Charter and by-laws of the Garfield Memorial Hospital, D.C., and rules adopted by the directors.

  • Garfield Memorial Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1884
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Charter and by-laws of the Garfield Memorial Hospital, D.C., and rules adopted by the directors. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    extracts to be made except with the approval of the member of the Attending Physicians and Surgeons by whom the cases have been treated. 4. Shall perform no surgical operation except such as desig- nated by one of the Attending Physicians and Surgeons on duty, and in all cases needing immediate attention shall with- out delay notify the proper member of the Staff. 5. * Shall make post-mortem examinations whenever re- quested by the attending members of the Staff, and furnish the Health Officer of the District of Columbia with the proper certificate of death. G. Shall fill up all certificates of admission for the attending members of the Staff to sign, and immediately on admission of the patient place the name and date of the admission at the head of the bed in a frame provided for the purpose. When the patient shall be discharged he shall present this paper to the attending member of the Staff for signature. 7. Shall receive the applications for admission to the Hos- pital, and shall admit such persons as in his opinion are proper cases for treatment therein, subject to the approval of the At- tending Physician or Surgeon on duty at the time. 8. Shall see that all patients receive proper attention on their admission and during their stay in the Hospital, and give all necessary directions for their care and comfort for the time being; and shall immediately upon every such admission re- port the same to the Physician or Surgeon in attendance, or, if he cannot be found, to some other member of the Medical Staff. 9. Shall direct what disposition shall be made of each patient on admission, subject to the approval of the Physician or Sur- geon in attendance, and make no change or transfer of any patient to another ward.or bed unless by direction of the Physician or Surgeon in attendance. 10. Shall not be absent from his post for anv considerable length of time without permission of the Attending Physician