[Moses H. Cone planning]

              1969
Greensboro Medical Affairs
Janaury 11      -    It was  announced that the two decade contribution of the Moses Cone Hospital
to patient aid exceded the 4.4 million mark  last year with a 1967-68 fiscal
year gift  amounting to $517,368.00,    It was announced that  a significant improvement in patient
care i^as made in the appointments of full time Emergency Room physicians.    They are Dr.  Allen B.
Coggeshall, Chief;  Dr. Herbert M.  Baker,  Dr.   Lawrence L.  Beall and Dr.  Kennon C.  Walden.
February 1 -        It was  announced by Dr.  Sarah Morrow that  all payments  for services or products
paid by the children and youth projects outside the Health Department will be
suspended until further notice.
February 27    -    E.   R.  Zane, Board Chairman of L.  Richardson Memorial Hospital, stated that the
condition of the hospital was "satisfactory".    The hospital census is improving
but the facility still is not being fully utilized.    He stated the institution is  fully accredited.
January 30      -    Editorial concerning Dr.  E. H.  Ellinwood.    He directed the Guilford County
Health Department for 20 years and came to his position as separate city health
departments of Greensboro and High Point merged.     Dr. Ellinwood and the medical  community of
High Point did not agree on a location of the High Point health offices at some distance from
the city hospital.
January - Hong Kong flu had made a virtual clean sweep of the MJhited States,
it had reached epidemic proportions in 39 states.
At its worse,
- Wesley Long was having difficulty staffing their Emergency Room.    In an analysis
in the Emergency Room of surgical cases  from 7/1/68 - 9/30/68 which 92 days or
32 weeks there were 586 cases.    Twenty-seven per cent or 158 were unassigned which comes to 12
unassigned cases per week.
March 18        -    Guilford County took over the operation of Ambulance Service at a cost of
$57,501.00 on authorization of the County Commissioners.    The-service is now
called Guilford County Ambulance Service.    The amount included $23,000 for six ambulances used
in Greensboro and High Point and other equipment.
March 17        -    A letter from Dr. William B. Herring,  Chief of WC Teaching Programs, stated
that completed applications were received from four candidates  for internship.
During the recently completed matching, none of these were matched with Moses Cone Hospital.
He stated that his  failure to recruit interns this year should be considered in  light of the
fact that there were  15,045 internships to be  filled through the 1969 plan.    Of the approximately 8,500 students  available 8,114 were matched in the plan.   XUnfilled internships thus
total 6,931 with only approximately 400 American graduates  available for these internships.
He stated the Council on Medical Education of the AMA has recently approved Moses Cone Hospital's|
three year family medicine program.    He stated also that in view of the fact that we have concluded only the first full year of recruiting effort, the receipt of four completed applications
for internship and the acquisition of two residents  for thelFamily Medicine Program represents
substantial success in recruiting.
March 24        -    Mr.  Tom F. Williams  from Moses Cone Hospital stated that Emergency Room visits
in April of 1968 were  1873.     In June, 2322.     In December, 2295, with 59% being
seen by the Emergency Room physicians.    January 1969, 2125.    In February 1969, 2126.    Sixty
per cent of these were seen by the Emergency Room physicians.
April 1969    -    Dr. Herring presented a brochure about the Residency inlFamily Medicine in Moses
Cone Hospital,    He states that it was improved by the Council on Medical Education of the AMA for 3 year residency in Family Medicine.    He stated the average daily census
was  340,    The medical staff comprises  approximately of 200 physicians, of whom 171 are on the
Active or Associate Staff,    The number of Active and Associate staff members by service are as
follows - Medicine    63 (including 6 psychiatrists).    Pediatrics 20 (including one psychiatrist).
Surgery 60,    Ob-Gyn 21.    Pathology 4.    Radiology 6.    He stated the principal elements of the