The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-31

would be no dissatisfaction either with
the medical college or with tho city
e. l.. Bcmiss said it was diflcuit to
argue n proposition that seemed to
him self cvident. The city has awaken
al to us obligation to tho sick poor.
rho city does not longer propose to
have men and women hurt on the
streets hustled or to the almshouse.
Only the cost Of II new building has
stood In the way or already acquiring
city hospital. Now the city Is offer
ed fully-equippcd building without
any charge. for such time as II de-
sires. the donor rcserving only tho
right OF using its clinical facilities.
The city has u need IL cannot supply.
The college has hospital and a dc
mand for clinical advantages.
THE statement has been made" said
Mr.. Bemiss, that the care OF the sick
would be left to undergraduates. There
could be nothing further from tho
facts There will be II full professor
the specialist in that particular disease
lin charge OF each ward, who will
have entire charge OF the patients I'M
DER his care The leading physicians
OF Richmond will be ia daily consulta-
zion with these specialists, giving
more complete service than can be
rendered 10 those who are fully able
10 pay private hospital charges. Not
one III ten of the patients who Will
come here evcr had family physician.
but if that one has the right TO call in
AN outsider, what DISCRIMINATION would
follow? IL would be reducing n public
institution TO private use"
should lie from Teaching staff.
President Mitchell pointed out that
every one seemed agreed that the city
should take over the hospital. Gus
tom has fixed that the staff should he
chosen from the teaching corps--in
fact. every one OF the present City
Home stan was teaching in ono of the
medical colleges when appointed
There was a time" continued DIR.
Mitchell, when you could plant a medi-
cal college wherever YOU desired. In
the last ten years sixty OF these col
1cEes have gone out OF existence. Since
hospitals ana laboratories have become
necessary parts OF medical educat.on,
the tcnuency has been To centre medi-
cal schools in centres of population
whore Clinical advantages could be OBJ
tanned.
'Richmond is the geographical cen
ire OF u vast territory. The whole
plan hinges on o-operation-whethc
we, as business men, are willing to
brush aside petty differences of opin-
ion and hold together for tho big
things rs Richmonds WAY. When.
she meets an emergency she is equal
Umluuf Leads Opposition.
Councilman Jacob Umlaut said no
was disappointed in tho meeting. He
had been invited to hear Il discussion
ny the Chamber OF Commerce. and had
heard only discussion from those
who had been discussing the matter
All along. There had been no
cussion by any member of the Bust
ness Mems Club--no question asked,
hut resolution offered and adopted
without argument.
Is that how YOU would Ike 10 have
ia conduct the city's business" he
asked.
The city has only one proposition
before il. nc continued, the accept
ance of this hospital for the poor, we
have nothing 10 do with this consolida-
tion with tho University OF Virginia
We were told IL was necessary TO ac-
ccpt the Memorial Hospital To get tho
colleges together We didn't take il,
and yet they got together. I don't
believe 1t is necessary for us TO accept
these terms TO get these institutions
together believe municipal hospital
should be built in Richmond, not only
for the class who have no family
r physicians. but for all grades of work
Ing people and their families. It is
q reelection on the integrity or tho
medical profession to say that the
poor have no family physicians do
not believe that condition exists Wo
should have u hospital open to all.
and the family physician should at
tend there without pay. The man who
rents the house pays the taxes--not
Won, gentlemen
Afraid of College. Suys TmInuf
What more does tho medical col.
lege want? They tell us people don't
want to 70 10 Il hospital at the moor
house More Will go TO a hospital at
me n"orhousc than will go to the ono
connected with medical college.
IhcN are afraid OF IL You know what
they think OF t. They feel closer Ia
helr family physician than To iheI,
preacher You want US TO make an
ordinance limiting the stan To tbn
college faculty. That's class lerjslo-
tion. S''''
You have no right to ask rs 70 ~,
raw excluding two-,hirds OF thc
HFSiclans or Richmond from the civ.
hospital stand for a municipaI hos
pltai, with" penalty OF hne ana i'm
pFlsohnehT on any doctor who goes
mere and practices for Zee"
John Hirsch berg, of the Adrninietr,
i've board said that ten out OF tho
we've physicians composing the CITY
home staff were members OF III. forrl
~ OF the medical college DR. MitchoII
explained that the other two were but
resiEned "''
The present hospital" Mr.. Hirsch- >
berg said. "ln equipment. nursing and
Slafi Is Just as modern and unto date