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JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE
October 13, 1970
Present were Mr. R. D. Douglas, Jr. , Chairman; Mr. Benjamin Cone,
President of the Board of Trustees; Dr. Robert Phillips; Dr. William McLendon;
Mr. Harold Bettis; Mr. Gregg Watters; Dr. Owen Doyle, President of the Medical
Board; Dr. William Herring; and Mr. Donald Perrin, Mr. Joseph Hays, and
Mr. Frank Dougherty, all from J. N. Pease, Associates.
The meeting followed dinner at 6:30 on Tuesday, October 13, 1970, in the
Conference Dining Room of The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital.
The discussion began at 7 p.m. Mr. Douglas read letters from the obstetrical
and gynecological service, the pediatric service, and the medical service and
cardiovascular committee, and a letter from Dr. Owen Doyle concerning the bed
situation. All of these letters are attached to the minutes.
Discussion was held concerning the request of the pediatric and obstetrical
services for a new delivery room and intensive care neonatal nursery. One opinion
was that this was simply an effort to "get on the bandwagon. " Others pointed out
that discussion and plans for improvement of these facilities had been in progress
for a number of years, but that they were not feasible until the present tentative plans
had been evolved. These plans would allow a new delivery room and intensive neonatal
care facility to be provided as new facilities on the top of the newly constructed surgery
wing. The present delivery facilities could then be converted into much needed private
rooms with baths (this could be done at the same time as the remodeling of the vacated
surgery and cardiopulmonary wing beneath the OB floor. ) It was pointed out that the
obstetrical service is now losing money and attracts primarily the charity patient.
Dr. Phillips commented on the analogy with the situation at Duke University. Up
until recently the Duke University Medical Center obstetrical service had been
primarily a charity service and most of the private patients went to Watts Hospital in
Durham. After delivery facilities with more attractive and comfortable rooms were
provided, the private patients are now returning to Duke. It was predicted by several
people present that a similar situation could occur here if adequate facilities were
available.
Dr. Doyle commented with regard to the proposed plans for the radiology
department. He stated that the department operated best if all parts of it were
together. For example, it now costs $6 an exposure in the OR whereas one in the
department costs only $2 per exposure due to less overhead related to greater volume.
He stated that the present space includes approximately $50, 000 of lead and special
construction which would be lost if a move is made. He stated that his department
would be willing to move if this seemed to fit all the other plans, but he would
encourage development of plans which would not split up the function of the Radiology
Department. In any event a separate small x-ray processing unit would have to be
present in the new operating rooms.
Object Description
| Title | APC [Joint planning committee] |
| Date | 1966-1971 |
| Creator (individual) | Phillips, Robert L. |
| Subject headings | Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro, N.C.) |
| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Type | text |
| Original format | reports |
| Original publisher | [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Cone Health Medical Library |
| Contact Information |
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital 1200 North Elm Street Greensboro, NC 27401 336.832.7484 http://www.gahec.org/library/ |
| Source collection | Cone 10081 Robert L. Phillips Collection, 1890s-2003 |
| Series/grouping | Professional Documents and Correspondence |
| Box | 2 |
| Folder | 6: Misc. Cone |
| Finding aid link | https://www.gahec.org/uploads/Inventory-of-the-Robert-L-Phillips-Collection-2018.pdf |
| Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Additional rights information | IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse. |
| Object ID | Cone_10081.002.005 |
| Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 |
| Sponsor | LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html |
| OCLC number | 965151513 |
Page/Item Description
| Title | Item 001 |
| Transcript | JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE October 13, 1970 Present were Mr. R. D. Douglas, Jr. , Chairman; Mr. Benjamin Cone, President of the Board of Trustees; Dr. Robert Phillips; Dr. William McLendon; Mr. Harold Bettis; Mr. Gregg Watters; Dr. Owen Doyle, President of the Medical Board; Dr. William Herring; and Mr. Donald Perrin, Mr. Joseph Hays, and Mr. Frank Dougherty, all from J. N. Pease, Associates. The meeting followed dinner at 6:30 on Tuesday, October 13, 1970, in the Conference Dining Room of The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. The discussion began at 7 p.m. Mr. Douglas read letters from the obstetrical and gynecological service, the pediatric service, and the medical service and cardiovascular committee, and a letter from Dr. Owen Doyle concerning the bed situation. All of these letters are attached to the minutes. Discussion was held concerning the request of the pediatric and obstetrical services for a new delivery room and intensive care neonatal nursery. One opinion was that this was simply an effort to "get on the bandwagon. " Others pointed out that discussion and plans for improvement of these facilities had been in progress for a number of years, but that they were not feasible until the present tentative plans had been evolved. These plans would allow a new delivery room and intensive neonatal care facility to be provided as new facilities on the top of the newly constructed surgery wing. The present delivery facilities could then be converted into much needed private rooms with baths (this could be done at the same time as the remodeling of the vacated surgery and cardiopulmonary wing beneath the OB floor. ) It was pointed out that the obstetrical service is now losing money and attracts primarily the charity patient. Dr. Phillips commented on the analogy with the situation at Duke University. Up until recently the Duke University Medical Center obstetrical service had been primarily a charity service and most of the private patients went to Watts Hospital in Durham. After delivery facilities with more attractive and comfortable rooms were provided, the private patients are now returning to Duke. It was predicted by several people present that a similar situation could occur here if adequate facilities were available. Dr. Doyle commented with regard to the proposed plans for the radiology department. He stated that the department operated best if all parts of it were together. For example, it now costs $6 an exposure in the OR whereas one in the department costs only $2 per exposure due to less overhead related to greater volume. He stated that the present space includes approximately $50, 000 of lead and special construction which would be lost if a move is made. He stated that his department would be willing to move if this seemed to fit all the other plans, but he would encourage development of plans which would not split up the function of the Radiology Department. In any event a separate small x-ray processing unit would have to be present in the new operating rooms. |
