Show HOSPITAL HEAD RAPS MEDICAL MENS MEN'S CLAIMS Commissioner Quinn Charges Selfish Aims to Foes Asserting he cannot turn over o government of the Salt Lake general hospital to any selfish interests County Commissioner B. B F. F Quinn Wednesday answered opposition of the Salt Lake Medical edical society to certain certain tam tain policies in administration of the institution Commissioner Quinn head of oC the health and charity department of which the hospital is a part Intimated intimated intimated inti Inti- mated that some doctors who have given their services free to the institution in have done so for selfish rather than public service motives Seek Seck to End A Agreement The medical service bureau of or the society in a letter to Commissioner Quinn had recommended that an agreement between the county and society by which society members staffed the hospital be terminated the first of or the year It was learned the main reason for the recommended termination was opposition of some society members to an agreement by which Dr R. R J. J Alexander county physician physician physician cian and hospital superintendent treats his own private patients at atthe atthe the institution Commissioner Quinn said that in some cases society members had served at the hospital in order to gain experience and make observations observations observations in m which they were particularly particular particular- ly interested at county expense rather than to serve the public The letter to Commissioner Quinn also said recent developments made such a change in staffing the hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital necessary and stated that in m a recent meeting it was emphasized emphasized emphasized sized Dr F. F M. M McHugh had resigned resigned re rc re- re signed as a society representative on the hospital advisory board be because because because be- be cause in the opinion of Dr McHugh McHugh Mc Me- Hugh the board was only a figurehead figure figure- head which cannot be of real ser ser ser- vice vic i Many Charity Cases Casell CasesI I fir was elected to serve the county and its people and cannot turn over the hospital to any society or organization organization organization or or- or delegate my authority to their own selfish interests Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner Quinn said It was l learned arned that some members objected to to the policy of receiving Dr Alexanders Alexander's private patients at atthe atthe lh the hospital because of its crowded condition and the fact the ho hospital pital is hard put to care for an ever Increasing in increasing increasing in- in creasing load of ot charity cases Commissioner Quinn defended tho the practice which he said is carried out under an agreement with Dr Ir Alexander and asserted that care of charity patients is not suffering as a result There is an understanding with the superintendent that when any private case of oC his i is given gilen hospitalization hospitalization hospitalization hospital- hospital at the institution the hospItal hospital hos has pital bill must be paid to Salt Lake county he said Cases Are Arc Recorded A uA record of all Dr Alexanders Alexander's private cases treated at the hospital is kept and submitted to me mo monthly The commissioner said 13 IS such cases had been hospitalized since last February 10 with one one in doubt doublas as to whether it was a private or charity case When I took over the department department department depart depart- ment in 1929 I r conferred with close friends in the medical society and asked that they tell me of any weak spots in the hospital he said They told me the hospital was Joad loaded d with paying cases that had no business there and that there was was no social service clearance At that time there was one social service service service ser ser- ser ser- vice worker who put in two hours a da day Now there are five full- full time workers |