Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-21
GoIIinger Hospital Budget
Would Strengthen Staff
$l.40l ,207 Provides Assistant Superintendent
And Associate Medical Officer

Increased medical attention for
women patients at Gallinger Hos
pital is one of the additional services
to be provided in the 1914 District
budget.
OF the extra help asked by DR..
Edgar A. Bocock, Gallinger superin-
tendent, to aid him in running the
hospital in the new fiscal year, be-
ginning July /, he was given support
for an associate medical officer at
5000 year to work in the matern-
ity ward.
The new doctor will serve as an
aide to the present chief resident
physician in charge of obstetrics
and gynecology.
Need Cited.
/. Need for the additional help was
requested by DR.. Bocock on the fol-
lowing grounds:
"At present the chief resident
physician with only limited group
of young, inexperienced physicians,
is charged with the complete re-
sponsibility for the examination,
diagnosis and treatment of all ma
ternity cases and diseases involving
the female genital tract for the
entire hospital.
I'm the former group, there were
delivered in the preceding year $500
babies which in the latter group
there are on hand continuously, APP
proximately 80 women suffering with
gynecologic diseases.
"The responsibility for all of the
professional care for this volume Of
work has been carried alone by one
physician, and with the steady in
crease that has been observed par
ticularly in obstetrical work. it Is
evident that an assistant in this
specially is required"
Provides Assistant Superintendent.
One of the other new positions re-
uuested by DR.. Bocock and allowed
in the budget provides for an as
sistant superintendent at Gallinger.
His salary would be $500, and his
duties are outlined as follows:
with the recent and apparently
continuous growth of the institu-
ton additions have been made to
the professional and other stats
of the hospital to meet the added
responsibilities incident to the care
of patients. At no time, however,
has there been an addition In the
form of an assistant for the adj
ministrative service OF the insti-
tuition. The need for such an adj
ministrative official has been recog-
nized by the Health Department,
and in order to meet this shortage
the position is requested"
DR.. Bocock pointed out in JUS
tification Of his estimates for funds
in the 1914 fiscal year that Gallinger
is expected to handle constantly an
average of 1,085 patients daily dur
ing the new fiscal year.
Two Other Employees.
DR.. Bocock asked in his 1914
budget for four additional en-
ployes and his request was granted.
The principal job will be an as
sistant superintendent, in addition
to an associate medical officer, a
bookkeeper and secretary to the
proposed new assistant superintend-
ent. The increase in the staff at
the hospital. according to DR..
Bocock, is needed to round out"
its present staff.
For 10 years there have been
additions to the staff" DR.. Bocock
told the Commissioners. But un-
fortunately, 10 years ago the per-
sonnet available was so far below
the acceptable standards that the
amount of the increases have not
been sufficient to meet the in
creasing patient load, and to over
come a marked disproportion be-
tween the same and the personnel
that has continually been present.