The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-31
CHAMBER AND 7. P. A.
ENDORSE, COLLEGES
OFFER OF HOSPITAL
AT Well Attended Meetings and After Hearing Discussions Of
Representatives of Both City and Medical College Both
Bodies Urge Council to Accept Offer. Reso-
luions Are Adopted
LISTENS
AND TAKES ACTION

After hearing discussions by NUM-
Der of Interested persons on the ques-
ton of the acceptance OF the Virginia
hospital by the city. to be used as an
emergency hospital. members OF the
chamber of commerce yesterday after
noon adopted a resolution following
the lines of that agreed upon by tbs
administrative board&th day before.
The resolution means that the ac-
ceptance of the offer carries with Il.
the right of the city to control the
conduct of the hospital. and It makes
1t clear that IL a patient wishes his
family physician he may have him. II
the board of directors of the hospital
says so.
Point of Disagreement.
And on this point the disagreement
came. The council has held that III .
man is unfortunate enough to be car
ried to the City hospital he should
have the right to ask for his family
physician. He may or may not have
family physician.
On the other hand. those who believe
the college faculty should control
every call. and should have charge Of
every patient who Is carried to the
City hospital, and should have exclu-
slve control of the cases. believe that
II the proposed City hospital IL left
open to any physician the discipline
will fade away. and the work of the
hospital STAFF will not prove as en-
cient as 1t should.
The meeting at the chamber last
night was called together by President
Darlington, who said the members of
the chamber wished to learn more
about the situation, and had assembled
for the purpose OF listening to those
xsyh "a hnnf IL than
memb ers of the chamber He frank
~ stated that there were few mem
bers OF the chamber who were con-
versent with the situation so far as
the city hospital was concerned. and
he with all the other members wanted
TO be Informed.
l.. z. Morris spoke for the hospital
offer to the city. He said that theirs
was not a more opportune time than
the present to accept such an offer,
and he felt that the poor Of tina city.
would receive as good treatment at tho
proposed hospital as now at the City
home. and as well as any one at any
other hospital.
THE only question which has
arisen" said MIR. Morris. is that as
to whether a patient may send for his
family physician. There seems TO be
no doubt that he may under the
present rules. and under any rules
which may be promulgated. There In
no question but that patient may
have the attendance of his physician,
II he is unfortunate to be sent to the
city hospital"
This expression of Mr.. Morris was
borne out by that of those who fol-
lowed. Several members of the
Medical college board spoke. and the
whole gist was that the city needed a.
new city hospital. the Medical college
had offered the site for limited
period. and the city was ready to &C
cept the offer. except
And then Councilman Umlauf pre-
sented his objections:
II want the poor man Of the city OF
Richmond to have the advantages of
expert treatment" said Mr.. Umlauf,
Suppose a man who had been thrown
out of his Job had to be treated for
some trouble. and was not able to pay
for hospital service? What could
that man do, under the proposition az
suggested by the Medical college, ex-
cept place himself In the hands OF =
Medical college staff.
II have heard people say that they
would rather go to the poorhouse
than to a medical college. Who. In
this crowd would want TO be sent to q
medical college to be treated? The
poor man of this city has as many
rights as the rich man, or the man
who can go to a pay hospital. The
poor man pays the taxes You all
know that those who own the houses
do not pay the taxes. tits the renter.
Then IL he is run down by car, or II
out Of work and taken sick. why
shouldn't he be privileged with his
own doctor at the city hospital II no
has to go there? He helps pay the
taxes.
III we allow the Medical college u
name the STAFF of the City hospital
we indulge in class legislation. am
sure that no man In this gathering
would ask any member of the city
council to engage in such thing. u
know that the doctors Of this city arr
too humanitarian to allow poor mar
to go without medical treatment. But
IL any doctor ever went into hos,
pital In this city. designed for free
treatment and charged a fee. I shouit
be the first to help bring him befors
the courts of justice.
Can Get Together.
"The city and the college can get
together The city Is ready to ac-
cent the use of the Virginia hospital
1t needs 1t. The City hospital ID out
of whack and is Anticipated. But Ne
cannot give the Medical college tho
right to exclusive control OF the hos
pital."
e. l. Remiss, spoke along the lines
which have already been printed. md
DIR. Mitchell spoke. urging the peO-s
pie to line up in the fight for greatet
hospital and a greater medical cot-s
lege. mr.
DR.. Robins spoke in favor OF the &C.
ceptance of the proposition by the cstxs
and showed that all patients would
be received as well under the admtnle-
tration of the Medical college bpaF4
as any patient might receive IT aAHg
hospital In the city
Commissioner Hirschberx satd thaAs
the present City home WAS ~ fnxly
equipped as any hospital In tina ct&ys.F
THE building Ii antiquAteA.~ oa&4
Mr.. Hirschberg, but the servtce q N
good as any hospital In the city.
DIR. Mitchell stated that ~ h14
visited the City hospital and TINT tn
had, found that what Mr.. Hiroe&M
had said was true. HIM
AT-ha fslfy hnYne.r said Or. WITTY