Evening star., 1939-04-29
Peace Expected
In New Pact
On Ga||inger
Chief Of Stoff
To Be Recommended
BY Universities
BY DON s. WARREN,

lining in detail the jurisdictional
relationship between the Health
Department and the George WASH
ington and Georgetown University
Medical Schools.
Strict warning was given by the
Commissioners, in approving the
new agreement, that they fully ex.
pected" that all parties concerned
would live up to the intent of the
contract without reservations-and
there was an 'or else" touch to the
tone OF the statement. as there was
IN preceding conferences.
Under the new contract IAN
amendment of one adopted March
9. which supposedly had ended the
Galtnger row, the university med
1cal school authorities have won a
greater measure of control at Gal.
hnger than they have had since DR..
George c. Rutland, health ofiicer,
was given final Jurisdiction over the
hospital July /, 1897.
Gain tion Authority,
The key to the new plan is an
agreement for a full-time chief of
stan at Gallinger, who would have
direct control over both the visiting
and the resident physicians. this Of
fictal to be paid by the universities
and appointed by the Commission.
ers on their recommendation, with
the concurrence Of the health ON.
Ger.
This portion Of the contract Is
intended as . substitute for the pro-
vision in the 1910 District supply
bill as it passed the House for the
appointment Of q full-time medical
ofhcer to be appointed by the Conn
missioners upon recommendation by
Health Ohicer Ruhland.
DR.. Rutland remains as the ulti.
mate medical authority over Gal.
hnger as well as other municipal
hospital services. His position in this
regard had not been CHALLENGED BY
the universities. Also, the unver.
sites have agreed to name to the
faculties of the two medical schools
the five chief resident physicians at
Gallinger, about whom the contro.
versy has been raging.
Under the agreement, however,
they will be given ranking along
with the visiting men from the med.
ical school faculties, according to
their respective length Of profess
sional practice, their efficiency and
their capacity.
In the long run, DR.. Ruhland lost
much more than he gained, In the
new contract as compared with the
one adopted March 8, as a result Of
the revival of the contest over
Gallinger's jurisdiction. Agreements
on the plan, some sources said, was
hastened by two facts: One, the
Senate District Subcommittee on
Appropriations started study of the
Gallinger situation; and. two, Rep
resentative Nichols, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma had asked for q Joint
congressional investigation of con.
ditions at Gallinger, this following
the previous investigation conducted
by a subcommittee of the House
District Committee headed by Rep
resentative Bates, Democrat. Of
Kentucky.
f2rt1eS Sign Agreement
The new agreement was signed
late yesterday by the Commissioners
and by DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, presi.
dent of George Washington univer.
sity, and the Very Rev. Arthur A.
OLeary, S. j.. president Of George
town University. Approval was
recommended by DR.. Ruhland. as
health ofncer. Maj Daniel ]. Don.
ovan, District auditor and budget
ohicer, participated in the confer.
ences and preparation of the docu-
ment.
The new contract was made ef1ec-
tive at once. Among other things
1t provides that members of the
Gallinger staff. both visiting and
resident, shall be appointed or dis
missed by the Commissioners on
recommendation by the health Off.
Ger.
1t provides further that the visit
ing staff, as far as possible, be se-.
lected from and composed of the,
active teaching faculties Of the two
university medical schools in ap-'
proximately equal number and with,
equivalent rank: that the visiting
staff thus formed shall be response.
BILE for the professional care of pa
tients: that other physicians may.
be appointed upon the nomination.
of the health officer when in his
judgment circumstances SO war;
rant.
It provides that the resident stan
shall be nominated by the Execu.,
tive Committee of the hospital and
appointed by the Commissioners II.
approved by the health ofiicer.
Bocock on Committee.
The Executive Committee. under
the revised plan, would consist Of
the superintendent of the hospitalt
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock, who would
continue in his present capacity;
the chief of staff, the five depart.
ment heads (who are members OF
the faculties of the medical schools,
and the superintendent Of nurses Of
the hospital.
1t was specified that the new f,lll-a
time paid chief of staff, to be nomi- 4
mated by the university medlcaII
schools, shall be president of the
hospitals Executive Committee. In
this connection it was said that DR..
Walter A. Bloedorn, now chief Of
staff, would give up this post since
he could not devote full time to the
position. Search for a successor u
to begin at once.
The Executive Committee Of the
hospital was empowered. amonl
other things, to recommend prospec'
tive members to appropriate posi-
tions on the Galiinger staf, both
visiting and resident, subject to ap'
proval of the chief of the divisions
concerned. The department head
would be q member Of the faculty
Of one Of the medical schools.
The Executive Committee also was
empowered to recommend for causl
the reprimand or dismissal Of any
member of the staff. Any accused