South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-10

The report does not Indicate
whether the commissioner have
recommended 10 the Management
that advanced cases OF tuberculosis
shah be refused admittanco TO the
hospital
Mr.. MacKibbin. in the preface OF
his report 10 the county commits
sioners describes the written
F charges against Healthwn as more
of series o. exclamation points
than a Statement of SPECIFIC facts.
which can be made the basis 0f ana
intelligent investiga zion Hc lu-
forms the commissioners that -
order 10 obtain better knowledge
OF the conduct OF such an institu-
tiOn, he. ia company with Edward
Zeitler. president of the board 90
commissioners. spent a day i'm look
ing into the affairs and the conducf
of The Tuberculosis hospital n
Marion county
Further on in his preface. air.
.MacKibbin SAYS that he had the
statements of many persons. and
others who are daily visitors al the
institution. and has been able 20
gather much Information He eN-
' presses the opinion that he gained
more information through third pan
ties than he would have gained
through direct conversation with
the patients themselves. Mr.. Mac
Kibbin says that more than one-half
day was spent by him M Healthwin
in the presence OF the board or di-
rectors of the institution and the
members Of the board OF countv
commissioner. conducting the inves-
tigation.
No Need OF More Testimony.
The report saws that while there
may be many persons who would
ike To appear before the board and
that some who have already made
charges would like TO be heard
again. no good can be accomplished
10y prolonging the Investigation
Mr.. MacKibbin reviews tho his
tory Of the institution. and then
takes up the charges fled against IL.
dealing first with the charges hled
by Miss Gertrude Rizer. former
nurse AT the institution. and Robert
Singler, a former Healthwin patient
In answering the charges made
by Miss Rizer Of mismana cement ~
the institution, the report attacks the
. credibility Of the former nurse ~
declaring that she continually dis
obeyed and disregarded instructions
given her by The head nurse. cri-
ticized other employees of the insti.
tuition and management generafIF.
stirred mp feeling OF discomfort
among the sick and was guilty oc
p misconduct.
Takes Up Singlcr-s Case.
After giving some details regard
ing the alleged misconduct OF Miss
Rizer. in which IL is charged thar
she visited the sh8cks occupied bv
Z cOnvalescing patients after hours.
and declaring that Miss Bizer's
answer 10 these charges was "a de-
nial of them Mr. MacKibbin takes
up the charges OF Mr Singler against
the institution. IN referring to the
charges that Miss Rizer visited the-e
shacks. the report says hat they llI
not become known uufu after hrr
discharge from the hospital
Regarding tho charges made "
Mr.. Singler Mr. MacKl1bin declares
that the best answer 10 the charges
is Mr.. Singler's record. pointing oa-
that when ne entered Hesithwin
hospital he weighed l2l I-2 U0uuds.
and that after staying there
DAYS. he weighed 1873 pounds Ar.
Singler's charges against Healthwln
included complaint against the food
served the patients Also in an-
swer 20 Ar SlnRier-- charges. AIr.
MacKibbin quotes number II
friendly letters written by Mr sing
Ter 10 Or. Cobb while the former was
away from the institution
The report answers the charges ~
intemperance made against Dr. Cobb
by both Miss Rizer and Ar. Singier
by saying that neither 0f them were
able 20 tell OF anyone who could tes-
ufy Of the doctors drinking or of
the smell Of liquor on his breath
The report further says thaf Isr.
cobb denies these charges. and SIR.
MacKibbin asserts that from his in-
vestigation n finds that they are not
true. declaring that ne is unwilling
10 leave Or. Cobb with the impllct-
tion Of p Scotch verdict"
Phone Was out OF Order.
Answering the charges against D-.
Cobb OF the failure 10 notify the
husband II a patient az Heaithwin
OF her death. the report says that Dr.
Cobb was ill at the time and thar
Mrs Cobb attempted 90 telephone
the police station, but that the hosDi-
F tai telephone was out OF order and
that it was nearly midnight The
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