Evening star., 1946-05-14
Bylaws Drawn
For D. {. Area
Hospital Council
Gen. Connor Urges
EorIy Meeting to
Set Up Organization
By Harold B. Rooers

proposed bylaws OF the new Ma.
tional Capital Area Hospital Council
today were laid before all hospitals
In the District and nearby counties.
by the recently appointed organizing
committee. with the recommended
ton that meeting be held by May
% to set up the council.
The proposals were sent to hos
pitfalls by Maj. Gen. William D. Con-
nor OF Emergency Hospitals Execu-
tive Committee, in his capacity as
chairman of the Organization Com
mlttee appointed last week at the
preliminary session of hospital off,
cials at Children's Hospital.
The new project, which had been
discussed informally for many years,
follows closely suggestions made by
the Metropolitan Health and Hos
pital Survey sponsored by the Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies.
Background Is Outlined.
Gen. Connor sent to the hospitals
letter outlining the background of
the move, giving names of persons
who attended the first meeting and
urging speed to implement the plan,
The council is suggested to be
composed of members and repre-
sentatlves. Members are to consist
OF charter-member hospitals and
such other hospitals as shall be ap.
proved by the council Each mem.
Der hospital would have three rep.
resentatives, including two desig-
mated by its governing board, and a
third who shall be the administra-
tive head of the hospital. The in
stltutionS were urged to name such
representatives to attend an early
meeting.
The council members would con-
slst OF such hospitals of Washing
ton and the adjacent counties OF
Maryland and Virginia as are ap-
proved by the American College OF
Surgeons
Uniform Accounting Urged.
One suggestion submitted by the
organization committee was that
the council consider a uniform sys.
tenn OF accounting for hospitals.
This was emphasized in the hospital
survey presented recently by DR..
Claude w. Munger, administrator of
st. Luke's Hospital in New York.
Suggesting that the hospitals have
certain autonomy under the council.
one article Of the proposed bylaws
says: Matters which concern mem.
Der hospitals only shall be settled by
a majority vote of the representa-
tlves OF member hospitals present
and voting. Action on such matters
shall represent the opinion of the
council only and shall not bind the
individual member hospitals"
Another article proposes that
such agencies as may be directly
interested in the health of the COM
munity, and as shall be nominated
by the Executive Committee and
approved by the council, shall be
entitled to representation on such
terms as may be determined at the
time OF admission"
Gen. Connor pointed out in his
letter that at the Children's Hos
pltal session last Wednesday, rep
resentatives were present from the
Community Chest, Group Hospital
lzatlon, Inc, Hospital Superintend-
ents' Association and Washington
Metropolitan Health Council, which
sponsored the much discussed
survey.
Hospitals Represented.
The hospitals represented at the
session were listed as follows.
Emergency, Alexandria, Georgetown.
Arlington, Columbia, Homeopathic.
Doctors, Garfield, Casualty, Episco-
pal, Children's, Providence, sibley
and Suburban.
The Organizing Committee, in
addition to the chairman, includes:
Capt. Chester Wells, Columbia Hos
pltal; Sister Marie, Providence Hos
pltal; Robert G.. Whitton, Alexan-
dria Hospital, and G. Thomas Dun
lop OF Garfield Hospital.
The council committees proposed
in the bylaws would include: Pro-
gram, public relations, administra-
ton, finance and "such other COM
mlttees as may be required" In
clusion of a Public Relations Com
mlttee is in line with one of the
strong recommendations of the
Munger hospital report, which had
charged the hospitals of Washington
with not sufficiently interpreting
themselves to the public.
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