The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
Question of Staff Left
Open for Determine
tion Later.
UMLAUF OPPOSES
ANY COMPROMISE
Business Mems Club Favors I'm
mediate Acceptance, and Urges
That Staff Be Composed of
College Faculty, With
Family Physicians in
Emergencies.

AS solution to the city hospital
problem. the Administrative Board
unanimously recommended to the Coun-
| ell yesterday the acceptance of the
| Medical College OF Virginia's free offer
of the Virginia Hospital, all details as
to the manner of It's conduct and the
composition Of the staff, over which
most of the controversy has arisen, to
he made q matter of contract between
the college and tho board. A motiofs
to provide that the faculty Of the
college shall be the staff of the hos
pital. was rejected, 8 to g but one
| OF those opposed to that condition at
this time stated that he would favor
| 1t when the Administrative Beard
came to make up it's contract 4
Business Mems Club Acts.
| Later in the day this course WAS
unanimously approved at largely
attended meeting of the members of
the Business Mems Club. Councilman
jacob Umlauf spoke at length in sup
port of his contention for a hospital
open to all physicians who might be
| called in by the patients After hear
ing from Eppa Hunton, Jr the club
adopted resolutions calling on the City
Council to accept the offer at the ear
liest possible moment, and urging the
Administrative Board in making its
contract with the medical college to
agree that the visiting staff OF tho
hospital shall be composed OF the fac
uity of the medical college, provided
that any patient who shall I'm an
emergency be. carried to the. hospital,
can summon his family physician upon
the approval OF the visiting stafr."
Speaking for the college, Mr.. Huntou
/ said this amendment would be entirely
| acceptable In fact..ait is In the ylinass
| "'th Tie established ethics nj the med
ical profession. Mr.. Umlauf said that,
1t would not meet his views, intli-
| fight. - 80
| The recommendation to the- Ad.a
ministrative Board Will be reported to
the common Council on Monday night.
and, II adopted. viii go to the BOARD
|of Aldermen on Tuesday of the fol.
lowing week.
| Administrative Board Acts.
i The whole situation was thoroughly
discussed before the Administrators
board yesterday morning. and fnc,a
we're presented In connection with ybo
pians Tor making Richmond great
centre OF medical education. wbich
many Councilmen indicated had not
before been fully understood Presi-
ueHt ueHt ,. Z. Mitchell predicted that lie
lne present plans are consummated
Richmond would have n medical school
operated ms branch of the University
OF virginia. which would be the eonaI
oi any medical school, and certainly
superior to any in the South Dan.
hite steps In this movement, he pointed
| OUT were the conduct by the city of
a public free hospital, so .nnna,.1 .s &
to afford clinical opportunities. and
Tor this use the college has rendered
building
Another ster has already been out.
|
foi Si5,ooc year for maintena bca af
the Memorial Hospital as q free State
hospital similar to the University of viz.
ginia hospital for State patients from air
sections of Virginia, that hospital aiso
70 De operated under the direction of
the faculty OF the college, and to affortI
turther clinical opportunities. M.
/ Hunton told the board that there bo,,
never Oeen any idea on the part OF tba
college faculty OF refusing to cali In
II iainily physician in tho event 81
patient requested the courtesy That
was a very different thing, he oya
plained. from throwing the hosnits,
"lde open to the private practic. of
men VINO charged for their seryices /
MT. Hunton was quite certain the
whole matter could be amicably ar
ranged between the college and tha
1otnt, 1ot.u' ana mat It was too small
detail TO allow 1t to check a great
movement affecting both the poor of
the city and the advancement of med Il
ical education. l.. u. Morris. % ~
Bemiss and W. r. Miller indorsed Mr.
Hunton's attitude.
Resolution Adopted.
me administrative Board by unani-s
nous vote adopted the following:
| on motion of Mr.. Hirschberg Il is
! ordered that all the papers referred To &
! the Administrative Board by the Com
! mon Council Mt Its meeting held o,,Y y
! December %. 1913. relative to the OF.
| fer OF the executive committee OF rho
Medical College of Virginia to allow
I the free use OF the Virginia Hospital To
me city OF Richmond, to be returned
with recommendation that the fol-
! lowing resolutions be adopted as 4
substitute for the resolution now nerd
| ing before the Common Council of the
| city OF Richmond:
'Be it resolved by the Council Of
the city OF Richmond. the Board OF
Aldermen concurrisg: -
-. That the s,r to the city OF
| Richmond by the executive COMMITTEES
of the Medical College of Virginia for
the free use OF the Virginia Hospital,
! at Eleventh and Clay Streets. for a S
period not exceeding ten years. be ac. i
| cepted
"2. That the Administrative Board OF
! the city OF Richmond be. and they arc
/ hereby authorized to enter into con-
| tract with the authorities having Shs a
control anu management of the eaiif e
| hospital for the occupancy and us3
| thereof by the city or Richmond for
| hospital purposes for. period not ex g q
ceeding ten years. which contract shalt
| be prepared BY the City. Attorney, and y
| shall embody the terms, conditions sapSj
details concerning the management ata
control OF tho said hospital during thaN
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