El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
DOCTORS HELP
DESERVING POOR
City and County Physicians
Cooperate to Expedite
Work at Hospital.

H Paso physicians have organized 70
provide free medical and surgical ser
vice for the deserving poor Of Il Paso.
city and county. and are devoting their
services TO the care OF the poor who are
confined al the FL Paso county hospital
The organization Is known as the clin-
zeal staff Of the Fl Paso county hos
pitaI and clinic. Il was organized re-
Gently at a meeting OF about 20 Fl
Paso physicians and surgeons.
Dr.. T. P. Miller has been elected pres
ident of the organization and the oIheT
Officers are Dr. J. A Rawlings, vice
president, and Dr.. ". P Jameson, sec
Doctor Enlisted Are Fl.
The organization has already secured
Q mem bership OF p doctors in the city
These men have been organized into
Sjifferent sections 10 care for various
diseases and have arranged among
themselves the time each VIII put IN
Rt the county hospital TO care for the
E1ck- In addition clinics are beng helo
at the court house and those who need
attention there are being cared Tor.
To Help Worthy Poor.
he purpose OF the organlza ton IS
20 care for the worthy poor of FL Paso.'
said DR.. F. 2. Miller. FL Paso's poor
should be given the same attention that
the poor in other cities are being given
II
Paso have volunteered their services
for these people. Dr.. J. ". Tappan.
city physician. and Dr.. T. J. McCamaHt,
county physician, are working with us
1n taking care OF the poor and we in
tend TO give them our entire support
ana cooperation The physicians and
surgeons decided that there are too
many cases at the hospital for one man
to take care Of as some days at the
county hospital DR.. McCamant has had
IS high as 1874 patients to treat
Providing Better Equipment.
In addition. the organization intends
20 secure better Accommodations at It's
hospital. It has been found that there
3s not Jingle bed table in the hospital
and every bit Of food served to the
patients must be served on trays. One
Of our first acts was TO take up this
matter and already we are be- Inning
70 obtain tables for all Of the rooms.
tables and the county commissioners /
nave also offered Us any Of the fur
niture OF the old court house which
We can use IN the hospital
VIII Demand More Funds.
The organization intends 70 bring I
Eeout cooperation on all sides for the i
care Of the sick. We viii go before /!
the taxpayers league the CITY admin i
order that sufficient funds shall be /
appropriated for the sick. We also are
1esirous Of organizing leagues Of FL 1
SaSo women and different organizz-
lions to assist rs in our work The
organization has been working for
zone time and has met with great sue
ssss II It's efforts so far, and has
insured care for all sick who are CON
lined in the hospital
Section Workers Are Named.
The members have divided their num- !
Ter into sections 20 carry on the relief /
york The various sections and their
members follow:
, 4Iedicine-Drs- G. worley. J. a.
-l csett' 1n1ectl9us diseases. Drs. J. "
9rs. W. R. Smith and =. N Hendricks.
Surgery-General, Drs. James Vance.
= P. Miller. L. B. Rogers and F. ID
lynch; orthopedic. Dr. ". L. Brown:
senito-Urinzry. Dr.. ". r. Jameson.
'ral, Dr.. L G Witherspoon
Diseases OF children-Drs. = 4 Raw
inzs and Branch CraiEe
Or. z R Carpenter.
diseases OF stomach and intestines-
II Y; r =; Garrett ana z. c Prentiss
tuEh 5 White, J. N Richmond and 6.
X-Rz-Dr IT N.shs-s !