Evening star., 1942-04-25
Doctors Hospital
Willing 10 Reopen
Group Negotiations
Boord Ready to Discuss
Any eosis Which Will
Roy Cost for Service

Doctors Hospital today announced
that 1t was willing to reopen nego-
tiatfons with Group Hospitalixation,
cost Of service" rendered to G.. H. I.
subscribers who desire care at Doc
tors Hospital.
This was announced by the Doc
tors Hospital board of directors as
the result Of . meeting last night
In conference with their counsel,
Elvood Seal. @. H. I. and Doctors
Hospital had come to q parting Of
the ways yesterday, when Joseph II.
Hines, @. n. I. president, made
public . letter and q notice he had
sent to 10000 q. H. /. subscribers
with oflicial notation Of the rift.
Doctors Hospital had served notice
that 1t would not receive G. H. I.
subscribers after March 81, 1888.
Furthermore, the hospital had re-
fused to accept for admission new
Group Republication subscribers
or renewal members whose contracts
were dated after March 81, 1912.
Beard Issues Statement.
Explaining the hospitals position.
the board Of directors today issued
q formal statement through o. K.
Fike, manager.
Doctors Hospital was built en-
tirely from private funds" said the
statement. TT Is not on q tax
exempt basis as are all other hos
pitals In the District of Columbia.
Because of this added burden in
1941 it cost this hospital 81 cents
more per patient per day to operate
than any other hospital in the city.
Under present operating conditions,
and with the increased tax burden
in 1912, the figure will be approx
mately IS cents.
Over . period Of the last eight
months, the directors of Doctors'
Hospital have diligently attempted,
without success, to persuade the
trustees Of Group disqualification,
Inc. to make some equitable adjust
ment In order that the subscribers
Of group disqualification might con-
tinue to receive the benefits pro-
vided at this hospital.
Proposals offered.
Among the proposals offered by
Doctors Hospital were the follow
ing:
81. That Doctors Hospital con-
tinue to hospitalize subscribers, ac-
cepting the regular rate per day
from Group disqualification with
the understanding that the bal
ance Of the charges be paid direct
to the hospital by the patient.
-. That Doctors Hospital con-
tinue as q fun participating hospital
providing Group disqualification,
Inc, would pay the extra charges OF
so cents per day covering the taxes
to which this hospital-alone of all
hospitals in the city-is subject.
Both Of these proposals were re-
jected by the trustees Of Group Hos
pitalization, Inc.
Group Hospital alization, Inc, has
emphasized that the hospital was
organized for profit, and in this
connection the directors Of Doctors
Hospital wish to point out that not
q single one Of the 400 stockholders
has ever received q cent Of return
on the money he has invested, nor
has any of the officers or directors
received any compensation what
ever for the many hundred hours
contributed to the hospital.
Belief In G. II. I. Principle.
The directors of Doctors' Hospital
reafnrms their belief In the funda-
mental principles Of group hospital
ization, whereby men and women
Of moderate incomes are able to
provide for hospital care on q peri
odic payment plan.
"As heretofore, Doctors Hospital
stands ready and willing to nego-
tiate with Group Republication,
Inc, on any basis which will pay
costs for services rendered to sub
scribers."
G. H. I. had not only refused the
so cents per day per patient to cover
taxes rs originally proposed and
explained In the formal statement,
but 1t had also refused to pay the
IS cents extra for taxes, Doctors
Hospital ofilcials explained.
@. H. I. formerly paid $50 per