Atlanta Daily World

Plan For Negro Internes At Spalding Praised By Doctor

A recent announcement that plans for training Negro internes and residents at the Hughes Spalding Pavilion, was praised yesterday by the physician who has worked greatly this year to bring this about. Dr. Alfred Weinstein, head of the Spalding medical staff, declared, "It looks like we're going to get off the ground at last."

The Program was approved by the Fulton-Dekalb Authority, but the method to finance it, was left up to chairman Hughes Spalding. Mr. Spalding had labelled the move as "something we've wanted to do for a long time." Mr. Spalding was optimistic that funds could be raised to finance the training program. About $10,000 has been received already by Negro contributors, he said.

Such a program would at first provide the Pavilion with ten charity beds for non-paying patients, who would be cared for by the Spalding medical staff. The desired head for this staff is Dr Asa G. Yancey, Chief of Surgery at Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital. He has been approached about the possibility of such a move, and according to Frank Wilson head of Grady Hospital, he is "interested. Mr. Wilson said, however, that the program would have to be aided entirely by private funds.

The president of the Atlanta Medical Association, Dr. A. M. Davis, was not immediately available for comment, but it has been revealed in the past that Negro physicians were skeptical of the move, feeling they should be admitted to service at Grady, which is a public utility.