Employee Bulletin Nr. 3, Volume III, published in March of 1964

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Suggestions are still coming in at a
surprisingly good rate and are still of the
high calibre set during  the first month.
Here are some interesting results of your
suggestions and also a few explanations
which may clarify some questions asked:
PARKING
No other subject has engendered so many
suggestions as  the parking problem.     And
certainly no one would deny that it is a
serious one,   especially for our 3 to 11:30
personnel.
However, we do have some GOOD news for
these people:     The doctors have very kindly
consented to release 15 places in their
parking lot for the use of evening shift
personnel only.     The little plastic cards
which open the gate will be issued  to 35
permanent evening personnel,  after payment
of a deposit.     These cards must be used
only during evening shift hours and specific regulations will be given each person
who receives one.    We are indeed indebted
to our doctors for  their cooperation in
agreeing to try this method of relieving
the parking congestion.
With respect to the day shift parking,
the Administration realizes that this is
a problem, too, and is actively working on
finding a solution.    We hope to be able to
report favorably on this some  time in the
future.     The cancelling of parking along
the East side of Franklin Street has  intensified the problem, but this,  of course,
was not done by the hospital.
CODING ON PAT CHECKS
In the past,   there have been a few complications in understanding the codes used
on our paychecks.    This  has resulted from
the mechanical.limitations of the machine.
Happily,  this will no longer be true
when new procedures are put into effect
which will allow processing of pay checks
on the recently installed IBM equipment.
Sister Michael Marie, Comptroller,  hopes
the new checks, which will be very explicit
in coding, will be in use by the 2nd pay
period of April.
EVENING HOURS IN NURSING SERVICE
We had several questions pertaining to
the evening shift hours of 3(00 - 11:30 PM.
These hours have been established based on
the following considerations:
1. They eliminate to a degree the needless overlap of afternoon hours when two
shifts are on duty and it's visiting hours
besides.    The AM shift far the most part
leaves duty at 3:30 and this allows a full
half hour for "transfer of command", which
is adequate.
2. This schedule also allows a half hour
from 11:00 PM, when the night shift arrives,
until 11:30, when the evening shift leaves,
for reports,  etc.     The evening peeple are
still available to answer lights while the
night shift receives instructions,  thus
making for more uninterrupted  transfer of
information, which in turn benefits our
patients.
PROCEDURES
Several recommended changes in procedures have been referred to the Department
concerned, for consideration and study.
You who have occasion to use the supply
requisitions on the nursing unite will have
noticed that they are now printed with tho
full list of items, rather than requiring
the ward aecretary to type  them in.    This
was the result of a suggestion.     Thanks!
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