The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-10

symptom. In other words, the phys
ical examination tends to go to the
fundamental cause of the trouble,
rather than deal with the factors ly-
ing near the surface.
In addition to this, the past history
of the patient which may include in
formation of the utmost value. is COM
piled and this history, with the daily
record while the patient is in the hos
pital, comprises the case history, which
Is filed away among the hospital rec
cords when the patient leaves.
card index provides the author
tiles with an easy means of hunting
up this past history should the pa
tient ever be returned to the institu-
ton. Miss Rhea Alderman, histor-
ian, has charge of these records.
Complete Laboratory
Physicians bringing their patients
to the hospital now have completely
equipped laboratory at their disposal.
This service with that of a technician,
Miss Maud Ussery, is furnished at a
slight additional charge to all pay
patients. Charity patients who are
brought to the hospital may have the
same service without charge.
The small fee which is charged in
the case of pay patients will more
than pay the expenses of the labora-
tory and the person in charge, accord
ing to Miss Clara Pound, superintend-
| ent of the hospital. There has been
no financial drain on the hospital for
keeping up this service.
| Although physicians had the use OF
| the laboratory and equipment before
| this year, few availed themselves of
the privilege because they did not
wish to do laboratory work. Often an
analysis of the blood of patient will
help in a diagnosis and this is where
| the use of the laboratory is of great
est service.
An X-Ray services is also furnished
for doctors who wish to avail them
selves of the use of this equipment.
Efficient Service
| Standardization really means more
efficient service both from the stand
! point of the hospital and that of the
! patient" said Miss Pound. 1.-The re
/ quirements of Standardization are
simply those that will result in get
! ting the patient cured as quickly as
possible, and this in turn means less
expense. When this institution takes
i a patient, 1t assumes responsibility fol
the cure of that person, and it is only
fair to the institution that it be giver
the right to insist on the best of cart
for all patients.
amy doctor who cares to bring hi!
patients here, is free to do so, JUS
as free as before standardization wa:
introduced. The only difference j!
that a physical examination Of the
patient is now required, and this i.
of benefit to the patient as well as thu
hospital, and the other rules of thu
hospital must be obeyed.
Restricts Care
When a hospital takes patient i
, can not assume responsibility for in
competent medical care For that rea
son it is justified in restricting tn,
care of patients to those physician,
who will comply with the requirement.
of standardization
In the past it has been the custom
for any doctor in the city to bring il
: a charity case and these cases hav,
been given the same nursing care a
the pay cases, but although in TIL
minds of the patients as we'll as tn
public the hospital was responsible 70
the service given the patient, it ha
no control at all of the medical or SUI
gical management of the case or eve
: of the duration of the patients sta
in the hospital.
,, Under standardization the care O
: these patients is distributed anon
the "a physicians who are on the hos
pital staff and in this way they ar
! assured of the best care and medica
, and surgical skill afforded by the con
: munity and the burden of caring 70
charity patients is divided equal
: among the doctors
Controls Cases
= At the same time the hospital has
definite person who will be respons
BILE for the care of each patient at
definite time. By this plan the hos
pital accepts the responsibility for an
controls the entire care of the Gas
from the time of it Submission.
Not only is this true, but in man
cases specialists are assigned to til
5 particular case which needs then
y Thus these patients are assured of a
e good or better care than they would r
!, ceive in their own home.
i That the doctor is now in close