Wesley Long Community Hospital's Medical Record [August 15, 1977]

              Wesley Long Community Hospital's
MEDICAL     RECORD
August 15,   1977 Vol.   I    So.   1
According to Dr. Ron Joyner, Chief of Emergency Services, the Emergency Room has assumed
department status with Glenda Medders as the department head of the Emergency Department.
ft new physician information packet is available to all incoming physicians and can be
picked up in the Public Affairs Department.
Surgical Outpatient Department to be ready in September will be under the nursing supervision of Kay Schlosser, R.N.
All physicians should have received the physician-patient relationship data.  Anyone
who has not, may pick one up in the administrative secretary's office.
All members of the Medical Staff should have received the guidelines of protocol set
forth by the Infection Control Committee.  For extra copies, see Sarah Hester, I.e. Nurse.
Hemodialysis is now available for patients of Wesley Long.  Consideration for
hemodialysis will be handled through Dr. Olin and Dr. Garber.  This service is be-
in} of fered by Wesley Long and staffed by nurses from the dialysis service in Greensboro.
Dr. Prank Sanderson, Radiologist from Stanford University Medical Center, recently
joined Wesley Long Hospital's staff of Radiologist, July 6.
Medical Board Actions
Regarding the presence of fathers in the Operating Room during C-sections, it was
decided by the Medical Board that no non-professional people be allowed in the
Operating Room without prior approval of the Chief of Surgery or the Chief of OB-GYN.
Chloromycetin, Tobramycin, and Gentamicin, are to be used only when specifically
indicated by culture results and any other use of these drugs is to be justified on
the patient's record by the physician ordering them.
Issues now being considered by the Medical Board;  1. need for telemetry to free
cardiac beds,  2. should respiratory therapist be allowed to intubate patients in
life threatening emergencies when anesthesia personnel not present,  3. the pulmonary
rehabilitation program,  4, smoking policy for patients
The purchase of a compression hip screw apparatus has been approved.
As IV Team has been approved by the Board and will be functioning by mid-August.
The Medical Board has accepted resignations from:  Dr. Ben Fortune; Dr. Roy Harvey;
Dr. C. L, Beavers; Dr. Larry West; and Dr. Richard Fields.
Mew Accepted Medical Applications:  Dr. David W. Euans; Dr. Peter F. Blomgren;
Dr. Carl H. Weatherly; and Dr. Sigmund S. Gould
CALENDER FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
1 -  7:30am, Surgical staff, Thompson Auditorium, Kiser Bldg,;
8:00am, OB-GYN staff mting. Hospital Dining Room;
6 -  7:30pm, Surgical Peer Review, Hospital Conference Room;
7 - 12:30pm, Dental Staff, Conference Room, Kiser Bldg.;