Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-15
State AIDS POOR PATIENTS
ITO TAL OF'25,S71 PERSONS
5sss TREATED AT DlSPENSARY
l8tsif OF Forty-SIN Specialists Give
Time to Cure Those Who Arc
rs 3 Unable tn Pay.

DR. Howard urbach. superintendent
ofs the free dispensary OF the Meaicai
s;Hsge Of Nrgipi1 h., Gs 5ns
5 showing that 1929 patients were
treated III the dispcnsary during the
cared for during 1918. Patients. un-
nbia.to pay physicians fees. coming
I from. every part of the state inc!ud, ,
Ing white and colorcd men, women ANA
children. are treated at The dispen-
salS which now has stan OF forty
4 six physicians and SURGEONS, ~, spec,ai T.
rs snssisied by the students of the
Medical COLLEGE as Il part of their
'raiain MA, ni E"n r!me ib w15ks na,,en,s
WHIP visited THE dispensary during
1aia. the t-parm-nt operated there
Service Tor social diseases. cared for
5lJ.6ig persons making a total OF
sS.s7i who visited the dispensary dur
{ Ing this year. This is the largest
{ attendance ~ the history % the dis
spensary.
Aids Coiorcd Race.
.u this disE,ens:ars IS dong much OF
the tn free work fSg the 5"i@red f ,hcs
stH-c of every three patients treated
There are coIored An average OF City
urbach's repos, shows. This is an in
crease OF 10 per cent per day over the
attendance for 1919
Besides ono full-,ime nurse. Miss
Florence Black who is in charge of
the social service department, the dis
nurses. Mrs. +. y. Linzee, Mrs. Rose V.
Organ and Mrs. Ruth Meek. In addi
tionsto these nurses. Or. ", 7. Graham.
who has charge CT orthopeic work for
the State, has assigned two. OF his pri-
Nate office nurses 20 the clinic At the
dispensary Two days eaeh week. Three
Visiting Nurs- Association also attend
the dispsass,rr twice each week. 10
lyai:6s. and assist in other work
With the opsning OF the Coiored an
max 70 Memorial Hospital within the
next few ~seks- S1nerinte ndent Fred
eric. b Noriok, OF Memorial. has an
1oanced that he Will assign SIX pCPil
nurses 20 the 6ispsDsary.
Cost Above Income.
One OF the most Interesting feat
she amount exp=za-t in caring FOR the
thousands q PATIENTS who attended
~ sfia le "a -S5:h9oEh : maximum
tsszcs- Ais .1-e azvins been IN effect
sssscs sss. S+p:e-. ee., the net cos; 10
tia tss,,=zss-r TO- Zach pztIe-,t treat
I'd has. y+a- aAs SIS cents Total re.
Esgfst j! tae tispeasary, Including
.tt gi.- Z: ~ patients i,sl5c
szaes a-5 So by INC State for N-ray
g..:a1t-s. zzss37:=d 20 sl.5sl.it. Dis
eSu-s's crafts we're s..ss3."l leaving 4
e,sEEgSs,+ ~ s..t1l-5z which - made up
trya-s att Mv6icz! College treasury
Probably one Of the chief features OF
sEt ssS#5ts nszry j. tbs social service de-
pS-rFr&a; under Miss Black IT is TO
KRIS department that all new cases are
referred for investigation as to home
and financial conditions. The depart
oaent workers visit the homes OF the
Hs.tcnss. instruct them in methods of
ealing for themselves, help in improv-
ing the environment OF the patients
work
During last year. 74e patients were
referred to the social service depart
ment as compared 10 43a in 1915 There
were 999 visits made compared TO 500
In the previous year In making her
report. Miss Black stated that de
mands being made by outside cEen-
cies continue 10 increase showing :,
wider community interest ana n
greater appreciation o. the Medical
college disrensary as y valuable rao-
tor in community lie