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Volume XXI Number 6 St. Cloud Hospital February, 1972 THE Chaplain's Corner BY REV. RICHARD TETZLOFF BEACON LIGHT From Our Executive Vice President a ON , REPRESENTATIVES OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND HEALTH AND WELFARE AGENCIES MET publication GENE BAKKE FOR THE FIRST TI ME WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE of NEWLY CREATED ORGANIZATION PEOPLE UNITED FOR SOUND HEALTH (PUSH) . THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO DEFINE PROBLEM AREAS IN THE DELIVERY AND St. Cloud REV. TETZLOFF FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE AND TO ULTIMATELY SEEK SOLUTIONS TO THOSE PROBLEMS. Hospital THAT PROBLEMS EXIST IN MEETING THE COSTS OF WHERE DOES TIME GO? HEALTH CARE AND IN MAKING HEALTH SERVICES READILY editor AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE , CANNOT BE DENIED • IN I HAVE KNOWN FOR OVER A MONTH THAT I NEEDED TO GET THIS AR- FACT, THESE PROBLEMS ARE RECOGNIZED AS BEING sam wenstrom TICLE OUT, BUT ALWAYS PUT IT OFF TO A MORE CONVENIENT TIME AND NATIONAL IN SCOPE AND OF HIGH PRIORITY BY ALMOST NOW IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WEEK AGO. WHERE DOES TIME GO? EVERYONE. LENT IS ALREADY HERE. GOOD GRIEF, I AM NOT READY FOR IT. SUB- JECT TO TI ME BUT ALWAYS RACING THE CLOCK SEEMS TO BE THE BUT FINDING THE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS staff THEME AND THE MOTTO OF LIFE. IS NOT AS EASY AS DEFINING THEM IT IS NOT A TI ME BECOMES EITHER A FRIEND OR A FOE , DEPENDING UPON SIMPLE MATTER OF PLACING THE BURDEN OF RESPONSI- al blommer WHAT WE MAKE OF IT AND HOW WE USE IT. SOME PEOPLE ATTEMPT pernina burke TO RESHAPE A WHOLE LIFE IN A FEW DAYS, AND OTHERS SEEMINGLY BILITY ON ONE AGENCY OR ONE PROFESSION TO COME CANNOT SURRENDER A STYLE OF LIVING IN A LIFETIME . TO A CHILD UP WITH THE ANSWERS. TO COME UP WITH EFFECTIVE agnes claude ANTICIPATING SOME FUTURE EVENT, A WEEK IS AN ETERNITY AND TO THE ELDERLY A YEAR IS LIKE THE PASSING OF ONLY A FEW DAYS, IT SOLUTIONSWILL REQUIRE A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY sister colleen SEEMS EVERYONE IS SURROUNDED BY AND STRUGGLES WITH THE APPROACH IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF TRUST AND UNDER- BOUNDARIES OF TIME -- "OUR LIFE SECONDS NUMBERING, TICK-TOCK cissi hansen TICK-TOCK " STANDING WITH A VIEW TOWARD THE PRACTICAL AND PERHAPS THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE, FOR TIME IS A TREASURE, THE WORKABLE. marie hoppert A GIFT FROM GOD, DONATED TO US TO INVEST IN LIVING LIFE. JESUS AS A MAJOR PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TELLS THE STORY OF THREE SERVANTS WHO WERE ENTRUSTED WITH A

joanne keck SHARE OF THEIR MASTER' S PROPERTY, " EACH ONE ACCORDING TO HIS IN THE AREA, ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ABILITY." (MATHEW 2 5 : 14-3 0) TWO OF THEM DOUBLED THEIR IN- MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN beatrice knuesel VESTMENT. THE OTHER SERVANT, FEARFUL, PERHAPS NOT WANTING THE LIMITS OF ITS RESOURCES -- HUMAN, PHYSICAL tom mclaughlin TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY, HID HIS SHARE AND MADE NO USE OF IT. WHEN THE MASTER RETURNED, HE COMMENDED THE TWO FOR AND FINANCIAL . AND WHILE THE HOSPITAL IS COM- THEIR WISE INVESTMENTS. HOWEVER, TO THE ONE WHO SIMPLY HAD esther merkling MITTED TO COOPERATE WITH PUSH AND ALL OTHER HIS SHARE, HE CHASTISED QUITE SEVERELY, SAYING, "THE LEAST arlene sauer YOU COULD HAVE DONE WAS TO DEPOSIT IT IN A BANK WHERE IT COULD PEOPLE , PROFESSIONS AND AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH HAVE BEEN SAFE AND EARNED INTEREST." HEALTH CARE , IT DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCE S sister mart' schneider THE IMPLICATION IS QUITE PLAIN. IF TI ME IS VIEWED AS A GIFT, -- "TREASURE" - THE LEAST WE CAN DO IS TO INVEST IT ALONE TO MEET THE TOTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE donna strack WISELY WHERE IT WILL EARN DIVIDENDS FOR US AND GOD. LIFE OR PEOPLE. TO DO SO WILL REQUIRE THE COOPERATION " T1 ME" IS A GIFT TO US TO USE , NOT TO HIDE OR TO SIT ON , BUT AND SUPPORT OF EVERYONE INVOLVED , NOT ONLY AT marie tronnes TO INVEST FOR OUR MASTER - "OUR LIFE SECONDS NUMBERING, TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK . " THE LOCAL LEVEL, BUT AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL I Comment on the Cover ... Our Record of Service EMERGENCY " PUT YOURSELF IN THE PICTURE OF HEALTH" I S THE TO MEET LATE THIS MONTH TO BEGIN PLANNING. TRA- ADMISSI ONS BIRTHS THEME FOR THE 197 2 OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL HOSPITAL DITIONALLY, THE OBSERVANCE INCLUDES AN EMPLOYEE OPERATIONS X—RAYS LAB.TESTS OUTPT. VISITS JANUARY WEEK , TO BE OBSERVED MAY 7 -13 EARL PEDERSON , RECOGNITION BANQUET, DISPLAYS, SPECIAL INFORMA- 1,488 122 REHABILITATION COORDINATOR , HAS BEEN AP P 0 I N TED TIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC, ETC. 1972 530 4,099 • 24,289 724 CHAIRMAN , AND THE HOSPITAL WEEK COMMITTEE PLANS

St. Cloud Hospital Page 3 Page 2 The Beacon Light Two RN's Named Assistant Directors Retired Trustees, Chiefs of Staff Honored

Three retired Trustees and 21 past Chiefs Two Head Nurses have been promoted to capacities in Nursing Service since 1956, of the Medical Staff were honored for their administrative positions in the Nursing Ser- has be en Mrs. Moline's Assistant since service to St. Cloud Hospital Friday, Febru- vice Department, providing a total of three Connie w a s appointed ary 11, during the annual Recognition Dinner Assistants to Director Mrs. Connie Moline. as Director in 1967. held in the Recreation Therapy Department. Sr. Joanne Bavier and Mrs. Carol Bor- Previous to that, Mrs. Executive Vice President Gene S. Bakke pre- man join Mrs. Lena Ha g en in the Nursing Hagen was an instruc- sided, and awards were presented by Mother Service Office, and responsibility has been tor in the School of Henrita Osendorf, 0, S. B. Board President. split so each Assistant supervises specific Nursing, Evening Sup- Mother Henrita expressed appreciation floors. ervisor, Night Super- to the doctors and trustees for "giving of Sr. Joanne is a 1958 graduate of the visor, Private Duty yourselves to insure that the institution pro- School of Nu r s in g , and holds a Bachelors Nurse, and a Staff vides for its patients . degree in Nursing from Seattle University. Nurse since coming "It takes a lot of doing," she said, and She has worked in Ped- here in 1941. She will MRS. HAGEN thanked the honored guests for "your concern iatrics, was the Head no w be administratively responsible for the for the good of others". Nurse when the Men- Nursing care on 6 South, and in Rehab, ER, Present Chief of Staff Dr. J. W. Smith tal Health Unit was CCU and ICU, and will supervise the Floats reviewed the responsibilities of his office , e stabli shed in 1968, and Orderlies. and expressed satisfaction with the progress and since 1969 has been "We now have three Assistant Directors being made by the staff this year. Head Nurse on the 4 with eachch responsible for one-third of the A xri us i c al combo including Jan Dahl TRUSTEES HONORED INCLUDED SISTER CLYDE West Intensive Medical Nursing Service Department, " Mrs. Moline PAVELSKI AND B . HOWARD FLANAGAN . AT THE LEFT ARE (piano), Dr. Donald Heckman (drums), Rosie GENE BAKKE AND MOTHER HENRITA . THE THIRD RETIRED floor. Taking over her said. "The reasons f or these additions are Marx (guitar and vocal), Sister Paul (saxa- TRUSTEE TO BE RECOGNIZED, MARY PATRICK MURRAY, duties on 4 West will be mainly that we have grown as a hospital WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND . SHE IS ADMINISTRATOR OF ST. BENEDICTS HOSPITAL IN OGDEN , UTAH. Mrs. JoanMocken- SR. JOANNE from 300 beds to 500 beds, that more spec- haupt, who has been a Supervisor in Nurs- ialized units for nursing care have developed, phone), Chuck Rice (trumpet) and Dr. Carl ing Service. and that one Assistant could not adequately Thuringer (trumpet) provided the entertain- Mrs. Borman graduated from the School develop and give support to the Head Nurses ment. of Nursing in 1954, followed by two years as and Supervisors. " Retired Trustees receiving awards were a Staff Nurse in the Nursery. Her family "We hope to achieve, through these new B. Howard Flanagen (1967-71); Sister Mary then moved to Phoenix, positions, better organization of the depart- Patrick Murray, 0.S.B. (1959-71); and , where she ment, thus better patient care, " she stated. Sister Clyde Pavelski, 0. S. B. (1961-71). was on the staff of St. The new assignments were effective Jan- Past Chiefs of Staff recognized were Joseph's Hospital, be- uary 24. Dr. R. N. Jones, 1939; Dr. W. T. Wenner, fore returning here in 1941; Dr. H. B. Clark, 1943 and 1951; Dr. 1957 as a float, Assis- C. S. Donaldson, 1944; Dr. J. B. Beuning, tant Head Nurse and Another Patient Care Record 1945; Dr. P. L. Halenbeck, 1948; Dr. F. H. Head Nurse on 2 North. On Wednesday, January 19, St. Cloud Baumgartner, 1952; Dr. 0. C. Phares, 1954; She then accepted a Hospital was caring for 451 patients ... a Dr. J. B. Gaida , 1956; Dr. L. M. Evans, position as a Head new all-time record which broke the old mark 1 9 5 7 ; Dr. L. A. Veranth, 1958; Dr. J. P. Nurse at Midway Hos- MRS. BORMAN of 435, set just a week earlier on January 12. O'Keefe, 1959-60; Dr. R. T. Petersen, 1961 pital, St. Paul, where she remained for two Up until then, the previous high had been and 1971; Dr. C. F. Brigham, 1962; Dr. W. years, until returning here in 1965 as Head 431, set on March 30, 1971. The Nursing A. Autrey, 1963; Dr. H. E. Sisk, 1965; Dr. Nurse on 2 South. Mrs. Borman will be Service Department indicated t h e r e was no E. J. Schmitz , 1966; Dr. E. M. LaFond, H E C KM A NI S HOSPITAL HUSTLERS PROVIDED accountable for OB, Peds, 5 South, 5 North pattern, but many upper respiratory and BACKGROUND MUSIC FOR THE BOARD-MED1CAL STAFF 1967; Dr. T. G. Murn, 1968; Dr. J. J. Bal- and 2 North in her new job, and Miss Jean gastro-intestinal problems were reported. RECOGNITION DINNER • LEFT TO RIGHT ARE CHUCK RICE , lantine, 1969; and Dr. J. H. Zeleny, 1970. Haley has assumed the vacated Head Nurse Director, Mrs. Connie Moline attributed DR . CARL THURINGER , SISTER PAUL , MRS • JAN DAHL (PLAYING PIANO) DR . HECKMAN (PLAYING DRUMS) AND slot on 2 North. the large numbe r to the annual January ROSIE MARX. ROSIE AND DR . THURINGER ALSO COMBINED GIVE...so more will live Mrs. Hagen, who has worked in various upsurge. FOR SEVERAL VOCAL SELECTIONS . DR . HECKMAN ORGAN- IZED THE GROUP ORIGINALLY TO PLAY FOR THE CHRISTMAS BUFFET, BUT EVERYONE ENJOYED IT SO HE KEPT IT GOING HEART FUND St. Cloud Hospital Page 5 WITH REGULAR PRATICE SESSIONS . Page 4 The Beacon Light Beckstrom Named Director Minnesota's 5th Largest • • • Duane Beckstrom, Assistant Chief of the The St. Cloud Hospital officially became Laboratory, has accepted appointment by St. the fifth largest generalhospital in Minnesota Cloud Mayor Alcuin Loehr to Director of the this week, when the State Health Department City Health Depart- issued a license to the hospital for 524 beds m e nt , effective Feb- and 40bassinets, according to Gene S. Bakke, ruary 1. Executive Vice President. Duane was first The licensing came after completion of employed at St. Cloud the building-renovation program in patient Hospital in 1 9 5 8 as a care areas, and inspection by State health THE LOCAL DRUG SCENE porter, while he was a authorities. student in the School of Of the total, 360 beds are for general BY DR. PAUL L . WARNER Laboratory Tech- acute care, 30 are in the Mental Health Unit, nology. He was gradu- 50 in the Chronic Care (Rehabilitation), 50in ated in October, 1959, DUANE BECKSTROM Convalescent and Nursing Care (Extended THE LOCAL DRUG SCENE IS A CHANGING ONE THE ALKALOIDS BUILD UP IN THE BRAIN CELLS OF and worked as a Med Tech until a year later, Care), and 34 are inthe Alcohol and Chemical AND, AT PRESENT, MARIJUANA IS PROBABLY THE A REGULAR USER, THE EFFECTS BECOME MORE MOST ABUSED DRUG AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE . THE EXHILARATING . THE ALKALOID IN MARIJUANA when he was made Chief of the Bacteriology Addiction Service. AMPHETAMINES ARE USED QUITE HEAVILY, ALSO, STAYS IN THE CELLS OF THE BRAIN FOR SEVERAL Section. In June , 1969 he was promoted to The four hospitals in Minnesota which are AND FROM TI ME TO TIME THERE ARE REPORTS OF DAYS AND HAS A CUMULATIVE EFFECT ON REGULAR larger than the local facility are Metropolitan BARBITURATES AND OTHER HALLUCINOGENS, ES- USAGE, EVEN IF USED ONLY ABOUT THREE TIMES Assistant Chief of the Department. PECIALLY MESCALINE , BEING USED . A WEEK. RECENT RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT AS "I have really enjoyed my years here," Medical Center in Minneapolis , Ramsey THE AMPHETAMINES ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE CONCENTRATION INCREASES IN THE CELLS OF Duane said. "The people I have worked with Hospital in St. Paul, and Methodist Hospital THE MOST DANGEROUS OF THE DRUGS BEING USED THE BRAIN, THE PERSON' S ABILITY TO CONCEN- TODAY BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUS EFFECTS THEY TRATE GRADUALLY DECREASES AND HE BECOMES have been tremendous, and this hospital has and St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. HAVE UPON HEAVY USERS. THE INITIAL EFFECT MUCH LESS PRODUCTIVE IN HIS WORK OR STUDY. been very good to me." OF AMPHETAMINES IS EXHILARATION AND A GOOD THERE IS ALSO SOME RECENT RESEARCH SUG- "I had a lot of mixed feelings about FEELING; HOWEVER, AS THE USER INCREASES GESTING THAT IN HEAVY USAGE OVER A LONG HIS DOSAGE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIS GOOD PERIOD OF T1 ME THERE IS SOME SHRINKAGE OF THE leaving, but I 1 o ok forward to working with Medical Managers Meet FEELING, UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS SUCH AS BRAIN. the hospital in a number of ways in my new Representatives of several physician's SLEEPLESSNESS AND MENTAL CONFUSION RESULT . THE HALLUCINOGENS SUCH AS LSD AND OCCASIONALLY PSYCHOTIC EPISODES OCCUR MESCALINE SEEM TO BE GOING OUT OF STYLE IN position." offices and the SCH have formed the Central USUALLY TAKING THE FORM OF PARANOID THINKING . OUR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, WE STILL SEE AN Minnesota Medical Manager's Association, WITHDRAWAL FROM AMPHETAMINES CAN TAKE DAYS OCCASIONAL PERSON WHO HAS BEEN USING MES- meeting monthly to exchange ideas and infor- TO WEEKS, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNTS HAVING CALINE OR WHAT IS BEING SOLD AS LSD. HE IS BEEN USED . IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR PEOPLE USUALLY BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN ACUTE mation on filing systems, insurance, and WHO HAVE BEEN HEAVY USERS TO BE UNABLE TO STATE OF CONFUSION WHICH CAN BE TREATED BY problems common to all members, according THINK CLEARLY FOR TWO TO THREE WEEKS AFTER JUST "TALKING HIM DOWN . " THERE IS LITTLE DISCONTINUING THE CHEMICAL. KNOWN ABOUT THE LONG-RANGE EFFECTS OF to Jerry Mockenhaupt, President, from the BARBITURATES RESULT IN LETHARGY AND HALLUCINOGENS ON THE BRAIN HOWEVER, WE St. Cloud Medical Group. Other officers are DEPRESSION, AND THE USER BUILDS UP TOLER- SEE SOME PROLONGED "BAD TRIPS" LASTING FOR ANCE. INCREASED DOSAGES MUST BE USED TO WEEKS . WE ALSO SEE " FLASH BACKS" OCCURRING Al Tank of St. Cloud Orthopedics, Vice -Pr esi- MAINTAIN THE DESIRED EFFECT . THE GREATEST MANY MONTHS AFTER THE ORIGINAL USE OF THE cent; Judy Schreifels, Secretary, from DANGER OF BARBITURATE WITHDRAWAL IS THE DRUG. Women's and Children's Medical Center, and POSSIBILITY OF SEIZURES DURING THE DETOX- THERE ARE A FEW CASES OF OTHER MISUSE IFICATION PERIOD. FOR THIS REASON, WITH- OF DRUGS BEING SEEN AT THE HOSPITAL, SUCH AS Wayne Lauermann, SCH, treasurer. DRAWAL FROM BARBITURATES IS PROBABLY MORE GASOLINE SNIFFING AND GLUE SNIFFING, BUT THE "Our group was started in October, and DANGEROUS THAN FROM SOME OF THE OTHER DRUGS . PATIENT IS USUALLY A YOUNGER TEENAGER . BE- WHEN BARBITURATES AND AMPHETAMINES ARE CAUSE THE EFFECT IS BRIEF, IT IS NOT USED BY we meet the third Tuesday of each month," USED ALTERNATELY, THEY TEND TO NULLIFY THE THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING MORE LASTING EFFECTS. stated Mockenhaupt. "Our association was EFFECT OF EACH OTHER; HOWEVER, TOLERANCE THE ST. CLOUD AREA IS EXTREMELY FORTU- TO BOTH DRUGS IS DEVELOPING AT THE SAME TI ME . NATE TO HAVE EXCELLENT FACILITIES FOR THE formed to create better understanding and WITHDRAWAL FROM THIS COMBINATION OF DRUGS TREATMENT OF DRUG ABUSE WITH THE ALCOHOL cooperation between our various agencies, CAN BE PROLONGED AND DIFFICULT. AND CHEMICAL ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER AT and the results so far are very good. THE CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE IN MARIJUANA ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL AND THE COMPREHENSIVE USAGE ARE MORE SUBTLE AND, THEREFORE, IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER. "It's basically an idea-bank where we SOME WAYS MORE DANGEROUS. THE CHANGES ARE WE PROBABLY HAVE ONE OF THE BETTER CENTERS OF THIS KIND IN THE STATE , AND THIS IS LARGELY exchange information on new systems, air NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE PERSON USING THE DRUG . questions and problems, hear guest speakers THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT OF MARIJUANA SOLD ON DUE TO THE WELL-TRAINED PERSONNEL ON THESE THE LOCAL MARKET IS NOT AS POTENT AS THE UNITS WHO TREAT DRUG ABUSERS WITH EXPERT NAVY RECRUITER PRESENTS TOYS — Lou on insurance, collections, and other topics, IMPORTED MATERIAL. FREQUENTLY, THE INITIAL CARE AND WITH GREAT RESPECT AND CONSIDER- LELAND , LEFT , DELIVERED A BOX OF TONKA TOYS TO OR OCCASIONAL USAGE OF MARIJUANA DOES NOT ATION . PEDS , WHICH WERE WELCOMED BY JANY KRYSTOSEK , and anything else that will benefit the patient, " GIVE MUCH OF AN EXHILARATING EFFECT. BUT AS RIGHT. THE TONKA COMPANY GIVES THE TOYS TO NAVY he said. RECRUITERS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO HOSPITALS IN THEIR AREAS . FUTURE PATIENTS WILL ENJOY THE ROADSTERS , Mockenhaupt said guests are welcome to GRADERS , RACERS AND TRUCKS . THANK YOU! attend. St. Cloud Hospital Page 6 The Beacon Light Page 7 •

Final Phase of Construction-Renovation Projects Started

Work on the final phase of the construc- original building and the smokestack, expand Wing , opened in August, 1968, provided During construction of the new wings, tion-re•ovation program at the St. Cloud Hos - and renovate the Dietary Department on the space for 84 patient rooms, a Mental Health renovation of the original building took place, pital began this month, following the award ground level, and provide more space for Unit on the second floor, a new X-Ray De- which modernized old patient rooms and nur- of bids by the hospital's Board of Trus- Medical Records, Doctors' Lounge, Data partment, Cardiac Care and Intensive Care sing stations to provide new baths, piped-in tees. The General Contractor will be Lund- Processing and a Coffee Shop-Gift Shop on the Units and Emergency-Outpatient Department oxygen and suction to each , room, as well as Martin Construction Company, Minneapolis. first floor. In front of the building, a canopy on the first floor, new Surgery Suite, Phar- individual heat and air conditioning controls. Nl e c hani c al work will be done by El-Jay will be constructed from the patient entrance macy, Central Service and Laboratory on the The St. Cloud Hospital now has 524 beds and Plumbing and Heating Company, St. Cloud. of the Southwest Wing, past the main lobby ground level, and stockroom, Medical Records 40 bassinets, making it one of the largest The Electrical Contractor will be Cold Spring door to the Northwest Wing entrance, provi- Archives and Mechanical Rooms in the base- general hospitals in Minnesota. Electric Company, Cold Spring. ding a cover for those coming to and leaving m ent. Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Recreational Total cost will be $2, 256, 989, and work the hospital. The Northwest Wing, which contains the Therapy, and Social Service Departments. will be completed by September, 1974. The Total cost of the building program, begun Extended Care and Rehabilitation nursing project will add equipment rooms and a re- in 1966, is just over $12, 000, 000. units, added 100 beds and opened in 1970. ceiving dock on the east side between the The first wing to be added, the Southwest This wing also house s the new Physic al

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Basement Level Plans O.C. Phares Fund Started Dr. John Harbaugh, urologist, has started a fund for hospital personnel to pro-

a a vide monies needed to attend the National Para-Urological Meeting, sponsored annual-

1= 1 = 1 C. ly by the American Urological Association. The fund, designated the 0. C. Phares O O BASEMENT FLOOR Traveling Urological Fund, w a s name d in honor of Dr. Phares who retired from pri- vate practice last month to join the Veterans

• Administration Hospital, after many years of practice in urology. EQUIP. IBM* • 101 tic e ceet•c° Personnel attending the meetings are to e • mm ••• be determined by Executive Vice President, z •

° ode' Gene Bakke, according to Dr. Ha r b a ug h, FA J 1.‘6 " • FA who asked that staff members who work with fr. N Ii' 2 urology patients, mostly orderlies and nurses, 0 MECH. n EQUIP. ,P‘' 4 be considered. ,_01)C1' S _ HOUSEKEEPING BUILDING—. Spring Quarter Dates Set GROUNDS OFFICE ;al TWO RETIREES -- MRS. THERESA SCHOENER, Spring quarter at the School of Nursing r. DEPARTMENT AIDE IN CENTRAL SERVICE , AND MRS . IRMA REED , TRANSCRIBER 2 NW , BOTH RETIRED JANUARY 28 begins Monday, , and will con- PNEUMATIC ry STORAGE TUBE AND WERE GUESTS AT A LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY CS. clude Friday, May 19. Cy c` sr ENJOYING ONE OF THE GIFTS (A DECORATED BED PAN THAT The students will be absent for Easter STORAGE • 4-e SOMEHOW GOT TOO WARM IN A STERILIZER) ARE MAYNARD • LOMMEL , CS SUPERVISOR , AND GENE BAKKE , EXECUTIVE 'vacation from Wednesday, March 29 to V . P . MRS . SCHOENER WORKED IN CS SINCE 1959 , AND Monday , April 3. The 1972 class gradu- MRS . REED WAS EMPLOYED SINCE 1965 AS A WARD CLERK ates Saturday, May 20. RN Refresher Course Offered AND TRANSCRIBER • The St. Cloud Hospital will s p on s or a tuition-free refresher course for Regis- Light beams . • . From the Beacon tered Nurses who have been out of hos- Preparing to give a small boy an pital n u r s in g for some time, but who are aptitude test, a psychiatrist told his nurse to put a pitchfork, a wrench, interested in returning to work. and a hammer on a table. "If he The three-week course, beginning Feb- YOU MIGHT SEE . grabs the pitchfork, he'll be a farm- ruary 28 and running through March 17, will Sign in a doctor's office: "Pa- er. If he grabs the wrench, he'll be a mechanic. If he grabs the hammer, be designed to bring the participants up to tients will not exchange symptoms. It confuses the doctor." he'll be a carpenter." date on hospital policies and techniques, and But the youngster fooled every- one. He grabbed the nurse. to help develop leadership potential for posi- Sign in pet shop window: "Spe- tions of team leading. Classes will be held cial! St. Bernard puppies. Double A kangaroo went to see- one of from 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. .1Vlonday through your dog in a month or your money back." Melbourne's leading psychiatrists. Friday, in the hospital. "What seems to be wrong?" ask- Requirements for registration are a ed the doctor. Sign on a parked convertible: "I don't know," replied the kan- Minnesota RN license, and an interest in and "Attention thieves: This car has garoo dejectedly. "I just don't feel availability for employment, a c c or ding to already been stolen." jumpy any more." Mrs. Pauline Page, Employment Manager. "What this country needs is fewer Upon successful completion of the course MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA LAW ENFORCE- Sign in a minister's frequently people who know what this country raided apple orchard:'"God Sees All." applications will be a c c e p t e d for various MENT ASSOCIATION WERE GUESTS OF THE ALCOHOL AND "At least you're gaining. That's twelve needs." CHEMICAL ADDICTION SERVICE JANUARY 20, FOR Pt After the next raid, a footnote was added: "But He won't betray us." get-well cards to fourteen stay-sick cards." positions which may be available then, includ- LUNCHEON AND TOUR. PICTURED SPEAKING TO THE ing full-tithe, part-time, and on-call jobs. OFFICERS IS SENATOR WILLIAM MC CUTCHEON , ST .PAUL , Democracy is a system whereby the CO—AUTHOR OF THE " DRUNKENESS IS NOT A CRIME" Proud mother: But even if Willie did misbehave person who never votes can cuss out the man the other people elected. More information may be obtained from LEGISLATION . FOLLOWING THE MEETING, MEMBERS I can't spank him on a full stomach. Traffic poster in Oklahoma: "Drive Neighbor: No, of course not, but you can always Mrs. Page at Extension 168. VIEWED THE NEW A & C UNIT ON 2 SOUTH. carefully — Dr. Barnard is waiting." turn him over. Page 10 The Beacon Light St. Cloud HoSpital Page 11 Another Insurance Provided Four Receive Promotions By Tom McLaughlin Susan Wentzell, formerly a Nurse Aide Major Medical Insurance - A Fringe Benefit Director , Personnel Services Division on 5 North has completed the course for LPN The following article written by Mr. Dwaine Schiller, Blue Cross, and is now working in ICU. Blue Shield Service Representative, describes the Blue S hie 1 d Major As of January 1 , 1972 hospital employees Harriet Lahr, Cashier in the Cafeteria Medical program which was installed July of 1971. This program is are covered by state unemployment insurance for the past five years has been promoted to offered to full-time employees free of charge. This is just one of many for the first time. Assistant Cafeteria Supervisor, replacing reasons why it is nice to work for the Saint Cloud Hospital. Benefits under the law are calculated at Olivia Gussner who has retired. Effective July 15, 1971, yourur Hospital were not included in the previous benefit 1 /2 the worker's average weekly wage up to a Adeline Klaverkamp, Relief Cashier in group added a $20, 000 Blue Shield Major period. maximum of $64 per week. The number of the Cafeteria hass been promoted to Cashier Medical plan. Major Medical is designed to MAXIMUM BENEFITS: benefit weeks are determined by the number I, replacing Harriet Lahr. supplement your basic Blue Shield group pro- Maximum benefits for you and each of of weeks worked in insured work. There is a Jean Haley, Staff Nurse on 2 North has gram. It is in addition to and does not dupli- your dependents are $10,000 per benefit minimum requirement of 18 weeks worked in been promoted to TemporaryHeadNurse re- cate your basic medical surgical benefits. period with a lifetime maximum for you and covered employment during the worker' s base placing Mrs. Borman. The follow ing outline w ill help you under- each of your dependents of $20, 000. year (the year prior to the person's unem stand your new Major Medical Plan, and also CLAIMS: ployment date). The duration of benefits are how it performs . Major Medical claim forms are available 70% of the number of weeks worked up to a Major Medical pa yme n t s begin after at yo u r Hospital's Wage & Benefits Office. maximum benefit of 26 weeks. Thus a wor- specified services not covered at all in the It is your responsibility to maintain a record ker who was employed in insured work for basic medical-surgical program, or where of your Major Medical expenses. We would 20 weeks would have a maximum benefit of there are eligible expenses in excess of the suggest that you file continu.ing types of ex- 14 weeks. basic benefits. penses; i.e. , Drugs, at one to three month The purpose of the law is to compensate You pay the first $100 (deductible) per intervals to allow sufficient expenses to ac- workers who are unemployed through no fault benefit period (per person); then Blue Shield cumulate. of their own. The employee does not contri- Major Medical will pay 80% of the remaining Should you have any questions regarding bute to the insurance program. The cover- eligible services. (50% for out-of hospital any claim on the completion of forms, please age is provided entirely by the employer. mental-nervous care). do not hesitate to contact us. Any questions concerning this program ELIGIBLE SERVICES; should be directed to the Minnesota Depart- Services covered include : Doctors' home, Dwaine Schiller - Blue Shield ment of Manpower Services , 115 South 5th office and hospital calls, Prescription Drugs Telephone : 251- 5492 Avenue, phone no. 255-3266. Information- and Medicines, Anesthesia, Diagnostic X-Ray al materials are also available from the hos- BABE RETIRES -- OLIVIA " BABE" GUSSNER , AS- and L a bo r a to r y, Surgeon's fees, Private pital's Employment Department. SISTANT CAFETERIA SUPERVISOR , RETIRED IN JANUARY Duty Nursing, Physical Therapy, Ambulance TO ENJOY HER NEW HOME AND VISIT HER CHILDREN IN FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA . PICTURED ARE , LEFT TO Service, Medical Equipment; Braces and Four Win Suggestion Awards RIGHT, MRS . DONNA STRACK , MRS .GUSSNER , MR S.. MARY Splints, Artificial Limbs or Eyes, Assistant SCHOFFMAN AND SR . COLLEEN . BABE HAD BEEN PART Surgeon's fees, Consultations.,. and Blood Cash awards were presented to four staff OF THE FOOD SERVICE STAFF SINCE 1960, AND SHE WILL members this month for their ideas submitted RETURN TO ASSIST ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS. and Blood Derivatives. to the Employees Suggestions system. THE DEDUCTIBLE: SR. VICTORINEFIOUDE of Pharmacy re- Alumnae Association Meets The deductible consists of $100 "out-of- ceived $75 for her idea on Mental Health Unit The regular meeting of the St. Cloud pocket" expenses for eligible services. The medications; SHIRLEY ROTH of 5 South got School of Nursing Alumnae Association was deductible applies to you and each eligible $25 for proposing a drug diagram for Dr. Blue held January 11 at the School, with Mrs. L. dependent, separately, except that only one carts; DAVID HOLLENHORST of Dietary re- Kray presiding. deductible applies to all members of a family ceived $15 for his suggestion to use a certain Revisions of the by-laws were discussed, involved in the same accident. Expenses used wrench set for repairing equipment in his de- and a program on "Today's Drug Problems" to satisfy the $100 deductible can be accumu-, partment; and CAROLE MILLER of Radiolo- was presented by several teenagers from the lated from different illnesses oar accidents gy won $25 for suggesting a method to use an Drop-In Center near St. Cloud State College. during the same calendar year. extension tube with a needle during Intraven- Members are asked to return their 1972 BENEFIT PERIOD: GERALD NASS , FROM THE CARRIER EQUIPMENT COMPANY, PRESENTED A TWO-DAY REFRESHER COURSE IN THE OPER- ous Pyelograms. dues and any addres s change as soon as Benefit period means any one calendar ATION OF CENTRIFICAL AND ABSORPTION TYPE AIR CON- Employees are invitedto submit sugges- possible. year during which benefits are provided, DITIONING SYSTEMS FOR THE SAINT CLOUD HOSPITAL Next meeting of the Association will be MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. EACH tions by using materials available near the plus the last three (3) months of the preceding MAN ATTENDED TWO HALF-DAY SESSIONS . THE GROUP cafeteria. Awards are presented monthly. held March 14. calendar year, if any of those three months IS PICTURED IN THE EQUIPMENT ROOM OF THE NORTH- WEST WING. Page 12 The Beacon Light St. Cloud Hospital Page 13 Who is this Eight Volunteers Welcomed Eight new Volunteers , including two men , have been welcomed by Mrs. Marie Hoppert, Gleanings Director, during the past month. "GLEANINGS" IS A REPUBLICATION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF Joining were Deborah Dahl, Mrs. Awatif A VARIETY OF ARTICLES FOUND IN HOSPITALS , JOURNAL OF Heakal, Mrs. Rosalind Holahan, Mrs. Judy THE AMERICAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION , THOUGHT TO BE OF GENERAL INTEREST TO BEACON LIGHT READERS. Knoll , Carla Lund, Judy Weber , Thomas Jacobs and Neil Neumann. Closer ties between medical schools physical sciences and in engineer- ing as well as in medicine. For ex- and community hospitals urged by panel ample, the program expects to Hepatitis Blood Test Used graduate cardiologists with knowl- Well-defined affiliations between community hospitals and medical edge about electrical engineering The St. Cloud Ho s pi t a 1 Blood Bank in schools can effect a more equitable distribution of high-quality care and and physician-administrators with Laboratory has begun testing all units of blood a reduction in health costs, a panel of speakers concluded during a work- knowledge of economic theory and drawn here for Hepatitis Associated 'Antigen shop program last month conducted by the Institute of Medicine of public policy. Chicago. Such affiliations are becoming a national trend, Robert M. Twenty-five first-year and sec- WE SAID LAST MONTH' S GUESS WHO WOULD BE TOUGH (HAA). The program started in December. Potter, M.D., chairman of the insti- ond-year medical students cur- .AND IT WAS . ONLY ONE PERSON , LOIS KOOPMEINERS Blood received from the St. Paul Region- tute, said, because they can correct M.D., commissioner of foods and rently are enrolled in the program. IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE POOL, GUESSED CORRECTLY. inefficiencies of the past. He said, al Red Cross Blood Center is also tested in drugs of the Department of Health, The students take basically the THE LITTLE BOY PICTURED WAS TERRY HE I NEN , MANAGER "Medical students traditionally Education, and Welfare, who said: same courses as other medical stu- OF DATA PROCESSING. LOIS WINS THE CAFETERIA MEAL this way. have received poor ambulatory "The extent to which health care dents. However, their course work TICKET. NOW, SEE IF YOU CAN GUESS WHO THE ABOVE "This HAA test should reduce the risk of care experience in teaching hospi- resources are poorly utilized has in human biology is designed to LITTLE GIRL IS. SHE WAS 4 WHEN THE PHOTO WAS tals, and most medical schools in scarcely been measured; the costs provide them with' a background TAKEN , IS A NATIVE OF ST . CLOUD , AND HAS WORKED post-transfusion hepatitis," stated Dr. the past have built their own hos- of mismanagement are still un- in physics, mathematics, and engi- 1/2 YEARS IN THE SAME DEPARTMENT. SHE WEARS 8 Bozanich, Pathologist, "but all potentially pitals when facilities have existed known. But we do know that a 10 neering as well as in medicine. WHITE; HER HOBBIES INCLUDE PAINTING, DRAWING, in community hospitals." per cent improvement in efficiency After successful completion of the AND TRAVELING. SHE IS VERY SOCIABLE AND LIKES TO infectious units will not be detected by pre- Additional support for medical of health care delivery would yield program, the students begin clini- TALK TO PEOPLE . WRITE YOUR GUESS DOWN AND SEND sent methods. Thus, careful donor screen- school/community hospital affilia- a saving of more than $5 billion. cal medical school training. ■ IT , WITH YOUR NAME , TO THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE ing remains of prime importance. " BY MARCH 1. THE SAME PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED . tion was given by Robert A. "It seems to me," he added, "that Snyder, M.D., associate in medi- if we are seeking direction and Missouri M.D.s, D.O.s form. tine, Northwestern Universit y change and leadership, we need to Medical School, who said, "If equal look to the places where doctors peer review organization From Our Kitchen . • • care is to be provided all citizens, come together every day, in a The Missouri state medical and it can only be done through coop- working medical environment. osteopathic societies have pooled The featured recipe this month is for one of those eration of the medical schools, be- Serious thought must be given to their efforts and established a cause the training of medical stu- special kind of sandwiches that go well after an even- shifting community medical lead- statewide system to monitor peer dents must include exposure to the ership to where the action is: to review. The societies have formed ing of cards and visiting, or for a quick main dish at realities of the community." hospitals, clinics, health mainte- the Health Care Foundation of mealtime. Kids will love 'em. While the recipe in- Allwyn H. Gatlin, M.D., assistant nance organizations—wherever Missouri to monitor the quality, professor, Northwestern University doctors come together in actual dicated you can serve them cold, making them piping cost, and appropriateness of medi- Medical School and chief of obstet- health care delivery." cal care provided by Missouri phy- hot adds so much. DELICIOUS! rical services at Chicago Wesley Dr. Edwards said the responsi- sicians and osteopaths. Memorial Hospital, added that bility of bringing the forces of good Virtually all of the state's 4000 "through an affiliation with a medi- management to bear upon the defi- physicians and 1100 osteopaths are From The St. Cloud Hospital 'Kitchens cal school, the community hospital cincies of today's health care de- TUNA BUM STEADS expected to participate in the pro- can acquire the manpower and livery system rest's equally with gram. teaching capability to provide high_ government, medical educators, and Under the foundation program, 6 OZ . OR 1 1-2 CUPS AMERICAN 3 TBSP. STUFFED OLIVES, qqualityclualic,, in neighborhood health members of the medical/health a fiscal intermediary, patient, or clinics." care delivery system. If the chal- practitioner with a complaint or CHEESE, GRATED CHOPPED lenge is not met, he added, the question regarding medical care Health care responsibility 5 HARD COOKED EGGS , CHOPPED 3 TBSP. SWEET PICKLES, business of the present health care may ask the foundation to review 7 OZ. OR 13 OZ. CAN TUNA, CHOPPED Thomas J. Egan, M.D., acting system faces bankruptcy and fed- a complaint or 'question and to chairman of the department of eral receivership. make recommendations. The foun- FLAKED , DRAIN 3-4 CUP (MORE IF PREFERRED) community medicine, Northwest dation would refer such a com- 3 TBSP . GREEN PEPPERS , MAYONNAISE ern University Medical School, New M.D. program begins plaint or question to one of five CHOPPED ' 12 SLICED HAMBURGER BUNS added a cautionary note when he A new program designed to focus regional medical panels that it has said that "medical schools should science and technology on human set up. Each of the seven-mem- 1. MIX ALL INGREDIENTS assist in the development of health health needs is being undertaken ber regional panels is composed 2. BUTTER TOP HALF OF BUN . FILL EACH BUN WITH GENEROUS centers, but . . . the problems of jointly by Harvard University and of five physicians and two osteo- 1-4 CUP OF MIXTURE . getting primary care to all mem- 3. PLACE IN PAN. COVER PAN WITH FOIL (OR WRAP INDIV- Massachusetts Institute of Tech- paths and must include representa- bers of the community is the re- nology, both in Cambridge, Mass. tives of general medicine, surgery, UALLY IN FOIL.) sponsibility of the health care de- 4. HEAT IN 400 DEGREE OVEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL The object of the Program in and family practice. The special- HEATED THROUGH. livery system and the community." Health Sciences and Technology is, ties of the other four members of THESE MAY BE SERVED COLD IF DESIRED. All of these thoughts were par- to train a new type of physician— each 'panel vary from region to allel to those of Charles C. Edwards, one who has a background in the region. ■ The Beacon Light Page 14 St. Cloud Hospital Page 15 RETURN REQUESTED ST. 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A Letter from the President...

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON National Volunteer Blood Donor Month January, 1972

It gives me special pleasure to pay tribute to the generosity, compassion and selfless humanitarian service of those who have freely given blood to save another's life,

Theirs is an offering for which there is no substitute, and which annually helps restore to good health countless fellow citizens.

As I commend those who by their contribution hare enriched the well-being of our society, I also encourage other citizens to follow their inspiring example.

January "Blood Donor Month" Is Past, But the Red Cross

Bloodmobile Will Visit St. Cloud Again . Soon. BE A DONOR!