[Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Medical and Dental Staff Annual Staff Meeting, May 5, 1981]

              ANNUAL MEETING
OF
MEDICAL AND DENTAL STAFF
May 6, 1980
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the President of the
Medical and Dental Staff, Dr. Benjamin Vatz.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the annual meeting of the Medical and Dental Staff, May
1, 1979, were approved as distributed.
President of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Alan Cone, President of the Board of Trustees, welcomed members of
the Medical and Dental Staff to the annual meeting, recognizing the outstanding
efforts of Dr. Vatz and a number of other individuals making possible the
significant growth and advancements over the past year.  It was further noted
that the Hospital is on the move of a new direction, a direction in which
both the Medical Staff, the Hospital staff, and the community will benefit.
Director's Report
Mr. Barry presented a Mission Statement for the Hospital with the intent
to provide better definition of the general purpose and direction of the
Hospital emphasizing quality patient care, education, community responsiveness, and financial stability.  Mr. Barry requested that meaningful imput
was  needed  for further refinement.
Mr. Barry distributed the organizational structure and reported on recruitment of key management members.  Particular detail and review of Triad
management was made highlighting its four major principles:  (1) to provide
a decision making process responsible for management of the patient, (2) to
provide management presence on patient care units, (3) to encourage and
facilitate the development of quality nursing care through the development
of nursing as clinical practice, and (4) to provide ongoing process by which
the Medical Staff through their departments and section structures can
participate in decision making process of the Hospital.
Mr. Barry outlined in a very comprehensive way the short and long range
plans for the Hospital which included the geographic assignment of beds, the
maximization of bed facilities, and renovation projects.
Mr. Barry notified the Staff that ancillary charges would be increased
due to inflation and the projected operational loss by approximately 15%.
Also noted was the development of a pager pool to minimize overhead paging.
Reports from the Chiefs of Service
Drs. Bryan, Singer, Farley, 0. Fisher, Johnson, Schlanger, and Hassell
reported in detail departmental service activities including overall results
of patient care audits and other quality reviews and new services initiated
during the year and equipment purchases.  It was further noted that the
Medical and Dental Staff is composed of 280 physicians, 234 Active and 46
Associate.  Review was also made of the continuing education activities in
each service.