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Show UTAH IDAHO HOSPITAL STORY UNANSWERED To Tho Public: You will have noticed that tho answer to ours of the 22d Inst, was conspicuous by its absence. This is of the same spirit that we have met as individuals In our own efforts to got recognition and courtesy in tho past. It was for this reason that we appealed to the Tribunal of Public Pub-lic Opinion. We take occasion to express our opinion that this failure to answer cannot be laid at the door of the directors. di-rectors. For In -article number one of tho By-Laws of the Utah Idaho-Hospital, Idaho-Hospital, It is stated that theso directors direc-tors shall have only an advisory power pow-er to the medical director. They wero allowed to contribute ot their money and some of theiu spoilt much time and endeavor to establish' this institution, but by a cleverly worded by-law were shorn ot all power of direction. They are directors who do not direct. Some contributors havo received stock certificates with an Implied expectation ex-pectation of no dividends but certain discounts or elemosynary services for them or their families In tho event ot their needing hospital facilities. We have not been able to find that nnv contributor oxnected to profit In such a way, at the expense ot their neighbor's Ills or misfortunes. Many have expressed themselves as being outraged when they generously gener-ously gave a purported public Institution Insti-tution and later found its purpose perverted to aid certain doctors In a disadvantageous way to patrons and other doctors. There has ot course been money advanced and time and endeavor spent to establish this Institution. We stand ready to do our sharo to assume as-sume those burdens as well as extend ex-tend Us scope of benefits. We really believe that when tho public are apprised of tho facts In tho case that they will demand an accounting and possibly a conversion and reorganization to put It under the control of a neutral board elect ed by the people and answerable to tho pooplo. In the same law there are provisions for ways and meaus of maintaining and operating It, so it can be of service to all the people. A hospital is as necessary us schools or churches. It Is a reproach to havo It run In a commercial way. The poor must receive care. Physicians can supply charitable service of their own, but they cannot advance services serv-ices that hospitals give. "Wo urge overyone to consider his necessity of community life In connection con-nection with Red Cross work which looms so large at present. It will bo undoubtedly necessary In the near future to take care ot soriio of our soldier boys Invalided home. All physicians will honor the opportunity oppor-tunity to give their servlco for them, but we bpllevo the public must sharo In providing hospital facilities. Leeds England, provided C20 extra bods when tho war broke out. They aro now maintaining 7300 oxtra beds and the homo doctors are doing their bit in caring for tho patients. We beg of you to discuss this question. ques-tion. Perhaps your neighbor Is a director di-rector or contributor. Ho Is not to bo blamed for giving, but wo do feel that tho giver is expected to havo and uso somo authority In directing the uso his money Is put to. Respoctfully, Physicians and Surgeons Club, ot Cache Valley. E. P. OLDHAM, Secretary. |