TowerScope Issue Nr. 15, October 1967

              (If you have any'news-either about yourself or
your  co-workers-please  tell  the  Towerscope  Reporter
in your Department,   The names o( the reporters are on
page    two.)
ADMINISTRATION - Sister Mary Andrew attended the
second annual Medical Staff Conference on October 13
sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kan-
sas for the Chiefs of Staff of their thirteen hospitals. Dr.
Peter Tobin, Saint Joseph President of Staff; Dr. Samuel
Childs President-elect; and Dr. Marvin Johnson, Director
of Surgical Education, attended the meeting also.
Welcome back to Mrs. Shirley Butcher who is now sec-
retary to Sister Mary Christopher and Mr. Frank McGregor.
AUXILIARY - Congratulations to Miss Mary Ann Clark
who was honored at the meeting for winning the Poetry
Contest of the association. Miss Clark was awarded a
gift certificate and Saint Joseph Auxiliary was given a
silver bowl.
COMMUNICATION - 1,765 children were supervised dur-
ing September in the Story Room, which is for the child-
ren of visitors to the Hospital. On Sunday, September
24 there were 124 children visited the Story Room, most
of them between the ages of two and nine.
DIETARY - A record number of 108,196  meals for a one
month period was served during August 1967 in the Tower-
teria.   This compares to 102,256 in 1966.
MAINTENANCE - A new Cor-Zero cart has recently been
completed and is in use. Entry to the Visitors Lot has
been simplified.
Mr. Thomas O'Lear, Stationary Engineer, and his wife
recently returned from vacationing in Hawaii.
MEDICAL EDUCATION - Over 100 attended the Wel-
coming Dinner for the 1967-68 House Staff sponsored by
the Sisters on October 6th with much talent displayed by
the Sisters, House Staff, Guests and Father Greenslade.
Dr. John I. Smith will join the House Staff on December
1 as a second year Pathology Resident. He is a grad-
uate of the University of Oklahoma Medical School and
did his internship at St. Anthony's Hospital in Denver.
Recruitment for the 1968-69 House Staff is taking place
during October and November. Dr. Alfred Hicks, Dr.
JMarvin Johnson, Dr. C. H. Alexander, Dr. George Basque
and Dr. Jerry Youmans are visiting medical schools in
Chicago, Illinois; Omaha, Nebraska; Washington D.C.;
St. Louis, Missouri; Milwaukee Wisconsin; Indianapolis,
Indiana; Detroit, Michigan; and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
HEALTH SERVICE DESIGNED
FOR YOUR GOOD HEALTH
As you know, the Health Service in our Out-Patient De-
partment is operated for your benefit for illnesses of a,
minor nature.   Several changes have been made, effective \
immediately, in the procedure to be followed should you
become ill while on the job.
Authorization for Health Service is given by the immediate
supervisor, who will notify the Out-Patient Department
by telephone regarding the referral. Problems of com-
municable disease and public health such as sore throats
and colds, as well as emergency illnesses of a medical
nature, such as headaches, faintings, nose bleeds, etc.,
may be referred to the Out-Patient Department at any
time during the day.
OPD will then make arrangements for the patient to be
seen by one of the house doctors if necessary,
Charges Explained
Initial examinations are without cost to you, but a charge
will be made for medications, laboratory, x-ray, or phy-
sical therapy treatments prescribed. Cash payments are
required for all prescriptions and other out-patient charges
at the time they are obtained, or if over $2, employee
may authorize a payroll deduction for them.
Permanent part-time and permanent full-time employees
will be allowed a 20% discount on these pharmacy and
out-patient charges not covered by insurance. Discounts
are not granted to employees in a probationary status.
If you  become  ill at work, ask your supervisor to referi
you to Health Service.    For illnesses that requires fur-
ther treatment,  you will  be referred to your family phy-
sic i a rv._______________________
WARD SECRETARIES BUSY ON PATIENT AREAS

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The smiling faces pictured above belong to the newest
Ward Secretaries. These women graduated from the class
in September, and have been busy the last few weeks
learning the procedures on the patient floors..
In The Round (Cont. from left column)
Two House Staffers have added new members to their
families in the past month.   Congratulations to Dr. Jerome
Wiater, Rotating Intern, and his wife on the birth of a
boy  in September,  and to  Dr. James   Drynan, Internal/
Medicine Resident II, and his wife on the birth of a son
born October 18th.
ENGAGEMENT
Marty Huber, Purchasing Department, announced her en-
gagement on October 20th.   Congratulations!
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