The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-09-05

they be kept in the same building?"
he asked of DR.. Morgan. The witness
hesitated, and finally said that he
would, adding that it might not be his
best recommendation. DR.. Pike ans
wered the same question affirmative
ly. DR.. Coughlin said that as a mat
ter of personal preference, he would
rather have the paupers in better
health kept in another building, but
he did not think that it was much bet
ter to have them so kept Asked if he
would recommend that they be kept in
the same building, he said that he was
not making any recommendations.
DR.. Alexander was asked if the well
paupers would not make a great deal
of noise and disturb the sick people,
to which he replied that sick patients
undergoing painful operation would
likely make a great deal more noise
that the well inmates.
Ihe fact that eighteen rooms had
been provided with baths caused many
searching inquiries, the testimony of
the witnesses called by the county be-
ing substantially to the effect that the
providing Of baths in the rooms was
advisable if not necessary.
The providing of two operating
rooms was also gone over, the wit
nesses for the county generally testi-
flying that it was advisable to have
such in thoroughly equipped hospi-
tai
Called to the stand, DR.. T. o. Boyd
said that he was a small stakeholder
in the Boyd Hospital association; that
he was manager of the business of the
corporation, which owned the Twin
Falls hospital; that the association
owned the building and grounds but
did not conduct the hospital which
was run by others under the manage
ment of Miss Ida Craycroft; that he
brought his patients to this hospital,
but did not make rules for it and that
while there were some general rules
prescribed for physicians who might
bring patients there, and some physi-
clans barred out of performing opera
tons, he did not make such rules. He
said that this hospital could take care
of fifty beds if crowded. The hospi- |
tai maintained a free ward for those
unable to pay for services and many
were treated from time to time, but
Just how many he could not say. He
regarded the proposed hospital as en-
tirely too big for present needs or for
probable needs in the immediate flu
ture. A hospital could be erected for
$40, 900 that would take care of the in
digent sick. This would provide for
10 beds, in wards and other extra |
needed rooms. Should the city grow
Unexpectedly large within a few years.
the hospital could be used for other |
purposes, or if built for that purpose |
could be increased in size. He thought |
this true economy even if the county |
were apt to outgrow it in a short !
time, which he thought improbable.
The testimony showed that those kept
In the Cottage Inn decreased rather
than increased in number and he look
ed for no great increase in the num-
Der OF people requiring operations that
were not treated who would be if the
hospital were built. He had had ex-
Derience with keeping we'll paupers
in the Twin Falls hospital. He had
the contract with the county twice. He
lid not recall whether he had any well
poor the first time. If he had they |
were unsatisfactory On the second !
he had planned to segregate |
hem but this proved unsatisfactory
and impractical and he believed that
I was against the interests of patients
md physicians in securing the best
'esults.
On cross examination, he said that
lis $4,000 hospital did not contem-
plate keeping either those suffering
rom contagious diseases or the heal
by poor under the same roof as the
ndigent sick and that other places
would be required for their care.
DR.. c. r. Scott said that the plan to
Keep the healthy poor under the same
'oof as the paupers who were well did
lot appeal to him.