The Detroit times., 1910-10-28
MEDICAL STAFF OF
CHILDREN 5 FREE
HOSPITAL FIRED
Board Of Society Women, Headed by
Mrs. R. Med. Campau, Makes Clean
Sweep With Exception of DR..
Herbert M. Rich
Claim Made That Old Staff Wasn't
Enthusiastic Over Erection of
Proposed New Wing.

That Detroit society woman and
physicians who ally themselves In the
cause OF philanthropy and sweet char.
ity sooner or later come to the point
in the road where harmony is no
longer possible, Is once more exem-
plified in the fact that the board OF
trustees OF the Children's Free hos
pital-composed OF society women
has dismissed the entire stan OF
physicians Of that institution and
started in to reorganize the medical
faculty according to their own pref
erences.
The first move to this end was
taken Oct. 5, when the trustees and
officers held the first meeting of the
season and q resolution to reorganiZe
the STAFF was put through The ma
jority in attendance at that meeting,
1t is said, were under the impression
that the reorganization was to be eff
fected through the stan itself. as Is
customary in all hospitals. This was
not the idea OF certain few, however,
who Immediately caused TO be writ
ten letters OF dismissal TO the various
physicians comprising the staff DR.. j..
K. Galley, who has been chief OF STAFF
since the organization of the hospital
in 1886, and, in fact, was instrumental
in securing the first money from the
late Hiram Walker, which made the
erection of the building possible, ten
dered his resignation before the letter
of dismissal vas written.
During the past week in several in
stances where assistant physicians in
hospital TO do work, they were in
formed their services were not wanted.
Dr. HerbSft NJ. Rich has been made
head of |the medical department by
Mrs. r. Med. Campau, president Of the
board. and the trustees who voted
with her TO effect the reorganization.
The new order of things has been in
force since Monday Following the
Wholesale dismissal last week, the
physicians formerly comprising the
staff met with Mrs Campau, in her
! home, No. 1873 Parkerave., Saturday
morning, at her request, TO talk over
| the matter, and 1t is said, the doctors
minced no words in the argument AS
president OF the board, Mrs. Campau
called a meeting OF the trustees in her
home, Monday, and again on Tuesday
morning. Both were attended only by
those ladies' pledged to support the
presidents radical action.
A number Of physicians who have
been asked to take appointments ON
the stan OF the hospital during the
past few days have declined, and as a
meeting OF the deposed doctors and
other physicians was held Wednesday
evening to discuss the matter, there Is
likely to be difficulty in filling the va
cancies. AS the doctors give their
time and skill absolutely free to the
hospital, and the majority OF them
have been doing the work for the
little patients in the institution for
years, the action OF the ladies is con-
sidered high-handed in the extreme.
The deposed STAFF includes: Drs. j..
K. Galley w. G.. Hutchinson, A. d.
Holmes, Grant Mcdonald, Leartus Con-
nor Ray Conner. p. NJ. Hickey, B. NJ.
Shurly, A. p. Biddle, Guy H. McFall,
J. K. Emerson, Daniel LaFerte and
F. NJ. Thomson DR.. Herbert NJ. Rich,
who is now In charge, Is the only
physician retained OF the old stan.
It is said that proposal to build a
800, 900 addition to the hospital, for
which Mrs. Campau has been work
ing hard since her election to the pres
idency last January did not meet with
the enthusiastic support OF the stan,
which, 1t is claimed, was one reason
for the action OF the board.