The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-08
CITY NOT LIKELY
/ TO GET MEMORIAL
Members OF Council Who Had
That Idea Were Under a
Misapprcl1cnsion.
DR.. ROBINS REVIEWS WORK
Hospital Last Year Furnished
Citizens Free Treatment
Amounting to $5,75I.

Dr. Charles II. Robins. who has been
secretary and treasurer Of Memorial
Hospital Corporation since its founda-
ton, was asked yesterday as 10 tho
report that some members of the coun.
Gil contemplated securing that institu-
ion as u city hospital, hts reply being
that II such an idea existed these
members were evidently under 4 mis-
During the seven years that have
been an officer in the institution, saitl
u. ltobins, there has not been Il year
charged all OF It's Obligations and
started cacn year Tree Of debt, and tic
Icar Just closed has been u less dti
suit one TO nnance than the year be.
lore.
The problems which face Memorial
&re 81 ~ those that have to he met
~ every other hospital OF ike charuc
ser III me country. II mas a private
oospital and 4 ward hospital sepu-
.ated from cach otner by the aumlnls
ration BUILDING. me private hospital
tlaS always been source OF normal
ana legitimate pront. ims profit now
ever. instead OF BENG ueclateu III ulNi-
TENDS has been applied to the sup
port OF tree cases. 1t has. however,
uever been suiIlclcnt To maintain ali
u the Charity wurk that the hospital
does. and IL has always been ncce ssary
- secure outside funus. AS the great
CT part OF the free beds Is rurulSncd
- citizens u Richmond some years
ago TRENDS o. the institution VINO were
III the Council introuuceu an ordinances
which WAS passed, approprIating 10
the various hospitals mat did charity
work Il sum OF money supposed 10
Or giving them Tree gas ana water.
Inc amount appropriated to Memorial
MAS and has continued 70 DC 5000.
Each year the Cuuncil mas mad its at
tentlon called 10 the tact unal TINS
sum was entirely nadcQuate.
DID Mucn l'rcc work.
DurinS 1910 Memorial Hospital
paid into the city treasury S..Uso.o.
ior gas and water. and ii asked for
s2,ooV. ] aid not ask the city to .elm-
curse the hospital tor the Tree treat
carry out The spirit Of an ordinance
adopted some years ago AS Il matter
OF fact the hospital furnished 10 cit :
izens Of Richmond during 1910, i,iiI
hospital days, which at ward rates
would have amounted to s5,15l. This
l. an average OF twelve beds Il day
every day IN the year. The amoun,
that the city actually gives would run
these beds less than flvc weeks
Few people know the amount OF
charity Work done by Memorial N
SIN years the hospital has furnished
l?o.oi9 hospital days to patients or
absolutely free to poor PATIENTS so
mai over 20 per cent. OF the total work
OF the hospital has been charity
Get Some Treatment.
,'tn lact IS not generally known
simply because the charity patients
ilre given the same treatment in tho
wards as those that pay. and nobody
KNOWS the difference bur the patient
and the hospital authorities we be-
iievc that this is the best way to
handle the problem. The poor are
treated and cured without being brand
cd rs paupers or recipients Of charity.
At the same time the immense
amount Of charity work that Memorial
does costs money, ana the hospital