The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-31
WANTS STAFF FROM
COLLEGE FACULTY
Councilman Umlauf Speaks in
observation-disclosures Mitchell
Says City Made Mistake
When 1t Failed to Accept
Offer of Memorial
Hospital.

'he Chamber of Commerce yesterday
AFTERNOON unanimously approved tho
plan for public free hospital. In the
resolutions adopted. the CITY CounciI
10 urged promptly to accent the Viz
gihia Hospital. offered free OF rent bv
inc Medical College OF Virginia. Tb.
administrative Board, in arranpinr
act with the medical college, ls
eq"ested TO stipulate that the yisit-
iEs stan Of such hospital be from ~.
usuitS Oh the Medical College of yir-
- a, perIhitting an emergency patient
W summon his family physician on
approval of the visiting star 81 - m
sluihg that the hospital afford inci-
uentai CLINICAL advantages to the Medi
cal College OF Virginia.
resolutions Adopted.
aesoiutlons offered by Judge CeorzeN
~ ~ CHRISTIAN and seconded by William
80 =, reed. mt the close OF the debate
were adopted as follows:
whereas, the Chamber of Co,nmer,a
10 impressed with the necessity. for
municipal hospital in the civ or
iicnmond. and is convinced TINT ~
sh"uid accept the offer from the
MEDICAL College of Virginia Of tha
'iTg,nia s, Hospital for this purpose: and
inrna,a IL Is convinced that the
fxysz-
treatment in the most efticient n,.n,'
~ selecting the visiting staff FROM tho
oi the Medical College of viz
i'ia' permitting an emergency n,tient
~ summon his family physician unon
me approval of tho visiting star go
nut . the said hospital will therebv in
rba a,.,, aIord clinical artagessftna
me ,,,N Medical College of Virginia ma ,iz.s
whereas. such action viii Ia b 1.i3,Ss
.pi IN bringing about the merpa,. :, s.
.nc Meaical College of Virginia with,g
'ne heolcal department OF the IJniva,.4t
o. virginia, and bringing the snno
:, ~ hichmond' result which it 10 he
lieseu VIII advance medical education
mond; and - ftich
whereas. this body has confidence IN
the Board of Aldermen. the Co,,,,,,...
Souhcil and the Administrative board
~ uesiFe 10 present to them its views
upon these important matters
Ihereiore be it resolved.
W Ihat the Board OF Aldermen an,
!, sne common Council be, and thew are
hereby, requested and urged protnnti,.
to accept the tender of the vir.,iais
Hospital Nirsinih
y, Ihat the Administrative Roard
VT other b1dy authorized to contract
With tho Medical College OF Vir,inia
,or .he virginia Hospital be and ~ 10 4
hereDy requested and urged to agree
10 such a medical staff for said hosni-
these resolutions. =.
should Have Been Accentca
In opening tho meeting Pre.;a.
~ darlington said 1T was one OF the fI,nn
Iiohs or the chamber to bring topathar
nose nose eiements that make for the cfty,s-
pIogress' especially when those eie.
ments were not really very far ,na,.t
L. q. Morris clearly presenter tbe Sc,
alton. The chamber. he said. ba,1 M &
aA TO grind-no personal Interest,"
was forum where every one could y
come and express his opinion. n u-as
an oHer, Mr.. Morris said, that should z
nave been accepted long ago. Last
sAusust tne tender OF the Virginia Hos
pitai building, fully equipped. for q 3
iree public hospital was made bv the 4
lneaical college authorities, without
strinss. 1t was favorably reported ~,
py the Public Utilities COMMITTEES ana z
amended In the Finance COMMITTEES of
the CITY Council to provide that any
i,, shouid nave tho privilege of
sending for his family physician.
IF a person is too poor to go TO
hospitai on his own account" said NJ
Morris. "he should accept the medical s
attention that the city furnishes. 1t
Is altogether improbable that those
wanting to use free hospital would 4
care 10 go outside and employ expen-
sive physicians, when the very best
men in the profession practice In the
hospital free ~ Il
Nothing Secret, Says Norris.
All that was asked in return for Z
lnis building was the clinical adyan- y
tases we have begun negotiations b
by which the medical department. OF
lhe university may be brought to Rich
nond There Is no secret about IL. ]
me whole matter Is simply that, lie
by such consolidation we can qualify
ourselves for such endowment as we
may be able to obtain, we will have
right here I'm Richmond the largest
medical school In the South We have
brought about n consolidation OF the )
local colleges, and there is completes !.
harmony to-day. The executive COM
mittee has never had the least idea,
by thought or word or deed, that there 3
aver were two colleges. Having done
these larger things, 1t is discouraging 4
to men who are giving freely ofathcir
time and brain without any counpen- Il
sation. to have our fSctions questioned
and our work stopped ebyyunjmportartss
details. and talk in the City Council 1
of there being n negro in the wood
pile when none exists. Such an Idea
rs not calling in, family physicians in
cases never entered 9 Our
minds. We are willing to trust the
Board TO do the right
the plan" s
VIII Get the Hest, Snys Eobiss.
DR.. c, r. Robins said 1t aeemed fyn- rs
possible to change anything without G
treating Suspicion and doubt He WElR
satisfied that when the public sund
stands the sick poor are to get the 81
'ery best attention to be z, h0Sa S