Evening star., 1948-12-21
Denver Doctor
1olook0ver
Offer
D. c. Plans to Bring
Jensen Here for TuIk.
On Stoff Chief Post

The Commissioners will spend up
to $500 in expense money to bring
a national authority. on hospital
care here, with the hope of per-
suading him to take over the chief
OF staff job at Gallinger Hospital.
The Health Department formally
has offered the post to DR.. Erode
Jensen Of Denver, to succeed DR.,
P. G. Rossiter, it was disclosed in
The Star late yesterday. DR.. Jensen
is director of the Office of graduate
and postgraduate education at the
University of Colorado Medical
School.
The 40-year-old doctor, a native
OF Denmark, told The Star by tele-
phone from Denver he probably will
make the trip here in February to
discuss the offer. Arrangements for
the trip were made after a call
from DR.. Walter A. Bloedorn, dean
OF the George Washington Univer-
sity Medical School.
Salary May Kill Deal.
Greatest stumbling block in ac-
ceptance, District officials fear, will
be the salary the city can offer DR..
Jensen. In the past the salary Of
the chief Of staff-who co-ordinates
professional service at Gallinger-
mas been paid by Georgetown and
George Washington Universities.
Both schools carry out extensive
training programs at the tax-sup-
ported institution,
The current District appropria-
tlon. however, carries authorization
Tor a District-paid salary of $9,975.
Commissioner Guy Mason said he
would attempt to get a higher salary
IN ORDER to sign up person of DR..
Jensen's stature. He also pointed
out that the s9,e75' figure would be
increased by $3.50, if District en-
ployes get the pay raise granted to
Federal workers.
Dr.. Jensen said he was impressed
with the offer and possibilities of
the job but that he had not finally
decided whether to accept it.
I have a great reluctance to give
up my position here" he declared.
as my work has large responisi-
bilities and is getting well under
way after my service of about a
year and a half"
Cool to Dual Job.
District Health Officer George C.
Rutland said Dr.. Jensen earlier
had backed away" from a pro-
posal that he take over jobs OF
both DR.. Rossiter and DR.. A. r.
Sweeney, Gallinger superintendent.
DR.. Rutland quoted DR.. Jensen as
saying he was more interested in
the professional side of activities
and that be thought the adminis-
trative duties would be too great a
load.
Mr.. Mason stressed that the recent
offer was for the chief of staff post.
He has frequently expressed the
view that the two Gallinger jobs
could be consolidated into one posi-
tion Of medical director. It was in
dicated that further discussions
along this line will be held when DR..
Jensen arrives here.
It also has been pointed out that,
if DR.. Jensen took the post at Gal
linger, he could be considered a pos
sible successor to the post of health
officer, when DR.. Rutland leaves
that position, probably in 1850. MIR.
Mason declared he had no thought
of that possibility when the chief of
staff job was offered DR.. Jensen,
however.
DR.. Rossiter. who was to retire
September /, has remained on the
job at the request of the Commits
sioners until a successor could be
found. He is a retired Navy admiral.
Bloedorn Notes Qualifications.
DR.. Bloedorn said Dr.. Jensen
showed definite interest in his dis
cussions about the Gallinger position
and that his qualifications would
make him an excellent man, if the
District can get him"
With the Howard University Med
ical School joining G. w. and
Georgetown at Gallinger next year,
officials have been especially anxious
to get well qualified staff director.
He also would play a major part in
developing other projected programs
at the hospital. such as an extensive
out-patient clinic.
A consultant on hospital activities,
DR.. Jensen came in close contact
with the Nations hospitals and their
qualiflcations>as member of the
Council on Medical Education and
Hospitals of the American Medical
Association. He became familiar
with Ga1linger during his service
with ANA, leaving that organiza-
ton about 18 months ago to take
the position in Denver.
Co-author of Book,
DR.. Jenses is co-author of book
on Medical Care of the Discharged
Hospital Patient" which touches
closely on a program DR.. Rutland
wants to develop here from follow
up clinic care to patients with
chronic ailments who return fire.
quently to Gallinger for care.
Associated with a survey of indi-
gent medical care at Syracuse,
N. Y, before the war, DR.. Jensen
served overseas as an Army doctor
during the war. He has been a
consultant on medical education to
the Army surgeon general
A graduate of the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons at Colum-
bla University, he TOOK postgrad-
uate work at Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, and at the University of
Syracuse Medical Center.
Plant Slated for Lynchbure
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The National Battery Co. announced
yesterday it would establish a $780,
600 branch factory in Lynchburg,
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