The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-01
DR.. kline MAKES STATEMENT.
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society was invited and urged to
join the staff and all did so but two.
The twelve physicians that were on
the staff were united and working
earnestly for the hospital and its
success. Every physician in the city
has access to the hospital under the
above plan, the City Commissioners
have control of the finances and the
staff the medical management of the
hospital.
If the hospital had continued as
organized it would have been kept
out of politics and the Medical Staff
had arranged for first class X-Ray
and first class laboratory work to be
done for the charity cases as will as
the pay patientst in the hospital, the
charity cases would have received
the same medical and surgical treat
ment as pay patients.
Under this plan any charity case
entering the hospital would be
placed in the care of member Of
the Staff doing theline of work
which they need. If medical case
the physician in general medicine
would treat the case, If surgical work
is needed the surgeon would operate,
if in diseases of women the gynecol-
ogist would do the work, or il needed
the SPECIALIST in diseases of the eye,
ear, nose and throat would take
charge.
Even more any member of the
staff could call any other member
of the Staff in consultation without
cost to the patient or the City and
all could have the benefit of the
X-ray and laboratory for special ex-
aminations.
1t was planned to have an intern
in the hospital at all times under
the direction Of the Staff.
No one physician can treat all the
charity cases and do as good work
as the Staff, he could not be pro-
ficient in all branches of medicine,
every kinds of surgery, treat the eye,
ear, nose and throat, be efficient in
diseases of women, diseases of chill
dren and obstetrics.
without a Medical Staff it means
the charity cases must put up with
inferior work because they can not
help themselves, else the city will
have to pay for the work or tht
physicians of the city will have II
do it, for nothing. In the past the!
have been out of the goodness o
their hearts doing this work in mos
instances for nothing out of sym
pathy for suffering humanity, ant
yet they are not competent to han
die the medical management Of |
city hospital.
The Training School for Nurse
Twill be inferior as no one man i
competent to give the lectures on al
! branches of their work and Civ,
! them opportunities for efficient worl
and training that would anythin,
like compare with the work of
Medical staff.
In conclusion l desire to stat
, that since I have been in Lakelan
have devoted more than half m
time to the work of the hospital;
has been done cheerfully and will
ingly as felt l was doing the cit
good service in trying to make tn
Morrell Memorial Hospital second I
. none in the State and a credit to tn
city of Lakeland.
In doing this l felt it would ad
l. to the reputation eff the professio
; of the city increase the financi'
; income of the hospital and to tn
= citizens of the city as well.
I. can utilize my time in study an
J. looking after my own individual il
It terests with much mere profit to m!
d self and with far less anxiety, r,
e sponsibility and worry,
It If I am wanted as loyal citize
r / am at your service for honest sill
% cere work in my professional capa
}. ity for the best interest of the he
/. pital provided the medical profe
n sion is given the proper recognitio
!. The Medical STAFF had been homes
!. sincere work for the hospital at
l. sacrifice to many of them, sever
: are spending time and money f
r. better hospital work, in the pa
w have done much charity work f
the city, pay their taxes for the he
n pital the same as any citizen, and
maintain the city is under oblig
ton to give them proper consider
ton and recognition.
The above is my individual COZ
\ munication to the citizens of Il
ng City of Lakeland and is in no VI
v an official action of the STAFF al
r = is written in order to set mysC