The Detroit times., 1909-01-22
DOCTORS SQUABBLE
OVER HOSPITAL
CH|EF-OF-STAFF
SURGEONS WANT CARSTENs RE.
TANNED IN HARPER, WHILE
MEDICAL ADVOCATES ARE
PUSHING MCLEAN FORWARD.

Differences between the surgical ami
the medical physicians on the Harper
hospital stan are responsible for the
present uncertainty as To the appoint
lnent to be made early next month by
The trustees Of new chief-of-staff.
Under the direction OF DR.. II. o. Walk
ca and OF Or. J. IA. Carstens, the pres
cnt chief-of-staff, Harper hospital has
become chiefly surgical institution.
DIR. Angus McLeans name has been
brought forward by the medical al
xocates. There is no disposition to
criticize DR.. J. II. Carstens. under
whose regime the hospital has attain
ed great prosperity and effectiveness.
but II Is brought out prominently that
he has held the place for a long time
and could not feel sighted II not re-
appointed this year.
At the February meeting not only
the selection OF a chiefof-staff. but OF
the whole medical and surgical force
will come up for consideration and the
choice TO be made then will have much
bearing upon the future policy OF the
institution.
One OF the matters that will be
taken up at the adjourned meeting
next week will be the question as TO
whether any funds for the building
Of the new hospital have been solicit.
ei by DR.. VIM. F. Metcalf or any one
else on conditions not agreed TO by
the trustees as TO the future policy
OF the hospital.
There are IA members or the board
OF trustees, and II Is understood that
there Is not perfect unanimity or opin'
ion as to the course 10 be followed.
Consideration of the plans for the
building OF a new Harper hospital, an
nounced In The Times. Wednesday.
lid not come up in the annual meet
ing OF the trustees, Thursday evening
Another meeting will be held Wednes-
day evening OF next week.
or the 100000 needed for the re-
building. 1857 900 has already been
pledged or paid In and 1t Is hoped TO
secure the remainder this year. The
plans prepared by Architects Stratton
Il Baldwin provide for a main build.
ing with four widely separated wings,
the central building and two wings
10 be constructed first and the re-
lnainder OF the institution later upon
the site OF the present hospital, this
plan providing for the removal OF the
patients to the new wings while the
old hospital is.sbeing rafed.
AS stated In The Times the idea Is
to make Harper hospital a great gen.
eral hospital which will fill the needs
Of the city Small wards will be the
rule. with only four beds TO room.
while private rooms will be furnished
for large proportion OF the patients
\ maternity department will be added.
while sun-parlors and inclosed grounds
will give comfort TO convalescents. A
laboratory for research and diagnosis
will be added
are: Mrs. Ella l. Ford, Nell b. Ford.
Stella d. Ford. E. L. Ford, 100000;
J. l.. Hudson, $4,000; Joseph Boyer.
$4,000; Buhl Estate. $4,000; ]. B.
! Ford, for laboratory. $4,000; Lem
w. Bowen, $4,000; Henry Ford, $685.
900; F. NJ. Alger. 10000; Two
| Friends, $4,000; Mrs. w. II. Stew
| ems, $1,000; David c. Whitney, 310.-
| 600: David Rust, $4,000; James Inglis
$1,000: Edwin s. George $1,000; Mil
. ton A. McRae, $1,000; David Carter.
| 81, 600; Frank @. Ryan, $500; Fred NJ
| Sibley. $500; e. II. Nelson. $500; Lew
Is II. Jones, $500; Fremont Woodruff.
$500: E. Starret. 500; Alex. McPher-
son, $500; Henry Stephens, $500.
Harper hospital had its inception in
the requests Of Walter Harper and
Nancy Martin made In 1859. Five
years later the government needed a
hospital for sick soldiers and the first
| hospital buildings were erected. The
present hospital main buildings were
finished In 1884 and has been added to
slightly from time to time. The value
OF the property is now about $780,
000
The officers and directors Of the
hospital. all of whom were reelected
n the Thursday evening meeting are:
President. J. l.. Hudson vice presi-
dent. Gilbert Hart; treasurer. Bryant
walker. and secretary, F. E. Moulder
Superintendent. F. E. Moulder; mat
ron. Mrs. Annie c. Sheldrick; prin-
cipal Of the training school, Miss NJ.
IL. Kruger.
President ]. L. Hudson's report
showed that during the past year the
first floor OF the hospital has been re-
decorated and the fourth floor reno
waited so as to give better accommo-
dations to the employees and the young
women Of the training school. Add
tional fire escapes were added.
Supt Moulder's report shows that
21S1 patients were treated In the hos
nital proper In addition To 2,25s in
the polyclinic. Nearly 10000 days of
free treatment were provided through
the income from the bequest Of Miss
Jean Coyle. The number of pupils in
the training school was increased to
so. There were 1881 surgical cases
and 4,209 operations. or 30s cases OF
appendicitis, only four patients died.
while in SS cases OF appendicitis
with complications. all but l3 recov-