New Britain herald., 1917-08-31
honest HOSPITALS
Will Be Recorded
Connecticut Physicians to Help
Establish Standards at Chicago

Chicago, Aug. 31.--A conference of
$50 surgeons elected by the Fellows Of
the American College of Surgeons
from the various states is to be held in
Chicago, October 10 and 20. The pur-
pose of the meeting is to lay out q
practical and working plan for the
Standardization of the hospitals of this
continent. 1t is to define what right
hospital standards are, moral and
scientific, and to determine how to put
them more widely into effect.
Connecticut surgeons elected to the
conference are DR.. Joseph Marshall
Flina, Dr., Arthur N. Alling, DR.. John
Woolman Churchman, New Haven;
DR.. David Chester Brown, Danbury'
DR.. Everett James Mcknight Hart
ford; DR. Seldom Burden overlook,
Pomfret.
The aim of the Standardization is for
the better welfare of patients. These
are questions to be answered.: How
can the profession of medicine pro-
vide through hospitals the best scien-
tific care to patients at minimum
cost? In what hospitals is competent
and honest service provided for all
patients?
The investigation will extend over
period Of at least ten years. 1t VIII
| deal with such practical problems "a
the unnecessary surgical operation, the
/ incompetent surgical operation, the
| division of. fees, the training of
! nurses and Of interns, the equipmen emit
| and use of clinical laboratories, and
| the keeping of case records
! AS the investigation proceeds, the
| college will publish from time to time
I reports of its work for wide dtstribu-
| ton. 1t will also publish lists of hos
| pitfalls which are entitled to the con-
| fidence and good will of the public.
Hospitals which are placed upon these
lists are those in which all patients are
! given thorough, competent, and honest
! service. The investigation is backed
| by more than 100000 contributed by
| the Fellows
| During the past year a general sur
| Vey of existing conditions in hospitals
has been made. In this survey two
| significant facts developed: First
| most hospitals are striving to NEE
| their deficiencies. The purpose of the
| college now is not to injure this pro
gress. 1t is rather to present each
| hospital and it's community the clear
| est practical conclusions which
nationwide Investigation NAV develop
1t is to save life, to prolong life, t
make for human happiness 1t is e
! make all hospitals tirst-class Hospita
associations, medical societies, ane
| hospital trustees have met the pro.
| ject with hearty cooperation.
The responsibility Of the investiga
ton rests With the following regents
and officers of the college: DR.. Georg,
w. Grille, Cleveland: DR.. Rudolph
Mates, New Orleans; DIR. Robert G
LeConte and DR.. Edward Martin
Philadelphia; DR.. Robert e. McKech
ME, Vanconuver; DR.. George T,
Brewer, New York.; DR.. William D
Haggard, Nashville DR.. Charles
Stokes, Warwick; DR.. George E. Arm
strong and DR.. Herbert S. Birkett
Montreal; DIR. Frederic J.. Cotton
Boston; DR.. Frank F. Simpson, Pitts
burgh; DR.. Charles H. Mayo, Roches
ter; DR.. Harry NJ. Sherman, San Fran
cisco; DR.. J. Nj. T. Finneey, Baltimore
DR.. Franklin H. Martin, Dr. Albert j
Ochsner and John G. Bowman, Chi
cago.