Evening star., 1939-02-26
Ga||ingerSurvey
To Be Launched
Today
Mckenzie Will Confer
With Dr.. Marvin and
President OLeury

0tuNy VI CIlC CO4ACIONCIoy AckdIue
ing jurisdiction over Gallinger Hos
pital, as well as other phases of its
organization, will be started today
by Richard Mackenzie, survey ex-
pert, who was engaged yesterday by
the Commissioners in the hope of
ending the long dispute between
Health Officer George c. Rutland
and heads of Georgetown and
George Washington Universities.
Mr.. Mackenzie, already making
survey Of conditions, personnel and
services at Gallinger, presumably for
the information of Chairman Collins
OF the House District Appropriations
Subcommittee, has made similar
surveys for the Budget Bureau, In
terror Department. Public Health
Service and authorities of Veterans
and Naval Hospitals.
The investigator was to meet at
ii am. today with DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, president of George WASH
ington, and the Very Rev. Arthur
OLeary, S. j., Georgetown presi-
dent. Later, he was to confer with
DR.. Rutland, to see if an amicable
settlement could be reached on the
jurisdiction questions. If not, the
Commissioners have requested him
to submit his own organization plan.
Other Developments.
Other developments in the CALM
ger situation yesterday included:
l. DR.. Rutland released the Sec
ond in series of stories of the i'm
provement achieved at Gallinger
through the services of the five
chief resident physicians. appointed
last July l, to show that a greater
number Of patients were being han
died, the number of days they are
hospitalized has been reduced, and
that Gallinger's death rate has been
cut.
2. Chairman King of the Senate
District Committee declared that if
the Gallinger controversy is not
ended by present negotiations, that
Congress will have to step in and
attempt to settle the whole thing.
He has delayed his planned in
spection of the hospital, hoping the
various parties could settle their
own dispute. He said he believed
there was too much "hysteria" in
the arguments.
3. Representative Seccombe, Re-
publican, of Ohio suggested that
the House District Committee might
start its own investigation, since
politics might be involved in the
Gallinger conditions" He suggest
ed, If this is found to be so, 1T
might be wise to divorce Gallinger
from the control of the Health De-
partment," and to let DR.. Edgar A.
Bocock, superintendent, operate the
institution under the direction only
of the Commissioners and Congress.
Would Broaden Study.
I'm this way" Mr.. Seccombe add
ed there would be no chance for
buck-passing" He suggested that
if the House District Committee de-
cides to investigate Gallinger he
would suggest the study be broad
ened to include the Health Depart
ment.
To what extent the House Dis
trict Committee will deal with the
Galllnger situation is not known,
but it is expected Chairman Ran
dolph. at tomorrow's meeting, will
read the reply he received from DR..
Rutland to the proposal of the rep
resentative that the five new resi-
dent physicians be ousted or re-
duced in rank and pay.
DR.. Marvin said he would be glad
to meet with Mr.. Mackenzie and
added that he thought the Commits
sioners were doing we'll to seek to CO.
ordinate the study of Gallinger con-
ditions.
DR.. Rutland said he would be
pleased if the situation can be
clarified by the means adopted by
the Commissioners. He added:
LAS see it the situation is clear
and simple. Gallinger is a Gov
ernment hospital, and the Govern
ment makes appropriations for its
operation and holds the Health De-
partment responsible for its man
agement.
Responsibility to Sick.
my first and sole responsibility
is to operate the institution for the
INDECENT sick. No matter how SYM
pathetic I may be to the schools,
and I have sympathy for their
views, they are not my major obli-
CATION. I am more than willing to
give reasonable teaching facilities
at the hospital. I submit I have
done this.
"The quarrel is relatively local
lied. So far as I have been able
to determine. the opposition to the
present system has not come from
the really good and competent men,
(See GALLINGER, Page B-2D