Evening journal., 1919-02-03
TELLS OF TREATMENT
OF INJURED FIREMAN

The condition OF Assistant Fire Chiei
Frank r Kendall, who was Injured In
the collision between his automobile
and an auto occupied by Fire Chief
Hyndman, on Friday night, was re-
ported 10 be improved at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital today.
James G. Carr, who also was injured
and Is at the Delaware Hospital, was
reported TO be imp owed.
Barrow B. Lyons, superintendent OF
the Delaware Hospital, today made the
following statement regarding the
treatment Of Carr at that institution:
IN the Sunday Star an article ap-
peared which said that city lremen are
asking the question: Just why was
payment demanded in advance for nos
pital services 10 James G Carr driver
OF the automobile Of Second Assistant
Fire Chief Frank Kendellg
Il am very glad Of this opportunity
10 explain 10 the public some facts re-
garding charges at the Delaware Hos
pital with which people are not gener-
ally acquainted In the frst place, II Is
NECESSARY 10 determine the financial
standing Of a patient before assigning
him 10 a bed. in o der TO know whether
or not he should be placed In a Warc
or In a seni-private or private room
No patent, however. who needs medical
or sur. cal attention is refused by tnt
hospital except In cases Of chronic Ill
ness. where the hospital cannot nope
10 benefit the patient and In cases OF
cOptaelous diseases. II the patient can
not AFFORD 10 pay for any hospital care
he OF course. is admitted as a free pa
tient and receives precisely the same
food and medical and nursing attention
as any other ward patient.
"If. however, the patient isea pay or
part pay patient, he or his relatives are
expected 10 pay weekly In advance.
This has been found necessary because
in the past so very many people have
imposed upon the hospital. While the
same care Is given 10 the free OF the
nav patient, endless trouble Is caused
Tor the hospital when patients claim
thew can pay for their treatment and
sometimes demand and receive private
rooms and special nursing attehtion
when. in fact, they are not nnancially
able 10 pay even for a ward Ded. III
this way, the hospital has often car
ried accounts that have run up INTO
many hundreds Of dollars with patients
who should have been honest enough
10 admit in the first place that they
could not pay for their hospital az
tention.
"In reference to the case mentioned
in the Sunday Star have just spoken
% John McVey, who is a partner In the
.axicab business with James Carr VINO
S the patient referred TO in the article.
dr McVey informs me that Mr.. Cars
Wounds were sutured and that he was
prepared for a bed In the hospital De
fore any reference was made by the
,ieht supervisor as 10 charges. When
Mr.. Carr was ready TO be placed In a
bed the nizht supervisor asked OF Mt
McVey whether or not the patient could
AFFORD 10 pay Mr. McVey tells me that
he assured the nisht supervisor that ne
would pay for the patient himself ana
she then asked nim II he could not
pay in advance, which he gladly dld.
am sure that am correct In stating
that no demand for payment In ad-
vance was made and that II the patient
had not been able % pay he would nave
received exactly the same treatment
which he Is now receiving"