Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-08
DENIES
NELSON'S STATEMENT
|,ys He Did Not Consent to Removal
of Patient for Clinical
Purposes.
lrAFF uPHoLDs DIR. NELSON

rAFF UPHOLDS DIR. NELSON
lhystcian Is Fully Exonerated of
Any Blame In Connection With Re-
mova1 OF Mrs. Willie Mallory to
Memorial Hospital.
DR.. J. Garnett Nelson. chairman of
= ne visiting stan OF tho Virginia Hos
lame In connection with tho clinical
i9eration performed on Mrs. Willie
tallory, and charges concerning which
ere brought against him by John
irsohberB. of the Administrative
oard. ut meeting OF the visiting
FAN held In Virginia Hospital last
light.
The board authorized the secretary
forward to the Administrative Board
p-day statement to the effect that
r. Nelson had violated no rule known
4, them in removing Mrs. Mallory to
Eomorial Hospital from Virginia Hos
lttal for the clinical operation, and
tat he had shown no dereliction of
Iuty as member OF the hospital staff
doing so. Tho concluding paragraph
IF the statement. which Will be pre-
tnted to the Administrative Board to-
/ lay. states that DR.. Nelson is com
llctcly eNorieratcd OF any blame In the
flair.
IiTAFF DISCUSSES
INCIDENT IN DETAIL
4 Last nights meeting OF tho visiting
lfan was the regular meeting. held
lie fret Monday OF each month. md
has attended by all OF tho physicians
! ,n4thc stan. The session was a lengthy.
| me. consuming more than two hours
md half. and 1t Is said that the en-
re Hirschbcrg-N Nelson controversy waa
discussed In full. According to several
physicians who attended tho meeting.
us was the only matter OF Importance
discussed.
DR.. Nelson would have little TO say
lteBarding the matter after the meeting
|rst night. He did say. however, that
lie had thus far been unable to ascer-
ain juat what had led 10 .Administra-
pr Hirschberg taking the stand he had
assumed In this case. According to DIR.
eison. he Ut first thought the pro-
est was against removing Mrs. Mall
|pry to Memorial Hospital then, the
toctor said, II appeared that the kick
tas caused because the clinic was not
cid at Virginia Hospital. where II is
aid the authorities desire more clinics
, be held. DIR. Nelson maintained that
lie had been unable to discover the
xnct nature of the protest, and said
9 hoped the matter was closed for
II time.
iihSCHBI:RG DENIES
NELSON'S STATEMENT
II want TO deny most empfaticoily
ne statement in DR.. Neison's sworn
nswer to the board, that he had my
crmission for the removal OF the
atient for the clinic at the Memorial
tospitnl.' declared Mr.. Hirschberg to
nc Administrative Board yesterday In
tspewritten statement setting forth
IS version OF the conversation between
imself and Or. Nelson hearing upon
he Gaze OF Mrs Mallory
u Ffurthcr most emphntically deny
iH statement that ! made any state
lent to him or ans one else that
hSusht the discharge OF the patient, in
rder that she could be removed to tho
iemoriol Hospital for the clinic, was
he best solution Of the whole affair"
In n sworn statement submitted to
he Administrative Board, DIR. Nelson.
be TIreinIa the o sls,tinE ssSf Of
he circumstances leading up to
LIZ decision to- discharge Mrs. Mall
Dry as cured day In advance OF the
line fixed for her discharge. in order
o make possible her presence at the
icmorial Hospital clinic.
WILSON'S STATEMENT AND
HmSCIIDERG's REPLY
pr. Nelson's statement continues
rom this point as follows:
Il said to Mr.. HirschberS, Mr.. Hirsch-
,crE, this woman is well. She would
AVE gone homo to-day, except for the
act that her husband could not como
.fter her. II is my opinion. as physi-
ian in charge of this hospital, that It
an do her no harm TO spend tonight
I the Memorial Hospital, and let
Ter husband come for her there to-
morrow instead OF coming here. What
10 you think OF that?'
HE replied, ! think this is the best
.'olution Of the whole difficulty then
shed the superintendent If this plan
net with her approval. and received
IN affirmative reply
In his statement to the board yester-
lay. Mr.. Hirschberg submits that he
icquiesccd in no such arrangement.
Dr.. Nelson. lie says, suggested that the
embarrassment DC met by discharRIng
he patient, to which he replied as
.ollows:
She Is your patient 1 have moth
!ng to dn-with that part OF II, but II
fou discharge the patient As being we'll
you cannot bring her back to the hos
oital after the clinic, rs you promised
Mrs. Mallory you would
HEAD NURSE STANDS RY
COMMISSIONER TIIRSCHBERG
This version of the conversation be-
,ween Mr. Hirschberg and DIR. Nelson
attested to by Miss Cummings, su-
perintendent of tho Virginia Hospital,
who added to the Hirschberg statement,
over her signature. this notation:
The above is n statement OF the
facts. as to the conversation above
stated
The Administrative Board directed
its clerk to send Mr.. IirschberR's
statement to the visiting stan with
the request that 1t be considered to-
gether with the other papers sub
mitted In the case, in making its recon-
With the view of simplifying the
settlement Of all questions that may
arise in the future as to authority and
hospita! procedure, tho board yester-
day ratified set of rules prepared and
recommended for adoption by the chief
surgeon and chief practitioner of medi.
cine of the Virginia Hospital An alb
stract of the rules follows:
SCHEDULE OF RULES FOR
CONDUCT OF HOSPITAL,
The surgeon-ln-chief shall be respon-
sible for the proper conduct of the
surgical department.. 1t Is his duty to
mud anperyiaaaf tha x,,o,,,