Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-23
BOARD ADOPTS
new BYLAWS
Prevent ILLEGAL Practice.
Continued from page l.,

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Mr.. Haney remarked that it would
be impossible for a doctor not on the
staff to perform an operation at the
hospital IL this section was adopted.
He was informed that a patient may
select a doctor other than a member
Of the staff to perform the operation,
providing, however, a member of the
staff be called in direct observation
of the case. The committee explain
ed that this action was taken to pre-
vent the practice of Illegal opera
tions at the institution. Although a
diagnosis must be submitted to the
superintendent, the committee said,
it would not prevent the practicing
physician from performing an opera
ton other than specified unless
supervised by a member of the staff.
Other Doctors See Little Benefit.
Physicians in this city who are
not members of the staff remarked
today that the new bylaws will not
obliterate the difficulties now exist
ing; that is, they will be practically
barred from taking patients to the
hospital and performing operations
upon them without enlisting the aid
of a member of the medical staff.
The doctors on "the outside" are OPP
posed to this course, they assert, and
they give ont the indication that the
hospital will not be occupied here
after, as heretofore, by patients who
may come under their care and
treatment. At the present time no
patient may be admitted who does
not employ the services of a MEM
Der of the medical staff, and no OUT
side doctor or doctors can practice
at the hospital, unless specially in
yited In consultation. This is done
very rarely and usually with out-of-
town doctors, 1t was stated today.
At the present time no contagious
diseases are allowed at the hospital,
therefore an amendment and addi-
ton We're made to Article 10 re-
stricting the hospital from cases of
such nature. No incurable patients
will be allowed to enter, by reason
of like action. Emergency cases will
be admitted at any time of day or
night, without formal order, accord
ing to the revision of Article 10,
which is considered by everyone as a
decided improvement. Secretary
Christofferson was instructed to
hereafteru notify every member of
the association at least sixty days
before the annual meeting that their
annual dues must be RENTED thirty
days before the date of the annual
meeting, under penalty of restriction
from voting. This action follows
the amendment of Article II, which
provides that all membership dues
must be paid thirty days previous to
the date of the annual meeting.
Change Meeting Time.
Several other important laws
were amended or revised. Hereaf-
ter there will be no beneficiary mem
bers, excluding all lodges, churches,
etc, and providing for only annual
and life members. This amendment
was questioned by o. C. Martin, who
was enlightened as to the intent Of
the amendment. The committee
stated that the hospital never gained
financially as the result of benefic-
fairy members. The annual meeting
of the Board of Governors was
changed from the first Tuesday In
March to the second Tuesday in May.
This action was taken to conform
with the fiscal year OF t~haAospital
The Ladies' Auxiliary was reIieved
Vi inc DhPCI fISIOn VI QOLucSIfC WOTK
at the hospital by amendments to
Articles 8 and 9.
Secretary v. P. Christofferson was
instructed to have printed 500 copies
of the bylaws as amended. and
copies be forwarded, with a letter
explaining the nature of the con-
tents, to every physician in Middle
sex county. In the meanwhile, how
ever, a typewriter notice will be
sent to physicians in Perth Amboy,
who are not members of the medical
staff, informing them of the privi-
leges now offered to them at the hos
pital. A vote Of thanks was extend
ed to the COMMITTEES for their untir-
ing efforts in drafting the amend
ments as adopted. Those present
were: President 8. R. Harrington,
H. w. Griswold, Sidney Riddlestorf-
fer, William D. voorhees,, o. C. Mar
tin, G. Mathiasen, Franz Roessler, P.
A. Johansen, George J. Haney, A.
Greenbaum and H. Stetson.
An Amusing Incident.
Eleven members were necessary
to pass the resolutions, as provided
in the bylaws. At $3.50 O'Clock there
were only ten members present, n
short of a majority of the entire
board necessary to pass the amend
ments. Some n suggested that e.
]. Waring be called by telephone to
attend, but William D.. VOORHEES, re-
marked, "No, don't get him; l guess
he's opposed to ome of the changes
President harrington endeavored to
reach a number of members by tele-
phone, but was unsuccessful, finally
reaching Mr.. Waring at his residence
In High street. Mr.. Waring declared
he did not receive a notice. also, was
not desired to attend by a number of
those present. Mr.. Roessler was
then called and a~cquiesced.