Evening journal., 1909-09-21
PHYSICIANS WAR
ON HOSPITAL
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II appears that the closed door rule Of
the pelaware Hospital does not apply at
the Homeopathic Hospital so far as Home
opathic practitioners are concerned, al
though Of course It is hospital for Home
opathic practice only, just as the Della
ware Hospital Is for Allopathic practice.
A member Of the Homeopathic Hospital
staf explained that any Homeopathic ply
sician can send and treat his own patient
at the hospital provided the patient Is in
the nay ward II the patient is in the gem
erai ward the procedure &c for a physician
not connected with the staff to obtain per-
mission from the stan doctor in charge
OF the general ward This permission has
never been refused, IL was explained by
the physician referred to.
Mayor is Barred.
Mayor j. Harvey spruance, who Is one
OF the foremost Ailopathic physicians Of
Wilmington, is one OF the practitioners not
connected with the star OF the Delaware
Hospital and therefore is not permitted to
enter the hospital to treat patients he
may send there. lie has ono OF the largest
a.
the meeting last night but II is under
stood he is in sympathy with the profess
sional movement for the "open door" at
the hospital.
Should Council make an appropriation
for the hospitals Il would Be necessary "a
have the Mayors approval before the ap-
proprations could become effective.
When Mayor Spruance was asked about
/ the subject to-day. and particularly his
attitude IN the matter. he said'
III is true that only physicians who are
connected with the hospital stan are per
mitted TO treat patients within tho insti'
tuition. II does not necessarily mean that
because physicians are not on the stan
that they are not physicians In good
standing. II is not a question OF ethics
but rule OF the hospital management
that excludes them. / am not a member
Of the stan and never applied for POSI-
ton on H. have sent hundreds Of patient.
TO the hospital for treatment but have re.
linguished treating them as soon as the,
enter the hospital. No. / have never at
tempted TO enter the hospital myself L
treat my patients and have never beeI
turned away, as ] knew Il was a rule there
and did not 80 that far.
1T seems TO me that II the hospital j
10 receive financial aid from the city 4
should be open to all Allopathc physician
IN good stanoing. I am not saylne VIVA
4 would do Il Council should grant an ap
propriation. but whatever ] should do
would give ample reasons for my action.
"what the city needs, It seems C
me under the present circumstances
is a general hospital TO which patients
could be sent at all times and oper
10 all physicians In good standing &
treat patients there"
"Do you mean that both physicians
of both schools should be permitted
TO send and treat their patients in 1
general hospital the Mayor wal
asked.
"Yes," he replied.
Statement by President johnson,
Tnghman Johnson, president OF tn
Board Of Managers OF the Delawar
Hospital, when interviewed by a re
porter for THE EVENING JOURNAL
to-day said that there were restrictiv
regulations at the hospital, as in an
institution OF the kind. He said h
knew OF only one hospital Mncle q ire
rein was given 20 physicians and tina
was at West Chester where th
homeopaths and allopaths have joine
together and use the one hospital
Mr.. Johnson said that no reputabl
r physician would be refused 70 atten
q patient at the hospital In privat
r rooms. "Such permission would
freely given by any member Of N
] In ~
upon proper application being made
he said.
"In the genera ward where III
y patients pay 81 a day If they have II
H. money, and nothing II they haven't
: the conditions arc different" said NJ
"a johnson. We have a staff of phys