Evening star., 1951-08-01
Bill for Grants
.ToD.C. C.Hospita|s
Voted by House
Debate Reveals Plan
For Jewish Sponsored
Institution Here
By Harold B. ROGERS

House-passed legislation author
iZing Federal grants to private
non-profit hospitals here outside
the Washington Hospital Center
today was on it's way to the Senate.
Approved by voice vote yester-
day, after failure of opponents to
it, the measure would
make grants available to such in
stitutions as Sibley, Providence.
Homeopathic, Children's
and other hospitals that plan to
remodel or rebuild.
The bill is an amendment to the
1946 Washington Hospital Center
Act, which authorized grants for
three participating institutions.
Garfield, and Episco-
pal Hospitals. The center is to be
built on the Soldiers Home
grounds.
Another new hospital is being
proposed here to be constructed
under Jewish auspices. the House
learned during debate on the hos
pital aid bill.
Future Projects Eliminated.
Representative Klein, Democrat,
of New York attempted, but failed.
to amend the measure to au-
thorize Federal aid not only to
existing institutions, but also to
those yet to be built. His amend
ment was defeated by voice vote.
Later, it was learned from in
formed sources the new institu-
ton has been proposed and
strongly backed by the Jewish
Community Council and the
jacob Medical Society.
1t would be built in the HOO
block of Spring road NV, ad-
jacent to the present Hebrew
Home for the Aged, which has a
Embarrassing campaign under way
to build an addition.
Funds for the hospital itself are
expected to be solicited after the
addition to the home for the aged
is financed, an official explained
today.
Representative Klein said he
will pursue his attempt to get the
hospital aid bill amended in the
Senate to permit a grant to the
new nonsectarian hospital pro-
posed to be established under
Jewish auspices.
Survey Upholds Need.
At the request of the Jewish
Community Council and the Ja-
cobb Medical Society, compre-
Ihensive survey was conducted in
Washington by James A. Hamil-
ton and Associates, hospital con-
Isultants of Minnesota This firm
reported the need is clear" for
such an institution in Washing
ton, which could render a dis
Itinct service" to the entire COM
munity.
| Debate over the hospital aid
bill was lengthy and, at times.
bitter. Opponents were led by
Representatives Abernathy, Dem
ocrat. of Mississippi, and Miller,
Republican, of Nebraska.
| Proponents of the bill. as re-
ported by the House District Com
mittee, were led by Majority
Leader Mccormack, Chairman
Mcmillan of the District Com
mittee. Representative Smith,
Democrat. of Virginia; Represen-
Itative O'Hara. Republican, Of
Minnesota, and Minority Leader
Martin.
Is Per Cent Cost on D. C.
AS it goes to the Senate. the
bill provides for the Federal Gov
Iernment to advance not more than
half the cost of remodeling, reno
waiting or reconstruction.
The measure requires, however,
that the District government
shall repay 80 per cent of the
Federal grant over a period of
1913 years, without interest. Thus
the entire cost of the project
would be met so per cent by the
institution itself, 35 per cent by
the Federal Government, and Is
percent by the District govern
ment.
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