Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-29
CITY HOSPITAL IS FOR
USE OF |ND|CENTs ONLY
important Opinion Is Rendered by
Assistant City Attorney
Anderson.
OUTSIDE PHYSICIANS BARRED
In Emergency Calls Well-to.Do Per-
sous Should BE Taken Elsewhere
Than to Virginia HoSpital-May
Bar Special Rooms.

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. and they may not employ any sur
Eeon or physician. or be attended hv
! any other than members OF the visit :
ing stan. BY Il broad construction OF
the terms OF the contract between the
Medical College OF Virginia and the
city the hospital may DE used for emer-
Sency cases, but unless the person suC-
ferinS cnergcnt need is INDECENT with
in tho proper definition of that word.
he should be removed as soon AS his
condition permits.
The effect OF the opinion. according
to members OF the Administrative
Eoard, il 10 disestabl!sh the mainten-
ancc of private rooms b. the Police
dnd Fire Departments. the Elementary
, Ienchcrs Association and others. who
when the hospital was accepted hy tho
city. were permitted to furnish and
equip certain rooms for the use Of
! .heir members There is no cos, at
eached 70 this maintenance and pa
'icnts occupying these scmi-priva,o
rooms were casscd as. and received
the same treatment and attention az
ind!gents
RESULTED FROM INQUIRY
NY DIR. j. 8. HORSLEY
Tho opinion resulted from n query
10 the -Administr a,ive Board from DR.
i. shelton Borsicy, who. although not
member OF The hospitals visiting
STAFF, operated on fireman occupying
In tho hoard n, Io.s,o 80.
10 was lnrorpod ~ 49,, nv
had IN. nr;,.;,eco ",c '.'nt ma, II"
Eihia hospital. and said that he did
not know OF amy reason why he should
not charge something for his services
10 this tho board added the question "a
:" "net"eF patient may employ and
80, wy s'c'hh' ana whether
'''rn' could 10" ciasscd as in
'S'n' INC CITY Attorney was also
= rn. n 80 .h'"r'" inc beard whether tho
r,ri, Iiaa,i,, "'',Sh'ncht o! VIZ
'",' 'osnitai as city hospita! was
ip"H inc understanding that II was for
'ne care %! INDECENT persons or cmcr-
e'hcE cases only.
Tho OPINION follows
81 note TIM, o
or a paticn, in ~. v;.;,' -. -, Nh'' IL
can c,,,nlo, , El''" 'tosp!thi
onsw, ,,i Wv n'S own phSSician.
tive T., ,i,o nv 'he NcS;-
h.,weon 49, nc contract
and III. hnsnt.,J ,,,i;,; '"e ""',t"
scuujrcJ ,hn .rs INC city
Hospital for bn.n".., WV Virginia
rho ,ond;.i '"' purposes upon
terms con1,tiors 80, ,S' mat tha
''"hS ana details concern
Of tho said bnsni., , 'in c'Atroi
tiruaucc Of Ibc ,nr, me con
p.rry ~ ho .n,,h Z" "a SHch oScn-
section ~ chan,a, -, , ~ ssc ora b"
Code. 1910 a. ,mer,.d "''''''' ''I's
nance approved I,nc ~ ,o,o
Reference 70 ms ii etc.
tina, among ,bn u'','tc SHOWS
be Ton doctors wbn .h.'u are 30
visiting STAFF to sor,a ;,I w Il
pcEsalicn. ami Ib.., 49, COM
toner Of medicine ami ,hiac ir't,'-
shall hay" sup.rvisinn ,,a I"'teoh
~ all tina; relates to Tho Sol. n.;t,,
III" institutins.
1T results as :, consc,,o,,
patient taken to ,I, bns,;,.,I III ~ ''lF
dor the supervj.inn ,,i LIS "H
hose officers and Il n H.. .., -
! by them and the y,si.i,r 80, 80 90
associated speciaIists !, il; ot, ~
Inconsistent with This con,r,, |"H's
patient in the hosnitol .,,.,,,, -" v
operated upon by ANY Lon,, w
The staff. II is clea- too IN, WI
- H'tii Il person IN the hoSDita1
-" no' contemplated by the city o-,ii
"""|'S' " ap!e 10 pay his own sur
-" vi ms physician. q palicn, coulJ
- ~ '.aSscd as INDECENT or noor
ne M"'d INDECENT To answer vou-
h"eH''oi, means without prou-
VI necessary means Of supporr
49, needy.
10" INQUIRE thirdly, IL tho accen
tI an" establishment OF the Virginia
~ cl'H hospital. was for
NV '"'' "' hoiGeni persons or .mc-
49, c"ses only MY reply is that til.
rNep''hce ana establishment O? this
.'oHP''ti WIS primarily and rundamen-
"'H' 'oi poor persons exclusively.
.',u h"'hihS IN the city ordinances cs-
.'"''Sn'h" an emergency hospital apart
.'''n we '""ischcc OF til" person treat
"a even oE impNcition. The only pro-
,'a'oh ma winch can be thought TO
hnp!! such purpose, is that con
' t"I''" All the Joiht resolution approved
January 10. 1919, accepting the offer of
IN" Ncnicai College OF Virginia for the
IRE" use OF me Virginia Hospital ana
authorizing the Administrative Board
10 make contract with II, i for the
"'c"PthS ana use OF the bUildinC by
."f Guy Tor hospi'a! purposes. This
'hs uase Is repeated IN the contract
'ha' me city Is to use the building FOR
""Sp''a' purposes
WEI.l.-T0-DO PERSONS SHOIJD
NE TAKEN EISI.NIt,,t,,.