, 1922-06-29

than that which enlisted In prsvioua)
times, and the psople seeing the
|necessity Of demanding and receiv-
ing more efficient medical service
has resulted in the plan known a.
practice" Now what 10
meant BY group practice? It 10
nothlng more o less than the as
ISOLATION OF two or more medical men
In treating the sick Of their COM
munity. These men are associated
not ON . financial basis always. but
ON . basis of mutua; cooperation
and assistance in furnishing the
specialization necessary to reach
all phases of illness. These men can
follow their usual practice, but since
each has specialized along certain
Hines. they would become associated
in the application Of treatment when
difficult. prolonged. complicated
cases are encountered. Were this
plan more frequently adopted land !
believe 1t 10 possible to do SOY, al
larger percentage of the people
would receive q greater scientific
and thorough application Of the prin-
principles and practice OF medicine.
as they a be applied today. than
ever in the history of the human
and all without excessive or
unreasonable cost. BY such associa- |
ton the cost to the patient should be
no more than that which the indi-
vidual practitioner would charge for
q. like service and with the added
opinion aids in investigation would
turn to health and vocation. The
one apparent obstacle in the way of
group practice, when applied to the
average physician, seems to be the
lack Of viewpoint in cooperating
and co-ordinating through a fear OF
loss of individuality. and this pre-
vents him from seeing the advant-
age of this type of association. But
would not such a plan answer. in
part at least, the question, Are we
medical men giving to the public all
that 1t pays for, and would not the
public be willing to pay for bet
ter service, were that better service
to be offered SO as to appeal to ever
the most superficial thinker in rela-
ton to his bodily welfare?
Hospitals
While we as physicians have as
sumed the responsibility of taking
care OF the sick in our respective
communities. the public must assume
the Pasoo1stkalAky OF providing ade-I
quate facilities for the application
Of modern methods Of treatment.
This is visualised in the county hos
pital. provision for which has been
made in 4 bill introduced In the
senate by Senator Dalsy OF my coun-
ty in the 1877 session Of the legisia-
ture, and which 10 found In Chapter
11s Of the wyoming Compiled
Statutes of 1893. This Act makes
1t possible for every county In our
state to secure a modern hospital.
and In this co%nnection, I believe that
this society will be renfiss In its
duty II It adjoufns this session With
out drafting a set Of resolutions to
the board OF county commissioners
in each county having no hospital.
urging them to take ADVANTAGE Of
this act. Carbon county has already
done SO. and we now have q splendid
modern hospital which is proving to
Of the community as well as q great
asset to the physicians
Chiropfactic
My address to you today could
scarcely be considered complete with
out soma reference to C~hiropractic.
The chiropractic continues in our
midst plying his vocation without
hindrance. Is he a fakir? II so. let
us exterminate him by . campaign
OF education among the people. and.
in addition, let us have laws where
by he can be dealt with as he de-
serves. II he is a fakir he is a no.
tential murderer and deserves the
RavareAt nuniahment.