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Sheek, Julia, H, Davie HospitalMRS. VELMA MIXON . . . car director of nurses at the Davie County Hospital . . . assumed these duties as of October 1. She wit supervise the activities of approximately 30 nursing personnel at the local hosuftal. Mrs. Velma Mixon Joins Hospital Staff— New Director Of Nurses famed Mrs. Velma Mixon has been named as Director of Nurses at the Davie County Hospital. She takes over the position that was vacated in July wigs the resignation of Mrs. Lucille Cope who moved to Florida. Mrs. Mixon was bon in Orlando. Florida, the daughter of Elder and Mrs R. E. Stewart, missionaries for more than 23 years of the Seventh Day Adventist Church serving in South America, Costa Rica and Cuba. She was the youngest of five chil- dren. She received her education at the Madison Sanitarium and Hospital near Nashville, Tenn., attending high school there and later taking has nxse's training at the some Pine. Both her mother and sister were also mimes. After graduating in 195: as a Reg- stered Nurse, Sirs. Mixon took training at the Waller Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D. C., spec- ializing in recovery room work. She has also had experience in musing in hospitals 1n Ocala, Florida; Madi- son, Tenn.; and Spartanburg. S. C.. where she also served on the faculty of a School of Nursing. In 1955 she "a married to Lorin W. Mixon, a native of Charlotte. During the past year her husband taught school in Burnsville, N. C., and Sirs. Mixon was associated with the Urquhart Clinic there. At the present time Mr. Mount is serving as iprfncipal of the Pine Crest Ele- mentary School in Ro van County. .Mr. and Mrs. Mixon have four boys: Mike, age 7; Mark, age S; Marty, 'age 3; and Myron, age four months. They reside at 679 Gwyn Street in Morksville. As Director of 'Nursing at the Da- vie Canty Hospital Mrs. Mxoa will supervise the activities of around 30 nursing personnel. Paul Neil, Davie County Hospital Administrator, said that the hospital was fortunate in getting a person with the baCagOned of experience possessed by Mrs. Mixon. "We feel real fortunate in being ably to add her to our staff and feel that she will do a good job," said Mr. Neil. Davie Mocks it+ti1��rary Mrs. Taylor Is Graduate of School Mrs. Judy H. Taylor i Mrs. Judy Howard Taylor, who finished at Davie County High here in 1961, was one of 63 Motors of Baptist Hospital School of Nursing' who received their diplomas Sunday afternoon August 16th at commeneo- ment exercises at W.instonSatern s First Baptist church Mrs. Taylor is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Howard of Coelee%ee. Her husband, Kenneth H. Taylor, is employed in Winston-Salem and she plans to join the hospital's pro- fessional nursing staff until Jan nary when she will enter the Army Norse corps. In high school she was president of the glee club and secretary of the National Honor Society. Those attending the exercises In- cluded Mr. and Mrs. Roy Howard and Miss Bobbie Howard of Caol- eamee: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Shep- herd of Cooleemee; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Sam How- ard and Miss Jane Howard of Mocksville Vis,,,.; TUU 1'.j 1 ubkC Llb(al mocksVille, W f-. r.. - HY GRADUATING CLASS—These 15 nurses will graduate Friday night from the Davis Hospital of Nursing. On the front row, from left, are Dolores Eugenia Bell of Statesville, Nelda Ruth She Yadldnville, Joyce Earlene Rhyne of Stony Point, Elizabeth Bruce Brantley of Charlotte, Mrs. Verna Webb of Mocksville, and Patricia Ann Webber of Statesville; second row, Goldie Jane Lovette of Wilkesboro, Patricia Ann Banks of Lexington, Linda Jo Ann Harris of Elkin, Jo Anne Padgett of ville, and Rita Hayes York of Olin; third row, Priscilla Ann Parks of .Cycle, Gloria Jean Dancy of Wilkesbgro,. Mrs. Nancyy Smith Pullen of;Mocksvflie, -and -Mrs. Msy Mathis Gaither of Mkinn The 47th uatinp ceremony will be held at Race Street Methodist Church, vatic -Dean CarrollWeathers ofthe Forest University Law School as the speaker. Dwia County Public U u iy Mocksviife, NG W v 3 0 F C c N N 9 gRti�Si+�.r` 'aFLN' i Davie County Public Library Mocksvitle, NC I rA 1IV\�l1 gRti�Si+�.r` 'aFLN' i Davie County Public Library Mocksvitle, NC ai G c e a m•a — �+ C C.� a 3 R C v •y C: a Ci ra• O C cy.. R Q - 'G E"Cc 4 L PCC1 > ` G c a � � G � G � a Cz ,V •w� O y C.1 C a . e d C G Gwy a yr Gy a.~+ �.. O a ..a.. q y to Q a '� .yC' A G 3 v' a�? o m c. 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Only those who knew her will know what is lost and those who never ,new her and what she stood for. missed a great experience. Though Ireatly saddened, we feel fortunate .hat her life touched ours on our sojourn through life. Ellen and Clay McCloskey Lucille Cope always gave her 'lust in whatever she did, whether it was is musing. as a wife and norther, or as a citizen. In nursing she stood for what nor- . sing should be. Besides her wealth' of knowledge and ability in the profession, she always went a step farther to give the unnecessary sec- ond effort for the care of the patient. As a wife and mother, her husband and children always came before her own personal needs. I Mos. LacBle Cope Davie County Public Library Mocksvitle, NC E Hospital Administrator ... Paul Neil, Jr. (right) was honored last week by the em- ployees of the Davie County Hospital. Mr. Neil was given a surprise party by the employees at which he was presented wi ch an engraved Acutron watt¢. Mrs. Vel- ma Mixon, Director of Nursing, is ;shown above m a k in g the presentation of the watch on behalf of the Davie Hospital employees. Following the t presentation, re- freshments of punch and cookies were s erved. Mr. Neil leaves this week to take up his new .position at the iCharlotte Memor ial 'Hospital. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC Service Pins Are Presented To�avie� Hospital Personnel Mocksville, N. C., Thursday,October 13, 1966 Ten -Year Service Pins were Presented to the followmg.personnel of Davie County Hospital. (Lett to Bight): Mildred Allen, Beatrice. Hendrix, -Bertha Graves,' Ruby Lyons, Sarah Anderson, Betsy Beck, Viola Tomlinson, -Hazel Harpe, Jae Snow, Sad- ie Rice, Ted Junker, Helen Wilson, Claude Cartner. Five -Year Service Pins were presented to the following personnel of the Davie County Hospital Tuesday afternoon: They are, left to right: Edna Howard, Norma Barber, Cora Lee Studivant, Betty Monsees, Inez Weaver, Bertha Smith, Judith McBride, Lillie Dwiggins, Victoria Hicks, Evelyn Scott, Pearl Wyatt, Nannie Pea- cock, Lee Coble. Service pins were presented to employees of thd Davie County Hos- pital by Administrator Paul Neil, Jr. In a special ceremony held Tuesday afternoon. Fourteen ten-year service pins were presented to the following (date of employment Wed in par. entheses): Viola Tomlinson' (12-155); Joe Snow (1-356); Ruby Lyons (328 -56); Sarah Anderson (11-56); Hazel Harps (3356); Hazel Gabble (35561: Beatrice Hendrix (38 -56); Betsy Beck (312-56); Lena Everhardt (45.561; Bertha Graves 1421.581; Henry Grant (5.24 56); Mildred Allen (7.16,56); Juanita Lagle (7-2956); Sadie Rice (8-15561. . Five year service pins ware pre• sented to the following: Lee Coble (12-27-56); Core Lee Studfvant (2-27.57); Inez Weaver I1 4-57); Bertha Smith (3557); Fran. Ccs Freemaa (5558); Edna Howard (8-1558); Pearl Wyatt (10.58); Lois Call 3.159); Judith McBride (11- 60: Lillie DMggins (114681; Nan- nie Peacock (8.29.60); Camlyn Bog. er (9.2M60); h7veivn Scott (12356); Betty Mousses (1-1651); Noma Barber (5361); Victoria Hicks 16, 1461). Members of the board of trustees were also presented with service pins as follows: Claude Cartier, 13 -years of serv. ice, appointed in November of 1953. T. L. Junker, 13 -years of service, appointed In November of 1953. Mrs. Helen Grant Wilson. 'Secret - M. IM -Years of service, appointed In November of 1953. - Herman Brewer, 11 -years of ser. vice, appointed In December of 1955. C. D. Jamerson, 9 -years of ser. vice, appointed in January of '1953. G. R. Madison, 9 -years of service, appointed in January of 1ss8. Fallowing the presentation, cook. in and punch were served in the dining hall of the hospital Diwie l;oulq Public library Mocksville, NC Nurses Aides Take Course Thirteen women of Davie County have completed a six week accredit- ed course as nurses aides. The course was taught at the Dav- ie County Hospital by Mrs. Aima Anderson, RN. Mrs. Velma Mixon, Director of Nurses, assisted in ad- opting the program to the local hos- pital. This was an extension course spon- sored through the Forsyth Technical Institute. The women received both classroom and clinical instruction and will be employed as needed at the Davie County Hospital. Those completing the six -week's course included: Annie Arnold, Frances Beck, Vir- ginia Boger, Helen Carpenter, Mau- de Crews, Lavada Crotts, Dorothy Dulin, Mary Hendrix, Dorcas James, Iva Martin, Edith Painter, Audrey Pods, Nell Wyatt - A. /' CERTIFIED NURSES AMES have recently Crods, Mary Hendrix, Frances Beck, Iva Marlin, complelad a sim week's course at the Davie County Maude Crews and Mrs. Velma MLxan, Director of. Hospital. Members of this cuss, along with their Nurses. Back mw, left to right: Dorothy Duan, teacher and hospital officials. aro shown above. Helen Carpenter, Nell Wyatt, Audrey Polis, Paul Left to right: blrs. Anna Anderson, Reotakered Nurse Neil. Hospital Adminislralor; Virginia Boger, Edith and teacher of the class; Dorcus Jones, Lavada Painter and Annie Arnold. - D*8 County Publl6 Library MooiVitle, MG Cite Unnecessary Le Davie* Citizens Critics! Of Six Davie County citizens have voiced cri- ticism concerning the operational procedures and conditions at the Davie County Hospital. Special- ly singled out for criticism was what they termed the "unnecessary levy of the special .10e hospital tax" by the board of Davie County Commission- ers and the accumulation of a so-called "Plant Fund". These criticisms are voiced in a Ietter under the signature of James E. Essic, Mocksville Rt. 2; Gilbert Lee Boger of Mocksville Rt. 3; W. L. Riddle of Advance, Rt. 1; Wade Groce of Mocks- ;ville Rt 5; Marvin L. Gold of Mocksville Rt. 2; and Luther W. West of Mocksville Rt. 2, which they have requested this newspaper publish for the information of all the citizens of Davie Coun- ty. I ' . The views expressed in this letter are those of the writers named above and at the close of .the letter. The letter reads as follows: Two years ago it was a recognized fact that medical care in Davie County was not adequate to meet the needs of the people. The doctors who were practicing here were badly overworked. They were making a. valiant. effort, but they were too few in number and they simply could not meet -the demand for their services. There were no hospital facilities closer than 19 -miles. Much time was lost In going to and from hos- pitals in adjoining counties. Lack of local hospital facilities made more difficult the task of secur- ing additional doctors to practice here. Recognizing these facts, progressive citizens of the county proposed that an effort be made to secure federal and state funds available for hos- pital construction and that county hospital bonds be issued •to raise local funds ito match the amount secured. All these funds were to be used to cons- truct a hospital to serve the people of our county by providing a place where they could receive needed medical care and also by helping to at- tract additional physicians to Davie County. In November 1953, two propositions were sub- mitted to the voters of Davie County: [ l I Shall $100,000 in county hospital bonds be issued and the proceeds used to match other funds in cons- tructing a hospital, and (2) Shall the county commissioners be authorized to levy • a special tax of not more than .loc on each $100 assessed value of real and personal property, if necessary. for .the purpose of financing the cost. of opera- tion, maintenance and equipment of the hospital. The people approved both propositions because they knew there was a need, they reall4ed that the direct cost to local taxpayers would amount to about 45`10 of the cost o1 construction, and be. vy 4f Special Tax— j ':ice 7 Local Hospital O'eratio-n. cause they were assured that the special taxi not to exceed .10c per $lob vaivatlon. would be; levied only if necessary and only to the exte it was needed to insure the continued opera of the hospital. A board of hospital trustees _ was setup to sup^ ervise the construction and operation of the hos; pital. The trustees, appointed by -and responsible to the county commissioners. operate the hospital through the hospital administrator. who . is re- sponsible only to the trustees. A 30 -bed hospital, built with local bond money and federal and state funds. equipped in large part through the generosity of public-spar- ited citizens of ' the county, was opened in June, 1956, and has operated continuously since that time. In July, 1961, a young doctor set up the practice of general medicine at Farmington. The privileges he was as granted at Davie County Hos- pital were less than those enjoyed by the other , doctors in the county, though his training and qualifications were equal to those of any general practitioner in -the county. Many people found It difficult to understand why this was so, es- pecially after it was determined that extending equal privileges to the new doctor would not af- feet accreditation of the hospital. Several people i began to take a closer look at the hospital and its operation. .They immediately encountered reports of a deplorable lack of cooperation between ` members of the medical staff, between the administrator and some members of the medical staff, of failure on the part of the administra- tion to keep nurses' working conditions satisfac- 7 tory, of a general air of suspicion and mistrust, of favoritism in admissions, of a monopolizing of hospital facilities by one or two members of the medcal staff, or poor and inadequate equip;- ment, and other equally serious matters. people; came forward to volunteer information. Some' had been patients at the hospital, some had been' employed there and had resigned, and others were still employed there. Investigation revealed' the: many of these reports seemed founded on fact. ' Pino Grange invited the • Hospital Adminis- itrator. the chairman of the board of hospital trustees, surd other interested citizens to attend a meeting to see what problems existed and what i solutions could be found. The grange asked for l copies of the financial statements of the hos-' pital, but was told that these records were un- available. The County attorney was consulted': and ruled that financial records of the hospital [Continued on Page Seven] Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC MAY 302 196-3 +avie Citizens Critical of Focal Hospital Operation + [Continued from Page Onel Lltat it may be legally levied if ire public records and may be examined by in- ap��ears necessary for them. stated purposes of "opera�rat :lon. tecested taxpa::ers. Only then did the trustees, then only by formal vote. open the records to public in and equipment,* ford these Pur- ua tile extent a spection. In I<Weh, 1963, n group of four intere,ted poses. ` trustees have employed an ar- f taxpayers went to the hospital and examined The hospital They found that durina the period chitect to draw plans for the proposed 37 bed the records. from January 1, 1963, through March 15. 1963, addition to the hospital. These plans are com- the staff had utilized 51.2 plete and call for an estimated cost of more one member of medical per cent of the beds, that on no day during this than $58.6,000.00. The pians have been submttt- Care Commission of N. C. and period had he used fewer than 10 beds, and ed to the Medical that on one day he had used 24. They. found a request made for federal and state funds to : local funds in constructing the building• that the hospital • had received $189,795.82 from match thatveryand eavailable�forYttcreefederal the special .lOc fax levied for operation. iad main' It state,�:updsacwitl years. tenance and equipment, and that that no hosiptal expansion can abled the hospital to accumulate 5150.150 in a Thus. it appears $22.315.26 in a checking ac- begin nowunless it is to be done with local "Plant Fund" and count. or a total of $172.46526 in cash at Sep- funds only. tember 30, 1962. In addition, the hQspital at I; seems that several questions pertaining 0 that time had collectible �acco•.mts due in an the hospital present themselves to the thinlin; • amount of more than $40,000.00. The group was taxpayer of Davie County. Some of the questions:• in the "Plant Fund" Do w� really need additional hospital beds told that the $150,150.00 was to be used to expand the hospital $5,054.50 are: as much as we appear to need them? Would our had in fact, already been used to buy a lot to be used in expansion]. Questions were raised as to need be less if a more equitable arrangement; coud be worked out in regard to admissions?i • whether it would be legal to use money collected Should more beds be provived when so many re- for "operation, maintenance, and equipment" for ports indicate that even present facilities are not, - an addition to the building and whether it is b2ina operated satisfactorily? How is it possible legal to continue to levy a tax authorized by to accumulate $150.000.00 in tax money collected the people of the county only if necessary for for "operation, maintenance,. and equipment" when those purposes.. These questions were put to the repo: is indL.ate that the standard answer to o county attorney. who said he would request a of the attorney general of physician's request for additional equipment heist ,.we 'just don't have the money for that" 9 t ruling from -the office the state. been If such a sum is accumulated, why is it neces- .While awaiting this ruling, a group of tax- sary to conceal its existence from the taxpayerst payers appeared before the county commissioners, of the coanty and from two of the three county pointed out the foregoing facts, and requested commissioners? For hocv many more years are we that the lOc special tax be left out of the tax goini; to be burdened with a -tax we authorized rale for 1983. It was pointed out that the hospi- $200,000.00 in cash and collectible the commi�sioners to levy only so long as neces- keep the hospital operating? Is it fair to tal had over bills on September 30. 1962, that the hospital sarY to tax all the people of the county for ittce support would have made a profit of 52.649.78 in 1961 °f a hospital of which some taxpayers can make ey and $12,694.03 in 1962 without the tax money in full use, some taxpayers can make limited use. amounting to $56,410.73 which it rece!ved two years, and that it is Plainl3' not nec- and some .taxpayers can make no use at all. with - doctors? And thin is just the begin- these essary to levy the special tax this year. The commissioners said they would consider the re- out changing ping. Many more questions. more pointed that these, might be asked in regard to specific mat - quest when time came to set the 1963 tax rate.ters what the result will be. that seem to merit attention. It remains to be seen Two of the commissioners stated that they did in ]•lone of the foregoing is intended as critic - of persons, but solely not know of the existence of the $150.150 "Plant Fund" until informed by the ism of any person or group as information to the people of Davie County. In cash in the taxpayers who discovered it in the financial .the final analysis, it we --the •taxpayers --who are which have been done and statements of the hospital. • Thtys. it would ap- of this large fund had to bame for the things are today being done in Davie County. We sit on f pear that the existence been concealed from both the taxpayers whose from a majoritY Of the sidelines .taking no interests In the hospital and the things done there, and we have allowed 1 taxes made it possible, and the county commissioners. as well. matters to reach their present state. We should observant and inquisitive and When the question of the legality of using "Plant Fund" for expanding the be interested and i think of ways to improve matters. We should let s ` money from the hospital was put to the attorney general, he sug- the county officials and out doctors know what how we feel. Only then will condi- _ gaited that a bill be introduced in the legislature ire think and "to empower the county commissioners to ex- pend, or to authorize the trustees to expend" the tions improve. ! So lor}g e6 We are contelit to sit on the side - accumulated funds for the expansion of the was introduced by Rep. Lester ]hies and be satisfied.,With second-class conditions, exactly what we de- hospib4l. This bill P. Martin, Jr., -and has now become law. The to funds on hand a.t the end second-class coriditign are ` erve. E. ESlsic. lllocksville Rt. 2 bill applies only of 1963. Any funds collected from the speoieil James eilbert Leg Bogp', Mocitsville Rt. 3 GiW. a 10c levy in 1964 and thereafter would _still. lei ave _ _ Riddle, Advance Fit. 1 to he used For 'operation. maintenance, and Wgde Grace. Mocksviile, Rt. 5 egaipment" of the hogiptal. It if important to MaryL. Gold, Mocksville Rt. 2 -in ,. �a,��e that ,he bill in no way affected the legality Luther W. West, moeksville Rt. 2 special tax. It "?ntinuin2 to levy the joc DCoU1111 pU51je U4(�Y MocT%-av 14 Q Q1 v —C 9'1, Plans being Made dor Expanding Davie Hospital to 60 -Bed Capacity,., __--- — —Rotary Told Application ,For Hill -Burton Funds To Be Made By July Application will be made . by July 1st of this year for Hill- t Burton funds for doubling the Present capacity of the Davie County Hospital. Clay McCluskey, administrator of the Davie County Hospital, told members of the Mocksville Rotary Club that funds for ex- panding the local hospital might be available through Hill -Burton amounting to 55% from the fe- deral government and 45% local participation. "Because we have been setting $lside some net earnings down through the years and if we can receive some help through some foundations, we probably will be able to provide local participation without having a bond Issue". 1 said Mr. Cluskey. Mr. McCluskey said that plans} call for the utilizing the space to the south of the hospital to- wards Dr. Richards old office ; and some of the property to the west lot which was purchased from Dr. R. D. Kornegay during the past year. 1 "We hope we can have the 30 - bed addition completed by the fall of 1965", said W. McClus- key. Need Cited During the past fiscal year. the Davie County Hospital had an average daily adult census of 2.8 patients or 96% full. "In this past year we cared for, 2,044 patients for a total of 529 stays of patient :.,l Maior operations totaled 285 and there were 859 minor op.. erations. A total of 19,965 labor-. atory procedures were performed and 3,600 x-ray examinations." said Mr. McCluskey. Mr. McCluskey pointed out that this year to date the average, , daily census is 32.5 or 108% fall. 1 [This is passible by using the 1 beds in the emergency room. in the halls, etc.]. Jeff Caudell. Rotaryr-President, presided. Special guests included V. G. Little of Salisbury. Charles Crawford was present as special student guest. 'Dalin County Public Libra Mocksviu@, NC ry (,4 1"'i 7 SL J U THURSDAY, MAY 30) 1963 Davie Citizens Critical of Local Hospital Operation . (Continued fWaN Page One] are public records and may be examined by in- terested taxpayers. Only then did the trustees by formal vote, open the records to public in- spection. In March, 1963, a group of four interested taxpayers went to the hospital and examined the records. They found that during the period63 from January 1, 1963, through March 15, 19, one member of the fiiedioal sbaff had utilized 51.2 per cent of the beds, that on no day during this period had he used fewer than 10 beds, and that on one day fid had used 24. They found that the hospital had received $189,795.82 from the special .10e �ttax levied for operation, main- tenahce and equipment, and thdt this had en- abled the hospltaf to accumulate $150,150 in a "Plant Fund" and $22,315.26 in a osachecking ac- count, or a ti of $172,465.26 in cash at Sep- tember 30, 1962. In addition, the hoSpltd ' at that time had collectible ec9oants due in an amount of more than $40,000.00. The group was told that the $150,150.00 in the "Plant Fund" was to be used to expand the hospital $5,054.80 had in fact, already been used to buy a lot to be used in expansion). Questions were raised as to whether it would be legal to use money collected for "operation. maintenance, and equipment" for an addition to the building and whether it is legal to continue .to levy a tax authorized by the people of the county only if nece4sary for those purposes. These questions were put to the county attorney, who said he would request a ruling from ,the office of the attorney general of the state. While awaiting this ruling, a group of tax - payers appeared before the county commissioners, pointed out the foregoing facts, and requested that the 10c special tax be left out of the tax rate for 1963. It was pointed out that the hospi- tal had over $200,000.00 in cash and collectible bills on September 30, 1962, that the hospital would have made a profit of $2,649.78 in 1961 and $12,894.03 in 1962 without the tax money amotmUng to $56.410.73 which it received in these tzvo years, and that it is plainly not nec- essary to levy the special tax this year. The commissioners said they would consider the re- quest when time came to set the 1963 tax rate. It remains to be sees what the result will be. Two of the commissioners stated that they did not know of the existence of the $150,150 1* cash in the "Plant Fund" until infoimed, by the taxpayers who discbvered it in . the financial statements of the hosiittal. Thos, it would ap- pear that the existence of this large fund had been e6itsealed from both the taxpayers whose -taxes made it possible, and from a majority of the county commissioners, as well..' When :the question of the legality of using money from the "Plant Fund" for expanding the hospital was put to the attorney' general. he sug- gested Oat a bill be introduced in -the legislature "to empower the county commissioners to ex- pend, or to authorize the trustees to expend" the accumulated •funds for the expansion of the So long as we are content to sit on the side. hospital. This bill was introduced by Rep. Lesfdf lilies and i'st &V&fied• wit2r oecond-class con_ ditions. P. 11Ms.eft. Jr., and has now become law. the sicond-class coh1ditFoii ati exactly • what we de-, bill appYiit only to fluids • on hand at tiie Bad five. of 1962. Any funds collected from thtc apecial JamAs E,. Fs§itV 1Vlocksvillt' Rt. -""" t; 10c levsi iiii 1964 and thereabier would still ham Gilbert L9e 11694, gocksville Rt. 3 tn. be i't&ed for "opeiiWn, maintenancd a'ad W. L. Riddle. Ad_W- be lit. 1 X, 4 eq:xipmerit" df • the 'hostpt T. 'It is note that the bill in no way affected the lettelity Marvin L. Gold, Mocksviile Rt. of continuing to it tlia 10c special tax. It Luther W. West. Mocksville Rt. -2 appears that it may be legally levied only if necessary for the stated purposes of "operadion. maintenance, and equipment" — and then only -to the extent actually necessary for these pur- pasts. The hospital trustees have employed an ar- chitect to draw plans for the proposed 37 bed addition to the hospital. ' These • plans are com- plete and call for an estimated cost of more thin $585,600.00. The plans have been submitt- ed to the Medical Care Commission of N. C. and a request made fbr federal and state funds. to match local funds Tri constructing the bulldink. It now appears than very libtle, if any, federal and state funds will bd available for three years. Thus, it appears that no hosiptal expansion can begin now unless it is 16 be' done with local ] Hinds only R. seems that several questions pertaining to I' the . hospital present themselves to the thinking _ taxpayer of Davie County. Some of the questions ' are: Do we really need additional hospital belt as much as we appeal• to need them? Would our t need be less if a more equitable arrangement Z coud be worked out ix ` regard to admissions? Should more beds be provived when so many re -1, ports indicate that even present tacilitles are nils being operated satisfactorilY? How is ii possible to accumulate 6150,000.00 in tax money collected far "operation, malatehanee, ana equipment" when o} reports indicate that the standard answer to a physician's request for additional equiemen& has i been "we just don't have'' the inorffy for thaV. If such a suni is accumulated. why is it neces- sary to conceal, its existence from the taxpayers of the *coamy and from. two of the three county commissioners? For how many more years are we- going egoing to be burdened with a R,ax we authorized the commissioners to levy only so long as neces- sary to keep the hospital operating? Is it fair to tax all the people of the county for the support ofa hospital of . which some taxpayers can make full use, some taxpayers can rmke limited use, and some ,taxpayers can make no use at all with- ' out changing doctors? And this is just the begin- ning. Many- more questions, more pointed Vii these, might be asked in'regard to specific mat- ters thkt seem to merit attention: None of the foregoiniff is intended as critic- t ism of any persbfi or group of persons, but solely as information to the people of Davie County. In -the final °analysis, it we --the taxpayers --who are to bame for the Things which have been done and are today being done in Davie County. We sit on ' the sidelines ,taking no interests in the hospital and the things done there, and we have allowed. matters to reach their present state. We should be interested and observant and inquisitive and think of ways to improve matters. We should let the county officials and out doctors. know wharf we think and how we feel. Only then will condi- tions improve. DAviS County Public Library Mocksvine,t Ne Bill Passes House of Representatives— Use of funds for Hospital Requested. A bill to grant Davie„ County the `Operation, equipment • and permission to use surplus funds maintenance of the hospital. This accumulated from a special hos- was approved by the Davie voters pital .tax to build a new 30 -bed In 1953 along with the issuance addition to the hospital passed of $100,000 in bonds to finance the Howse of Representatives last construction of the hospital which Friday and was sent to the Sen- opened in 1956., ' ate for consideration. County officials told Rep. Mar - This bill, asking :the legisla- tin that about $167,000 surplus ; ture's permission to use the funds from the special tax had accumu- for construction, was intoducedl ated by the end of 1962. The bill last Wednesday by Rep. Lester allows the use of this money...,. P. Martin, Jr. at the request of .plas whatever is added in 1963.... the Davie County Commissioners. to apply as Davie County's part Approval of the General As- on the construction] The county sembly is needed because the also hopes to_ receive federal special 10c per $100 property val- funds through the Hill-Bur,on uation tax was levied in 1956 for I :act. paie County Pualic Wl MO&S G, Davie, County Hospital Is AV` edited For One Year Commission Commends High Standards Of The Local Hospital The Davie County Hospital has been accredited for one year. _ A letter received on Jury loth from bh Joint Committee on Ac. creditation of Hospitals advised that the board had approved t�: accreditation , of -the Davie ' w -� pital for a period of one year' or until a subsequent survey is con- duoted. The survey of .the local hospttal was eonduated on May 20, 1958, by T. Noriander, M.D., a field representative of the com- mission. . , T 1 a commission comnumded Frank Ceruzzi, hospital admtnis- trator, for maintaining standards deserving of accreditation and j "for his constant effort to improve the quality of patient care." Accreditation means that the hospital voluntalrly meots the high standards of patient care and services as approved by the five top national medical and hos- pibal organizations. Standing be-* hind the cerbificate of accredita- tion are: (1) The American Col - liege of Physicians; (2) The American College of Surgeons: (3) The American Hospital Associa- tion: (4) The American Medical Association: (5) The Canadian' Medical Association. A hospital is surveyed for ac • creditatfon on the following: a. Physical plant: A safe and sound building wflrh adequate apace and facilities for every pa - dent. b. Good Facillties._and Equip. t ment:. To dlagnose'and •effcotiveiii treat patients' illnesses. c. Special Hospttal Services: To meet each pahlent's Individual diet needs ... drug room for storing, safeguarding; preparing and ad- ministering medicines for the patient. i d. The Staff: A ccmpetent, qualified medical staff. Th'u is . one of the basic requirements for accreditation. Physicians granted the privilege of practicing on an accredited hospital- staff meet ; the highest professional, .4 -Val, and ethical qualifications. Well trained nursing staff and adequate hospital personnel. e. Administration . . . Organi- zation. Responsible governing S body who accept the specific le- gal and moraQ responsibBibies for organizing the hospibal and man- ' aging it efficiently. A trained administrator, skilled in hospital affairs. to direct day to day hos- pital activities and carry out hos- pital policies. Provisions that protect. the patient must also be estabil�hed, such as accurate, complete medical records and consultation between staff mem- f hers. "To you and your family as patients . . . to physicians and to your community .. the seal of accreditation granted' to a hosiptal is like the 'Sterling" mark on silver. It is a mark of � quality in medical and hospital i service. It is a symbol wi dh } guarantees that your Qiospfball measures up to hi9b standards- of operation in every major respect," said MT. Ceruzzi. "We are very proud that our -hospital Ims I achieved tQiis dietinetion " Dwis County Public. Libre M0C'nESVI*!!, NC U A _2 SU Davie County Hospital To Have New Administrator A new administrator for the Davie County Hospital is ex- pected to be employed within the next few days by the hospital board of trustees. Several applicants have already been interviewed. Fred Seaford, administrator at the Davie County Hospital for the past eighteen months, vacated this post around July loth at the request of the board of trustees. .Both Mr. Seaford and members of the board of trustees have been reluctant to comment about this dismissal and the events leading to it. However, from a talk with several members of the board of trustees, the following story emerges. A meeting of the hospital board of trustees took place on June 30th for the expressed purpose of re-evaluating the situation at the Davie County Hospital. The situation, as referred to here, was explained by one trustee as the relationship between Mr: Seaford and the board of trustees and employees and established and, of the hospital. "For many months some of us as trustees had been receiving complaints from hospital personnel and others in the county concerning Mr. Seaford. These concerned his refusal to abide by the officially adopted by-laws under which the hospital has operated since 1956; they concerned his spontaneous discharge of employees without giving the due notice, prior reprimands, or reasons for such action as prescribed by the officially adopted personnel manual of the hospital; they concerned his prejudice towards discharged employes reflected in recom- mendations needed for other jobs by discharged employees; and the board had found certain reports of Mr. Seaford to the board often times to be in- complete and inaccurate". Apparently in the meeting of June 30th, a discussion of some of the problems was followed by a request for a vote of con- fidence for Mr. Seaford. According to the official record, when the question of a vote of confidence for Mr. Seaford was put to the nine members of the board present..' ..not a single one voted. Nine of the eleven members of the board of trustees were present for this meeting. Those present included: V. G. Prim, Chairman; Wayne Eaton, Knox Johnstone, George Kimberly, Herman Brewer, Claude Cartner, Ted Junker, . Eugene Vogler and James Essic. Absent were Hudson Hoyle and Charlie Barnhardt. This was followed with a discussion of whether or not the board should ask for Mr. Seaford's resignation, and a motion was made to this effect with four members reportedly voting in favor, one against, and three not voting. From talking to members of the board of directors, it is indicated that the vote was as follows: Voting in favor of asking for the resignation of Mr. Seaford were: Knox Johnstone, Wayne Eaton, Ted Junker and one other: either Eugene Vogler, Herman Brewer, Claude Cartner or James Essic. Ap- parently three of these four abstained, not voting either way. Voting against asking for the resignation of Mr. Seaford: George Kimberly. Mr. Seaford was not present at this meeting. On July 1st, Mr. Seaford was informed of the board's action and he allegedly replied to Mr. Prim: "Mr. Chairman, if that is the decision of the board I will resign today. I will be in touch with you by 4 or 5 o'clock this afternoon". On July 9th a letter was received from Mr. Seaford asking that the request for his resignation be submitted in writing in order to avert a misunderstanding. On July loth Mr. Seaford was sent a letter stating that if there was a misunderstanding, the letter would makehis (Seaford) resignation effective im- mediately' and the month's salary awarded by the board as severance pay would begin as of July loth. That he would be given until August loth to vacate the house, owned by the hospital. A board member is of the opinion that Mr. Seaford received this letter on July 11th. or no later. than July 12th. However, Mr. Seaford allegedly, t continued to use the hospital t car, and had the hospital credit. card in his possession, until July 18th. Although Mr. Seaford has refused to comment on his dismissal, many others have been more vocal in his behalf offering all kinds of conjectures as to why he was dismissed by the board. This newspaper, and other news media in nearby cities, has received many calls and letters concerning this matter. Most of these express the opinion that Mr. Seaford was "fired" simply because he ' "stepped on the wrong toes" x and did not "buckle -down" to certain people. Members of the board of '. trustees also have been somewhat reluctant in specific reasons for the dimissal with i several, however, feeling that i the board's action was justified and that the levelling of specific + charges would not only be detrimental to Mr. Seaford but also to the hospital. At least one trustee feels that the board was not justified in taking the action it did and questions the urgency of the action without informing the hospital medical staff. One person points out that the board apparently fully sup- ported Mr. Seaford as late as February of this year because that month he was given a $1200 raise. Davie Hospital has had five administrators since- its beginning in 1956: Frank Ceruzzi, Clay McCluskey, Paul Neal. Hamilton Hudson, and Fred Seaford. Of these; three ' I have voluntarily resigned to accept better paying positions. D" countyr Public pbray MocksviNe, NC Thursday, j f c ,o i ... Mrs. Slaughter heada nurses DettySlaughterls New Director Of Nursing 41rs. betty Slaughter is the new includes: nursing at Rowan Ye - Director of Nursing at Davie mortal -Hospital. in Salisbury; of- fCounty countyHospital. For the past two ficonursing fn Spencer; operating years she has been Director of room work in Frankfort. Ky.: and, In.service, Education at Standy working at Shady County Hospital. County Hospital to Albmarle. ')trs. Slaughter is a tlMmhati of Shu was born in AlbemarM, the American Nurses Association; Jaug! dei of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie member of the alumni association A. Crises, Sr. She graduated from of Rowan Memorial Hospital: and ASbemarle High School and Rowan Chairmen of the Recruiting Curti'. Memorial Hospital in Salisbury. mtJee of District :G ANA. She look a post graduate course at Methodist Hospital in Houston, She So a_ McWpdist,And, attended Texas, and has a certificate as -First S7hurdt, in Cal'diovascular Nurse Specialist Albemarle. She has three children: from bbis institution. She also holds Ronnie Goodman, age 15; Mitchell a certificate from the Inaervice Condense, age 14; and, Charles Eduaabou Institute in Pltcenix, Slaughter, age 5. The family is Arizona. .... .... making their Lome on Ridgeview Other positions she has held Drive in Mocksvflle. . Dwie County Public Ubrary Mocksville, NC Ham Hudson, Davie County Hospital Administrator is shown presenting a Plaque to Mrs. Gwen Cleary, 1st Vice President, Area 10, Licensed Practical Nurses. This group has 100% membership in the N. C. LPN Association. Those in the above " picture_ include left to right,.front row: Lois Call, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Qleary, and Mary Bryant. Back row: Nancy Foster, Shirley James, Judy Harpe, Evelyn John- son, Pauline Gregory, Beatrice Hendrix, Bessie Sechrist, Barbara G r a v e s, Anna Mae Owings, Ruth Payne, Juanita Lagl a and Victoria Hicks. Not present for the picture were Elaine Foster and Carolyn Richards. Davie County Public Ubrary Mocksvitle, NC Thursday. November 17, 1966 . Hospital Administrator ... Paul. Neil, Jr. (right) was honored last week by the em- ployees of the Davie County Hospital. Mr. Neil was given a surprise party by the employees at which he was poesented with an engraved Acutron watch. Mrs. ,Vel- ma Mixon, Director of Nursing, is shown above m a k i n g the presentation of the watch on behalf of the Davie Hospital employees. Following the presentation, re- freshments of punch and cookies were served. Mr. Neil leaves this week to take up his new position at the iCharlotte Mentor ial 'Hospital. Davie County Public Ubriq MockWA'lla, NC B. B. DEADMON Deadmon Gets Davie County Hospital Posl MOCBSVMU, Nov. I8—Baxtei Byars, Deadmon of Mocksville has bee.nomad administrative W. ant at Davie County Hmpital, The hospital administrator h Fmvk Cermzi. The position of as sistant includes supervision ,ol housekeeping chores, central star age and supply, oxygen theiap3 and hospital eastern. Mr. Deadmos was bom on Aug, 25, M. in Davie County. He is the so. of Mr. and Mra. Elijah MBtov Deadmo. of MmksviBe, Bouts 4. For the past six years he bate been administrative assistant Medical Company, Mile Intantrs of the North Carolina Nations Guard located at blocksvBle. Dun Ing this service his unit made exceptional ratings which merltei for Mr. Deadman a letter of come mendation from Maj. Gen. Sohn H Manning, Adjutant General In this letter General Menalm wrote: "I want to commend you for the outstanding mamer in which yM have performed your duties while in employment of the North Cam Ilea National Guard. Your effort have largely been responsible Inc the excellent showing which Yew {� p the rank of master sergeant. DN{Q COUn1Y ` ubI{C He is married to the for gy�8�� 'Earline Nichola. They have MO.Jrst� 1�II children. The family mid. lr� Mumford Drive. e U O V) V Seaford Named Davie Hospital Administrator Fred R. Seaford, administrator of the Spruce Pine Community Hospital, has been named as the new administrator of the Davie County Hospital. The announcement of the selection of Mr. Seaford, who is a native of Cabarrus County, was made this week by V. G. Prim, Chairman of the Davie County Hospital Board of Trustees. He was approved at a special meeting of the board of trustees on December 2nd. Mr. Seaford will replace Hamilton Hudson who has resigned to become administrator of the Lexington Memorial Hospital. Mr. Seaford will resume his duties at the Davie County Hospital sometime in January. In making the announcement, Mr. Prim expressed the regret of the board of trustees in losing Mr. Hudson. "Mr. Hudson has done an excellent job as hospital administrator during the past two years. We wish for him the best as he takes over his duties in Lexington, "said Mr. Prim. Mr. Seaford is 42 years of age; married and one child. He graduated in 1943 from the W. R. Odell High S.400l of FRED SEAFORD Cabarrus County. In 1944 he received a certificate from the Carolina Business College of Charlotte. Since then has done additional study at Catawba College;Queens College of Charlotte; and UNC at Charlotte. In addition he has attended- various workshops and seminars relative to hospital administrative work. From 1944 to 1946 he served with the U. S. Nary. In 1946 he joined the staff of the CabarrusMemorialHospital as clerk. From 1947 to 1949 he was admitting clerk and cashier of the Cabarrus Hospital;. 1949-1951, he was accounting clerk; 1951.52, he was chief admitting officer; from 1952 to 1957 he was supervisor of payrolls, accounts payable, accounting and limited personnel functions of this hospital. In June of 1957, he was named purchasing agent and served in this position until he was named administrative assistant in September of 1959. Mr. Seaford was named business manager of the Cabarrus Hospital in August of 1963, and served in this opacity until August of 1966 when he accepted the position of administrator of the 50 -bed Spruce Pine Community Hospital. An active Methodist, Mr. Seaford served as a member of the official board of the Spruce Pine Methodist Church and was a member of the chow. He was " a former member of the First .Presbyteriay Church of Concord, serving as deacon and elder and clerk of the session. He served as chairman of the Mitchell County Heart Fund and as president of the Mitchell County Heart Association. He was a member of the Mitchell County United Fund board of directors, 1968.1969 and a director of the Mitchell County Red Cross I Chapter. He served as chairman of the board of d metors of the Concord-Cabarrus Faster Seal Society. He was a former member of I the Kannapolis Rotary Club, I holding the office of secretary and member of the program committee. Davie County Public Ubrary Mocksvi1ie, NC CANDY STRIPERS ... received their caps in Capping Ceremonies held Tuesday afternoon in the Multi -Purpose Room of Davie County Library. Shown here are 9 It the 25 girls who received their caps. In order to receive caps .... the Candy Stripers worked 25 volunteer hours at the local hospital . , . and, this year, for the first time ... have been working in the different doctors' offices. Mrs. Ann Stiller, registered nurse, has directed the program. She conducted an orientation class be- fore the girls actually began work. Dr. B. L. Richards spoke to the group Tuesday. , Ham Hudson, Davie County Hospital Administrator, read out the girls' names and Mrs. Staler presented the caps assisted b.y Mrs. Mary Lou Waldie. Some of the girls are members of the Senior Girl Scout Troop doing work to pass oft badges and the other girls are members of the Health C areer's Club at Davie County High School, Those receiving caps included: Jann Barber, Lanette Barney, Beverly Beek, Kay Beck, Lynn Blackwood, Rita Roger, Lind a Bracken, Mary Evans,: Patsy Goss, Janet Hoyle, Janice James, Pam Leary, Jean Leonard, Sarah Merrell, Jolette Morrison, Linda Reavis, Marty Roberts, Glenda Sal n, Brenda Shore, K a t h y Shore, Carol Sparks, Ann Wall, Peggy Wallace, Nancy Williams and Shirley Young. 04ils County Public uraly Moot swwl' NC PAGE A FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1963 Davie Hospital.: ,I Plans E",,,Xrpansion By MAMIE H. BRADDY Staff Reporter MOCKSVILLE — Administra- census averaged 28 last year, or for Clay McKlusky said today 96 per cent of capacity. that plans are being developed as Increased demands this year rapidly as possible on an addition sent the average occupancy to to Davie County Hospital that will' 32.5 patients or 108 per cent of make it unnecessary to turn away capacity. In January and Febru- patients. ary, for eight days, the census "We must move fast because was between 25 and 30. The other plans for' adding between 30 and 51 days it was between 30 and 34. 40 beds must be acted upon by the Additional patients were cared N. C. Medical Care . Commission for, the administrator explained. before the end of June," he said. with two temporary 'beds in the "That is the cut-off date if we recovery room, and by adding a are to get approval for a substan- bed in each of the two single bed - tial amdunt of Hill -Burton funds rooms normally reserved for iso - in this year's budget, which is lation cases. necessary if we are to begin con. "We didn't need them for iso- struction in the near future." he lation. and could add an extra bed added. in each room when regular type Progress Delayed nursing care was used," he said. Progress on the project. which McKlusky said that when the is expected to cost between $500,- census reaches 30, only emergen- 000 and $500, had been delayed cy patients are admitted. Other temporarily because of the death types must wait until space Is last month of Raleigh architect available. William Moore Walker.' He was drawing plans for the expansion. McKlusky said several. variants are involved in.the preparation of plans since expansion will make It necessary to•. relocate the op- erating room, central supply and possibly some other facilities. The relocations, be explained. must be made with other expan- sions in mind, since the Medical Care Commission requires projec- tion information on how other multiples of 30 to 40 beds would be added to the building. "We would hope to have the ex- panded hospital ready for use by 1965," McKlusky said. "Even by that date, with our population growing as it is, there is a rea- sonable possibility that It may barely meet our needs at that time." The 30 -bed hospital accepted its first patient March 1, 1956. McKlusky said the adult patient 3 Turned Away J He said this arrangement made' it possible to handle emergencies except for one day in January "when the going was really:, rough." It was necessary to send three patients to other hospitals. One of them was given a transfusion, and a hospital staff nurse was sent to accompany him to a Win- ston-Salem hospital while transfu- sion was being continued. The others were a man who had suffered a heart attack and a child with bronchial pneumonia.. i Both were taken to Winston-Sa- lem. McKlusky said that high quali- ty nursing care has not been af- fected by the crowded situation. He explained that nurses work on a team basis. A team is composed of a registered nurse and three : f or four practical nurses. Aja County PVW , A Center Grange Good Health Proiect of 1948 The above is other Diclure o[ a project of the prcgrem. Some of the participants may ne saenn- m Center Grange's good health program which won fled Io Ne picture by the viewer. We were ra top awards in stale competition in INS. The above unable to find Just the issue In which this picture ran apparently illustrates one of the phases of that and so will not attempt any Idenldiealian. Davie County Public Ijbr&y MockSvil,l*, W NOVE id RER ao. 1,965 Health Center Toy; Be Dedicated The dedication ceremony for the new Davie County Health Center; will be held Sunday, Dec. 4th, at 2:30 p. m. Dr. Pienty S. Ander-,:: son will preside and Rev. Paul Richards, pastor of the First Pres- byterian Church. -will offer the in. ! vocation: Mayor, John E. Dur. ham,' Chairman of the District Board of Health, will bring greet- ings. after which Attorney A. T. Grant will present the building. i Dr. Fred G. Pegg. of Witton- ; Salem, will introduce Dr. C. C.. Applewhite. Director, Local Health Administration, Staie Board of Health, Raleigh, who will deliver the dedicatory address. Rev. J. P. Davis, pastor Fir4t Baptist Church, j vill pronounce the benediction. Me public is cordially invited to 1 e present. A - lcation. lade For Funds. TO'.", Enlarie" the Davie Coon Nosjital Federal and State' . Aidww ..��B//e/ing Sougb1it:.: The board of -trUstees o the Davie County Hospital have tisk- en the initial steps toward en- largement of the local hospitaL G. R. Mad'.son, chairman of the board of Trustees, announced this week that an application had { been Sled with 1;he North C7aro-.i lina Medical Care . Commission for both Federal and State Af41 in the construction of an addition to the present hospital. 1 Mr. Madison .*said that the, board of trustees, after consults -41 turn with the ' local medical staff, had tentatively approved plans for a 30 -bed addition, plus an ob- stretrical suite (which would In- clude two delivery moms). Mr. Madison headed a delega- tion I&A week that went to itaI. eigh and conferred with the Medical Care Commissioa con- cerning the proposed additlint Included in this delegation were E. C. Morris, and T. 1L. Junker. trustees; Dr. L. P. Martin of the MSedlcal Staff; and Clay M,cClus- kay.' hospital Administrator. The delegation was advised by the State Medical Care Coni-� mie-lon that neither Federal* or Slate funds were available -at the, present, but that some were ex- pected to be made available afterI July I and advised them to sub- mit -their application now. II The recent -overcrowded con- dition of the Davie County Sos-, Mal has indicated the need for in addition. There have been times when it roves'. necessary -o, turn lratierits eytyay,,isecate there were no "" beds available. Also' a•Itliough only a 30 -bed hospital. .here have been times when miore thanthat number of patients were hOspitalized. W. Madison said that .41?e Population survey of the oou!nty shows a need for 55 beds. D vie County Public UW WV Moc4tSO181 ! A check with which to purchase a new xray film processor for the Davie County Hospital is shown on the table in front of Hamilton Hudson, Davie Hospital Ad- ministrator (center). The presentation was made on behalf of the Hospital Auxil- i fary by Mrs. Bob M. Foster (left) President of the Auxiliary, and Mrs. Ted Dunk- er (right) Treasurer of the Auxiliary. Mrs. Foster, who served last year as the president-elect, is completing her first year as president. Mrs. Junker has been treasurer of the auxiliary for the past four years. Davie Hospital Gets New Xray Film Pr®cess®r A new machine W speed the dere!. Junker, treasurer, to the Davie County Hospital Auxili- aliment of x-ray film will soon be prior to the installation of this arY for their untiring efforts in sup= in operation at. the Davie County new machine in the x-ray depart- porting the Ipcal hospital as it Hospital. .thanks b the Hospital ment at the hospital, the Pmc -mg strives b Provide the best possible Auxatary. and developing of an xray film patient care with the most. modem A check for the purchase of a,took 2530 minutes' With this new equipment available' Bald Mr. Kodak bl•2t Automatic Processor machine. .frhns can now be pro. Hudson.. wasCassell and developed in a in=.presented this week bry the mum of 3" mieutes. 'Mrs. Fester surnamed that in auxiliary to the Davie Hospital. The addition to.thie check, for the new presentation Was made on behalf Hamdlnn Hudson. Davie County Hospital Administrator. accepted Processor. another gift wtL be pre - of the auxiliary by Mrs. gob JI_ the check onbehalf of the beepital..sented-te. the hospital by. -Me auxW-{ FWzsr, T esida_S, and Mfrs. Ted "Me howtai. s Beaty indebted a^l _ the sear '_.h.•»e. Davie County Public library Mocksvi1le, Nc Wayne Eaton Appointed To Hos italj Board Wa a ton of Mocksvifle has been appointed to the Davie County Hospital Board of Trustees to fill" out the unexpired term of James H. Bowman. Mr. Bowman resigned as he is being transferred by Erwin Mills from Davie County. In other action taken by the Davie County Board of, Commissioners at their regular meeting last Tuesday, John T.: Brock was reappointed judge of the Davie County Criminal Court and George W. Martin as solicitor. Both men were appointed to two year terms.l The commissioners also approved a motion for Davie to continue with Forsyth and; Surry counties in a tri -county .air pollution control project Witt] Davie's share for the 1969-70 fiscal year being 51.741. 1 Davie county Public Mocksvra �'�a NC ry Frank Ceruzzi Davis Hospital Assistant At Baptist Hospital Named To Pos Clzy M Mocluskey, 30, i WlnsZ Salem has been cars" �_tl admmi 'ator cI the IIs 'County H sPIt2I succcedmg Frain He wlll assume , duttrs here around March 15L Mr. bsuciuskey has served a adminis,rative assistant at th RaPtirt Hospital In Wiorton_sa .km and- sp--nt two w•ceka her last August handling the duties a the Davie County Hac,ri.al whit I Mr. C:ruai was antnf_n3 a hos pitsl !nstiture in Chlcaga. Rcrn in Hawaii, Mr. M.-C'" r. rely cd his degree lP buslnrss (administration In 1953 from the UWer.ktY of Tciedo la Ohio. He rex:vcd his Master of S,,,,,, !deg.ze m hcsPI.al administration 'f.cm Northwestern University. He served In the U. S. Army 1945-1949 and was cemmissArmy lin 1853. inced He spent a year with the Chicago Wesley Memorial RoaPltal m the burl:res5 cf0ce. In 1957, he ,talnd the Rapttst Hospital in Wins on - Salem ani Iservstl there In the Papaclty or aMunistratIle assistant. He is married to the former Ellen Meade ChandlEss of Raw- .IUngs. Va. They Ore mcmbtrs of i (the Preu�ytcrlan Church. Mr. McCluskey was nzmcd ad -I �minlatra:or of the Davis Ccunty. Hospital at a mEvt[ng cf the hos-I lPha1 board of trustees held Man - day evening. i News For Evervhi;rlr;t T= - -----� trlmCCH 5, As - Admi�istr or c McClusk IV Devi tris h, e - Hamed As Successor To Take Post With Wake t - (Count ;�^�" _' y Hospital Groupe. Of � Frank Ceruai has'res;gned es Iedmiolat: ate: OI [he Dat'IC COUn- k I ty HorP'hl to acc-pt a s m:I IPasltlin with the Wake Caunty i 'I HaZPlal Authorl.y. s , I Mr. Caruw wilt rellnqu;ell, e his present yost on Amy 1 and ivW assume itis duties In 'Raleigh e around. April 0th. I t Mr. Ccmzzi bas a copied the Position ed -assistant admlnist2- tor of the Watre Caunty Hospt.ai ArathorRY with Particular dutlrs land mspcnsibilitles for the Prep-' " Oration andoperationof the I- -fo c:unty fioryital units at Wak±- Forest, Zebulon, Apex and. Fuquay. 1''18nk CEraaai was aPPolntcQ admhnstrator of the Davie Courttyy HOaPhal In APrll, 1955, and tooky. over the duties of organtaing; equipping and staffing the inti- �: tutlori He oleo ax.sred In tho supervisor of the construction of the hospital In condunction with - the building comWttea and ar- FRANK CERTAZE chiteet. 1' going to Raleigh Thirty-six years of aye, he — was born In Port Chester, Now York on Jan. 20, 1823. - ': , .Pram 1942 to 1945 he screed In Ad tE:e UM(rtl Sia:e5 in the South Pacific. - He was -agalP callEd into service with the MA= rine Corps In 1951 and senxd foe one year In the Korean condlct. He is a graduate of East Caro- 'Ina College, recelAng A RS de. gree• and In 1953 graduated Iran the Medical College of Vlrgmla with a degree In hosptlal admin- Istration. Prior' to mining to ' Maeksville he sari d six mouths 67 re noy training at the. Pet. ersturg General Hesultal; Pcks-`.! burg. Va.. and six mor.':hs of teal= Bony tiainlog at .the NbBi; General Hospital, Norlul- Va. He is married. to the focr. r Edna.69ulres of Ke11y,-who wta a nutritionist with tha V11gulia Stare Departm_nt tf Acal. h. They 1 have two children. i Davie County Public ijk,ry lWocksvIlf, Me County &bl .ar oks Ag, k Davie County Hospital After Two Years Paul Heil And His Accomplishment The song "What A Difference A Day Makes" is certainly relative as to what can be said of the Davie County Hos- pital during the past two -and one- half years. Let us go back to March 1964. The Davie, County Hospital . in March • of 1964 was an overcrowded 30 -bed institution .beset with all types of problems. There was friction bet- ween ' the administrator, the. doctors and the trustees. Charges and count- erecharges were being voiced _anti the , atmosphere was one of tension. This was the situation when Paul Neil, Jr. took over the reins as hospital administrator. This was his first such job ... but having been here making a study for short preceding period ... he was fairly familiar with the situs - tion. Accepting the challenge ... and without fanfare ... he began to wave his magic wand. Now look at the Davie County Hos- pital today. This most modern insti- tution of 59 beds is operating smooth- ly and efficiently. The bickering am- ong employes and officials appears to be gone. The atmosphere is no longer one of tension. Now we do not mean to imply that the Davie County Hospital does not have any problems that every- thing is "sugar and lasses". But what we are saying that these'problems are being met and handled in a way that' merits the confidence and respect of the public. Also, we do *not * mean to imply that: the past two andone-half years has been an "All Paul Neil Shaw'. Certain- ly the plans for expansion of the hos pital were made before Paul Nei•1 be= came administrator. Also certain . oth- er, policies _were . formulated ghat .led.. to improvements and change.. .- However, probably the foremost duty of a hospital administrator is } that of coordinating the various fact- ions within his institution. Seeing that the operation is smooth and efficient ' ... that the proper atmosphere of tran-. , quility prevails ... and that the ins- titution merits the confidence and re- spect of the people it serves. In all of this we believe Paul Neil has done an' A-1 job. , We believe we speak for the people of Davie County in expressing apprec- iation to Raul Neil for what he has done at the Davie County Hospital and extend to him the best of wishes as he goes into his new position is - Charlotte. &MO. County Public Qbte Mocksvi7le, NO New Administrator At Davie Hospital — Hamilton Hudson Assumes Duties William Hamilton Hudson took over the duties this week as ad- ministrator of the Davie County Hospital. He succeeds Paul Neil, Jr. who left this week to take up his duties as assistant administrator at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital, {t Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton and two children are moving this week Into their new home in the Garden Val- ley al ley Eslates. !r Mr, and Mrs. Neil and family will i } continue to make their tome hen III until the first part of December when they will move to Charlotte. i 'Mr. Hudson Is 28 -years of age and a native of Cramerton, N. C. He has :. t a B.A. in business and sociology and is certified in hospital adramissa. tion. He served as adndnstrative resi. deny at the Charlotte Memorial WILLIAM HAMILTON HUDSON Hospital. From June 1963 to May — Assumes Local Duties — 1966, he served as administrative - assistant in the Columbia Hospital in Columbia, S. C. In May of 1965 he went to the Alexander County Hospital in Taylorsville as admin. Istrator. He is a graduate of the Gardner. Webb Junior College and received his SBA degree from 'Limestone Col. lege in Gaffney, S. C. He is mar- ried to the former Wilma Houser Hudson of Belmont, N. C. They have two children. Dame County Public l�h4q Mocksy4s, No Hudson Elected To The North Carolina Chapter of the American Association of Hos- pital Accountants held its annual meeting at the Jack Tar Hotel in Durham, N. C. on May 29 and 30, 100.9. Among other events occurihg during this meeting, the officers for the new year were installed. W. H. Hudson, Administrator of Davie County Hospital was install- ed as vice-president of the Assoc- iation. Mr. Hudson will serve with the other officers who are: R. R. Rich, Jr., Cleveland Memorial Hospital, Shelby - President: Jerry Brooks. Annie Penn Memorial Hospital, Reidsville - Secretary: and Ronald Loehbaum, Duke Uni- versity Medical Center, Durham - Treasurer. The Association is expected to have a change in name and scope of service on both a State and National level very shortly. After this the information and services Offered will be of a much broad- er scrape. The new name will be Hospital Financial Management ital Office Association. The Hospital Financial Manage- ment anagesment Association' will be - an as. I sociation of individuals organized i to improve financial management of hospitals and allied patient care limitations and: I. To foster and increase know- ledge of and proficiency in finan- cial management 2. To conduct and participate in educational programs and activi Hes concerning financial manage. ment; 2. To provide media for the lo- terchange of ideas and dissemina- tion of material relative, to fin - anal management: 9. To bring about closer cooper- ation among Individuals of varying disciplines in Financial manage. ment: ' 5. To develop curricula and sup- porting material for use by'educa- 'tionalinstitutions relative to areas of financial management; 6. To cooperate with hospitals and allied patient dare institutions and agencies, and their related associations, governmental 'agen- cies, and other interested groups j in matters pertaining to financial management; r. To establish and promulgate principles relative to financial ma. nagement B. To establish standards of per- formance for individuals and insti- tutions in the various areas of fin-' social management; i 9. To do research in areas of: financial management to help' these objectives In addition to serving as vice- president of the stale chapter. Mr. Hudson will servo as me North Carolina Delegate at the Annual National Meeting later Phis year. i)avie County Public Mocksville, NC U 1° U .�z u 7. Dario County Hospital Food Servim Supervisor, Mrs. C- -I H. Tomlinson confers with Mrs. Mary Ann Farthing, new dietary consultant at the hospital over a special menu. Mrs. j Farthing will work at the local hospital two days each week as special therapeutic dietary consultant (photo by Mike j Ciemmer). Davie. Hospital Employs Special Dietary Consultant Mrs. Mary Ann Farthinaf Davie Hospital two days a Lexington has been employed week with Mrs. C. H. as dietary consultant at the Tomlinson, Food Service Davie County Hospital. Supervisor for the Davie. Fred Seaford, Davie County County Hospital. He pointed Hospital Administrator, out that there would be no announced that the attempt to change the food, employment of Mrs. Farthing program in this position is in keeping Mrs. Farthing's main job is with one of the recommend. working with therapeutic diets ations of the Department of of patients and counseling with Health, Education and welfare these patients as to the proper for participation in the diets after discharge. from the Medicare program that the hospital", said Mr. Seaford. hospital employ a dietary It was pointed out that the I consultant. local food staff is now "Mrs. Farthing, a receiving more diet manuals nutritionist, holds a master's and is working more closely degree in nutrition and in with the hospital medical staff. addition is a member of the The local hospital uses cycle American Dietetic Association. menus, which is a set of menus Mr. Seaford said that Mrs. for a specified time. Farthing would work at the D*4 County Public UUld(p Nockaiiia, Ne , Thursday, February 15, 1968 MISS d0 COOLEY ... at right, is the first member of the Davie Hairdressers As- sociation to use the Hair Dryer that'the Association had presented to Davie County Hospital last fail. Mrs. Dot Mason, president of the group, is shown at left as she visited Miss Cooley. The hair dryer was given for the benefit of patients. Reports were given that the dryer was used the first day it was at the hospital and had been used many times since. Not included in picture is an in -bed shampoo board that makes it possible for patients to have their hair shampooed in bed without getting wet. This may be done by the patients beauty operator, member of their family, or one of the nurses. Mrs. Mixon, director of the nurses, says that sometim- es this can be more medicinal than the pills, shots and liquids put together. 'DAVia County Public Library Mocksvive, NC Mocksville, N. C., Thursday, October 13, 1966 Service Pies Are Presented To Davie ; Hospital Personnel. +vrs-aeur aervrce nns Were presented to the fell owin, 'personnel of Davie County Hospital. (Left to Right): Mildred Allen, Beatrice .Hezid2 ' Bertha Graves, Ruby Lyons, Sarah Anderson, Betsy Beck, VIola Tomlinson, Hasel Harps, Joe Snos6, Sad- ie Rim, Ted Juakeg,Helea Wilson, Claude Cartner., _ Sad - ice Pins were presented to L4e followi 11 Tuesday afternoon; They are, left to ee Studivant, Betty Mousses, Ines We Dwiggins, Victoria Hicks, Evelyn Scott, Service pins were ,presented to employees of the Davie County Hosl. pital by Administrator Paul Neil, Jr. in a special ceremony held Tuesday afternoon. Fourteen ten-year service pins' were presented to the following (date of employment listed In par. entheses):. - Viola Tomlinson (121-55); Joe Snow (1556); Ruby (.Sons (220 56);Sarah Anderson. (11.56);1 Hazel Harps (35561; Hazel Gobble. (3.556); Beatrice Hendrix (3.6 -561;. Betsy Beck (112-56); Lena Everhardt (4-5.56); Bertha Graves (4.21-56); Henry - Grant (124 ,% i; Mildred Ali= (7-16561; Juanita Eagle (7-2456); Sadie Rice' (&15.561. - }lye year service pins were pre- sented to the fallowing: 1,ee Coble (1227.56); Core Lee Studivant (2-27.57);' fuel Weaver (3- � 437); Bertha Smith (3&57x; Fran•: ces Freeman 11558); Edna Howard (3-11561; Pearl Wyatt (10-561; Ws� Call 3.1-59); Judith McBride (11•" 60; Lillie Dwiggins (31400); Nan-; .is Peacock (8.2%M; Carolyn Bog•! er (92960); Evelyn Scott (128-601;1 Betty Monsees (1-1661);' Norma' Barber (1261); Victoria Hicks (6-'I 1"V. Members of the board of trustees were also presented with service pins as follows:' 1 Claude Caller, 13 -years of. an" ice, appointed in November of 1953. T. L Dunker, 13 -years of service, appointed N November of 1953. Mrs. Helen Grant Wilson, Secret- ary, Myears of service, appointed 1 In November of 1953. Heiman Brewer, Il -years of ser-._ vice, appointed-.. id" 7Atianb, at' 1955. - _ , ;) C. 1). Jemerson, 9 -years of ser-' vice, appointed in January of Has. G. R. Madison, 9yenrs of service, appointed in January of 1959. Following the presentation, cook - les and punch were served in the '.. dining hall of the hospital. Davie County Public ubrary Mocksvft, NC : T o Rye c e lire Da' vie HOS Iia .:. Ddkl��dWMen�1 959 From. ...-The,-Duke +Endo 1Wnt::is-8isbutr°?, .# im' this week $2,16,665 to Carolina"'ishe dawment descri s the pro- �'g0:6`iie�l in use' and 7.810,393; h� spitals and child care institutions vWon of these 'services to interested days of c re in the year, in it assists hospitals as a major contribution to over the revious year of 736 beds R The 59 -bed Davie County Hospital the cause of better -health. and 207,OT� days of care. Free days ; ,a -ill receive $1,959. .. 4f the funds given for'operating decreased `by 369,96(1 and accounted James at,Felts, Jr., executive eVenses, '.i1A2 hospitals l in North for 14.3 ape r Beat of the total ir director of the Hospital and Child- Carolina are receiving $'!34,415 and comparison with 19.8 er cent for tltr Care sections of The Endowment, 59 in South Carolina $382.838• For previous year,. a change which Mr Z950191 hospitals are receiving $1; reimbursement of HAS and PIAS Felts attributed largely to Nodi 369,950 and 43 child care institutions, costs, North Carolina . hospitals are care and growing participation :'61.7,15. North Carolina's total is baring $167.093; those in South 'wspital .prepayment plans. Vol,503 for hospitals and $42$,991 "-i-oliva, 5296,241. for child care institutions; South CorrPra's, $463,442 for hospitals and $117.724 for 6e child care institutions. 4 A?propriations to hospitals include 91 11.16 85t for ' operating expenses, on the basis of $1 a day for each f-eA day of care in the fiscal year ,y1+. -h ended Sept, 30, 1967, and s�sa, 297 as reimbursement of the C- t of pa-ticipation in Hospital i Aub , iuistrative Services ' WAS) of C*_�+ =seo. Al., and Professional Ac- tivi•.y Study (pAS) of the Commis - Ton on Professional and Hospital? Acti vieles of Ann Arbor, 39ch., in ' fl -e vear. These national services which compile and distribute fi- nancial and statistical information on a current monthly basis were —aee available in 1966 to hospitals assisted by The Endowment, which Is reimbursing them for the entire cost until Sept. 30, 1970, and then will withdraw at the rate of 10 per 4 cent a year until the expense is I shared on . an equal basis by The Endowment and ' the hospitals. These services provide data use- ful, to hospitals in, comparing their. . ,operations with those of like cate- gor7 in all parts of the country as then consider ways of improving patient care. Marshall 1. Pickens & r1e County Public Libra fy ifocksv4$ � I 1-j478 Attend General Clinics— - Hea10'� Be-ardment Report Giv -�-- -- A total of 1.478 attended. the general clinics of the Davie County Health Department ddr9a. + July. August and September.:,.i In the quarterly activities - � 1 p.:rt of the Davie County Health Depawtment, the clinic attendsaGe was 437 in July; 841 in Auguat; 1 and 400 in September. The number of completed im munizations were -as follows: •Ty-: phold, 76; Whooping Cough, 100; j Diptheria, 201; Tetanus,2IZ' j Polio. 271; Smallpox, 138; Flu., 43. A total 4f 110 tuberculin skin tests were given. Chest x-rays given were 159.•, { Sixty-four visits ito tuberculosis; cases, suspects and contacts were nude. One Quarterly chest clinic-, for ex -sanatorium patients VMS held in July emd five patients at -- tended. A total of 143 blood tests were : given. The nurses of ithe health de- partment made 12 . visits to - tho- i schools. A total of 78 school 6bil=.1 dren were screened and 66: school children were referred to famitlq'� physicians. :- The Health Dlrectw exandned: 88 football players and 38 pie-, school children. i Nursing visits to infants and children numbered 238. Visits to chronic disease vice [home and clinic] numbered: 665• : In addition to the performance of the above services. the per - sonnei of the Davie 9ounty 1.Health Department attended the folWw. Iing meetings: -; n Nurses visited ,the • Goodwill ilk-'{ i halllitation Center fsr• Wifidw. Salem: - -Nurses. attended oae-l7ai day meeting in Mt. Airy. iieitiith Director attended' •the 2t. C:: Pub- i lie- Heald; Association - meeting In Charlotte:. The Sani�ariii! cleric attended the a ieeting oi'the� North Carolina Public Health XS- ' sociatiorn in Charlotte. Sanftarlan o" During - During the month of September the Sanitarian of the Davie County Health Department re ported the following activities: Made nine inspections and vis- its to schools. Made 20 inspections on water supply and sewage disposal and approved 11 installations. - . Graded 33 food handling es- tablfsments and visited 46. Inspected the garbage disposal dump. Took ten water samples. Dwie County Public library ,N MAY BE EXPANDED—Davie County Mocksville, a 30 -bed institution, may be to accommodate another 30 beds. It is the institution in the county. (Post stau ruuwa Miller) 0" County Publl& Library Afftsdik NO Davie Hospital, Operating Near. Capacity, Has al nurses. . . Ind." Mr. McCluskey said. For By RALPH MILLER example, last year the hospital had 96 per cent of full capacity Post staft Writer for the year, averaging 26.8 pa. MGCKSVD.LE — Davie Coun- tients daily; and 91 per cert ty Hospital, a small but efficient fun for the past two years. institution situated on a knoll ' overlooking a part of this Vital statistics during the past si hic undergo m renn expsam w which will double the presen 90 -bed size. Clay McCluskey, administrator said blueprints are being pre. pared for the proposed ¢Span- `--1 Sion and that the actual com. pledon probably will not be until 1965. "Current estimates are that it costs approximately $21,5000 per new, hospital bed," Mr. McClus- key said, adding that the price is the total figure for construe. ti0n to get one new bed in use. "Present plans are to expand the hospital another 30 beds." The administrator said that if the plans are approved this year by Medical Care Commission in Raleigh, the proposed 30 - bed expansion is expected to be cont pleted by the fall of Isea. - For various reasons, the 30. bed addition will cost more than the original 30 -bed institution, Mr. McCluskey said. He added that this is becaurse df increacrd The small county - owned and county - operated hospital is probably one of the most ef- ficimt institutions in the state. It serves all of the 16,718 Davie County residents. "Me hospital first opened on March L 1956, with 3o beds and 10 bassinets. The hospital and three acres of land cost 33]8,- 000. It is now fully accredited by the Joint Commission o f Accreditation of Hospital," the administrator said, with jug a hint of justified pride. rYT.IYY The active medical staff in. cludes a surgeon, Dr. Francis W. Slate, a member of the Ame[- Iran College of Surgeons and certified by the American Board of Surgery; as well as fast gen. eral practitioners, Dr. Bob M. Foster, Dr. William M. fan Dr. B. L. Richards and Dr., B. G. Weathers Jr., Dr. John Plans 'or-� Expansion 11 fiscal year (Oct. 1,' Hui, to NMOs,�Sept. 30, 1961) include 285 major operations performed at the in, Situation. Ne discharge' of 2,. 39y patients; and the births of about 300 newly arrived babies. Annual cost to operate the hospital at Its peak efficiency is about W.Wo. t Since the hospital fust opened' eeght years ago• four additional' acres have been added to the original plot of land. In addi- tion. air conditioning was ;later installed. Prior to the opening of the hospital in 1955, Davie County' residents were without the 'serv- ices of a nearby hospital. They •'..' had to rely completely on Row -- "i an Hospital in Salisbury ,and hospitals in Winston - Salem, or any other hospital located in adjacent countless. "We do have people alive t0 day who would not be if the hospital had net been here dur. ing the past eight years' Mr. McCluskey said. ' He made the statement, net in a bragging insurer, but as i a matter of Staling "a simple ' fact. "Acase to point Woukd be a motor vehicle accident last Sam."! mer when a i* adp. vtith'�omrgy'IggJstl near Coolcomee. The most seri ous injured girl, who Suffered,. head Injuries, was on death's _ doorstep," he said. The accidmE occurred me PRELIMINARY BLUEPRINT—Clay McCluskey, Davie County Hospital administrator, points out passible expansion of the hospital on preliminary blueprints. Wear and Dr. Thomas 'Thurs. ton, radiologists at Rowan Hos. pital also are at the hospital three times weekly. In addition, there are 51 other full -tune employes and a haH- doma part-time workers. oftemmo when most of the doc. tors were gone, but all the phy. sicians responded immediately to the emergency and all these injured received treatment an quickly as possible. f "We had 31 patients in me hospital at that particular time Ico;" he said. The hospital adminisbator said the hospital was fortunate in having the services of such qualified physicians and of the "caliber of girls," referring to reegistered and licensed, prectic. "We do have a need to ex- al nurses. . . Ind." Mr. McCluskey said. For example, last year the hospital had 96 per cent of full capacity The hospital is governed by an 11 -member board of trustees, for the year, averaging 26.8 pa. appointed by the Davie County tients daily; and 91 per cert commissioners to represent each fun for the past two years. section of the county. Graham R. Madison of Macksville serves Vital statistics during the past as the present board chairman. Davie County Public Ubrary Mock$ville, Ne. I JULY 17, 1969 54.00 PER YEAR -SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS No. 50 Dr. Glenda Hartness Weber . . new pathologist Mrs. Marilyn Spencer Mott .. directs technical work Davie Hospital Adds Pathology Services The Davie County Hospital has added new pathology services. These services include the processing of surgical specimens and frozen sections of this tissue, if indicated, as well as complete cytology facilities for the study of cancer smears. Specimens are currently being received from adjacent physician offices as well as hospital patients The pathology department is under the supervision of Dr. Glenda Hartness Weber of Winston-Salem. Dr. Weber, a sister of Dr. Ray Hartness, recently completed 4 -years of residency in pathology at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine and the North Cia?a Baptist Hospital. ow a member of the Davit County Hospital Medical Staff, Dr. Weber graduated from Wake Forest University in 1961 where she was Phi Beta Kappa and received the Doctor of Medicine degree from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine. She is -sstociated with Dr. Donald E. Schnell of Statesville, Pathologist at the Iredell Memorial Hospital.. _ Mrs. Bobby/ Matt, tib former Marilyn Spencer of Mocksville, will direct the technical work in the surgical pathology and cytology laboratory, as well as score the cytology smears. Mrs. Molt received an AS degree from Pfeiffer College in biology in 1961 and did graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in zoology and genetics. She trained at the School of Cytotechology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine fiom 1963 to 1964 and was certified by the F.ee.stry of Medical Technology of the American Society of Medical Technology in 1964. From September 1964 until May 1969, Mrs. Mott was employed as Chief Cytotechnologist at the Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem. It was announced that the expansion of the clinical laboratory facilities headed technically by J. L. Snow is anticipated in the near future at the Davie County Hospital. Davie County Public WWI mw(svitle, N6 Mocksville, N. C„ Thursday, October 6, 1966 Hamilton Hu son acre Paul Neil Resigns Post As Davie Hospital I Administrator' Paul Neil, Jr,, who has served as i Davie County Hospital Admintstra [ ` Mr. Neil will become assistant dir• `. for since March of 1964, has resign. I v actor of the 380 -bed Charlotte Me= ad to acce t '.a ` P posi4o� cont tha - moria) Hospital. He will have ad, Charlotte Memorial No tial Mr minktrative supervision over the Neil will leave November 15th to emergency room, admitting office, take up his new duties. information and communication William Hatruhon Hudson, admin.'. istrator ! services, data processing etc. In his j of the Alexander County new Position. Hospital, has accepted the position In addition to the above duties j at the local hospital replacing Mr : ' I at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Neil ty" In annomcing the change m ad- [c a feasibility study is now being .. done concerning centralized cam. . minutratoa, Charlie Jame=,, s, Purer service for all three of the chairman of the Davie County Nos. . major hospitals of Charlotte. Mr. pital Board of Truestees, issued the a Neil willalso have chanrge o[ that. Following statement: x Mr. Hudson is 7E -years of age "Paul Neil did an outstanding job: and a native of Cramerton, N. C. during the years he was adminis.:`� . He has a B. A. in business and trator of our hospital. Ali of us ara sorry to see him leave and wish sociology and is certified In hos. Pital administration. him well in his new positionto He served as administrative resi Charlotte. We feel that Davie Coun• BTLMAM RAMILTON HUDSON dency tY is indeed fortunate in having sac- at the Charlotte Memorial —new admialstator— Hospital. From June 19M to dlay ured the service of such an able 1966, he served as administrative hospital administrator as Hamilton Mr Neil expressed regret at ha, assistant inthe Columbia Hospital Hudson. Because of his education, tag hospital administrative training 'I to leave this area. in Columbia, S. C., In May of 1965 he and ability, the Davie County Hospital and have been very happy here went to the Alexander County have enjoyed my work. The Hospital in Taylorsville as admin• on. should continue to render excellent ly reason I am leaving is that this trtator, Patient care to the People of our opportunity offers a most excellent He is a graduate of the Gardner community. opportunity for advancement", said Webb Junior College and received In announcinghis resignation, Mr. Neil, his BA degree from Limestone Cot. .. lege in Gaffney, S. C. He is mar -- ried to the former Wilma Houser Hudson of Belmont, N. C. They have two children, Mr. Hudson is a member of the ss;F� Baptist Church; the Taylorsville I Rotary Club and served as secret. i ary of the .Alexander County Chap' a ° w r ter of the Americati Red Cross, He axe �o will be accepted into lite American f H College of Hospital Admiolatratoa as a nominee at the must meeting of the ABA this month. Paw Nei, Jr, Mr. Neil became administrator •I of the Davie County Hospital in ' March of 1964. During the past two years he supervised the expansion of the local hospital from 30 to 59 beds. A native of Marion, S. C., he did his residency work at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital During his two years in Mocks. r ` 'ville he has been active in civic af• fairs, serving a secretary of the ' Rotary Club and as a member of the Mocksville Jaycees. PAUL NEIL, JR. - -lo go to Charlo4s— Dade County Public Library Aiocic", N8 o GRADUATES OF PRACTICAL NURSING ... In September the four women pictured above gnadusted from the school of practical nursing at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. They are naw licensed practical nurses and are serving at the Dane County Hospital. They are, left to right: Mrs. Juana L.M. of MoeksvDle, Rt. 3: Airs. Olive Pollock of Morksville. Rt. 3;. Miss Deanna Rare West of Advance, Rt. 1; and firs. Lois Call -of Mocksville, Rt. 1. Mrs. Call, Airs. Lagle and Mrs. Pollock, studied under a schcarship program sponsored Jointly by the - Woman's Auxiliary and the board of trustees of the Davie Coum:y Hospital. Miss Deanne West, who rode to Winston-Salem daily with these women decided to return with them to work at the local hospital, i9M/ _ — .— 1"/. 1 Doi* County Public libtuiy hloc4csvi1ie, NC Clay NeCluskey Is. Released As; Davie Hospital Administrator" Board of Trustees Take Action At t Meeting Friday The board of trustees of the { Davie County Hospital has' re- leased Clay McCluskey as hos- pital administrator. The action was taken by the trustees at a special meeting held last Friday night. Graham Madison, chairman of the board of trustees, said that ' Mr. McCluskey was released from his duties because of disagree- ments between the board and Mr. McCluskey over matters of policy concernibg the adminis`ration of the hospital. "The board cf trustees wishes to thank .Mr. McCluskey for the Years of service rendered to the hospital and join his friends., in wishing him well in any future f undertaking,' said Mr. Madison. I It was announced that Paul Neil Ofthe Charlotte Memorial Hospita<i is now serving as inter- im administrator at the Davie County Hospital and would con- ! tfnue In this capacity until a new E administrator is appointed. Mr. Madison also announced than: Mrs. Lucille Cape would con tinue'as the•director of nurses: at the hospital: , . i Mr. McCluskey issued a state- ment oto this newspaper which was as follows: "I was called before the irsard ! of trustees last Friday night to dihcuss the nursing situation` e. the Davie County gospial. "With- out any prior notice the first add drily topic -of. discu06ii wasp a ­i'e- quest by the chairman .o1 then board of trustees for my resign-* athiii which he ' said was due . •to lack of communka'tion between myseFf and the board. I was told that it was the unanimdus -de- cision of the board to ask for my resignation and that an in!er- im administrator would arrive -on Monday or Tuesday tb take over the operations of the hospital;' said 3&. DKoCluskey. "I was also pleased that Mars. BeulUh Apper son of Mocksville, Rt. 4, was not present for the meeting." Mr. McCluskey said that he had no plans for the Immediate future. "I'm still too shocked;'• he said. Mr. McCluskey served as ad ministratar of the Davie Cou4V. Hospiatl since March of 19559. He came to Davie from the Bap6b Hospital in Winston-Salem where he served as administrative as- sistant. COUntr Public N�sv#1e, 1�bra�Y NC Z P4 Named Trustee Head In January, 1954— !. Ka Sheek, Firs - It was in January of 1954. . Na years prior to the opening of the Davie Caunty HcspiOl . . . that James Kimbmugh Eheek was elected 6isirman of the board of trustees. Pram that date until his death on April 2. H60, this man devoted much tame and energy towards seeing that the peo;le of Davie County re. ceived the best as far as a bospital was concerned. In addi::on to serving as chair man cf the beard of lusters ;Mr. Sheek also served as chairman of I!ha hptp:.al building committee. Along with the other members of this committee, many hospitals of the slate were visited and careful plans were laid. resulting in the beginning of the hospital that .we have today. In a special hospital issue tsimi- ,lar to 16i; published of conjunction wi:h the opening of the hospital in March of 3956, Ir. Sheek wrote an cpen letter to the people of Davie County. In this letter he expressed I appreciation for the cooperation re. cc i ved and extended a cordial imi. t.1 'an to the people to visit die hos- pital and acquaint themselves with it's features and personnel. The . Lmu&Js expressed. in this letter are just as appropriate with the open- ing and dedication of the new addition I that we reprint it herewith: 1 "Dur ambitions have been realiz. ed. A law• through tre Davie County Hospital will harnish all fear of hos- . pitals. We believe you will be proud i cf your hospital. We hope Davie Csonty citizens will take advantage of the modern and up-to-date facilities offered. "We havehad the support of doc- lors in our community. We have con- ferred with them often and have had Me benefit of their experiences and suggestions to provide for the care and comfort of their patients. "We have received contributions from many firms and individuals for which the entire county, I know. is grateful. These contributions have made posible extra equipment which adds to the efficiency of the operation. 47he Duke Endowment has co- t Board Chairman',' operated by furns`ing us with ex- mrienced personnel to help us gel started and also made a generous centribudon for which we ara all grateful. '+We have tried to select efficient and capable personnel to operate your hospital. We are proud of them and want you to get acquainted with them by visiting the hospital at any time. In fact, we extend you a cor- dial invitation to visit the hospital. infect the facilities that are avail- able. "We want to monk everyone for; there support. It ha, been a pleasure to have a part in this project and we hope you will inspect your hos. pital. We believe you will be favor- ably impressed and that you will utilize the Davie County Hospital whenever neeessary." Mr. Kim The portrait cf Mr. Sheek along with that of his friend and co-worker Dr. Lester P. Martin hangs in thel :cbby of the Davie County Hospital. Mr. Sheek, .who was southern sales manager (a, the Seahight Corpor- ation to dairy products container Mon, was born in Mocseille on April 19, IBM, to James L. and Reps Kimhmugh Sleek. He attended Mceksville Schools, Trinity Park School, and the University of North Carolida. He was a veteran of World War I. He was the founder and first presi- dent of hie Mockwilie Rotary Club. He was a member of the First Melh- odit Church, the Mocksv0le Masonic [edge, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and rev- eal professional organizations. J. K. SKEEK - ... Guided hospital in early days .. March 1, 1965 - July 31, 1965— i Davie Hospital Statistics Total number of patients admitted to the hospital 17,012 Days of Care rendered to patients . 93,129 Charity Patients Cared for .......................::..................... 674 Babies Born ............................ :------------------------- .:...:............ 2,660 Emergency Room patients cared for ---------------------------- 10,327 Laboratory Procedures done on patients in the hospital .............................................................................. 150,590 Laboratory Procedures done on patients not admitted to the hospital........................................................ 9,900 X-ray procedures done on patients in the hospital ....2 0,096 X-ray procedures done on patients admitted to the hospital ......_... ....................................:.................... 8,569 Major Surgery Cases ........... 2,218 Minor Surgery cases --------- :------------------------ .--- ...... _...__._. 4.750 )nnnnnno- nnnmr.• Davie County Public Library Mocksville, MC a.aun �d CFt1LdY 11lUHNlaYI;, ail+a+w+a u, —�u•s Hospital Official Dismissed Special to Me Jouaal MOCHSVILLE—Davie County Hospital trustees are searching for an administrator for the 34. bed institution to succeed Clay McCluskey, who has been re- leased from his post by the board. The board's action in dismiss. lug McCluskey Iast Friday was made public in Thursday's edi. tion of the Davie County Enter- prise -Record. McCluskey said yesterday he j was dismissed because he re- fused to dismiss Mrs. Lucille Cope, recently appointed direc- tor of nursing. She had been a supervisor of the hospital staff. : Graham Madison, chairman of the board of trustees, said in a statement appearing in yester- day's Mocksville newspaper that McCluskey was "released be- cause of a disagreement over matters.of policy concerning the administration of the hospital." To Continue In Post Madison's statement also said that Mrs. Cope would continue as director of nurses. He also said in his statement that Paul Neil of Charlotte Memorial Hos- pital is serving as interim ad- ministrator of the hospital and will hold this post until a new administrator Is appointed. Madison's statement also said, "The board of trustees wishes to thank Mr. McCluskey for the years of service rendered to the hospital and join his friends in wishing him well in any future undertaking." McCluskey said yesterday he has no plans for the future. He is 35 years old and has been administrator since April 1, 1959. Before that he was an admin- istrative intern at Baptist Hos- pital, Winston-Salem. He has 'a master's degree in hospital ad- ministration from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. Telrt of Statement McCluskey issued this state- ment yesterday: "When I became -administra. for of the Davie County Hospi-` tal In April, 1959, the hospital was not fully accredited by the ; Joint Commission on Accredita. tion of Hospitals. No matter what hospital I will work In. I will strive to accredit it be- ' cause the joint commission's goal is the best medical care passible for patients. . "In May 1960 we completely rewrote and passed the bylaws, rules and regulations of the medical staff and of the board of trustees of Davie County Hos pital. The following year Davie County Hospital became fully accredited for three years after an inspection by' a physician from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. "Recently I felt the board of . trustees of Davie County Hospi- tal requested me to take an ac- tion which I felt to be contrary t to the wishes of the Joint Com- mission on Accreditation as the commission requires a director of the nursing service. "Outstanding Nurse, "The board of trustees asks me to relieve my recently al Pointed director of nurses (,Mr. - Lucille Cope) who I consider t be ane of the outstalift nurses in the profession today •'They based their request of the fact that 11 nursing person nel bad met with the board of trustees concerning her, I said she would remain as director of nurses. Subsequently I dis. covered that the 11 nursing per. sonnel (mostly aides) . were composed of a group of em. ployes that recently discovered they would have to work to earn their paycheck in Davie Coun. ty Hospital. "We went on a eek the first of this year and ur took steps to improve our. nursing care. Patient Care "I feel that the patient care in Davie County Hospital is sec. ond to none. The reason is that we have attracted through good working conditions and good Pay and allowances' nine out. standing registered nurses. We need 11 to properly operate the hospital. None of these regis. ' tered nurses went to the board of trustees, or were evep asked to go to the board with com. plaints about the new director. "It was this group of regis. tered nurses and their splendid helpers who along with the phy. sicians at Pavie County Hospi- tal recently kept alive •a very critically injured patient (Mrs.. T. Holt Haywood) until Dr. Eben Alexander (of Winston-Salem) arrived. Dr. Alexander felt that if it wasn't for the excellent job done at Davie County Hospital this patient would probably have expired before he arrived. "Ali of these registered nurses support my new director and me. I stood up for her appoint. ment because I am solely con• cerned about the care of pa. tients and realize that nursing needs the support of the ad. ministrator to best care for the patient."' Dwie CoullLy rUQ11C 'I.ID(0( lwft �k � Y k. Clay McCluskey Is Released As`;� Davie Hospital Administrator, Board of Trustees �. Take Action At Meeting Friday The board of trustees of the Davie County Hospital has re- leased Clay McCluskey es hos- pital administrator. The action was taken by the trustees at a special meeting held last Friday night. Graham Madison, chairman of the board of trustees, said that Mr. McCluskey was released from his duties because of disagree- ments between the board and Mr., McCluskey over matters of poligY-t concern hg the adminia`ration. of ' the hospital. "The board of trustees wishes ' to thazzk Mr. McCluskey for the years of service rendered to the hospYal and join iris friends in wishing him well In any future under`akhm.' said Mr. Madison.' It was announced that Paul Neil of the Charlotte Memorial Hospital is now serving as inter- im administrator a: the Davie County Hospital and would con- tinue in this capacity until a new ' administrator is appointed. W. Madison also announced thm, Mrs. Lucille Cope would con- tinue as the director of nurses at the hospital. Mr. McCluskey issued a state- ment ho this newspaper which was as follows: 11I was called before the beard of trustees last Friday night to`, discuss the . nursing situation 9A the Davie County Hospial. With- out am prior notice the first and only topic df discusslop was a : re= z divest by- -flee ciii . Of bite j board of trustees for my resign atitz' which he said was due to- lack olack of communibation between mysePf and the board.. I was `old E that it was the unanimous de- cision of the board to ask for my i resignation and that an inter- im ' administrator would arrive on Monday or Tuesday th take over the operation of the hospital." said W N=uskey. "I was also pleased that Mrs. Beulah Apper- 1 son of Mocksville. Rt. 4, was not present for the meeting." Mr. McCluskey said that he had no plans for the immediate ; future. "I'm still too shocked," he said. mr. McCluskey served as ad- ministrator of the Davie Counter Hosplatl since March of 19559. He came to Davie from the BavU Hospital in Winston-Salem where he served as administrative as- sistant. �= a Dwie County Public Ubrary mocksole, NC J. K. Copes To Join Hp�sp'tal4n fj;ok4a and rs. J.' K Cf odcs- vine will move this month to Avon Park, Florida, to accept position with the Walker memorial Hospital,, Mrs. Cope has served as the Di- rector irector of Nurses at the -Davie County Hospital since .Tan. 1, 19M, and Mr. IODpe has been working • at 'the Western Electric Company in Wiu ston-Salem for the past ten years. At the Walker Memorial Hospital, Mrs. Cope will be associated with the nursing service and Mr. Cope will be a -member of the maintenance staff. Mr. and Mrs. Cope have sold their 'home on Gwyn Street and -will move to Avon Park, Florida, later this month. They have two children, a son, age 8; and daugh- ter, age 3. D*8 County Public Libr MocksyMse No atY July 22, 1965 Davie County Public Library Mocksvitle, NC Ivlocdcsville, N. C., Thursday, October 6, 1966 N Z Hamilton Hudson Named Paul Neil Resigns Post As Davie hospital Administrator' Paul Ne ,�Jr.. who has served as IMr. Neil will become assistant dir- Davie County Hospital qas resign- = ',I ector of the 380 -bed Charlotte Me- ed since March of position has resign-' a, ed to accept a position with the ,y a moria) Hospital. ry the will have ad - Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Mr. 1" ` minislraHve supervision over the Neil will leave November 15th to i:.. t emergency room, admitting 011ie,, take up his new dull a. c information and communication William Hamilton Hudson, admm services, data and etc. in his istratar of the Alexander County new position. °°°,. In addition to the above duties Hospital, has accepted the position '} at the local hospital replacing Mr c.t at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Neil. '' a feasibility study Is now being _ done concerning In announcing the change in ad _ 8 centralized com- ministrators, Charlie Jamerson, Purer service for allthree of the chairman of the Davie County Hos- " major hospitals of Charlotte. Mr. pital Board of Tmestees, Issued the pr Nell will also have chanrge of that, Following statement: rr Mr. Hudson is 78 -years of age "Paul Neil did an outstanding job { and a native of Cramerton, N. C. luring the years he was adminis :: He hes a B. A. in business and .Tatar of our hospital All of us are "- sociology and is certified in has. lorry to see him leave and wish Pital administration. dm well in his new position in He served as administrative resi. WILIJAM HAMILTON HUDSON denc Marjorie. We feel that Davie Conn. Y at the Charlotte Memorial y is indeed fortunate in having sec. —new administrator— Hospital. From June LQ63 to May fired the service of such an able 1965, he served as administrative iospital administrator as Hamilton Mr. Neil expressed regret at her. assistant in the Columbia Hospital ludson. Because of his education, mg to leave this area. in Columbia, S. C. In May of 490 ospital administrative training and 'I have been very happy here be went to the Alexander County) bility, the Davie County Hospital and have enjoyed my work. The on. Hospital in Taylorsville as admin- hould continue to render excellent ly reason I am leaving is that this istrator. atient care to the people of our opportunity offers a most excellent He is a graduate of the Gardner• ommunity. opportunity for advancement", said Webb Junior College and received In announcing his resignation, Mr. Neil. his BA degree from Limestone Cob lege in Gaffney, S. C. He is mar. ried to the former Wilma Houser Hudson of Belmont, N. C. They have two clyidren. Mr. Hudson is a member of the Baptist Church; the Taylorsville Rotary Club and served as secret• ary of the Alexander County Chap• ter of the American Red Cross. He will be accepted into the American College of Hospital Administrators as a nominee at the annual meeting of the AHA this mouth. Paul Neg, Jr. Mr. Neil became administrator i of the Davie County Hospital in March of 1964. During the past two years he supervised the expansion of the local hospital from 30 to 59 beds. A native of Marion, S. C., he did his residency work at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital During his two years in mocks - vile he has been active in civic al - fairs, serving a secretary of the Rotary Club and as a member of I the Mocksville Jaycees. Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NG Davie County Hospital After Two Pau! Nei! An His V i_- C, The song "What A Difference A Day Makes" is certainly relative as to what can be said of the Davie County Hos- pital during the past two -and one- half years. Let us go back to March 1964. The Davie County Hospital in March of 1964 was an overcrowded 30 -bed institution beset with all types of problems.. There was friction bet- ween 'the administrator, the doctors and the trustees. Charges and count- erccharges were being , voiced and_ the atmosphere was one of tension. This was the situation when Paul Neil, Jr. took over the reins as hospital administrator. This was his first such job ... but having been here making a study for short preceding period ... he was fairly familiar with the situa- tion. Accepting the challenge ... and wfthout fanfare ... he began to wave his magic wand. . Now look at the Davie County Hos- pital today. This most modem insti- tution of 59 beds is operating smooth- ly and efficiently. The bickering am- ong employes and officials appears to be gone. The atmosphere is no longer one of tension. Now we do not mean to imply that the Davie County Hospital does not Years Accomplishment have any problems . . that every- thing is "sugar and lasses". But what we are saying that these problems are being met and handled in .2 way that , merits the confidence and respect of the public. Also, we do not mean to imply that the past two and one-half years has been an ,All Paul Neil Show". Certain- i ly the plans for expansion. of the hos-_ pital were made before Paul Neil be- came administrator. Also • certain oth- er policies were -formulated -that led ---- to improvements and change. However, probably the foremost duty of a hospital administrator is ' that of coordinating the various fact- ions within his institution. Seeing that the operation is smooth and efficient ... that the proper atmosphere of tran- quility prevails -... and that the ins- titution merits the confidence and re- spect of the people it serves. In all of this we believe Paul Neil has done an A-1 job. We believe we speak for the people i of Davie County in expressing apprec- iation to Paul. Neil for what he has done at the Davie County Hospital and extend to him the best of wishes as he goes into his new position is Charlotte. D*ie County Public Libra Mocksvil*. No Library Davie Covnly Enterprise -Record i n, 4 �1 FIRST EMPLOYEE To RETIRE ... from the Davie Couhty Hospital is James G. Eller. Mr. Eller, a native of Ashe County, went to work in the Housekeeping De- partment of the hospital when it opened in September of 1956. Last week he retir- ed and his fellow employees honored him with a party and presented him with a gift of a fishing rod, reel and tackle box In the above photo, Paul Neil, Jr., Davie Hospital Administrator, is shown with Mr. Eller looking at the gift. Other hospital personnel is seated in the background. D&W& County Public Ljbraly Mocksville, NO Seaford Named Hospital Admin Fred R. Seaford, administrator of the Spruce Pine Community Hospital, has been named as the new administrator of the Davie County Hospital. The announcement of the selection of Mr. Seaford, who is a native of Cabarus County, was made this week by V. G. Prim, Chairman of the Davie County Hospital Board of Trustees. He was approved ata special meeting of the board of trustees on December 2nd. Mr. Seaford will replace Hamilton Hudson who has resigned to become administrator of the Lexington Memorial Hospital. Mr. Seaford will resume his duties at the Davie County Hospital sometime in January. In making the announcement, Mr. Prim expressed the regret of the board of trustees in losing Mr. Hudson. "Mr. Hudson has done an excellent job as hospital administrator during the past two years. We wish for him the, best as he takes over his duties in Lexington, "said Mr. Prim. Mr. Seaford is 42 years of age; married and one child. He 943 from the W. Ra Odell dHighin lSe�tool of t� CaberrusMemoriai Hospital as Clerk. From 1947 to 1949 he ♦ _ was admitting clerk and cashier of the Cabarrus Hospital; 1949-1951, he was accounting clerk; 1951-52, he was chief admitting officer; from 1952 to 1957 he was supervisor of payrolls, accounts payable, accounting and limited personnel functions of this hospital. In June of 1957, he was named purchasing agent and served in this position until he was named administrative assistant in September of 1959. Mr. Seaford was named business manager of the Cabarrus Hospital in August of 1963, and served in this capacity until August of 1966 when he accepted the position of administrator of the 50 -bed Spruce Pine Community Hospital. An active Methodist, Mr. Seaford served as a member of the official board of the Spruce Pine Methodist Church and was a member of the choir. He was ; a former member of she First Presbyterian Church of Davie istrator FRED SEAFORD Cabarrus County. In 1944 he received a certificate from the Carolina Business College of Charlotte. Since then has done additional study at as College; Queens College of Charlotte; and UNC at Charlotte. In addition he has attended - various:- workshops and seminars relative to hospital administrative work. From 1944 to 1946 he served with the U. S. Nary. In 1946 he -joined the staff of the corer ana clerk of the session. Hy served as chairman of the Mitchell County Heart Fund and as president of the Mitchell County Heart Association. He was a member of the Mitchell County United Fund board of directors, 1968-1969 and a director of the Mitchell County Red Cross - Chapter. He served as chairman of the board of directors of the ,_n . d-Cabarrus Enter Seal I was a tormer member of the Kannapolis Rotary Club, holding the office of secretary and member of the program Dime County Public Ubrary Wcksviile, NO DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, THURSDAY. JANUARY 22, 1970 — I, Graham Madison Honored For Service To Davie County Hospital The Davie County Hosptal Board of Trustees has adapied a resolution in appreciation of the service rendered by Graham R. Madison to the hospital. Mt. Madison resigned Vrom the hospital board of trustees as of December 31, 1969.after eleven years of service. During his service as trustee since January 1, 1958, Mr. Madison has served the board in various capacities including that of chairman. The resolution unanimously adopted by the board at their most recent meeting is as follows: WHEREAS, Mr. Graham R. Madison has served as a Trustee of Davie County'Hospital since January 1, 1958; and WHEREAS, He has served faithfully in various offices while a member of The Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, He has rendered a valuable service to his community through his leadership, wisdom and guidance as a Trustee; and WHEREAS, Mr. Madison has resigned from The Davie County Hospital Board of Trustees effective December 31, 1969; therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Trustees of Davie County' Hospital wish to expresj sincere appreciation for his years of service and untiring efforts on behalf of Davie County Hospital; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to Mr. Madison as an expression of appreciation and be it further i RESOLVED. That a copy Shall be placed in the official minutes of The Board of Trustees with copies also provided for the local news media for publication. Uaule County Public Library mocks me, NC S is Q Committees Give Reports At Meeting— Davie County hospital Auxiliary The second meeting of the year Paul Neil, Davie County Hospital for the reactivated Davie County Administrator, shoved the new Hospital Auxiliary was held on Pacemaker just purchased by the Tuesday night, July 8th in the As- Auxiliary and he had Dr. Bob Foster aembly Room of the Davie County to explain its use. Mr. Neil also sug- Office Building. Mrs. Wade Grace, gested other projects for the group president, was in charge of the to thin kabout. They were: drapes meeting, and pictures for private rooms, and Mrs. Gaither Sanford. treasurer, the new cribs already suggested at reported that the $252 collected for the last meeting. memberships had been deposited, Mrs. Eugene S. Bowman, Mrs. $2.1222 paid out for a Pacemaker Bob Foster and Mrs. B. G. Weathers for the hospital, leaving a balance were named as a nominating s m. in the Savings and Loan of 52772.48. mitten m select new officers for Mrs. Ted Junket, membership next year with the report to be giv- chairman, reported that 21 new en at the next meeting. members had been added to the A vote was taken in favor of send. Auxiliary since the last meeting. ing the president, or a representat- Since most of the committee chair. ive to Ile meeting of the Hospital men were absent, Mrs. Grace made Association at Wrightsville Beach reports for each that bad contacted next year. her before the meeting. The finance Mrs. Weathers gave the devodon- committee suggested a band concert als and read the Auxiliary. prayer. or dance to raise money. Mrs. Jack 'Dr. Foster gave an interesting talk Sanford and Mrs. Richard Allen, on "The Advances in Medicine." Ward committee chairmen, report- ed that the Health Career Club bad been organized and the uniforms purchased for the Candy Stripers but that they had not started to work j as yet. y Three nurseries that sell shrubs, Davie, Boxwood and Reynolds, had been asked to bid on shrubbery for the new addition to the hospital �- Only one bid has been received. Mrs. Luther West will ask each Home Demonstration Club in the county to, make a contribution for this pro- ject. It was decided that the AlIXll- •iary also use the money made from a box supper for this project Mrs. Allen. Mrs. Sydney Fox, Mrs. West and. Mrs. Grow, together with Mr. ' Neil. will go ahead with the prosect. v' Mrs. Walker, chairman of the box y Supper, will call a meeting in August •' to make the plans. r The following list of names fromA' '` v the Woman's Club and the Auxiliary -a was submitted as volunteer helpersm,.rr. in the blood program: Mrs. Claude Horn, Jr., Mrs. Ted Junker, Mrs. 'a Bryan Sell. Mrs. Knox Johnstone.' Mrs. Joe Jones, Mrs. Eugene Bow- man, Mrs Ed Cos. Mrs. W. A. k Allison, Mus Mmtha Call, Mrs. L. "s P. Mortis, Sr, Mrs W. M. Long. ti Mrs. Doug COBIns, bars. Ray Hart- less, Airs. Dudley Collins. Mrs. Von Shelton, Mrs. Bob Foster, Airs. Gai- ther Sanford. Mrs -Wade Grace.Mmy Forest and Mrs. F. M. Robert. son. Mrs. Sanford reported the need for new cigarette and coke machines for the canteen. A motion was made that new maabines be leased. i NEW EQUIPMENT FOR HOSPITAL ... Airs. Wads, or on (tic floor. The Monitor on the stand to ttm Grace. president of Davie Count, Ilaspitoi Auxiliary, right of Mr. Neil is the equipment used fn Use oper- showv at the Ir,R, evil Mrs. F. AI. Robertson, secrc- ating room of the hospital for mast operations. The ter,,, center, loin Pant Neil, hospital administrator in new equipment cm be used all Inter cannecled, or posing with the new equipment purchased by the the Defibrillator and Synehriniber Co. be used. or Auxiliary for the hospital Pictured an tap is the the Monitor and Synchroubwr and Defibrillator can Pacemaker, in the Middle row at left is the Mannar be used. The Monitor shows on its screen EKG and to the right the Synchronizer, and at We bottom waves, pulse, ar EEG (brain waves). The Monitor is me D. C. Defibrillalar. 411 of Usti equipment will and Pacemaker are used sometimes as a combination. be used as cmergcesy UWIS in the operatiug room Davie County Public Library Mockwv#, tic MING WITH MONEY—Mrs. J. G. Crawford tor, Frank Ceruzzl, seated, accepts on behalf of ' Cooleemee (seated at right). treasurer of the . the hospital. Looking an at the transaction are %via Hospital AuxRla". makes Out check to auxiliary members, left to rigot: Mn, E. L. Davie Coutny Hospital for the purchase of Shore. Miss Florence Mackie. Mrs. R. R. Retlden, in for use In the x-ray and out-patient de- Mrs. Peter W. Hairston, Jr., Mrs. L. P. Merin .meet -of the hospital. Hospital Administra- and Mrs. Lester Martin, Jr. Dame County Public library MockaviAe, NC Organization Reorgariized-In 1965 :. s H ital Atriffi�rv'Be an Mere in '56. op g The Woman's Auxiliary of the. Davie County Hospital held its first' meeting in the courtroom of the- Davie he-Davie County Courthouse on March 27, 1936. Frank Ceruzzi the Davie County Hospital Administrator at that time, presided over the meeting at which the first officers were elected. They were as follows: Mrs. C. W. Young, President; President -Elect, Mrs. Everette Et- chison; YiceAPresident, Mrs. Eu- gene Bowman; Secretary, Mrs. R. R. Redden; Treasurer, Mrs. J. G. Crawford. Also at this meeting the com- mittees on membership, finance, canteen, serving, ward and publicity were chosen, Each of these com- mittees have served since the begin- ning of the auxiliary -and are still active with new members being named each year. The group decided to sell mem- bership cards at the price of one - dollar each. These memberships; would be sold to anyone desiring to become a member. There were 243 charter members reported on July 3, 1956. one of the first fund raising pro- jects was the tour of the Hairston ?lantation. This was held on October 9, 1956. Gifts were sold on a com- mission basis and the adxiliary made $687.15. DAiia County Public Library AA Mocksville, NC Officers Elected For 1965-66 For NosVital . AuxiliarYDavie Count _ Irs. Wade role of Farmington will serve as president of the Davie County Hospital Auxiliary for 1965- 66. others to serve include: fu's• Sam Walker of Fork. president-elect; Mrs. Bill Fiinn of Cooleemee, vice presi- dent; firs. Philmore�rtso Gaff Advance, secretary: then Sanford of Mocksville, treasurer. These officers were chosen by a steering committee named to work out the organization details to reacti- vate the Auxiliary. Mrs. Groce announced that com- mittee chairmen are now being ap- pointed. Plans for a membership drive for the Auxiliary will be an- nounced soon. The Auxiliary will have as one of its most important projects the or- ganizing of teen-age volunteers, age 16, 17, and 18, to assist in the hos- pital. These girls are known as "Candy Stripers" as they 'wear a red and white striped pinafore while on duty in the awards. Other planned projects include: assisting in sewing and mending of various hospital items-. raising Of funds for the purchase of certain Items of special equipment which cannot be secured through the regu- lar budgetary channels; and others. Paul Neil, Administrator of Davie Counld Hospital, said, '*Not only will 'the hospital benefit from the Auxiliary, but the community as a . whole will, especially the young people." Dade County Public Library. Mock-sville, NC Farther Reports On Reactivation Hospital Akiliary Committees Plans have been given regarding Co -Workers, Mrs. William Spencer, the reactivation of the Davie County and Mrs. Walter Boger; Scrapbook Hospital Auxiliary. Chairman: Miss Flossie Martin. Mrs. Wade Grace of Farmington Mrs. Ted Junker of Mocksville will will serve as president for the new serve as the county Membership year. Others to serve include: Mrs. chairman and also of Mocksviile Sam Walker of Fork, president- area. Co -Workers for Mocksville will elect; Mrs. Bill Flinn of Cooleemee, he Mrs. Bob Foster, Mrs. B. L. Rich - vice president; Mrs. Philmore Rob- ards and Mrs. Arthur Upshaw. Other ertson of Advance, secretary; and, community membership chairmen Mrs. Gaither Sanford, treasurer. are: Mrs. B. G. Weathers, Farming - The following is a list of the new ton; Co -Workers, 'Mrs. Roland West, committee chairmen that will serve: Mrs. Von Shelton and Mrs. Joe Har - Ward Committee Chairman: Mrs. pe; Mrs. Donald Bingham, Smith Jack Sanford; Co -Worker, Mrs. Grove; Mrs. H. C. Gregory, Bethle- Richard Allen; Publicity Chairman; hem; Aird. P. M. Johnson, Fork; Mrs .Ed Short; Finance Chairman, Mrs: W. A. Ellis, Jr., Cooleemee; ,Mrs. W. M. Long; Co -Worker, Mrs. Co -Worker, Mrs. Bill Flinn; Mrs. Lester Martin, Sr.; Grounds Com- M. D. Pope, Cana; Co -Worker, Mrs. mittee Chairman: Mrs. Luther West; E. R. Pope; Mrs. W. J. Zimmerman, Co -Workers, Airs. Sidney Fox and Advance; Co -Worker, Miss Janie Mrs. 0. R. Allem, Sewing Committee Z;mmerman; Mrs. Wayne B. Mer - Chairman: Airs. James D. Boger; rell, Center. Davie County Public Libra+ Mocksville, Iu;z 0 4 li, vai �"fa Davie Hospital . Participant In Blood Program A PLAQUE designating Davie County Hospital as a participating Hospital in the Red Cross Blood program has been presented here by the Piedmont Cdrolinas Reg. ional Blood Center in Charlotte. Shown displaying the plaque are, left to right, Mrs. Francis W. Slate, co-chairman of the vo'unteer workers; Hamilton Hudson, administrator of Davie County .Hospital; and Mrs. Bob M. Foster, president of the Hospital Auxiliary, who also assisted with the program. (Mrs. Tames E. Helly, Sr., one of the co-chairmen, was not present when the picture was taken.) The next visit of the Bloodmobile to Davie County will be April :T in Cooleemee. Davie County Public Ubrary Mocksville, NC d The Cost of Hospital Care, The board chairman of one of North Carolina's largest hospitals—North Caro-• lina Baptist at Winston-Salem—saYs hos- pital costs will continue to climb for now next several years, but that the patient is getting more care for his money than ever before in history. Dr. Fleming Fuller, writin in the Au- gust issue of Trustee, a magazine publish- ed by the American Hospital Association, points out that although today's patient pays more per day, he gets well Quicker, goes home earlier, returns to his Job soon- er, and usually lives longer than did his forebears. Dr. Fuller analyses results of a study on hospital costs and services m1ade in three Winston-Salem institutions covering the decade of 1950-1960 and es thea fi- gures to support his argument all, hospital charges are relative when ba- lanced against a patient's earnings, Pro- ductivity, and loss of time from work. The hospital trustee, he says, is • in the unenvi- able pot-ition of being "constantly ques- tioned about the rising costs of hospital happens" to be—"in his care'' wherever he office,.at a public gatliering;at-s•s+ac'la3`�'"' fair, and, sometimes, even at church." As trustees, he goes on, "we are expect- ed to have all the answers. Although we may know the reasons for these increases and are certain that the hospital patient is receiving excellent value for his money, many of us find it difficult, if not: impos- sible, to convey these facts adequately to our questioners, who simply cannot un- derstand why their hospital bills are high- j er than they were a few years ago." ,In the 10 -year period the cost to the patient for a day of care at City Memorial hospital in Winston-Salem went from $11.89 to $20.85; at Baptist Hospital from $12.10 to $2195. At Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial, the only major hospital in the area for Negroes, the daily cost advanced -$7.50 a day. Dr. Fuller points out that salaries ac- count for 60 to 70 per cent of each hospit- al's total operating cost. In these hospitals while costs to the patient were advancing -by 82.6 per cent, salaries increased 135 per ! cent. Even with this increase, he points out, hospitals still are not able to pay their pro- fessional staff salaries comparable to what industry pays similarly trained workers, and he predicted that hospital costs will continue to spiral until they approached the level of industry, rising at the rate of 5 to 7 per cent a year. Industry offers trained workers such excellent financial rewards, he says, "that hospitals have had to struggle to pay enough to attract and hold the people they need. Many who criticize hospitals for i higher bills do not seem to realize this 1 fact.', The cost of modern equipment, essen- tial today for care of the sick, is another factor that is %acreasing costs of care, he Davie County Public library Mocksville, NC A The Cost of Hospital Care says. He gives as an example the 100 open heart operations performed at Baptist Hospital each year. "The cost of the spe- cialized equipment that must be used in this difficult surgery," he continues, "runs from $30,000 to $40,000. Added to this is the expense of specialists who work toge- ther to perform the surgery and to care for the patient before and'after the opera- tion. However, balanced against these costs are the lives saved, which would have been lost before this surgical procedure was made possible." He also used Baptist Hospital's cobalt 60 therapy unit to point up the costs in- volved in providing for treatment of can- cer. The unit represents an outlay of $128r 000, he said, -adding: "All advances In medical science, which have brought untold blessings to the sick, are accompanied by large cost in- creases. Polio has been dealt an almost deadly blow. Tuberculosis is no longer the great killer it once was. Typhoid fever, smallpox, chronic mastoid, and osteomye- litis have been relegated to medical his- tory. And the appendectomy, which re- uired a 14 to 1¢�day hosgital stay inQ now requires a stay of only three to five days.'$ Dr. Fuller, a Kinston obstetrician and gynecologist, does not expect the length of hospital stays to be decreased much fur- ther. The average at Baptist Hospital has - decreased from 9.6 days to 7.9 days in 10 years. He uses a maternity case and an ap- pendectomy case to illustrate the reduc- tion. The maternity patient in 1940 re- mained flat in bed for 10 days after the birth of her baby and then for two days more remained up and around her room -before -being discharged. Today such a ma- ternity patient is up and taking a shower the day after the bay arrives and is home three to five days later. "Such early ambu- lation," he says, "has done mere than out the cost of the hospital *bill. It has also greatly reduced the incidence of many sec- ondary complications." Twenty years ago, he points out, "an appendectomy patient was likely to be in the hospital for two weeks. At Baptist Hos- pital he would have paid $10 a day for a private room, or about $150. Today the bili for such a patient would be around $116 for the expensive room in the hospital. "The saving results from the fewer days spent in the hospital. Not only that, but he is back on the job about 10 days ear- lier than he would have been in former years. If he were n -*king $2 an hour, he could earn well over $100 in the time he would have spent in bed 15 years ago. An- other interesting example is the pneumon- ia patient, who 10 or 15 years ago spent from two weeks to two months in the hos- pital. Now, with the aid of new antibiotics, this stay has been reduced to one week or less." w Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC New Rate Adjustment In Effect At The Davie County Hospital ;I 'HospitalEmp�oy��Now On 40Hour Work Week A rate adjustment went into effect at the Davie County Hos- pital on' Januarl* 1st. Rates for various services have been ad- usted up and down in an attempt to properly charge each patient for services rendered. The trus- tees of the hospital voted for this adjustment at a recent meeting. Also effective January 1st, the employees of the aDvie County Hospital will work a forty four work week. In the past a forty- four hour work week was in ef- fect. "This change will directly af- fect the payroll as more employ- ees will be needed said Clay McCluskey, Davie Hospital Ad- ministrator. "Two of every three dollars spent to operate the hos- pital are used to pay the employ- ees and this is in. line with the national average. Therefore the net adjustment, of necessity, will have to be upward as an increas- ed payroll expense of at least 15% is anticipated". Mr. McCluskey pointed out that the patient census for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1963 averaged 30.3 patients per day. The hospital was built to accomodate 3 patients. T o .t a 1 charges to, all patients were $309,924.14. Of this amount $20.- 577.13 20-577.13 was written off as bad . debts. Bad debts collected were . $4,772.45: Actual operating expea see wexe.•$300,606.75. '"Bad debts. are - generally in- eurred by the lower lncom0, group I and- the aged wlm• require• hospit- ' alization", said Mr. McCluskey, Mr. McCluskey pointed out that the net result after bad debts were deducted from charges to patients and actual expenses were deducted from the net income was a cash shortage or need of $6,4?7.28. rn the past the county has paid for these shortages with tax support. This fiscal year the paying patient will have to pay for the patients who can't pay ; their own bills. "The national rule today is for hospitals to fund depreciation so they can meet their share in building programs. In the past Davie County Hospital funded it's depreciation. Construction will start this year on a $720,000 ad- dition to the hospital which in , 1965 will give the citizens of Da- vie County nearly 70 beds for the care of the acutely ill", said Mr. McCluskey. "With the help of the federal j government and the State of i North Carolina the county's share of this new addition is approxi- mately $246,000. This share will be paid in full by the hospital, ' with the help of contributions. No bond issue will be required. This alone will save the taxpay- ers in the future approximately a half-millfon dollars of indebted- ness. Yet in the new proposed rates at the Davie Hospital no provision for depreciation will be provided. The new rates are at a b a r e minimum of anticipated needs to operate - the hospital", continued the administrator. Under the new rate adjustment, questionable items like routine charges for drugs and dressings have been dropped. Charges in the operating room, anesthesia department, 'delivery room labor- atory and pharmacy have been set to try to offset the expenses Involved in running these depart- ments with the anticipated in- come. 4• Room rates will be $10 for t ? ward; $13.00. for a semi -private room; and '06 for a private room. This is the first change in rates at the Davie County Hos- pital since 1957. Mr. McCluskey j said that the trustees hoped that these charges will enable the hos- pital to cover it's expenses so that it can continue "to give the t citizens of this area the good care they deserve. D*ie COUnty public Mocksviile NC �brary Project of Re -activated Auxiliary— Hospital to Get Pacemaker A acemaker wi�l be �ooltt by I. _. the re -activated Davie County Hos- pital Auxiliary and will be installed ai •the local hospital. The cost of the Pacemaker is estimated to be ap- prox• mately $=. This project was approved by the meeting of the Auxiliary held on Tuesday night, April 6, in the As- sembly Room of the Davie County Office Building. (A brief explanation as to what a pacemaker is follows: it is a monitor which follows the patterns of the heart action instantly. It con- tains within it a highy specialized mechanism to re -regulate and sti mulate the flagging or failing heart in certainemergencies such as an- thestic shock, etc.) Mrs. Francis W. Slate opened the meeting and introduced reports from the steering committees. She also installed the following slate of new officers: Mrs. Wade Groce, presi- dent; Mrs. Sam Walker, -president- elect; Mrs. Bill Flinn, vice presi- dent; Mrs. Philmore Robertson, sec- retary; and, Mrs. Gaither Sanford, treasurer. Mrs. Grcce , in taking charge of the meeting, presented the following committee chairmen: Finance, Mrs. W. M. Long and ,Mr;. Lester Martin: Ward, Mrs. Jack Sanford and Mn. Richard Allen; Membership,' Mrs.I Ted Junker; sewing, Mrs. James' Boger; and, Scrapbook, Miss Flos- sie Martin. Reports from the work of there chainman Mere as follows: Mrs. Junk- er reported 221 members of the Auxiliary at this date: •Mrs. Boger. has continued the sewing although the Auxiliary was • inactive. ,Misr Martin urged •members to view the scrapbook at the local library. Plans for a box supper to be. held in; the fall were announced. Mrs. Junker also wished to thank those who became members and these who helped obtain member- shisp New members will still be a:cepted at any time. Paul Neil, Hospital Administrator, spoke to the group. 'He commended them for re -organizing and com- mended the committees for what they have done so far. He outlined the theme "Why Have An Auxiliary" and stre,sed that one main aspect was the coordination between the community and the hospital. He said the members can help in public re- lations between the community and the local hospital. Also, that the Aux- iliary can help raise money for things that are needed at the hos- pital but are not budgeted and can't be purchased just as needed. He suggested a number of projects for the group. Those accepted were as fellows: the purchase of a Pace- maker; sponsor the Health Careers Club at Davie County High School; Take pictures of new born babies at the he.pital and sell them to the fam::ies; Help with Red Cross Blood- mobile program. Other suggested projects that will be tab'.ed until a later date include: Shru�bery for the. new buiding; A wamnirg device (pellets under plat- es) f:.r serving food carts; Ultrason- ic cleaner machine; Bas:inettes. A question and answer period re- garding the visiting at the hospital brou.ht these comments: Visitors are asked not to visit -in the hospital unless it is necessary; observe hours; don't go just to see who is out there; limit is 2 visitors in room at a time Dade County Public Library Mocksville, NC .JVIaLC LlUrfa I/I LLILC UVIIIILLV'1— Eye Containers Given Hospital Two coolers for transporting eyes to the North Carolina Eye Bank. Inc.. were donated to the Davie County Hospital last week by the Mocksville Lions Club. These coolers, with their special containers for the eyes, will he kept at the hospital and utilized for emergency transportation of "willed" eyes to the eye bank in Winston-Salem. The purpose of the Eye -Bank' is to obtain eyes and make them" available for eye surgeons to perform the corneal transplant. This operation is the process by which an eye surgeon removes the diseased or injured tissue from a -bad aye and replaces it with exactly the some amount of tissue from a good eye. The good eyes. or donor eyes as they are called. are obtained from persons who have expressed a willingness m donate their eyes at death. These eyes are pledged by_a .will in which a person "wills and bequeaths at the time of my death to the North Carolina Eye, Bank, Inc., either or both of my eyes for such use as the Eye -Hank may -see fit with regard to any part or all of my eyes. - Tire person thus willing his eyes is given an eyedonor's identifica- tion card to carry with him at all times. A signed copy of the will is also given to the next of kin. Also, the person's doctor and local hospital are notified as eyes most be removed promptly after death. .preferably within acre hour. At death, the eyes are removed and placed in the special containers. packed in ice in the coolers, and rushed by State Highway Patrol, .Rescue Squadron, or other emergency means to the Eye -Bank in Winston-Salem which in turn will relay the eyes on to the person next in line for a corneal transplant The donation of the ey"ontainers to the Davie County Hospital climaxes a special drive by the Mocks�ille Lions Club to secure donors of eyes in this area. A spokesman for the local Lions Club said that a large number of persons in this area have signed wills donating their eyes. "Any person wishing to donate their eyes at death so that Some other person may see may do so by contacting a member of the Mocksville Lions Club and we will provide the necessary forms and instructions," said Gamer Hartley, chairman of this project far the local club. The eye containers and coolers were presented to Paul Neil. Davie County Hospital Administrator, by John Walker, President of the Mookavilie Lions Club. at the meeting last Thursday nighL CORLERS FOR TRANSPORTING EYES ... were Hospital Administrator (second Dram right) inspecb p estpted last Thursday night Is the Davie County Ing one of the coolers. Gilmer Brewer (left) chair - Hos l by the Mueksville Lions Onb, In We mon of the Lions While Cane Project for the coring J above pldurr,.fahn Walker, Lions P,sid-,A Isrcnnd year, and Gilmer Bartley (right) last years shal- 1 frnm 1'111 is .'-, a.•.,.. ..or, v-.1 u.n n.,." .,. ��.- ..... ,F., .... ,.,... Davis County Public Library Mocksville, NC N. C. 27028, Thursday, February 15, 1968 MISS JO- COOLEY ... at right, is the first member of the Davie Hairdressers As. sociation to use the Hair Dryer that the A ssociation had presented to Davie County; Hospital last fall. Mrs. Dot Mason, president of the group, is shown at left as she visited Miss Cooley. The hair dryer was given- for the benefit of patients. Reports were given that the dryer was used the first day it was at the hospital and had been used many times since. Not included in picture is an in -bed shampoo board that makes it possible for patients to have their hair shampooed in bed without getting wet. This may be .done by the pa tients, beauty operator, member of their family, or one of the nurses. Mrs. Mixon, director of the nurses, says that sometim- es this can be more medicinal than the pills, shots and liquids put together. Davie County Public Ubrary Mocksville, NC Exhibit At Davie Hospitall, Hospital Care Association of Dur- 'Voluntary prepayment Plans (Blue ham has placed a large exhibit ex Cross and Blue Shield) are suggest- plaining the rising cost of hospital ed as the most practical solution to care and medical care in the lobby the problem of rising hospital and of the Davie County Hospital in medical costs for the average fam- Mocksville. ily The display, about to feet wide 'Today's patient pays more for, and 8 feet long, will remain in the his hospital care, the exhibit says hospital for about three weeks. It "but he gets far more value for his has been shown at major hospitals money. There has been a dramatic throughout the state. Just prior to change in the type of care hospitals the schedule here, the exhibit, was provide. Many of the treatments on display at the Valdese hospital. routinely offered in hospitals today Produced by Hospital Care Assoc- were not available at any price just a few years ago. Although they are iation's Public Relations Depart- more expensive, they enable the ment, with the cooperation of the average patent to get well faster -Duke Endownment and N. C. Bat} and go home from the hospital soon- tist Hospital, the exhibit portrays er. Modern hospital and medical the reasons why modern patter care, despite the higher cost, is still care costs more. It reveals that the one of the greatest bargains eves average cost per patient day in offered to the American people, North Carolina hospials has increp- When it comes to the hospital care sed 353.95 per cent since 1945. Yet it is the result, not the cost, that', North Carolina hospitals still rank really important." near the bottom among all states in ,Free pamphlets containing thi the naion in per diem costs. same information o�! rising hospita The exhibit cites three major costs as shown in the exhibit ari reasons for the rising costs of pat- available with the exhibit so tha ient care in hospitals; salaries, hospital patients and visitors why which account for two-thirds of ev- view k may have the informatio ery hospital dollar, yet still lag be- to take with them. , hind average community wage scal- es; cost of equipm t; and new tests and treatments. k�_ } 'LA o" D+ri3 County Public Libra Mocksville, NC Library svun wmcn 10 purchase a new xray film processor for the Davie County Hospital is shown on the table in front of Hamilton Hudson, -Davie Hospital Ad- ministrator (center). The presentation was made on behalf of the Hospital Auxil- iary by Mrs. Bob M. Foster (left). president of the Auxiliary, and Mrs. Ted Dunk. er (right) Treasurer of the Auxiliary. Mrs. Foster, who served last year as the limident6elect, is completing her first year as president. Mrs. Junker has been treasurer of the auxiliary for the past four years. Davie Hospital Gets. New Xray Rim Processor A new maciune to speed the devel. Junker, treasurer. to the Davie County Hospital Auxili- npment of x-ray film will soon be Prior to the installation of this ary for their untiring efforts in sup. in operation at the Davie County new machine in the x-ray depart- Parting the local hospital as it Hospital, thanks to the Hospital ment at the hospital, the processing strives to provide the best passible Auxiliary, and developing of an May film patient car, with the most modern of check for the purchase of a took 2540 minutes. With this new equipment available", 'said Mr. Kodak M4 Automatic processor machine, films can nmv be pro- Hudsom was presented this week by the cogged and developed in a mati. ,. auxiliary o the Davie Hospital. The mum of 31, minutes. 'Mrs. ;Foster announced that In ; Hamilton Hudson, Davie County addition to thfd check forthenew111 Presentation was made on behalf HospitalAdminislralar,' accepted Processor, another ^ift will tie pre. 1 Of the -auxiliary by Mrs. Bob M. yrs check on behalf of the hospital..sented to the_hogilpf by.Ae auxilj•Mll FO$tar. Freshdoet, and Dh9. Ted '°fbe hospital Is greatly Indebted aly, in the : h�i-e. Daiie County Public Library Mocksville, ryD Davie Hospital Gets New Xray Equipment cardiac pacemakers in association with a Cardiac care unit," said Mr. Seaford. "As with other industries, the procurement of qualified personnel is difficult. The acquisition of newer and more efficient equipment allows foe more effective utilization of the available staff;" he DavieCounty Hospital has recently squired a new piece of equipment for their x-ray department in order to further improve its service to patients and physicians. The new piece of equipment is a modem image intensifier to be used in fluoroscopic work and has been adapted to the previously existing x-ray unit by the hospital maintenance men and representatives from the manufacturer. Like so many other pieces of complicated electronic equipment, this item is expensive. The invoice con was in excess of 58,000 plus instillation cost and it has a life expectancy of approximately ten to twelve years. Richard D. Jordan, M.D., Radiologist, explained that the image intensifier brightens the image of the patients internal structures many thousand times over the conventional fluoroscopy. Conventional fluoroscopy, because of its faint image, has to be performed in a darkened room with the use of night vision. Night vision lacks detail when compared with normal day vision. Things are seen as larger objects of contrast rather than the fined details that make up the object. With the use of image intensification the examination can be performed in a lighted room making the procedure more efficient and also giving more detail of the body organs. It is also less apprehensive for the patient since they can see what is happening rather than being subjected to an examination in a darkened room. We feel that the addition of this equipment will add to the proficiency of services rendered by the x-ray department; said Fred Seaford, Hospital Administrator. 'Even though this equipment is expensive, it is necessary if we are to keep up with advances in the medical field. For example: The image intensifier is an essential piece of equipment for placement of intracardiac catheters for continued. I `Ile board of trustees and! the hospital administration are I extremely pleased to be able to add this piece of equipment . which is consistent with then desire to keep a modern plant efficiently equipped and staffed," said the; administrator. , Dr. Richard Jordan, Radiologist, uses the new equipment recently installed in the x-ray department of the Davie County Hospital. Dr. Jordon resides and has his office in Salisbury. He is associated with three other Radiologists, Drs. Thunman, Wear and Shafer. The four Radiologists alternate visiting Davie County Hospital on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Dr. Jordan is the grandson of the late Luther H. Crouse of Advance. 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