Evening star., 1947-11-20
Georgetown andG:W
To Discuss Trailing
Center al GaIIinger

GEORGETOWN and George washing
ton University medical schools will
be asked what can be done imme-
diately to transform Gsllinger Hos
pitfalls psychopathic division into a
teaching center where patients can
get better treatment, DR.. P. S. Ros-
sitek chief of the medical staff at
Gallinger and liaison officer with the
medical schools, said today.
DR.. Rossiter said he will try to
make arrangements for a meeting at
which the. chiefs of psychiatry of the
two medical schools can discuss what
changes must be made in the psy-
chopathic division before the schools
will send their doctors and students
there.
In another development, Health
Officer George c. Rutland was as
sured by hospital officials that set
of recommendations outlining neces-
sary changes on the psychopathic
wards will reach him late this after
noon. DR.. Rutland said he wanted
time to review these recommended
tions before sending them on to
Commissioner Guy Mason tomorrow.
Other Plans Prepared.
Another set of recommendations,
carrying estimates for repair of the
elevators and the seclusion rooms, Is
being drawn up by the Municipal
Architects Office for submission to
Commissioner Mason early next
week. In working on these esti-
mates, Merrel Coe, the municipal
architect, visited the hospital for a
personal study.
Both Georgetown and George
Washington University Medical
Schools already have indicated their
willingness to take part in strength
ening Gallinger's services to the
mentally i'll, but so far no definite
steps have been taken to start a
teaching center in the psychopathic
division.
This week, the hospital Executive
Committee unanimously passed
resolution expressing the belief that
the medical schools should carry on
the same service in the psychopathic
division as they do in other parts of
the hospital.
Teaching Plan Discussed.
DR.. A. r. Sweeney, Gallinger Hos
pital superintendent, who reported
the results of the meeting, pointed
out that the medical schools were
represented on the Executive Com
mittee but that the school chiefs of
psychiatry were not on the COM
mittee since the psychopathic divt-
sion is not a teaching center.
DR.. Rossiter said he had discussed
the possibility of teaching in the
psychopathic division with Dean
Walter A. Bloedorn of George Wash
ington University Medical School
and Father Paul A. McNally, dean
of Georgetown University Medical
School.
Both deans, he said, were fully
in sympathy and willing to go
ahead" as soon as the staff in the
psychopathic division is adequate
and changes are made in the psyche
pathic wards to permit seclusion
rather than manacling of disturbed
patients.
Some Gases May Be Taken.
Father McNally said that, as a
temporary expedient, selected cases
from the psychopathic division
might be sent to the hospitals med
ical service which is , a teaching
center .,3so. -.
DR.. , Daniel Blain. head of, the
university's- psychiatric department.,
also said he hoped that selected
cases could be studied Immediately.
Later, he said, he hoped that resi-
dent physicians could be assigned
to the psychopathic division, serving
under the supervision of George
town staff member.