4938ORDINANCE NO.
AIS ORDTNATSCE REGULATING T= ADMISSION OF PATIENTS TO THE
CITY GINER_LL HOSPITAL: PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREFOR: Ai D
70R OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAIrED BY TIC CITY COUNCIL 0' THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK:
Section 1. That from and after the passage and approval
of this ordinance it shall be unlawful to admit any person as a patient
to the City General Hospital for hospital care or treatment for any
disease cr injury, whether a resident or non - resident, except the
following: persons viho are residents of Little Rock, zrkansas, and
are admitted only as charity patients, city employes who are injured
in line of duty, or who become sick as a result of duty performed for
the City of Little Rock, and emergency cases where human life is
endangered.
Section ?. AD11ISSION OF PATIENTS. The regular admitting
hours are from 5:30 A. M. to 5:30 P. i,'. , daily. .Emergencies may be
admitted
any
hour of day or night.
All
admissions shall
first
be
approved
by
the Superintendent or
one of
his assistants.
Only
bona -fide
citizens of Little Rock, who are sick or maimed or injured, and who are
not able to pay for hospital service elsewhere, are eligible for admission
to the hospital. rill patients applying at or admitted to said hospital
shall be subject to such inquiry or requirements by affidavits as may be
necessary to determine his or her economic status, and when it is found
that the applicant, or his or her immediate relative is able to pay for
hospital care and attention, the such applicant shall be ineligible for
admission to said hospital. And if a patient gains admission to said
hospital through misrepresentation or fraud, and is not eligible to the
benefits of the hospital, the Superintendent shall take such steps as
may be necessary to have such patient removed from the hospital.
An emergency case is defined as one requiring
an immediate operation, or urgent medical attention which can not be °iven
in the home, inconvenience not considered, the need for such operation or
medical attention arising or originating within the corporate limits of
the city of Little Rock, or within the limits of the zone that may be
established by mutual agreement with the other hospitals of the city.
io patient afflicted With a mental disease or chronic conditions, which
will not yiel to treatment, can be admitted or remain if admitted by
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error in diagnosis or otherwise. The hospital must give preference to
acute conditions, which can bed relie ed by treatment or operation. If
it shall be found that any patient admitted as an emergency case has the
funds throu7h private resources, insurance or otherwise, to pay for
hospitalization, such patient shall be charged the customary hospital
fees and be required to pay same; but following emergency treatment, if
patient should prove to be a non - charitable case, he shall, with the
approval of the attending physician, be removed to the hospital of his
choice.
Section 3. my person found guilty of violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed
guilty of an offense, and shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
X200.00 or sentenced to prison for not exceeding thirty days, either
or both penalties to be inflicted.
Section 4. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Passed:
Attest:
city rt >.
.
Approved:
IJlayor .
CITY OF LITTLE RO 93
Date 193 —
ROLL CALL —CITY COUNCIL — Official Year 1931 -1932.
WARDS
Names of Aldermen
Long Term First
Votes II
Aye No
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Connor, C. M.
I II
FIRST WARD
King, C. M.
SECOND WARD
Tuohey, J. H.
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Leiser, H. G.
THIRD WARD
Muswick, George
/
Wassell, Sam M.
Winder, Ray
FOURTH WARD
Adkins, Homer M.
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FIFTH WARD
Turner, Roy C.
II
Lange, Wm. K.
I
a
SIXTH WARD
Shoffner, E. G.
Duttlinger, C. H.
SEVENTH WARD
Adams, George G.
Baird, J. P.
EIGHTH WARD Fisher, Merlin �O
Conner, Mrs. C. C.
NINTH WARD Gladden, J. R
Griffin, Leo H.
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CITY OFFICERS AND DEPART- II
MENT HEADS II
Office I� REMARKS
Phone j
MAYOR
Horace A. Knowlton �!
4 -8416 „
CITY TREASURER
Oscar D. Hadfield II
4 -2020 II
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
Harper E. Harb____ _ - II
4 -3886
4 -1123
CITY ATTORNEY
Linwood L. Brickhouse II
CITY CLERK
John L. Krumm
I ��
9613 1
CITY COLLECTOR
Lawson II
4 -1466
_ _James
CHIEF OF POLICE
J. L. Bennett
I 4 -1234 (I
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Charles S. Hafer II
4 -2851 II
(, 5402 y,
CITY HEALTH OFFICER
Dr. Chas. R. Moon
CITY VETERINARIAN
Dr. T. M. Dick
II
II 5402
_
MILK AND DAIRY INSPECTOR
Geo. D. Ellis
II 1
5402
CHIEF FOOD INSPECTOR
Ewell Hopkins
I
5402
II
MEAT INSPECTOR
A. F. Coots
I 6485 II --
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PLUMBING INSPECTOR
E. L. Gruber
�
4 -3000
CITY ELECTRICIAN
Lester E. Newland
4 -3508
II
CITY W. H. Ma akER
I 4 -3000
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PARKS AND SANITATION
R. C. Rudisill
-
�I 6813
SUPT. CITY
H. K. Ford d
II 7176
(I --
CITY LIBRARIAN
Miss Vera Snook
I 8932
INSPECTOR WEIGHTS & MEASURES
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II 4 -3II
508
E. of wan,
Official term of Mayor, City Treasurer, Municipal Judge and appointive officers, expires in April,
1933; City Attorney and City Clerk in April, 1932.
(Over) "�`
JAS. R. BROCK, Worthy President
CHAS. W. McNUTI', Secretary
LITTLE ROCK AERIE No. 60
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES
TELEPHONES 4 -3574 and 2 -1539 114Y22 WEST FOURTH STREET
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
February 10th.1932
i'ihereas; The Fraternal Order of Eagles has long
been interested in caring for the indigent poor,
and,
V;hereas; Our present Mayor,Honorable Horace A.
Knowlton,has proposed that the General Hospital
be put on a strictly charity basis,therefore be
it,
Resolved: That Little Rock Aerie t60 F.O.E.goes
on record as favoring this proposal and pledges
its support to Mayor Knowlton in this worthy
project.
Passed at our regular .meeting held February 10th.
1932.
Attest,
ecretary,
Worthy President.
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