[Meeting minutes of Board of Trustees, 1957]

              THE  MOSES   H.   CONE  MEMORIAL  HOSPITAL
TRUSTEES
January 24, 1957
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES WAS HELD THIS DATE IN THE DIRECTORS' ROOM AT
THE HOSPITAL AT 5:00 P. M.  PRESENT VERES  Mr, BENJAMIN CONE, PRESIDENT; MISS
mereb mossuanj mrs. julius cone; reverend claud bowen; mr. roger mcdufflej mr.
Jaues Doqsett; Mr, Ceasar Cone; Mr. Howard Holdernessj Mr. Joseph t. Martin;
AND Or. BlLBURT DAVISON.
President cone brought to the attention of the trustees a plan submitted by
Mr. John Rockwell of the Qreensboro Bank, to collect bills frou patients of the
hospital.  The plan was to have the hospital select certain accounts that were
difficult to collect, turn them over to the bank for collection, and in turn thc
bank would remit collections to the hospital. the bank did not plan to purchase
the accounts, just to more or less act as a collection agency.
it was decided to defer action on this plan until thf next meeting of the
trustees. meantime, president gone is solns to make a further investigation as
to the need for this type of collection work.
Mr. Robert Toomey of Qreeneville appeared before the trustees with regard to his
application for the position of administration of the hospital. mr. toomey was
called upon to outline practices and procedures for operation of a hospital,
and he did 80 in a very enlightening and interesting manner, ma toomey was
questioned at lenqth by the trustees, and at the conclusion of the questioning
Mr. Toomey was excused from the meeting and the trustees discussed Mr. Toomey's
qual i fl cat i ons, etc
Motion was made, with second, to authorize President Cone to try to negotiate
A satisfactory arrangement for Mr. Toomey's services up to #25,000 per annum, for
a three-year agreement or contract,  the motion was unanimously approved by the
trustees,
President Cone brought to the attention of the trustees the very satisfactory job
that has been done by mr. harold bettis as acting administrator,   on motion,
with second, president cone was authorized to pay mr, bettis an amount up to
$2,500 in recognition for the very satisfactory job he has done during the
interim period, and was further authorized to increase mr. bettis* salary, if
he accepts the position of assistant administrator,  by from $800 up to #2,500
per annum. the motion was passed unanimously.
at the conclusion of the meeting presioent cone was authorized to try to complete
A SATISFACTORY DEAL WITH Mr, ToOMEY BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE CITY ON THE
EVENING OF JANUARY 24.
THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:00 P. M,