Show i One Question Near Ne r Settlement I 0 NE issue arising out of the conditions ONE I at the Salt Lake General hospital ap appears ap- ap pears pears ars to o be on the he W wa way y to satisfactory settle settle- i ment ent Commissioner B. B F. F Quinn has has' proposed t three three point point pr program gram which offers the only sensible plan lor tor or operating the supported public institution It provides that the superintendent d dent nt devote full fun time to the the- responsible job of oi running the ho hospital pital that he be restrained from carrying rr ing on private practice in it and that he hebe heb be b be responsible r to the commission for staffing the institution This is at variance with the pres present nt l loose se policy governed l only by a a- verbal understanding f. If su such h a a plan is a adopted opted the Salt Lake County Medical asso association iati n will nominate j of f its members members as as available for staff duties From this list sufficient a sufficient number umber of physicians physicians' and id surgeons surgeon would be be- chosen to meet the needs of the institution It It must be clear th that t the operation of this large hospital is a matter of sufficient responsibility responsibility and importance to call for a full time superintendent s t who must also serve as county physician an Perhaps Perhaps' a qualified medical man mar giving iving such duties his full interest n erest and atten- atten ti n would d be able abl to administer adminis er affairs in a aI I manner that would make avoidable the accum m lation ties ch as those brough brought brough 1 into to the light light- in i an all audit auditors auditor's ts t's report featured d d during ring last weeks s probe o of hospital l. l affairs Perhaps ps loo t o oan an accurate curate set of records might b b be kept W which ich would clear up any any- doubts doubts' about bout th the s status statU tuf of p. p patients ti The lack la k of such records k figured in hithe the investigation of the merits in the Carlson case c se c. c i f J J Commissioner s' s gner Quinn offered the most constructive con con- s suggestion of ot all during the stormy sessions j of the pr bers when he recommended that liat the administration n of the tax-supported tax hospital spital be taker taken out of politics entirely His idea jd that board boar should a was a nonpolitical oversee over over- 5 see e. e affairs oi or the institution the sup 4 tb serve during its pleasure This is w worth It Study dy- dy in an on amicable and cooperative spirit will There There will be some difficulty encountered however however how how- ever v r if medical medic l practitioners cal called ed into cone conf conference con con- f ference rence fail to tp weigh some parts of their code cod e of ethics against the public interest and the l own own duties as citizens When ironclad profession professional sion ilon l rules stand in the way of bringing out al alJ pertinent t facts acts jh the h difficulty of reach reaching g th best b st st- solution on of such a problem em as as has growl p the e co county hospital ital is apparent t. t V t- t r iV i it |