Evening star., 1946-05-02

House, when District oficials oh.
jected to q proposal that part Of the
funds for hospital construction
should come from local taxes.
Would Pledge Plants.
One proposal, understood to be
considered as an amendment to the
Tydings bill. is for hospitals par
ticipating in the proposed new cen
ter to pledge their plants and re-
sources towards the cost. The
assets of these institutions, it has
been estimated, would be nearly 81
per cent of the total expense oi
building the center. Provision
might also be made for hospitals
which may wish to keep their owr
sites to obtain funds for renova.
ton or expansion.
The health and hospital survey
strongly recommended better facili-
ties for Washington. THE OBJ.
solescence of the buildings anc
equipment of the hospitals in the
survey area, particularly in the Dis
trict," said the report, lis tremen-
dous. In our opinion, the condition
of the hospitals plants is the worst
which could be encountered in any
area in this country of comparable
Importance"
The Committee on the Hospital
Center, after its meeting at Mr.
Carrots Office, announced it would
ask the House District Committee
not only to resume hearings on the
Tydings bill, but also to give con-
sideration to the entire hospital sit
uation"
Need Action Now.
In statement, the committee
said 1t was the feeling of all mem
bers that "the investigation and sur
very period has been completed, and
now is the time for immediate &C
ton"
Members of the committee are
Mrs. Reginald Huidekoper, chair
man; Mrs. Warren Barbour, Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom, Democrat, of
New York, William r. Castle, presi-
dent of Garfield Hospital; Mrs.
Dwight Davis, Charley Dewey, the
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of
Washington and president of the
Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospital;
Mr.. Garrett and Mrs. Millard Tyd-
ings.
Alan Johnstone, general counsel
of the Federal Works Agency, who
Is working on a special report about
the matter, said today he expected
to have the report ready "in a day
or two" for the House District Com
mittee.
Hospital officials generally praised
the survey report and disclosed that
steps were being taken to improve
some of the criticized conditions.
Robert B. Swope, a member of
Children's Hospital Board of Di-
rectors and general chairman of the
hospitals new building fund cam
paign, said, 1--WE heartily approve
the recommendations for improve
ment of health facilities in the
Washington area.
"Children's Hospital long has been
aware of the need for expansion and
modernization of its facilities and its
current campaign to raise 81 800 900
for replacement of the obsolete main
building with a new and larger
structure is part of a program to
help correct the area health condi-
tions noted by the surveyors.
Plans Are Flexible.
II believe our building program
is in line with the recommends
tions of the men who conducted
the survey. Plans for Children's
Hospital are not rigid, but can, and
will be, revised wherever necessary
in order that the best interest of
the community be served"
. DR.. Bocock termed the surveys
report as one that should be used
"as a pattern for sound co-ordfnated
future planning"
while not agreeing with all of
the hospital recommendations ad-
vanced, I think the majority of
them are constructive" DR.. Bocock
said.
4 Meanwhile, the seven member
board of the District Medical So
ciety will begin its study of the sur
vey's recommendations as soon as
it obtains a copy of the full report,
society official said today. Last
night DR.. Raymond T. Holden was
elected president of the group for
the year beginning July l, 1917.
The Medical Society set no dead
line for a report by its Executive
Board on the survey Recommended
tions, but expects to receive one
in comparatively short time, it
was eXplained