Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
GRADY. HOSPITAL
FIRE TRAP, SAYS
DR.. ELk|N
Committee Talking for S750,000
Institution Hears Old One
Classed as Menace

committee appointed by Bishop
C. X Nelson to further investigate
the necessity for 2 new municipal
hospital in Atlanta 20 cost about
$3.50 900 and to replace the old Grady
Hospital attacked as a fire trap
and a disgrace" actively took up the
work assigned TO it Thursday and
will repor, TO Bishop Nelson at
meeting to he called later
At the conference held Wednesday
afternoon in the directors room OF
the Lowry National Bank, and a
which were present committees from
Council. the Atlanta Medical College,
Chamber Of Commerce and the board
Of trustees Of Grady Hospital, II was
unanimously decided that there IS
dire need of new medical institution
and resolutions were passed request
ing that committees decide upon
plans of procedure for placing the
question of a bond issue to cover cost
Of the hospital before the people At
the fall election and also to decide
upon the size of the institution de-
sired
Working Committee Named.
Bishop Nelson. who was responsl-
bic for the meeting and who acted as
chairman appointed committee
consisting Of DR. w s. Elkin, dear
~ the Atlanta Medical College, A. r.
Colcord, CITY Councilman. Mayor
Woodward. Or. f. G. Jones. Of the
Atlanta Medical College. and II. L.
Foreman. of the Chamber OF Com
nlerce. to look into the question OF
the importance of such hospital, d.
rect publicity, secure exact estimates
Of the cost Of an adequate institu- !
far IN a q Ian al
the matter TO the Council and TO |
make definite recommendations at |
Inc next meeting
Smother committee was appointed |
to act in conjunction with the com /
mittee already appointed by the City |
Council to confer with Fulton County |
officials with reference to making II a |
ioiat city and count, institution ON !
this committee are Charles S. North |
en. Or Floyd w. McRae and DR.. |
Charles +. Murphy.
Plans for modern hospital suffi
GENTLY large for the needs Of Al |
lanta were presented by DR. William |
B. Summerall, superintendent OF the |
Grady Hospital His estimate is
100000.
Details of Plan.
II calls for an outdoor clinic build |
ing with complete laboratories for |
research work. laboratory for the city |
bacteriologist and chemist, division |
for clinics for both whites and blacks, |
emergency operating room and Of !
fees for the County Coroner, which |
would cost 500 600. nurses dorml-
tory, to cost 5000; u contagious |
disease hospital. costing $4,000; two |
buildings for the ordinary charity |
work one for white persons and the T!
n
chidren's wards, $4,000; boiler
room, laundry rooms, kitchen and |
orderly's quarters. $4,000; a private |
pay hospital, $780, 600; extra land and |
Enclosure $4,000.
hospital built upon that plan. Or. |
Summerall said, would be adequate !
for all purposes and a credi; TO the |
city instead Of the disgrace which |
the Grady Hospital is now. The pri- |
vate pay hospital he said, would |
more than pay for the maintenance |
of the entire hospital and would In |
so years pay OFF the interest and |
sinking fund on the bond issue.
Grady Called "Fire Trap"
The recently added private hospital |
has given great returns In the short |
time IL has been in operation, said |
Dr. Summerall, which leads him TO |
believe the larger institution would |
net still larger profits. At the pres
ent time they are unable TO care for
more than one case In ten at the pay |
hospital
Dean w. S. Elkin. Of the Atlanta |
Medical College, outlined the imme-
diate necessity OF a new hospital
The Grady Hospital is inadequate. |
a fire trap, unsanitary and a men !
ace to all patients and the general
public" he said They can't attend |
10 even small part of the cases. |
There are about twenty ambulance |
calls every day and with the present |
facilities il is impossible to answer
only two or three of such hurry up |
calls. At present there is no ma
ternity hospital in Atlanta for colored |
women. IL is a deplorable fact, yet
negro women have been picked up on
the street in serious condition, be- |
cause OF their inability to get medi-
cal attention anywhere in the city"
Mayor Promises Help.
a modern hospital would be one
81 the biggest assets OF the city and
would do much to advertise Atlanta.
Other cities not much larger are now
erecting hospitals costing as high as
six million dollars Why can not At
lanta spend at least a million dollars
10 hold her own A munich
pal hospital would beneht all and the
taxpayers should be willing to stand
the small additional expense"
Mayor Woodward promised his aid