Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-20
DR.. SUMMERALL
GIVES FIGURES
ON HOSPITAL
Grady Head Declares Pay Feature
Would Support Entire New
Institution.
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GENTLY large for the needs OF At
lanta were presented by DR.. William
3. summerall, superintendent Of the
Grady Hospital. His estimate is
$4,000
Details OF Plan.
II calls for an outdoor clinic build
ing with complete laboratories for
research work, labora tory for the city
bacteriologist and/chemist, a division
for clinics for both whites and blacks.
emergency operating room and Of
ficos for the County Coroner which
would cost slO000O nurses dormi-
tory TO cost $4,000; contagious
disease hospital, costing $4,000; two
buildings for the ordinary charity
work. one for white persons and the
other for colored, to cost $250,0O0;
children's wards, $4,000; boiler
room, laundry rooms, kitchen ana
orderly's quarters $4,000: a private
pay hospital. sl50,0O0; extra land and
inclosure, $4,000
A hospital built upon that plan, Or
Summerall said, would be adequate
for all purposes and a credit TO the
city instead Of the disgrace which
the Grady Hospital is now. The pTi-
waite pay hospital. he said, would
more than pay for the maintenance
OF the entire hospital and would IN
80 years pay of 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 1t has been in operation, said
Dr. Summcran, which leads him to
believe the larger Institution would
net still larger profits Al the pres
cnt time they are unable 10 care Tor
more than one case IN ten at the pay
hospital
Dean w. S. Elkin, Of the Atlanta
Medical College, outlined the immc-
date necessity of q new hospital
THE Grady Hospital is inadequate,
a fire trap. unsanitary and u men
ace to all patients and the general
public" he said "They can't attend
TO even small part OF the cases.
There are about twenty ambulance
calls every day and with the present
facilities II Is impossible To answer
only two or three of such hurry up
calls At present there is no ma
ternity hospital ia Atlanta for colored
women II is deplorable fact, yet
negro women have been picked up Oh
tho street in serious condition, be
cause Of their inability to get medl-
cal attention anywhere In the city
Mayor Promises Help.
~ modern hospital would be one
of the biggest assets OF tho city and
would do much 10 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
to hold her own A munlCl-
pal hospital would benefit all and the
taxpayers should be willing to stand
the small additional expense
Mayor Woodward promised his aid
in securing the bond issue and said
he would fight for the passage OF the
proposition should it be placed before
the voters.
Colonel Robert j. Lowry, who has
been a trustee Of the Grady Hospital
since its erection % years ago, told
of the necessity for new quarters
Colonel Lowry told Of the beginning
Of the Grady Hospital. Only $4,000
was donated by the city and the bal
ance was raised by private subscrip-
ton he said
Question Of Bond Issue.
The question of whether the bond
issue should be submitted to the vot-
ers together with the numerous other
bonds which come up at the next
election, or separately. was fully dis
cussed II Was suggested by Mayor
Woodward and others that the hos
pital bonds be separate. to allow tho
voters TO express their desire more
clearly as 10 whether the hospital is
wanted. a two thirds vote is ueces-
sarN for the passage of the bond ques-
ton. The committee of I'VE appointed
win attempt to decide this matter
Those present at the conference
were Mayor Woodward Couucimer
G., W. Smith A. l.. Colcord. A. W
Farlnger and j. y. Rsgsdale. repre-
sentng the board of trustees OF the
Atlanta Medical College Bishop G. X
Nelson Judge 4. T. Westmoreland, T
a. Hammond; the faculty Of the At
)anta Medical College Dean w : El-
Kin. Or Floyd w. McRae. Or T. G
Jones' board of trustees Of the Grady
Hospital. Colonel Robert J. Lowry
W dde r. Harding, Charles =. Northen
Or William Is Summerau; the Allan.
Ia Chamber of Commerce. John Il
Murphy Y. II. Kriegshaber. r L
Foreman and Wilner L. Moore