The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-02-28


the whste h0sp.tsl thsf irey col.d
bring only Whse patents 70 ia's
hospital. Tass hospltsi s'sc 'riVr rls
white physicians that The! prefer
them taking Negroes 10 the eolorrd
hos piial. Ot one hundred a1- 'e-
negro physicians IA Dttc. soo-i
four are. permitted 90 psat'iss ~
white hospitals
When called recently BY wt.
qualified negro physician SEEKING
10 secure admission FOR q Negto
patent he Vas n.oTnec hat ,ais
sane hos3.ta. did not Acest, Ne
gro nothsss .or delivery. II TIER
ask { :. iaey a.. spied Negro cases
az all. the answer was ihs' ;ati
could receive only serious Ne
gro cases Ths 1cra. zen asked
aha, Ga ttis ac>p.-s 9-.l-@r .
serious case. Tee sl>N-. ~ss that
Il The patent rad a 5rs.o ;4noF
hey would be glad 20 adm, ain ts
her TIE doe,o. wss ina 'cl1
tia; he shor.d TAKE rs ps'.eat Ter
c1ilt birta across The s't@-. ,7 BIZ
Neg .p.,s. wn,cn .. oaI.s -
nor a. a.. .4rs= enough 81 s-1f
ire demand u. { asrsm.si beds,
FOR Negroes. IN another .ssge wr..~
hospital. Negro. mothers u .Aoo.
aays beer Transported .r-1 c1-
tloc. 70 sao;A@s OF IL ,e-nf
elevator. Negro ps,lents e tbs .r-
s..l'icr have reserved er tnem
sool. SIX beds AID ever ac-.
;hey sse paying exhlEoltaat stt-
they ride ne freight eleyato.
50 .a- We have been discus ~
only he wniis hospital .af 'iss sr
Negroes Who, abe cr -, .el-- .s-
t1no o.'ari fees required o-;o
they car enter .asge wAire hosp
tails. o. course these ICES We nsss
mentioned above mGs- 6e pad u
advance. TIE ps.sn, rays Tor hf
as; veex IL acniiss.ol end ts-
ceifes statement - ;Ae o~x.uA.ag
% each Tsek shi.- 2 ;a- .osp.-a.
Very few patients lesys ,n-se .rs :
istiols without Their t. t4lng
paid o. adequate security beng a..
ysssfeG
As he lAtge mass 4. ols "a
= sii'l having hard s,s-EEe 20
maintain very poor s,s1dast 30
LIVING even when Mel. e. il y4rv
easy 70 SO that when sickaes.
comes and hosp.taiiz4f.c. - r4c.s.
sary he has 20 accept some ,orm q,
AID BET. OF has one large c.ty hos
p.isl .o- general cases. also one
eoniszlous disease hospital Tn-.4
hospitals are connected Win he
local medical college and there.
FORE used FOR teaching purposes
In this .eschinE hospital are ssn,
the large majority o, our Negro
SICK Others wno &c 70 the large OUT
patent clinics u the large pri,s
white hospital ae treated in these
ortpafienI departments but are ms-
ualiy no. admitted or put 20 bed
= The institution unless the!. case
j. extremely Interesting and the
nos n.;al SAT- are interested in OBJ
serving a series O. the particular
type 81 case in question an exar7l.
mentioned above might be brain
tunoss.
The plain .a,t Is tina. in De.
,fo!i white hospitals do not want
The Negro public. unless there exis.s
stta; scarcity o. white patients.
The above statements are .ae
reasons .nef IL Detroit today ~
nave number o. privately oWIef
and well equipped Negro hospitals
vneFe TIE si.inF Negro IS ALWAYS
assured hsst class msdlcal c.fe
without being ar interesting or SCI.
ious case or used fce teaching medi-
cal students. These colored hosni-
isls also have good private rooms
al moderate rates for those az rnr
ggopp who are fortunate enough 10
nave funds 20 pay Tor special care.
wssd beds are available a, ys-v
reasonable rates The patien, VIII
out funds secures admission 10 the
hospital through bis family pavsi-
elan who fills out an sppliea.ion
blank which he ya'!eni presents
10 social welfare agency and after
reasonable delay for investigate
Is then allowed 10 enie- The hos.l-
tai o. his choice. He signs note
10 pay FOR his disqualification when
and II he j. able. Here he Il Mated
on by colcred nurses and attended
by HE personai physician Who
knows his case and has his welfare
AZ heart. Ho retains the status ~ =
private patient and IL IN no sense
n charity case or is he 50 consider.
81. In the Negro hospital he can 81.
press without fsas Or hesitation ID,
likes or dislikes and viii rersiy.
prompt response 10 his Complaints
II Is 20 the sdvanfsEe OF fhs man.
agement q d. everything ,o- fhs
patient metal a. well a. nhts.
cal well being
Lately there has been 10, n.
ak abcui privately owned Negro
hospitals. and ambitious politician.
ready as always 20 msk. The Negro
the isrgei q their aim TO- rec
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