alone determ me
this new war dis simply 10 be cor
rotated with the existing excellent hos
Dital stan OF physicians and nurses and
hospital agencies AS the addition Of an
X-rav or radium department marks q
progressive institu ton. Furthermore
the reco ignition Of the Emmanuel move
ment by him authorities in the medical
profession who have taken pains to
familiaribe themselves with il at first
hand, the wide scie ntihc interest in
psychQt and thss hospitality man
Tested by the large, number of our
representative physicians who came
upon invitation 10 bear Dr. Worcester
when he was in San Francisco, have
impressed discriminating minds. we be-
lieVe, with the standing of the move
ment as promising a true and genuine
hospital auxiliary.
The Emmanuel movement just now
eoming into prominent notice has a
deeper meaning ana a more vital 5-ens
than most Of its enthusiastic workers
yet pprehend.-QuOted from Physicians
in Psychotherapy. Vol. /. No. /, D. l.
SERVICES OF EXPERT
A matter Of prime importance was to
secure tae services OF an expert. One
has been found who comes with the
recommendation of the Rev. DIR.
Worcester and who has added to his
experience in Boston both as an active
promoter Of the Emmanuel movement
s.hd a college lecturer. recent instruc-
ton from some Of the leading au.noc-
sites in psychotheapy in Europe-Rev.
Albert B. Shields. d.. Lewis W. Allen.
practice and having only conHmadn
the able and successful superintend-
ent Of the hospital, having for some
time desired to resign the position in
order 10 have more time for his pri-
waite practice and having only con-
scented TO continue until we could Sc
cure successor, viii turn over the
the general administration in fine run
ming order to cvontin11e as before, en-
abling Mr.. Shields TO coordinate with
1T the new ward.
LIMITED. IN BEGINNING
In the interest of the better efficiency
for the new ward and of its creation OF
q high standard of treatment the SCOPE
Of its treatment at the beginning must
Ntt 4lMAltQ DOlM IN the NUMBER or na-
tients and the opportunities for clinical
instruction. AS helpers are trained the
scope win be enlarged just as widely as
is consistent with the type of service IL
is proposed TO maintain. And pursuant
10 the recent declaratfO of the leaders
Of the Emmanuel movement patients
must come with the approval of their
respective family physicians, or in case
they have no family physician, after the
diagnosis Of some member of the med
zeal profession known to the hospital
authorities.
st. Luke's hospital has but a meager
endowment and all its earnings are
turned to the betterment of the institu-
ton and the increase of it's charitable
work A scale of charges will there
fore be arranged for the psycophatic
ward simply TO help the efficiency OF
the hOspital and increase its charitable
work. the corporation not being en-
powered for any private profit If later
an out patient department can be in
stituted after the manner of the Mas
sachusetts general hospital under Doc
tor Cabot. that viii AFFORD large and
welcome opportunity for free work
and for the enlistment of an expert
body Of social service workers.
All communications touching the
psycophatic ward can be addressed To
Rev. Albert B. Shields, superintendent
St Luke's hospital, Twenty seventh
and Valencia streets, San Francisco
For the board of directors,