Evening star., 1946-06-03

effective hospital council Is the beSt
means of correcting this error and O.
giving them the inspiration and sup.
port which their high mission
merits" A hospital administrators
association also was recommended
as the surveyor declared that stand.
ards in hospital administration art
unusually low here"
Recommending an overhauling OF
the system by which the Distric,
cares for patients by use of tax
funds, DR.. Munger charged thai
the shutting of patients between
Health Security Administration ano
the Permit Bureau (of the Health
Department. works a hardship or
the patient and delays admissions
= The inconvenience to an Ill
or handicapped person, to say moth
ing of the transportation expense
and loss of time from work, are
enough to condemn such a system.
HSA, private agency operating
an admitting bureau for hospitals
was severely dealt with in more
than 80 pages of the report. But
DR.. Munger was careful to say: INC
question is raised with respect to
the interest and sincerity of the
management and directorate of HSA
Yet. despite earnest attempts to op-
crate this enterprise as asservice to
the community and the voluntary
hospitals, the endeavor has not met
with any great degree of success
Complete reorganization" Of HSA
was recommended, with the sug-
gestion it should continue to func-
ton in the meantime. But its pres
ent setup could not be recommend
ed to other communities. the sur
veyor said. naming Alexandria and
Montgomery County as places now
reported to be considering programs
closely similar to HSA."
Lacks Proper Attitude"
One charge against HSA wa.
this: In its origin, and very large
ly in its present operation, an aim
of this organization has been the
protection of the medical profes-
sion against unwarranted demands
for free medical services to those
claiming inability to meet the ex-
penses of medical care. This has
resulted. in our belief, in a reversal
of what we believe to be the proper
attitude, namely desire to pro-
vide proper medical care to the
sick in full accordance with thei,
medical and social needs"
Discussing hospital problems Of
the Negro" the report praises How.
ard University School of Medicine
here as lone of the best, if not thu
best school of medicine for thu
Negro in the Nation" But coloree
interns and physicians. it was EN-.
phasIzed, are still excluded from
Gallinger. with its gold mine O.
medical teaching material"
The report recommended mor'
facilities for colored patients in vol
untary hospitals here, since man,
can well afford to finance thei
own medical and hospital care"
DR.. Munger said he firmly be
lieves that poor health condition!
in group which comprises % PEI
cent of the total inhabitants of th,
survey area and % per cent in thu
District itself, constitute a seriou!
menace to all of the population"
Present practices" he said, "ar'
indeed depriving the group which
needs it most of an even chance
to enjoy the blessings which goo,
hospital care can offer"
Staff of Consultants.
The staff of consultants assistin,
DR.. Munger included DR.. Ethel C
Durham, Charles G. Roswell, Jame
Russell Clark, Miss Mary F. Cham
plin. Miss Mary C. Jarrett, Mrs
Edith G. Seltzer. Donald w. Cordes
Mrs. Wilma K. Randolph. Mis-.
Kathleen Allen and Mrs. Ruth w
Fisher
While DR.. Munger visited "numer
GUS hospitals personally" and inter.
viewed many individuals, he salt
the great mass of data was col
lected by the consultants and is in
cluded in their individual reports
All of these reports will be pre-
served, and it is hoped. he added
some of the more pertinent one
may be separately printed"
Demand for copies of the repor
has been tremendous, officials O
ho
said. No more are available nov
in addition to those being distrib
uted to officials and agencies con
cerned. But the entire report
to be printed later, and will b
available to the public. The hos
pital report is No. 13 in a serie
Of 10 chapters Of the survey report
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