The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-24
TO ERECT 100000
HOSPITAL IN LONDON

London. April 23.--Plans are under
way for a ereat 100000 hospital
in Britain. Campaigns will be launch
ed both in America and England
within the next few months for funds
for the project. which is intended to
bring together in closer cooperation
| for medical professions of the two
| English speaking nations.
Lord Chief Justice the Earl of
Reading has accepted the post as
titular head of the governing body
OF the hospital Former President
William Fl. Taft will be offered the
Craftsmanship Of the American gov
erning branch of the organization.
The foundation of an institute for
clinical study and research on the
style OF the Rockefeller institute in
New York. to take the place OF con-
tiental clinics, is also provided in
the scheme which has received al
ready the endorsement of most OF the
heads of medical world In Great Brit
ain and the United States
DIR. Phillip Franklin, F. r. c. s.,
formerly of San Francisco and now
one of the leading specialists in Lon
don, is the originator of the plan. He
is chairman of a committee of promi~
nent mem bers Of the American colony
in London and British physicla MS
which undertaking the founding Of
| the institution. The hospital will be
endowed, instead OF being dependent
on annual subscriptions and will be
erected in the west end OF London.
Governors ana board OF managers
/ viii be appointed to control the affairs
of the hospital. Distinguished mem
bers of the medical profession in
America will be elected honorary
physicians and surgeons. In this
way the peoples of both countries will
| benefit by interchange of the latest
and best methods of treatment adopt
ed in each.
While the erection Of the hospital
is the primary object OF the plan, its
most prominent feature. according to
DR.. Franklin, is the establishment in
/ London of the research institute for
! the benefit OF American physicians
| doing post graduate work. who form
orally attended the colleges of Berlin.
Munich and ether European cities
These clinics will never again, ne says
assume their pre-war importance and
the benefit OF 4 European school in
an English speaking country Is ap-
parent in itscif.
LAS an American citizen. educated
in England and engaged in practice
| here as specialist, l have always
| been keenly concerned with regard
to the possibility OF liking together
the medical professions in the two
! countries" said DR.. Franklin in out
lining his plans.
The advantages to both COMMUNE
ties is obvious But the proper OPP
| portunity to bring such an event about
/ did not present itself until medical
/ men from American were working
side by side with medical men of Eng
| land during the late campaigns in
France.
| The American hospital in Eng
land Will be under the American flag
conducted under American conditions
| and will be Intended primarily for
1 American patinets In Europe But the
doors will be wide open to the sick
! or all countries In urgent need of
! treatment
France, italy and even Germany
/ has Its hospital in London, but the
people of the United States sotourning
! in this country have. in urgent cases.
/ always had TO rely on the beneficence
! of English hospitals. And consider
! ing the fact that there are more than
/ 10000 American residents in London
| the need for an institution OF this sort
! Is imperative
! IT is hoped to make the hospital the
| headquarters of the London branch
| Of the American Medical association
| Cooperation OF officials of the
! Rockefeller institute has been sought
/ in working out the details Of the re-
search clinic.