Milford chronicle., 1946-09-27
DR.. Eshbein Spoke To
Group On Hospital
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Discussing the position OF nurses
in the world of today, Dr.. Fishbein
said they were faced with a prob
lem whether they would continue
as members of Il profession giving
up themselves in aid to others, or
whether they would become IA group
of unioniZed technicians, giving
only 50 many hours to care of the
sick rather than all their time. He
declared that at a nursing congress
now in progress in Atlantic City
lney mad declared they would ra-
ther achieve their ends as mem
bers of profession rather than
trained technicians. He stated he
was glad to see this stand.
DR.. Fishbein then turned to the
emergency room and told how hos
pitfalls fight TO save those injured
IN accidents He declared that
while Boston is city of fine hos
pitfalls, more lives could have been
saved in the Cocanut Grove diSas-
ter, had more equipment and facil-
ities been available. and pointed
out that lack of facilities would
cause many deaths should such Il
disaster occur in this area.
He spoke in favor of Blue Cross
and other hospital plans and de-
clared that in 10 years more than
90 million people would be covered
by such hospital insurance plans.
The speaker declared that he
had seen many elderly patients in
his visit to Milford Memorial Hos
pital and stated that this country
is becoming nation OF elderly
people He described the care
which elderly people receive i'll
modern hospitals and said, I'VE
have found ways TO bolster the fad
ing heart and give great comfort
but these can only be administered
through modern hospital
In closing the speaker struck out
at government control. He declared
that during the war many rights
and privileges of free citizens had
been given up in order to win.
"As a result" he said, lit has
become tradition that the Gov
ernment does everything.
He struck at recent bill intro
duced by Senator Claude Pepper OF
Florida. which would give free ma
ternity care to mothers and medl-
cal aid to all children up TO 2l. tie
said that this was outside the Am
erican tradition of free thought
free speech, free worship and the
, right of public assembly.
Freedom. he said, conferS GER
tain responsibility and one of these
is the right to conduct our owl
: institutions.
In closing he declared. "LOOh
: into your heart and think what is
, the most that you can give to yOul
? hospital"
Accorded an enthusiastic recep
, ton was the announcement made
5 after DR.. FiShbein's address tha
the doctors of the staff of MilfOrt
| Memorial Hospital have pledged
= $35, 900.
= Presenting an account OF th'
5 stewardship of the board OF trus
G tees. President G. ROLAND Mes
v sick. said: Your trustees hav'
tried to manage the affairs of you
g hospital with utmost prudence.
d "All of the moves we have mad
V have been we'll considered. Som
have been wise and others not s.
= wise. For the most part the pubh
: has been patient and generous IL
= its cooperation with us and 1t
g tolerance for our ineXperlenct
S There has been lots of room 70
= Improvement.
o The lack of proper Nurses
: School and Residence has made tn
: whole nursing problem exceeding
: " difficult The burdens put on Il
+ by war shortages have added t
d the difficulty but two things W
e have accomplished. which | an
sure may set off some of on
shortcomings.
s We have succeeded in givin
good care to our sick and injured