Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-24
GREATER NUMBER OF
NATIONS HOSPITALS
NOW STANDARDIZED
SO Per Cent. of 100 Beds or
More Approved by College
of Surgeons in Session at
Boston-Director Forbes of
Veterans Bureau Endorses
Program ~ Profession and
Lay Organizations Back up
Move

Boston. Oct. 23-The surgical skill
of practically the entire Western
Hemisphere. as well as Of several
European nations was represented
here today when the American Col
lege of surgeons opened it's conven-
tions. More than 1000 delegates, in
Guiding between % and 80 from
South America. are expected.
The surgeons who were gathered
here today attended a conference to
| hear a report of the colleges survey
% hospitals in the United States in
The interests of standardization. Dr.
. FRANKLIN ii. Martin, of Chicago, di-
rector general of the college, pre-
scented the results of the survey in
which it was annouRced that
( throughout the country SO per cent
of the hospitals of 100 or more beds
had been approved. The hospital
Standardization program as agreed
( upon. the report said. included such
requirements as an organized staff,
adequate X-ray and laboratory facili-
ties, and a case record for all pa
tients.
The hospital standardization pro-
gram has been received with enthus-
iasm all over the continent" DR..
Martin said. 1T is being backed by
the profession and by the lay organi-
cations and is, without doubt, bring
ing great benefit to the public"
At the presidential meeting tonight,
Dr. Harvey Gushing, of Boston, pres
ident- elect of the college. advocated
| that statistical study of major oper-
atoms in class a hospitals and sub
sequent publications of the reports
in the proper journals be submitted
for operative demonstrations before
the college. as had been the previous
practice. He said in part:
with its avowed purpose of safe
guarding the patient. the college can
not put it's stamp of approval on a
custom that may tempt some of its
members either to rush through the
preliminary studies of q newly ad-
mitted patient or, what is equally
culpable. to hold over for the pur-
pose of the meeting operations which
Furthermore. an Objectionable de-
gree OF publicity has been distinct
evil of former meetings Of the con-
gress. AS a rule the better the sur
geon, the more unassuming he is and
the more he abhors references to his
work in the lay press"
DR.. John Il. Deever, of Philadel-
phia. was another speaker. The fol-
lowing foreign guests were introduce
cd: DR.. Raffaelc Bastianelli. of
Rome: DIR. Francis S. Kidd, of Lon
don: DR.. Andrew Fullerton, of Bel
fast. and DR.. F,inar Key. of Stock
holm. DR.. Bastianelli delivered the
DR.. John Il. Murphy Grafton in sur
gerry.
In message tonight to Dr. Frank
lin H. Martin, of Chicago, director
general of the college, DR.. G. f.
Forbes, of the United States Neter-
ans bureau. Washington, d. c.. said:
1.-The Veterans Bureau endorses
the hospital Standardization program
set mp by the American College OF
Surgeons and feels free to call, upon
the college whenever necessary to
cooperate in providing the best pro-
fossional care for vne World War
veterans for whose welfare the bur-
eau is responsible. The federal board
OF disqualification concurs in these
sentiments"