Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-17
Tulsa County Physicians
Raise Scale Of Calls
at Meeting.
BLAME LAID ON
ECONOMIC FORCE
Say Action Is in Keeping
With That of Other
Cities in L. S.
NOCTORS' bills will be from 80 to
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~ 40 per cent higher after Novem-
ber 1 than ;hey have been heretofore.
This waG the decision arrived at
during the meeting of the Tulsa Coun-
ty Medical society last night In the
Chamber of Commerce rooms. a
resolution was passed raising the fees
charged on all services and providing
FOR printed placard with the new
schedule to be hung in all oruces with
the signatures of all members at
tached. Notices will be run in all tho
newspapers announcing the change in
prices.
Beginning November first calls
Will cost minimum of SO and night
calls "A minimum of s.. In the past
the price has been 81 for day calls
and So for light calls Dbstetric cases
will cost minimu moi S25. whereas
$16 has been charged heretofore.
Physicians give as their reasons for
the increase the fact that in other
cities in the state prices have been
raised. They say. too, that hey have
not changed their prices for the last
ten years and that they are not In
proportion with living expenses.
Unanimous Decision.
In the discussion that ensuod las,
night In which all of the thirty doc
tors took part It was pointed out that
In San Francisco 4 dag call cost 50
and "A night call cost $40.
oklahoma CITY and Muskogee both
have adopted the scale which Tulsa
is about to adopt,
Cases of confinement were placed
at minimum OF S95.
Office visits on the new schedule
will be placed n minimum of 81. II
II L.. 1,
price should be asked, but for the
ordinary cases of advice and prescrip-
tlon that this sum would be sufficient.
Night calls will be considered from
I o'clock in the evening until o'clock
in the morning. This schedule was
decided upon after many had es-
pressed the view that "A night call was
one that called a doctor out of bed.
West Tulsa the Same.
Ii was at first proposed that an
extra charge be required of residents
of West Tulsa, but the doctors for
the most part agreed that with tho
new bridge In operation and new
road that the extra distance would not
be noticeable. The same price will
therefore be charged for all districts,
Including West Tulsa and Kendall
The resolution Is as follows:
Whereas, The general economic con
di'iOn throughout the United States
ana also this state has brought about
a condition Of increased expense or
living and maintenance of business to
all classes and trades and
Whereas In keeping with this con-
ditlon all trades and professions have
increased their rates of compensation
or fees and
Whereas, Various county and state
medical societies In the United States
have exercised wisdom and judgment
ana thereby established fee sched-
ule In keeping with the said economic
condition Of the country and
Whereas. The expenses of the ply
sician living In Tulsa is in reality
greater than the general average
throughout the United States and in
view of the fact that the Tulsa Coun-
ty Medical society has not established
new schedule Of fees in ten years.
be II
Resolved That the Tulsa County
Medical society, assembled in regular
session, adopt a new fee schedule in
keeping with this city, and to be
strictly adhered to by the members OF
the said society. and be 1t further
Resolved That the new schedule, as
adopted. go into effect on the first day
OF November 1916; and be it further
Resolved. That copy of this resolu-
tlOH bt gwen tdtu OF tne local daily
newspapers for publication, and that,
as basis for this new schedule, the
following terms be considered as
minimum Office visit, 81 day visits.
So: night visits, So; obstetrlcal cases.
$50; other services in proportion to
the above. and visits to outlying dis
tricts. as Kendall, West Tulsa. etc.
day visit SO.
Want Legislation.
IT was also decided at the meeting
that SO per member be assessed for
legislative purposes in order to secure
necessary legislation for the protec-
tion of the medical profession.
Thc question of raising the men,
bcrs' dues was voted to be brought
up at the next meeting. as months
notice must be given, according to the
There We're about thirty members
OF the profession In attendance. The
was presided over by the
president, DR.. William IL. Rogers.
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