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216 Jewish Hospital of St. Louis A COMMUNITY PUBLICATION OF THE JEWISH HOSPITAL OF ST. LOUIS JUNE 1975 216 SOUTH KINGSHIGHWAY • P.O. BOX 14109 • ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63178 VOL. 24 NO. 3 ■ r i «l VOL. 24 NO. 3 JUNE 1975 216 is published by the Publications Department of THE JEWISH HOSPITAL OF ST. LOUIS Lee M. Liberman chairman of the board David A. Gee president Benay La Rock director of community relations and development Linda Matz Mantle director of publications I Lerinda Luecking Frost editorial assistant On the cover .. .V, In the Medical Intensive Care Unit, Mary Grossmeier, R.N. , left. and Carol Jung, R.N., are ready at a moment's notice to answer a cardiac arrest call with the emergency cart. See story on page Member Washington University Medical Center 3. ■fJ* mm 216 *ym contents The Special Cares of Nursing 3 New Diagnostic Equipment for Eye Tests 7 Medical Staff News 8 Volunteer Week Marvella Bayh Crusades Against Cancer Page 15 9 160 Employes Receive Service Awards 10 Four Join 20 Plus Club 11 Russian Immigrant Jews Start New Life 12 Auxiliary Annual Spring Meeting 13 Associates Install New Officers Doctor's Day 14 Page 17 Volunteers Recognized for Outstanding Service 75 Doctor's Day 1975 17 Gifts to Jewish Hospital 19 Shopping List 20 Tribute Fund Service A wards 21 Page 10 216 Dr. Baue To Leave For Yale Dr. Arthur E. Baue, director of the Waldheim Department of Surgery at Jewish Hospital and Harry Edison Professor of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, has announced his resignation, effective September 1, to accept the chairmanship of the Department of Surgery at Yale University Medical School in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Baue has directed the clinical, teaching and research activities of the Department of Surgery since his appointment to the position in July, 1968. He was previously associate Dr. Arthur E. Baue Dr. Thomas H. Covey Jr. professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. shock and trauma unit at Jewish surgeon-in-chief of the Hospital. He will Jewish Hospital Board Chairman Lee Hospital. assume his new duties September 1. M. Liberman praised Dr. Baue as "an "We will greatly feel his loss to this Dr. Covey is currently director of outstanding educator-physician whose institution, but congratulate him on this Jewish Hospital's division of general contribution to our patient care, significant advancement and wish him surgery and is assistant professor of medical education and investigative well." surgery at Washington University School programs has brought widespread A selection committee to find a of Medicine. A graduate of West recognition to our institution. Among successor for Dr. Baue is headed by Virginia University and Harvard Medical his numerous achievements, he was Walter F. Ballinger, M.D. School, he took his internship and instrumental in expanding the Hospital's While a full-time director of surgery residency training at the University of ongoing cardiovascular surgery program is being sought, Thomas H. Covey Jr., Michigan. He has been with the Hospital and was responsible for establishing a M.D., will serve as acting since February, 1972. Hospital Cosponsors Continuing Education Course The second annual Continuing Surgery at Washington University, and in Category 2 for the Physician's Education Course in Medicine and Dr. Elmer Brown, dean of Continuing Recognition Award of the American Surgery, "Current Concepts in the Education at Washington University. Medical Association and was also T Practice of Medicine -- '75," presented Faculty members from the Hospital's approved for credit by the American departments of Medicine and Surgery Academy of General Practice. All jointly by Jewish Hospital and presented a broad program of medical participants, who came from as far as Washington University School of and surgical topics. The course featured New York and Louisiana, in addition to Medicine May 1-3, was well attended by sessions on cardiac, pulmonary, Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas, Iowa, a large number of local and out-of-state gastrointestinal, vascular, renal and Nebraska and Kansas, received a physicians. metabolic disease as well as other topics certificate of credit for attendance. " The postgraduate seminar was of common interest to the seminar's "In planning such a program," designed to bring new concepts in participants. Meyers said, "one requires cooperation clinical medicine to the practicing "It was my impression that this from all members involved and I could symposium was as good, if not better, not have asked for better help than I clinician in the community, thus than most of those which I have received from each and every providing him with the opportunity to attended at college meetings and other participant in this symposium. update his therapeutic and diagnostic societies," Meyers said in commenting "It is my hope that we will be able to techniques. on the program. "The quality and repeat a new and different program next The three-day symposium was relevancy of each presentation was year and again display the outstanding coordinated by Dr. Jerry R. Meyers, in outstanding and I think was received medical and surgical expertise here at conjunction with Dr. Arthur E. Baue, with the full measure due it." The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis," he surgeon-in-chief and Edison Professor of The course was acceptable for credit concluded. The Special Cares of Nursing 216 A nursing audit committee meets regularly to evaluate nursing care. From left, Phyllis Jackson, Mary Nick, LPN, must wear a gown to enter R.N., assistant director of nursing, Psychiatry; Pat Harper, R.N., head nurse; Jean Sherman, R.N., an isolation room. Ann Salmo, unit secretary, head nurse; Brenda Ernst, R.N., director of nursing; Nancy Rupprecht, R.N., assistant director of places an isolation card on the door. At left is nursing, Inservice; Susan Graves, R.N., director, School of Nursing; Jan Fink, R.N., cardiovascular R.N. assistant head nurse Cindy Clipper. clinical specialist, and Beverly Ward, R.N., assistant director of nursing. Rehabilitation Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. courses, an LPN being licensed or an Rules for Female Nurses (1880) aide completing a training program, the 1. Bring in a scuttle of coal each day. key to progressive patient care is 2. Report every day at 7 a.m., and leave at 8 continuous learning which makes p.m., except on the Sabbath "on which day you will be off from noon until 2 today's nursing staff more qualified p.m." 3. Graduate nurses in good standing will be than ever before. In addition to keeping given an evening off each week for church up with new patient care procedures, services. 4. Any nurse who smokes, uses liquor, goes they must also "read" the sophisticated to the beauty shop or frequents dance equipment used in patient care. halls will give the director a good reason to suspect her worth, her intentions and Continuing education for staff and integrity. patients is the task which falls to 5. The nurse who performs faithfully and without fault for five years will be given Nursing Inservice as the teaching arm of an increase of $.05 a day, providing there the Nursing Department. The group of are no hospital debts outstanding. Janeane Divelbiss, R.N., diabetic teaching 1 nurse, instructs a patient on the use of insulin. Inservice nurses coordinates all the From those first dubious duties, the in-Hospital teaching programs which role of the nurse has evolved into deal with the never-ending advances in today's responsibilities of primary medical care. Inservice also conducts an patient care, of making and acting upon internship program for new R.N. decisions based on knowledge, skill and graduates to help them adjust and offers competence. a six-week intensive refresher course for The nurse is no longer "doctor's little nurses who have been away from the helper," but a capable trained field for as long as 20 years. But mainly, professional who can and should assess, judge and even question. She works they keep the Jewish Hospital nursing closely with the physician toward the staff updated on new concepts, primary objective which is, of course, practices and techniques. quality patient care. As a community resource, the As medicine has progressed, so has Inservice department is called upon to nursing developed and expanded to demonstrate some of the Hospital's - Night supervisor Lenette Cooper, R.N., adds meet the changing needs. Nursing at ongoing teaching programs in Jewish Hospital includes the medication to an IV. Julie Harter, LPN, will administer the IV to the patient. specialized areas. Two enterostomal multi-talents of a varied group -- R.N.'s, therapists, a diabetic teaching nurse, LPN's, nurse aides, orderlies, unit rehabilitation nurses and a secretaries -- who work together, each a Brenda Ernst, R.N., as well as an vital link in the chain of patient care. emphatic commitment to and belief in cardiovascular clinical nurse - the Jewish Hospital's outstanding continuing education, specialization, Specialists - visit other hospitals, Nursing Department is strongly linked evaluation and selectivity. community organizations and nursing to the dynamic leadership of Mrs. Whether it's an R.N. taking graduate homes to demonstrate programs they've - 216 An orthopedic patient, who needs special care when being transferred, is moved by Melvalene Davis, R.N., assistant head an experienced team, from left, Lura Alexander, LPN, Marvin Burton, transport pool nurse checks a patient's condition in the supervisor, Butch Drury, senior orderly, and Linda Stamm, R.N., assistant head still of the night. nurse. Specially trained nursing personnel keep constant watch over every patient's cardiac Norma Reden, R.N., makes night status in the Medical Intensive Care Unit. From left, Cindy Corson, R.N., Loretta rounds.
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