The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-13
Management Has Failed to
Hold the Good Will of the
Public and Doctors, Reads
Statement.
HOSPITAL NOW WAY
BEHIND THE TIMES
Trustees Attitude Toward
Modern Medicine and
Methods Called Thorn in
Side of Doctors.

The following statement to the pub
f1ic was adopted at the last meeting of
THE Wayne County Medical Society,
held June 5th, 1912, as expressing its
IDEAS and was ordered published in
ithe evening papers of this city.
'Tc the Citizens of Richmond and
Wayne County:
In the discussion of affairs of Reid
Memorial Hospital, there has been Civ
zen to the public by the Committee of
Investigation appointed by the City
Council, the report of It's conclusions,
based upon evidence obtained after
long and pains-taking inquiry. The
Board of Trustees of the Hospital have
also issued statement as to their
position and views. The doctors have
;made no statement of their views of
1.-THE hospital matters, though they of
lall classes in the community are most
interested and most concerned in it's
success for the general good.
Hospitals Influence.
The influence of hospital upon the
practice of medicine in a community is
profound. The hospital should be the
heart and center of the best medical
end surgical work of the community.
There doctors meet and cooperate in
actual work. They and others make
comparisons of their methods and re-
suits. The effect is to stimulate them
to their best efforts, with resulting i'm
provement in methods of practice and
n1n sef hn vYyho nf r,rn
fessional effort in the community. The
hospital should be equipped with the
fullest facilities for the scientific dag
1iosis and treatment of disease. There
should be mutual understanding, har-
mony and cooperation among those
concerned with the management, the
nursing force and the doctors.
As a hospital may exert a profound
influence in community for the ad-
vancement of scientific medicine, for
the elevation of professional stand
ards, and hence for the health of the
PEOPLE, SO may 1t, on the other hand,
stand as an actual obstacle to pro-
eress If it fails to exert the wholesome
influence that may fairly be expected
Of it.
OF all the people in the community,
the doctors from philanthropic stand
point, are most concerned in the sue
cess of Reid Memorial Hospital.
Harmony Is Lacking.
That there have existed and do now
exist differences between the trustees
Of the hospital and the doctors is gen.
orally known. The purpose of this
communication is to bring clearly and
briefly before the people of Richmond
land Wayne County, information and
conclusions that the doctors, because
lof their training and experience, and
because of their close contact with the
Hospital in actual operation. are best
qualified to offer. We address the pub
ilic because it is declared that Reid
Memorial Hospital belongs to the peo-
tple.
The doctors. in spite of some differ
.ences of opinion with the trustees as
TO policies and management, are loyal
ito the Hospital and to its generous
lfcunder, are deeply desirous of it's sue
lcess and are ready to contribute. as
lthey have done in the past, of time,
,effort and money, if need be. to attain
this.
Anent an article that appeared re-
tCently in one of the local papers. to
nhe effect that the Wayne County Med
|ical Society had issued an ultima
Itum" to the trustees of the hospital.
we have this to say: No such action
was taken by that body. The only &C
tion in the matter was the adoption,
without discussion. of a resolution in
dorsing the report of the Investigating
committee appointed by the City Coun-
Gil and pledging the Society's support
to the institution under the PROPOSE
ton therein made. When requested by
enc of the doctors to make the correc-
tion, the reporter promised to do SO.
However. the correction. though pre-
pared and made ready for insertion,
was inadvertently omitted.
A Shot at Trustees.
Knowing that like institutions else
where are crowded, at this time, with
patients, are prospering financially,
Ebenefting the communities in health,
rs well as in material way, by bring
ing business and holding business that
would otherwise go elsewhere and add
ing to the repute of their several NUM-
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