The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-17
HOSPITAL OFFER
WARMLY PRAISED
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! be elected each two years by the City
| Council from names submitted by the
Charlotte Williams Corporation, and
suggest as the first board, John l..
/ williams, Epna Hunton, Jr., u. d. Tay-
lor. James Caskie and L. l. Bcmiss.
with the Mayor and chairman of the
! Finance Committee ex-ofiicio."
Mcclure Approves Plan.
| 81 earnestly and heartily indorse the
! proposition that has been presented"
| said DIR. stuart Mcclure, president OF
the University College Of Medicine
THE city has grown SO that It's hos
| pitfalls can no longer DO the work. In
| every city OF size l have visited
have found city hospital that was
the pride OF the community. 1t isn't
right that the city should longer i'm
pose burden on It's physicians and
| hospitals that should be borne by tho
/ city Itself. 1t is Just as much the
/ business OF the city TO protec, tho
I poor in sickness to protect the
property OF citizens In time OF fire. or
to maintain police 20 protect the livc.
and property Of our people. a prince
| ly gift has been offered you worth
easily a quarter OF a million dollars
! or the need there can be no question
! Can you maintain It? Other cities at
ford public hospitals, Certainly Rich
| mond can. The location Is desirable
and tho building is evidently well ar
| ranged and well constructed and the
scheme OF management proposed is
admirable. The citizens suggested are
! men OF the highest type In our com
| munity.
| III the city takes over tho Memo
rial, tho faculties OF both schools will
constitute its medical and surgical
stan. thus giving the poor Of the city
J tho best skin OF the community, and
students here VIII have the best facili-
ties. The University Of virginia Is al
ready committed TO moving It's med
| teal department 10 Richmond. and the
prospect for medical school second
to none In tho South has never been
| brighter"
| Dr. Johnston Speaks.
| Or. George Ben Johnston. who has
/ given much time and attention 10 re-
. Organizing the City Homo Hospital
! ever since the creation Of visiting
stnn. said IL had been his desire for
many years To soc established mere n
! free hospital, worthy of tho CITY tina,
| at the city Home was doing what II
| could. but was not what the commu-
nifty deinanded, or had right to cx-
ptct Tho Memorial. he said, was de-
| signed by expert hospital architects.
| 1T my opinion said DR.. Johnston,
the way is opening for the amalga-
! nation OF the three medical schools
locating the united school In kicn-
I ;nond; and making this great free
| hospital it's clinical department. There
! are now $40 medical students IN Rtch
! mcnd, and together with the pubic
| and private hospitals more than 81
] 100000 is put into circulation annual :
| ~"
J +. l. Bemiss predicted that the close
I relation OF the two local medical
schools In a Joint staff OF Il city nos
pita would inevitably bring the col
reyes together. As a member OF the
! Charlotte Williams Corporation he
/ stated emphatlcally that under no cir
! cumstances would that hospital be
| continued as 1t is now after the OK
! piration OF the present lease thus nm
| swering those who had advised allow
| ing the Memorial to continue to be
! separated " an association OF doctors.
the city to erect its own free hospital.
! City should Have Control.
| Judge George l. Christian. chairman
| OF the board OF trustees OF the Uni
| versity College OF Medicine favored the
| plan offered except as to the manage
| ment by a self perpetuating board.
I holding that the city should have q
stronger control. lie suggested n
board of s!X-thrce councilman and
three citizens. with the Mayor as
| chairman, with power 70 cast the de-
| Gliding vote In case OF tie. He was
| greatly impressed with the need for
! a city hospital. and said tho day had
! passed when the INDECENT or those
| picked UP By the ambulances could be
! hurried to the Almshouse There was
not room In Virginia for but one first
| class medical scnool, and ne favored
| the plans now pending for consolida-
| ton lie did not believe the city
! would ever have an opportunity 10 ac-
qulre Sc valuable an institution at SO
| low a price again.
! Z. p. Taylor. for eleven years chair
! man of the Board of the Virginia Hos
| pital. considered the offer most
/ liberal one
They are giving you building you
| could not duplicate for 100000 for a
total outlay Of $4,000" ho said.
He also desired the consolidation or
| tho medical schools and believed it
was coming, and that a great free
hospital would insure its location in
| Richmond instead OF at the University
of Virginia.
Dr. Robins carefully explained MS
position as not having done anything
| 20 oppose the movement. The Me
mortal Hospital. nc thought not alto
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