Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-05 | Page 14 | For Emergencies Only

ii- ii For Emergencies Only 1 t- t COMPLAINT has been voiced at ft t various COMPLAINT times CS against the city being thrown into the general medical practice through the abuse of privileges accorded the public at the emergency emergency emer emer- gency hospital People with minor injuries o 0 or physical hy ical ills which are in no sense emergency emergency emer erner- gency c cases ses have been rushed to the city's free tree hospital instead of going to lo a doctor Thus t the city frequently has hlas s stood the expense 1 i of medical al treatment for persons that were not at all entitled to it it I This is to be changed if Commissioner T T. T T. T Burton properly enforces an edict he he has as just issued Mr Burton says Nurses and physicians on duty At the emergency hospital which occupies the tHird floor of the public safety building are expected ex cx- primarily to devote their attention to emergency cases patients cases patients injured in iri accidents I and similar occurrences in the city The practice practice tice Bce of persons receiving hurts hurts' and bruises in th their ir homes running to the hospital with them must cease Compliance s should be given this order bythe by bythe bythe the public and hospital attaches Its It's not apart apart a apart part Of the city governments government's functions to deal out medical treatment indiscriminately and in all ill kinds of c cases ses The city hospital i is distinctly dis dis- dis- dis for emergency treatment Its It's unfair t to 10 the taxpayers that a few moochers should sponge ng t their medical treatment from the city