Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 1 | Quinn to Seek New Contract for Hospital

QUINN INTO TO SEEK NEW CONTRACT FOR HOSPITAL HOSPIT At Private Practice Plan Would Be Barred Under Proposal County Commissioner B. B F. F Quinn said Monday he would insist on a written witten contract between the county commission commission commission commis commis- sion and Dr K R. J. J Alexander Salt Sal t Lake City General hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital superintendent embracing embracing ing three provisions 1 That Dr Alexander give his full time to the hospital 2 That ho he refrain from maintainIng maintaining main main- taming a private practice at the institution 3 That ho be the commission for staffing the hos lios- pital p. p S Study dT Proposal L I. I Meanwhile the commission still was vas studying a proposal of ot th the Salt Lake Lako County Count Medical society to terminate a verbal agreement between between between be be- tween the commission ri and Dr Alexander Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander permitting the tho latter Jatter to treat his o own on n private case cases cases' at the county institution In return for favorable action on the tho proposal the society would nomInate nominate nom nom- mate to the tho commission a list of names of more than doctors from which the commission would select a staff to serve servo at the hospital hospital hos hos- pital without pay Commissioner Quinn said ho did not know how the tho other two members members members mem mem- bers of tho commission would vote on tho the proposal He announced at last Fridays Friday's commission meeting when the proposal was submitted by bythe bythe bythe the society that he favored affirmative affirmative tive Uvo action on it Tho The proposal was not discussed at Mondays Monday's commission meeting Commissioner Quinn was not pres pres- ent Caused Rift The Tho present arrangement permitting permit permit- ting hug Dr Alexander to treat his own cases at the tho hospital caused the medical society to withdraw from staffing the tho hospital last January 1 The issue of private patients came up again a week ago in a n. more moro sensational sensational sen sen- when manner a former patient patient pa pa- tient heat at the hospital told the commission com corn mission Dr Alexander had operated upon him as a charity case then sued him for tor a private bill The Tho commission after a hearing held Dr Alexander acted within his rights