Medical Society of South Carolina Meeting Minutes: 1952

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Minutes aprvd.

Dr. Paul W. Sanders reports for Board of Commissioners

Action taken by Society on proposals of Board of Commissioners

2/14/52 -1-

Business Meeting of the Medical Society 

of South Carolina

Thursday, February 14, 1952 at 8:30 P. M. at Roper Hospital

The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. William H. Prioleau

The following members were present:

Addlestone Anderson, Banov, Banov, Jr., Barr, Beach,
Beckman, Berry, Bonner, Brooks, Cain,Carter, Chamberlain, Cleckley 
Clement, Coleman, deSaussure, deSaussure, Ellis, Evatt,Hanckel, Harrelson, Hawk,Herbert, 
Herbert,H. Jenkins, Johnson, Kane, Kerrison, Kredel, Linton, McCord, McIver, McKee, 
McKee, Maguire,Marshall, Mayo, Miles, G. McF. Mood, McK. P. Moore, Moseley 
O'Driscoll, Orvin, Parker, Paul, Paulling, Pettit Pratt-Thomas F. R. Price, Duncan Pringle, 
Prioleau, B.O. Ravenel,  J. J. Ravenel,W. J..Ravenel, Rhame, G.P. Richards, Riley, Rivers, Robertson, 
Sanders, Scharlock, Schofield, Siegling,B. S. Smith C. C. Smith, Steinberg, Speissegger, Sughrue, J. M. Townsend, 
van de Erve, Waring, Williams, Willis, I.R. Wilson, Jr. and Robert Wilson, Jr.

The minutes of December 18, 1951 were read and approved.

Dr. Paul W. Sanders acting chairman of the Board of Commissioners reported 
the following:

1 Request of board for instruction as to handling of delinquent of
 of charts by doctors practicing at Roper.

2. The unethical practice of one doctor examining old charts of patients 
of another doctor for the purpose of reporting findings to attorneys in cases of litigation

3. That the Board of Commissioners paid off the entire outstanding debt of 
Roper through its depreciation fund. It is now looking forward to expanding
4. That application has been put in under the Hill-Burton act for Federal 
aid. That such aid would be more likely if we could incorporate some plan whereby a 
aolored unit could be built for the use by and staffing of the colored physicians colored 
patients. Also for colored school of nursing. He stated Atlanta, Augusta, 
and Columbia have such a plan at present. He requested the sentiment of the 
 in guiding the Board's future action.

5. He also pointed out the acute scarcity of hospital beds and asked that 
all members practice the "Golden Rule" in scheduling elective operations and elective 
admissions.
The Society took the following action on Dr. Sanders' proposals:

1. Dr. Bachman Smith moved, duly seconded by,Dr. E. F. Parker and amended 
by Dr. J. R. Paul and finally passed that the board use disciplinary action by suspension 
of hospital privileges if charts are not signed by attending for a period of two months after notice
from the record room. Such suspension to end as soon at charts months after notice the are signed.

2. It was moved by Dr. I. R. Wilson, Jr., duly seconded by Dr. Vince 
Moseley and passed that all hospital records are available for any staff member provided the