Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-09-13

Note This is the third and final in series Of articles on the
profession Other articles dealing with the hospitals and
medical profession will follow in early issues.
In the light of the sacrifices which the nursing profession
upon the of CHARITY suffering
humanity ideals nothing of the injustice and in
eouates whichhave been visited upon it, would be strange
indeed If did desire type of organization to
protect them and advance their interests.
That nurses strong effective organization is
doubt begins take shape
the hospitals will Immediately raise such hue and cry that
the haheared will be touched and wonder If the nurses
have become tainted with foreign radical thinking
very the hospitals discover that some
agator trying to organize the nurses they will begin to
the high heavens about the amount of charity work
they do cases. dependency upon the charity
of rich benefacors and of the terrific expenses con-
neced with running hospital
CHEST THUMPING
hospitals content merely to jerk tears with
their poverty and charity They will point with pride to
the hundreds thousands fine outstanding outstanding ideal
sc they trained order they say
needs of the sick the lame the halt and the blind
They will what costs to educate nurse, to feed and
give her the instruction and instructors And
this they say the public good and welfare.
that doesn't do the trick and convince that the nurses
bunch of ngraes for desiring organization they will COM
plain about the high cost of running hospital the people who
hd accounts U% m e d % hack m te % beeinrno % S b nstution and
estimate of what they going be cheated out of for 10
years in the future.
end there They will recruit their doctors
and amen and send them out before the Rotary Kwans Lions
Exchange and other civic clubs paint horrible picture of the
shaving patients belly before operation and
walking off the leaving the unfinished belly for the shift
just because the quitting whistle blew
HOSPITAL CARE
But while the organization of is still largely in the
conversational hospital something is deteri
Grating rapidly that the hospitals the public medical proes
sion and other concerned parties becoming alarmed
The situation bad localities that it
has been necessary close wings of hospitals TAX
ing of more patients than they handle Criticism against
the hospitals is mounting and the sick injured being
neglected.
Despite all these things the American Hospital Association
foe of the Murray Wagner Dnge provide
low medical and hospital the their de-
pendents the reactonary American Medical Association
Despite the growing problem of adequate
nursing in hospitals the resistance wages for
nurses the of the hospitals still strong unwaverng
Sooner later, and be than believe the
nursing profession will organize and demand through
collective bargaining That day cannot be away
the hospitals facing problem which and will
not be solved by resisting for low for
denying highly trained and competent right
organization of their choosing and the right bargain col
ectively
If the American Hospital Association controlled by
the type reaconaries who American
pital Association would realize that low medical
actuarial basis could only be the salvation
but become the of paying they are
without making them hard working the plea that this
the way always and this is way must remain
This Robert Wason president of the Natl Association
of Manufacturers always good for laugh of the
putocrats drew himself last week and to