Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-21

On Approved LIST Of
College Of Surgeons
Another With Provisional
Rotine Acts to Meet
Requirements
Nineteen hospitals in Washington
are on the approved list of the
American College of Surgeons. and
one hospital is Professionally APP
proved" it was announced today.
The professionally approved in
stitution. Casualty Hospital, was
said by DR.. j. Rogers Young, medi-
cal chief of staff, to have been
placed on the provisional list be-
cause of a method of keeping GER
tain records The recommended
change was made Immediately after
it was suggested by the College of
Surgeons. he said.
I'VE feel we now are carrying out
the minimum standards set for ap-
prevail in every detail he said.
The classification was based on
survey of Washington hospitals
made in 1899, DR.. Young said, and
a subsequent QUESTIONABLE. The
board of directors of the hospital,
he said, had issued orders that
everything be done. regardless of
expense. to meet all the require
ments for full approval.
Announcement of the rating given
Washington hospitals came in an
official statement as the 30th annual
Clinical Congress of the American
College of Surgeons convened in
Chicago.
Approved List.
The 10 hospitals on the approved
list here are.
Emergency. Chaldren's, Columbia
Doctors. Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat, Freedmens. Gallinger, Gar
field, Georgetown University. George
Washington University, National
Homeopathic, Providence. st. Eliza
beth's. Siblev Memorial, United
States Naval Hospital. Soldiers
Home Hospital. Veterans Admins
tration Hospital. also known as
Mount Alto; Walter Reed General
Hospital of the Army, and WASH
ington Sanitarium and Hospital.
1t was also announced that there
are three approved cancer clinics
in Washington. at Garfield, George
town University and Veterans Ad-
ministration Hospitals.
Announcement of the approved
hospitals and cancer clinics was
made in a statement by DR.. Irwin
Abel of Louisville, KY, chairman of
the Board of Regents and head of
the Advisory Committee on Health
recently appointed to assist the
Council of National Defense.
Health is always an important
essential to the we'll being of ma
tons" he said, land in a time of
gearing for defense it is a vital
issue. Hence the fact that we have
$500 hospitals in the United States
and Canada that are fortresses of
defense against disease and dis
ablement. because they are ade-
quately armed and manned for the
type of battle in which they are
engaged, should give our people and
our Government assurance that in
this field We are we'll embarked on
the approved hospitals represent not
quite half the total number there
is no occasion for complacency, but
rather for intensified effort to i'm
prove hospitals generally"
Dr.. Malcolm T. MacEachern, as
sociate director of the college and
in charge of its hospital activities,
called attention to the fact that in
less than a quarter of a century
the number of approved hospitals
has grown from 80, the total on the
first list issued in 1918, to 2,806,
which is evidence of remarkable
progress.
Ten million people were cared
for in our hospitals last year." he
said, meaning that l out of every
Is individuals in the United States
and Canada was at some time dur
ing 1889 in a hospital. Three mil
lion underwent major surgery. More
than 100000, or half of all births,
occurred in hospitals. That is why
communities and the medical pro-
fession are concerned about the
standards of hospitals, since so
many lives are intrusted to their
care. Hospitals are engaged in a
never ending conflict against dis
ease and death, and we must
strengthen the Notifications to en-
able them to cope with the increas-
ing problems incident to conscrip-
ton in the United States and war
service in Canada The minimum
standard with the help of the COM
munity can be met by every hospital
that is conscientiously trying to
serve its patients
Requirements Summarized.
The requirements briefly stated
are:
/. Modern physical plant, assur-
ing the patient safety, comfort and
efficient care.
2. Clearly defined organization,
duties, responsibilities and relations
8. Carefully selected governing
board with complete and supreme
authority.
4. Competent, well-trained super