, 1962-08-22
LEGISLATIVE RECORD
Continued from Yesterday

IA couple of years ago, there was some bloW-up con-
corning our own doctors using the hospital taclnteS and
medlcneS for private practice and even the nurses IN
the hospital. We nave been Trying 20 DatLle ILLS Sltuatlon
for some time. I've had the experience, Mr.. Chairman,
that / went to the hospital because | mad an lntecJlOn III
one Of nv ears. It was new case, and, therefore, l mad
no record. SO 1 went to one doctor and he told me that
there's a specialist for that now, so it's best to see him.
he took me over to the office OF this doctor. The doctor
said, Wait a minute, | have smeone mere IN my ONCE.
Are you a hospital case or are you a private case! i said
what do you mean?" He asked, Are you coming to me
privately, or are you coming as a hospital patlent?"
MY answer was, Doctor. my ear is sick and | want to
have it fixed" He said, "All right, I'll see you later. In
the meanIlme, Mr.. Chairman l went down and got a re
cord. Hail an hour later the doctor called me and / went
in. AT the same time, two people who / know very well
IN TINS community, nusoand and wife were in there.
And knowing the people and the position they hold IN
the community, / assumed that 1t was a private case.
lney weren't gong to tnat doctor as a hospital case. And
they were being fitted with glasses for their eyes.
He started examining me and so forth. He gave me
an injection and administered medicine to my ear. When
ne came TO the JapIe said, Doctor, happen to have my
record; here's my hospital record" He looked at 1t and
filled it out. He asked me whether / wanted to come back
announcer time to the hospital or will | come to see him. !
said, " Well do you have an Officer" He SAID no, he's here.
I asked him how much was the fee and he answered
Five I gave him $500. But it happened SO that / took
care of myself and / didn't go back to him.
But understand from some OF the nurses, Mr.. Chairman,
that that doctor can be seen IN the afternoon coming out
of his office with ten and Wenry-uolar DnIs III MS pocNec
That, MIR. Chairman, is NOT a matter OF a doctor coming
ana Uelnng me Drlng the witnesses or asking me whoever
told you Jnat, 1t happened TO me ana m puCtIng II IN the
record, because l can supstantate it. MIR. Chairman, the
other point is this: | waited Tor one month TO see II uney
would have sent me a bill from the hospital tor the fee OF
the medicine. Uptot this day, have received no bill from
the hospital for the fee or the medicine, or injection or
anything.
The other point, Mr.. Chairman, that | want to make
is this: We in this community compel by law and regu-
lation the members OF the Fire DIVISION to report Tor
duty. Sometimes they are given compensatory time it
they work overtime and other times they have their va
cation with pay as all other government employees. We
compel the members OF the ponce force to go TO work. In
business, a person, after beng through with work, puts
a.lock on his door and he goes home to sleep quietly. We
md 1t necessary to have patroImen walking the streets
at night to give protection to life and properly. AS many
people have commented many times, all the fremen have
to do is sit there listening to the radio and watching tele-