South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-13
Former Nurse Rizer Files Sen
SatiOnaI Charges Against
Dr.. Cobb and Wife.
DELAY ACTION PENDING
RETURN OF DIRECTORS
County Beard Undertakes
Some Personal !nveStlga-
ton Into Institution.

Investigation of Hea!thwin hosp
tai for better environment. and tho
management because OF alleged par
tiality shown patients. mi-trCaument
Of the less favored. and misconduct
unbecoming the head OF such an in
stitution. has been placed ou the call
endar of the board of county COM
missioners. the result OF charges
made 10 the board and to the
Healthwin directors by Miss Ger
trude Rizer. "a forl-ler nurse. backed
hy number of patients. some of
whom have left. and others or whom
have been dismissed from The insti
tuition
Direct charges o. misconduct and
lack of care on the part Of Dr. e..
F. Cobb. chief of the Healthwin sta0.
and Of his wife. the head nurse.
dominating Other nurses. are made
i'm considerab bile detail the original
complaint being made as long ago a.
Jan. %. and being referred by the
county commissioners TO the Health
win directors. without any correc-
tive results up TO the present time.
The directors are George O'Brien.
president. and w r. Baker. Dr
Stanley Clark and Or. r.. T. Sense
Mich
Commissioners Investigate
Drs Clark and Sensenich being lu
The army the matter was put by The
commissioners up 20 Pres't O'Brien
and Director Baker, who have claim
ed that due 90 the absence Of the
two physicians nothing could Doe
done Meanwhile il is reported. that
things have been going from bad 10
worse. and the commissioners having
done some investigating for them
selves. have determined 20 push the
matter. il necessary, over the heads
OF the directors. The matter was TO
have been taken up by the commis
sioners at their meeting last Mon
day, but due TO other pressing mat
tiers. has been temporarily put aside.
Not only a lack OF attention 10 pa
tients, and disregard for their com
forts. but waste Of food partiality of
service, and sometimes service to
the unfavored. Of tainted foods. is
charged in Miss Rizer's statement
Some Of Miss Rivers Charges.
Here are a few of the things ~
which the Healthwin patients com
plain. given i'm Miss Bizer's own
words.
During last summer the institu-
ton wore an inter-lining Of flies.
from the wards 10 the kitchen. In
the refrigerating room YOU would
have % put your hand over your
mouth when entering. Some OF the
patients in Healthwin. the best case
remain in the sick ward for months.
owing 10 the fact that they have
nurse 10 make their beds and have
nourishment served. while in the
other ward patients make their own
beds and nourishment is scarce.
Two weeks ago group OF errr
ward patients were compelled 90 go
70 the doctors Office and make cou-
plants particularly OF courtesy cor
discourtesy1 Of nurses. walters in
dining room. and head nurse. The-
complained that the nurse informed
them that milk cannot Doe furnishes
any more for use Of patients that
il IS too expensive. complained tEat
nurses had not served nourishmeut
for months between meals. as % had
always been served same as on sick
ward. From this date Of complaint.
all patients eet egguor if wanted
II seems all persons working under
this head nurse grasued the idea
that the patients ~ Healthwin are
considered not human from the way
she speaks 10 them and OF them
Charges Patients NEGLECTED..
"One patient. an old man. in east
ward. was reported TO the doctor iv
nurse. as coughing almost iH-
cessantly. with shortage OF breath.
and running Of temperature over
100. pulse from 12S 20 lf2 The
patient in this condition was left
IN this ward three weeks before or
dered 20 sick ward
Another patient having tempera-
ture of 103. and confined 90 bed.
asked the nurse for a drink. and the
nurse said can't you get 10 yourself -
She did not get 70 for him. When
patients 20 20 the Office 20 see the
doctor they are told 20 see the doctor
on his rounds. The doctor said 20
one patient. why in the he'll don't
YOU see me on my rOunds2 The doc
tor told a nurse that he said this %
a patient
Large quantities OF fruits and