Employee Bulletin Nr. 23, published in December of 1962. This also marks the first time that the Bulletin has been printed on something other than plain pink paper.

              HELP US OUT! NEW SYSTEM OF REPORTING PUT INTO EFFECT In order to assure that the BULLETIN is reporting the type of news YOU want to hear about, a new system of securing information is going to be tested. In the past, the Bulletin subject matter has been confined to more or less informative articles on policies, events of interest occurring within the hospital, building news, etc. Since the BULLETIN is published with the goal of keeping you informed, we will of course continue with these items. However, in response to many requests, approval has been secured to make the paper a little more personal, in that we would like to report such items as marriages of our employees, children or grandchildren born, attendance at professional workshops or similar meetings, election to office in professional societies and similar events. BUT ... in order to do this, we need to have some way of securing the information before it becomes out of date. Therefore, we have secured approval for the appointment of reporters in the various organizational units of the hospital. These reporters will be responsible for keeping the editors informed of interesting happenings, within the guide listed above. We would also like to ask all of our employees to let the reporters know of such events. The reporters for each Department are listed below: Administration—Berniece Schmitz; Purchasing-Storeroom—Geraldine Brown; Pharmacy—Beatrice Skeen; Dietary—Marie McDermott; Laboratory—Mary Ann Meade; Medical Records—Peggy Loveless; Physical Therapy—Billy Jenkins; Laundry—Josephine Pacheco; Linen—Mary Rosenbach; X-Ray—Terri Coffman; School of Nursing—Carol Ogden; Plant & Maintenance; Nursing Service Office—Sandra Ross; 1 South—Sarah Beverlin; 2 South—Anna Marie Prescott; Nursery—Dorothy Jackson; 2 North—Frances Salazar; Del Room—Ann Dompierre; 3 South—Gladys Martinez; 3North—Willie Turner; 3 Dower—Maria Vigil; 4 South—Bonnie Kuhn; 4 North—Pauline Connor; 4 Dower—Alice Haffey; Pediatrics—Barbara Rooney; 5 North—Linda Fiola; 5 Dower—Rose Villano; Surgery-O.R.—Roberta Needham; Surgery-Recovery Room—Ida Marie Connelly; Out-Patient—Judith Stadtfeld; EKG—Joyce Marshall; IPPB—Alleyne Menogan; Central Service—Laura Gaskins; Intensive Care—Vivian Dolin; Night Staff—Winifred Breitbach REMEMBER: The Bulletin is your publication - help keep it current by reporting events of interest ! 1962 A GOOD YEAR FOR EMPLOYEES A review of the increased benefits made available to employees during 1962 reveals a significant increase over the previous year. This twelve month period saw - A general wage increase, which averaged out to about 8% - Extension of night differential pay to all employees working the designated hours - Participation by the hospital in paying part of Blue Cross - Blue Shield charges, (effective January 1, 1963) - Life insurance coverage, the FULL cost of which is paid by the hospital (also effective January 1, 1963) - A Credit Union was formed by the employees' with the approval and cooperation of the Administration - Two courses in Medical Terminology were offered, free of charge. Approximately 45 employees enrolled in the 10 week courses. - Two courses for aspiring Surgical Technicians were started, one of which is still in session.