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Ford Presidential Library WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE DATE RESTRICTION DOCUMENT Doc. Motorcade Assignments (pages - 13) 8/10/1975 B . File Location: Shelia Weidenfeld Files, Box 18, Trips Files. Folder: 8/10/75 Arkansas RESTRICTION CODES JJO 11/22/16 (A) Closed by applicable Executive order governing access to national security information. (B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document. (C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION NA FORM 1429 (1-98) ' Oof,J 9L)j 1r~\~ ~$ ' . A DAY OF RECOMMITMENT ' 976 Dedication Ceremonies For ST. EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER The Tenth Day of August - Two O'clock P.M. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-Five A.D. Fort Smith, Arkansas .. SAINT EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER A DAY OF RECOMMITMENT SISTERS OF MERCY BOARD OF TRUSTEES ST. EDWARD H. L. Hembree. III ST. EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCY MEDICAL CENTER Sister Judith Marie Keith, R.S.M. FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS Larry E. Randall Sister Mary Alacoque Hanrahan. R.S.M. Sister Mary Kieran Moloney, R.S.M. Sister Mary Albertine Grabber, R.S.M. Robert H. Vick CEREMONY OF RECOMMITMENT Sister Barbara Grant. R.S.M. Sister Mary Coletta Massoth. R.S.M. Sister Mary Carol Drilling. R.S.M. AUGUST 10, 1975 Eldon D. Pence. M.D. Sister Mary Consilia Creamer. R.S.M. Sister Mary Werner Keith. R.S.M. Sister Mary Delphine DuVal. R.S.M. Byron C. Cravens Sister Mary Dympna Moloney. R.S.M. Sister Mary Juliane Carey. R.S.M. BAND CONCERT Sister Judith Marie Keith. R.S.M. Sister Mary Dorothy Calhoun. R.S.M. Sister Mary Kevin Gallagher. R.S.M. INTRODUCTION OF PLATFORM GUESTS ................ Larry E. Randall Sister Mary Kieran Moloney. R.S.M. St. Edward Board of Trustees Sister Mary Lucina Edstrom. R.S.M. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Master of Ceremonies Sister Mary Patricia O'Brian. R.S.M. BOARD Sister Mary Reginald Mooney. R.S.M. Sister Mary Sebastian Mackey. R.S.M. William R. Walker HAIL TO THE CHIEF ...................... The United States Army Band Sister Mary Stanislaus Callahan. R.S.M. Bailey D. Reynolds Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Sister Mary Vivian McNalley. R.S.M. Stewart Condren Sister Mary Winifred Favre. R.S.M. H. L. Hembree. III POSTING OF COLORS AND Mont S. Echols. Jr. NATIONAL ANTHEM .................... Arkansas Air National Guard R. N. Dills BOARD OF ADVISORS Sister Judith Marie. R.S.M. 188th Tactical Fighter Group Richard J. Udouj Ken Bell. Executive Director United States Air Force William R. Walker Fort Smith, Arkansas Richard T. Litzinger MEDICAL STAFF and Bailey D. Reynolds EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Choir, First Baptist Church Bill J. Cauthron Fort Smith, Arkansas Travis A. Miles R. G. Kramer. M.D. Charles Collins, Director Mrs. Bernice Kizer R. P. Hughes. M.D. Harold E. Henson. Jr. Edward Safranek. M.D. Charles H. Floyd. M.D. P. E. Ware. D.D.S. WELCOMING REMARKS ................................ Larry E. Randall R. Carroll Parker E. C. Moulton. M.D. J. 0. Sellars H. P. McDonald. M.D. PRAYER OF DEDICATION ................ Most Rev. Andrew J. McDonald Samuel M. Sicard C. H. Paris. M.D. Bishop of Little Rock Ross Pendergraft R. P. Kradel. M.D. S. Walton Maurras P. J. Irwin. M.D. Harry G. Barr Kent Smith. M.D. RECOMMITMENT ........................ Sister Judith Marie Keith, R.S.M. Lloyd Hobbs R. V. Walling. M.D. Administrator Mrs. Norma Pierce Max Baker. M.D. Gerald Bogoslavsky W. T. Huskison. M.D. INTRODUCTION OF SENATOR Charles E. Dawes Carl Williams. M.D. JOHN L. McCLELLAN .................................. Larry E. Randall Marlin B. Hoge. M.D. A. L. Hewett. M.D. INTRODUCTION OF CONGRESSMAN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT ............ Senator John L. McClellan Sister Judith Marie Keith. R.S.M .. B.S.N .. M.B.A .. Administrator Member. American College of Hospital Administrator Sister Mary Kieran Moloney. R.S.M .. Assistant Administrator INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER Fellow. American College of Hospital Administrators GERALD R. FORD. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ST ATES Gary J. Blan. B.S .. M.H.A .. Assistant Administrator Nominee. American College of Hospital Administrators Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt Stephen H. M. Swift. M.S .. H.C.A .. Assistant Administrator BENEDICTION .............................. Dr. William L. Bennett, Pastor Thomas A. Brawner. Administrative Assistant First Baptist Church Larry Goss. B.S.B.A .. Fiscal Director Fort Smith. Arkansas Ken Bell. B.S., Development Director Glenn Trembley. B.A., Personnel and Public Relations Director HALLELUJAH CHORUS ............................................ Choir ' St. Edward Mercy Medical Center Fort Smith, Arkansas 1975 A.D. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. FORD'S VISIT TO FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS AND VAIL, COLORADO SUNDAY - AUGUST 10, 1975 • Departure: 12:30 P.M. From: Terry O'DonnelJ? BACKGROUND The invitation to visit Ft. Smith, Arkansas -- to participate in dedication ceremonies for the St. Edward Mercy Medical Center and to visit the Ft. Chaffee Refugee Resettlement Center -- was exeended by Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt in May 1975. ST. EDWARD MERCY MEDICAL CENTER St. Edward Hospital was founded in 1905 when the Religious Sisters of Mercy had began to serve the sick and infirm in the Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma trade area that today encompasses over a half million people. The new Medical Center is built around three concepts not usually found in traditional hospitals: automation, central­ ization, and privacy. The net impact of the application of these concepts is better care for less money. Automation -- The new St. Edward will reduce its staff by approximately 15-20% through the introduction of automation systems. This alone will reduce operational expenditures by approximately $200,000 per year. With sophisticated mono-rail systems, pneumatic tube systems, and space age communications, there is increased efficiency with a decrease in personnel. These changes are planned to upgrade the level of care and at the same time reduce costs. 2 Centralization -- The idea referred to as the "no-nursing station concept" transfers non-nursing administrative duties to non-nursing personnel enabling the nurse to spend more time in the patient's immediate environment. The level of patient care is increased and total staffing requirements are reduced by 14% over conventional ho~pitals -- yet nursing personnel spend 108% more time giving direct patient care. Modern technology in the area of food service and preparation will reduce cost without diminishing food quality. Hospital food will be prepared, frozen and stored ori the premises for distribution to patients when needed. Savings occur by enabling the hospital to take advantage of seasonal buying, allowing savings in the buying of large quantities of food products, and eliminating overtime in the kitchens. Privacy -- Health facilities in the 1980s will be used to provide primary care to the acutely ill. Few patients will be in hospitals for general medical work-up or other non-acute conditions. With this in mind, St. Edward's facility is comprised of "single care units," allowing more privacy for patients, flexibility, and most probably reduced length of stay. There will be smaller satellite hospitals in the rural com­ munities built to work as partners with the new St. Edward hospital in a systems approach to health care. The satellite hospitals will be identical 22-bed modules of the St. Edward Center. Prepared food and supplies will be transported to the satellite facilities periodically in insulated trucks, eliminating the need for and duplication of laundry, kitchen and other physical facilities. This concept will reduce need for storage space by 25%, mechanical equipment space by 47%, kitchen space by 93%, and other space by 63%. Annual savings for salaries will be approximately $265,000. St. Edward Hospital has an open door policy in helping with the Vietnamese refugees at Ft. Chaffee. They have provided specialized medical backup, and the hospital itself is sponsoring a Vietnamese family of seven and employing two of them in the hospital supply department. You will deliver remarks at the outdoor dedication ceremony. 3 FT. CHAFFEE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CENTER The Fort Chaffee Refugee Resettlement Center was opened on May 1st, 1975. It is the largest of four centers in the United States, housing approximately 21,500 refugees currently. Refugees are being processed out of Fort Chaffee at the average rate of .280 per day. More than 21,000 have been processed out into United States society and foreign countries since May 1st. The resettlement center's major tasks are (1) to receive the Vietnamese refugees, (2) to run a "city" -- the 11th largest city in Arkansas, .and (3) to place the refugees. The Center is very dependent on the Voluntary Agencies (VOLAGS} which have been resettling refugees of all religious faiths success­ fully for many years. The major 11 VOLAG"s are: The United States Catholic Conference Lutheran Immigration and Rescue Service Church World Service Christian Missionary Alliance Tolstoy Foundation Hebrew Immigration Aid Service International Rescue Committee Travelers Aid Church of Latter Day Saints At Fort Chaffee, the refugees have developed their own bureaucracy.