The Bulletin of the Pierce County Medical Society 1959

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PIERCE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
VOL. XXX—No. 5
TACOMA, WASH.
JANUARY - 1959
B U L L E T IN
o f th e F i e r c e C o u n t y M e d i c a l S o c i e t y
Pierce County Medical Society
1959
O F F IC E R S
n
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H a p -p y
birth -
day
to
-Lr you,
.
J . W . B ow en , Jr.
President ............................
P r e s id e n t-E le c t
......................................................... C. B . R itch ie
V ic e -P re s id e n t...................
R o bert W . F lo ren ce
S e c re ta ry -T re a s u re r
A rnold J . H errm ann
Execu tive S e c r e ta r y
................................
Ju d v Gordon
TRU STEES
J . W . Bow en, J r .
P h ilip C . Kyle
Ja m es D . L a m b in g
T . R. H aley
R o bert E . L an e
Arnold J . H errm ann
\V. H oward P ra tt
H erm an S. Ju d d
C . B . R itch ie
G eorge S. K ittredge
W ay n e W . Zim m erm an
D ELEG ATES
D ou glas P. B u ttorff
F ra n k R . M addison
M urray L . Johnson
Stanley W . T u ell
H erm an S. Ju d d
A LTERN A TE D ELEG A TES
Sam uel E . A dams
G lenn G . M cB rid c
R o bert M. Ferguson
F red erick J . Schw ind
G . M. W h itacre
C O M M IT T E E S
E th ics
M iles Parrott, Chairm an
W illiam H . G oering
Ila s k e l L . M aier
G rievan ce
H erm an S. Ju d d , Chairm an
G erald C . Kohl
H illis F . Griffin
L ib ra ry
I. A. D rues, Chairm an
W illiam E . Avery
S. R o bert L an tiere
J . Edm und D em ing
Jo h n F . Steele
Program
W . W . M attson, J r ., Chairm an
T . R . H aley
H erbert C . K ennedy
R o bert A. O 'C onn ell
P u b lic H ealth
B . A. Bad er, Chairm an
W . Roland Olson
Thom as R , W est
P u b lic R elatio ns
Jam es D . Lam b in g, Chairm an
Claris Allison
C harles R . Bogue
K enn eth E . Gross
G eorge A. T a n b a ra
H ouse and A tten d an ce
John S. M ay, Chairm an
Jam es E . H azelrigg
D u d ley W . Houtz
C iv il D efen se
R ich ard B . L in k , Chairm an
M urray L- Johnson
D on ald F . M cK ay
D avid T . H ellyer
Jan ies P. Duffy
T . R. l-Ialey
Joh n S. M ay
D ia b e tes
Rodger S. D ille, Chairm an
E n te rta in m e n t
R o bert W . O sborne, C hairm an
Glenn H . Brokaw
Fra n k J . Rigos
W endell G . Peterson
M ax S. Thom as
G eria trics
M . E . Law ren ce, Chairm an
L eg isla tiv e
D ouglas P. B u ttorff, Chairm an
G erald C . Kohl
W ayne W . Zimm erman
M ed ical E d u ca tio n
R o bert K allsen, C hairm an
Schools
R. A. Norton, Chairm an
T heodore Apa
Orvis Ilarrelson
Ja c k W . M andeville
W illiam E . H ill
T raffic and S a fe ty
H arold D . L u eken , C hairm an
M en tal H ea lth
Myron Kass, C hairm an
H arold B . Johnston
H arlan P. M cN utt
W illiam H . T od d
B u lletin S taff
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PAUL SMITH
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GEORGE HESS
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MAURICE SNYDER
10 WILLIAM BURROWS
D. MARLATT
11 AMALY FRESE
12 WILLIAM TODD
16 ROBERT GIBSON
LEO SULKOSKY
18 R. A. NORTON
JAMES WARD
19 THEODORE APA
DON CUMMINGS
23 RICHARD MUZZALL
26 RAYMOND ELLIS
27 JOHN HAVLINA
31 VIRGINIA LARSEN
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Whether common or rare, response to M e t i c o r t e n is
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A group of health and research leaders,
at a Washington meeting in which Federal
and state agencies participated, cautioned
that growing emphasis in high schools on
teaching of sciences, mathematics and
languages may wreck essential health pro
grams. The meeting was called by the
American Association of Health, Physical
Education and Recreation. . . . President
Eisenhower has given his approval to or
ganization of a science information service
under the National Science Foundation.
Objective is to help coordinate the growing
volume of scientific information published
here and abroad so it can be available to
scientists. . . . A total of 384 faculty and
senior postdoctoral fellowships, 21 of them
in the medical sciences, has been awarded
by National Science Foundation for the
current fiscal year.
— A.M.A. Washington L etter
Medicare Contracts To Be
Re-Negotiated by Mail This Year
Because a "comprehensive examination
and analysis” were made of fee schedules
this year, and administrative costs no longer
are an issue, next year’s Medicare contracts
will be re-negotiated by mail. This year
changes were worked out at series of con
ferences. As in the past, extensions will be
for one year.
In making the announcement, Brig. Gen.
Floyd L. Wergeland, head of Medicare for
the Defense Department, said contractors
for physicians in all states had been in
formed of details. They will be supplied
copies of changes the department proposes
in the contracts 45 to 60 days prior to
expiration dates. If the department’s modi
fications are acceptable, states are to exe
cute the contracts and mail them back. If
the changes are not acceptable, contractors
are to contact the military contracting offi
cer at once so differences can be resolved.
There is no problem in hospital contracts,
inasmuch as there are only two contractors
Mutual of Omaha and Blue Cross.
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QUMITV/MSUtCN/MTHMTV
INTRAM USCULAR
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assures a more decisive clin ical response
in almost every common bacterial infection
(erythrom ycin ester, Lilly) a s the propionate
Iloson e provides m ore p o ten t, lon g erla stin g th era p eu tic levels in th e serum
w ith in m in u tes a fte r ad m in istration . A
fa s t, decisive response is assured in a l
m o st ev ery com m on b a c te ria l infectio n .
U su al ad u lt dosage is one or tw o
250-m g . Pulvules® every six hours, a c
cording to sev e rity o f in fectio n . F o r
op tim um effect, ad m inister on a n em p ty
sto m a ch . (A 125-m g. p ed iatric P u lvu le
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pathogenic strains of bacteria. This is the
Tube Dilution Technique, which is regarded
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ingful method of comparing different anti
biotics. I t shows not merely the level of
antibiotic in the blood but the actual anti
bacterial effectiveness of th a t level.
1. Griffith, R . S., et a l .: Antibiotic Med.
& Clin. Therapy, 5 :6 0 9 (October), 1958.
Note: Peak levels with the oral erythro
mycin tablets (thirty-three dilutions) were
not observed until four hours after ad
ministration. 2. D ata from Griffith, R . S.:
Antibiotics Annual, p. 269, 1954-1955.
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HOSPITALS. . .
Doctors Hospital of Tacoma
Elects New Officers
plimented for the progress during this past
year.
Dr. McBride also recognized the loyal
personnel who have contributed so much to
the progress and growth of The Doctors
Hospital.
Tacoma General
The Professional Staff of The Doctors
Hospital of Tacoma at its annual meeting
elected the following officers for the year
1959:
Glenn G. McBride, M .D., President;
Louis M. Rosenbladt, M .D., Vice-President
and President-elect; Charles C. Reberger,
M.D., Secretary; Robert M. Ferguson, M.D.,
Representative of A C TIV E Staff.
Dr. McBride in assuming office an
nounced the following committee appoint
ments for the year January 1, 1959 to
December 31, 1959.
Credentials Committee — Dr. Paul E.
Bondo, chairman, Dr. William E. Avery,
and Dr. C. M. McGill.
Medical Record Committee — Dr. B er
nard D. Harrington, chairman, Dr. Robert
C. Johnson and Dr. Robert Klein.
Tissue Committee — Dr. Scott S. Jones,
chairman, Dr. C. M. Reberger, Dr. Chris
•C. Reynolds, Dr. Arthur Wickstrom, and
Dr. Russell Colley.
Surgical Committee — Dr. L. P. Hoyer,
chairman, Dr. Bernard Ootkin, Dr. W . J.
Rosenbladt, Dr. Isadore Drues, and Dr.
S. E. Adams.
Dr. McBride in accepting the presidency
from the retiring President of Staff, Don
‘ v V'cillard’ M -D '> stated that Dr. Willard,
ms officers and committees should be com
January 6 is the date of the debut on
television of Tacom a General Hospital. The
Richfield “Success Story” will feature the
School of Nursing, the oldest in the state
of Washington, and the hospital. The
broadcast will be live, and will be on KIN G
at 7 p.m.
The annual reunion of Tacom a General
ex-interns was on D ecem ber 12 at the University-Union Club. The 1958 intern staff
were honored guests. Thirty doctors who
had served internships here were present,
as well as the administrative staff of the
hospital, Pathology and Anesthesiology
residents, Dr. Charles Larson and Dr. Phil
lip Backup. Dr. H. C. Christopher who in
terned in 1924-25, the first year of intern
ships at this hospital, was present, and also
Dr. M. P. Dorman of the 1925-26 group.
Both doctors are now practicing in Seattle.
Dr. Fritz Hartung began his internship
on D ecem ber 15. His medical schools are
Berlin and Heidelberg in Germany. H e has
had hospital experience in the United States
at Herrick Hospital, Berkeley, California.
Pierce County
The following announcement was re
leased by Mr. G. T. Hagen, President of
the Board of Trustees of Pierce County
Hospital on D ecem ber 15, 1958:
“The Board of Trustees of the Pierce
County Hospital announces the appoint
ment of Dr. Claris Allison as Superin
tendent of the combined facilities of the
Pierce County Hospital as of January 1,
1959, the date on which the Mountain View
Sanatorium is dissolved and becomes a part
of the Pierce County Hospital. Dr. Allison
is currently the Assistant Superintendent of
Pierce County Hospital and Acting Superin
tendent of the Mountain View Sanatorium.
“Dr. John L. W hitaker, Acting Superin
tendent of the Hospital and Acting Assis
tant Superintendent of the Sanatorium has
(C on tin u ed on P age 15)
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requested that his services in such capacity
be terminated as of January 1, it having
been his desire for some time to devote all
of his time to Pathology and in which field
he now serves both the Pierce County Hos
pital and Mountain View Sanatorium.
"The Board of Trustees expresses its deep
appreciation to Dr. W hitaker for his serv
ices and accepts his resignation with regret.
“In appointing Dr. Allison as Superin
tendent, the Board recognizes her ability
and proficiency and expresses full confi
dence in her capabilities in assuming this
responsibility.”
A vacation trip of much interest was
taken by Miss Lillian Wilson, Superinten
dent of Nurses, when she travelled to
Tampa, Florida in November. Many motor
trips with friends were enjoyed during the
three week stay. One took her to Key West,
■travelling down the W est Coast and com
ing back by way of the East coast to Vero
Beach, then across Central Florida. Another
was to the Bok Tower, Lake Wales, Florida
where she saw the fabulous mosaic repro
duction of Da Vinci’s Last Supper in its
outdoor setting in the Garden of Peace. A
matter of note was that, upon returning
from this trip at night, the party encoun
tered a huge live alligator lying alongside
the highway half way between Vero Beach
and Lake Wales. Miss Wilson returned by
way of Oakland, California and enjoyed
Thanksgiving there with her sister and
family.
Nelle Satter, head housekeeper, attended
the annual Christmas party of the Puget
Sound Chapter of the National Executive
Housekeepers’ Association, held at Harbor
View Hall, King County Hospital, Seattle.
Mary Northrup, Chief Dietitian and House
keeper of that hospital was hostess. After a
short business meeting, games and Christ
inas carols were enjoyed, following which
the annual custom of each member pre
senting gifts for the pleasure of the girls
iat the Florence Crittenden Home was car
ried out.
A beautiful, glowing new diamond ring
on the engagement finger of Diane Brem•mer, Record Room, is attracting the admir
ation of her hospital friends. The fortunate
young man is Airman Second Class James
Alley, McChord Field. The wedding is
planned for some time in the Spring.
. Mrs. Irma Tinglestadt Rajac, a former
^laboratory technician here, is being wel
comed back to the laboratory staff. She
will remain until March or April when she
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will join her husband in the Panama Canal
Zone where he is in the Army and Air
Force Exchange Service. The Rajacs will be
stationed in Panama for two years.
Much praise is being given Beverly Marcelia and her committee, Billie Perkins,
Diane Bremner, Audrey Anderson, Doris
Boyle, Ruth Nagle, Judy Barnes, Ruth Daw
son, and Mrs. Palmer, for the most success
ful Christmas party held Saturday night,
the 13th of D ecem ber at Browns Point
Community House. Over 100 guests at
tended and enjoyed the good food, games
and dancing. Dr. Kloster acted as Master
of Ceremonies. Dr. and Mrs. Gates won the
waltz contest. The balloon dance was done
by Joan Satter and Bob Feltner and the
door prize, a portable radio was won by
Elinor Bighause of Housekeeping.
Congratulations are being given B ert and
Donna Martens upon the arrival of son
Stephen John Martens, on November 27.
The new arrival weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and
was 19% inches long. Donna is one of the
hospital laboratory technicians.
The Social Service Department Christ
mas party was held at Top of the Ocean
on Friday evening, D ecem ber 12. After
dinner, gifts were exchanged without name
tags. On each package a favor was placed;
typifying the person for whom it was in
tended such as the bowl with a rose and
football in it, for the girl who went to the
Rose Bowl game. There was a miniature
sock being knitted on toothpick needles for
the constant knitter, a bowling alley with a
pipcleaner bowler poised to make a strike
for the ardent bowler, and finally an apple
for the head, well polished by the gang.
This verse reports on the life economic,
The unbalanced budget that’s very
uncomic,
The common condition that’s most unfunny
Too much month at the end of the money.
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capsules. Each capsule contains:
Panmycin phosphate (te tracycline phosphate
co m p le x) e q u iv a le n t to te tra c y c lin e h y d ro
chloride .......................................................2S0 mg.
Albam ycin (as novobiocin s o d iu m ) .. .125 mg.
2. Panalba K M .ff Flavored Granules, 60 cc.
size b o ttle . When s u ffic ie n t w ater is added to
f ill the b ottle , each teaspoonful (5 cc.) con*
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cycline hydrochloride ............................125 mg.
A lbam ycin (as novobiocin ca lc iu m ). .62.5 mg.
Potassium m etaphosphate .................. 100 mg.
Dosage:
Panalba Capsules. Usual a d u lt dosage is 1 or
2 capsules 3 o r 4 tim e s a day.
Panalba KM Granules
For the tre a tm e n t o f m oderately acute infec*
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in 2 to 4 equal doses. Severe o r prolonged
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Burney Calls for Intensive Drive
To Promote Polio Vaccinations
Following a Washington meeting of 30
medical leaders to discuss the poliomyelitis
situation, and an evaluation of the disease
incidence in 1958, Surgeon General Burney
has called for a revival of the vaccination
campaign, particularly pointed toward chil
dren under five years of age.
“It is a tragic circumstance,” he said,
“that hundreds of children and young
adults will be spending the balance of
their lives in wheelchairs or on crutches
because of a failure to be vaccinated.”
The conference attended by officials from
national medical groups, voluntary health
organizations and state and local health de
partments, cited as “an important step for
ward,” die resolution unanimously adopted
by the American Medical Association s
House of Delegates at its recent meeting
in Minneapolis. The Delegates recom
mended that:
1. Each physician assume responsibility
for making sure that all members of fam
ilies he sees are fully vaccinated.
2. State medical societies work with
State health departments to bring county
and local medical societies together with
health departments to work out vaccina
tion programs.
3. County medical societies meet with
local health departments to make surveys
of local problems and devise ways to meet
local situations.
The conference was told that in 1958
there was more paralytic polio in the
United States than in 1957, although less
than in any other year in the last 15;
attack rates were highest in one-year-olds,
and more than 50% of the paralytic cases
were under five years; the vaccine continues
to show a high rate of effectiveness ( about
87%), and duration of immunity is “holding
up well.” Evidence indicates it continues to
be effective among persons vaccinated more
than three years ago.
While most campaign work will have to
j -be done locally, PHS will continue to aid
in epidemics, study the national problem
- and conduct publicity and education cam
paigns. “Now we have to finish the job,”
Dr. Edgar Martmer of the American Medi- cal Association declared. He pointed out
that what has been so far “has been one
' of the most successful health campaigns of
-) recent years.”
\ The conference agreed that “face to
'face’ campaigns will nave to be conducted
under sponsorship of local groups to reach
the “hard-to-get” segment of the population,
in many areas identified as low-income
fam ilies' City and county medical societies
were urged to examine local situations to
pinpoint factors that have interfered with
the vaccination campaign so far. It was
emphasized that from now on campaigns
will have to be on a block-by-block, homeby-home basis to be effective.
In addition to the efforts of the Amei ican
Medical Association, the National Founda
tion and the PHS and others, the Advertis
ing Council, Inc., will initiate another cam
paign starting in March, using national and
local mass media.
Participating in the meeting, in addition
to the groups mentioned, were the Ameri
can Academy of General Practice, the
American Academy of Pediatrics, the Phar
maceutical Manufacturers Association and
the National Health Council.
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even when the causative organism
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A significant number o f the above cases had not responded
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N ew P ed iatric D rops (raspberry-flavored),
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Medical School Consultants Active
Flemming Wants More Data
Democratic Council Favors Forand
Congress Attitude Unknown
A recently-appointed consultants’ com
mittee to Surgeon General Burney on medi
cal school problems already has two staff
studies under way, on construction costs of
the newer schools and on the financing of
medical school operations. At its first m eet
ing recently, the group named a steering
committee to work with the staff between
regular meetings. Composing it are Frank
Bane, chairman of the 21-man consultant
group; Dr. Edward L. Turner, American
Medical Association; Dr. Ward Darley, As
sociation of American Medical Colleges;
Emory W. Morris, D.D.S., president of the
W. K. Kellogg Foundation; and the Very
Rev. Robert J. Slavin, president of Provi
dence, R.I. College.
In another development, Secretary Flem
ming of the Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare, during one of a series of
conferences with health and welfare
leaders, indicated he may ask various vol
untary health agencies for their views on
medical education. He particularly wants to
know what they consider to be “fair shares:”
of medical education costs to be met by
federal, state and local governments and
private groups and institutions.
Conference subjects included the need
for attracting more and better young people
to medical careers, in the face of competi
tion from “space, rockets and engineering;”
the problem of drawing talented research
ers into medicine at the college level, also
the face of scientific competition; and
need for compiling a complete inventory of
both government and private medical re
search in all its aspects. Surgeon General
Barney said the latter task was beyond the
capability of Public Health Service.
The Dem ocratic Advisory Council, com
posed of party leaders mostly from outside
Congress, favors a hospital-nursing home
care program under social security, but
there is no evidence that the top Democrats
in Congress will go along with the idea.
The Council recommended the step in a
comprehensive manifesto, adopted at a
Washington meeting to evaluate voter
trends in the November election and chart
a suggested course for the 86th Congress
which opens January 7.
Hardly had the document been released
when House Speaker Rayburn and Senate
Leader Johnson let it be known that Dem o
crats in Congress would formulate their
own legislative program, and that it might
not be a close parallel to the Council’s
report.
Prominent in Council discussions were
Ex-President Truman and Adlai Stevenson,
twice (1952 and 1956) defeated as Demo
cratic presidential candidate. Presiding at
the session was the Dem ocratic National
Chairman, Paul Butler. Present also were a
number of governors and national commit
teemen. The Council was formed two years
ago. Originally 10 members of Senate and
House were appointed to the 20-man group,
but with few exceptions they have either
declined or been generally inactive.
To “insure a secure life for our people,”
the Council proposes that social security
taxes be increased by one-quarter of one
per cent for employer and employee, and
three-eighths of one per cent for the selfemployed, with the money used to finance
between 20 and 60 days of hospital care
and “a limited amount” of nursing home
care for the aged and other social security
beneficiaries.
The council also would eliminate the age
50 limitation on disability payments, as “a
disabled person is disabled whether he is
25, 40 or 50 years aid.” Also, it would have
benefits increased 202 within the next three
or four years, widow’s benefits boosted, and
the earnings ceiling for OASI taxes moved
up from $4,800 to $7,200 within two years.
In other health areas, the council urged
more appropriations for hospital construc
tion and “a steady effort” to increase funds
for medical research.
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ruary 26, 27, 28, 1959, I wish to extend a
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this m eeting.
T h e program will include papers on a
variety of surgical subjects, hospital clinics
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diseases of the pancreas and arterial occlu
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cancer and infections. A reception and din
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their wives.
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A grant of $100,000.00 by the Rockefeller
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President Wayne Gardner of the TacomaPierce County Association for Mental
Health.
Mr. Gardner stated that emphasis will be
placed on research in mental illness by the
National Association for Mental Health, its
state and local agencies, during the year
1959. “The local agency, member of the
United Good Neighbors, allocates 25% of
its funds sent to the National office for
mental health research,” said Mr. Gardner.
The local Association is presently assist
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School in obtaining a research grant from
the National Association for Mental Health
in the field of schizophrenia. Eugene P.
Schwartz, Executive Director of the local
Association, said that he has been in touch
with Dr. W illiam Malamud, D irector of
the Research Division of the National
Association for Mental Health, and Dr.
Herbert Ripley, head of the Psychiatric
Department of the School of Medicine at
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VOL. X X X — No. 6
TACOMA, WASH.
FEBR U A RY - 1959
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P h ilip C . K yle
R o bert W . F lo ren c e
T . R . H aley
R o bert E . L an e
W . H ow ard P ra tt
H erm an S. Ju d d
C . B . R itch ie
W a y n e W . Zim m erm an
DELEGATES
D ouglas P. B u ttorff
M urray L . Johnson
S tan ley W . T u ell
H erm an S. Ju d d
Sam uel E . A dams
G lenn G . M cB rid e
A rnold J. H errm ann
G . M . W h ita cre
C O M M IT T E E S
E th ic s
M iles P arrott, Chairm an
H askel L . M aier
G rievan ce
H erm an S. Ju d d , Chairm an
G erald C. K ohl
H illis F . Griffin
L ib ra ry
I . A. D rues, Chairm an
W illiam E . A very
S. R o bert L a n tiere
J . Edm u nd D em ing
Jo h n F . Steele
Program
W . W . M attson, Jr ., Chairm an
T . R. H aley
H erbert C . K ennedy
P u b lic H ea lth
B . A. B ad er, Chairm an
W . Roland Olson
Th om as R . W est
P u b lic R e la tio n s
Jam es D . L am b in g, Chairm an
C laris A llison
C harles R. B ogu e
K enneth E . Gross
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Jo h n S. M ay, Chairm an
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M urray L . Johnson
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Ja m es P. D uffy
T . R . H aley '
John S. M ay
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R odger S. D ille , Chairm an
R o bert W . O sborne, Chairm an
G lenn I I . Brokaw
F ra n k J . Rigos
W end ell G . Peterson
M ax S. Thom as
G e riatrics
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W ayne W . Zim m erm an
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M yron K ass, C hairm an
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“Financing Washington State Government”
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Discussion of
“Report of Commission on
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February Calendar of Monthly Meetings
MONDAY
TUESDAY
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2
W EDNESDAY
4
THURSDAY
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Tacoma Academy
of Phychiatrists
and Neurologists
8 :3 0 p.m.
9
10
FRIDA Y
6
Pierce County
Pediatric Society
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12
13
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Pierce County
Medical Society
8 :1 5 p.m.
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17
Pierce County
Industrial Medical
Bureau
Board of Trustees
8 :0 0 p.m.
Tacoma
Surgical Club
6 :3 0 p.m.
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Staff of Pierce
County Hospital
6:1 5 p.m.
and
Tacoma Academy
of General Practice
6:30 p.m.
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Tacoma Academy
of
Internal Medicine
6:0 0 p.m.
February Is Heart Month
Association Seeks Funds
February is Heart Month when the
American Heart Association, through its
local chapters, seeks funds to support its
> program during the coming year. This is
| one of the worthiest drives and is deserving
% of the support of every physician in Pierce
" County.
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prevalence of heart disease and its
r drastic effects are known to all of us for,
| regardless of the type of practice, every
f physician is confronted with the problem.
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We are aware of the great victories which
| have been made through research in recent
I years; we are grateful for new drugs, new
H methods of surgery, and new and highly
accurate diagnostic techniques which are
* ?avij S lives each day. B ut much more must
be done before the chief causes of heart
f disease are brought under control. Cardin oiogists are convinced that the answers can
and will be found in research— the major
source of progress so far.
Heart research, neglected for many years,
has only recently come into its own and the
dramatic results are due, largely, to the
intensive program supported by the Heart
Fund.
W e urge you to give generously to the
H eart Fund; your contributions this month
will help expand and speed this vital work.
R obert A. O ’Connell, M.D.
E d ito r
Doctors, Please Note!
T he program for the February 10 Medi
cal Society meeting includes a discussion
by Dr. Jess Read of the “Report of the
Commission of Medical Care Plans” which
appeared in a special edition of the Janu
ary 17, 1959 issue of the J.A.M.A. You are
urged to read this report prior to the
meeting.
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Three Endocrinologists To Speak
At Internal Medicine Meeting
Dr. Peter H. Forsham
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Three outstanding endocrinologists will
be guest speakers at die 19.59 Annual M eet
ing of the Tacoma Academy of Internal
Medicine to be held Saturday, March 14.
Presenting papers and taking an active part
in discussion throughout the day’s program
will be: Peter H. Forsham, Chief of Endo
crinology and Metabolism of the University
of California School of Medicine in San
Francisco; Monte A. Greer, Head of the
Division of Endocrinology of the University
of Oregon Medical School; and Robert H.
Williams, Head of the Department of Medi
cine of the University of Washington.
Dr. Forsham began his research work at
Cambridge, England, where he received his
B.A. and Masters degrees. After receiving
his medical degree from Harvard University in 1943, he worked under and with Dr.
George. W. Thorn in the Peter Ben t Brigham Hospital and Harvard until 1952,
carrying on investigative work on adrenal
cortical function, on diabetes and gout. He
left Boston to become Director of the Metabolic Unit for Research in Arthritis and
Allied Diseases in San Francisco where
investigative work is carried out both on
animals and humans. Dr. Forsham is Prolessor of Medicine and of Pediatrics, and
Active Physician, University of California
Hospitals; he is chairman of the national
Study Section for Metabolism and NutriSon and serves on the editorial boards of
™ur national journals.
Dr. Monte A. Greer, who obtained his
medical degree from Stanford University in
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1947, was active in research work in endo
crinology in Boston from 1947 to 1951
where he was associated with Tufts Medi
cal School. From 1951 to 1955 he continued
his investigative work in the National
Institute of Health. For his work in this
field, he has received several national
honors. Since 1956, he has been Associate
Professor of Medicine at the University of
Oregon Medical School.
Dr. Robert H. Williams received his
medical degree from Johns Hopkins Uni
versity in 1934. After a research fellowship
in medicine at Massachusetts General Hos
pital, he was associated with Harvard M ed
ical School doing investigation and teach
ing in endocrinology and medicine from
1940 until 1948 when he came to the Uni
versity of Washington School of Medicine.
Dr. Williams, whose “Textbook of Endo
crinology” is now' in its second edition, has
just completed a new book entitled, “D ia
betes, W ith a Special Chapter on Hypo
glycemia”, which should be off the press in
June.
P
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JACKSON H A LL
TACOMA G EN ER A L H O SP IT A L
M a r c h 14, 1959
9:00 A.M.— Registration and morning
coffee
9:30 A.M.— Presentation of interesting
to
cases by Academy members
12:30 P.M . for discussion by the guest
speakers.
2:00 P .M .— Clinical Importance of
Hypoglycemia
R obert H. Williams, M.D.
3:00 P .M .— Treatm ent of Common
Thyroid Disorders
Monte A. Greer, M.D.
4 :0 0 P .M .— Recent Developments in
Diabetes
Peter H. Forsham, M.D.
5 :0 0 P .M .— Round Table Discussion of
submitted questions
6:30 P .M .— Social Hour . . . Crystal
Ballroom, W inthrop Hotel
7 :3 0 P .M .— Banquet
Address: Recognition and
Treatm ent of Abnormal
Adrenal States
Peter H. Forsham, M.D.
AAGP C R E D IT : A total of 6 hours of
credit will be given to members of the
Academy of General Practice who attend.
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T here is only one
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The Medical Advisory Board of the
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Colen as medical director of the Center.
Dr. Colen will assume the duties of direc
tor on February 2, replacing Dr. Edna
Backup who has resigned the position due
to her responsibilities as housewife and
mother which she feels do not allow suffi
cient time to devote to the work.
Dr. Colen was graduated from Leiden
University Medical School in Holland prior
to her entry into the United States in 1952.
She served a year’s internship at Montefiore
Hospital, Pittsburgh, which is associated
with the University of Pittsburgh, and a
year’s residency at the Kaiser Foundation
Hospital in Vancouver, Washington.
Eugenia Colen is the wife of Dr. John
Colen, allergist, and the mother of a threeyear-old son. The family has resided in
Tacom a since August, 1958, when Dr. John
opened his office in the Medical Arts
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1958-58
W o m a n ’s A u xilia ry
P ie rc e C o u n ty M e d ic a l S o cie ty
Officers an d C h a irm e n
$382.97 which should help keep the newly
formed Finance Committee busy.
.
B o a rd M eetin g B riefs
Our president, Helen Florence, received
a letter from Allied Arts, Inc. which has
President
......................
Mrs. Robert W . Florence
President-Elect
________
Mrs. Joseph Harris
been formed to further cultural growth in
1st Vice-President
..............-......-............ Mrs. Herman Judd
the Tacoma area. The purpose of the cor
2nd Vice-President
............................... Mrs. Robert Osborne
3rd Vice-President
___________
Mrs. Carl Scheyer
poration is to unite the common interests of
_____
Mrs. Burke L air
4th Vice-Presidcnt
Recording Secretary .............
Mrs.Charles Anderson, Jr.
organizations and individuals in the arts to
Corresponding Secretary.-..............................Mrs. Kenneth Gross
the end that an environment may be created
Treasurer----------------------------------------Mrs.
Haskel L. Maier
American Medical Education Fu nd
Mrs. Robert Osbornein Tacom a in which all of the arts might
National B u lletin ................. -.....................Mrs. Robert P. CrabiN
Civil Defense _____
Mrs. Robert Burt
flourish. The Public Safety building has
Historian......................................
Mrs,Thom as Smeall
Social___________________
. ..M rs. F . M.been
Nucc purchased and will be converted to a
Legislative.- Mrs. Robert Ferguson
Fine Arts Center. Since it is the policy of
Membership and Hospitality
Mrs. G Jcnn Brokaw
the Medical Auxiliary not to join any fundMrs. Galen Hoover
........ .............. -M rs. H erbert Kennedy
Nurse Recruitm ent
raising organization as a group, it was sug
Program
........ ........ .. ........................ ..
Mrs. T . O. Murphy
Public Relations..................................... ... Mrs. Mills Law rence
gested that members be encouraged to sub
Revisions
.......................................... ...........
. Mrs. _Elm er W ahlbe
Rehabilitation— ............................_ .................. Mrs. T . B. Murphv
scribe for individual memberships in this
Telephone.............. ......................... ..................... Mrs. Richard Link
group. Membership dues for individuals
Today’s Health..............................
Mrs. G eorge Tanbara
_ ,
Mrs. Stanlev Tuell
are $2.00 yearly. Any other questions can be
SpeakersBureau
--------------------Mrs. Philip Grenlev
answered by contacting Peggy Haley at
Minute W om en ..................
Mrs. W . W . ZimmermHn
Heart..---------------------- ------ ----------- -------- Mrs. Robert Kallsen
FUlton 3-8295.
MentalH ealth
— .....................
Mrs. Jam es Mattson
_ -------- Mrs. Stanley Durkin
Safety.----------------------In an effort to make the Puget Sound
Cancer
Mrs. Robert Brooke
Rehabilitation Center better known, bro
Infantile Paralysis.
___
Mrs. D ouelas Buttorfl'
Tuberculosis
.................................. ....... ........-M rs. Hillis Griffin
chures telling of the services offered by the
Crippled Children and Aclults
Mrs. W . G. Peterson
Publicity— Bulletin -------------------------Mrs. Arnold Herrmann
center are being distributed to the doctor’s
Publicity— Newspaper— ......
Mrs. Howard Prutt
offices. These services offer help for stroke
Fashion Show__
........
.Mrs. G. M. W hitacre
D a n c e
.........................
M rs. Robert Gibson
patients, arthritis, amputees, heart, paraly
Game Night ................... ................................... Mrs. T. B. Murphy
Community Council................... ............................ M is. John Steele
sis from polio or any other physical disa
......... ............ ............................Mrs. W in. Goerini!
City Council
bility. The center also offers speech ther
Sometime between Christinas and New apy, physical therapy, occupational therapy,
Years the Bulletin copy became misplaced and vocational guidance. There are a great
somewhere between the Christmas cards number of patients who could be helped bv
and the ever-flowing tide of “New Year” the Rehab Center if more people knew of
bills, So, to go back a bit (w hich is always its existence.
At the board meeting Kay Anderson per
a bad policy), we pick up the thread of the
Auxiliary’s activities with the Children’s sonally thanked the Auxiliary members for
their response in the Heart Association
Christmas party which took place December 13 at Jackson Hall. The party was a drive. Seventy-five per cent of the key
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pt!u-—aS WC^ aS a ^nancial success.
Phyllis Erickson and her committee pro
vided some excellent entertainment for the
youngsters with everything from supervised
games and story telling to songs and dances
by Snow White and the Eight (th at’s right)
Dwarfs. The puppet show was also a favor
ite with the young guests. Refreshments of
cookies, punch and lollipops helped to make
party complete. Proceeds from this
event went to purchase some much-needed
124 Meridian South
equipment for the Washington Children’s
Home. While we are on the subject of
PUYALLUP
toiancial successes, a report was made at
p e last board meeting on the recent fash
ion show. The report showed a profit of
BEALL’S
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women working on this drive are from our
group—the organization with a heart for
die heart!
The January meeting which was held in
the Charles Larson home featured a guest
speaker from Spokane. The speaker, Dr. O.
A. Adams, a retired Orthopedic surgeon, is
in his fourth term as State Representative
from the 6th District. Dr. Adams posed
some very poignant points on the subject
of partisan (or non-partisan) politics. The
guest, introduced by Donna Ferguson, was
enthusiastically received by his audience
who appreciated his wit and wisdom on the
everlasting mysteries of politics. He high
lighted his talk with current information
on the widely discussed Business and Occu
pation tax, which directly affects the doc
tors. The speaker offered some sagacious
advice to all voters— which in essence was
to become informed on parties, platforms,
and petitioners— and then do your voting—
but by all means V O TE! Hostesses for the
afternoon were Chairman Mrs. Thomas
Smeall, co-chairman Mrs. Robert Kallsen.
Assisting were Mesdames Horace Ander
son, J. Robert Brooke, Ralph Huff, George
Kunz, and Frank Rigos.
The February meeting will be a tea hon
oring the sponsors of the Future Nurses
Clubs. The time will be 1:30 p.m. Friday,
February 20 in the Jackson Hall Recreation
Room. Chairman for the event will be Mrs.
Theodore Haley with Mrs. George Tanbara
as her co-chairman. Mesdames Richard Bar
ronian, Calvin Lantz, and Maurice Yoachim
\Vill assist. There will be no board meeting
preceding.
Also coming up in February will be an
other event of interest to all party loving
members. That's the jointly sponsored So
ciety and Auxiliary dinner dance at the
Top of the Ocean. The date is February 28
and for any more information you might
call Becky Banfield— SK. 2-2869. Like the
come on” some of the local theaters are
using to lure the people in— we won’t reveal
the theme or any other vital secrets of the
committee— you come and see!
Inter Nos
Fred and Jeanne Schwind left recently
tor a long awaited vacation in the Hawailan Islands. The entire Vadheim family
spent the past holidays bathing and sun”ms ™ the same locale. Also the Lou
nosenbladts were recent visitors to the
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Joan and H. A. Anderson are settling
down for a long winter’s business following
their trip to Mexico.
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The population of Sun Valley will be
increased during February by the Ken
Grosses, the Crabills, Mattsons, Kallsens,
and the Durkins.
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Jean Gibson, who was to be the chairman
for the forthcoming dinner dance is leaving
shortly for a long seige of medical and sur
gical treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
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See the happy moron,
He doesn’t give a damn.
I wish I were a moron . . .
My God, perhaps I am!
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a weekly publication— they were submitted
by a doctor and by a mother and home
maker.
The doctor’s prize winner was— “L et’s
Help Stamp Our People.” Madame House
wife wrote—“It’s such a nice day— let’s
think of a way to louse it up!”
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HOSPITALS. . .
Saint Joseph’s
The Maintenance Department reports
that they enjoyed the wonderful Christmas
party and express their appreciation to Sis
ter Antonia and all who helped with the
food and decorations for the party. W e
were in no need of dinner when we went
home that night. Mr. Devik was especially
happy as his number was drawn for first
prize.
New door jambs and trim are being made
and installed in the courtyard areas. Don’t
be alarmed that an air attack is coming. It
is only the carpenters using the router,
and for a small machine it certainly makes
a lot of noise. The main lobby is the latest
room to get a new coat of paint. W e plan
on having all Departments completed b e
fore it is time to begin repaiting again.
The Preclinical students demonstrated
their abilities as cooks by pleasantly surpris
ing the Sisters with a very fine example of
their culinary art during the holiday season.
The festive array of holiday goodies was
greatly appreciated. Thank you, girls. The
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dramatic and vocal abilities of many of the
students helped to make the holiday season
very enjoyable for all. The carolling and
presentation of gifts throughout the hos
pital att his time made the season more
cheerful for those away from home at
Christmas.
On D ecem ber 22 the W inter Quarter
began for the students. Faces that have
been absent from the corridors because of
affiliation may again be seen. Father Alt
man, S.J., is teaching psychology to the pre
clinical group this quarter. Miss Ewings
and Miss Matz are representing the student
body at the SWAN Convention being held
in St. Francis Cabrini Hospital in Seattle
this month. The question of the hour is:
“Who will the lucky student be to go to the
National Convention in M ay?” The State
Board returns make us all very proud of our
graduates as all of them passed. Congratu
lations to all. Miss Janet Magill scored high
est in the group with many following in
close succession.
Tuesday, January 13 the Nursing School
Guild met in the Nurses’ Home. Hostesses
for the evening were Miss Konecky and
Miss Blanchet who are recipients of the
Guild Scholarships.
Timothy McNerthney was a patient in the
Pediatric Department this month. Have
you seen the lovely new scrap books in
circulation in Pedi? They are a gift from
Mrs. Evelina Sauvie from the Ozanam
Home. She is 88 years young as evidenced
by her work. Mrs. Hanson, R.N., is resign
ing to assume her new role of “housewife”
for awhile. W e are all sorry to have her
leave.
Proud doctors and fathers are Drs. Eltrich, Comfort, Annest and O ’Leary. The
first and last were blessed with bouncing
boys and the others with sweet smiling
girls. Mrs. Trudy Allen graduate of ’57 class
is the proud mother of a litde boy and Mrs.
Virginia Vincent received another girl
bringing the number up to five. Mrs. Stel
Batsky, a nurse from Philadelphia received
a beautiful boy. Back to work are Mrs.
Thurston, Mrs. Valentine, and Mrs. Rud.
How that flu bug does cut down on the
staff| Mrs. Davies is having a tonsillectomy
performed, no, she is not in Pedi.
Another score on our side. W e came first
on the list for the Christmas and New Year
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Fam ily Doctors Schedule
San Francisco M eeting
W hat does the “space age” m ean to
m edicine? How do doctors treat bad burns?
W hat's new in the realms of heart surgery,
foot fractures, hypertension and diabetes?
T hese and countless other questions will b e
answered at the Am erican Academ y of
G eneral P ractice 11th Annual Scientific
Assembly, April 6-9, in San Fran cisco’s
C ivic Auditorium.
T h e scientific program will feature 28
prom inent physician-authorities. M ore than
100 scientific and 300 technical exhibits will
be prepared for tile 7,000 doctors and guests
expected to attend. T h e Academ y is the
nation’s second largest m edical association
and the only Am erican m edical group or
ganized strictly for fam ily doctors.
M ac F . Cahal, executive director of the
25,000-m em ber organization, says the 1959
scientific program offers an exciting and
valuable postgraduate education opportun
ity for physicians.
T h e Congress of D elegates, the A cad
emy’s policy-m aking body, will convene at
2 p.m., Saturday, April 4, in the Fairm ont
Hotel. D elegates from each of the 49 states,
Hawaii, Puerto R ico and the D istrict of
Colum bia will m eet until noon, Monday,
April 6, when the scientific sessions open in
the auditorium.
A m erican C ollege of Surgeons
Slate Vancouver, B.C. M eet
Surgeons and related m edical personnel
are invited to attend the three-day Sectional
M eeting of the Am erican College of Sur
geons in Vancouver, British Colum bia, F e b
ruary 26-28, 1959. H eadquarters will be the
H otel Vancouver, w ith sessions also a t the
Vancouver G eneral Hospital.
Dr. T. R. Sarjeant, Clinical Professor of
Surgery, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, is Chairman of the Advisory
Com m ittee on Local Arrangements. Assist
ing him are the follow ing Fellow s of the
College (F .A .C .S .): Cam eron S. Allen, E l
liott Harrison, Gordon C. Johnston, R obert
G. Langston, H enry B. Lockhart, Jam es E.
Musgrove, J. Russel] Neilson, J. W . Patter
son, Law rence E . Ranta, and, from V ic
toria, Arthur B. Nash, and Andrew N.
Reid.
The program will include scientific re
ports on topics of current concern such as
plastic surgery of the hand, varicose veins,
the bad risk surgical p atient, ath letic in
juries, arterial injuries, th e control of diag
nostic radiology, treatm ent of b reast cancer,
surgical treatm ent of head and neck cancer,
and diseases of the pancreas. A symposium
on infections will b e presented, in addi
tion to symposiums on traum a and cancer.
Selected m edical m otion pictures and cine
clinic films from the 1958 C linical Congrc:.
will b e shown.
Dr. W illiam L. Sloan, Vancouver, will
represent the A m erican C ollege of Radiol
ogy in his report on Thursday afternoon.
This report is one of a series being pre
sented at each of the 1959 Sectional Meet
ings of the Am erican C ollege of Surgeons,
as a cooperative program betw een both
Colleges on the su b ject of p atient exposure
from diagnostic x-ray.
On Friday, F ebru ary 27, D r. Newell W.
Philpott, M ontreal, President, the American
College of Surgeons, w ill preside at the
Fellow ship Luncheon open discussion on
College activities.
A m erican Physicians and Surgeons
Assn. To M eet in F ort Worth
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T h e Association of A m erican Physicians
;
and Surgeons, a national organization rep,
resenting the nation’s physicians in medical . s
econom ics, pu blic relations, legislation and
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T en speakers will be presented during the J
three days. T h e sessions will be presided i
over by D r. M ai Rum ph, President of AA ;
PS, whose hom e is in F o rt W orth. Some of
the distinguished speakers to appear are;
C. H am ilton M oses (L ittle Rock, Ar
k ansas), President of the Arkansas Power
and L ig h t Com pany; K ent Courtney (New
Orleans, L a .) , Publisher of The Inde
pendent Am erican; D r. Howard A. Nelson
(G reenw ood, M iss.), a past president of ,
the Mississippi State M edical Association
and Reverend G eorge T aggart, a Presby
terian M inister from Anderson, Indiana.
O ther speakers on the program include:
D r. Charles T an sill (W ashington, D .C.), ■<
author of “B ack D oor to W ar”; Dr. Robeit ,
S. G reen (C in cin n ati, O h io ); Dr. Howard
O. Sm ith (M arlin , T e x a s ), President of the
Texas M ed ical Association, and Dr. Robert
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Officers and Committee Chairmen and
Heads of Departments for the year 1959.
Elm er W ahlberg, M .D,, President; W illiam
E. Avery, M .D., Vice-President; W illiam
Rademaker,
M .D.,
Secretary-Treasurer;
W illiam P. Hauser, M .D., Chairman, Cre
dentials Committee; Drs. Theodore Haley,
Thomas Smeall, and Robert W . Osborne
are additional members of the Executive
Committee.
Dr. Kanar, Intern and Resident Commit
tee; Dr. Liewer, Program Committee; Dr.
Kemp, Pharmacy; Dr. Lynch, Radioactive
Isotope; Dr. Stanley W . Tuell, Medical
Records; Dr. D. G. Kohler, Library; Dr.
Gibson, Tissue Committee; Dr. George
Tanbara, Perinatal; Dr. Vimont, Infection;
Dr. Rowen, Head of Internal Medicine;
Dr. W. W . Mattson, Surgery; Dr. Kittredge,
Pediatrics; Dr. Goering, Orthopedics; Dr.
McColl, Pathology; Dr. Pratt, Anesthesia;
Dr. Harrelson, General Practice; Dr. Kyle,
Ob-Gyn; Dr. Grenley, Urology; Dr. Maki,
X-ray; Dr. Drues, E E N T ; Dr. Kass, Neuro
psychiatry.
D octors
In the November, 1958 issue of your
Bulletin, this reporter stated that at certain
times he would deviate from the usual pat
tern of news in order to bring the physicians
of Pierce County information pertaining
to the personnel at The Doctors Hospital of
Tacoma.
On February 1, 1959, all of us in the hos
pital and all of the physicians who use the
hospital will feel a very great and personal
loss in the retirement of Mr. Alfred
Berntsen.
Mr. Berntsen arrived at the Doctors Hos
pital building on January 2, 1945. Pie was
employed by the late A. W . Bridge, M.D.
as Maintenance Engineer for the then
Bridge Clinic and Hospital. Mr. Berntsen
or “Al” as he has become known over the
years, has served continually the Pierce
County Industrial Medical Bureau when it
took possession of the property in June,
1946 also the new Doctors Hospital of T a
coma Corporation, which took possession
of the building in July, 1957. Al is the oldest
active
employee
in
both
of these
organizations.
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BU L L E T IN of the P ie b c e C o u n t y M e d ic a l S o c ie t y
Flu Shots Urged For
Heart Patients
A joint statement recommended that per
sons with heart or blood vessel disease
obtain vaccinations against influenza has
been issued by the American H eart Asso
ciation and the United States Public Health
Service.
The joint statement, issued recently, said,
“Experience has shown that patients with
heart or lung diseases are more susceptible
to the hazards of influenza than is the gen
eral population. This increased risk is shown
by more severe illness and by higher case
fatality rates among patients with these
diseases. Patients with, or prone to, pul
monary congestion secondary to heart dis
ease are an especially high risk group.
“Studies with influenzal vaccine have
clearly shown that its use significantly re
duces the incidence and probably the sever
ity of influenzal infection, in the presence
of local or widespread epidemics. Further
more, use of the vaccine is contraindicated
only in those patients who are allergic to
the components of the vaccine. The type
of local and systemic reactions to vaccine
have not been such as to constitute any
significant hazard to patients with cardiac
disease.
“Therefore, the American Heart Associa
tion and the Public Health Service, through
its National Heart Institute, wash to call
these facts to the attention of all physicians
throughout the country. I t is further urged
that persons with cardiovascular disease
consult their physicians as to advisability of
obtaining influenzal vaccination.”
Medical Terminology Class Again
Offered By Vocational School
A class in medical terminology will again
be offered by the Tacoma Vocational-Tech
nical School beginning February 19, 1959.
The class is being offered to medical
secretaries, nurses or others who may be
interested in building a medical vocabu
lary. Classes will be held Tuesday and
Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9 :0 0 p.m.
beginning Thursday, February 19 and end
ing Thursday, May 28, 1959.
Th® instructor will be Mrs. Ann Kelly
March, medical record librarian at Mary
■Bridge Children’s Hospital.
The class will be limited in number so
™?se interested in enrolling should call
nix --9367 to secure their place in the
class.
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A monumental nationwide study, spon
sored by the National Association of Sci
ence Writers and supported by a grant
from the Rockefeller Foundation, strongly
indicates that the American public has a
big appetite for science news, especially
medical.
But the surprising conclusion is that b e
cause of space limitations all “mass media
are transmitting only a microscopic part ol
the mountainous supply of science informa
tion potentially available to them.”
The study revealed, for example:
— Medical reading is more prevalent
among women than men.
— Medical reading increases with age,
but there is a sudden drop in the group 65
and over.
— The west leads in the percentage who
read all medicine, and the south and north
east trail.
— The science consumer ( the reader or
TV viewer) retains a lot of what he reads
and hears.
— Medical stories center around the ma
jor diseases.
— Information that can be applied in
everyday life is largely of the medical type.
— Almost one-third of the newspaper
audience wants more science news, and
almost one-half wants more medical news.
— The science consumer prefers to re
ceive science and general news via the
written media.
— Based on newspaper readers only, 41
per cent reported that they read all medi
cine and health news, 35 per cent said
they read some, 13 per cent said they
glanced at it, and only 10 per cent said thev
skipped over it.
— Medical and public health news ranked
third in readership, only local news and
names in the news being read more.
— Secretary’s L etter o f the A.M.A.
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County Community Health W eek
Dr. Bernard A. Bader, will head the 1959
observance of Pierce County Community
Health Week, according to a report issued
by Dr. Cecil R. Fargher, D irector of T a
coma-Pierce County Health Department.
In accepting leadership of the effort Dr.
Bader explained that for the past two years
Community Health Week, a 7 day period
around the end of March, has given the
public a chance to learn what services are
available to them through the various pub
lic and private health agencies in Pierce
County. He also pointed out that the
agencies have used such devices as films,
open houses, talks, and window displays to
tell their stories.
Previously the Community Health chair
man and his committee had been helped in
their planning by the Health Section of the
Community Council; this year the TacomaPierce County Health Department will pro
vide such assistance.
“The Book”
F or those of you who expressed interest
in the voyage of the old lumber schooner
last year, I would like to announce the
publication of “The Book”. “The Schooner
T hat Came Home,” by Harlan Trott, takes
excerpts from the log of the trip and inter
sperses historical data about the coastwise
trade under sail at the turn of the century.
You are welcome to borrow my copy or
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STA FF O F PIERCE COUNTY
TACOMA ACADEM Y O F PSYCHIATRISTS and NEUROLOGISTS
Second Tuesday of the month— -8:15 p.m.
Third Tuesday of each month— 6:30 p.m. at Tacom a Club
TACOM A ACADEMY O F INTERNAL MEDICINE
TACOMA ACADEM Y O F GENERAL PRACTICE
STAFF OF MEDICAL ARTS HOSPITAL
Third Friday of M arch, June, Sept., Dec.— 7:15 a.m .
at Scotty's Cafe
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VOL. X X X — No. 7
TACOMA, W ASH.
M ARCH - 1959
B U L L E T IN
of th e P i e r c e C o u n t y M e d i c a l S o c i e t y
1959
O F F IC E R S
President ........................................... .................... ...... J . W . B ow en , Jr.
P r e s id e n t-E le c t
..................... ......................... ___C . B . R itch ie
V ic e -P re sid e n t...................
.R o b e rt W . F lo ren ce
......................
A rnold
J . H errm ann
Execu tive S ecretary
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Ju d y Gordon
TRU STEES
J . W . B ow en, J r .
P h ilip C. Kyle
R o b e rt W . F lo ren c e
Ja m es D . L am b in g
T . R . H aley
R o b e rt E . L a n e
H erm an S. Ju d d
C. B . R itch ie
DELEGATES
M urray L . Johnson
Stan ley W . T n ell
H erm an S. Ju d d
Sam uel E . Adam s
F red erick J . Sch w ind
G . M. W h ita cre
C O M M IT T E E S
E th ic s
M iles Parrott, C hairm an
H askel L . M aier
G riev an ce
H erm an S. Ju d d , C hairm an
G erald C. K ohl
H illis F . Griffin
Library
I.
W illiam E . A very
J . Edm und D em ing
A. D rues, C hairm an
S. R o bert L a n tiere
Jo h n F . Steele
Program
W . W . M attson, Jr ., Chairm an
T . R. H aley
H erbert C. K ennedy
R o bert A. O ’Connell
P u b lic H ealth
B . A. B ad er, C hairm an
W . Ro land Olson
Thom as R . W est
P u b lic R elatio n s
Jam es D . L am b in g, Chairm an
Claris Allison
R o bert M . Fergu son
Charles R. B ogu e
K en n eth E . Gross
G eorge A . T a n b a ra
D ud ley W . Houtz
C iv il D isa ste r
R ichard B . L in k , C hairm an
M urray L . Johnson
D onald F . M cK ay
D avid T , H ellyer
Ja m es P. D uffy
T . R . H aley
Joh n S. M ay
D ia b e tes
R odger S. D ille, Chairm an
R o bert W . O sborne, C hairm an
G lenn H . Brokaw
F ra n k J . Rigos
W end ell G . Peterson
M ax S. Thom as
G e riatrics
M. E . Law ren ce, C hairm an
L eg islativ e
D ouglas P . B u ttorff, C hairm an
G erald C . Kohl
M e d ical E d u ca tio n
R o bert K allsen, Chairm an
Schools
R . A. Norton, C hairm an
T heodore A pa
G eorge S . K ittredge
Orvis H arrelson
W illiam E . H ill
Traffic an d S a fe ty
M e n tal H ea lth
M yron K ass, C hairm an
H arlan P . M cN u tt
W illiam H . Tod d
B u lle tin S taff
E d ito r..
Business
M anager..
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,
A uxiliary News E d ito r
.......... .........R o bert A . O ’C onnell
— ..........................— Ju d y Gordon
.......... ............M rs. A rnold H errm ann
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you,
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GOVNOR TEA TS
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W IL L IA M H IL L
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NOTICE
C h eck b a ck p ag e of Bulletin for calenaai
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It provides a direct strike at all tetracycline-susceptible organisms (most pathogenic bacteria, certain rickett*
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It provides the new chemical form o f the world's most widely prescribed broad spectrum antibiotic.
It provides unsurpassed initial blood levels — higher and faster than older forms o f tetracycline — for the most
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It acts to prevent the m onilial overgrowth which frequently occurs whenever tetracycline o r any other broad
It protects your patient against antibiotic-induced intestinal m oniliasis and its com plications, including vaginal
and anogenital moniliasis, even potentially fatal systemic moniliasis.
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Pediatric Drops (100 m g ./100,000 u. per cc.). 10 cc. dropper bottles .
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M E D IC A L A R T S B U IL D IN G A U D IT O R IU M
THE NATIONAL PICTURE
G en eral d iscu ssion b y th e m e m b e rsh ip o f th e fo llo w in g
3 q uestion s p o se d b y th e A .M .A . an d r e f e r r e d to C o u n ty
S o cieties b y th e W a s h in g to n S ta te M e d ic a l A s so c ia tio n :
Free Choice of Physician
Closed Panels
The Aged
M o d e ra to r s : H o m e r W . H u m i s t o n , M .D .
AND
Jess R e a d , M .D ,
A n o-h ost so cia l h o u r a n d d in n e r w ill p r e c e d e th e m e e tin g
S o cial H o u rs :
6 :0 0
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7 3 9 St. H e le n s
5
6
Spacious, b e a u tifu l m e m o ria l chapel
C hoice o f c e m e te ry , m a u s o le u m ,
c re m a tio n o r c o lu m b a riu m
C hoice o f ty p e or
m a n n e r o f service
B u d g e t Terms
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SHAW
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Phone: BRoadw ay 2-1277
D ea lers fo r—
H A M ILT O N OFFICE EQ UIPM ENT
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CAM BRIDG E ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHS
W IL M O T CASTLE STERILIZERS A N D LIGHTS
SKLAR, H A S LA M A N D LA W T O N SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTS
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March Calendar of Meetings
TUESDAY
MONDAY
3
2
FRID A Y
THURSDAY
W EDNESDAY
4
5
Staff of
Tacoma General
6 :3 0 p.m.
6
Pierce County
Pediatric Society
Tacoma Academy
of Psychology
and Neurology
10
9
Staff of
Doctor’s Hospital
7:30 p.m.
Staff of
Good Samaritan
6:30 p.m.
16
12
13
18
19
20
Pierce County
Medical Society
8:15 p.m.
17
Staff of
St. Joseph’s
6:15 p.m.
11
Staff of
Medical Arts
7 :1 5 a.m.
Tacoma
Surgical Club
6 :3 0 p.m.
P. C. I. M. B.
Board of Trustees
8 :0 0 p.m.
23
24
Tacoma Academy
of
General Practice
6:30 p.m.
Tacoma Academy
■ of
Internal Medicine
6:0 0 p.m.
25
26
27
Staff of
Mary Bridge
Children’s Hospital
12:15 p.m.
30
Staff of
Mt. View General
6:15 p.m.
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Heating Oils
"Glasses as y o u r eye
physician prescribes th e m "
Call MA. 7-3171
Medical Center
816 A St., Tacoma
Mark Dolliver
Jack Galbraith
.
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Everything under one roof. . .
Tacom a’s M edical Arts Building provides all
the needs of the m edical profession under
one roof . . .
a m odem hospital, fully
equipped laboratories, prescription pharmacy,
optical store, fine auditorium, new restaurant,
m edical supply house, Pierce County Medical
Society office and library
.
.
. PLUS
!j J] h L
more than 500 parking spaces within a half
I'M " 1!
block of the building. W e invite your inquiry.
1 "I 1 1 1
Medical A r ts Building
B uilding O ffice: 110 M edical Arts Bldg.
M A rket 7-6441
M ETROPO LITAN BUILD IN G C O R P., MGRS.
f o r “T h is W o r m y W orld '
eliminate PINWORMS
IN ONE WEEK
ROUNDWORMS IN
ONE OR TW O DAYS
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Piperazine C itrate, 100 mg. per cc.
‘AN TEPAR’ T A B LET S
Piperazine C itrate, 250 or 500 mg., scored
‘A N TEPAR’ W A FERS
Pleasant tasting
ANTEPAR
Piperazine Phosphate, 500 mg.
J®
• L itera tu re a vailable o n request
b ra n d
PIPERA Z IN E
BURROUGHS W ELLC O M E & CO. (U.S.A.) INC., Tuckahoe, N .Y.
Lactum ® formula was selected..
M a r k . . . age 3 days
M ark’s urea clearance is low—but only norm ally so, for a
Meanwhile the Dextri-M alt.ose’2’ carbohydrate modifier in
M ark's Lactum formula protects him against renal osmolar
overload.
D o r o t h y . . . age 1 m onth
"L a ctu m liquid is so easy to use! I ju st add a canful of
water to the contents of the L actum can,” D orothy’s mother
says, "and there’s a day’s supply of formula! I spend less
tim e in the kitchen and more time with my baby. And th a t’s
the way it ought to b e ."
S a n d r a . . . a g e 2 m onths
Sandra's mother didn’t have enough breast m ilk for her
hungry little daughter and felt a bit guilty about it — though
t A C T U M ® (M O D IF IE D
M IL K F O R M U L A . M E A D J O H N S O N )
L I Q U I D ^ " I N STAN I ’ *
M ead Johnson
S ym bol o f s erv ice in m ed ic in e
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C0+LYNN CO*
fM ctitw rty
717-719 Tac. Ave. So.
Phone MA 7-7745
Com pany
Tacoma, Washington
M A rket 7-4151
Branches in . . . Lakewood - Everett - Bremerton - Fort Lewis
In th e T reatm en t o f R heum atic D isorders
G reater stability of m ain ten an ce d o sa g e
minimizes risks of hormonal im balan ce
In Sterazolidin, th e anti-inflam m atory actions o f prednisone and B u ta zo lid in *
are combined to perm it lower e ffective dosage o f each. C lin ica l experience
has indicated th a t patients can be well m aintained on th is com bination over
thus minimizing the problems arising from excessively high doses o f c o rti
costeroids. O the r side e ffe cts have also been gratifyingly few. A n ta c id and
spasmolytic com ponents are contained in Sterazolidin capsules fo r the b e n e fit
homatropine methylbromide 1.25 mg.
*G elgy’s tradem ark fo r p he nylbu tazo n e —Reg. U. S. Pat. O ff.
new Sterazolidin
p re d n iso n e -p h e n ylb u ta zo n e , G eigy
Ardsley, New Y ork
'If?:
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I L O S O N E ™ assures a decisive response
in common bacterial infections
P a r e n t e r a l p o te n c y — T h e graph above
shows th a t Ilosone provides an tib acterial
serum levels com parable to those ob
tained with intram uscular therapy.
P a r e n t e r a l c e r t a i n t y — In more th an a
thousand determ inations, in hundreds of
patients studied, Ilosone has never failed
to provide significant an tib acterial levels
in th e serum.
T h e usual dosage for adults and chil
dren over fifty pounds is 250 mg. every
six hours, b u t doses o f 500 m g. or more
m ay be adm inistered safely every six
hours in more severe infections. F or op
tim um effect, adm inister on an em pty
stom ach. Supplied in Pulvules o f 250
mg. (F o r children under fifty pounds, a
125-m g. Pulvule is also available.)
1. A n tib io tic M e d . & C lin. T h e ra p y , 5 :6 0 9 ,
1958.
2. D a ta from A n tib io tics A n n ual, p. 2 6 9 ,1 9 5 4 1955.
Ilosone™ (proplonyl erythromycin ester, Lilly)
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INDIANA,
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Letter to the Editor
PHARMACY
Prescription
Druggists
We Carry a C om plete Stock o f
FUlton 3-2411
PROMPT
.
.
.
FREE DELIVERY
Stadium Hi District
Tacoma, Washington
To Whom It May Concern:
An unusual opportunity is now available
for a physician interested in a rural practice
in the town of Tekoa, Washington (popu
lation 1,000). This town is situated south
of Spokane in the upper portion of the rich
wheat and pea-growing farmlands of the
Palouse Hills. The town is 3 miles from
the Idaho border and about 20 miles from
the lower end of Coeur d’Alene Lake.
This practice is unopposed. There is no
sale price. The office is rented at $145.00
a month and includes a large waiting
room, receptionist’s office, 2 examining
rooms, 2 doctor’s offices, a minor surgery
room, E K G -B M R room, infant examining
room, and fluroscopy room. The equipment
to fill these rooms is also rented at $175.00
a month. The equipment is in good shape,
is modern, and entirely satisfactory. For
example, the X-ray unit is a 200 M.A., rota
ting head, with a G .E. tilt table. The
annual gross income in this office over the
past 5 years has been $48,000.00. Our gross
income in 1958 was $49,500.00. Our indi
vidual net income was $12,750 a piece. The
operating expense of the clinic closely ap
proximating 50%. At the present time we
employ a receptionist-secretary, a nurse,
and lab-technician. They are wonderful,
loyal people and all would be available to
continue in their preesnt jobs. I am certain
that one physician could easily net $18,000$20,000 a year and be overly busy only
during the months of January, February
and March.
Tekoa is located in the heart of excellent
bird hunting; viz. pheasant, Hun, and some
quail. The local deer hunting is good.
Within 30 miles to the North, East, or W est
is some of the best lake fishing in the entire
Northwest. Coeur d’Alene Lake to the East
yields bass to 7 lbs., cutthroat and rainbow
trout to 20 inches, and Kokanee salmon or
“blueback” to 16 inches. A true fisherman’s
paradise.
If any intern or resident reading this
description is truly interested, please con
tact us at the above address and we will
arrange a personal interview with you at
your .hospital or in Tekoa ( as our guest,
expense-paid) whichever is more conveni
ent for you.
Sincerely,
E d w a r d P u r d e y , M.D
Tekoa, Wash!
“p a t r o n i z e
o u r a d v e r t is e r s ”
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District
Y o u r Prescription Store
FIRST IN QUALITY
FIRST IN SERVICE
David Ludwig
PAY
PHONE &
GRIFFIN FUEL
BILLS HERE
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LAKEWOOD
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9 a.m. to rO p.m.
J U n ip e r
CENTER B U ILDING
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CHECKS
PHARMACY
Free
Prescrip tion
SUNDAYS
10 a.m .-fo 10 p.m.
HOLIDAYS
Noon to 6 p.m.
D elivery
Radio D ispatched
AMBULANCE
SERVICE
M A rket 7-1121
O x y g e n E q u ip p e d
Electric C ot W a rm e rs
Licensed A tte n d a n ts
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B U L LE T IN of th e P i e r c e C o u n t y M e d ic a l S o c ie t y
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WOMAN’ S A U X I L I A R Y
the Future Nurses Clubs in the high
schools. A student nurse from St. Jo e ’s Hos
pital on the Pierce County Medical Auxil
jn t..............
President-Elect ____________________ ____ Mrs. Joseph Harris
iary scholarship spoke to the group of her
1st V ice-President
....... .......................... Mrs. Herman Judd
nursing experiences and her appreciation
2nd V ice-PresidentMrs. Robert Osbome
3rd Vice-President...
..M rs. Carl Schever
to the auxiliary. Nadeen Kennedy poured—
4th Vice-President................ ............................ . Mrs. Burke L air
Recording Secretary.— ................... Mrs. Charles Anderson, Jr.
despite a broken leg she incurred on a
Corresponding Secretary_____________
Mrs.
Kenneth Gross
skiing trip.
Mrs. Haskel L . Maier
Treasurer— .......
American Medical Education F u n d
Mrs. Robert Osborne
At this writing the decorating committee
National Bulletin-----------Mrs. Robert P. Crabill
Civil Defense ........................................................Mrs. Robert Burt
for the combined Society-Auxiliary Dance
Historian..............................
Mrs. Thom as Smeall
is busily engaged in plucking greens, cam el
Social—_— ............. ................... ...............................Mrs. F . M. Nace
Legislative ................
Mrs. Robert Ferguson
lias, digging out small size swimming pools
Membership and Hospitality......................... Mrs. Glenn Brokaw
and anything else that might help stimidate
Mrs. Galen Hoover
Nurse Recruitment
_____
Mrs. H erbert Kennedy
the
green, tropical look of the Hawai
Mrs.
T . O.lush
Murphy
Program— __________________
Public R elations----------------------------Mrs.
Mills Law rence
ian Islands. W e’ll relate more about a Night
Mrs. Elm er W ahlberg
Revisions— ..............— ..........— .........
Rehabilitation.. - ................................
Mrs. T . B . Murphy
in Hawaii in the next bulletin. Hope to see
Telephone.......................................
Mrs.
Richard Link
y’all
there.
Today’s H ealth .........................
Mrs. George Tanbara
Mrs. Stanley Tuell
Following a Night in Hawaii we’re hop
Speakers Bureau................................
Mrs.
Philip Grenley
ing all of you good members will accom
Minute W om en
- ----Mrs. W . W . Zimmerman
Heart
Mrs.
Robert Kallseu
pany
us to “A Night in Reno.” This will
Mental H ealth ....................................
Mrs.
Tames Mattson
Safety
---------------------------Mrs.
Stanlevplace
Durkin April 18th— that’s on Saturday—
take
Cancer
..... ...................................
Mrs.
Robert Brooke
Mrs. Douglas Buttorff
Infantile Paralysis --------at the University-Union Club. A social hour
Tuberculosis .— .............. ............ .....................Mrs. Hillis Griffin
will begin at 6 :3 0 followed by a buffetCrippled Children and Adults ........... Mrs. W . G. Peterson
Publicity— B u lletin -------------------------- Mrs. Arnold Herrmann
style dinner. Oh yes!— Guests are not only
Publicity— Newspaper
.......................
Mrs. Howard Pratt
.welcomed— but encouraged— this is to help
Fashion Show...............
Mrs. G. M. W hitacre
Dance.....—--------------------------Mrs.
Robert Gibson
finance
the auxiliary’s varied projects.
Game Night ------------------------Mrs.
T . B. Murphv
Community C ou n cil..
— ............................Mrs. John Steele
Among them the A .M .E.F., Rehab., Nurses
City Council
.................................
Mrs. W ni, Goering
Scholarships and Future Nurses clubs. So
come on to Reno— April ISth— don’t for
'M a n m ay w ork fro m sttn to s u n ,
get this time! Ruth Murphy is chairman for
B u t w o m a n s w ork is n e v e r d o n e .”
this event.
' Of course you’ll find lots of grounds for
Inter Nos
debate on this hackneyed expression, but
The S. F. Herrmanns are relaxing in
most of our auxiliary members really put
forth,their best efforts when called upon to sunny Hawaii. Most of our other members,
work for the cause. The February Tea hon however, seem to be heading for the snowy
oring the sponsors of the Future Nurses climes or climbs. Added to this list of everincreasing snow sports enthusiasts are Don
Clubs was no exception. It was planned
with taste and discrimination and with and Kay Willard who will spend some time
every thought for your enlightenment and in Sun Valley. Our Medical families repre
entertainment. Unfortunately, there was a sent a goodly per cent of the skiers in this
conspicuous absence of auxiliary members area. W ho knows — we may be training
at said tea. Perhaps the flu bug— or winter another Gretchen Frazer or Bev Anderson.
The surgical meeting in Vancouver will
vacations — nevertheless, the committee
members did their best for you. Honorees vie with our “Night in Hawaii” for attend
at the tea were Future Nurse Club Spon ance records. Some couples not to look for
sors Mesdames Merrill J. Wicks, Edward at the dance are the Flynns, Willards,
inlander, Glenn Brokaw, Carl Granquist Tuells, Osbornes, Petersons and D. Staatzs!
W e’re sorry to hear . . . Irma W ahlberg
and Merle Klack. The F.N.C. sponsors were
Presented with daffodil corsages. The tea was hospitalized recently for a respiratory
table generated a welcome breath of spring ailment. Also— sorry to hear Beth Pratt is
w* ,p nk snaPdragon, red tulips and iris going on the inactive list as far as the auxil
set ott by tall green tapers. W anda Gren- iary is concerned for a much needed rest.
eiie of Wilson High School and Charlotte Beth, as most of you know, has been doing
-Lawson of Lincoln spoke to the auxiliary our publicity this yea]- and, as always, domembers and guests on the significance of
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1958-59
O F F IC E R S AND CH AIRM EN
B U L L E T IN of the F i e r c e C o u n t y M e d i c a l S o c i e t y
IN O F F I C E S U R G E R Y
E L E C T IV E
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ing a fine job too. Beth has been one of the
most energetic auxiliary workers from the
beginning of her membership. She has
served in many capacities on the board and
in every instance her service has been a
masterpiece in perfection. Hurry back Beth!
While Beth is on sabatical leave, Lorna
Burt will take over her duties as Publicity
Chairman. Lorna did the excellent piece in
Sundays’ paper on the forthcoming dance.
Nadeen Kennedy — broken leg and all —
wrote die publicity for the Future Nurses
Club tea— as well as pouring.
Our most heartfelt condolences to the
John Comforts on the loss of their infant
son.
W ere happy to hear that Jean Gibson is
back in town following extensive treatment
at Mayo’s. W e hear Jean is feeling fit once
again— even though she is confined to the
last creation in plaster of Paris— direct from
Rochester.
The next meeting will be March 20th—
at the home of Billie Jean Murphy, 2907
North 27th St. This will be a 12:30 lunch
eon. The state auxiliary president, Mrs.
Clarence Lyons of Spokane, and the presi
dentelect, Mrs. John Nelson of Longview,
will be guests of honor. L et’s truly honor
them with a large turnout of members.
Chairman for the luncheon is Mrs. Don
Willard. She will be assisted by Mrs. Albert
Sames, as her co-chairman, and Mesdames
David Hellyer, M. Edward Lawrence, W il
liam Mattson, Jr., William Rosenbladt and
William Voorhees, Jr.
Tacoma-Pierce County Association
for Mental Health
An increase of 393% in the number of re
quests for services was experienced in 1958
as reported from the offices of the TacomaPierce County Association for Mental
Health.
A total of 630 requests for services of all
kinds, varying from an inquiry as to where
one might obtain a psychiatrist to a request
for a speaker for an educational program,
had been received during the year 1958.
235 of these were made by individuals with
emotional problems seeking some kind of
help. Of these, 213 had been given infor
mation about local services available; 22
others were given other type of information
or advised that no help was available for
them.
32 patients under treatment at the mental
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hospitals or under private practitioners
were helped by the Association. These in
cluded activities in the club for recovered
patients, or provided rehabilitation services
in the office workshop at the Association
office.
16 volunteer projects as requested by
individuals or organizations were provided.
These may have included providing trans
portation for patients from die hospital or
taking patients to stores for purchasing
clothing and supplies.
20 requests for consultation in program
planning had been filled by the Association
staff. In addition, there were 318 requests
for educational programs of some sort, or
other educational information requested.
Among the requests for educational maaterial and programs were 89 requests for
speakers by various organizations, 62 films
have been shown throughout the year on
mental health, and there were 125 requests
for educational materials. Seven tours were
conducted at the MH office and 11 exhibits
at various meetings were manned by volun
teers. The Association library served 24
individuals and organizations. An advisory
committee under the chairmanship of Mr.
and Mrs. George Lagerquist has been ap
pointed to assist in the operation of the
Association’s Information Services Bureau.
The Information Services Bureau receives
its administration funds through the U.G.N.
Proceedings of AHA Scientific
Sessions Still Available
The Proceedings of the American Heart
Association’s 31st Annual Scientific Sessions,
held in San Francisco, October 24-26, 1958,
which include 342 abstracts of current in
vestigative work, may still be obtained by
interested physicians and scientists.
Also included in the Proceedings are sum
maries of the Lewis A. Conner and George
E. Brown Memorial Lectures, delivered
respectively by Dr. John H. Gibbon, Jr.,
Professor of Surgery, JefFerson Medical Col
lege, Philadelphia, and Dr. Lewis Thomas,
Professor and Chairman, D epartment of
Medicine, New York University College of
Medicine. To serve as a useful reference
to physicians, abstracts are arranged in
alphabetical order according to senior
author.
The 143-page, paper bound volume may
be obtained at $2.00 a copy from the Amer
ican Heart Association, 44 East ,23rd St..
New York 10, N. Y.
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H O SP ITA LS. . .
Saint Joseph’s
A Valentine Tea and Hobby Show spon
sored by the class in Pediatrics with Mrs.
Otto as chairman was held in the depart
ment on Sunday, February 8, 1959. The
crafts and hobby material displayed and
demonstrated were enjoyed by patients and
visitors alike. W e are indeed grateful to Mr.
and Mrs. Keinman of the Stadium Toy and
Craft Shop for their display and demon
stration of the various craft materials.
About thirty people attended the show and
tea that followed. A’ very attractive table
with Valentine decor was presided over
by Mrs. Otto and many of the guests stayed
to chat and visit the department.
The valentines made by the Lady of
Lourdes children’s group were appreciated
by the children. W e say “thank you” for all
the little ones. Valentine Day is a big day
for them and they look forward to it and
receiving the heart shaped tokens. A word
of thanks to the Future Nurses’ groups
from both Lincoln and Aquinas Academy
High Schools. The fabulous number of
hours signed up for is really mounting. The
children love to have the girls visit, read,
and play with them.
Bowling is the new sport of the hour for
the student nurses. Five teams are in play
and the girls are enjoying the sports. W e are
grateful to Dr. Magnussen for his interest
and help in organizing the teams. So far two
teams have sponsors. They are the Western
Clinic and the Red Cross Drug. W e are on
the look out for anyone who might be
interested in sponsoring a team. On F e b
ruary 4th the students from Tacom a Gen
eral entertained the Student Body from St.
Joseph’s with a spaghetti dinner. The eve
ning was spent informally visiting and in
group singing. W e are looking forward to
being able to entertain them in the near
future.
At sometime in everyone’s life, there
comes an unforgettable day. Here in our
Maternity Department it happened in early
February to a Tacoma couple when they
received within the space of two years—
two set of twins— the older set being per
mitted to peep through the nursery window
at their brand new brothers, but only the
pen of an angel could adequately describe
me reaction. Speaking of twins, four sets
have been born at St. Joseph’s during the
last two weeks of February.
The nursery crew are happy now and
deeply grateful to have two Isolettes in
operation for past experience has proved
them invaluable for the care of tiny, tiny
babies. W e will be eternally grateful to our
Doctor benefactors.
Valentine's Day was celebrated with a
modest party and oh, yes, a diamond flashes
back and forth on Miss Trunk’s left hand.
W inter and its joys are quickly passing but
Mrs. Magley will ever remember the over
night snowfall of 195S— she came to work
in a snow plough.
Familiar faces have returned. Mrs. Poole
and Mrs. Pape are replacing Rita Bollig
and Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Carbone more
commonly called “Josephine” has been ill
for many weeks, and faithful Mrs. Gislasson
who has been working the afternoon shift
fractured her arm on her way home from
work. Mrs. Longabough, R.N., graduate of
St. Peter’s, Olympia, is working 11-7 and
Mrs. Davies from Bellingham is working
3-11.
W e are happy to have Sister Evelina back
with us again after two years of study at
Marylhurst and St. Louis University.
Mrs. Margie W hite ( O’Connor) has been
helping in the Medical Record Department
over the holidays. Mrs. Thyra Arness is cele
brating the birth of her latest granddaugh
ter. Karen Leslie was born January 26, 1959
and was most welcome by her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Corns and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Arness, grandparents and her two
older brothers.
Our deepest sympathy is extended to Dr.
and Mrs. John Comfort on the death of
their baby, Mary Margaret.
The Medical Record Personnel are extra
busy since the new year, not only checking
in “in-patients” but also checking the out
patients. If you don’t think we are busy,
just come in and we will put you to work—
the doctors we mean.
Tacoma General
The prevalence of skiing accidents this
year has affected even our own personnel.
Ken Ollar, hospital photographer, was on
crutches for several weeks because of a
broken leg. At the same time Dr. Kraft,
resident pathologist, was carrying his arm
in a sling, the result of a sprained shoulder
from a skiing fall. Congratulations go to
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Ann Barlow, bacteriologist, who returned
from a week of skiing at Sun Valley with a
beautiful tan and no mishaps.
Dr. Charles P. Larson served as the
Pathologist on the Cancer Panel for the
Department of Health, Education and W el
fare in Chicago on February 25-26. From
there he went to Washington, D.C. to serve
as consultant for the A FIP for four days.
While there he also attended a meeting of
the HEW Department.
April 12 is the date of the Capping of the
48 students in the School of Nursing who
have successfully completed their proba
tionary period. The services will again be
at the First Methodist Church.
David Clinton Breneman arrived on F e b
ruary 13, Friday the 13th in fact, and was
joyfully received by the entire staff of T a
coma General Hospital as well as his proud
parents. His mother, Jane, had been a mem
ber of the staff of the Clinical Laboratory
for the past ten years, and is beloved by
everyone.
In January, Dr. Johan B. de Vries com
pleted his one year of internship. After a
fast trip to Holland because of the illness
of his father, he went to Providence Hos-
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pital in Portland, Oregon, as a resident in
surgery. His place on the intern staff has
been taken by Dr. H. David Sammann,
whose medical degree is from the Univer
sity of Heidelberg. His pre-medical work
was done at Seattle University, and from
1943 to 1946 he was in the U. S. Naval Hos
pital Corps, doing work in epidemiology.
Dr. M. J. Wicks has just returned from
meetings in New Orleans. He attended the
Councillors Meeting of the ASCP, the re
gional meeting of CAP, and the Board
Meeting of AABB. His description of the
French Quarter, “T H E N U TS.”
Mountain View General
Dr. Donald Molinero, formerly an intern,
then, a resident physician, at this hospital
has left with Mrs. Molinero and their three
lovely children to make his home in Sunnyside, Washington, where the doctor will
enter general practice.
Dr. James F. Graham filled the vacancy
left by Dr. Molinero. A native of New York,
Dr. Graham graduated from Ohio Wesleyan
University, then received his Medical de
gree from Ohio State University, Colum
bus, Ohio, in 1955. Following this, he in
terned at Seaside Memorial Hospital, Long
Beach, California. In 1956 he became Con
tact Surgeon in the out-patient department
at W right Patterson A FB, Fairborn, Ohio,
then entered active duty in the Army Medi
cal Corps. He later served as base surgeon
at Killeen Base, Texas until his discharge
in December, 1958. Killeen Base is a part
of the Armed Forces Special Weapons P roj
ect. During service, Dr. Graham attended
the Special Weapons Medical symposium in
Albuquerque, and was special observer at
Eniewietak Proving Grounds — Operation
Hardtack. He then attended the symposium
on Management of Mass Casualties at the
Army Medical Service School, Ft. Sam
Houston, Texas. Dr. Graham is married and
has 3 stalwart sons, aged 5% , 4 and 2 years.
After completing residency here, Dr.' G ra
ham plans to do general practice in the
Northwest.
A most interesting letter with return
address, %American Consulate, 16th de Septiembre, 489, Guadalajara, Jaliaco, Mexico,
was received recently from Mrs. Hazel McMayburn, long-time, and honored Librarian
of this hospital. The letter is so extensive
and filled with notable events of Mrs. McMayburn’s daily life among the delightful
natives she has met, that ‘it is impossible
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to record it here. However, it may be found
in the office of Nell Satter, Chief House
keeper, by anyone who wishes to read this
good letter. It can be said, though, that
Mrs. McMayburn does not plan to return
as soon as she contemplated upon leaving
Tacoma, and will continue to stay in M ex
ico during the coming summer. She also
states that she will be happy to answer any
questions, which she can, that are sent
to her.
Another recent traveller reports a glori
ous month’s motor trip in the south. Jessie
Haycock of Social Service, and husband,
Joe, returned on January 28 after attending
the fabulous Rose parade in Pasadena, and
then the football game, the outcome of
which pleased Jessie, a native of Iowa and
a graduate of Ames. The trip included stays
in Utah where they visited in St. George,
Mr. Haycock's boyhood home. Here, they
watched the filming of a soon to be re
leased movie “They Came to Cadover’’ with
Cary Grant in the lead. They returned to
San Francisco, via Las Vegas, then drove
leisurely up the Coast Route back home.
In Pasadena and in San Francisco they were
guests at the homes of both Jessie’s and
Joe’s relatives, who made the visitors’ stay
most pleasant with daily motor trips to out
lying points of interest about Hollywood
and the Peninsula.
From the housekeeping department
comes word that the Executive House
keepers of the Puget Sound Chapter had a
dinner meeting at Doctors Hospital, Seattle,
February 13. Madge Sidney, consultant for
the magazine, Modern Hospital, on house
keeping problems was hostess, and Mr.
Franklin Mahon of the General Service Ad
ministration had charge of the program in
which he presented the subject, “Objective
for Custodial Activities.”
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Two new members of the Laboratory
Technician force are Marguerite Hoffman
and Suella Mayes. Marguerite, a graduate
of Seattle University, Seattle, received her
training at Virginia Mason Hospital, and
the Mason Clinic, Seattle, before coming to
Tacoma. Suella, a graduate of E ast Central
State College, Ada, Oklahoma, trained at
Valley View Hospital, Ada, Oklahoma, and
came to Tacom a with her husband, Wayne,
who is stationed at Fort Lewis.
The Medical Staff Officers of Mountain
View General Hospital for 1959 are:
President, Dr. Murray Johnson
Vice-President, Dr. Dale Doherty
Secretary, Dr. Claris Allison
Chairman Intern-Resident Committee,
Dr. Robert Lane
Chief of Surgery, Dr. Warren Smith
Chief of Medicine, Dr. Robert Lane
Chief of OB-Gyn, Dr. Douglas Buttorff
Chief of Orthopedics, Dr. Wendell Peterson
Chief of E. E. N. T., Dr. Haskel Maier
Chief of Pediatrics, Dr. Bernard Bader
Chief of Radiology, Dr. Frank Rigos
Chief of Anesthesiology, Dr. John Bonica
Chief of Pathology, Dr. J. L. Whitaker
Chief of Dentistry, Dr. Burton Goodman
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The injured, e.g. the arthritic, the
paretic and paralytic, the spastic, the
laryngectomy patients, the cardiac and
pulmonary cripples, etc.
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Through referral per attending physi
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“It has ruffles,” says Colleen H ark
ins, Pierce County’s E a ste r Seal
Child for 1959. Young as she is,
she’s as feminine as they com e,
takes real delight in her new pinkand-white spring finery, as brother
Bernard, six helps tie th at allimportant bow.
Easter Seal Campaign
Colleen Harkins, four-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Harkins, 1611 South
117th Street, Tacoma, is as Irish as her
name, and as pretty as any colleen in
Dublin.
With the smiling Irish eyes that are
rightfully her heritage, for all her grand
parents come from Ireland, Colleen intends
to win Tacoma hearts as the Pierce County
Easter Seal Child for 1959.
A nursery-school student at the Tacoma
Crippled Children’s School, Colleen was
named by the Board of Pierce County As
sociation for Crippled Children and Adults
to symbolize their 1959 Easter Seal cam
paign. She was guest of honor March 4 at
their noon luncheon at the Top of the
Ocean, at which Harold Russell, interna
tionally known World W ar II veteran and
star of “Best Years of Our Lives” was
speaker.
Bright as a button, Colleen was anxious
to sit up straight for her picture, so that she
could “surprise Daddy.” W ith a cerebral
palsy condition, the result of being cut off
from oxygen just before birth, Colleen
wears short leg braces, and receives her
therapy and education at the Crippled
Children’s School. She is picked up daily
by a Franklin Pierce School bus at her
home in Parkland, taken to the school at
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East 50th and Roosevelt, and returned by
bus right to her own door.
Easter Seals help children like Colleen.
Mrs. Daniel Martin, chairman of the 1959
campaign, states that Easter Seals take
care of the unmet needs of crippled chil
dren.” In the Tacom a area, Easter Seals
have paid for such vital necessities as
school busses; a diagnostic, spcech and
hearing clinic; a loan closet of wheel chairs
and hospital beds; a play-yard shelter at
the Crippled Children’s School; provided
therapists and consultants, and scholarships
to give these the most advanced training to
help local children; helped with a dental
clinic; assisted in the swimming program
for crippled children at the YlVICA; and
sent children to Camp Easter Seal, the
summer camp especially equipped to
handle crippled children.
Some 73,000 Easter Seal envelopes went
into the mails this week, marking the open
ing of the Pierce County campaign. Each
envelope contains a sheet of forty stamps, a
letter explaining the drive, and return en
velope addressed to Joseph Hawthorn,
Easter Seal treasurer, K Street Branch of
Puget Sound National Bank, Tacoma. R e
turns can also be mailed care of your local
post office.
Many organizations have assisted in
stuffing and labelling the enormous stack
of envelopes, and students in typing classes
at Lincoln, Stadium, Wilson, Clover Park,
and Franklin Pierce High Schools addressed
the envelope labels.
Colleen Harkins says it as prettily as
anyone, “Buy Easter Seals” to help the
crippled children of Pierce County.
Booklet Revised on Diagnosis
of Congenital Cardiac Defects
A thoroughly revised and expanded edi
tion of the Heart Association's booklet
“Diagnosis of Congenital Cardiac D efects
in General Practice, by Dr. Regina Gluck,
is now available to physicians free of charge
through their local Heart Associations.
Designed primarily for general practi
tioners and pediatricians, the booklet is in
tended to clarify the function of the family
physician in diagnosing and referring pa
tients with congenital cardiac defects. It
describes common congenital cardiac de
fects and presents briefly the physiology
and clinical findings and the indications for
surgery in defects that may be operable.
Available from the local Heart Associa
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American Academy of Allergy
The 15th annual meeting of the above
organization took place in Chicago from
February 7 through 11, 1959. It will be
attempted to review a few of the highlights
which might be of interest to the medical
profession at large.
Much attention was paid to the group of
Auto-Immune Diseases by means of panels
and otherwise. As is known this group com
prises entities like connective tissue dis
orders, certain types of uveitis, non-infeetious encephalitis, thyroiditis, etc. It was
pointed out that the antibodies operative in
this respect are demonstrable electrophoretically in the gamma globulin fraction and
also by means of hemagglutination, comple
ment fixation, etc. Certain of these diseases
are reproducible in the experimental ani
mal, whereas the L E phenomenon could
serve as an example in the human being.
However, these antibodies are not infre
quently found in healthy individuals
whereas furthermore they are not passively
transferable, all of which makes their role
purely conjecturable. It was felt that Mul
tiple Sclerosis is not comparable with this
type of mechanism, although it should be
admitted that research in this regard rarely
concerns itself with the acute stage of the
disease. Much emphasis was placed upon
the application of auto-immune mechan
isms to the field of transplantation immun
ology, e.g. heterologous acceptance indi
viduals subject to gamma globulin defi
ciencies. Finally, it appeared to be the con
sensus that steroid Rx in this group is opera
tive by means of an anti-inflammatory
rather than antibody formation-suppressive
mode of action.
There also was a lot of talk regarding
Steroid Therapy. Discussed mainly were the
following topics: pro’s and con’s of long
term steroid Rx, metabolic studies in regard
to the newer steroids, e.g. triamcinolone,
dexamethasone, etc. The results more or
less confirmed the claims made by the phar
maceutical companies, in terms of preserva
tion on balance of nitrogen, Ca, Na, K, etc.,
without significant change in adrenal re
sponse, following discontinuation of treat
ment. Again there was the seemingly un
ending controversy whether or not to em
ploy corticotropin Rx upon tapering off on
corticosteroids. In others words no solution
was established whether adrenal stimulation
would justify the risk of further anterior
pituitary suppression. Finally, it was
brought out that “side-effects” better be
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labeled as “undesirable physiologic effects
and that the newer steroids need continued
investigation.
A few remarks about Drugs. Gamma
globulin therapy thus far has not been
proved effective in the treatment of “non
specific infectious asthmatic bronchitis.’
T he usefulness of penicillinase thus far
seems to be limited to the treatment of
serum sickness type of phenomena second
ary to penicillin hypersensitivity. It not in
frequently causes marked local reactions
whereas one case of severe anaphylactoid
symptomatology was described. It also was
pointed out that allergy to molds does not
necessarily imply hypersensitivity to the
synthetic antibiotics, the antigenicity of
which, incidentally, can be annihilated by
means of inducing chemical changes in cer
tain chains, e.g. penicillamine versus peni
cillin, etc.
In regard to the field of Experimental
Immunology the following papers might be
mentioned in passing: an immuno-chemical
method for determination of insulin serum
levels which might prove to be of practical
use in problems like insulin hypersensitive
ness, refractoriness, etc.; demonstration of
antibodies against estrone-protein conju
gates which brings to light Aschheim-Zondek’s feelings regarding possible hypersen
sitivity factors in the “menstrual tension
syndome”; the effect of specific hyposensiti
zation treatment on the in vitro release of
histamine in blood from allergic patients
which appears to be grossly correlary with
clinical improvement.
Spatial Vector-Cardiography was applied
to a large series of patients with allergic
bronchial asthma and revealed a consider
able percentage of changes ranging from
subtle evidence to increased right sided
pressure to frank right atrial and /or ventric
ular preponderance as compared with:
a. standard electro-cardiograms in the
same group of patients;
b. vector-cardiograms in a control group.
Finally, a few of the highlights on Pedi
atric Allergy. Presented was a series of fol
low-ups on infantile bronchiolitis (Glaser,
e tc.). The incidence of subseqeunt respira
tory allergy and positive family allergy his
tories appeared to be considerably greater
as compared with control groups represent
ing the average population. This, of course,
would seem to signify important prophy
lactic implications. There also was a series
of patients (from Johns Hopkins) indicat
ing that bronchial asthma secondary to both
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fibrocystic disease as well as allergic
mechanisms could exist coincidentally in
one individual, so that specific care of latter
condition would be of help in the palliative
management of former. To confuse mat
ters a little more there was presented a
series of proved atopic individuals with
elevated sweat electrolytes whereas, finally
the consensus was that steroid Rx does not
influence sweat electrolyte exchange signi
ficantly. Pulmonary function profiles ap
peared to be of help in the management and
prognosis of respiratory allergy. Urticaria
pigmentosa was proposed to be due to a
mutation leading toward abnormal mast
cell production, numerically and/or metabolically. This mast cell abnormality in its
turn would result in increased production
of histamine causing urticaria and heparine causing hemorrhagic diathesis which
sometimes causes premature demise in
these individuals. Finally, the usual series
in order to demonstrate that T & A aggra
vates rather than cures allergic respiratory
diseases. Approval by undersigned of the
boldness of this statement is not necessarily
implied.
In closing I would like to mention that
the whole atmosphere of the meeting was
characterized most succinctly by means of
the Presidential Address. Namely, this
brought across a point felt to be applicable
to the field of medicine at large, i.e. the
fact that the clinical practice of allergy and
applied immunology is not yet entirely com
patible with the wide vistas offered in the
realm of research.
— J o h n C o l e n , M.D.
Oregon Cancer Conference
CALL
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An Oregon Cancer Conference is being
held July 16 and 17, 1959 in Portland under
the joint sponsorship of the Oregon State
Medical Society, the Oregon Division of
the American Cancer Society, the Univer
sity of Oregon Medical School and the Ore
gon Academy of General Practice. The Con
ference is planned for midsummer as a spe
cial feature of the Oregon Centennial
celebration.
The guest speakers for the two day C an
cer Conference will include Dr. Arthur C
Allen, Professor of Pathology and Dr. Ralpli
Jones, Jr., Professor of Medicine, both from
the faculty of the University of Miami
School of Medicine at Coral Gables, F lor
ida; Dr. Gilbert H. Fletcher of Houston,
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Texas, Radiologist, Tum or Institute of the
M. D. Anderson H ospital; D r. Leslie M.
Smith, D erm atologist of E l Paso, Texas;
Dr. B ayard Carter, Professor of O bstetrics
and Gynecology, D uke University School of
M edicine; D r. G ilbert D alldorf, Albany,
New York, D irector, M edical and Scientific
R esearch D epartm ent of the N ational F ou n
dation and D r. E n g leb ert D unphy of Port
land, Professor of Surgery, University of
Oregon M edical School.
In addition to their individual presenta
tions, each guest speaker will participate in
one or more panel discussions.
T h e program is being developed under
the direction of the Com m ittee on C ancer
of the Oregon State M edical Society. Dr.
M artin A. Howard of Portland is Chairm an.
All sessions of the C onference will be
held in the Library Auditorium at the U n i
versity of Oregon M edical School except
the B anqu et on the evening of Ju ly 16
w hich will be held at the Hotel Multnomah
in Portland. The entire expense of the Con
ference is being underw ritten lay the O re
gon Division of the Am erican C ancer So-
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the banquet.
A block of rooms has been reserved at
the H otel M ultnom ah for physicians wish
ing to attend the C onference. A copy of
the com plete program and hotel reserva
tion forms may b e obtained by writing to
R oscoe K. M iller, E xecu tiv e Secretary, Ore
gon State M edical Society, 1115 S.W . Taylor
Street, Portland 5, Oregon.
Forand Introduces HospitalizationSurgical Services Bill F o r A ged
T h e 1959 version of the proposal to use
the social security system to provide hos
pitalization and surgical services for those
eligible for O A SI benefits was introduced
in the House by Rep. Aime Forand (D .,
R .I.) on F ebru ary IS . T h e b ill (H .R . 4700)
differs w ith his 1957 bill in several points.
T hey include perm itting surgical services
to be perform ed by other than board-certified members. T o finance the program, he
would increase social security' taxes, above
increases already planned, by Va of 1% for
both em ployee and em ployer and % of
1 % for the self-em ployed starting in 1960.
In a statem ent placed in the Congression
al Record, Mr. F oran d noted the Depart
m ent of H E W report on various means of
financing m edical care for die retired aged
is due to be sent the com m ittee in March
“when I hope the Com m ittee may be ready
to com m ence hearings.” T here has been no
indication from C hairm an Mills of the
House W ays and M eans Committee on a
date for hearings.
Mr. Forand conceded th at among the
strongest backers of his original bill, “there
are some who question the feasibility of in
cluding surgical benefits at this time. This
is one of the m atters w hich the committee
will want to weigh as it hears testimony.”
He said he intends to explore the possi
b ility of ( 1 ) paying fo r diagnostic services,
such as X-rays and laboratory tests, on an
out-patient basis, and ( 2 ) in c lu d in g benefits
for home nursing care through responsible
agencies as visiting nurses association, hos
pitals or local health departments.
H e com m ented fu rther: “T h e AHA has
recognized the need for some type of fed
eral action and has been exploring alterna
tives . . . T h e Am erican M edical Associa
tion has also acknow ledged the need for
vigorous action along new lines and urged
its m em ber societies to explore and support
private programs th at will help to avoid
federal legislation.”
— A.M.A. W ashington Letter
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B U L L E T IN of the P i e r c e C o u n t y M e d ic a l S o c ie t y
Legislative Briefs
Once again physicians and medical care
are politically popular. . . . Representative
Okonski ( R , W ise.) has introduced HR4290, to include physicians in Social Secur
ity. . . . This week Senator Janies E. Mur
ray (D., Mont.) and Representative John
D. Dingell (D ., M ich.) introduced bills
providing for compulsory national health
insurance — unadulterated federal social
ized medicine. . . . According to Gerald
Gross (Washington R eport), W ilbur J. Co
hen is back on the government payroll as
chief consultant to the Senate’s new Com
mittee which will conduct hearings on the
needs of the aged population. . . ' The
Committee is headed by Senator M cNa
mara (D ., M ich.), former Detroit labor
leader. . . . It will be recalled that Cohen
was half of the famous team of Falk and
Cohen who spent many years in govern
ment at the taxpayers’ expense and devoted
most of their efforts to persuading Congress
to pass the original Murray-Wagncr-Dingell
PERSONNEL
bill, to regiment physicians and their pa
tients under a system of government con
trolled medical care. . . . Although he was
eased out of his taxpaying job by the Eisen
hower Administration several years ago,
obviously, W ilbur doesn't give up. . . .
The Keogh bill (to help the self-employed
set up retirement plans) has an excellent
chance of passage at this session of Con
gress. . . . The congressional spendthrifts
will pump more air into the inflationary
balloon by proposing the spending of bil
lions of dollars of tax money for depressed
areas, airports and housing. . . .
— A.A.P.S. News Letter
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AHA Annual Meeting and
Scientific Sessions Set For October
The 1959 Annual Meeting and Scientific
Sessions of the American Heart Association
will be held October 23-27 in Philadelphia.
The Scientific Sessions are scheduled for
October 23-25 at the Trade and Convention
Center. The Annual Meeting of the Na
tional Assembly, delegate body represent
ing all program interests and geographical
areas of the Association, will be held in the
Hotel Bellevue Stratford, October 26-27.
A deadline of June 12 has been set for
submissions of abstracts of papers to be
presented at the Scientific Sessions and for
space applications for scientific exhibits.
Papers intended for presentation must be
based on original investigation in, or related
to, the cardiovascular field. Official forms
for submitting abstracts and space applica
tions for scientific exhibits may be obtained
from Dr. F. J. Lewy, Assistant Medical
PHPn/EO
j^/
Director, American Heart Association. Ap
plications for space for industrial exhibits
may be requested through Steven K. Herlitz, Inc., 2S0 Madison Avenue, New York
16, N. Y.
Inquiries concerning hotel reservations
and the Assembly meetings may be ad
dressed to William F. McGlone, Secretary.
American Heart Association, 44 East 23rd
Street, New York 10, N. Y.
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Bowling League needs a financial assist in
order to keep the ball rolling. To date,
thirty bowlers have signed up and more
are anxious to join but can’t afford to.
Anyone wishing to make a contribution to
this worthwhile activity may send it to
either of the Nurses’ Homes— addressed to
Student Nurses Bowling League.
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TACOMA, WASH
A P R IL - 1959
Mary Bridge Hospital and Tacom a General Hospital
ETING . . . TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1959
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President __________________
P r e sid e n t-E le ct........................................................... ...... C. B . R itch ie
V ic e -P re sid e n t
..R o b e rt W . F loren ce
S ec reta ry -T re a su re r........................
E x ecu tiv e S e c r e ta r y .........................................................Ju d y Gordon
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J . W . Bow en, Jr.
P h ilip C. Kyle
Ja m es D . L am b in g
T . R. H aley
R o b e rt E . L an e
H erm an S. Ju d d
C. B . R itch ie
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F ra n k R. M addison
M urray L . Johnson
Stan ley W . T u ell
H erm an S. Jud d
2
E . J. F A IR B O U R N
S am u el E . A dam s
G lenn G . M cBride
Fred erick J . Sclnvind
G . M . W h ita cre
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E V E R E T T N ELSO N
C O M M IT T E E S
E th ics
M iles PaiTott, Chairm an
H askel L. M aier
G riev an ce
G erald C. K ohl
H illis F . Griffin
L ib ra ry
I. A. D n ie s, Chairm an
W illiam E . Avery
S . R o bert L antiere
Jo h n F . Steele
P rogram
T . R. H aley
H erb ert C. Kennedy
R o bert A. O ’Connell
P u b lic H ealth
B . A. B ador, Chairm an
W , Roland Olson
Th om as R . W est
P u b lic R elation s
Jam es D . L am b in g, C hairm an
C laris A llison
C harles R . B ogu e
K enneth E . Gross
G eorge A . T an b a ra
D ud ley W . Houtz
C iv il D isa ste r
R ich ard B . L in k , C hairm an
M urray L . Johnson
D avid T . H ellyer
Ja m es P. Duffy
T . R. H aley
Jo h n S. M ay
D iab e tes
R odger S. D ille , Chairm an
G lenn H . B rokaw
F ra n k J . Rigos
W en d ell G . Peterson
M ax S. Thom as
G e riatrics
M . E . L aw ren ce, Chairm an
L e g isla tiv e
D ou glas P . Buttorff, Chairm an
G erald C. Kohl
W ay n e W . Zimm erman
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Orvis H arrelson
J a c k W . M andeville
W illiam E . H ill
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H arlan P . M cN utt
W illiam H . Todd
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Cooke, R. A,: J. Allergy 28:97 (March) 1957.
• 3 . Shelley, W .5.; Harun, J,S., and Pillsbury,
D. M.! J A M A 167:959 (June 21) 1958.
•4 . Oubois, E.L.! California Mad. 39:195
iSept.) 1953. ? 5. H3rtung, E.F.: J.A.M.A.
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FRIDA Y
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Pierce County
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7
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Staff of
Doctor’s Hospital
7:30 p.m.
Staff of
Good Samaritan
6:30 p.m.
13
20
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15
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17
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8 :3 0 p.m.
14
Staff of
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P.C.I.M .B.
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8 p.m.
Pierce County
Medical Society
8 :1 5 p.m.
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Tacoma
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M a rk . . .ag e 3 i
M ark’s urea clearance is low—but only normally so, for a
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both blood picture and patient respond to T R I N S I C O r
In v e stig a to rs1 '2 hav e determ ined t h a t low serum iro n m ay be acco m
panied by insidious v ita m in B « d eficiencies w hich resu lt from su b
n u tritio n , increased d em and, or la ck o f in trin sic fa c to r. C oexisting
v ita m in C d eficiencies also hav e been fo u n d .3
T h ese stud ies suggest t h a t a n anem ia m ay be m u ltip le in n a tu re—
th a t op tim um resu lts would be derived from a co m b in atio n o f th e ra
p eu tic agents.
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1. A . M. A. A rc h . Int. M ed., 9S.'346, 1957.
2. A m . J. O bst. & Gynec., 70.1309, 1955.
3. Lancet, 1:448, 1957.
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WOMAN’S A U X I L I A R Y
Pi&ice CfuuvLj. M e d i c a l
ever had. (See pictures of “A Night in
Hawaii” pg. 24-25 in this issue of the B u l
letin.) All photos by Dr. James Vadheim.
President..
President-Elect.
-M rs. Joseph Harris
Please don’t forget "A Night in Reno”—
1st Vice-President...............................
Mrs.
Herman Judd
Saturday, April ISth — at the University2nd Vice-President
................. .......... .....Mrs. Robert Osborne
3rd Vice-President— ............... ........................ Mrs. Carl Scheyer
Union Club. Ruth Murphy is planning a
4th Vice-President................................................... Mrs. Burke L air
Recording Secretary
..............Mrs. Charles Anderson, Jr.
junior size H A RO LD 'S C L U B — with all
Corresponding Secretary.-...............................Mrs. Kenneth Gross
authentic Harold's Club equipment — in
Treasurer—
...................
....M rs. Haskel L . M aier
American Medical Education Fu n d
Mrs. Robert Osborne
cluding playing cards. You may have your
National Bulletin
...............................Mrs. Robert P. Crabill
choice of games of chance— Bingo . . .
Civil Defense------------------— ..............Mrs. Robert Burt
Historian...........................
Mrs. Thom as Smeall
Bridge . . . Gin Rummy . . . Poker . . .
Social...........................................................................Mrs. F . M. Nace
Legislative
___
Mrs. Robert Ferguson
or you name it. Tickets are $7.50 per
Membership and H osp itality.....................
Mrs.
G lenn Brokaw
couple— with cocktails at 6:30 and a buffet
Mrs. Galen Hoover
Nurse Recruitm ent
_______
Mrs. H erbert Kennedy
dinner
at 7:30. Come and bring all of your
Program.........................................
Mrs.
T . O. Murphy
......................................Mrs. Mills Law rence
Public Relations
friends . . . or your acquaintances. Call
Revisions
...................
Mrs. E lm er W ahlberg
Marilyn Mandeville— SK. 2-0003 for your
Rehabilitation..
............. -....................... Mrs. T . B. Murphy
Telephone.........—-................................
Mrs.
Richard Link
tickets.
Today’s H ealth.
____________
Mrs. George Tanbara
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Speakers Bureau
................................
Mrs.
Philip Grenley
W e now have 218 active Auxiliary mem
Minute W o m e n
.
Mrs. W . W . Zimmerman
Heart— .......................... ..................................... Mrs. Robert Kallsen
bers— still shy a few individual dues—
Mental Health------------------- ------- ----------- Mrs. Jam es Mattson
Safety—.......................... .......................... ........... Mrs. Stanley Durkin
however. CO U LD T H IS B E YOU!
Cancer.................................................
Mrs.
Robert Brooke
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Mrs. Douglas Buttorff
Mrs. Ilillis Griffin
Tuberculosis...............
The
“President’s
D
ay”
luncheon
at Billie
Crippled Children and A dults
Mrs. W . G . Peterson
Publicity— Bulletin
_ M rs . Arnold Herrmann
Murphy’s home gave our members an op
Publicity— Newspaper.............................
Mrs. Howard Pratt
portunity to get acquainted with our state
Fashion Show....................
.M rs. G. M. W hitacre
Dance_................................................................. Mrs. Robert Gibson
president
and president-elect . . . Mrs.
Game Night ....................................
Mrs.
T . B . Murphy
Community Council
................................. ...... Mrs. John Steele
Clarence Lyons of Spokane, and Mrs. John
City C ouncil........................................
Mrs.
W m, Goering
Everybody loves a Luau . . .
or a
Huki Lau . . . or just a plain old fash
ioned Hawaiian party . . . and we had
all of these and more too at the recent Doctors-Wives dinner-dance at the Top of the
Ocean. Everything — but EV E R Y T H IN G
■ . . food . . . decorations . . . music
■ • • entertainment . . . company et all
■ . . was superb. Ruth Brooke and her
committee chairmen really outdid them
selves. Ruth, as you probably know took
over the chairmanship from Jean Gibson—
when Jean went back to Mayos for medical
treatment. Jean had plans well laid for the
party when she became ill and Ruth took
the ball from there for a social event score.
Watching— first hand— the teamwork per
formed by this group— one can understand
why the party was such a success. The
husband-wife combinations working on
decorations — cutting pineapples — selling
tickets—and all of the other many, many
chores involved in an event of this kind—
would have made even the most pessimistic
marriage counselor a bit more optimistic.
All we can say is— you who didn’t make it
missed about the nicest party we have
Nelson of Longview. Mrs. Lyons gave a
presidential pep talk to the group. She
spoke on the importance of being an “ac
tive” auxiliary member and the obligations
of the mcdical wives to be aware of what
is going on in their communities— since as
Mrs. Lyons pointed out— the doctor is often
too busy with his profession to keep up
with all ol the civic and community activi
ties. Mrs. Nelson added a spark of gaiety
to the occasion with her few words of
greeting to the members. Both ladies
proved to be charming guests.
The Rehabilitation Center closed its
doors March 1st— unfortunately— due to
lack of funds and patients. Many of our
members have put in a good many manhours working for Rehab and we know how'
they must feel. Since the April meeting
was to have featured a program on Rehab
— Helen Florence has been working with
the program chairman and her committee
to work out a different program. At this
moment the plan is to have a program
showing the “Rights” and “W rongs" in par
liamentary procedure. The next meeting
will be April 17th— a luncheon— 12:30 p.m°
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( C ontinued fro?n Page 15)
Pat Flynn will open her lovely, new home
for the occasion. Pat’s address is Route 2,
Box 222, Gig Harbor. Chairman for the
luncheon will be Mrs. Hugh Larkin— with
Mrs. Arthur O’Leary as co-chairman. Also
assisting will be Mesdames Richard Davis,
Robert Bond, Gerald Geissler, Jam es McNerthney, and George Moosey.
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Chairman, Hilda Lantiere, of the nomin
ating committee issued the following slate
of officers for the coming year:
President ________________ Margaret Harris
President-Elect _____
Ruth Brooke
1st Vice-President . - ........ .Betty Mattson
2nd Vice-President _______ Hazel W hitacre
3rd Vice-President ___
Helen Jarvis
Jean Judd
4th V ice-President________
Recording Secretary ____ . ___ Keaty Gross
Corresponding Secretary
Betty May
Treasurer -------------------------- Dorothy Maier
Civil Defense .................
D ee Wickstrom
Historian -------------------------Donna Ferguson
Legislative _____
:.Kay Willard
Membership ___
Pat Hoover
Program -----------Barbara Anderson
Nurse R ecruitm ent_______Em ily Barronian
Dottie Read
Public Relations ____
Publicity ____
Lorna Burt
Bulletin
Nadeen Kennedy
Revisions ----------------Marion Doherty
Safety --------.Sheila Dimont
Social . . . ------------.Elvina Brokaw
Speaker’s Bureau _______ Dorothy Grenley
Mothers— be sure all your young ones
see the Contest on page 13. Should be lots
of fun for all.
Mrs. Knudson New Prexy of
Electro-encephalo graph Technicians
Stadium Hi District
Tacoma, Washington
Congratulations are in order for Mrs.
Lorraine Knudson who was elected presi
dent of the Western Society of E lectro
encephalograph Technicians at the annual
meeting held in Carmel last month.
As president, Mrs. Knudson will head
the Society’s 200 members who represent
nine western states. Mrs. Knudson, who
trained with Dr. Bickford of the ’.Mayo
Clinic, has served for the past eight years
as E E K technician for Dr. John Robson.
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Letter to the Editor
M orning Session
To the Editor:
Last year, the University of Southern
California School of Medicine held a Post
graduate Refresher Course in Honolulu.
The Course was so successful that we
have decided to offer another Course in
Honolulu and 0 11 board the S. S. Lurlinc
from July 29 through August 15, 1959.
The Course is set up so that the physi
cian may elect to attend one of several
programs. In this way, we feel that each
physician may choose the topics which
most meet his needs. In addition to lec
tures, there will again be workshops in
ECG and X-ray diagnosis as well as W ater
and Electrolyte Balance and the diagnosis
of Jaundice. Emphasis is placed on prac
tical diagnosis and therapy.
The group will depart from Los An
geles via United Air Lines July 29 and re
turn to Los Angeles August 15 on the S. S.
Lurline. As a time and money saver, physi
cians may elect to return by air arriving
in Los Angeles August 11, 1959. After
noons, evenings and weekends are free so
that the participating physicians and their
families may enjoy the recreational facili
ties of the Island.
Sincerely Yours,
Phil R. Manning, M.D.,
Associate Dean, Director
Postgraduate Division
School of Medicine,
Univ. of Southern California.
Editor’s Note: Brochures describing the
curriculum and travel aspects of the pro
gram are available at the Medical Society
office.
1. Wounds of the Colon, Their Man
agement, and Relatonship to Sur
gical Anatomy______ -E. R. Anderson
2. Surgical Anatomy of the
Mediastinum_______ George F. Asbury
■3. Repair of Cleft Palate and Asso
ciated Orthodontic Care E . E. Banfield
"Burton H. Goodman
“W illiam C. McGovern
4. Anatomic Basis for Regional Anes
thesia in O bstetrics
John J. Bonica
Gerald C. Kohl
*Chas. E. Glaser
5. Inguinal and Femoral Herniae
and Inguinal Node
D issection__________ R. O. Diefendorf
Chas. L. Salmon
6. Surgical Anatomy of the Knee
with Surgical
Approaches
...Robert W. Florence
7. Surgical Anatomy of the Radical
Breast Amputation Robert H. Gibson
S. Surgical Anatomy of the Elbow
with Surgical
Approaches. .. ...William H. Goering
9. Diagnosis and Management of
Acute Renal
Failure
....Theodore R. Haley
Philip Grenley
10. Suction Drainage of Surgical
W ou nd s
___
S. F . Herrmann
Arnold J. Herrmann
11. Bronchoscopy Demonstration .....
----------Louis P. Hover
12. Demonstration Open Cardiac
Surgery
.......... ... Edmund A. Kanar
Louis P. Hoyer
°T . O. Murphy
“A. P. Wickstrom
°D . J. Thomas
°G. A. Tanbara
13. Surgical Anatomy of the Parotid
Gland and Facial
Nerve
. ... W oodard A. Niethammer
14. Surgical Anatomy of the Shoulder
with Surgical
Approaches .. .. Wendell G. Peterson
15. Anatomical Demonstration of
Dupuytren’s Contracture Jess W. Read
16. Unusual Tumors of the
Stomach
...........
Frank J. Rigos
17. Electromyography and Its Use in
Clinical Neurology.... John T. Robson
18. Surgical Anatomy of the Stomach,
Duodenum, and Biliary
T ract
-Wm. J. Rosenbladt
19. Radiographic Exhibit Albert A. Sames
Tacoma Surgical Club
Annual Meeting
Carl A. Moyer, professor of surgery at
Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, will be guest speaker at the May
2 annual meeting of the Tacom a Surgical
Club. The meeting will be held at Jackson
Hall, Tacoma General Hospital.
As in previous years, the morning ses
sion will be devoted to anatomical dissec
tions and demonstrations which have been
an outstanding feature of the meetings.
Lloyd M. Nyhus, assistant professor of sur
gery at the University of Washington
School of Medicine will highlight a dis
cussion of the dissections and demonstra
tions.
The afternoon session will be devoted
to presentation of papers.
( C o n tin u ed fr o m P a g e 21 )
20. Surgical Anatomy of the
Neck________________ Warren F. Smith
21. Surgical Anatomy of the Hand
and Forearm with . Surgical Ap
proaches in Hand
Infections_____________ Dumont Staatz
22. Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma
and Carcinoids by Definitive BioChemical M ethods_______ M. [. Wicks
*H . C. Thuline
23. Anatom}- and Surgery of Varicose
Veins
_____ Jam es L. Vadheim
CO
®By invitation.
Afternoon Session
Presentation of Papers
1. Discussion of Surgical Anatomy
of Morning
Dissections___________Lloyd M. Nyhus
2. Gastrointestinal Suction; Methods
and Techniques. Thomas R. Hazelrigg
. Dupuytren’s Contracture-Jess W. Read
. Chronic Shock; a Physiologic Fan
tasy. The Place of Blood Transfu
sions in the Preoperative Prepara
tion of the Cachectic or D ebili
tated P atien t....______ Carl A. Moyer
5. Gastric Resections....Edmund A. Kanar
A COMPLETE LINE OF
SUPPLIES FOR THE
AND
NURSING HOME
SHIPMAN
SURGICAL CO.
Tacoma 2
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6. Hypnosis in Orthopedic
Surgery
...Wayne W. Zimmerman
7. Timing in Surgery of the Biliary
T r a c t ________W illiam W . Mattson, Jr.
S. Question period and discussion of
afternoon papers...............Carl A. Moyer
Evening Session
Annual Banquet
Winthrop Hotel
Presentation: Lessons from Rare and
Unusual C ases
.. ..Carl A. Mover
Take It Easy Classes To Start
Work smarter, not harder, is the theme
of the Spring series of TA K E IT EASY
CLA SSES in Work Simplification for home
makers, a community service program spon
sored by the local Heart Association.
The series of four class sessions will be
held at Jackson Hall from 10 a.m. to noon
on April 7, 9, 14 and 16; Mrs. Rita Jensen,
Occupational Therapist and formerly with
the Puget Sound Rehabilitation Center,
will instruct.
Designed primarily to help meet the
needs of the cardiac homemaker, TA KE IT
EASY classes have been extended to in
clude any homemaker interested in learn
ing new techniques which will conserve
time and energy.
Enrollment in the classes will be limited
to twenty persons. To make reservations
or to obtain further information, call the
local Heart Association, BR. 2-7S54.
Identification of the pictures taken at
“A Night in Hawaii party (pages 24-25) —
1. Mar and Hazel Whitacre
2. George Kunz and Arnie Herrmann
3. Bob O ’Connell, Claris Allison
4. The Sam Adams's and Bill Hausers
5. Ferguson, Zimmerman and Durkin
6. The Charles McGills
7. Jeanne Vadheim, Steve and Sheila
Dimant
1. Bill and Louise Bowen, Society
president
The groaning board
Bob and Helen Florence, Auxiliary
president
4. Lorraine and George Kunz
5. The Lou Hoyers
6. Lorna Burt and Ruth Houtz
7. Bob Brooke
S. Kay and Andy Anderson
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B U L L E T IN
o f th e P i e b c e C o u n t y M e d i c a l S o c i e t y
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H O S P ITA LS . . .
Doctors
At the meeting of the Professional Staff
of The Doctors Hospital of Tacom a on
March 9, 1959, the following physicians
were appointed to the Active Staff of the
hospital:
Leonidas Annest, M.D.
Calvin R. Lantz, M.D.
The clinical portion of the program was
presented by Russell Q. Colley, M.D. and
Gerald Geissler, M.D. on the following:
Newer Procedures in Ophthalmology
Dr. Colley discussed retinal detachments.
He pointed out that the major problem in
this condition is in making the retina stick
where it belongs. He stated that during the
last 8 or 9 years the Buckling Procedure
had become popular. In this, the sclera is
brought up to the retina with a lamellar
resection done over approximately one-half
circumference of the eye. Diathermy is
then applied to produce inflammatory re
action to tack the retina to the choroid. A
polyethlene tube is buried and the sclera
is drawn together leaving the tube inside.
He pointed out there are variations of this
procedure which involve taking out less
extensive patches of sclera for treatment
of localized detachments.
Dr. Colley also discussed cataract ex
traction according to the technique of Barraquer. He pointed out that this investiga
tor had found that alpha-chymotrypsin in
a 1 to 5,000 dilution when inserted into the
eye caused lysis of the zonula and inhibited
inflammation. He stated that this procedure
involves the usual cataract incision with
instillation of two ml. of the alpha-chymo
trypsin anterior to the lens. Iridectomy is
then done and 3 ml. additional are inserted.
He stated that ordinarily the lens moves
forward and gets more spheroid showing
relaxation of the fibers of the zonula. He
stated that Barraquer had done these in
numerous patients from 5 to 81 years of
age and that this investigator feels that the
procedure holds great promise in treatment
of youngsters. He stated that in Brooklyn
where 32 cases had been done the pro
cedure has not been, in the young, quite
so successful as promised by Barraquer.
The discussion which followed concerned
itself chiefly with the pathogenesis of
cataract.
Dr. Geissler discussed corneal trans
plants. He stated that when scarring of the
cornea is classified by the densities they
are usually divided into three groups, the
fine, or macular, the more cloudy or nebu
lous and the very dense white or leukomatous corneal csars. He stated that when
the scarring occurs in the pupillary zone,
these patients are candidates for the cor
neal transplant procedure. H e stated that in
the past, it had been occasionally partially
satisfactory to make a key hole in the iris to
see around the opacity, but that this usually
was not a satisfactory procedure.'
Dr. Geissler stated that the major causes
of scarring were injuries either of mechani
cal or chemical type; infections, chief
among which were the virus infections,
particularly those which had been treated
with cortico-steroids which did little more
than to spread the process and the con
g e n ita l or familcal dystrophies, which in
clude Gruenow’s and Fuch’s dystrophies.
He stated that the usual virus infections
were those of herpes type and two closely
similar forms were disciform keratitis and
metaherpatic keratitis both of which pro
duce corneal scarring. Shoidd corneal opa
cities be dense enough to impede useful
vision a type of corneal graft may be con
sidered. One procedure is known as a
lamellar corneal graft. That is if the corneal
opacity involves the external layers it may
be removed and replaced by a clear donor
corneal lamella. Another procedure is the
penetrating keratoplasty where the whole
thickness of the cornea is removed and
replaced with clear donor cornea. He dis
cussed the sources of the donor eye and
pointed out that any cadaver was satisfac
tory which did not have active poliomy
elitis, active meningitis, eye tumors, glau
coma and actively diseased eyes. Dr. Geiss
ler stated that even some eyes which con
tained melanoma in the posterior aspect
had been used quite satisfactorily for cor
neal transplant. He stated that speed is
necessary and that one should operate on
the patient within 48 hours following re
ceipt of the eye. He stated that it was
actually better to operate within 12 to 24
hours. T he eye should be removed from the
donor within 3 to 5 hours following death.
He discussed the graft procedure and dis
played some of the very delicate instru
ments which are used for the corneal
grafts. He stated that ordinarily the donor
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f w a r t s ; m o le s ; s e b a c e o u s c y s ts ; b e n i g n tu m o r s ; w o u n d s ; l a c e r a t i o n s ; b io p
s ie s ; t y i n g s u p e r f ic i a l v a r i c o s e v e in s ; m i n o r r e c t a l s u r g e r y ; s im p l e f r a c
t u r e s ; c o m p o u n d d i g i t a l i n j u r i e s ( n o t in v o l v in g t e n d o n s , n e r v e s o r b o n e s )
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eye is trephined to Descement’s membrane
and that the sutures are then placed at 12,
3, 6 and 9 o’clock. The donor button is
then removed with delicate scissors. The
recipient’s eye is prepared similarly. Su
tures to affix the donor button to recipient
eye are placed at V2 corneal thickness. Ad
ditional sutures are then placed with 7-0
silk at 8 additional sites. These sutures arc
left in place two weeks at which time ap
proximately one-half are removed; remain
ing sutures are removed in 3 to 4 weeks.
He stated that the clear takes in the ideal
candidates were approximately 70!? on the
first operation, but that in the more
troublesome dystrophies that clear takes
numbered approximately 20 to 25%. In
those where the original take is not clear
the procedure can be repeated and he
stated that some have been repeated sev
eral times with final clear transplant.
Dr. Geissler made a plea for the doctors
in this community to encourage their pa
tients to include in their wills a statement
that they wish their eyes used for trans
plantation.
The question was asked from the audi
ence as to whether eyes could be used
from bodies on which autopsy permit had
been obtained and the pathologist ans
wered with the statement and opinion of
Don Eastvold, Attorney General, dated
May 16, 1956, discussing the invalidity of
autopsy permit in covering tissue for trans
plant. The attorney general was specificallyasked, “Is there any legal way for a doctor
to remove the eyes of deceased welfare
recipients immediately after death for the
purpose of transplanting the cornea thereof
into the eyes of living persons where the
deceased has not directed by will or other
wise that this be done.” Mr. Eastvold’s ans
wer to this question was “W e conclude that
physicians and/or surgeons cannot legally
remove the eyes of deceased welfare recip
ients for the purpose of transplanting the
corneas of the eyes into the eyes of living
persons unless the particular decedent in
some manner directs or provides in his will
that this be done.”
The question was also asked as to whe
ther parents could direct the use of the
eyes of under-age deceased children for
this procedure but this was seriously
doubted. A specific answer would require
an additional ruling by the attorney gen
erals office. At the present time permission
Must be given by will of the donor before
death. Autopsy permission does not grant
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permission for tissue transplant even if the
next of kin agrees specifically to such
procedure.
Saint Joseph’s
W c wish to welcome our new nurses
who have joined our staff and hope they
enjoy their stay with us. Mrs. K. Schleusing,
R.N., from Texas, Mrs. Shelberg, R.N., from
Chicago, and Mrs. A. Forthman, R.N., from
St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. C. Schmidt,
R.N., from Portland, Oregon. Miss Mary
Love, R.N., graduate of the U. of Portland
is the new Teaching Instructor for Surgi
cal Nursing. She is replacing Mrs. M a n 1
Torgerson who is returning to her home in
North Dakota the first of April.
George Magley, well-known Puyallup
baker sent the Maternity department a
large cake with the green emblem in the
center with ice cream which proved to be
a real delicious treat. W e were also thrilled
with a gift on that famous day of beauti
ful orchids which were presented to us by
Dr. Rich who grows them as a hobby.
Mrs. Russell is home ill, also Dorothy
Swanson, our little Canadian nurse is a pa
tient 011 third floor. Mrs. Altman has joined
our Maternity staff and is a welcome addi
tion. Four senior students arrived here
fresh from American Lake where they
studied Psychiatry. Maybe they are prac
ticing on us. By the way, anyone interested
in viewing a lovely lady just stop by M a
ternity desk. Molly is an 18 inch lady doll
and she is “really a doll.” She comes com
plete with wardrobe. And what a wardrobe,
and only 25c a ticket. Proceeds will be used
to purchase nursery equipment.
During March, Mrs. Jewel Doering, R.N.,
was blessed with a bouncing son. Mrs.
Nancy Rose, also a graduate had a lovely
boy. Dr. and Mrs. McNerthney had a love
ly daughter, Maureen Elizabeth. Mrs. Doris
Sigler, one of our former Record Room
employees delivered a lovely daughter this
past month. She underwent heart surgery
here in the early months of her pregnancy.
Sister Mary Thcrese, B.S., M.T. (A S C P ),
currently in the Pathology Department of
St. Joseph Hospital, attended the Postgrad
uate course in Medical Technology, spon
sored by the University of Colorado School
of Medicine together with the Colorado
Society of Medical Technologists, during
the week of March 16-20. This course had
an impressive attendance of 481 Medical
Technologists, Pathologists and other in
terested personnel representing 42 states
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T h e significant difference between O rinase and all other antidiabetes agents is
that there is virtually no danger o[ hypoglycemic reactions as a result of Orinase
therapy, regardless of dosage.
A logical explanation is that O rinase’s exclusive methyl group in the para posi
tion serves as a “governor” to prevent hypoglycemia by facilitatin g the rapid inac
tivation of the molecule in the body. T h e re is no cum ulative effect.
T h e result is that, in patients in whom m aintenance dosage has been established,
O rinase lowers the blood sugar to norm al levels, blit almost never beyond that
point. In other words, Orinase is a true ewglycemic agent, in contradistinction to
the others, which actually are hypoglycemic agents.
T h is unique margin of safety is especially im portant in the patient requiring
insulin, because Orinase, superimposed on his insulin dosage, constitutes no added
danger of hypoglycemia. T h is makes it feasible for you to smooth out the “peaks
and valleys" o( erratic blood sugar fevels . . . to “stabilize” a surprising percentage
of labile diabetics.
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Canada, and Puerto Rico. Ten of these
were from the state of Washington.
The course presented consisted of nine
general sessions and 22 workshops and
demonstrations, geared to acquaint the
technologist with the newer and more
specialized aspects of medical technology,
as well as to improve on the well-worn,
time-tried common procedures and meth
ods now' in use. Importance was placed on
the need for more highly trained Medical
Technologists, not only in the technical
skills but also in patient relationship, ethi
cal, legal aspects to this course and the
organization of good schools for training
of Medical Technicians. There were sug
gestions of intra-state cooperation in the
development of these objectives.
The tremendous response to this course
and others of its kind, seems to indicate
the need for this type of post-graduate
work, especially so in a field that is con
stantly advancing at such a rapid rate.
Those who have given much to present
this type, of course urge the cooperation of
hospital administrators by encouraging
attendance even to the point of making it
financially possible to persons who are in
terested to attend by compensatory raise
in salary or by other means. This in turn
would benefit the patient, the hospital and
the physician.
Last Sunday evening all of the nurses on
‘>-11 shift on 2nd floor received a great
thrill. It all happened when Mr. Rosellini
in room 242 put on his light for Sister
Celine Magdalen. The reason being he
wanted to introduce his nephew, Governor
Rosellini, who had come from Olympia to
see him. Miss Marcelle Lemer, who
answered his light had the singular pri
vilege of shaking hands with "the Gov
ernor. Me certainly gave his uncle a lot of
pleasure by coming to visit and the nurses
and floor personnel were most happy to
meet him.
Rehab Center Closed
The Board of Trustees of the Puget
Sound Rehab Center, Inc. regrets to an
nounce that the Rehabilitation Center hasbeen closed.
The closure was made necessary by a
variety of reasons— among which were in
sufficient patient loads "and inadequate
funds.
“PATRONIZE OUR A D V E R T ISER S"
B U L LE T IN of the P ie rce C ounty M ed ical So ciety
Chance for M.D. Tax Break Seen
There’s a better than even chance that
self-employed professional persons such as
physicians are going to be given a tax
break — for retirement purposes by this
session of the Congress.
Legislation to encourage self-employed
persons to set up pension plans already has
cleared its first hurdle and is moving ahead
in Congress.
The bill, identified as the Keogh Bill,
would permit the self-employed to defer
income taxes on a part of their income if
placed in retirement funds. The limit is
10% of annual income or $2,500, whichever
is the lesser. Over a lifetime the set aside
limit is $50,000.
Now is the Time to Act
Last year the measure passed the House
overwhelmingly, but lost out in the Sen
ate in a vote on technicalities. Now as it
approaches the Senate again, it is time for
such professional people to act! Only by a
concentrated effort on the part of all con
cerned, will the discrimination against pro
fessional groups under our present federal
tax laws be eliminated. It is a poor excuse
to sit back and accept a defeatist attitude.
Doctors — notoriously negligent in acting
upon matters concerning their own welfare
—are urged to write to their Congressmen
concerning this bill.
How Congress Votes Is D eterm ined
By Your Letters
Under our system of representative gov
ernment, each Senator and each Represen
tative represents the people of his state. At
least one of his tasks in Congress is to pro
mote and defend their views. But first he
must know what his constituents think
about important issues he is expected to
act upon. Most Congressmen feel the same
way. They are glad to receive letters from
the “folks back home.”
W here You Can Write
There are three members of Congress to
whom you can write. One is the Represen
tative from your Congressional district. The
other two are the senators from the state in
which you live.
In our area, the Representative to Con
gress is Thor C. Tollefson and the two
Senators are Henry Jackson and Warren
Magnuson.
Your letters can be made effective by
following a few simple rules:
Keep your leter brief and to the point.
Give your views on one or two specific
issues and then state your reasons.
Write only on one side of the paper.
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Keep your letter to one page.
Senators and Representatives are ad
dressed as follows:
The Honorable (full name)
The United States Senate
or
House of Representatives
Washington 25, D.C.
Sir: (exam ple)
Please lend your support to H.B. 10,
identified as the Keogh Bill which would
permit self-employed persons to defer in
come taxes on a part of their income if
placed in retirement fund . . . etc.
Close with “Respectfully vours,"
It’s Your Privilege
The right to talk and write freely to your
Congressmen is one privilege that is not
enjovecl bv people in many countries in
the world. Never take it for granted, and
never neglect it.
Remember, Americans determine by
their votes who our Congressmen are. And
by their letters, they often determine what
our Congressmen will do. T he.real power
behind Congress is the alert citizen . . .
YOU.
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Convenient information for
physicians starting diabetic
patients on
D IA B IN E S E
simple, once-a-day dosage in practice
D u rin g the initial control period, the p atient should check
his urine at frequent intervals, and report a t least once weekly
for review of symptoms, physical exam ination, urine a n d /o r
blood exam ination for glucose.
The N0WPatientf no p r ev io u s ant'uliabctic th era p y )
1. Initial daily dose 500 mg. (2 tablets of 250
mg. each) with breakfast.
2. In elderly patients, initial dose 250 mg. (1
tablet) daily.
3. CONTROL PERIOD
(a) I f blood sugar reaches normal levels
after three to seven days, or if glycosuria dis
appears, lower daily dose of 500 mg. to a level
between 250 mg. (1 tablet) and 375 mg. ( VA
tablets of 250 mg.) with breakfast daily. In
elderly patients, dosage may be reduced to as
low as 100 mg.
(b) I f hyperglycemia or glycosuria persists
or develops, increase the daily dose from 500
mg. to 625 mg. (2Vz tablets of 250 mg.) with
breakfast daily. In elderly patients, dosage
should be increased from 250 mg. according to
patient response.
(c) Continue weekly adjustments during
first month of therapy until maintenance dose
has been established. Adjustments below 250
mg. daily are best made in steps of 100 mg. (one
100 mg. tab let). T h e maintenance dose may
occasionally be as low as 100 mg. (one 100 mg.
tablet daily) or, rarely, as high as 1.0 Gm. (four
250 mg. tablets) daily. Do not exceed daily dose
of 1.0 Gm.
S cience lo r th e w orld's w ell-bein s
(PJlZeT)
Transfer of Patient from Insulin
1. I f patient is taking 40 or less units of insulin
daily and gives no history of severe or “brittle”
diabetic response, discontinue insulin and re
place with D i a b i n e s e as in T h e New Patient.
2. Com plete control period as fo r The New
Patient. Prim ing (“ loading” ) doses should not
be used.
3. I f patient is taking more than 40 units of
insulin daily, or shows evidence of severe or
brittle diabetes, reduce insulin dose by 50 per
cent and initiate D I A B I N E S E therapy as for The
New Patient. Further reduction of insulin dos
age depends on patient response.
Transfer of Patient from
Other Oral Medication
W here less than satisfactory control has been
achieved with other oral medication, or where
a ch an g e to o n ce -a -d a y dosage is desired,
D i a b i n e s e may be su ccessfu lly substituted.
Such a transfer may be made by discontinuing
p r e v io u s o r a l m e d ic a tio n , s u b s titu tin g
D i a b i n e s e , and continuing control period as
for T h e New Patient. Avoid priming doses.
T he clinical safety of D i a b i n e s e has been estab
lished by more than two years’ trial. By adher
ence to the above dosage schedule, side effects
of D i a b i n e s e w ill g e n era lly be infrequent,
mild, and transient.
D
IA B IN E S E
once-a-day dosage
b r a n d o f c h lo rp r o p a m id e
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MOST
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S U P P L I E D : T a b l e t s , 2 5 0 m g ., b o t t l e s o f 6 0 a n d 2 5 0 , w h ite * sc o re d .
10(3 m g ., b o t t l e s o f 1 0 0 , w h i t e , s c o r c d .
PFIZER LABORATORIES D iv isio n , C h as. Pfizer 4 Co., Inc. B rooklyn 6, N .Y .
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B U L LE T IN o f th e P i e r c e C o u n t y M e d i c a l S o c i e t y
Atlantic City To Host
Annual A.M.A. Meeting
Some 15,000 physicians will gather in
Atlantic City, N.J., next June 8-12 for the
108th annual meeting of the American
Medical Association.
Besides physicians, the meeting will lie
attended by residents, interns, nurses, tech
nicians, students, and physician’s wives and
members of their families.
The five-day convention — the largest
medical meeting in the world— is being
held in Atlantic City for the 16th time. The
first meeting was held there in 1900.
Doctors will have the opportunity to
catch up on hundreds of aspects of a
rapidly-changing medical world. This in
formation will be presented in the form of
scientific exhibits, lectures, motion pictures,
panel discussions, televised surgical pro
cedures, and industrial exhibits.
New medical research findings and
methods of handling daily medical prob
lems will be reported by 500 physicians in
scientific papers or participation in sym
posium and discussion groups.
There will be over 300 scientific exhibits
and a similar number of industrial exhibits
on display at the famed Convention Hall.
The latter group will be exhibited by phar
maceutical houses, medical equipment
firms, and other manufacturers.
The House of Delegates will meet
throughout the week in the Traymore
Hotel, headquarters for the meeting. The
20 scientific sections of the A.M.A. and five
government medical services will also be
represented in the House.
First order of business for the House will
be the selection of a physician to receive
one of medicine’s highest honors— the Dis
tinguished Service Award. He will be
elected from three persons, whose names
are submitted by the B o ard ' of Trustees.
Nominees are screened by the Board from
names submitted by the membership.
The opening session will be addressed
by Dr. Gunnar Gundersen, L a Cross, Wis.,
outgoing president, and his successor, Dr.
Louis M. Orr, Orlando, Fla.
A president-elect to serve one year and
be inaugurated as president in 1960 will
be elected during the meeting.
For the fourth year, high school students
who have won special A.M.A. awards in
the National Science Fair will show their
prize winning work at the scientific exhibit.
i_ The animal film program will be high
lighted by the presentation of 60 medical
motion pictures.
The W oman’s Auxiliary to the A.M.A.
will hold its meeting Tuesday through
Thursday. Representatives of the 75,000
members— all doctor's waves— will discuss
their program in sessions at the ChalfonteHaddon Hall.
Other sidelights of the meeting will be
the special art exhibits including that of the
American Physician’s Art Association, and
the 43rd annual American Medical Golfing
Association tournament.
For advance hotel and meeting registra
tion information, contact the Convention
Services Department, American Medical
Association, 535 North Dearborn Street,
Chicago 10, Illinois.
A.S.S.A. M erges with A.H.A.
The American Society for the Study of
Arteriosclerosis has merged with the Ameri
can Heart Association. The Society now'
becomes the Council on Arteriosclerosis of
the AHA, bringing to eight the number of
councils active in the H eart Association's
program.
In announcing the merger, Dr. Francis
Chamberlain, President of the American
Heart Association, pointed out that a prin
ciple objective of the American Heart As
sociation is to unify all major fields of
heart and circulatory disease within the
Association’s framework.
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Tacoma
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PERMIT No. 300
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Third M onday of M arch, June, Sept., Dec.— 6:15 p.m.
Last M onday of February, June, Septem ber and Novem ber
TACOMA ACADEMY O F PSYCHIATRISTS and NEUROLOGISTS
First Tuesday of M arch, June, Sept., D ec.— 6:30 p.m.
Third Tuesday of each month— 6:30 p.m . at Tacom a Club
TACOMA ACADEM Y O F INTERNAL MEDICINE
Fourth Tuesday of each month— 6 p.m. at Tacom a Club
at New Yorker Cafe.
STAFF O F M ARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Fourth Friday of M arch, June, Sept., D ec
12:15 p.m.
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B U L L E T IN o f th e P i e b c e C o u n t y M e d i c a l S o c i e t y
1959
O F F IC E R S
President ........................
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P re sid e n t-E le c t_________________
V ice -P re sid e n t.....................
.R o b e rt W . F lo ren ce
S ec retary -T reasu rer ........................
E x ecu tiv e S ecretary ..................................................... -Ju dy Gordon
TRU STEES
J . W . Bow en, Jr.
P h ilip C . K yle
T . R . H aley
R o bert E . L a n e
H erm an S. Ju d d
C . B . R itch ie
R itch ie
H appy Birthday
May
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D ELEG ATES
D ou glas P. Bu ttorff
M urray L . Johnson
S tan ley W . T u ell
H erm an S. Jud d
BERN A RD BA D ER
H E R M A N JU D D
W E N D E L L PETERSO N
Sam uel E . Adam s
G. M. W h ita cre
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C O M M IT T E E S
E th ic s
Miles P arrott, C hairm an
H askel L . M aier
G riev a n ce
G erald C. Kohl
H illis F . Griffin
L ib ra ry
I. A. D rues, C hairm an
W illiam E . A very
S . R o bert L a n tiere
Joh n F . Steele
Program
T . R . H aley
H erbert C. K ennedy
P u b lic H ealth
B . A. B ad er, C hairm an
W . Roland Olson
Thom as R . W est
P u b lic R elatio n s
Jam es D . L am b in g, C hairm an
C laris A llison
R o bert M . Ferguson
C harles R . B ogu e
K en n eth E . Gross
John S. M ay, Chairm an
D ud ley W . H outz
C iv il D isa ste r
R ichard B . L in k , C hairm an
M urray L . Johnson
D avid T . H ellyer
Ja m es P . Duffy
T . R . H aley
Jo h n S . M ay
R ich ard F . B arron ian
D ia b e tes
R odger S. D ille, C hairm an
G lenn H . Brokaw
F ra n k J . Rigos
W endell G . Peterson
M ax S. Thom as
G e ria trics
M. E . Law ren ce, Chairm an
L e g isla tiv e
D ou glas P . Buttorff’, C hairm an
Arnold J. H errm ann
G erald C. Kohl
M e d ical E d u ca tio n
Schools
R . A. N orton, C hairm an
T heodore A pa
O rvis Harrehion
W illiam E . H ill
G eorge A . T a n b a ra
H arold D . L u eken , Chairm an
M e n tal H ealth
M yrou K ass, C hairm an
H arlan P. M cN u tt
W illiam H . Tod d
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Business M an ag e r..............................................................Ju d y G ordon
A uxiliary New s E d ito r
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S T E V E N S SA N D E R SO N
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C H A R L E S A N D E R SO N , JR .
O R V IS H A R R E L S O N
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S. F . H E R R M A N N
JO S E P H L A SB Y
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LELA N D BLA N D
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M ed ical
A letter was read from Mrs. Robert Allen
announcing that the W eaver’s Guild and
Washington Arts and Crafts are sponsoring
a tea which will be held May 8th in the
Buel Sever’s home; hours will be from 1 to
5, and from 7 to 9:30. Additional informa
tion may be obtained by calling SK 9-8431.
Mrs. R o bert W . Florence
President___________
_________________ Mrs. Joseph Harris
President-Elect
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1st Vice-President--------Mrs. Herman Judd
________Mrs. Ro bert Osborne
2nd Vice-President_____
__________ Mrs. C arl Scheyer
3rd Vice-President-------4th Vice-President.
...................._..M rs. Burke L air
..M rs. Charles Anderson, Jr.
Recording Secretary.----Corresponding Secretary.
Mrs. K enneth Gross
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American Medical Education F u n d
Mrs. Robert Osborne
Nadine
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National B u lle tin ___________________ Mrs. Robert P. Crabill
Civil Defense— ---- ------------ ---- ------------ ----- Mrs. Robert Burt
vestigation
of
nurses’
scholarships
shows
Historian _________ — .....................
Mrs.
Thom as Sm eall
that the cost of training has greatly in
Social.................... ........... ........................................... Mrs. F . M. Nace
Legislative__________________
Mrs.
Robert Ferguson
creased during the past few years. A motion
Membership and H ospitality.........................Mrs. Glenn Brokaw
Mrs. G alen Hoover
was passed that we offer three $400 schol
Nurse Recruitment___________________Mrs. H erbert Kennedy
Program
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Mrs. T . O. Murphy arships, this year only.
Public Relations
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Revisions____________________________-M rs. Elm er W ahlberg
Rehabilitation
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Mrs.
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Tickets are available for the President’s
Telephone.
......................... Mrs. Richard Link
Today's Health—
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Mrs.George Tanbara
Council breakfast which will be held the
Mrs. Stanley Tuell
third Thursday in May at 9:30 a.m. at the
Speakers Bureau_
........................ ....M rs. Philip Grenley
Minute W omen__
---------------Mrs. W . W . Zimmerman
Winthrop. Hilda Lantiere is chairman, and
Heart_________ ___
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Mrs.
Robert Kallsen
Mental Health.
—.........................Mrs. Jam es Mattson
the Medical Auxiliary quartet will perform.
Safety____________
--------------------- Mrs. Stanley Durkin
The organization is celebrating its 50th
Cancer.—..........- ............ Mrs. Robert Brooke
Infantile Paralysis..
...............
Mrs.
Douglas Buttorff
anniversary and the Medical Auxiliary
Tuberculosis...................... —---- ------------- Mrs. Hillis Griffin
CrippledChildren and Adults__________Mrs. W . G. Peterson
voted to provide the napkins for the spe
Publicity— Bulletin................................... Mrs. Arnold Herrmann
cial event.
Publicity— Newspaper
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Mrs. Howard Pratt
Fashion Show.................................
Mrs.G. M. W hitacre
Dance
---— .........Mrs. Robert Gibson
May M eeting
Game Night
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Mrs. T . B. Murphy
Community Council
......................................... Mrs. John Steele
The next meeting of the Auxiliary will be
City Council
....................
Mrs. W m . Goering
The Board did not meet this month, but
the luncheon in Pat Flynn’s lovely new
home in Gig Harbor was a gourmet’s de
light. The committee members outdid
themselves on the food (and we’d like to
have the recipe for the salad dressing they
used).
The hilarious program, “Call To Order”,
illustrated how not to conduct a meeting—
and then, of course, the correct way. Stellar
roles were played by Gladys Hanson, Hazel
Whitacre, Betty Mattson and Rutii Brooke
with Margaret Harris acting as commenta
tor. For the first act, Gladys had a large, old
fox fur draped around her neck and Hazel’s
hat looked like something from m’ ladies’
bawth — a fancy toilet seat cover. The
"board members” chomped gum, scratched,
squirmed, couldn’t find notes on the secre
tary’s or treasurer’s reports and devoted
most of the meeting to discussion of the
delicious refreshments.”
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Dorothy Meier reported that the present
balance in our treasury is $1,228.18 with 231
paid members.
a no-host luncheon, May 15, at 12:30 in the
Rainier Room, Lakewood Terrace. Chair
man is Mrs. Fay Nace; co-chairman, Mrs.
Jack Mandeville; Mrs. Dudley Houtz is in
charge of table arrangements.
The program will be a colored film,
"Sails and Trails” and the speaker will be
from the State Park Commission.
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Peregrinating, Physicians
The Robert Lantiere’s and their daugh
ter, Carmella, spent a delightful April holi
day in the Hawaiian Islands where Bob
took a postgraduate course. Before joining
his family in the Islands, Bob attended the
National General Practitioners Convention
in San Francisco.
Also attending the GP meet were the
Judds, Brokaws, Hoovers and Harrelsons.
Basking in the sun at Palm Springs dur
ing spring vacation were the Robert F lor
ences and George Kunz’s who also visited.
Disneyland with the children.
The Haskel Maier family also toured
Disneyland this spring.
Santa Barbara and Carmel were the des
tinations of the Thomas Smealls whose trip
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THURSDAY, MAY 7
Exciting Scientific-Social Program
For WSMA Program in Seattle
“A memorable scientific meeting and a
complete social success,” is the goal of the
doctors in charge of the 1959 convention
of the Washington State Medical Associa
tion, which will be held at Seattle’s Olym
pic Hotel, September 13-16.
First indication of the outstanding qual
ity of the 1959 convention comes in the
announcement of an integrated scientific
program featuring five nationally recog
nized guest speakers plus thirty papers se
lected from a record-breaking number sub
mitted by doctors from Washington state
and elsewhere.
Guest speakers for the convention
include:
Carleton Mathewson, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Stanford U. School of Medicine
Frank C. Winter, M.D.
Opthalmology
Palo Alto Medical Research
Foundation
Lawson Wilkins, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins U. School of Medicine
John Shea, M.D.
Professor of Otology
U. of Tennessee School of Medicine
Robert H. Williams, M.D.
Professor and Executive Officer
Department of Medicine
U. of Washington School of Medicine
These outstanding men will conduct and
participate in section and special sessions
on Pediatrics, Medicine, Surgical Topics,
Eye, and ENT, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on
Monday and Tuesday, September 14th and
15th.
General sessions, featuring guest speak
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day, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Exceptionally fine scientific exhibits will
keep up with the trend towards making
the annual WSMA convention the state’s
finest scientific meeting of the year. The
flumber of applications for 1959 exhibits
far exceeds that of past years and quality
is excellent. Decisions are now being made
on acceptance of exhibits with special
emphasis being placed on favoring those
which can be integrated with the scientific
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program, and on those which particularly
appeal from the standpoint of action and
color, in addition to their information and
education values.
Action is heavy and fast, too, in planning
for social events, with traditional golfing,
banquet, dancing, 50-year club dinner, and
other social and entertainment affairs being
organized to assure a balanced scentificsocial convention of high stature.
Woman’s Auxiliary to the Washington
State Medical Association will hold its con
vention on the same dates as the parent
association at a headquarters hotel yet to
be announced.
Further details on the convention will be
announced in June and July, and the com
plete convention program will be published
in the August issue of N O R TH W E ST
M E D IC IN E .
Convention committees are:
Scientific W ork: Em m ett L. Calhoun,
chairman; Milo T. Harris, Harold J. Gun
derson, William M. Kirby, E ric Sanderson.
Scientific Program: Robert W. Simpson,
chairman; Robert A. Aldrich, Allan W.
Lobb, Eugene P. McEImeel, Glen F. Rice.
Duncan Robertson.
Scientific Exhibits: William A. M cM a
hon, chairman; Hilding H. Olson, Robert
H. Barnes, Knute E. Berger, Joseph B. Legrand, Thomas T. White.
( C o n tin u ed fr o m P a g e 13)
included a visit with former Tacomans, the
J. V. Schwinds.
The Robert Burts recently attended the
Somner Memorial Lectures at the Univer
sity of Oregon Medical School where Bob
also attended his class reunion.
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Saint Jo s e p h ’s
Miss Vera D. Denty of London, England
lectured to the student body, sisters, and
staff nurses on Wednesday, April 15th. Her
topic “The Human Relations in the Science
of Nursing.” Miss Denty has a full back
ground of clinical as well as theoretical
knowledge to draw from. In her native
London she works in the clinical area of
child psychology besides maintaining her
private practice. Her British accent and her
ready humor delighted her audience. A re
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opportunity for informal discussion afforded
the group the opportunity to learn about
London and the places she has visited on
her lecture tour.
Misses Yargus, Brock, and Winston
motored to Yakima for the seasonal meet
ing of the S.W.A.N. on April 22-25. Miss
Cage, President of the Student Body and
Miss Sharpe a representative of the junior
class have been selected by the students to
represent them at the National Convention
of the Student Nurses.
Open house for students from the high
schools in the area interested in nursing
was held on Saturday, April 18. Response
to the invitations was very gratifying. The
entire program was planned by the mem
bers of the Student Body with Miss Patricia
Surina as chairman. Demonstrations, a tour,
and a buffet luncheon filled the afternoon.
The sudden demise of Mrs. Helen F a r
rell our 11-7 Head Nurse was a terrific
blow to everyone who knew her. Her calm,
conscientious and sincere way of nursing
will be missed by the patients particularly
some of our returnees. To know her was to
love her and she will indeed be missed by
all of us. Mrs. Hamlin is temporarily on
nights on North End. It is a pleasure to
have our Senior students around again. Miss
Fore is chief at 3rd North, Miss Clark at
Center, Miss Estrada in Medicine and Miss
Goodall on 3-11. Mrs. Halverson enjoyed
having her step-daughter for three days just
before Easter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kirk donated a portable
T V to the Pediatric Department. It has
been in constant use since it arrived. It is
moved from room to room for the bedbound patients who are not able to come
to the playroom.
Mrs. Cynthia Shelberg has joined the
staff in Pediatrics. She hails from Augusta
Hospital in Chicago. Misses Hyland, Clark,
and Yargus, Senior students, have been
learning the art of Ward Administration
and team nursing and the duties of a Head
Nurse in the department this quarter.
Mrs. Margaret Johnson, R.N., who has
been in the department for the past 3 years
has left to accept a position in Dr. Lasby’s
office. A farewell party was held for her
and Margaret's host of friends wished her
"good luck.” It was with deep regret the
staff said farewell to her.
March 6th five Medical Record Techni
cian students took the National examination
in St. Joseph Hospital with Sister Mary E m
manuel acting as moderator. Last week we
heard the good news that they had passed
their test. Among the succesful candidates
were Sister Marie Immaculee, St. Joseph
Hospital, La Grande, Oregon and Miss
Sharon W einreich at Good Samaritan Hos
pital, Puyallup. These students were in the
first class to take the course at our hospital.
Next month combined graduation exercises
will be held for the students in clinical lab,
X-Ray and Medical Record Technician
classes.
Second Floor received a brand new
supply of orthopedic equipment from
Chick-Hyde Co. in California. Included
were four complete sets for “any bed"
fracture set-ups. Three monkey bars, two
lovely hip exercisors make the set complete.
The carpenters made a cart large enough
to carry the necessary equipment right to
the bed side.
To familiarize everybody interested in
identifying and assembling this equipment
Mr. McConnell and Mr. Mitchell from
Chick Hyde Co. in Portland spent from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. demonstrating the various
set-ups in the Nursing Arts Lab Tuesday,
April 7th. W e are grateful to Sister Antonia
for purchasing this fine orthopedic set for
second floor, and also to the carpenters for
the new cart.
W e welcome Mrs. Fortman, R.N., from
St. Louis, Mo., who is with us on Second.
Mrs. Johnson, our efficient aide has left
with her husband for California. W e hope
they return soon. Day personnel on this
floor are delighted to have Byron Nelson on
the day shift. The 3-11 girls will certainly
miss him. As you all know Byron is one of
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our efficient orderlies and has been with us
for years.
April was baby month for some of our
nurses, Mrs. Doering, Mrs. Fletcher, and
Mrs. Stribling were blessed with bouncing
boys. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Druckery re
ceived little girls. Mrs. Betty McDonald and
Jack, our Head Technician, welcomed their
fifth boy, David John.
New on our staff is Miss Betty Swan from
Bellingham School of Nursing replacing
Mrs. Davies. The latter is working on M edi
cal Floor. Cardee Altman, a nurse aide and
former patient seems to be enjoying her
work on post partum. Mrs. Davis, a faith
ful D.R. graduate who worked so well with
everyone has left us. Her husband’s change
of work necessitated her staying home.
Our deepest sympathy and prayerful con
dolence is extended to Miss Barstow and
Miss' Barrass who lost their relative and
friend in Grapeview, also to Mary Lauridsen whose mother died in distant Denmark.
Maintenance Department is busy replac
ing the old screens on the windows with
new aluminum screens which eliminate the
stains on the outside paint. On April 18,
Joe Hapgood celebrated his fourth anni
versary with the maintenance department.
This summer he and his wife are planning
a trip to their home in England. W e wish
them a happy and enjoyable trip.
Third floor north-end bath room will soon
be ready and back in service. A new tub,
shower, and lavatory have been installed.
Sam Nehl is putting the finishing touches
on the tile. Work on isolating the electrical
circuit in the Surgery suite has been slowed
up on account of failure of material to
come in. However, work has progressed to
the paint where conductive tile can soon be
installed. The surgery has been made up in
advance so no tile work can be started until
the present schedule is filled.
Our recent overflow of patients has kept
the maintenance crew on the jump supply
ing beds and accessories.
The Hospital Disaster Planning Commit
tee for Pierce County met at St. Joseph
Hospital Thursday, April 16, 1959. Dinner
for the group was served in the cafeteria
after which all went on a tour of the
hospital. Dr. Richard Link commended
Sister Antonia and the hospital for the effi
cient and well organized plan which the
hospital had.
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Why has the tuberculin test assumed
new importance? Developments have oc
curred in tuberculosis control causing a
refocusing of attention on the tuberculin
test. These changes are most apparent in
case finding and treatment. More recently,
new knowledge of radiation hazards has
resulted in a policy to reduce exposure to
unnecessary X-rays.
Photofluorography provided a rapid and
relatively inexpensive radiological examina
tion of the chest. Thousands of persons with
unsuspected tuberculosis were identified —
given an opportunity for treatment. These
surveys were directed towards the adult
population where tuberculosis was most
likely to be found. The miniature screening
films will continue to have an effective
place in case finding when used to screen
high prevalence groups.
As the downward trend in case rate con
tinues, an important step to take in tuber
culosis control is to assess the potential
seriousness of the tuberculosis problem by
determining the number of infected persons
in the population. The tuberculin test is
extremely reliable in revealing infection
from tubercle bacilli. Often primary lesions
cannot be seen on X-rays; they are either
too small or are located in such a place that
the X-ray cannot pick them up. In many
instances, the only evidence of infection is
a reaction to the tuberculin test.
New developments in treatment have
also redirected attention to the tuberculin
test. Treatment of recent converters is now
being studied in several control investi
gations.
In line with the October 1957 statement
of the American Trudeau Society the tuber
culin test should be used as a preliminary
screening test for infants, children, young
adults, pre-natal patients and young dia
betics. X-rays should be taken of reactors
only. The intracutaneous test with 0.0001
mg. of PPD is the test preferred. The test
is read in a period of 48-72 hours and re
corded according to the amount of indura
tion present—5 mm. and over are at present
considered positive.
The Tuberculin test is most often used as
■i diagnostic tool in chest clinics and by
private phyiscians among their office pa
tients. When a person has findings sug
gestive of tuberculous disease, a negative
test is very good evidence that findings are
caused by some other condition. A posi
tive tuberculin test, on the other hand, is of
great value in arriving at a diagnosis,
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especially if it is known to have become
positive recently- Positive tests are espe
cially significant in children. The positive
test shows that tubercle bacilli are present
in the body and indicates the need for other
diagnostic procedures.
The attitude that tuberculous infection
is present in practically all adults belongs
to the past, as well as the idea that positive
reactors to tuberculin are immune to the
disease, tuberculosis.
After 15 or 20 years of age, the number
of people who have active T B goes up
dramatically. Most of these persons were
infected in childhood. Therefore, it is es
sential to find the children who are infected
so they may be watched closely, especially
during adolescence. Even the adult with a
positive tuberculin reaction should have
good health habits.
In tuberculin testing surveys in the
schools, many studies have been made on
the youngest of the children, because if
tuberculous infection has occurred, it would
be relatively recent and their contacts
would be limited and easier to follow.
The yield of new T B cases among chil
dren has been low, as is to be expected,
but among their adult contacts there has
been a surprising number of new previ
ously unknown cases of T B found.
The tuberculin test is of value only when
the fainilv and all close associates are ex
amined to find the source of infection to
the child.
The Board of Trustees of the Pierce
County Medical Society has endorsed the
Pilot Study which will take place at Brown’s
Point, Dash Point and Northeast Tacoma
Schools. First, second and third grade chil
dren will participate, on May loth, in the
study being made by the Tuberculosis As
sociation of Pierce County in cooperation
with the Tacom a Public Schools and the
Taeoma-Pierce County Health Department.
The purposes of the study will be:
1. To determine the prevalence of T B
among schcjol children and their close
associates.
2. To determine the efficiency of the
Mantoux test as a mass screening method.
3. To determine whether the size of the
induration of the tuberculin test is of prog
nostic value to provide an index of recencv
of infection.
— T B Assn. of Pierce County
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N ational H ospital W e e k
T o B e C e le b ra te d
The nation’s hospitals, through the
American Hospital Association, have in
vited their closest ally, the medical profes
sion, to help them develop greater under
standing and appreciation of their services
and contributions to the American people.
This year’s program, centered in a sevenday observance of National Hospital W eek,
May 10-16, will emphasize the theme of
“More Roads to Recovery.” An explanation
of these “roads” — better care, improved
techniques and skills, greater numbers of
personnel to apply the dramatic successes
of medical science— will help offset a grow
ing myth that hospital costs are greater
than the services received.
Such distorted stories not only jeopardize
public regard for the hospital but for the
entire medical team, including the prac
ticing physician. Conesquently, it is to our
mutual advantage to work together toward
overcoming these detrimental impressions
which are gaining some acceptance.
Kits and other working tools, prepared
by die American Hospital Association, have
been sent by the AMA to the executive
secretaries of each state and metropolitan
medical society, together with the names of
the contacts of state hospital associations
and metropolitan hospital councils, so that
the medical profession may better coordin
ate its promotional efforts on behalf of the
Week.
Through the use of public forums, tours
of hospital facilities, talks to community
groups, and radio, television, and newspa
per facilities, the story of the unprece
dented hospital services now available—
resulting in shorter hospital stays, employ
ment of all the medical advances, and heal
thier and longer lives — can be told
convincingly.
“More Roads to Recovery” are the pa
tient’s reward for the close harmony and
utilizations of the tools and skills of both
the hospital personnel and the medical pro
fession. These rewards can be made more
meaningful by your participation in Na
tional Hospital Week.
Each physician in the community has a
role and responsibility to win public sup
port for the hospital in which he practices,
and we urge you to offer your help to your
hospital administrator and to your hospital
association inasmuch as National Hospital
Week, May 10-16, is an exceptional oppor
tunity for creating greater appreciation of
the entire medical team.
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DOCTOR-LAWYER F IE L D DAY . . .
THURSDAY, MAY 7
O pp oru nity fo r G P
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County, Washington, by reason of sudden
illness forced to retire. Office space, equip
ment (including x-ray), and practice avail
able immediately— reasonable terms can
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Call Auburn, TEm ple 3-1320 or write
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Bill Muncey, famed hydroplane driver,
takes on a new' role this month, that of
general chairman of the “53 Minute March
on Cerebral Palsy” now being conducted
by United Cerebral Palsy of Pierce County.
The campaign seeks to further the cause
of persons crippled by the disease through
rehabilitation, education and vocational
training and, on the local scene, through
direct assistance from the United Cerebral
Palsy Workshop at 1110 So. 13th. Goal for
the campaign is $30,000. The “53 Minute
March” will take place May 19, according
to Richard Lomax, campaign coordinator.
Members of the Board of Directors for
the Pierce County group are: Mrs. Glaideth
Bashaw, Mrs. Helen Hopper, Mrs. Donna
Marie Leeberg, Miss Irene Dunn, Burritt
B. Anderson, William B. Erickson, Payson
H. Jeynes, Daniel Martin, Rollin C. Miller,
Norman R. Smith, W illiam D. Zeratsky and
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A symposium on hypertension will be
televised from the Cleveland Clinic on
May 27th to twenty-five closed-circuit loca
tions throughout the country. At 9 p.m.
E D T that evening, physicians are invited
to be present while leaders in the field of
hypertension:
Harriet P. Dustan, M.D., The Cleveland
Clinic,
Edward D. Freis, M.D., Georgetown Uni
versity School of Medicine,
Irvine H. Page, M.D., The Cleveland
Clinic,
Samuel H. Proger, M.D., (M oderator),
Tufts University School of Medicine, ’
Robert W. Wilkins, M .D., The Boston
University School of Medicine,
who will gather at this leading center for
cardiovascular research, consider the prob
lems of several patients who will be pre
sented to them. The problems will illustrate
practical aspects of hypertension which the
physician is likely to encounter in his day
to day practice. For example, one ease will
be that of a middle-aged patient with es
sential hypertension, and the conference
will consider whether the patient should
in fact receive any treatment, what levels
of blood pressure to be concerned about,
whether to differentiate between men and’
women, what drugs or diet might be used
whether arteriosclerotic complications are
prevented by treatment of such patients,
and what levels of blood pressure one
should strive to attain. Surgical approaches
to certain anomalies of the cardiovascular
system will be demonstrated by the Cleve
land Clinic Department of Surgery, and
special problems such as malignant hyper
tension and the toxemia of pregnancy will
also be illustrated through case presenta
tions. In the Northwest, the closed-circuit
telecast will be at 5 p.m. in the Georgian
Room of the Olympic Hotel Seattle
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Cancer Immunity?
The author is producing an anti-cancer
serum in horses by injecting increasing
doses of an emulsion containing human
cancer tissue. There are now three horses
under treatment, one of which has been
inoculated against breast carcinoma alone,
another against gastric carcinoma alone,
and a third against colon carcinoma and
any other form of carcinoma and sarcoma
available from the operating rooms. In the
last horse, the author hopes to produce a
polyvalent serum.
The only patients treated with the serum
were in the late stage of massive recur
rence of cancer, after having had all ad
vised methods of orthodox treatment by
operation, radiation or hormones, fre
quently with oophorectomy, adrenalectomy,
and/or hypophysectomy. All have had mul
tiple and distant metastases. A patient
should not be treated unless he has suffi
cient reserve to live for a few weeks and
does not have jaundice or severe liver
involvement.
A full course of treatment takes 3 to 4
weeks and consists of a total of 250 to 300
cc. of serum given intravenously as follows:
0.5 cc. is given the first day, then the dose
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is doubled each day until a dose of about
20 cc. is reached, and then the optimum
daily dose is given until a total of about
300 cc. has been administered. Some pa
tients are sensitive and cannot take the
horse serum, even with the help oi drugs,
and others need to have the dosage ad
justed because they have reactions vary
ing from chilliness to chills and fever.
A total of 233 patients were started on
serum treatment, of whom 91 have received
a full course. As much as 3 years in some
cases were added to the duration of life,
during which time there was relatively
good health and most were able to do their
usual work. Examples are given of patients
with very serious complications of breast
cancer and who were nearing the terminal
stages who improved very greatly; these
complications included severe bone pain,
massive recurrence in the skin and chest
wall after breast amputation, intracranial
metastases, mediastinal infiltration, multi
ple pulmonary metastases, and pulmonary
and pleural metastases with massive pleural
effusion. Some patients with gastric carci
noma who have been given only a few
weeks to live had complete relief from
symptoms and regained sufficiently good
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health to return to their original jobs for
periods up to a year. T h e serum treatm ent
was only recently started in colon carci
noma, and the response is not yet known.
There has b een no evidence of cure in
any patient. How ever, serum treatm ent has
given further palliation beyond that pro
vided by the other methods available. Pain
relief alone has justified it as a palliative
measure. No early case of cancer has been
treated w ith the immune serum, and it is a
severe test of any injection of antibody to
expect it to attack and destroy the great
masses of m alignant tissue that are present
in late stages of the disease. Serological
tests showed th at when ascitic fluid con
taining m alignant cells was exposed to im
munized horse serum at a dilution stronger
tahn 1 to 5 there was pyknosis in 1 hour
and com plete lysis of the m alignant cells
in 24 hours.
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(August 15) 1958.
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G et W ell . . . Quick!
E d ito rs note: A patient of a local physi
cian received the follow ing “get w ell quick”
letter a few days after having a coronary.
(N am es have been changed to protect
the guilty, as well as the in n o cen t.)
M arch 20, 1959
D ear C harlie:
W e are rather anxious to know how you
are as these heart attacks can sometimes be
tricky affairs — even mild ones. Some
months ago, my barber had a m ild one.
His doctor had him lay off for a month;
he would have liked him to stay off the job
longer, bu t the guy had to work to live, so
he w ent back to work. T hey buried him
day before yesterday.
D ave Silvernail, whom I am sure you
rem em ber from the class ahead of us,
dropped dead in a dental m eeting Tues
day. Also Ja ck Griffith, the colored boy in
the same class, died of a coronary week
before last. Silvernail was 48, Griffith 51.
And of course you rem em ber L y le Frank of
our class. His pump quit several years ago.
I could go on for a page, I guess, of the
dentists from L . A. County Society who got
it in their 4 0 ’s or 5 0 ’s. Probably 30 or 40
whom I knew— some very well. Some of
them I am sure you knew also, but do not
know which ones. You probably remember
B ill G eorge who was in the Orthodontic
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dept, at S.C. when we were there. He fell
over his patient in the chair dead— Heart'
Attack, three months ago.
I am writing all this, Charlie, not to make
you feel bad, but perhaps you do not realize
how lucky you are to have been warned.
These other boys— the first one got them
so they never had a chance to change their
living pattern and, perhaps, survive.
Triple Bromides
You can’t get hurt if you take lessons
. . . this has been a b it of propaganda
put out by the ski resort types who woo
you onto the slippery slopes come snowtime. Ask any orthopedist whether you can
get hurt or not. The mountain boys say it’s
all a matter of the center of gravity; keep
it forward, bend the knees and away you
go, thrilling at the exhilaration of the
rapid descent. W hat they don’t say is that
if you don’t locate your center of gravity
before the age of sixteen, you seldom ever
findit.
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snow; too powdery, too soft, too hard; the
right kind of resin, the right boots, poles,
non-itchy underwear, or the wood in the
skis. What you seldom hear of, is the right
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■keleton, the right ligaments, the right co
ordination, the right age, and the right
cardiac reserve. Put an overweight, tired,
pear-shaped forty-year-old on two six-foot
staves, and send him down at forty-five
degrees, and you may kiss the cartilages
goodbye.
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At first glance it looks like a simple prob
lem in physics. A hundred and eighty
pounds of blubber sliding down a moun
tain develops a passel of momentum. This
may be offset gradually or suddenly; it’s
the suddenly type cases which result in
hickory mayhem. Only a lucky one can
settle for the bottle of liniment and a couple
of Ace bandages. The average guy can
count on a walking cast for three months,,
or the surrender of a semilunar. Witness
the bed situation in ski resort hospitals.
There are vacancies only when there is 110
snow.
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ecchymoses, abrasions, lacerations, sprains,
subluxations, hematomas, separations, dis
locations, fractures ( greenstick, simple and
compound), concussion, and assorted com
binations of the above. Little disturbing
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injuries of the interossei and lum bricales as
yon see have not even been mentioned.
T here is also the unlucky happenstance of
two or more in the same fam ily making it
with an orthopedic kick.
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All this will b e vehem ently denied by ski
enthusiasts, who will dem onstrate w ith fig
ures that there is more danger in riding
in an autom obile or crossing M arket Street.
They will point out the invigorating air, the
relaxation, the salubrious effect o f the exer
cise; it keeps you young. I f you are young
to start with, this may b e so; the good
effects on th e m iddle-aged seem to derive
from the bed rest follow ing the injury.
Ouch!
—By Gerry Feigen, The Bulletin
San Francisco County
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President
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REFERENCES: • l . Freyberg, R. H.; Bemtsen,
C. A., Jr., and Heilman, L: A rth. & Rheum.
1*215 (June) 1958, • 2. Sherwood, H., and
Cooke, R. A.: j . A llergy 2 fl:97 (March) 1957.
*3 . Shelley, W ,B.; Harun, J.S., and Pillsbury,
D. M.s J.A.M.A. 167:959 (June 21) 195B.
•4 . Dubois, E.L.: C 3l!forni3 Med. 89:195
(Sept.) 1958. • 5. Hartung, E.F.: J.A.M.A.
167.973 {June 21) 1958.
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P. C. I. M. B.
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results of the tests and clinical summaries
will be assembled along with other infor
mation derived from other areas in the state
and the various states will be the basis for
future scientific developments.
E ach participating physician will receive
a complete report of all tests performed on
his patient, and make it possible to arrive
at a more accurate diagnosis. If additional
information is desired, please call the
County Health Department.
— C. R. Fargher, M .D.
The incidence of poliomyelitis through
out the United States in 1957 and 1958 has
been remarkably low. A number of factors
may have contributed to this circumstance
including:
1. The separation of viral meningitis due
to virus infections other than polio through
the applications of stricter diagnostic
criteria.
2. The efficacy of the Salk vaccine.
Venereal Disease Studied
3. The possibility that the incidence of
A venereal disease study is currently b e
polio virus infection was naturally low for ing made among private physicians by
unknown reasons.
Robert H. Harbridge, Public Health Ad
To obtain more information about the visor on the staff of the Washington State
degree and duration of immunity provided Health Department, who regularly works
by the polio vaccine and to elucidate fur in the Pierce County area.
ther the etiological factor or factors in
The survey, which has the complete en
polio-like illnesses, a surveillance program dorsement of the Tacom a-Pierce County
will be carried on throughout the United
Health Department, has the objective of
States for the year 1959. To carry out such
acquainting local physicians with the serv
a program study two things are necessary,
ices that are available to help them in their
(1 ) collection of laboratory specimens,
efforts to control venereal diseases. These
blood and stool, from individuals suspect services include:
for polio or polio-like disease as soon as
1. The availability of a specialist, trained
the disease is suspected. ( 2 ) complete and
in interviewing cases of infectious syphilis
accurate epidemiological record on each
of either sex. This is the most efficient
individual suspect.
means known of breaking the chain of in
In cooperation with the Washington State
fection, and bringing cases to treatment.
Department of Health, the Tacom a-Pierce
2. Samples of the latest medical informa
County Health Department is conducting
tion on the diagnosis and treatment of
the surveillance program in this area. Phy
venereal disease. All requests for such ma
sician participation is being solicited.
terial will be filled promptly.
It is planned that the program will oper
3. The latest list of reportable communi
ate in this fashion: When a polio or a
cable diseases and reporting cards, envel
polio-like disease is suspected in a patient
opes, etc., from the Epidemiology Division
the physician may request that stool and
of the Washington State Health Dept.
blood specimens be obtained for viral
All of these services are available without
studies. (All of the hospital laboratories
charge and on a completely voluntary basis.
have or can be provided with the special
It is hoped that this current survey will
containers for collecting and mailing of
stimulate the reporting of veneral disease
specimens). After the physician has thus
cases as required by the State Board of
indicated willingness to participate in the
Health regulations. Full and complete re
program, he will be asked to complete a
porting is the only method by which to
brief clinical resume of case on a form
eliminate the unknown reservoir of venereal
provided for this purpose. All clinical and
disease. Early treatment will help prevent
specimen summaries will be forwarded to
serious complications arising out of neg
the State Health D epartm ent where the lected cases.
Your medical society, local and State
Health Departments, asks for your coopera
tion in this worthwhile effort to establish
accurate records, on all levels, regarding
the status of the venereal disease problem.
W ith this data as a base line, we will be
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N orm al Slool Frequency with Lactu m 1
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1 0 m o n th s . T h e in v e s tig a to rs o b s e rv e d : “ I n
n o c a se w a s th e r e a n y h is to ry of p e rs is te n t
d ia rrh e a . I n fo rty -e ig h t in fa n ts , th e u s u a l
n u m b e r o f s to o l s w a s o n e t o tw o d a il y ; i n o n l y
n i n e w e r e t h e r e t h r e e , o r o c c a s i o n a ll y f o u r a
d a y ."
Low Incidence o f L oose Stools in H ospital
Study 2
I n a c li n i c a l s t u d y o f 1 8 0 s ic k a n d 1 0 w e ll
in fa n ts fe d L a c tu m , th e in v e s tig a to r re p o rte d :
“ T h e re w as n o d ia rrh e a in a n y of th e in fa n ts
e x c e p t in t h o s e p a t i e n t s w h o s e d i a g n o s i s o n
a d m i s s io n w a s i n f e c t i o u s d i a r r h e a . . . w e h a v e
b e e n c o n v in c e d t h a t i n c l u s io n o f a d e q u a t e
a d d e d c a r b o h y d r a te in . . . [L a c tu m ] d u r in g
s t r e s s p e r i o d s , s u c h a s d i a r r h e a , i s d e f i n i te l y
a d v a n t a g e o u s .”
to avoid baby's discomfort and mother's an x iety ...sp ecify
Incidence of Loose Stools Negligible2 190 Hospitalized Infants
Age
No. C a s e s
Lo o so
S to o ls l
B ir t h
1 m o.
2 m o.
3 m o.
4 m o.
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]. Frost, L .H ., and Jackson, R .L.: J. P e d ia t.39: 585-592 INov.l 1951.
2. H enrickson, W.
GP 8:52-56 (Oct.l 1953.
L a c iu r n
liq u id
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Modified milk formula, Mead Johnson
H
M e a d Jo h n s o n
Sy m b o l o f s e rv ic e in m e d ic in e
F P .2 6 5 9 M
E ffective re lie f in rheum atic disord ers
Sterazolidin.,,
Geigq
p r e d n ls o n e -p h e n y lb u ta z o n e G e ig y
with less risk of disturbing horm onal balance
In the treatm ent of the rheum atic disorders
new Sterazolidin provides a method of lim it
ing the gravest da n g e r in h e re n t in s te ro id
th e ra p y ... h y p e rc o rtis o n is m a ris in g fro m
excessive dosage.
Repeatedly it has been shown th a t the addi
tion of low dosage o f B u ta z o lid in sh a rp ly
reduces hormone requirem ent.’-4S terazolidin
is a combination of prednisone (1.25 mg.) and
Butazolidin (50 mg.) which provides, in the
majority of cases, con sisten t re lie f at a stable
uniform m ainten ance dosage s ig n ific a n tly
below the level at which serious hormonal
imbalance is likely to occur.
S tera zolidin ® (p re d n is o n e -p h e n y lb u ta z o n e
Geigy). Each capsule contains prednisone
1.25 mg.; p h e n y lb u ta z o n e 50 m g.; d rie d
aluminum hydroxide gel 100 mg.; magnesium
t ’r is iIic a te 150 mg. and hom atropine m ethylbrom ide 1.25 mg.
1. Kuzell, W. C., and others.: A rch. Int. Med.
92:646, 1953. 2. W olfson, W. CL: J. M ichigan
M. Soc. 54:323,1955. 3. Strandberg, B.: B rit.
J. Phys. Med. 19:9, 1956. 4. P latt, W. D., Jr.,
and S teinberg, I. H.: New England J. Med
256:823 (May 2) 1957.
Geigy, Ardsley, New York
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one Enseal® (timed disinte
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Aminophylline . . 130 mg.
Ephedrine
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Amytal® (amobarb ital, L illy ) . . 25 mg.
Amesec™ (am inophylline com pound, Lilly)
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St. Joseph’s
Maintenance Department reports the in
stallation of conductive floors and an iso
lated electric system for the Surgery suite
which has just been completed. All switches
and receptacle boxes have been provided
with die new approved type of explosion
proof fixtures. All rolling equipment has
had casters and wheels changed over to
the conductive type. Conductive over shoes
for operating personnel have just arrived
and we are now in full compliance with the
National Fire Association code.
The necessary electrical work has been
completed in our delivery rooms and in the
near future the conductive floor will be
installed bringing the OB Department to
the required standards.
In the x^lans for the near future are an
up to date fire alarm system and a sprink
ler system for the basement area.
In conjunction with the work already ac
complished in the surgery suite will be a
joint job for the entire area. New equipment
is arriving each week to replace the old
and obsolete pieces. W hen this work is
completed we will have as fine an oper
ating suite as any in the entire Northwest.
Work is progressing in the change over
of our clinic and it should be ready in
early July. This will release St. Mary’s
Ward for use by the Medical floor. By fall
we should be sufficiently prepared for what
ever may come.
The student body held a very successful
lawn supper on Thursday, May 21 for the
faculty and student body of Tacom a Gen
eral Hospital School of Nursing.
There were “hot dogs” right from the
grills topped off with salads and all the fix
ings. The table was centered with a huge
cake on which was enscribed “Welcome
Tacoma General.” Thanks are in order to
Miss' Clark and her very hardworking
committee.
On Wednesday, May 20 an orientation
meeting for all girls interested in the Sodal
ity was held. Father Buchanan, S.J., was
present to answer questions that any pros
pective members might have had regard
ing membership.
The class of 1934 celebrated their 25th
anniversary with a reunion on Saturday,
May 23. Following a luncheon the group
toured the nurse’s residence. Student
nurses acted as guides. After the tour the
alumni entertained the seniors and mem
bers of the class of 1934 at a banquet at
the Towers.
Wednesday, May 27 the Pediatric staff
was entertained at 5 o’clock dinner by
Mrs. Rehwinkel in her new home on North
21st. A delightful supper in a very attrac
tive atmosphere was enjoyed by all. A gift
for her home was presented to the hostess
by the group.
Mrs. Laura Leo, a very faithful practical
nurse in the department, who has been
with us the past 10 years is taking a two
month leave of absence to visit her daugh
ter Dorothy in Hawaii. Dorothy is in the
Waves and has been stationed in Hawaii
for the past year. W e wall expect a real
demonstration of the “hula” on her return.
Jeffrey Drucker, the son of D octor and
Mrs. Drucker, has been a patient in the
department this past week.
Our last group of seniors will be leaving
us June 7. W e’ve enjoyed their stay and
hope some of them will return for senior
service. On June 3 the class will be visiting
Rainier State School.
Mrs. W etsch has joined the staff and will
replace Mrs. Graham who has left us and is
moving to Seattle.
Dr. Charles Atwood from the Joint Com
mission on Hospital Accreditation made a
survey of our hospital on Thursday, May
21, 1959. The Executive Committee and
Chairmen of the Committees were served
a delicious dinner with Dr. Atwood in the
cafeteria at noon on Thursday.
New babies during the past month were
born to the following happy parents: Helen
Fletcher, R.N., boy; Betty McDonald, boy;
Marianne Reed, girl; Ceciia Hogarth, girl;
and Elizabeth Smith, girl.
Last month all heard the good news that
Sister Marie Immaculee from L a Grande,
Oregon and Miss Sharon W einreich from
Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup had
passed the National Accreditation exam.
These students were in the first class of
Medical Record Technicians to take the
course at St. Joseph’s.
Combined graduation exercises were held
Sunday, May 17 for the students of the XRay, Medical Technology and Medical
Record Technician Schools.
Holy Mass was offered in the Hospital
Chapel at 9 a.m., followed by brunch and
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have you seen a patient with
then you should know...
It has been reported1'2 that patients with the
Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome benefit from METICORTEN.
Extensive literature indicates that practically every
corticosteroid-responsive disorder may be expected to
benefit from this established steroid.
M e tic o rte n ®
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(p r e d n is o n e ) is a v a ila b le as 1 , 2 .5 a n d 5 m g . w h ite ta b le ts .
*V o g t“K o y a n a g i s y n d r o m e —B ila te ra l u v e itis w ith a lo p e c ia ,
poliosis, d y s a c u s ia , v itilig o a n d r e tin a l d e ta c h m e n t.
In addition to its proved value in steroid-responsive eye
disorders, M e t i c o r t e n is unsurpassed in relief o f asthm a,
rheumatoid arthritis and severe hay fever.
1. Bronsiein, M .: A.M.A. Arch. Ophth. 57:503. 1957.
2. Soss, T. L .: California Med. 57:266, 1957.
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presentation of diplomas. Former graduates
of the three schools, Department Heads,
and those connected with the students
were invited for the occasion.
Medical Record graduates are Sister
Mary Perpetua, O .S.F., and Jill E. Kilian.
Medical Technologists are Betty Saile,
Dolores Rada, Ramona Masso and James
Rose. X-Ray Technicians who received di
plomas are Suzanne Dee Mickens, Marjorie
Hanley, Joan Rae Keuter, and Frances A.
Anich.
On Wednesday, May 21 the Medical
Record Technicians students visited the
Medical Record Departments of Providence
Hospital and King County Hospital in
Seattle.
Our Hospital Picnic will be held W ed
nesday afternoon June 24 at Lake Geneva
. . . All are invited.
It has been requested that the following
information on the Toxicity Rating Chart
be provided to the Medical profession by
the Pierce County Poison Control Center.
Basis for the ratings are a 70 ku man (150
lbs.):
6 Supertoxic — Less than 5 mg, a taste
( less than 7 drops).
5 Extremely Toxic — 5-50 mg, between
7 drops and 1 teaspoon.
4 Very Toxic, 50-500 kg, between 1 tea
spoon and 1 ounce.
3 Moderately Toxic — 500-5 gm/kg, be
tween 1 pint and 1 quart.
2 Slightly Toxic — 5-15 gm/kg, between
1 pint and 1 quart.
1 Practically non-Toxic — Above 15 gm/
kg, more than 1 quart.
Mrs. Irma Hough, R.N. and Mrs. Veron
ica Bailey, R.N. spent Saturday and Sun
day, May 9 and 10, working with the Poi
son Center display at the County-City
Building.
Mrs. Leota Johnson, R.N. of the night
nursing department, has left for Germany
via the Polar Flight to join her husband
stationed there.
Helen Fenn has replaced Carolyn DeMuyneck of the Social Service Department.
Mrs. DeMuyneck and husband have moved
to Ellensberg, Washington. Prior to her de
parture, Audrey Anderson, Social Service,
entertained the members of that depart
ment in Carolyn’s honor at the Anderson
home in Puyallup. Miss Anderson is at
present on vacation in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Dr. Rodney M. LaViolette, who has been
one of this year’s most efficient resident
doctors, will open his office for general
practice on July 1, in Burien at 14315 Anibaum Blvd., the Burien Medical Dental
Center. Dr. LaViolette formerly practiced
at the Mountain View Sanatorium. He is a
graduate of the University of Washington
Medical School.
Carol Karwoski, head Laboratory tech
nician, and husband Frank, enjoyed a most
delightful and remunerative week in Las
Vegas and Virginia City, Nevada. Returns
luckily paid for their trip. They also jour
neyed to Reno, Lake Tahoe and San F ran
cisco. W hile in Las Vegas they enjoyed the
Ray Bolger and Jimmie Durante shows.
Mary Dunlop, wife of Dr. Dunlop of
Bremerton, is being welcomed back to the
Record Department where she is aiding
that department temporarily. She was M ed
ical Records Librarian at this hospital in
1956 while her husband served his intern
ship. The Dunlops now have a delightful
home in Bremerton and two most attractive
children.
Other newcomers to the Record D epart
ment are Miss Viola Frost who comes from
Seattle once a week to act as part time
Medical Records Librarian, and Amy Jo
Brendler, whose husband is with the army
at Fort Lewis.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bias and family had
an interesting, pleasant vacation which took
them to various parts of Canada. Dr. Bias
reports that they were intrigued with beau
tiful Vancouver, B.C., where, in addition to
the enjoyable scenerv, they were able to
indulge in a splendid beef steak dinner each
evening at a reasonable price. They also
journeyed to Grand Coulee Dam and
Roosevelt Lake in Eastern Washington.
Marion Daley, secretary in the Purchas
ing department, became the bride of Mr.
Peter Smart on April 25 in the Sacred Heart
Church, Tacoma. Mi'. Smart is a mechanic
for the flight line, Pan American Airways.
Another wedding of interest was that of
Faith Annas of the Dietary department, to
Paul Sny, in Auburn, Washington, on
April 3.
Tacoma General
The membership of the Board of Trustees
was increased to 25 at the April meeting.
New members are Mr. W . Hilding Lindberg, Mr. Reno Odlin, Mr. Carl L. Phillips
Mr. Henry O. Wheeler.
Miss Ruth Kynoch, Director of the School
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c a lib ra te d d r o p p e r )* 5 m g . p e r d ro p
( 1 0 0 m g . p e r c c .)
S cien ce f o r the w o rld ’s w ell-being
P F IZ E R L A B O R A T O R IE S
D i v i s i o n , C h a s . P f i z e r & C o ., I n c .
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h ig h est te tra c y c lin e levels a v a ila b le w ith o ral th e ra p y : B ib lio g ra p h y a n d
professional in fo rm a tio n b o o k let a v a ila b le on re q u e s t.
P ie r c e
of Nursing, has been appointed a member
of the four member State Board of Nurse
Examiners.
The Tacom a General Hospital School of
Nursing has been recently reviewed by the
Executive Secretary of the State Board of
Nurse Examiners. The report states that the
School is to be praised for its high standard
of education.
Mr. Oscar Smaalders reported May 1 as
Executive Housekeeper. Mr. Smaalders
comes from a similar position in Los An
geles, California, at the University of Cali
fornia Medical Center Hospital.
Mrs. Dorothy Morous, Mrs. Betty Hoff
man, and Mr. W alter Huber represented
Tacoma General at the recent annual con
vention of the Association of W estern Hos
pitals in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Janice Greer, president-elect of the Stu
dent Body of the Tacom a General Hospital
School of Nursing, was sent by the student
body as a delegate to the National Student
Nurse Convention in Philadelphia, Pa.
Happy changes for some of the present
faculty of the School of Nursing mean new
instructors in the School. Mrs. Donna F e r
guson will be returning to the medical area,
and Gail Bass, a TG graduate of a few
years ago, will be in the surgical area.
Leaving are Miss Bernice Nelson, who b e
came Mrs. Glen Carlson on May 2, and
has gone to Europe for a summer honey
moon; Mrs. Velma Sackman, who is retiring
temporarily to have her first baby; and
Mrs. JoAnne Anderson, who will accom
pany her husband to Maryland where he
has a surgical internship at Johns Hopkins.
JoAnne has been accepted on the teaching
staff of the School of Nursing at Johns
Hopkins, as surgical clinical instructor in
the emergency and out-patient department.
Dr. Dale Hadfield attended the Western
Biennial Conference of Anesthesiologists in
Phoenix, and while there took the oral
examination for certification by the Ameri
can Board of Anesthesiology, which he
passed successfully.
Disaster Preparedness at
Tacoma General Hospital
On May 14 Tacom a General was in
spected for disaster preparedness by the
Civil Disaster Committee of the Pierce
County Medical Society. Purpose of the
inspection was to determine if the hospital
would be ready in case a large number of
casualties were suddenly to descend on
the hospital. Emphasis in disaster planning
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has been on local catastrophies, rather
than on nuclear attacks.
Chairman of the committee is Richard
B. Link, M.D. Other members are David
T. Hellyer, M .D., Murray L. Johnson,
M.D., Richard F. Barronian, M.D., Ted
Haley, M.D., John S. May, M.D., Donald
F. McKay, M .D., James P. Duffy, M.D.,
Cecil Fargher, M .D., Ted Apa, M.D., and
Judy Gordon, Executive Secretary of the
Medical Society.
W e were privileged to have with us two
men from the Washington State Hospital
Association, also here to inspect our facili
ties. They were John Bigelow, Executive
Secretary of the Association and Harry
Wheeler, Administrator of Deaconess Hos
pital in Spokane and Chairman of the
Association’s Disaster Planning Committee.
Hugli Owens, Administrative Assistant
at the hospital, was in charge of arrange
ments for the inspection activities.
“CONTEST
W I N N E R S ”
D ear Sirs:
I ’m glad my fathers a doctor because he
makes alot of friends he even has some
moviestars. He’s sent to meatings out of
town and brings information.
People say I ’m lucky haveing a doctor
father. Our neighbors get sick or cut their
fingers just have to come to our house,
sometimes they even bring their dogs. If
I have problems I go to him. He helps me
in school alot on every subject, most of all
health. He helps to explain those awful
pictures in medical books. Father is what
I consider a hero because he helps save
lives.
JA N E HERRM ANN
10 vears
P R IZ E : FL A SH CAM ERA
I am glad my Daddy is a doctor because
if any of my family get sick my Daddy
will help them cause he knows what to do.
also my Daddy helps other people get
well not only my family.
Doctors are helpers.
Doctors have offices.
Some Doctors go to Houses.
JA M IE MAY
6 years
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(Random notes from 1934 B u lletins)
An event of January 14 was the marriage
of Miss Ruth Ellen Fridlune and Dr. David
H. Johnson. Dr. and Mrs. Johnson arc
spending their honeymoon in California.
Dr. Tom Murphy finally collected some
more money and is really leaving for Cali
fornia. Of course Tom would need more
money for such a trip than most of the
rest of us.
^
The Tacoma Surgical Club’s meeting was
a great success. There were over ISO regis
trations, men from British Columbia, Port
land and from every sizeable community in
the state. There were 132 registered at the
banquet. Dr. Ivy as guest speaker was a
real inspiration to the meeting.
Dr. Charles McCreery has again been
elected president of the Tacom a Civic
Music Association.
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Kyle announce the
birth of a son, Paul Ritchie Kyle, on Sep
tember 19.
Dr. W. A. Niethammer has just been
elected president of the Young Men’s Busi
ness Club.
. . . use the Library for reading or
loafing and come to the club rooms anv
day after lunch and enjoy a game of
billiards, ping pong or bridge.
Dr. R. D. W right has been appointed
Chief Surgeon of the new Mason City Hos
pital, which is to be erected at Coulee Dam.
There is an open handicap billiard tour
nament being carried on in the Club Room
in the Medical Arts Building. The following
brethren of the great medical and dental
professions are playing: Coach Engels,
Professor Janes, Smoky Joe Turner, Rookie
Nelsen, Student Creswell, Bonecrusher
Goering, Jawbreaker W ilbur, Visitor W alter
Cameron, W illie Hoppe Cameron, Specs
Jorgenson, Knee Jerk Magill, Young Jake
Schaeffer and Occlusion Fisher. The prize
is to be a cue. Visitors are welcome and
participants invited.
It is said that the average American
family pays the doctor $75 a year. This will
be real news to the doctor.
Dr. J, F. Steele is back in his office after
a hunting trip in the Lake Chelan region.
He reports that he killed more birds than
deer, however.
. Dr. L. A. Hopkins has been observed of
late driving a brand new Plymouth car.
Dr. A. H. Buis, who has been the main
political spokesman in the D octor’s Room
,at the Tacoma General Hospital for the
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past few years, is running for the two-year
term of Civil Service Commissioner.
Dr. H. G. Willard took an airplane trip
back to see his son who has finished his
Sophomore year in Northwestern U.
Dr. S. F. Herrmann has returned from a
three-week trip to the Middle W est. He
attended a reunion of former members of
the staff of the Mayo Clinic, visited his
brother in St. Louis and spent several days
in Chicago seeing the fair.
Doctors Sweep Field Day Events
The doctors made a clean sweep in the
Field Day events of May 7 and were vic
torious over the legal eagles in both the
bridge and golf tourneys.
Fifty-eight doctor-lawyers entered the
golf tournament with the doctors winning
38 of a possible 75 points in the team
match. Prizes were awarded the following:
Low gross (best score): John Reha.
Low net: George Kunz.
Low net (1st division): Gerald C. Kohl.
Low net (2nd division): Martin Eltrich.
Long drive (1st division): G. M.
W hitacre.
Long drive (2nd division): Wayne
Zimmerman.
Closest to the pin: Buel Sever.
In die bridge tournament, the doctors
outsmarted the lawyers and racked up the
winning scores for the afternoon. Doctors
responsible for the victory were: Elm er
W ahlberg, Charles McCoy, Harold John
ston and Max Thomas.
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Scientific Assembly Held
The Washington Academy of General
Practice held its 7th Annual Scientific As
sembly at Longview, Washington, May 10
to 13, 1959. Some 18 authorities addressed
the gathering on topics of interest to G P’s.
Officers elected were John Ely, president;
Arthur Ludwig, president-elect; John Garringer, Jr., secretary-treasurer; national
delegates— John Ely and Errol Rawson;
trustees— Ronald Gill and Duncan R obert
son; speaker of the house, Larry Wilson.
The 1960 session will be a four hour state
regional meeting held in Seattle September
9 to 11.
The initial speaker of the 1959 session
was Dr. D elbert Small, anesthesiologist
from Spokane. He summarized the prepara
tions essential for a safe anesthesia as an
empty G-I tract, a patient in normal physio
logic balance and proper premedication.
Since induction and emergence are the
most dangerous phases of anesthesia, one
should never consider a general anesthetic
to be a minor procedure simply because it
happens to be brief. This is as important
to a woman in labor as it is in surgery—
“nothing by mouth.”
Dr. Robert N. Rutherford, Seattle obste
trician, spoke on psychometric testing as a
tool in fertility and marital problems. He
pointed out that many infertile couples
were not seeking a child but a remedy for a
sick marriage. A marriage should be made
a success before a child is brought into the
home. Psychometric testing helps the phy
sician to show the couple their areas of
conflict and where personality readjust
ment is necessary. This re-education phase
is usually best handled by a psychologist.
Third trimester obstetrical problems were
discussed by Dr. Russell de Alvarez from
the University of Washington. In patients
with pre-eclampsia, it is most important
that changes in physiology be observed
since a trend is more significant than de
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viation from any arbitrary normal value.
Hospitalization is essential when the pa
tient ceases to respond to ambulatory treat
ment. Placenta previa, placental separation,
cancer of the cervix, rupture of the uterus,
and transverse presentations were also
discussed.
Dr. Kenneth Swan, Oregon professor and
editor of the Archives of Ophthalmology,
gave advice on emergency care of severe
occular injuries. In perforating injuries, a
compression bandage may cause herniation
of the globe contents. Closing and opening
of the lids may cause aspiration of foreign
material from the conjunctival sac. An eye
shield should be used or the lid may be
held closed by an adhesive strip applied
high above tarsus of the closed upper lid.
Local Instillations are avoided while pain
relief and relaxation are achieved by block
ing the facial nerve. Either sulfas or chlor
amphenicol are given systemically to com
bat infection.
Di-. Edward Foley, from the University
of Illinois, told of advances in medicine of
interest to the general practitioner. Present
research is oriented to physiologic systems
rather than toward specific organs. A study
of organs reveals only the effects of disease
rather than the mechanism of the disease
itself. Cellular and chemical study tells us
what is taking place at any given moment
as the organism makes its adjustment to the
disease.
Dr. J. E. Stroh of Seattle, speaking on
the subject of “Your Allergic Patient,” said
that allergic individuals have an inherited
trait. About one-third will develop their
symptoms within the first 10 years of life.
During the first year, foods are the princi
pal allergens. In the next two years, animal
danders assume the major role while pol
lens become important between ages 4 to
6. By the time a person has lived for 40
years, the source of his allergy is difficult
to find by history or skin testing. The er
rors in treatment may be summarized as
carrying a patient too long on paliative
therapy or overtreating him with cortico
steroids.
Dr. Floyd Neff, orthopedist from Comp
ton, California, described a new treatment
for chronic back disability. On the theory
that in 90% of these backs the pain is due
to incompetent ligamentous attachments,
he injects a proliferating agent into the
painful areas of bone-ligament junction. He
uses a mixture of one part Sylnasol with
three parts \% Xylocaine.
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Dr. Errol Rawson, past president of the
Washington Academy of G.P., gave a paper
on pigmented skin lesions. He stressed that
decision for removal was determined by
the appearance of the lesion, its location,
and changes in its character. Surgical ex
cision is the preferred treatment of all
lesions.
Dr. Rutherford’s second paper was on
vaginal hysterectomy and perineal repair.
A movie in color was used to demonstrate
his technique and aid visualization of im
portant structures. The uterus is removed
by retroversion through the posterior cul
de sac.
The Seattle psychologist and marriage
counselor, John Williams, joined Dr. Ruth
erford at the evening banquet in a discus
sion of teenage sex education. Success in
their methods depends on presenting fa c
tual information to the teenagers as a group
in the presence of their parents. This situa
tion breaks down the usual barrier between
parent and child, and helps the parent as
sume his proper responsibility for sex
education.
Speaking about “Fam ily Problems and
the Fam ily Physician,” Dr. George Saslow,
University of Oregon Psychiatrist, agreed
that realistic sex education was helpful
preparation to family life. Such education is
compulsory in Sweden where social respon
sibility is emphasized. Most teen-age prob
lems arise because the uncertain adolescent
needs to test his strength in order to dis
cover who he is and where he fits into the
adult world. He has no wish to be hurt in
this conflict. So the home becomes the ideal
battleground where differences can be
worked out without loss of sustaining hu
man relationships. The parent must not be
submissive or ignore these areas of con
flict, but must maintain adult social values
and contribute long-term aspects for
consideration.
Dr. N. Frederick Hieken, surgeon from
the University of Utah, spoke on the diag
nosis and treatment of abdominal injuries.
A physician must be constantly aware of
processes taking place within the injured
abdomen so that proper treatment will not
be delayed. Blood studies, X-ray examina
tions and paracentesis may be helpful.
Surgery is indicated whenever there is pro
gression under conservative management,
a mass enlarges, blood loss continues, signs
of peritonitis appear, or when there is
doubt concerning the true condition. Dr.
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static sutures and packing of an injured
liver. He prefers debridement, tying of
bleeding points and simple drainage. Stom
ach and intestinal injuries are handled by
decompression and resection of devitalized
areas. Barium should never be used. There
is always an intestinal ileus with renal in
jury. Conservative management and simple
catheterization will save 80% of injured
kidneys.
In his second paper, Dr. Hicken discussed
hernia repair. He cautioned that stereo
typed methods should not be used for
every hernia. The surgeon must discover
and understand the anatomical defcct
which has permitted herniation. It should
be only necessary to repair or reinforce
the weak area. He finds that femoral hernia
is best attacked from above Poupart’s
ligament.
“Tumors of the Neck” was the subject
of Dr. Hicken’s final paper. Every physi
cian’s office should be a screening and
cancer detection center because nearly onehalf of patients have some type of precancerous lesion. He advised that physi
cians should annually examine their chronic
patients just as though they had never been
seen before.
Cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Dean K.
Crystal of the University of Washington,
emphasized the need for accurate diagnosis
and estimation of cardiac compensation in
heart disease. Overload at one part of the
vascular bed will eventually produce
changes in every part of the circulatory sys
tem. Overworking the compensatory me
chanisms will eventually lead to irreversable changes which make the patient
inoperable.
The physician’s responsibility to patients
with heart disease was expanded upon by
Dr. Foley. The physician’s prime responsi
bility is in discovering heart disease. He
must accurately diagnose the lesion, its
etiology and correctly evaluate the func
tional capacity of the heart. Proper man
agement also includes psychological sup
port to maintain the patient’s significance in
society. The term “heart failure” should be
replaced by the designation “cardiac
insufficiency.”
Dr. Foley’s concluding discourse was of
“Fevers of Undetermined Origin.” A diag
nosis may be eventually made, although
the true state of affairs may not be mani
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Dr. Thomas White, University of W ash
ington surgeon, dealt with diseases of the
breast. Most breast lesions require an excisional biopsy. When there is bleeding
from the nipple, he favors excision of the
entire breast quadrant. Usually, a circumferencial incision through the skin is more
acceptable to the patient. The surgeon
should always be prepared to proceed with
an immediate radical mastectomy when he
feels that there may be a malignant
condition.
The entire morning of the final day of
the G.P. assembly was devoted to a panel
which discussed practical applications of
hypnotism. The president and two mem
bers of the American Society of Clinical
Hypnosis composed the panel. Panelists
were: Drs. Milton Erickson, Phoenix, Ari
zona; Seymour Hirshman, Chicago, Illi
nois ;and Maurice Bryant, Colfax, Wash.
George H. Hess, M. D.
Elm er W . W ahlberg, M.D.
Atlantic City Began As
Physicians Dream
When some 15,000 physicians converge
on Atlantic City this month for the Amerimen Medical Association’s annual meeting,
they will be arriving at a place that began
as a doctor’s dream of a health resort.
In 1852, when Atlantic City was called
Absecon Beach, Dr. Jonathan Pitney, who
had a thriving practice in the community
of Absecon, saw the advantages of the
beach as a health resort. At the same time,
a glass manufacturer wanted a railroad to
carry his wares. Between them, the two
Men sold businessmen in the area on the
advantages of a railroad to the island.
Once the railroad was built, a real estate
boom occurred. Hotels were built, the
town’s name changed to Atlantic City, and
the world s leading seashore resort” began.
Atlantic City is a place where one can
catch a 600-pound marlin, relax to the
gentle motion of the famed “boardwalk
.*carts or eat all the salt water taffy he
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wants. In fact, some 50,000 pounds of salt
water taffy are sold every summer day on
the Boardwalk.
Even though it is called “salt water
taffy,” there is no salt water in it. Thirtyeight nations supply the ingredients for
the 25 flavors of salt water taffy. The candy
got its name, according to legend, when
a man named David Bradley opened a
candy store in 1883. One summer night, an
exceptionally high tide swept into Brad
ley’s store. It soaked the stock of taffy.
The next morning a child was Bradley’s
first customer. She asked for regular candy.
But Bradley had none, so he leaned over
the counter and whispered, “How’d you
like to try some salt water taffy?”
In a more serious vein, Atlantic City,
located 60 miles southeast of Philadelphia,
100 miles southwest of New York and 175
miles northeast of Washington, D .C., is
readily accessible by air, rail or automobile.
According to A.M.A. Convention Mana
ger George Larson, Atlantic City has had
an amazing face lifting since the A.M.A.
met there in 1955. In the last four years,
more than 4,000 new motel units have been
built at a cost of $21 million. In addition,
the big hotels have spent millions modern
izing and remodeling.
The sea, of course, is the big attraction
in Atlantic City. One Atlantic City fisher
man— Bill Upperman— says the city offers
“as good fishing as anywhere in the world.”
He said June is one of the best months
because that is when millions of fish mi
grate from the Bahamas up the Atlantic
Coast.
Features of A.M.A. Convention
Scientific Sessions
Staphylococcal infections, blood cell dis
orders, space medicine, European spas, ag
ing, and hypnosis are among the subjects
to be considered this June. Some 450 physi
cians will present scientific papers or par
ticipate in panel discussions and sympos
iums. In addition, there will be 387 scien
tific exhibits shown by physicians and 285
industrial exhibits.
Most of the scientific sessions, along with
the exhibits, will be held in the Atlantic
City Convention Hall. Some scientific m eet
ings will be held in hotels.
Seven of the 21 sections of the scientific
assembly marks their 100th anniversaries
during the meeting. They are the sections
on surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and
gynecology, experimental medicine and
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therapeutics, pathology and physiology,
nervous and mental diseases, and preven
tive medicine.
Other features of the scientific program
will include color television and motion
pictures. Two films of special interest to be
premiered deal with staphylococcal infec
tions in hospitals and radiation protection
in diagnostic radiologic examinations.
Session on Aging
All physicians are invited to attend the
special one-day session on new concepts in
aging which will be held in Room C of the
convention hall at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June
10, under auspices of the A.M.A. Commit
tee on Aging.
The meeting is designed to present the
practicing physician with a concentrated
review of current thinking regarding health
care of the aged, and to provide him with
concrete health recommendations which
he can translate to his own older patients.
Nationally recognized authorities in their
fields will cover such points as 1) special
treatment aspects of cardiovascular, neo
plastic and bone diseases among the aged,
2) effects of adequate nutrition on rehabili
tation potential for older patients, 3 ) var
iables in prescribing a physical activity
program for the older individual and 4 ) the
effects of physical health, social adjustment
and psychological functioning on motiva
tion in the older person.
Physicians planning to attend the session
are invited to send questions or points they
would like to see discussed to the Commit
tee on Aging, A.M.A., 535 North Dearborn
St., Chicago 10, Illinois. Queries should be
received at A.M.A. headquarters not later
than Wednesday, May 27.
House of Delegates
The House of Delegates, with its 210
members, will meet throughout the week
in the Traymore Hotel, headquarters for
the meeting. The House will select a physi
cian to receive the Distinguished Service
Award at its opening session Monday morn
ing, June S. Winner of the Goldberger
Award, given for outstanding contributions
in the field of nutrition, will also be an
nounced Monday. The winner will present
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ing of the general scientific session Monday
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ver, B.C. Anna Bradley is visiting her sons
The current group of popular interns arc in Lewiston, Idaho, and making the ac
leaving July 1 to enter various other fields. quaintance of a grandson born June 11.
Drs. Richard Kuehn, Leon W anek and Bea Brown and her husband left for Ore
Jerome W eeber will join the Air Force in gon to attend the graduation of their son
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at Oakland, California. Dr. Robert Nelson
wall become Resident in Anesthesiology at Technician, attended the Spring Confer
the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago. Dr. ence of the Laboratory section of the W ashElliott Boisen has opened his private office ington State Public Health Association in
in Lynnwood, Washington. He will be as W enatchee on June 12. The meetings were
sociated with Dr. Robert Gorman. The held in the Columbia Hotel and covered
Boisen family are living now in Edmonds. the Staphylococcal infection, Enteric in
Dr. Robert Bias and Dr. Jam es Blanken fections, Fluorescent Antibody Technique,
ship, Resident, will remain in the North Antibiotic Sensitivity tests, and Cell exam
west. Dr. Frank Kloster returns to W iscon ination for Cancer.
sin and Dr. Richard Otteman becomes one
St. Joseph’s
of the Residents at Mountain View General,
New Interns for 1959-1960 are: Hossein
serving along with Dr. Robert Graham.
Beverley Marcellia, laboratory, husband, Naini, Teheran University, Iran; Matilde
Joe, and their children are visiting in Reno, Marave, University of Santo Tomas, Philip
Nevada with Beverley’s grandmother, Mrs. pines; Louroes Penero, University of Santo
Tomas, Philippines; Fritz Heinrich LamMary Zalac.
Sue Mays leaves to take up her work as pert, University of Frankfurt; Adolf Al
laboratory technician in the Clinic at Ada, brecht, University' of Innsbruck; and Karel
Oklahoma while her husband P FC Wayne Pokorny, Charles University, Prague.
Last year’s interns are leaving us for resi
Mays, serves in Korea. He has completed
dencies in Seattle. Dr. Malit is going to
his required time at Fort Lewis.
Helen Kirk of Kennewick, Washington, Providence Hospital. Dr. Amirana is going
is one of the new members of the labora to Swedish, and Dr. Marave is going to St.
Francis Cabrini.
tory staff.
Sister Mary Emmanuel attended a work
Amy Brendler of Madison, Wisconsin,
and Barbara McLain, Tacoma, have joined shop for Directors of Schools for Medical
the Record Department. Sally Hill who Record Personnel in Chicago from May 3
left that force recently to live in Lynn to the 8. There, were thirty-eight medical
wood, Washington, was entertained at a record librarians present representing
coffee hour by members of her department. thirty-five different schools and nineteen
From the housekeeping department states. The workshop was conducted by the
comes the following: Nelle Satter, head American Association of Medical Record
housekeeper, is being congratulated on her Librarians and was devoted to curriculum
new granddaughter. The parents are Mr. construction and syllabus preparation.
and Mrs. Fred Satter. Mrs. Nelle Satter and
Mrs. Sylvester, head nurse on 2nd north,
Letha Munsie attended the Puget Sound is on an extensive trip back east visiting
Chapter of Housekeepers on June 19 at the her daughter, and taking in such points as
Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. In Chicago and Washington, D.C. All are look
stallation of new officers of the Chapter ing forward to her return on June 26.
and a tour of the new hospital were features
Dr. H. Meir’s son will be the assistant
of the meeting.
orderly during the summer. All the nurses
Bessie Mattern and son Michael, a case are busily and happily planning their
worker in the welfare department in Port vacations.
land, Oregon, are vacationing in Vancou
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June . . . the month of anniversaries,
brides and babies . . .
is drawing to a
close. The latter range in our nursery at
present from tile tiniest angel of 2 lbs., 2
ozs. to 11 lbs. 3 ozs. W atching our seven
premature babies advance in age and size
is a source of pleasure, satisfaction and in
terest. One cannot help seeing God’s pro
tection over such, His tiniest of creatures.
Mrs. Donovan is probably the proudest
grandmother in Tacoma. You see her
daughter, Mary Patricia, was blessed with
identical twin girls totaling in weight a
little over eight pounds. A few' days later
to our front nursery door there came an
other set of twins whose weight surprised
evervone. They measured close to IS lbs.
Old timers who worked in our O.B. dept,
will recall the linoleum floors, the splintery
tables, and the unsteady bedside screens
of 4th Hall. All are now replaced without
fuss or demonstration by new tile terrazzo
floors, sliding formica top tables with a
cosmetic shelf, and rose colored fire proof
cubicle drapes. It is really beautiful.
Non-explosive electric switches and out
lets are installed in all our delivery rooms.
A green light keeps shining when surround
ings are safe for all concerned. Otherwise a
clanger signal buzzes loudly and a red light
gleams brightly.
Vacations are in process. . . . All so well
deserved by the Maternity personnel. Have
a great time!
On June 7, 23 Preclinical students re
ceived their caps. Dr. G. W atters acted as
chairman for the capping ceremony which
was attended by the family and friends of
the students. During the ceremony Miss
Hardy, a junior student, received a schol
arship from the Pierce County Medical So
ciety presented by Dr. Thomas Smeall.
Our Surgery Suite has finally been com
pleted as far as conductive floors and the
explosion proof electrical system are con
cerned. Now we are in the midst of repaint
ing. This is taking longer than we had anti
cipated due to the heavy surgery schedules.
In No. 2 utility room the okl steam instru
ment sterilizer has been replaced by an
electric sterilizer. A new stainless steel sink
has been added and as soon as painting has
been completed, this portion of surgery will
be finished. The hallways will be finished
last as we can work there after normal
working hours. The paint by the way is of
| the Ire retardent variety which will give us
the utmost in fire protection.
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A new combination bake oven and general service oven was recently added to the
main kitchen. The new oven was placed
under the hood together with the large
range and steam cookers to concentrate the
work area i n o i k ; place.
The former bake room is now being con
verted into a salad room. A large salad
refrigerator has been ordered. The room is
being tiled and painted. A new sink and
stainless steel table will complete this room.
The addition of this room away from the
heat and bustle of the main kitchen will
enable our salad cooks to make tastier and
more eye-appealing salads which will go
to make our guests stay a little more
pleasant.
Doctors
The meeting of the Profesional Staff of
The Doctors Hospital of Tacom a was held
at 7 :3 0 p.m., June 8, 1959, in the auditor
ium of the Pierce County' Medical Society'.
The meeting was brought to order by
Glenn G. McBride, M .D., Chief of Staff.
The Chief of Staff reported that a spe
cial committee in Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat consisting of Doctors Gerald Geisslcr, Haskell Maier, and W . H. Ludwig,
had been formed to aid the Surgical Com
mittee in the preparation of ratings in this
specialty. He also announced the formation
of the Eye Bank Committee consisting of
Doctors J. W . Bowen, Chairman, Gerald
Geissler and Russell Q. Colley. This com
mittee will assume the responsibility of
the formation, administration and mainten
ance of the Eye Bank which will serve the
entire community.
Doctor Bowen, Chairman of the newly
formed committee reported that the mem
bers would spend some time in the Provi
dence Hospital in Seattle studying the
workings of their Eye Bank in order to
avoid some of the problems that arise in
this type of pioneering.
The clinical portion of the program then
followed with considerable discussion from
all of the members of the staff.
There being no further business the
meeting was adjourned.
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National Fund for M edical Education
May Join UGN Appeal
Heart disease is “too serious a problem to
hide in a segment of a United Fund," Dr.
Paul Dudley W hite declared in a statement
issued through the American Heart Asso
ciation. Calling it “the modern epidemic”,
Dr. White declared that submerging the
problems of heart disease in a local United
Fund would “seriously delay our effective
progress in the treatment and control of
this dangerous threat to our lives and
health.”
The statement had reference to the pro
posed Medical Research Program of the
National Fund for Medical Education
which may become a participating member
of this fall’s UGN appeal.
“We have by no means reached the
stage of complacency about our medical
knowledge and accomplishments which
would allow us to rest on our oars and to
receive routine and static support from
United Funds, Dr. W hite said. “Meanwhile
I see no reason why the national voluntary
health agencies should not continue to oper
ate independently with due recognition to
their significant and necessary roles in com
munity and national welfare.” Dr. W hite
added, “Many of us have for years sup
ported annually both United and Com
munity Fund drives, and independent cam
paigns. in whatever important worthy
causes we feel a special interest or obliga
tion. Surely this is the right of the free
people.”
The implication that the voluntary health
agencies have neglected basic research is
erroneous, Dr. W hite said. “In the past ten
years, the American Heart Association has
placed the greatest emphasis on basic re
search and has channeled over $31,000,000
into support of the basic reesarch program.”
That the voluntary health agencies, priv
ate foundations and National Institutes of
Health are adequately supporting basic
research is evidenced by the great ad
vances which have been made in the last
decade in the knowledge of heart disease,
its causes, diagnosis and treatment, Dr.
White pointed out.
"These advances may be attributed
chiefly to the well-planned efforts and co
operative work of the American Heart AsKsedation and National Heart Institute of
• the U.S. Public Health Service,” he said.
New Polio Patient-Aid Program
As a result of exhaustive surveys and dis
cussion during the past year, The National
Foundation is announcing a new polio patient-aicl program. The program, effective
immediately, is based on medical advice
resulting from recent conferences of over
600 physicians throughout the country, and
applies to all chapters.
Eligible for M edical Care are:
1. All patients with a confirmed diagnosis
of paralytic polio up to 2 years following
onset of the disease.
2. Priority patients are eligible for aid
beyond 2 years, provided that the patients
doctor certifies that further treatment will
significantly reduce disability, prevent fur
ther disability or make the patient more
Priority Patients Include:
1. Ail patients with paralytic polio under
19.
2. All other patients, regardless of age
with: quadriplegia, paraplegia, respiratory
paralysis or severe trunk or neck paralysis.
Chapter Expenditures Prohibited For:
1. Medical and surgical fees.
2. Replacement and repair of damaged
or worn braces and appliances.
•3. Expenditures for patients beyond 2
years, except for priority patients.
4.
Any payments for non-paralytic polio
patients.
Chapters may pay for new braces and
renew' them as required by growing
children.
Hospital bills may be paid for acute
cases and for surgery, but not to exceed 30
days in a 12 month period.
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American Institute o f Ultrasonics
The American Institute of Ultrasonics in
Medicine will hold their Annual Meeting
on September 2, 1959 at the Leamington
Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The guest
speaker at the Luncheon Meeting will be
Russell Meyers, M .D., Professor of Surgery
and Chairman, Division of Neurosurgery,
State University of Iowa Hospitals and Col
lege of Medicine, who will discuss “The
Potentials of Ultrasonics in General Sur
gery and Surgical Specialties.”
For any further information contact John
H. Aides, M.D., Secretary, 4833 Fountain
Avenue, Los Angeles 29, California.
Aid For Cardiac Farmer
The Washington State Heart Association
said recently agents of Washington's Agri
cultural Extension Service are available for
consultation with the physician and his
cardiac farm patient on problems facing the
farmer who, because of heart or circulatory
disease, must cut down on his work load.
Because of unfamiliarity with farm oper
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ation and the many jobs the farmer must
do, many physicians find difficulty in ad
vising the cardiac farmer how to conserve
his energy. County Agents of the Agricul
tural Extension Service are trained in this
field. The Extension Service assures the
Heart Association that Agents are available
to confer with the physician on these cases
if requested.
According to the Extension Service many
farm jobs which formerly had to be done
by hand can now be done with mechanical
help. The Agent can also assist the farmer
in reorganization of this farm operation to
eliminate those jobs which do not return
enough revenue to offset the energy the
cardiac farmer must expend to carry them
on.
County Agricultural Agents are generally
listed in the telephone directory under the
name of the county in which they work.
Another aid to the cardiac farmer and his
physician is the pamphlet," Safe W ork Load
for the Farmer with Heart Disease,” which
is available on request from the W ashing
ton State Heart Association, Tacoma, Wash.
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A Canadian Practitioner s
Experience in Practice in
Great Britain — Dr. P. L, Steele
(R ep rinted from C ollege o f Physicians and
Surgeons o f B .C .)
I have been asked to w rite an accoun t
of my short personal experience in G eneral
Practice in E ngland , during the summ er
and fall of 1957. I t is clear to all of us th at
some form of State m ed icine will b e estab
lished in C anada in the near future; no
government can fo r long w ithstand the p u b
lic demand fo r it — no in tellig en t m ed ical
practitioner can deny its necessity. H aving
always had a strong leaning tow ard the
left in my p o litical thinking, and bein g an
ardent adm irer of the form er B ritish L ab o r
Government, I set out w ith a very open
mind to find out for my ow n satisfaction
the merits, or otherw ise of its m u ch p u b li
cized health program m e. H aving e stab
lished my qualifications w ith the B.M .A ., I
obtained a short locum tenens in one of
the lovely cities of the south coast o f E n g
land took over w hat m ight b e considered
one of the b etter general p ractices in
Britain.
The general practition er’s p ay varies with
the type of p ractice; it works out to a n a
tional average of seventeen shillings per
head per annum, regardless o f the am ount
of service required. B etw een 3,000 and
4,000 patients are necessary on a panel to
allow a reasonable incom e after office and
car expenses are deducted. P ractices are
divided into three categories:
A— urban; B — urband and p art rural; C
—entirely rural. P ractition ers in B and C
categories who, b ecau se of distance, are
unable to have a reasonably full panel, are
paid a flat m onthly m ileage allow ance for
patients living m ore than five m iles from
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the office. This rate is fixed by the L o cal
H ealth C om m ittee. O therw ise rem u nera
tion is set as follow s:
F o r the first 1,000 to 2,500 p atients —
25 shillings per head p er annum ; 2,500 to
3,500 patients — IS shillings per head per
annum; 4,500 to 5,000 patients — 7 shillings
per head per annum.
All m edical, dental and hospital care is
entirely free to all residents of B ritain , even
to visitors from abroad. T h e entire cost of
the schem e is paid by in d irect taxation and
a high incom e tax. E a ch person m ay place
his nam e on the panel of the d octor o f his
choice. H e may change from one physician
to another by giving three m onths’ notice
in w riting to the L o cal H ealth C om m ittee.
T h e num ber of G eneral P ractition ers a l
lowed to p ractice in a given area is desig
nated by the L ocal H ealth C om m ittee. T h e
choosing of the applicants for a v acan t p rac
tice ( there are often over 1 0 0 ) and all
affairs pertaining to the p ractice are co n
trolled by the Local H ealth Board ( a C om
m ittee of laym en appointed b y the G overn
m ent in power, hence a political b o d y ).
This C om m ittee has w ide pow ers; and
hears all com plaints against the physician.
In som e instances G eneral P ractitioners
have been suspended or heavily fined for
trivial com plaints laid by irate or dis
gruntled patients. I was m ade well aw are
th at no patient must b e offended le st he
eith er w ithdraw his nam e from the panel,
with the resultant loss of incom e, or worse,
report me to the L o cal H ealth C om m ittee
w here an even m ore terrible fa te m ight
aw ait me. H en ce, many un reason able d e
mands fo]- unnecessary m edications, ap p li
ances and fo r d isability certificates for
m alingering workmen are an annoying p art
of each d ay s work. T h ese can, under no
circum stances, be refused. Patients present
them selves w ithout appointm ent. E a ch p a
tien t m ust be seen and each house call m ust
b e m ade on the day requested regardless
of the horn- or necessity of the visit.
Admission to hospital can be obtained
by requ est to any o f the local hospitals.
Bed s are at a prem ium and only the m ost
urgent cases are adm itted w ithout a w ait
ing period of from six weeks to three years.
X -ray and laboratory w ork can b e obtained
at hospitals, b u t again w ith a long w aiting
list, e.g., barium series, barium enem a, G .B .
series and chest plates, often have a w ait
ing period up to six months. G en eral P ra c
titioners have no hospital privileges. O nce
they enter the hospital, patients have no
(C ontinued on P age 25)
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ch oice o f surgeon nor physicion and in fa c t
rarely know the nam e of their surgeon —
often never see him.
I soon learned th at there was one w ay of
obtain in g prom pt attention for a serious
case — sim ply to ask a local Sp ecialist fo r
a dom iciliary visit. A t first I was pleased
to find th at the Sp ecialist w elcom ed this,
until I learned th a t he receiv ed the rid icu
lously high fee of 16 guineas ($ 1 8 .0 0 ) for
the call w here he confirm ed the diagnosis
and obtain ed adm ission fo r the patient.
I could see no incen tiv e for the G en eral
P ractition er to do anything b u t a minim um
am ount of work or to provide m ore than
m inim um equipm ent. T h e p u blic in gen
eral dem and very little. I was shocked to
find the offices poorly equipped, untidy and
often dirty. No linen was provided, no in
strum ents, no sterile goods or dressings,
often no exam ining tab le. T h a t tim e h o n
ored procedure; the proven basis of all
good m edical care; a carefu lly taken history
and com plete physical exam ination is a
thing of the p ast in the average G eneral
P ractition er’s office in B ritain . Drugs,
dressings, supplies, etc., are provided free
on prescription at the local pharm acy
( ch e m ists). T h e w aste of these products
is shocking and must add up to thousands
of pounds in a year.
1 m ight say a word ab ou t private p ractice
here. E very physician is allow ed as m any
private patients as he can get. F e e s are very
high, anything th at the traffic w ill stand.
T h ese patients dem and and are given an
un reasonable am ount o f attention. T h ey
visit th e doctor in his hom e at any hour.
T h ey can be ad m itted to expensive nurs
ing hom es under the care of their G eneral
P ractition er, b u t not to a hospital. E x cep t
for the social p restige involved, I could see
very little advantage as fa r as m ed ical care
is concerned in the care obtained as a
p rivate p atien t from th a t obtain ed as a
panel patient.
N inety-five per cen t o f the B ritish people
have no alternative b u t the S tate financed
panel system as a source of their m ed ical
care. T h e re is nothing betw een th e ex
trem ely expensive private doctor or free
service of the N ational H ealth P lan av ail
ab le to the average man.
M y office (su rg e ry ) hours w ere from
nine a.m. to noon or until the last p atien t
was seen and from six p.m . to seven p.m.
From ab ou t one-thirty to five, I was free
to m ake house calls. I saw on the average of
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seventy patients per day. T h e average tim e
allotted to each p atien t was from three to
five m inutes. O ne had to quickly ascertain
the m ain com plaint, give a very b rie f ex
am ination and always a prescription of
som e kind, usually an antibiotic, a to n ic or
a sedative. Such procedures as a hasty peek
at a throat, exam ination o f a chest or taking
o f a blood pressure was apt to throw my
recep tio n ist and w aiting patients into a
panic. I would never get through the day!
H ouse visits w ere b etter — here I had
m ore time and could m ake a reasonable
exam ination and diagnosis o f my patient.
I was som etim es shocked by the way in
w hich patients accep ted , often w ith g rati
tude, the m ost inad equ ate m edical care. I
rem em ber the little boy w ith pilateral
chronic otitis m edia, w aiting for three years
to get into a hospital for a tonsilectom y. H e
had becom e deaf, yet his parents w ere ex
trem ely grateful to the governm ent for the
w onderful free health service.
Also the woman of thirty-five with a hard
mass, the size of a w alnut in her breast—
sent home from the consu ltant’s office to
w ait three months to see if it would not go
away or get bigger. She was very grateful
that the services o f so em inent a m an w ere
av ailable to her free of charge.
T h e man in his fifties w ith incu rable c a r
cinom a of the stom ach, who had w aited
three months for a barium series. H e was
so gratefu l th at term inal care and sedatives
w ere available w ithout cost to him !
I m ight add th at an excellen t govern
m ent financed funeral is also av ailable in
E ngland free of charge.
A m ong my m ore p leasan t tasks was to
interview abou t tw enty young doctors, who
had replied to my ad vertisem ent in the
B.M .A . Journal for an assistant in my Sas
katchew an practice. From these m en and
women as w ell as from my colleagues in
E ngland , I learned a great deal about the
feelin g of the average B ritish physician
tow ards S tate m edicine. I was am azed th at
w ithout exception these young doctors w ere
w ell trained and qualified, m en and wom en
o f a very superior type and not one of them
planned to rem ain in B ritain . O ne young
man put it very aptly, when I asked him
whv he w anted to com e to Canada, “I am
a doctor, and I love the work, b u t ’l have
to get o ut o f E ngland w hile I am still a
hum an being, w hile I can think and act as
a d octor should. I f I established m yself in
p ractice here, I am trapped. I w ill eith er
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lose all m y reg ard for my p atien t as a
human being and becom e callous and in
different to hum an suffering, or I w ill go
entirely m ad.”
I f anyone feels th at the lo t of the m ed ical
man in hospital p reparin g fo r a specialty
is better, I w ould recom m end th a t he read
a very interesting little booklet, “Angry
Young D o cto r” (b y Louis G oldm an, M .D .,
Publishers, H am ish and H am ilton of L o n
don) on sale for five shilling (6 0 cen ts)
anywhere in B ritain.
How can we, as C an adian citizens and
physicians establish an ad equ ate form of
medical care fo r all and yet avoid the p it
falls of the B ritish system ? W h ere did they
go wrong? I have tried to present the case
for the laym an — I w ish th at I could b e
as charitable towards the B .M .A . T h e re is a
strange lack of unity and loyalty am ongst
its members. M any top officials accepted
highly paid governm ent posts ignoring the
plight of the m ajority of their colleagues.
No carefully considered alternate plan was
presented to the governm ent by the B.M .A .
Rather a schem e devised, chiefly by enthu
siastic laym en, was foisted upon the m ed i
cal profession— true there was considerable
protest at the onset, b u t in a disorganized
way. I was shocked to find th at m any
Practitioners did n o t belon g to the B.M .A .
Here in C anada we have a m uch sm aller
group, better organized, m ore loyal and
ethical in our dealings w ith each other. B u t
are we not to som e exten t asking for a
similar fate? Are w e in danger of losing our
high reputation o f in tegrity and trust in the
eyes of the pu blic?
There is a grow ing p u b lic resentm ent
towards high fees and inad equ ate care. Is
greed, desire for p o pu larity or p u blicity in
fluencing many of our young m en and
women to undertake unnecessary and risky
surgical and operative obstetrical pro
cedures?
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"Glasses as yo u r eye
I t is b ecom in g increasingly hard fo r the
G en eral P ractition er to refer difficult cases
to some of our excellent clinics. W hy? In
m ost instances the p atien t fears th at he
w ill b e passed abou t from S p ecialist to
Sp ecialist like a h o t potato, w ith a resu ltant
b ill often beyond his financial m eans.
Is there not a great tend ency fo r young
doctors to specialize w ithout first obtain in g
ad equ ate experience in general p ractice
adding greatly to the cost o f m edical serv
ices and little to its efficiency?
Is it necessary th at every new born b aby
b e referred to a P ed iatrician at birth w ith
ensuing regular m onthly follow -ups at great
expense to the parents?
M ust every naughty child b e seen by an
expensive Psychiatrist? M ust G randpa,
aged SO, b e seen by an Internist, an E .N .T .
Specialist, a G .U . Sp ecialist, a P sychiatrist
and a G eneral Surgeon, ju st becau se he
w anted som ething for a cold in his head ?
T h e se are questions th at w e hear far too
often from our patients. Are we not driving
them head on into a S tate controlled m edi
cal system ?
T h e p ractice of m ed icine is an art. A
good physician m ust first cultiv ate his art
and also becom e a w ell inform ed scientific
person. H e m ust understand not only his
p atien t’s physical needs, b u t his p ersonal
ity, background and em otional needs.
This can only b e achieved b y the e sta b
lishm ent of a very close personal physicianp atien t relationship, based on m utual con
fidence and trust, no third party, even a
governm ent official read y to pay the bill,
can intervene in this association. W e are
all hum an beings. I fe e l th at ad equ ate re
m uneration fo r work is as im portant to the
physician as it is to a laym an. T h erefo re,
I can see no way in w hich this relatio n
ship can b e accom plished, b u t on a “feefor-service” basis, and I have personally
never encountered any b etter plan than
som e form of prepaid m ed ical care, p ar
tially subsidized or in som e way supported
by the State, established on the principles
o f our own M .S.I. or G .M .S., and fre e of
XDolitical interference.
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BU LLETIN o f th e
P ie r c e C o u n ty
T hird International Congress of
Physical M edicine To B e H eld
The
T h ird
In tel-n atio n al
C on gress
of
P h y sical M e d ic in e w ill b e h eld in W a s h
in gton ,
D .C .,
U .S .A .,
th ro u g h A u g u st 26,
from
A u g u st
1960. T h is
21
C o n gress
w ill a sse m b le p h y sician s and o th e r p ro fe s
sional p erso n n el fro m all parts o f th e w orld
c o n ce rn e d w ith th e fu rth e ra n c e and scie n
tific d ev elo p m en t o f p h y sical m e d icin e and
re h a b ilita tio n . T h is is th e first In te rn a tio n a l
C o n gress o f such c h a ra c te r an d m ag n itu d e
to m e e t in th e U n ited S tates. In te rn a tio n a l
C o n gresses h av e b e e n held in L o n d o n in
1952, and in C o p en h ag en in 1956.
C on v en in g this in te rn a tio n a l session in
th e U n ited S ta tes will prov id e to a la rg e
n u m b er o f A m erican p h y sician s and o th er
p ro fessio n al p erso n n el
e xch an g e
w ith
fo reig n
an
o p p o rtu n ity to
visitors
scien tific
in form ation co n cern in g p h y sical m e d icin e
and re h a b ilita tio n . Su ch e xch an g e o f scie n
tific in fo rm a tio n is n e ce ssary and h elp fu l
fo r th e con tin u ed im p rov em en t and ex
p ansion o f p h y sical m e d icin e and re h a b ili
tatio n
services
to
th e
A m erican
p u b lic.
E q u a lly g re a t will b e th e e d u catio n al b e n e
fits to p h y sician s and o th er p rofession al p e r
son nel atte n d in g th e C on gress.
I t is th e o b je ctiv e o f th e C on gress to
fu rth e r th e d ev elo p m en t o f k n o w led ge and
p ro fessio n al and te ch n ica l skills thro u gh th e
e xcah n g e o f in fo rm atio n co n cern in g th e a d
v ances m ad e in th e field o f p h y sical m ed i
c in e and re h ab ilitatio n .
P apers w ill b e p resen ted by exp erts in
all fields o f m e d icin e and su rg ery to g e th e r
w ith o th er asp ects o f re h a b ilita tio n — social,
e d u catio n al and v o catio n al. D e leg a te s are
e x p e cte d from 3 0 cou n tries. T h e s e d e le
g ates and p a rticip a n ts w ill re p rese n t th e ir
re sp e ctiv e scie n tific organ izatio n s. T h o se
in a tte n d a n c e from th e U n ited S tates w ill
re p rese n t p riv a te and go v ern m en tal fa c ili
ties, ag en cies, and services and lo cal, state
and n atio n al m e d ica l societies.
T h e e x ch a n g e o f in fo rm atio n w ill b e ex
p e d ite d th ro u g h p le n ary sessions, sp e cial
and sec tio n a l m eetin g s, fo rm al p ap ers and
d iscu ssion groups. A n e x h ib itio n w ill b e
h e ld in co n n e ctio n w ith this assem bly
w h ic h w ill in c lu d e e x h ib its fro m m an y
cou n tries. T h e exh ib its w ill b e b o th scie n
tific an d te c h n ic a l in n a tu re an d it is ex
p e c te d th a t th e y w ill d em o n stra te g rap h i
ca lly d ev elo p m en ts in all p h ases o f p h y sical
m e d icin e and re h a b ilita tio n . T o stim u late
in te re st an aw ard w ill b e giv en fo r the
b e st exh ib it.
D u rin g th e w e e k o f th e C o n gress, v ari
ous te ch n ica l an d p ro fe ssio n al com m ittees
o f th e In te rn a tio n a l C o n g ress w ill hold
m ee tin g s to e x ch a n g e in fo rm atio n and p ro
vid e exten siv e p e rso n al d iscu ssion. A film
th e a te r w ill b e m a in ta in e d and film s on
p h y sica l m e d icin e an d re h a b ilita tio n from
m an y cou n tries a re p lan n ed . B e c a u se films
a re su ch a v ita l in stru m en t in ed u cation
th e p ro d u ctio n o f n ew and b e tte r films will
b e e n co u rag e d b y an aw ard fo r th e best
film.
T y p e s o f d iseases to b e con sid ered in the
s cie n tific sessions a re :
1. D ise ase s o f sk e letal m u scle
2. A rth ritis, all types
3. N eu ro m u scu lar diseases
4. A fte r-ca re o f acu te trau m a to neu ro
m u scu lar an d m u scu lo skeletal system s
5. C o n g e n tia l d efe cts causin g physical
d isa b ilitie s
6. Scoliosis
7. A fte r-ca re o f am p u tation s
T h e p ro ce e d in g s o f th e Congress con
ta in in g p ap ers b y e m in e n t au th orities and
re p o rts o f d iscu ssio n groups and sem inars
w ill b e p u b lish ed and d istrib u te d n o t only
to th e p a rticip a n ts in th e C ongress, but
to o th er w orkers in th e field o f physical
m e d icin e and re h a b ilita tio n . In this way,
th e resu lts and b en efits o f th e Congress
w ill b e ex te n d e d to th e w id est possible
au d ien ce.
F u rth e r in fo rm atio n co n cern in g other
asp ects o f th e In te rn a tio n a l m eetin g may
b e h ad b y w ritin g to :
W a lte r J. Z eiter, M .D .
S e cre ta ry -G e n e ra l
or
D o ro th e a C. A ugustin
E x e cu tiv e S e c re ta ry
T h ird In te rn a tio n a l C o n gress o f Physical
M e d icin e
3 0 N. M ich ig a n A ven u e
C h ica g o 2, Illin o is
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1959
O F F IC E R S
......
J . W . B o w e n , J r.
P re sid e n t
P r e s i d e n t- E l e c t ......................... .........................................C . B . R itc h ie
V ic e -P r e s id e n t
................................
R o b e r t W . F lo re n c e
S e c re ta ry - T r e a s u r e r
A r n o ld J. H e r r m a n n
E x e c u tiv e S e c re ta ry
.................. ...... ................... -J u d y G o rd o n
birth -
day
to
_
Hap-py
TRUSTEES
J. W . B o w e n , J r.
P h ilip C . K y le
J a m e s D . L a m b in g
T . R . H a le y
R o b e rt E . L a n e
W . H o w a rd P r a tt
H e r m a n S. J u d d
C . B. R itc h ie
G e o rg e S. K ittr e d g e
W a y n e W . Z im m e rm a n
DELEGATES
D o u g la s P . B u tto r f f
F r a n k R . M a d d is o n
M u rra y L . J o h n s o n
S ta n le y W . T u e ll
ALTERNATE DELEGATES
S am uel E . A dam s
G le n n G . M c B rid e
R o b e rt M . F erg u so n
F r e d e r ic k J . S c h w in d
A rn o ld J. H e r r m a n n
G . M . W h ita c re
C O M M IT T E E S
E th ic s
M iles P a r r o tt, C h a irm a n
W illia m H . G o e rin g
H a s k e l L . M a ie r
G r ie v a n c e
H e r m a n S. J u d d , C h a irm a n
G e r a ld C . K o h l
H illis F . G riffin
L ib r a r y
I . A . D r u e s , C h a irm a n
W illia m E . A v e ry
S. R o b e r t L a n tie r e
J. E d m u n d D e m in g
J o h n F . S te ele
P r o g ra m
W . W . M a tts o n , J r., C h a irm a n
T . R . H a le y
H e rb e rt C. K ennedy
R o b e r t A . O ’C o n n e ll
P u b l ic H e a l th
B . A . B a d e r , C h a irm a n
W . R o la n d O lso n
T h o m a s R . W e sl
J a m e s D . L a m b in g , C h a irm a n
C la ris A lliso n
R o b e r t M . F e rg u s o n
C h a r le s R . B o g u e
K e n n e th E . G ross
G e o rg e A . T a n b a r a
H o u se a n d A tte n d a n c e
J o h n S. M a y , C h a irm a n
J a m e s E . H a z e lr ig g
D u d le y W . H o u tz
C iv il D i s a s t e r
R ic h a rd B . L in k , C h a irm a n
M u rr a y L . J o h n s o n
D o n a ld F . M cK ay
D a v id T . H e lly e r
J a m e s P . D u ffy
T . R . H a le y
J o h n S. M a y
R ic h a r d F . B a r ro n ia n
D ia b e te s
R o d g e r S. D ille , C h a irm a n
E n t e r t a in m e n t
R o b e rt W . O s b o rn e , C h a irm a n
G le n n H . B ro k a w
F r a n k J . R ig o s
W e n d e ll G . P e te r s o n
M a x S. T h o m a s
G e r ia tric s
M . E . L a w r e n c e , C h a irm a n
L e g is la tiv e
D o u g la s P . B u tto rff, C h a irm a n
A rn o ld J . H e r r m a n n
M e d ic a l E d u c a tio n
R o b e r t K a llse n , C h a irm a n
S c h o o ls
R . A . N o r to n , C h a irm a n
T h e o d o re A p a
G e o rg e S. K ittr e d g e
O rv is H a r r e ls o n
J a c k W . M a n d e v ffle
W illia m E . H ill
T ra ffic a n d S a f e ty
H a r o ld D . L u e k e n , C h a irm a n
M e n ta l H e a l th
M y ro n K ass, C h a irm a n
H a r o ld B. J o h n s to n
H a r la n P . M c N u tt
W illia m H . T o d d
B u lle tin S ta ff
E d i to r ..............................................................
B u flta e u M a n a g e r - ...................................
Ju d y G o rd o n
A u x ilia ry N e w s E d i to r
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ELM ER W A H LBERG
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C L E TU S STEV EN S
S A M U E L L IG H T
H ARLA N M cN U T T
LEO N A RD M O RLEY
F R E D E R IC K P E T E R S
N O T I C E
C h e c k b a c k p a g e o f B u lle tin fo r calend ar
o f sp e cia l m eetin g s
F r o n t C o v e r P ic tu re
D o u g las F i r a t M in e ral, W a sh in g to n ; St.
R e g is P a p e r C o m p an y o p eratio n s.
B U L L E T IN
1 prompt,
aggressive
antibiotic action
I a reliable defense against
I t p ro v id es a d ire c t s trik e a t a ll tetrac y c lin e -su sc e p tib le o rg an ism s (m o s t p a th o g e n ic b a c te ria , c e rta in rick ett*
sias, c e rta in larg e viruses, a n d E n d a m o e b a h is to ly tic a ).
I t p ro v id e s th e new ch e m ic al fo rm o f th e w o rld 's m o st w id e ly p resc rib e d b ro a d s p e c tru m a n tib io tic . .
I t p ro v id e s u n su rp a sse d in itia l b lo o d levels — h ig h e r a n d faste r th a n o ld e r fo rm s o f tetrac y c lin e — fo r th e t&Q§t
r a p id tra n s p o rt o f th e a n tib io tic to th e site o f in fe c tio n .
Mysteclin -V contains Mycostatin
I t p ro v id e s th e a n tif u n g a l a n tib io tic , first tested a n d clin ica lly co n firm ed by S q u ib b , w ith specific a c tio n a g a in s t
C a n d id a (M o n ilia ) alb ic a n s.
I t acts to p re v e n t th e m o n ilia l o v e rg ro w th w h ic h f re q u e n tly o ccu rs w h e n e v e r tetrac y c lin e o r a n y o t h e r b ro a d
sp e c tru m a n tib io tic is used.
I t p ro te c ts y o u r p a tie n t a g a in st a n tib io tic -in d u c e d in te s tin a l m o n iliasis a n d its co m p lica tio n s, in c lu d in g v a g in a l
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q u a te l y s a tis fie d , a n d t h e i n f a n t is e n a b le d
to a d j u s t to n o r m a l fe e d in g in te r v a ls .
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Team M atch won by Physicians 35 to 25.
D r. I. S. R avd in w ill b e th e guest
speaker fo r the C an cer Sem inar to b e held
in the M ed ical Arts B u ild in g A uditorium
W ednesday, A ugust 26 at 8 p.m. A ll m em
bers o f C ounty M ed ical Societies of P ierce,
Thurston, M ason and G rays H arbo r are
invited to attend.
D r. Ravdin is Professor o f Surgery of the
School of M ed icin e U niversity o f Pennsyl
vania, and Surgeon-in-C hief, H ospital of
the U niversity of Pennsylvania; he is also
chairm an of the B oard of R egen ts, A m eri
can C olleg e o f Surgeons and past-presid ent
o f the A m erican Surgical A ssociation.
S u bjects to b e discussed by D r. R av
din at the Sem inar are: T h e C an cer P ro b
lem as the Surgeon Sees I t; C an cer of the
L arg e B ow el and C an cer of the Stom ach.
T h e m eeting is sponsored by th e A m eri
can C an cer So ciety, W ashington Division.
Scientific Meeting To Be
W ide Open
All Scientific Program m eetings at the
W ashington S tate M ed ical A ssociation A n
nual C onvention Sep tem ber 13-16, in
Seattle, will b e open to all m em bers on a
first com e, first served basis.
T h e Scientific Program C om m ittee b e
lieves m em bers will w ant to m ove from
room -to-room , at tim es, in order to hear
papers of p articular interest. T his, and lim
ited seating cap acity in som e of the sec
tion m eeting rooms, m ay at tim es cause
som e confusion and disappointm ents. Yet,
the C om m ittee feels th at freedom to hear
papers is p referab le to the restrictions in
heren t in a rigid seating-reservation system.
M em bers are requ ested to study the pro
gram as published in the Ju ly issue of
N O R T H W E S T M E D IC IN E , and in the
Convention Program , and to plan their
“m eeting hopp ing” accord ing to their
desires, b u t to keep in m ind th a t seating
is open at all m eetings, excep t fo r the
special sem inar on W edn esd ay m orning.
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forms of activity. One Pulvule® three times a day and
one Enseal® (timed disinte
grating tablet, Lilly) at bed
tim e usually give him a
sym ptom -free day and a
good night’s sleep.
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Aminophylline . . 1 3 0 mg.
Ephedrine
Hydrochloride . 25 mg.
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13
H O S P IT A L S . . .
M argaret W illiam son and her sister,
H elen M cK ibbo n, b o th of the So cial Serv
ice D ep artm en t are m otoring to M innesota
where they will visit relatives in various
cities along th e 10,000 lake area of that
state.
A w elcom ing coffee hour w as given in
the L aboratory on Ju ly 13 for G ertrude
Barry, who has returned to the D epartm ent.
She has b e e n living in B oston w ith her
mother since her d eparture from T acom a
last year.
D eep sym pathy is extended b y the hos
pital personnel to D r. Jo h n W h itak er and
his m other, M rs. H . H . W hitaker, upon the
death of M r. H . H . W h itaker on Ju ly 12.
Mr. W h itaker w as a retired banker, born
in Bucyrus, K ansas. H e and M rs. W hitaker
had moved here from N ebraska three years
ago. T h ey m ade th eir hom e on Regents
Boulevard, F ircrest.
Dr. Jam es Blankenship, one of last year’s
residents, returned, d eeply tanned from a
vacation a t M t. R ainier. H e w ill rem ain at
M ountain V iew G en eral until he establishes
his practice in the T aco m a M ed ical C en ter
in association w ith D r. F re d Schw ind, som e
time about A ugust 1. A nother b it of most
interesting news concerning this capable
young physician is his engagm ent to Ann
Cleland Jolly, a charm ing T aco m a girl who
is well known as an accom p lished flutist.
The w edding is planned fo r later in the
year.
New Interns are taking over at M oun
tain View G eneral once m ore. An in terest
ing group is the con tin gent of young d oc
tors who cam e from the Philippines for
their internship here. T h e y are graduates
of The U niversity o f Santo T om as, M anila.
They are: D r. E van gelin a M akaben ta G ar
cia, the recen t b rid e of F lo ren cio G arcia,
Dr. Cam ilo G arm a, D r. G odofreda M ateo,
Dr. Em iliano F elician o and D r. Jo se A l
varez Barias. O ther interns are D r. A1 G othard of O m aha, N ebraska, D r. Carl
Schroeder of the U niversity o f M ichigan,
Drs, H enry T e rril and D onald B eck e r of
the Texas Southw estern M ed ical School,
Dr. Otto Rom bouts o f L eid en U niversity,
Holland, D r. D uw ain M atthew s o f B aylor
University, H ouston Texas, and D r. Gordon
Thomas of the U niversity o f Iow a.
Mrs. N ell Sater, head housekeeper, re
ports a splendid annual p icn ic of the
H ousekeepers’ Association, held at the d e
lig htfu l sum m er hom e of M arg aret A llare,
on the shores of L ak e W ashington. M rs.
A llare is housekeeper a t Sw edish H ospital
in Seattle. She was assited by M adge S id
ney of D octors’ H ospital. O ne fe atu re o f the
m eeting was a talk by M rs. O scar Sm alders
o f H olland, and lately of the M ed ical C e n
ter o f the U niversity of C alifornia. M r.
Sm alders is the new E xecu tiv e H ousekeeper
o f the T aco m a G eneral H ospital. S u ch m at
ters as disposables, inclu ding disposable
sheets and p atien t’s gowns, w ere discussed,
and interesting program s for the com ing
year w ere planned b y this increasingly
active group o f Institu tional H ousekeepers.
Saint Joseph’s
T h e capping cerem ony for the class of
1962 was held on Ju n e 7. T w en ty -th ree stu
dents w ere capped; this inclu ded one m ale
student. T h e speaker for the occasion was
R everend R ich ard Stohr, A rchdiocesan
C YO D irector. M aster of cerem onies was
D r. R ich ard W atters. M iss Ann H ardy was
presented w ith a $100.00 scholarship from
the P ierce C ounty M edical A ssociation dur
ing the capping exercises.
Miss Ja n e t Bigelow , a Ju n io r stud en t at
St. Jo sep h School of N ursing was the re cip i
ent of a $250.00 scholarship presented by
the O lym pic W om en’s C lub. This was the
first tim e the C lub has presented such a
scholarship.
T h e senior students w ere invited to spend
an afternoon at the hom e of D r. and Mrs.
E dm und K anar on Ju ly 21. T h e w eather
added to the enjoym ent o f the afternoon.
E verybod y had lots of fun.
Mrs. M ignon D onaldson, secretary o f the
school has been ill b u t she is b etter again
and is looking forw ard to a trip to O hio
to visit her relatives. M iss K atherine Pappas
is relieving M rs. D onaldson w hile she is off
duty.
T h e crispy salads on the p atients’ trays of
late are the result of our beau tifu lly new
tiled three com partm ent refrigeration unit.
In the main kitchen we have an exqu isite
new three d ecker land baking oven of
stainless steel w ith sep arate therm ostat and
tim ers for each. V acations are still in
progress as evidenced by th e sun-burnt and
tanned returnees — M rs. P eterson, for
exam ple.
( Continued on P age 17)
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P ie r c e
C o u n ty
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infections
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1 P a th o g e n ic fu n g i in v a d e a n d p r o lif e r a te in th e s t r a
2 F o llo w in g o r a l a d m in is t r a t io n , F u l v i c i n is a b s o r b e d
tu m c o r n e u m (a n d a ls o in k e r a tin iz e d p a r t o f n a ils and
h a i r ) , w h e re th e y a r e u s u a lly in a c c e s s ib le to t r e a t
a n d in c o rp o r a te d in n e w ly g ro w in g d e rm a l c e lls . A s
th e s e c c l l s a p p r o a c h th e s u r fa c e an d b e c o m e k e r a t i
n iz e d , th e y r e ta in s u ffic ie n t A m o unts o f F u l v i c i n to
m e n t fro m th e o u ts id e b y to p ic a l a n t ifu n g a l a g e n ts ,
p ro v id e fu n g is ta s is . F u l v i c i n h as a lso b e e n id e n ti
fied in h a ir s h a ft s in fu n g is ta tic c o n c e n t r a t io n s .2
ev e n w ith th e a id o f k e r a t o ly t ic s .
3 H yphal
( f ila m e n t a l)
tip s o f
fu n g i a r e
c u r le d ,
eon-
to r te d a n d s tu n te d b y F u l v i c i n . 3 G ro w th c e a s e s , fu r th e r p e n e tr a tio n o f k e r a t in h a l t s , a n d th e fu n g a l
4 F u n g u s in h ib ite d
by
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is c a s t off a s k e r a -
tin grow s o u t an d slo u g lis o fl. H e a lth y t is s u e r e p la c e s
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d is e a s e is a r r e s t e d .
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FUNGAL
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OUTGROWTH
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C o u n ty
when it’s skin deep
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insect bites, abrasions, poison ivy and other contact derm atitis, hemorrhoids and inoperable
anorectal conditions, and cracked nipples.
Xylocaine Ointment, a surface or topical anesthetic, gives fast, effective and long lasting
relief. Its w ater-solu b le, rion slam in g base melts on contact with the skin, to assure imme
diate release of the anesthetic for fa st action and it does not interfere with the healing
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BULLETIN of th e
P ie r c e
fContinued from. P age 13)
Follow in g th e survey of St. Joseph's
by Dr. W arren G . Atwood, representing the
Jo in t Com m ission of A ccred itation M ay
21, 1959 the hospital was aw arded full
accreditation. A sincere and g ratefu l thank
you is extended to all the doctors fo r their
cooperation and efforts to m aintain the
high standard of p atien t care w hich St.
Joseph’s has always tried to em ulate.
Dr. F ran k W . R yan from the A m erican
M edical A ssociation will be here W ed n es
day, August 5 to survey the internship and
pathology residency program s.
M ichael C allanan is the M aryknoll who
was here fo r the m onth of July. M any of
the doctors had the opportunity to m eet
him. W e hope he learned som e of the
basic principles o f taking care of the sick
and injured. A gratefu l "thank you” to all
who helped.
Ruth D elle our m ost d ep en dable and
efficient surgical secretary has enjoyed a
well deserved vacation the last two weeks
in July. Mrs. T h y ra Arness is planning to
take hers in August. M rs. O lga M ackie,
M edical L ib rarian is also taking h e r’s in
August. W e are m ost gratefu l to our part
time helpers for the w onderful service they
are giving us during these vacation days.
Our new est em ployee from Austria is en
joying the w arm w eather esp ecially transribing five page consultation in the Old
Record Room . M y, b u t th at p lace gets
warm in the afternoon.
M aternity reports th at one of its em
ployees, Mrs. Josep h in e Spearm an, is off to
Italy, land of sunshine and m usic and of
course hom e of our H oly F a th e r, Pope John
X X III, for an indefinite stay. L o u ise K eely
and M ary M itch ell w ant to Palo Alto,
California for their vacation. M ike K eely
was the reliab le chauffeur, guide, and
provider.
Joan Trunk is the nurse at the G irl Scou t
summer camp in B rem erton. She has great
plans for the rem aind er of 1959. M ost
important is Sep tem ber 12 w hen she will
be married and then the m em orable trips.
July 15 a lovely b ab y show er was given
for U rline B rad ford who w ill return in
October to have her baby. F u tu re fisher
men and prospective queens arrived in the
form of new babies for M rs. L ou ise M cCloskey, R.N ., and M rs. F lo re n ce M eyers,
R.N., who had boys. F o r M rs. L o yise T ay loi, R.N., M rs. M ary Sandell, R .N ., and
Mrs. Lorraine R eha, th ere w ere little girls.
Di. and M rs. A1 K ornell had a lovely girl
ind for our form er pharm acist, M rs. K ath er
C o u n ty
17
ine A rm atas, th ere was also a girl. M rs.
E lla M agnussen, R.N . on T h ird F lo o r fo r a
num ber of years, purchased a new uniform
to celeb rate the b irthd ay of her first grand
child. D r. H arold K ahler took the idea of
grand father very w ell, b u t you see this is
his sixth grandchild.
Josep h H abgood, m aintenan ce m an for
the past four years has retired for som e
w ell earned rest. Jo e had reached th e re tire
m ent age a year ago in April b u t decided
to stay w ith us until Ju n e 5. H e w ill long
b e rem em bered for his cheerful good hum or
and his willingness to help out in all situ a
tions. M r. E d Costello has taken over in
his place and we are very happy to see
th at he is fitting in very w ell. W e hope that
our association w ith him will b e a long
and happy one. Sam N ehl ju st celeb rated
his fiftieth birthd ay in Ju n e and m ay he
have many m ore birthdays ahead of him.
Painting has com e to a full stop tem porarily
w hile Mr. D evik w ent on his vacation on
Ju ly 17 for two weeks. B ert R im m er was
the proud grandfather of a little girl b o m
to his daughter this p ast Sunday.
Rem od eling and m odernization im prove
ments are continuing in all departm ents.
Rooms 208, 209, 309, and 311 have new
terrazzo floors installed. New furniture has
been p u t in 208 and 209 also. N ext w eek
w hile the recovery room personnel are on
vacation we will re p lace the floor. N ew
cu bicle curtains will b e installed shortly in
the W estern C linic W ard.
T h e rem odeling of the M .S. C lin ic is
com ing along very nicely and should b e
ready for use in a few m ore weeks. N ew
w heel chairs are show ing up on the floor,
and b y the end of the year we should have
replaced all the old style wooden chairs.
T h e new chairs not only are m ore com fo rt
able and easier for the p atien t to operate
b u t will also ease the storage problem s
when not in actual use. T h e new chairs
Medical Center
18
B U L L E T IN
the pattern of
GLUCOSAMINE
POTENTIATED
TETRACYCLINE
therapy
COSATETRACYN
capsu les
1 2 5 m g ., 2 5 0 m g .
oval suspen sion
o r a n g e fla v o re d , 2 oz. b o ttle , 1 2 5 m g .
p e r t e a s p o o n f u l ( 5 c c .)
p e d ia tric drops
o r a n g e f la v o r e d , 1 0 c c . b o t t l e ( w i t h
c a lib ra te d d r o p p e r ), 5 m g . p e r d ro p
( 1 0 0 m g . p e r c c .)
S cien ce f o r the w orld's w ell-being
P F I Z E R L A B O R A T O R IE S*
D i v i s i o n , C h a s . P f i z e r & C o.* I n c .
B r o o k l y n 6 , N . Y.
ra d e m a rk f o r c lu c o s a m in e -p o t e n t ia t e d
t e t r ii'c y c iin e
N o te : R a p id a n d high in itial a n tib io tic blood lev el t u u n im p o r ta n tfa c to r
in u n e v e n tfu l recoveries. G lucosam ine p o te n tia te n p ro v id es th e fa s te st,
h ig hest te tra c y c lin e levels a v a ila b le w ith o ral th e r a p y . .B ib lio g ra p h y a n d
professional in fo rm a tio n b o o k let a v a ila b le on re q u e s t.
B U L L E T IN
of the
F ie rc e
C o p n ty
19
( C o n tin u ed f r o m P a g e 17)
Report on Hand Surgery Course
take up only one-third o f the space requ ired
for the old chairs.
Mr. and M rs. C hristensen enjoyed a w on
derful trip b ack to her hom e in B altim o re
in Jun e. T h e y flew both ways and had the
full two weeks in the E a st visiting friends
and relatives in W ashington, D .C ., A nnap
olis, H arper’s F erry , B altim ore and N ew
York. W h ile in N ew York they had the
pleasure o f seeing several good plays on
Broadway. N eedless to say they w ish the
time was longer.
All are looking forw ard to the Stud ent
Body p icn ic next week.
Mrs. R ied ing er is enjoying a m uch
needed vacation. She keeps us inform ed of
her w hereabouts w ith postcards. A recen t
visitors to our P ed iatrics was Miss R uth
Regan, R.N ., who was one of our nurses a
few years ago. In honor o f her visit Mrs.
Riedinger entertained the staff w ith a
luncheon in her honor at her hom e. T h ree
senior students chose P ed iatrics for their
senior experience. G lad to have you, girls.
Wedding bells are ringing for Miss Konechy. Congratulations, Gale.
O n Ju n e 20, I le ft w ith m y fam ily o f five
children and Mrs. Staatz, driving to Los
Angeles to attend the course in hand sur
gery at U C L A . W e had an enjoy able trip
down via Sequoia N ational Park and
through some 112° w eather. Various side
trips w ere also m ade to D isneyland and
M arineland as w ell as to the O regon Caves.
T h e hand surgery course was on Ju n e
27 and 28, and it was one o f the b e st m ed i
cal m eeting I have attended in over five
years. T h e course was well thou ght out
and d irected for men who have done hand
surgery. I t was p itch ed to the level of
orthopedic surgeons and general surgeons
who are doing hand surgery and w ant some
of the advanced techniques.
Dr. L am p e of Cornell U niversity, gave an
outstanding presentation of the A natom y
of the H and and in such a m anner th at it
w ill b e difficult to forget. T h e course was
inform al and questions could b e asked.
Dr. Boyles and D r. H ow ard gave recon
structive hand surgery. Infectio ns in the
hand space w ere given and different types
o f reconstructive surgery w ere outlined,
including exam inations. P roblem hand cases
w ere presented and thoroughly discussed.
O n Sunday afternoon, dissection o f the
hand was done as well as the dem onstra
tion b y Dr. L am p e of the surgical anatom y
o f the hand. T h e different reconstruction
operations w ere perform ed on these sp eci
mens by the men taking the course under
the supervision of Dr. L am p e and D r.
Ashley, the latter is head of the U C L A
H and Service.
T h e trip hom e was m ade via the coast,
through San F ran cisco w hich was consid
erably cooler than the trip South. A good
tim e was had by all, a most enjoyable as
well as educational trip.
— D u m ont S taatz, M .D .
Good Samaritan
Good Sam aritan H ospital o f Puyallup has
been granted full accred itation b y the Jo in t
Commission on A ccred itation of H ospitals
for a three-year period.
The new Good Sam aritan H ospital was
opened in O ctober, 1958, as a com pletely
modern, 72-bed general hospital and re
habilitation
center.
The
p ro je ct
was
financed through com m unity fund drives, a
Ford Foundation G ran t and a fed eral grant
under the H ill-B u rton Act. T h e present
hospital was created w ith the consolidation
of the form er L u th eran H ospital and the
Good Sam aritan H ospital o f Puyallup.
The hospital is organized and operated
under the auspices of the L u th eran W e l
fare Society of T aco m a as a non-profit
institution. T h e hospital’s B oard o f G over
nors are chosen from various civic, business
and church groups in the area. Mrs. H en
rietta Button, R.N ., is the D irecto r o f the
hospital.
B EA LL’S
\ The
Prescription Store
124 Meridian South
The Medical Society office and
Library will be closed August 10
to 17.
PUYALLUP
BULLETIN of th e
F ie r c e
Physicians’ Art Exhibit
All m em bers of the W ashington State
M edical A ssociation are invited to show
their re ce n t w ork at the Convention w here
paintings will be exh ibited on the stage of
the new C onvention H all.
W ork in all m edia is w elcom e and doc
tors are urged to start work on exhibits
early. Edm und H . Sm ith, Seattle, is
arranging the art exhibit.
How The W.S.M.A. House of
Delegates Does Its Work
T h e business of the W ashington State
M edical A ssociation at its 70th Annual
M eeting officially will b e con du cted by the
voting delegates who m ake up the House
of D elegates, b u t every physician in
attendance has a chance to express his
opinions on the item s o f business at R e fe r
ence C om m ittee hearings. T h e H ouse of
Delegates is com posed of one d elegate for
each 50 active m em bers, or fractio n thereof,
of the com ponent societies.
H ere’s how the H ouse of D eleg ates does
its work:
D elegates H ear Reports
Sunday— I t hears reports from th e C re
dentials Com m ittee, conducts a R o ll Call,
approves the minutes of the previous an
nual m eeting, hears the announcem ent of
Reference Com m ittees by the Speaker, and
receives unfinished and new business. T h e
House also receives com m unications; R e
ports of Officers; and the reports of the
Finance C om m ittee and legal counsel.
Reports of Standing Com m ittees and R e
ports of Special C om m ittees are received
for Referral to R eferen ce C om m ittees.
Resolutions are received for R eferral to
Reference Com m ittees.
All new business is in the form of reso
lutions. They m ay b e introduced by any
Delegate for him self, for his delegation, or
for the county society w hich he represents.
The Speaker of the H ouse refers each
item of business to one o f the five referen ce
committees —
Resolutions C om m ittee,
Necrology C om m ittee, C om m ittee on R e
ports of Standing Com m ittees, C om m ittee
on Reports o f Special Com m ittees and
Committee on P lace of 1961 Annual
Meeting.
All M em bers H ave V oice
Tuesday— R eferen ce Com m ittees m eet in
open session in sep arate m eeting rooms,
the locations of w hich have been announced
ana also posted at the C onvention R eg is
tration Desk. Any m em ber physician m ay
express him self at R e fe re n ce C om m ittee
C o u n ty
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m eetings. E a c h item referred to th e com
m ittees is discussed at the hearings. A fter
the hearings the com m ittees w rite their re
ports to the House.
W ed n esd ay— T h e H ouse m eets again to
hear reports of the R e feren ce Com m ittees.
T h e d elegates o f the H ouse m ay accej>t,
am end or re je c t the item s b efo re them , or
they m ay propose substitu te resolutions, or
substitu te w ording in com m ittee reports.
T h e next item of business on this day is
the E lectio n o f Officers.
This is follow ed by unfinished or new
business, and the induction of the new
president.
T h e C onstitution and B y-L aw s stipulate
the m anner in w hich M em orials and R eso
lutions m ust be presented in order to be
considered by the H ouse of D elegates. In
brief, all Resolutions and M em orials must
b e sponsored and subm itted by a m em ber
of the H ouse of D eleg ates and w here su b
m itted in w riting, m ust b ear his or her sig
nature. Proposed Resolutions m ust b e su b
m itted to the Secretary -T reasu rer of the
A ssociation not later than .30 days b efore
the Annual M eeting of the H ouse o f D e le
gates and the Secretary -T reasu rer o f the
A ssociation must furnish each m em ber of
the H ouse of D elegates and the Secretary
of each com ponent society with a cop y of
each such Resolution not later than 20 days
befo re the m eeting o f the H ouse of D e le
gates. No other Resolution m ay b e con
sidered w ithout the unanimous consent of
all m em bers of the H ouse of D elegates,
present and voting.
It is the H ouse o f D eleg ates, a truly geo
graphically and num erically representative
body, w hich establishes state association
policies and w hich exercises final control
over all association activities.
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M r. J. M . G ilb e r ts o n , V ice P re s id e n t & T ru s t O ffic e r
Make Your Will This Week
If you haven’t made a Will you are risking
the future of your family! You are leaving,
at your demise, a tremendous burden upon
your wife in the settling of your affairs. Most
women have had no experience in the many
legal and business details involved. Without
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Rep. Catherine May and
Dr. Vincent Askey To Speak
at Auxiliary Convention
Two nationally noted speakers will be
featured at the 28th A nnual C onvention of
the W om an’s A uxiliary to W ashington State
M edical A ssociation to b e held at the
W ashington A thletic C lub in Seattle, S ep
tem ber 13-16 inclusive.
Mrs. C atherine M ay, congressw om an rep
resenting W ashington S tate’s 4th C on gres
sional D istrict, will speak at the annual
luncheon honoring past presidents, T u es
day noon S ep tem ber 15. E . V in cen t Askey,
president-elect of the A .M .A., w ill speak
during the sam e program . L u ncheon guests
will include M rs. E . A. U nderw ood, V an
couver, junior p ast presid ent of the A.M .A.
Auxiliary, Mrs. F ran k G atsineau, In d ian
apolis, Indiana, current A.M .A. A uxiliary
president, and the p resid ent and p resid ent
elect of the W ashington S tate M edical
Association, E m m e tt L . Calhoun of A b er
deen and F re d e rick A. T u ck er of Seattle.
R egistration fo r the Auxiliary Convention
will begin on M onday, Sep tem ber 14 at the
W ashington A th letic C lub, with special
arrangements for Auxiliary pre-convention
registration a t the O lym p ic H otel on Sun
day, Septem ber 13 only.
T here will b e a fu ll sched ule of conven
tion business m eetings and workshops for
new county Auxiliary officers and com m it
tee m em bers on M onday and Tuesday. Mrs.
Clarence L. Lyon, Spokane, presid ent o f the
State Auxiliary, will give her presidential
report and bo th M rs. G astineau and Mrs.
Underwood will report t o . the Convention
on national A uxiliary activities. O ther b u si
ness of the C onvention w ill include reports
of resolutions and nom inating com m ittees,
adoption of resolutions and election and
installation o f new A uxiliary officers.
The A uxiliary’s annual golf tournam ent
and luncheon w ill b e held at the beautiful
Overlake G olf and C ountry C lub at
Medina, across the floating brid ge from
Seattle, on M onday, Sep tem ber 14. Snacks
will be served betw een the 9’s and the cocktail-luncheon will take p lace after 18. G olf
trophy awards w ill b e presented th at ev e
ning at the W ashington A th letic C lu b fo l
lowing the annual dinner and evening’s
.entertainment.
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O ther C onvention attractions are events
planned for physicians and th eir w ives in
conjunction w ith the con cu rrent C on ven
tion of the W ashington S tate M ed ical
A ssociation. T h ese inclu de the no-host b a n
qu et honoring 50-year practitioners on Sun
day evening, the Annual B a n q u e t and
D an ce T uesday evening, the P u b lic R e la
tions L uncheon W edn esd ay noon, and the
R ecep tio n on W ednesd ay evening honor
ing the new presidents of the A ssociation
and Auxiliary.
Golf Tournament and
Fishing Derby
T h e 37th A nnual T ou rnam ent of the
W ashington S tate M ed ical G olf A ssociation
and the yearly Salm on Fish in g D e rb y will
provide com petition and recreatio n for
sports enthusiasts a t the A nnual C onven
tion of the W .S.M .A . Sep tem ber 13 through
16, in Seattle. B o th events are scheduled for
M onday, Sep tem ber 14. D an H . H ouston,
Seattle, is in charge of the golf tournam ent,
and E dm und H . Sm ith, Seattle, heads up
the fishing derby.
Many Awards
T h e golf tournam ent will b e held a t die
B roadm oor G o lf C lub, conveniently lo
cated in downtown Seattle. A ttention has
been given to the golf schedule so am ple
tim e m ay be given to attend the Scientific
Program . Players w ill b e classified acco rd
ing to sections and handicap. All awards
w ill b e on a handicap basis. T h e four-m an
C ounty team s will com pete fo r the Shaw
T rophy. N on-com petitors are invited to
attend the annual dinner and the evening
activities in th e recen tly rem odeled a ttra c
tive clu b house.
Fishing at Sunrise
Fish in g d erby head quarters will be R ay ’s
B oathouse in B allard . T h e derby will begin
at approxim ately 4 :5 0 a.m. and will end
at 11 a.m. C ontestants’ tickets w ill inclu de
breakfast, w hich will b e served at the dock.
D octors’ wives are invited to com pete in
the ladies’ division o f the derby.
Fam ous Stag B anquet
C lim axing the sports program will b e the
Sportsm en’s Stag B an q u e t M onday evening,
a t w hich trophies and prizes w ill be
aw arded to golf and fishing w inners. T h e
b an q u et will b e held at B roadm oor G olf
C lub, beginning w ith social hour at 6 p.m.
E n try blanks and fu rth er inform ation
w ill b e sent to prospective golfers and fish
erm en in am ple tim e fo r com petition.
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S e c re ta ry - T r e a s u r e r _____________________ A r n o ld J. H e r r m a n n
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J . W . B o w e n . J r.
P h ilip C . K y le
R o b e r t W . F lo r e n c e
Taoves D . L a m b in g
T . R . H a le y
R o b ert E . L an e
W . H o w a rd P r a tt
H erm an S. J u d d
C . B. R itc h ie
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D o u g la s P . B u tto rff
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Sam uel E . A dam s
R o b e rt M . F e rg u so n
F r e d e r ic k J. S c h w in d
A r n o ld J . H e r r m a n n
G . M . W h ita c re
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M iie s P a iT O t t, C h a irm a n
W illia m H . G o e r in g
G r ie v a n c e
H e r m a n S. J u d d , C h a irm a n
L ib ra ry
S. R o b e r t L a n tie r e , C h a irm a n
J . E d m u n d D e m in g
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D o n a ld F . M c K a y
J a m e s P . D u ffy
T . R . H a le y
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“Broad spectrum” has evolved into an especially apt term to describe a growing number of “specialized” antibiotics.
These provide the best means of destroying pathogenic bacteria which range all the way from large protozoa through
gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria to certain viruses at the far end of the spectrum.
But beyond (he spectrum lurk pathogenic fungi. Aggressive infections often require intensive broad spectrum antibiotic
attack. It becomes more apparent every day that fungal superi'nfections may occur during or following a course of such
therapy.1,5 Long term debilitating disease, diabetes, pregnancy, corticosteroid therapy, and other causes may predispose
to such fungal infections1,3'4 as iatrogenic moniliasis. These facts complicate the administration of antibiotics.
Mysteclin-V controls both —infection and superinfection. Mysteclin-V makes a telling assault on bacterial infections
and, in addition, prevents the potentially dangerous monilial overgrowth.2,s'8 Mysteclin-V is a combination of the
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Mycostatin, the first safe antifungal antibiotic.
Case history after case history marked “recovered” provides clinical evidence of the special merit of this advance in
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extends beyond the spectrum of ordinary antibiotics.
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(Ju n e ) 1958. 2 . Cltnblc, A. I .; S h ea. J . G ., and K atz S :
A ntibiotics Annual 19SS-195G. New Y o rk. Medical E ncypinnFriia In c. 11356. p. 576. 3. L o ne. P . H .. In K neelsnd.
in a w ord s, S . B . : B ull. New Y ork Acad Med
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itlb lo U c Med. Si C lin. T h er. 4 :1 1 1 (D cc.) 1857
A. L .. and M ershcim cr, W. L .: A ntibiotics Annual
Encyclopedia In c ., 1950.
CQfn«Jbcl1' E ' A ■: PrlKot, A., and Doraey, G. M .:
Antibiotic Med. h Clin. T h er. 4:817 (D ec.) 1957. 7
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v ita m in C deficiencies also h av e been fou n d .3
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1. A . M. A . A rc h . Int. M ed., 9S.-346, 1957.
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JAM ES M. MATTSON, M.D.
Jim died about as he had predicted and as he wanted it:
suddenly, and on the golf course. He was an extrovert noted for
his unfailing good humor and he was always interested in others.
Although he had a serious heart attack several years ago, he
continued to be active in his practice and in the medical affairs
of the community.
During the last few years, I know that he experienced the
anginal syndrome and had frequent episodes of paroxsvmal tachy
cardia; he always carried a bottle of quinidine with him. He never
offered a complaint about his condition and chose to live until he
died rather than have a rocking chair existence and possibly survive
longer.
Dr. Mattson took an active part in the leadership of local medical
groups. He was one of the key organizers of the Washington State
Society of Internal Medicine and was president of the Tacoma
Academy of Internal Medicine; in the last two years he was on the
Board of the Pierce County Medical Bureau and was Secretary of
the Bureau last year.
He has a fine family of whom he was exceedingly proud; he
followed their activities with great interest. The consuming interest
and enthusiasm he showed in anything with which he was associated
was a distinguishing characteristic of Jim Mattson. A keen competitor
who loved to win, he took his losses without complaint and was
always able to laugh at his own shortcomings. He was completely
honest and played the game fairly.
It is hard to believe that someone so full of life is gone. His
many friends both in medical and non-medical circles feel a great loss.
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•
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• avoids hypotension
• proved and p u b lis h e d effectiveness in practi
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FO R R A P ID CON TRO L OF SEV ER E V O M ITIN G
TRILAFON INJECTION
5 mg. ampul of 1 cc.
Relief usually in 10 minutes1. . . nausea and vomit
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Corrections for 1959
Physicians Directory
Physical M edicine and Surgery
Symposium to be H eld
A one-day symposium on P hysical M ed i
cine and Surgery w ill b e held in T acom a
W ednesday, O cto b er 14, at the H otel W inthrop. Co-sponsored by th e P ierce County
M edical Society and the A m erican A cad
emy of P hysical M ed icin e and R eh ab ilita
tion under the auspices of L ed erle L a b o ra
tories, five nationally-know n speakers will
be presented. T h e symposium will b e held
from 9 a.m. to 5 :3 0 p.m. and w ill include
luncheon; a cocktail hour will conclude
the m eeting w hich is open to all physicians
and their wives, and reg istered physical
therapists. A ll expenses of the symposium
will be covered b y L ed e rle L aboratories.
Follow ing are the speakers who will be
presented and the su b jects they will
discuss:
Philip R. L ee , M .D ., A ssistant Professor
of C linical M ed icin e and R ehabilitation,
New York U niversity C olleg e of M edicine;
m em ber, D ep artm en t of In tern al M edicine,
Palo Alto M ed ical C linic— “M anagem ent of
Arthritis and B ursitis w ith M edicine and
M echanical Aids.”
D onald A. Covalt, M .D ., A ssociate D ire c
tor, Institute of P hysical M edicin e and
R ehabilitation, N ew Y ork U niversity-B ellevue M edical C en ter— “P ractical T herap y
and R ehabilitation o f the H em ip leg ic.”
Louis B . N ew m an, M .D ., President,
American A cadem y of P hysical M edicine
and R ehab ilitatio n ; C h ief, P hysical M ed i
cine and R eh ab ilitatio n , V eteran s A dm inis
tration R esearch H ospital, C h icago— “T h e
Basic Philosophy and G en eral Principles of
Physical M ed icin e and R eh ab ilitatio n .”
A. L. Sahs, VI.D., Professor and H ead of
D epartm ent of N eurology, S tate U niversity
of Iow a College of M ed icin e, Iow a City—
“Recognition and M anagem ent of N euroPhysical D isorders, Inclu d ing Seizure D is
orders in C hild ren.”
Jam es B arre tt Brow n, M .D ., Professor of
Clinical Surgery, W ashington U niversity
School of M edicine, St. L ou is— “E a rly C are
and M anagem ent of Farm , H om e, and In
dustrial Trau m a and Results O b tain ab le.”
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BATEY, GEORGE
G e n e r a l P r a c t i c e — W e d n e s d a y a n d S a t u r d a y p .m .
O f f ic e , 4 0 0 2 S o u t h M S t r e e t . . . ...................................... G t t 2 - 4 4 1 7
H o m e , 3 5 2 5 S o u th K S t r e e t ....... ...............................
G R 4 -3 9 0 0
B L IZ A R D , E L D O N C H A R L E S
I n t e r n a l M e d ic i n e — A ll d a y T u e .s. a n d S a t . p .m .
O f fic e , 8 0 0 S o u t h M e r id ia n , P u v a l l u p ......................... T H 5 - 6 6 4 5
B R 2 -9 9 5 8
TH 5 -2 2 8 3
H o m e , 5 1 S 4 t h A v c ., S . W .......................................
G R O SS, K EN N ETH E .
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O f f ic e s , 5 2 2 M e d i c a l A r ts B u il d in g
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H o m e , 2 9 0 1 N o r t h 2 9 t h S t r e e t .......
H ALEY, TH EO D O RE R.
G e n e ra l S u rg ery — W ed n e sd a y
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H o m e , 4 1 5 N o r t h 6 t h S t r e e t .........................
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H O Y T, W A L L A C E P.
G e n e r a l P r a c tic c — W e d n e s d a y
O f fic e , 8 0 0 S o u t h M e r id ia n , P u y a llu p
Tacoma
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O f f ic e , 8 0 0 S o u t h M e r id ia n , P u v a l lu p .
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JA R V IS , JO S E P H B .
R a d io l o g y — T h u r s d a y a n d S a t u r d a y p .m
O f fic e , S 0 0 S o u t h M e r id ia n , P u y a l l u p . .. .
H o m e , R t . 1 , B o x 7 6 4 , S u m n e r ......................
SA N D E R SO N , ST E V E N S S.
R a d io lo g y ’, D ia g n o s is a n d T r e a t m e n t
O f f ic e s , 5 2 2 M e d i c a l A r ts B u i l d i n g _____
N o . 3 2 , T a c o m a M e d i c a l C e n t e r ...........
H o m e , 6 2 4 N o rth D S t r e e t
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B U L L E T IN of the F ie r c e C qonty M ed ical S ociety
in cardiac arrhythmias
V IS T A R IL
h y d r o x y z in e p a m o a t e
provides:
SPECIFIC
ANTIARRHYTHMIC
EFFECT
in v e n tricu la r a n d au ricu la r extrasystoles,
p a ro x y sm a l au ricu lar a n d v e n tricu la r
ta c h y ca rd ia s, p aro xy sm al au ricu lar
fibrillations, W olff-P ark in son -W h ite
synd rom e, bigem iny, an d non-ch ron ie
a u ricu lar fibrillation.
OUTSTANDING
SAFETY
“ T h e d ru g w asfo u n d safe, easily adm inistered,
an d n o n to xic in all cases. T h is is a definite
a d v a n ta g e ov er o th er agen ts in general use.”1
AND EFFECTIVE
CALMING ACTION
V istaril p rov id es calm ing and
tranquilizing prop erties valuable in
c a rd ia c p a tien ts.
T h e f o llo w in g d o s a g e r e g i m e n i s
r e c o m m e n d e d (Individualized by the
physician for maximum effectiveness):
O ral dosage: Initially, 100 mg. daily in divided
doses until arrhythmia disappears. F o r
maintenance or prophylaxis, 50-75 mg. daily in
divided doses.
P F IZ E R
L A B O R A T O R IE S
Division, C has. Pfizer & C o., Inc.
B rooklyn 6, N ew Y ork
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P h a rm a c o l. & E x p e r . T h e r a p .
(D e c .) 1 9 5 6 . ]
P a ren tera l dosage: 50-100 mg. (2-4 cc.) I.M .
sta t., and q. 4-6 h., p.r.n.; maintain with 25 mg.
b.i.d. or t.i.d. In acute emergency, 50-75 mg.
(2-3 cc.) I.V . s ta t.; maintain with 25-50 mg.
(1-2 cc.) I.V . q. 4-6 h.
S u p p ly : Vistaril Capsules, 25 mg., 50 mg. and
100 mg. Vistaril Parenteral Solution, 10 cc. vials
and 2 cc. Steraject® cartridges. Each cc. contains
25 mg. hydroxyzine (as the hydrochloride).
B U L LE T IN of the P ierce County M ed ical So ciety
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AUXILIARY OFFICERS— 1959-60
F r e s i d e n t ................................................... ..................... M rs . J o s e p h H a rris
P r e s i d e n t - e l e c t . ...................................
M rs . J . R o b e r t B ro o k e
1 s t V i c e - P r e s i d e n t ..................
____ M rs . J a m e s M a tts o n
2 n d V ic e -P re s id e n t
................ M rs . G . M . W h i t a e r e
3 r d V i c e - P r e s i d e n t ........................... ........................ M rs . T o sep h J a r v is
4 t h V i c e - P r e s i d c n t ____ _________ ......................M r s . H e r m a n J u d d
R e c o r d in g S e c r e t a r y ..................... — ........ - M r s . K e n n e t h G ro ss
C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c r e t a r y . . ........... - ... .
M rs . J o h n M a v
T r e a s u r e r__ ___ ____ _____ _______ ...........- ......._ M r s . H a s k e l M a ie r
C O M M IT T E E C H A IR M E N
A m e r ic a n M e d i c a l E d u c a t io n
F o u n d a tio n
. M rs . G . M , W h i t a e r e
B u lle tin ( N a t i o n a l )
......... — ..............M rs . R o b e r t C r a b ill
C iv il D e f e n s e
.............M rs . A r t h u r W i c k s t r o m
H is to r ia n ................................................... ............... M rs . R o b e r t F e r g u s o n
S o cial
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. . . . . ................. ------L e g is la tiv e _____
M rs . D o n G . W i l l a r d
M e m b e r s h ip a n d H o s p i t a l i ty .... .......................M rs . G a le n H o o v e r
N u r s e R e c r u i tm e n t ......... .... ..........................M rs . R ic h a r d B a r r o n ia n
P ro cram
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P u b lic R e l a t i o n s ..................................
M rs , J e s s R e a d
R e v is io n s .....................
M rs . D o le D o h e r ty
T e le p h o n e ___________________ ___ _........ .......M rs . R i c h a r d B . L i n k
T o d a y ’s H e a l t h
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...... . .................. M rs . R o b e r t J o h n s o n
S p e a k e rs B u r e a u ................................. ............
M rs . P h ilip G r e n le v
M pntnl H e a l t h
.......................M rs . A l b e r t S a n ie s
S a fe ty ........................... ............................... ------------ M rs . S te v e n s D i m a n t
P u b lic ity —
B u ll e ti n _______________________ ----------M rs . H e r b e r t K e n n e d v
N e w s p a p e r.......................................... ........................ - M r s . R o b e r t B u r t
F a s h io n S h o w ............. ......................... .....................M rs . T . B . M u r p h y
G a m e N i g h t ................ ........
M rs . R o b e r t F lo r e n c e
D a n c e ........ ..
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Washington summers are so comfortable,
and to transplanted midwesterners it may
at first seem hard to understand the mass
exodus across the bridge, ferry or high
way each June. But before long one real
izes the fun of just “messing around” in sand
and water. W hile everyone has been water
ing lawns, cramming camping equipment
into trunks, trying to break 100 or pound
ing the waves, the Board took time out to
meet in July.
Margaret Harris entertained Board mem
bers at a luncheon (com plete with petits
fours from the Bon Ton in Vancouver, no
less) at Dottie Read’s charming home on
the Lagoon. Getting to the business at
hand, the Board voted to discontinue the
children’s Christmas party and the plunges
for nurses at the Y.W.CA. Under Mental
Health auspices, one retarded child was
sent to summer camp for two weeks.
Our Nurses Scholarship winners, Arline
; Nelson (F ife ), Kerstin Larrson and Merle
Gendreau (Puyallup), expressed their
appreciation through letters to the Nurse
Recruitment chairman; all have selected
St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing.
On T he Go
The Hoovers, Johnstons, Colleys, Os
bornes and T. B. Murphys are among those
who were lured to the surf at Oregon,
while the W hitacres continued on south to
Lake Tahoe. Further on, at San Francisco,
you would find the John Mays who visited
there after spending a few days with the
children at Kalaloch.
W ater skiing is strictly for the brave
and new conquerors of the sport this sum
mer are the Harrelsons and Fergusons.
The Banfields enjoyed a leisurely twoweek cruise, and our newest boatniks are
the Durkins . . . their runabout was
launched recently and ’twas reported that
it left a roostertail equal to the Maverick’s.
The David Dye family trailer-camped in
the San Juans and the Crabills fished in
Northern Canada. Other border crossings
were made by the Zimmermans, Buttorffs
and Brokaws.
Travelling east to see family and friends,
Jeanne Judd visited Omaha; the Arnie Herr
manns were in Minnesota, and the Houtz’s
flew to Kansas City.
After a European trip, the Havlinas
moved into their new home in Skyline —
their landscape plans include a tennis court.
Eye Bank
The Executive Committee of the D oc
tors Hospital of Tacom a has authorized the
formation of an Eye Bank utilizing the facil
ities of the hospital so that donated eyes
may be made available to deserving people
— not only of Tacom a and Pierce County,
but also neighboring communities.
The facilities are not restricted and eyes
may be used at any accredited institution
need them, providing they are available.
Further information will be sent directly
to all members of the Pierce County M edi
cal Society including the necessary release
forms before a public relations release is
given to local news media.
O FFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
First Floor, Puget Sound Medical Building
For Information, Call B R 2-9866
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B U L L E T IN o f t h e P ie r c e C o u n ty M e d ic a l S o c ie ty
INI I A M I D
the mood brightener
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opens the way
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New a re a s of therapy
niam id is c lin ic a lly effective in such depres- , j
sive states as involutional m elan ch olia, senile 1 .
depression, postpartum depression, reactive
depression, th e depressive stage o f m am e-d e- pressive disease, and schizophrenic depressive
reaction.
Depression associated w ith the m enopause and
postoperative states, and depression accom
panying chronic or incurable diseases s u c h a s
gastrointestinal and cardiovascular disorders, '
arth ritis,. and inoperable cancer, can now be j
treated successfully with niam id.
niam id is also strikingly effective for m any
com plaints, when due to m asked depression
rather than to organic disease. M asked depress
sion m ay take the form of guilt feelings, crying
spells or sadness, difficulty in concentration, .
loss of energy or drive, insomnia, em otional
fatigue, feelings of hopelessness or helpless
ness, loss of interest in norm al activity, list
lessness, apprehension or agitation, and loss of
appetite and weight.
W hile tranquilizers have had some m easure of
effectiveness in m any of these areas, niam id
now gives the practicing physician a new, safe
drug for the specific treatm ent of depression.
New safety
T h e hepatotoxic reactions observed in earlier
monoamine oxidase inhibitors have not been
seen with n i a m i d .
Acute and chronic toxicity studies show this
distinctive freedom from toxicity. Moreover,
during extensive clinical trials of niamid by a
large number of investigators no liver damage
has been reported, and in only a very few
isolated instances have hypotensive effects
been seen.
T he unique structure of the niam id molecule
m ay explain why niam id is excreted^ for the1
m ost p art unchanged in the urine with only
insignificant quantities of potentially “free”
hydrazine being formed. I t appears th at substantial quantities of free hydrazine were
formed in the body when hepatic toxicity was
observed with previous inhibitors.
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Background of N I A M I D
A m ajor advance in the treatm ent of mental
depression cam e with a newer understanding
of the influence of brain serotonin and nore- .
pinephrine on the mood. Levels of both, these
neurohormones are decreased in anim als under,
experim ental conditions analogous to depres-,( •
sion; relief of these m odel depressions is seen
with a rise in the levels of both serotonin and
-norepinephrine.
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A second advance cam e with the development
of m onoamine oxidase inhibitors, substances;
which raise the cerebral level of both serotonin
and norepinephrine. Previous inhibitors raised
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the cerebral level of serotonin, but did not
appear to raise th at of norepinephrine levels
proportionately.
Pfizer’s new drug overcomes this disadvantage.
niamid significantly raises the cerebral level
of b o th serotonin and norepinephrine under
experimental conditions.
The dram atic discovery of niamid now makes
available an extremely effective, safe antide
pressant for the successful treatm ent of a full
range of depressive states.
Precautions
Side effects are m ost often minor and mild
manifestations of central nervous system stim
ulation, modifiable by reduction in dosage;
these m ay take the form of restlessness, insom
nia, headache, weakness, vertigo, dry mouth,
and perspiration. Care should be taken when
niamid is used with chlorothiazide compounds,
since hypotensive effects have been noted in
some patients receiving combined th e ra p y even though hypotension has rarely been noted
with niamid alone. There has been no evidence
of liver damage in patients on niamid; how
ever, in patients who have any history of liver
disease, the possibility of hepatic reactions
should be kept in mind.
Dosage and Administration
Start with 75 mg. daily in single or divided
doses. After a week or more, revise the daily
dosage upward or downward, depending upon
the response and tolerance in steps of one or
one-half 25 mg. tablet. Once satisfactory re
sponse has been attained, the dosage of niamid
m ay be reduced gradually to the maintenance
level.
T he therapeutic action of niam id is gradual,
not immediate. M any patients respond within
a few days, others satisfactorily in 7 to 14 days.
Some patients, particularly chronically de
pressed or regressed psychotics, m ay need sub
stantially higher dosages (as much as 200 mg.
daily has been used) and prolonged adminis
tration before responses are achieved.
Supply
niamid is available in: 25 mgr., pink, scored tab
lets in bottles of 100; and 100 m g., orange,
scored tablets in bottles of 100.>
References
Complete bibliography and Professional In
formation Booklet are available on request.
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B.G. George H. Powell, M.C.
New Commander of Madigan
Brigadier General George M. Powell,
M.C., one of the three leading doctors
assigned to the treatment of President
Eisenhower during his hospitalization for a
heart condition in 1955, assumed command
of Madigan Army Hospital on August 10.
The general comes to Tacoma from Fort
Bragg, North Carolina, where he headed
Womack Army Hospital from September,
1958 until his promotion to brigadier gen
eral and reassignment last month.
The general received an A.B. degree
from Colorado College, graduated cum
laude from Washington University School
of Medicine, and earned a Master of Sci
ence degree in medicine from the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania. He is a member of
Phi Gamma Delta, Nu Sigma Nu and Alpha
Omega Alpha.
Madigan’s new commander is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal
Medicine, a Fellow the American College
of Physicians and a member of the Society
of Internal Medicine of Colorado and the
A.M.A.
General Powell has authored articles in
his specialty field, particularly on studies
, made on hemorrhagic fever as a result of
his experience with this disease in the
; Far East.
The Powell’s son, George, is a pre-med
student at Colorado College.
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Poison Control Center Report
Following is the report from the Supeivisor of the Poison Control Center for July.
115
Total Number of Calls------------Calls from Parents or other Lay Persons.-lOl
Physicians or Hospitals------------------14
A ge Distribution
Less than 12 months
----------6
1 to 3 years____________________________ 56
18
3 to 5 years___________________
5 to 12 years________
— -----6
12 to 21 y ea rs--------------3
Over 21 y e a rs -------7
----17
No age given
Substance Taken
Medicines: Aspirin Gr. V2 2, Aspirin Gr.
IV4 1, Aspirin Gr. IV 2 1, Aspirin Gr. V 1,
Anacin, Emp. Comp., Polyotic, Mysoline,
Bromo Quinine, Penicillin Tabs 250,000 U,
Digitalis 3, Ex-Lax 4, Dramamine, Dermasett Antiseptic, Ferrous Sulfate and B-12,
Norform Suppositories 2, Mystatin, Perox
ide, Thyroid Dexadrine Spansule, Mercurochrome 11, Gentian Violet, Pulvex Tablets
and Bactine.
Other Substances: Insect Repellant,
Mushrooms, Richard Hudnut Hair Rinse,
Sergeant Puppy Capsules, Hollyberries,
Battery Acid, Woolite, Gasoline 4, Mahog
any Oil Stain, Lacquer Thinner, April
Showers Perfume, Pittsburgh Latex, D aph
ne Berries 3, Parker Paint W all Color,
Liquid Detergent, Paint Thinner, Sparklers,
Mum Deodorant, Clorox, Foxglove Leaves,
Bonclo Hardener, Canned Corn Beef, W iz
ard Dry Cube, Raid Insect Spray, Lighter
Fluid 2, O’Cedar Furniture Polish, Stove
Oil 2, Lupine Plant, Permanent Starch 3,
H eet Liniment, Ajax, Sulfate of Ammonia
Fertilizer 5, Avon Eye Shadow, McKesson
Rubbing Alcohol, Pine Sol, R it Dye, Fuller
Paint (outside), Daffodil Bulb, W hite
Wash, W hite Shoe Polish 2, Polish Remover
2, Tri Sodium Phosphate, Esquire Scuff
Coat, W hite, Purex 2, Spoiled Hamburger,
Chanel No. 5 2, Shinola Shoe Polish, W hite,
Canned Tuna, Rinse Away Dandruff R e
mover, Scotch Broom Seed, Cream Puffs,
Jergens Lotion, Fuller Garbage Can Clean
er, Lucien LeLong Cologne, W eed-B-Gon,
Genie, Cigarette, Beads O’Bleach, Kero
sene, Pulvex Tablets ( Carbon Tetrachlor
ide) and Camphorated Oil.
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Number advised to go to Hospital
Number advised to contact Private M .D ...26
Number advised emetics and observe...... 43
Number treated in E R (M V G H )_______ 8
Number hospitalized at M VG H ________ 2
Information from Clinical Toxicology
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E ffective re lie f in rheum atic d iso rd ers
Sterazolidin
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prednlsone-phenylbutazone Gelgy
w ith less risk o f disturbing horm onal balance
In the tre a tm e n t o f the rheum atic disorders
new Sterazoiidin provides a method of lim it
ing the g ra ve st d a n g e r in h e re n t in s te ro id
th e ra p y ... h y p e rc o rtis o n is m a ris in g fro m
excessive dosage.
Repeatedly it has been shown th a t the addi
tion o f low do sag e o f B u ta z o lid in sh a rp ly
reduces hormone requirem ent.1"*Sterazolidin
is a com bination of prednisone (1.25 mg.) and
Butazolidin (50 mg.) w hich provides, in the
majority o f cases, con sisten t re lie f at a stable
. uniform m a in te n a n ce do sag e s ig n ific a n tly
; below the level a t w hich seriou s hormonal
imbal ince is like ly to occur.
S tera zolidin ® (p re d n is o n e -p h e n y lb u ta z o n e
Geigy). Each capsule contains prednisone
1.25 m g.; p h e n y lb u ta z o n e 50 m g.; d r ie d
aluminum hydroxide gel 100 mg.; magnesium
tris ilic a te 150 mg. and hom atropine m ethylbrom ide 1.25 mg.
1. Kuzell, W. C., and others.: Arch. Int. Med.
92:646, 1953. 2. W olfson, W. Q.: J. M ichigan
M. Soc. 54:323,1955. 3. S trandberg, B.: B rit.
J. Phys. Med. 19:9, 1956. 4. P latt, W. D., Jr.,
and S teinberg, I. H.: New England J. Med.
256:823 (May 2) 1957.
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St. Joseph’s
On Sunday, August 30 eighteen members
of the senior Nursing class were graduated.
Exercises began with Mass celebrated by
Rev. Lawrence W illenberg in the Chapel
of the hospital. A lunch was served for
members of the graduating class following
the Mass. At 2:30 p.m. in St. Leo’s audi
torium graduation exercises were held.
Rev. L. W illenberg was the speaker of
the afternoon. Saturday, August 22 the
Sodality of the School of Nursing held a
reception for twelve new members in the
hospital Chapel.
Thursday, August 27 the members of the
Student Body and the Sisters were guests
of the School of Nursing on the Harbor
Queen from 4-8:15 p.m. A lovely supper
was served while the sights of the Sound
were enjoyed.
Sister Antony Consilia who has been
clinical instructor in Obstetrics is leaving
for her new assignment. She will be very
sorely missed by the students and faculty
alike.
On July 27 die traditional picnic was
held at Point Defiance Park. Members of
the staff, students and sisters all enjoyed
an afternoon of fun and delicious food.
Everyone who came brought his favorite
“dish” and each had to sample all the
goodies. It’s always an affair that is looked
forward to and this year proved no
exception.
Mrs. Cynthia Shelberg, R.N., from the
Pediatrics Staff is going to take a quick trip
to Quinn, Michigan to attend the wedding
of her former roommate. Mrs. Evelyn Worn
who came to Pediatrics from Miami, F lor
ida and was on the staff for the past month
is leaving again for home. Our cool days
just don’t suit her southern temperament.
Millie Snodgrass, R.N., who has been on
the staff for the past five years has joined
the ranks of the newly married. She is now
known as Mrs. Redford L. Simmons and
will reside in Longview, Washington.
Our faithful nurse Mrs. Beatrice Schmidt
from the 3-11 shift is recuperating from
major surgery and will be at home until
October first. She is very greatly missed
and will be welcomed back with open arms.
Mrs. Alice Jones will relieve her in her
absence.
; Mrs. Florence Rekwinkle who has been
fin the staff for the past five years has left
to accept a position as office nurse for Drs.
Sobba and Marlatt. Miss Kay Some who
has been with us since early summer will
join the ranks of the newly married Sep
tember 19. Kay is being showered with all
sorts of gifts for her new home. W e know
she will make a beautiful bride.
Mrs. Naomi Godulas who is infanticipating
has been replaced by Grace Sayre as house
keeper in the department.
Two members of the Business Office staff
have left for further advancement in the
field of medicine. Sister Anthony Therese is
now in the X-ray departemnt. Mrs. Karen
Nelson is in the Pathology Lab. W e miss
both of them. Our new members include an
Aquinas and St. Leo High School graduate
of 1959. Erin Bilsborrow, who has worked
here in the office part time, is now on a full
time basis. Helen Mulkerin, who worked
in Pediatrics part time, is now working full
time in the office. Nori Nitz, who has had
experience in almost every department of
the hospital has since joined our staff.
Since the summer is nearly over, the
vacations are a thing of the past. Those tans
were nice while they lasted. In our list of
activities, we have had three celebration
parties. The first was for Mrs. Nish, our
wonderful switchboard operator. The cele
bration— her birthday. Angela Byrne, the
lass from Ireland also had a birthday part)'
in June. The last part)' was an anniversary
for Rose Tovoli. Yes, a whole year here.
With the approach of the new school
year, new faces are appearing in X-ray, and
some of the familiar ones are leaving us.
Peggy W aklherr had gone to Dr. Moosey’s
office and Susanne Mikens works at Madigan Hospital. Margie Hanley will be at the
Medical Center. Good luck, girls, and God
bless you all.
Foui- new students have entered: Carol
Cox, Fife, who has attended Seattle Uni
versity during the past year. Karen Guisiano, Tacoma, a Stadium graduate, Sister
Patricia Catherine who hails from Baker,
Oregon, and Sister Anthony Theresa who
comes to us from the business office. Three
more students are expected in September.
W e extend a sincere “W elcom e” to each
of our new students. Courses in Anatomy
and Physiology, Physics, X-ray Techniques,
Nursing Procedures and Professional Ad
justments will be given. W e hope these
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new technicians have a very happy and
profitable year.
Marie Butler who worked 3 summers in
the Record Room has gone into training
at St. Francis Cabrini hospital in Seattle.
W e wish her lots of luck.
Dr. and Mrs. Hannity of Puyallup re
ceived a baby boy last month. The Renner
family was happy when their new baby
“Mark” arrived.
Nurses who had babies last month were:
Mrs. Edith Crotty, Mrs. Joyce McKechnic,
Mrs. June Grimm, Mrs. Mary Sandell, and
Mrs. Judy Kornell.
Some of our key Nurses on Maternity
have left Tacoma. Mrs. Russell, Mrs. O’
Donnell, Mrs. McCoffrey, and Mrs. Longabough. How we miss their efficiency and
help. To uur staff we have added Mrs.
Williams and Mrs. Gornlund as part time
graduate workers.
W e waited and waited for a floor show
from Baby Hamm, but the little lad just
ate and slept and repeated the same over
and over. You see his father has been a
professional ice skater for many years.
A farewell party and suitable gift was
given to Sr. Anthony Consilia, our former
Clinical Instructor on OB by the Maternity
Staff. Sister is going back to the Land of
the Shamrocks. All of us will miss her.
Mr. Clarence Garstad, C.D .T., a member
of the Washington State Dental Service
Corporation and an employee of this hos
pital has been certified by the National
Board of Certification of the National Asso
ciation of Dental Laboratories. He is one of
the nine individuals who had received this
distinction in the state. Congratulations,
Mr. Garstad!
Two long time, valued employees of the
hospital are retiring in September. They
are Virginia Brown in the business office
and Jessie Anderson, pathology secretary.
Mrs. Brown will give her full time to house
keeping for husband, Tom. Mrs. Anderson’s
future plans are diversified and include con
siderable traveling. Both women have been
|Members of the hospital personnel for 13
' years.
Word has been received that Alice Cain,
former housekeeper here, and currently
'housekeeper at American Lake Hospital,
i’has accepted a similar position at Mt.
Edgecombe Hospital in Sitka, Alaska.
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Kristine Sanden becam e a great grand
mother on August 4. Her lovely great grand
daughter was bom to Dorothy Hoffman
Sventh, who was one of the daffodil prin
cesses of 195S.
Dr. John W hitaker has returned from his
vacation spent for the most part with his
family at the summer home on Long Lake.
During liis absence Dr. Paul Alexander of
Tacom a General Hospital substituted for
him.
Vacations are in full swing at this time.
Beulah and Murray Dunbar are in North
Dakota, Bessie Matern is with her son and
daughter in Oregon, John Hillsindenger
and family are in Minnesota.
Mrs. Anita Preston, head physical ther
apist, has returned from visiting friends in
San Francisco. W hile there, she spent some
time at the Physical Therapy department
of the University of California Medical
School. She drove home via Lake Tahoe,
Reno and Lewiston, Idaho. In Lewiston she
met Dr. Robert Stipe, a former intern at
this hospital, who is practicing in Lewiston.
Doris Boyle, Physical Therapy, is on a
hiking trip on the Wonderland Trail around
Mt. Rainier.
Mrs. Emma Delin, a former attendant in
that department is substituting for tire
vacationers.
The employees’ picnic was held at Spanaway Park on August 6. The warm weather
made swimming possible. Games were
played and Steve McGruder, son of E liza
beth McGruder of Social Service, won the
prize at the ticket drawing— a $25 Rhodes
G ift Certificate. Delicious food was pre
pared by Steves. All departments were well
represented. The three little Mohawks, sons
of Dr. Graham, added to the fun. The Spe
cial committees which had charge of the
affair are receiving deserved praise for the
successful picnic.
Meeting Night
NEXT TUESDAY
Sept. 8
B U L L E T IN o f t h e P ie rce C ounty M ed ical So ciety
Heart Disease Symposium
Attracts Statewide Visitors
Doctors throughout the State of W ash
ington will assemble at the University of
Washington Medical School Friday and
Saturday, O ctober 16 and 17 for the E lev
enth Annual Symposium on Heart Disease.
Sponsored by the Washington State
Heart Association in cooperation with the
Washington State Health Department, the
two-day session will bring to Seattle four
nationally-known authorities. Donald B.
Effler, Thoracic Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, Ohio, will speak on “Surgical
Treatment and Post-operative Manage
ment”; Herbert N. Hultgren, Cardiologist,
Stanford University Hospitals, San F ran
cisco, California, “Accuracy of Cardiac
Catheterization and Pulmonary Hyperten
sion in Adults”; Alexander S. Nadas, Pedi
atric Cardiologist, The Children’s Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts, “Natural History of
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Rheumatic Fever and Pulmonary Hyper
tension in Children”; and John A. Campbell,
Radiologist, Indiana University Medical
Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, “Radiological
Diagnosis and Evaluation.”
The Symposium Banquet, held at the
Washington Athletic Club Friday evening
will feature guest speaker, S. Leith Loder,
performer and raconteur, noted for his
“Miracles of Medicines” talk.
A panel discussion with questions from
the audience will follow each session. There
is no fee for registration. Members of die
Washington State Medical Association will
receive registration forms by mail.
As in previous years, abstracts of papers
to be presented will be available at the
Symposium. The Symposium is approved
for credit in Category I, American Academy
of General Practice.
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1959
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President...............
J. W . Bowen, Jr.
President-Elect............................................................ C. B. Ritchie
Robert W . Florence
Vico-PresidenL....................
Secretary-Treasurer........................
Arnold J. Herrmann
Executive Secretary........................
Judy Gordon
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C. B. Ritchie
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Library
S. Robert Lantiere, Chairman
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what lu rk s b eyo n d the b ro a d sp e ctru m ?
“Broad spectrum” has evolved into an especially apt term to describe a growing number of “specialized” antibiotics.
These provide the best means of destroying pathogenic bacteria which range all the way from large protozoa through
gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria to certain viruses at the far end of the spectrum.
But beyond the spectrum lurk pathogenic fungi. Aggressive infections often require intensive broad spectrum antibiotic
attack. It becomes more apparent every day that fungal superinfections may occur during or following a course of such
therapy.1,2 Long term debilitating disease, diabetes, pregnancy, corticostcroid therapy, and other causes may predispose
to such fungal infections1'3'1 as iatrogenic moniliasis. These facts complicate the administration of antibiotics.
Mysteclin-V controls both - infection and superinfection. Mysteclin-V makes a telling assault on bacterial infections
and, in addition, prevents the potentially dangerous monilial overgrowth.5'5'8 Mysteclin-V is a combination of the
phosphate complex of tetracycline - for reliable control of most infections encountered in daily practice — and
Mycostatin, the first safe antifungal antibiotic.
Case history after case history marked “recovered” provides clinical evidence of the special merit of this advance in
specially designed antibiotics. When you prescribe Mysteclin-V,, you
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M e a d J o h n s o n announces 1
a neiv infant formula
Enfamil
In fa n t fo rm u la
n e a r e s t t o m o t h e r ' s m i l k 1 In n u t r i t i o n a l b r e a d t h a n d b a l a n c e
In a well controlled in stitu tio n a l stu d y2, E n fa m il w as com
pared w ith th re e widely used in fa n t fo rm u la p ro d u cts:
This formula produced:
w e i g h t g a in s g r e a t e r t h a n a v e r a g e ,
s t o o l fir m n e s s b e t w e e n fir m a n d s o f t . . . a n d
lo w e r s t o o l f r e q u e n c y .
n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r's m ilk in its p a tte rn of p rotein , f a t
and carb o h y d ra te by ca lo ric d istrib u tio n
1 . M a c y , 1. G . ; K e l l y , H . J . ,
a n d .S fo a n , R . E . : w it h t h e
C o n s u lt a tio n o f th e
n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r’s milk in its p a tte rn of v ita m in s and
m inerals (e x c e p t f o r m ore vitam in D in a cco rd an ce w ith N R C
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n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r’s m ilk in its f a t com position (n o butt e r f a t ; no so u r re g u r g ita tio n )
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n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r’s m ilk in its r a tio of s a tu ra te d to un
C o u n c il, P u b lic a tio n
s atu rated f a tty acids
R e v is e d 1 9 5 3 . 2 . R e s e a r c h
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Golf Tourney Proves To Be
Very Successful
On September 23, Pfizer Laboratories
were once again kind enough to sponsor
the annual golf tournament for doctors in
Pierce County and surrounding areas. This
year’s tournament which proved to be one
of the most successful to date, was held at
Allenmore where approximately seventy
doctors from Pierce County, Longview,
Bremerton and Olympia were present and
played the usual medical brand of golf.
Following the tournament, the doctors
migrated to the Elks Temple where movies
of golf and baseball, also courtesy of Pfizer,
were in progress. At 6 p.m., alcoholic liba
tions were poured forth with Judy, her
self, doling out the tickets. ( She had a roll
of 1500 to start with but the best the
doctors could do was put a small dent
in it.)
An excellent roast beef dinner, supervised
by the Elks Club, was served to approxi
mately one hundred and forty. Between
dinner and dessert the chairman introduced
representatives from Madigan Army Hos
pital and Pfizer who were seated at the
head table. Dr. Marshall W hitaere acted
as toastmaster for the banquet and handed
out the prizes as well as telling a few
ribald stories, a la Arnie Herrmann. The
noise and pandemonium which greeted the
jokes and filled the room failed, however,
to wake up one Philip Backup even though
he had a front row seat.
Pfizer trophies were awarded to the
following:
Low net. F ield _________ J. Robert Brooke
( Perpetual Trophy)
Low gross, F ield
.
G. M. W hitaere
1st Division
C o u n ty
M e d ic a l
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2nd Division
_______ ...Robert C. Johnson
Low net._
Low gross___________
F. M. Peters
3rd Division
Low n et
......
S. E. Adams
Low gross
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William Sullivan
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G. M. W hitaere
Longest D rive
Closest to pin
P. Loggan (Longview )
The entire day was a complete success
and a wonderful time was had by the entire
assemblage. W e are certain that the medi
cal profession of Tacom a and vicinity are
already looking forward to next year’s
Pfizer day. Our thanks to this fine phar
maceutical house and Mr. Jerry Cawdrey,
the Tacoma representative; to Ken Tyson,
Allenmore golf pro; and Marsh W hitaere,
toastmaster, for their efforts in organizing
this very enjoyable affair.
— G e o r g e G. R. K u n z , M.D.,
Chairman.
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G e n e r a l P r a c ti c e
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ILOSONE® W ORKS to assure a m ore decisive response
W hen the infection keeps coming back, it m ay well be th a t a more decisive
antibiotic a tta ck is indicated. In such cases, Ilosone consistently provides
a prompt, high level of antibacterial activity in the p a tien t’s serum. Ilo
sone is bactericidal against both streptococci and pneum ococci and has
been reported particularly effective against staphylococcus infections in
clinical investigation.1
Usual dosage: F o r adults and children over fifty pounds, 250 mg. every
six hours. F or optim al effect, adm inister on an em pty stom ach. Ilosone
is supplied in Pulvules® of 125 mg. and 250 mg., in bottles o f 24 and 100.
I. J .A .M .A ., J 70:184 (May 9), 1959.
Ilosone® (propionyl erythromycin ester, Lilly)
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Strauss Lecture To Be
Presented at U. of W.
D r . J . G a r r o t t A lle n
On Friday, November 6, 1959, Dr. J.
Garrott Allen will give the Tenth Annual
Alfred A. Strauss Lecture sponosred by the
Department of Surgery of the University
of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
Dr. Allen, Professor and Head of the D e
partment of Surgery at Stanford University
School of Medicine will speak on “Serum
Hepatitis.” The lecture will be held in the
auditorium of the Health Sciences Build
ing, University of Washington at 8:15
p.m. Previous Strauss Lecturers have been
Dr. Alfred A. Strauss, Dr. Dallas Phemister,
Dr. Warren Cole, Dr. Owen Wangensteen,
Dr. Lester Dragstedt, Dr. Frederick Coller,
Dr. Edward Churchill, Dr. Alfred Blalock
and Professor Charles F . W . Illingsworth.
Dr. J. Garrott Allen was born in Elkins,
West Virginia, June 5, 1912. He studied at
Davis and Elkins College for two years
and then received his A.B. degree at W ash
ington University, St. Louis, in 1934. This
was followed by an M.D. degree from Har
vard in 1938. His subsequent training was
received at the University of Chicago
Clinics under the late great Dr. Dallas B.
Phemister, a previous Straus Lecturer in
this series and under Dr. Lester R. D rag
stedt, also a former Strauss Lecturer. At
this institution Dr. Allen served succes
sively as Intern, in 1939; Assistant Resident
in Surgery, 1940-46, and Chief Resident in
Surgery, 1946-48. As to faculty rank Dr.
Allen was promoted rapidly, serving as
Instructor in Surgery from 1943-47; Assist
ant Professor, 1947-48; Associate Professor,
1948-51, and he was made full Professor of
Surgery in 1951 at the age of 39.
During the war Dr. Allen was closely
affiliated with the Manhattan project from
1944-46, and has been a group leader at
the Argonne National Laboratory since
1946.
After eight years as professor of Surgery
at the University of Chicago, Dr. Allen was
appointed Professor and Head of the D e
partment of Surgery at Stanford University
effective July 1, 1959.
Honors Dr. Allen has received are many.
He was awarded the John J. Abel prize for
studies on research irradiation injury by the
American Association of Pharmacology and
Experimental Therapeutics in 1948; the
Educational Award of the American Asso
ciation of Blood Banks, 1954; the Gold
Medal for original research, Illinois State
Medical Society, 1948 and 1952; the Sam
uel D. Gross Award of the Philadelphia
Academy of Surgery, 1955; the first John
Elliott Award, the American Association of
Blood Banks, 1946; and the A.M.A. (Gold
Medal for original research, 1948).
W hile his research contributions are
many, three of them might be mentioned
here which include the relationship of
shielding of the spleen to the extent of
radiation injury, early work on ptomaine
counteraction of heparin overactivity, and
finally— and most widely known— his intro
duction of room temperature storage of
plasma to eliminate serum hepatitis.
Dr. Allen is a Diplomate of the American
Board of Surgery and Fellow of the Ameri
can College of Surgeons. He is also a mem
ber of the Society for Experimental Biology
and Medicine, the American Physiological
Society, the American Surgical Association,
the Society of Clinical Surgery, the Chi
cago Surgical Society, and the Society of
University Surgeons.
He is an author of numerous teclmical
articles, and is the author or editor of
several surgical texts including the com pre
hensive text, Surgery: Principles an d Prac
tice, and a very recent one, T he Physiology
an d Treatment of Peptic Ulcer.
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B U L L E T IN o f th e P ie r c e C o u n ty M ep icajl S o c ie ty
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B U L L E T IN o f th e P ierce C ounty M ed ical So ciety
B R O N C H IA L
A S T H M A , A lle r g ic
r h in itis — (M a le , a g e u n k n o w n ),
S o u r c e : M .D ., C a l i f o r n i a
“ A s th m a c le a re d
FRO ZEN
SH O U LD ER
SY N
G I A N T
U R T I C A R I A .
D R O M E —( M a l e , 6 4 ) , S o u r c e : M .D .,
In d ia n a
A N G IO N E U R O T IC
EDEM A
(R e c u r r e n t f o l l o w i n g in s e c t s t i n g s ) —
a n d p a t i e n t s le p t
“ P a tie n t h a d p a in fu l, tig h t s h o u ld e r
(M a l e , 1 0 ), .S o u r c e : M .D ,, T e n n e .s s t'e
th r o u g h w h o le n ig h t; s e n s e o f s m e ll
w i t h o n l y m in im a l m o v e m e n t . A f te r
“ U r tic a ria c le a re d
r e t u r n e d c o m p l e t e ly . E f f e c t o c c u r r e d
4 8 h o u rs, p a tie n t o b ta in e d a p p r o x i
m g. d o se , a n g io n e u ro tic e d e m a a f te r
w ith in 1 2 h o u r s o f f irs t d o s e ."
m a te ly 5 0 %
lish e d
P O IS O N
O A K D E R M A T IT IS -
r e t u r n . In 6 d a y s e s t a b
80%
r e tu r n
of
f u n c tio n
fo llo w e d by g ra d u a l r e tu r n o f
u s a g e .”
( M a l e , 4 1 ) , S o u r c e : M .D ., G e o r g i a
“ C o m p l e te c l e a r i n g o f s e v e r e d e r m a
ti ti s .”
R H E U M A T O ID A R T H R IT IS an d
S P O N D Y L I T I S —(F e m a le ,
6 7 ),
S E V E R E C H R O N IC U R T IC A R IA
“ B e d r i d d e n p a t i e n t n o w r e t u r n e d to
—(F e m a l e , 3 6 ) , S o u r c e : M .D ., M a s s a
c h u s e tts
u s e fu l s e lf a g a in .
0 . 7 5 m g . b .i.d ." '
M a in ta in e d
on
“ E x c e lle n t r e s u lts . N o h e a d a c h e ,
in c r e a s e
in g o o d
s p irits
and
a p p e t it e , n o e d e m a , n o c h a n g e in
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d is c o n
H E R P E S Z O S T E R - ( F e m a l e , 4 1 ),
S o u re r : M .D ., N e b r a s k a
“ N o re s p o n s e fro m e n z y m a tic t h e r
D E R M A T IT IS
-
D e r o n i l. L e s io n s c l e a r e d in 8 d a y s . ”
E R Y T H E M A M U L T IF O R M E ( P a t i e n t n o t i d e n t i f i e d ) , S o j< r r e :
M .D ., A la b a m a
“ I b e lie v e th e a d d i t i o n o f D e r o n i l to
( M a l e , 2 1 ) , S o u r c e : M .D ., M is s o u r i
th e a n t i b i o t i c s a n d lo c a l t r e a t m e n t
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w a s o f d i s ti n c t v a lu e in t h i s c a s e . ”
in t h r e e d a y s ."
B U R S IT IS
se c o n d . N o re c u rre n c e (to
k n o w le d g e )
tin u e d .”
a p y ; r e li e f f r o m p a i n in 2 4 h o u r s o n
S o u r c e : M .D ., L o u i s i a n a
m ild
a f t e r firs t 0 . 3 7 5
SHOUL
D E R S —( F e m a l e , 3 5 ) , S o u r c e : M .D .,
ASTHM A
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S o u r c e : M .D ., T e x a s
“ I m p r o v e d a f t e r I d o s e ( 0 . 3 7 5 m g .).
“ P a tie n t
A f te r f irs t d a y s l e p t w e lJ. N o p a i n . ”
2 n d d o s e o f D e r o n il.”
(S ta tu s ) — (F e m a le , 3 8 ),
c o m p l e t e ly
r e li e v e d
‘ R e sp o n se o f p a tie n is to D e r o n i l as
re p o rte d by p h y sic ia n s to (h e S c h e rin g
D e p a r tm e n t o f P ro fe s sio n a l I n f o r m a
tio n .
a f te r
C o n s u lt S c h e r in g l i te r a t u r e f o r d e t a il s o f in d ic a tio n s , d o s a g e , p r e c a u t i o n s a n d c o n t r a i n d ic a t i o n s .
P a c k a g in g : D
e r o n il
T a b l e ts , 0 . 7 5 m g ., s c o r e d ,, b o t t le s o f 5 0 a n d 5 0 0 .
D e b o n il - t .m . - b r a n d o f d e x a m c ih a s o n c .
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Three m em bers o f o u r Trust In v e s tm e n t C o m m itte e : M r. W illia m P h ilip , A s s is ta n t C ashier,
M r. James G . F o w le r, E xecu tive V ice P re sid e n t, and M r. J. M . G ilb e rts o n , V ice P re sid e n t a nd Trust O ffic e r
Up-to-Date Estate Management
T he above officers are three of the m embers
of our six m an team of the Trust Investm ent
C om m ittee which provides expert, up-to-date
m anagem ent of funds in trust. T he m ere
ownership of stocks, bonds and cash doesn’t
always m ean security. It requires experience
and broad investm ent knowledge to provide
for growth of T rust Funds, m eanwhile pro
tecting principal, and to produce worthwhile
incom e over the years.
W e believe w e have an unusual T ru st Invest
m ent Com m ittee which is doing a real job in
our Trust D epartm ent. T he record proves it.
If you don’t have a W ill— m a k e o n e th is
w e e k . See an attorney. H e will give your
family the protection of a properly drawn
and legally sound W ill. Consult him about
the m any advantages in nam ing a bank as
your executor. Individuals as executors often
do not have the experience, knowledge and
judgm ent of a bank’s T ru st D epartm ent
which goes on continuously in trained m an
agem ent of your estate. Pu t your estate in
capable hands for long-tim e security and
good m anagem ent. O ur T ru st D epartm ent
is a friendly, reliable p lace to know.
See an attorney th is i c e e k . . . m ake your
W ill.
T RU S T D E P A R T M E N T
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Frank Gastineau of Indianapolis, the new
national president of the auxiliary. W e are
told she is a charming person and veryenthusiastic about her job. Doris Kunz re
ceives our utmost respect for her devotion
— she attended the convention the entire
time— Sunday through Wednesday.
P r e s i d e n t ........................... ..........................._.
_ M r s . J o se p h H a rris
M rs . J .
R o b e r t B ro o k e
P r e s i d e n t - c l e c t .............................
1 s t V i c e - P r e s i d e n t __________________
— M rs .
J a m e s M a tts o n
2 n d V ic e -P re s id e n t
......M rs . G . M . W h i t a e r e
3 r d V i c e - P r e s i d e n t .....................................
_ M rs . J o s e p h J a r v is
4 t h V i c e - P r c s i d e n t ....................................................M rs . H e r m a n J u d d
R e c o r d in g S e c r e t a r y
___
M rs . K e n n e th G ro ss
C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c r e t a r y
.......
..............M rs . J o h n M a y
T re a su re r
.........................
M rs . I l a s k e l M a ie r
Jeanne Judd and Margaret Harris are
planning the Safety Hat Show tor the
visiting women at the Physical Medicine
Seminar October 14. If you missed it last
year, go to the Winthrop Hotel and sec it.
A m e r ic a n M e d i c a l E d u c a t io n
F o u n d a t i o n ___________________
M rs .
G . M . W h ita e re
B u lle tin ( N a t i o n a l )
................
M rs . R o b e r t O r a b ill
C iv il D e f e n s e .............................................
M rs .
A r t h u r W ic k s tr o rn
H is to ria n
..........
M rs . R o b e r t F e r g u s o n
S o c i a l ..............
M rs . G le n n B ro k a w
L e g is la tiv e
______________
M rs .
D o n G . W illa rd
M e m b e r s h ip a n d H o s p i t a l i ty _____
M rs . G a le n H o o v e r
N u r s e R e c r u i tm e n t .........................
M rs .
R ic h a r d B a r r o n ia n
P ro g ra m
........................ .............. M rs . C h a r l e s A n d e r s o n , J r.
____ _______________________ M rs . J e s s R e a d
R e v is io n s ....
____________________
M rs . D a le D o h e r t y
T e l e p h o n e -----------:...........— ............................ M rs. R ic h a r d B . L in k
T o d a y ’s H r a l th . .................................................... M rs . R o b e r t J o h n s o n
S p e a k e rs B u r e a u ................
M rs . P h ilip G r e n le y
M e n ta l H e a l t h ...................
M rs . A lb e r t S a n ie s
S a fe ty
----------------------------M rs .
S te v e n s D i n i a n t
P u b lic ity —
Hostesses assisting at the Seminar will
be Betty May, Ruth Zimmerman, Louise
Bowen, Ruth Murphy and Jeanne Judd.
Circle November 13 on your calendar—
it's the date of our fashion show.
W e offer our condolences to Jeanne
Judd and sympathize deeply with her in
the loss of her father.
B u lle tin ...................................................... . M rs . H e r b e r t K e n n e d y
N e w s p a p e r ............................... ......................................M rs . R o b e r t B u r t
F a s h io n S h o w — ...............................................
M rs .
T . B. M u rp h y
G am e N i g h t
______________________
M rs .
R o b e r t F lo r e n c e
D ance
--------------------------M rs .
D u d le y
It’s time to kick oil your tliongs, come out
of the woods or off the beaches and get
into circulation again. W hat better way
than over the teacups at the opening tea
Friday, October 16, 1 p.m., at the home of
Grace Hauser, 4141 Madrona Way. You’ll
have an excellent opportunity to find out
about one of our most active committees,
Nurse Recruitment. Hostesses will be: Mrs.
William Burrows, chairman, Mrs. Edward
McCabe, co-chairman, and Mesdames Ken
neth Sturdevant, Leo Sulkosky, Charles
Vaught, Arnold Johansson and Carl
Granquist.
Our delegates to the State Meeting in
Seattle in September were: M argaret H ar
ris, Helen Florence, Hilda Lantiere, Louise
Bowen, Ruth Brooke, Florence Duerfeldt
and Ruth Murphy. A stroke of good luck
and spur-of-the-moment invitation found
Margaret and Helen lunching with Mrs.
L en d An Ear
The process of learning never stops, and
H o u tz
it becomes
particularly pleasant when you
can spend a few days out of town. Pearl
gathering recently were the Dohertys and
Shaws at the Pacific Dermatological m eet
ing in Carmel, while the Brighams (d riv
ing their new Portia) and Kittredges
headed for Victoria and the Northwest
Pediatric meeting.
Carriage news . . . Congratulations!
Dee and Art Wickstrom are happy parents
of their second daughter, Paula Kristine
who arrived in August. Little Julie Kirstin,
born in September, now makes it one bov
and two girls for Barb and Chuck
Anderson.
Galen and Pat Hoover will be changing
their address to 5th and Tacom a Ave.
soon and experience that wonderful feel
ing of rattling around in a spacious house.
It s the McCormick house to manv of you.
Who was the happy soul who tried to
wreck a boat near the Harbor Lights one
moonlit evening?
“PA TR O N IZE OUR A D V ER T IS ER S”
B U L LE T IN of th e
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H O S P ITA LS. . .
Doctors
The Doctors Hospital of Tacom a and the
Medical Arts Hospital were visited last
Tuesday by the Disaster Committee of the
Pierce County Medical Society.
In die absence of Dr. Link, Chairman,
Dr. Barronian conducted the walk-through
of both hospitals after a luncheon was
served to the members of the committee.
Those in attendance were: Doctors R. F.
Barronian, J. S. May, C. C. Reberger, D.
F. McKay and Claris Allison. Also present
were: Mrs. H arriet Huffman, Mrs. Helen
Sandegren, Mrs. Judy Gordon, Mr. Hugh
Owens, Mr. James B. Feutz and Mr. Hugh
Williamson.
The members of the committee were
extremely complimentary of the fine D is
aster Plan compiled by Mrs. Harriet Huff
man and Mrs. Helen Sandegren, Directors
of Nursing Services of The Doctors Hos
pital of Tacom a and the Medical Arts
Hospitals, respectively.
Dr. Barronian and Mr. Hugh Owens
outlined the future plans of the Medical
Society’s Committee consisting of practice
dry-runs to be held sometime after the
walk-throughs are completed. This practice
run will be conducted in conjunction with
the Civil Defense, Pierce County Sheriff's
Office, and the Tacom a Police Department.
The over-all plan is, at present, being
examined by these various groups in an
attempt to see how they might coordinate
their activities to assist the program of the
Medical Society.
The Board of Trustees of The Doctors
Hospital of Tacom a are pleased to an
nounce the appointment of Mr. James B.
Feutz as Assistant Administrator of the
hospital.
Mr. Feutz is a local man having received
his education in the Tacom a Public Schools,
graduating from Washington State College
at Pullman in 1948 and has been associated
in business in this community since the
completion of liis education.
Another new arrival is Mr. Robert Guinn,
Registered Physical Therapist, who joined
the staff of Doctors Hospital, August 3.
Mr. Guinn received a portion of his col
lege training at Washington State College
and his Bachelor of Science degree in
Physical Therapy at the University of
California. His pleasant manner and excel
lent background are a welcome addition
to the Physical Therapy Department.
Mrs. Harriet Huffman and her lovely
daughter Anne, are presently suffering the
adjustment pains of moving to a new home.
The house is located in the Mount Down
ing School District of the North End. W e
enjoy with them the thrill of a new home
and wish them happiness in their new
location.
The Nursing Staff and the Office Person
nel are gradually beginning to recover
from the summer vacation problems which
beset us each year.
Mrs. Ruth Larkins, of the office person
nel, will win the award for the greatest
distance traveled on her vacation as she
visited her family in Minnesota this
su mmer.
The fall activities of the Professional
Staff will commence with the staff meeting
on October 12, 1959 which had been post
poned due to a conflict in dates with the
Washington State Medical Association’s
meeting in Seattle.
Saint Joseph’s
Recent changes in surgery have been the
completion of our renovation. T he final
stage was painting the main hallway. Mrs.
Betty Adams, R.N. and Mrs. Barbara
Schultz, R.N., left in July both awaiting
the stork. Barbara had a baby girl. Mrs.
Dorothy (M artelli) Di R e surprised all of
us by having her baby two months early.
She had a 4 lb. 8 oz. boy, both mother and
baby are fine. Our congratulations and best
wishes.
Mrs. K. Lomiskev has left to work in
Puyallup. A welcome greeting to Mrs. E.
Shanks and Miss Anne Mead who have
just been with us a few weeks. Also wel
comed is Mrs. Paula Tindte who has been
replacing Dorothy Di Re. Hilda Pennert
lias return from her vacation and we still
haven’t found out what she means by
everything being “romantic” in California.
W e wonder.
The operating room nurses bad a dinner
meeting at Mary Bridge Children’s Hos
pital on September 15. Mrs. L. Berndt,
Miss Betty Anderson and Mrs. Helen Stew
art from St. Joseph's attended.
Thirty-three students were admitted in
the new class September 8. Three weeks
of orientation began with a get together in
E ffe c tiv e re lie f in rh e u m a tic d is o rd e rs
Sterazolidin
Detail
ca p su le s
prednlsone-phenylbutazone Geigy
w ith less risk o f d istu rbing h o rm o n a l b a la n c e
In th e tre a tm e n t o f th e rh e u m a tic d is o rd e rs
new S te ra z o lid in p ro vid e s a m ethod o f lim it
in g th e g ra v e s t d a n g e r in h e re n t in s te ro id
t h e r a p y . .. h y p e r c o r tis o n is m a r is in g fro m
exce ssive dosage.
R e pe ated ly it has been shown th a t the a d d i
t io n o f lo w d o s a g e o f B u ta z o lid in s h a rp ly
re d u ce s horm one re q u ire m e n t.M S te ra z o lid in
is a co m b in a tio n of pre dn ison e (1.25 mg.) and
B u ta z o lid in (50 mg.) w h ich pro vid es, in the
m a jo rity o f cases, c o n s is te n t r e lie f at a sta b le
u n ifo rm m a in te n a n c e d o s a g e s ig n ific a n tly
b e lo w th e le vel a t w h ich s e rio u s horm onal
im b a la n ce is lik e ly to o ccu r.
S te ra z o lid in ® (p re d n is o n e -p h e n y lb u ta z o n e
G eigy). Each ca p su le c o n ta in s pre dn ison e
1.25 m g.; p h e n y lb u ta z o n e 50 m g .; d r ie d
alum inum h yd ro xid e gel 100 mg.; m agnesium
t r is ilic a te 150 mg. and h o m a tro p in e m ethylb ro m id e 1.25 mg.
1. K uze ll, W . C., and o th e rs.: A rch . Int. Med.
9 2 :6 4 6 ,1 9 5 3 . 2. W olfson , W. Q .: J. M ichigan
M. Soc. 5 4 :3 2 3 ,1 9 5 5 . 3. S tra n d b e rg , B.: B rit.
J. Phys. Med. 19:9, 1956. 4. P la tt, W . D., Jr.,
and S te in b e rg , I. H.: New England J. Med.
2 5 6 :8 2 3 (May 2) 1957.
G eigy, A rd sle y, New Y o rk
s
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to continue her studies at Seattle Univeisity. W e will certainly miss her. Mrs. Makie
our Medical Librarian is on leave at the
present time.
The new Sisters at the hospital are Sistei
Rose Eileen from St. Anthony’s Hospital
in Pendleton, Oregon. Sister is in charge
of the Housekeeping Department. Sister
Patricia Catherine is an X-ray student. Sis
ter Marie Magdala is the OB instructor
replacing Sister Anthony Consilia. Sister
is a graduate of Gonzaga University and
was Clinical Instructor in O.R. in St. Joseph
Hospital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania before
coining here. Sister Philomene Marie is our
s .j.
This is the beginning of the Fall Quarter new' pharmacist. She just finished four years
which ends on D ecem ber 20. W e are happy of study at Fordham University, where she
to announce new' members of the faculty graduated with the liighest honors. Many
for this year. Sister Mary Cecil, Science of you know Sister as she spent one year
Instructor; Sister Marie Magdala, Clinical here working in the Pharmacy from 1954
Instructor in OB. Mrs. McGivney, Nursing to 1955. Sister James Helene and she are
Arts Instructor; her assistant Miss Sandra sisters.
W e are happy to have all our new Sisters
Estrada; Mrs. Hubbard, Clinical Instructor
for Medical and Mrs. Moe, Clinical Instruc and wish them every success in their work.
While on vacation Alice Helbling spent
tor for O.R. and Emergency Room and
Director of the Health Program. W e wish an enjoyable two weeks visiting friends and
relatives in Oregon and California. W e
them a successful year.
Starting September 2S we will install are glad to have Amalia Vriniotis back on
our new Insurance Plan for the students. In the job following maternity leave. She is
order for this plan to be effective all stu now filling in for vacations. Eva John had
a wonderful time with her family while
dents must belong to it.
Eighteen new graduates received their vacationing at Soap Lake. Mary Rosseau
diplomas and their emblems. W e wish has been a mighty busy girl attending
them luck for State Board Exams on O cto showers and preparing for her brother’s
ber 26 and 27. Many of these will be seen wedding which was on September 12.
Recently the staff of St. Mary’s has in
winding their way through the corridors of
creased with the addition of Airs. Mary
St. Joe’s.
Mrs. Mignon Donaldson is back to work Williams, R.N., as night nurse and Mrs.
after vacation and a siege of illness. W e Peggy Jennings, O .T.R., as occupational
therapist. There will be a further addition
are happy to have her with us once more.
Sister Guntilda, our Librarian, is still to the staff after we move to the new
confined to the Hospital, but we are look building. This move lias us all in great anti
ing forward to her return to the Library. cipation as it becomes apparent that it
will not be too far away.
Hurry up, Sister.
No thanks to the Steel Industry, however,
If you have not noticed, be sure to take
a good look at our new painting job on the that is holding up our clothes closets. St.
outside of the Nurses Residence. In order Mary’s appears to be well known in the
to help defray expenses we are selling Northwest as we have recently had a
chances on a lovely dressed doll “Pretty patient from La Grande, Oregon. W hile
Penny”. Tickets are available for 25 cents Jenny was with us she made a handsome
each. The doll is yours with 100 $1.00 bills. driftwood lamp to take back to the buck
brush country.
Don’t turn down this chance.
Gone are the happy holiday months leav
This month the classes for Medical
Record Technicians started. Three students ing in the corridors of memory, experiences
are enrolled. Goldie Crouch from Puyallup, and events which will always keep youth
Dorothy Hollistad from Auburn and Dee from being vague and far away. Safe in
Sparkes, who has worked in the record moth balls are the flowing black robes and
room during the summer months. Miss Ann cocked mortar boards of recent graduates.
McMenamin, who was working here dur Again school has opened everywhere with
ing her vacation is leaving in a few days
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the cafeteria at 6:00 p.m. on the day of
registration. This was enjoyed by all.
Since then these students have been
busy getting acquainted and learning how
to study for the nursing profession. The
majority of this group come from out of
town areas. One, Karen Lien, comes all the
way from Missoula, Montana. W e are
happy to have among the group a male stu
dent, Mr. Allen Brown.
The formal opening of the school year
began Monday, September 28 with Holy'
Mass offered bv Reverend Paul Buchanan,
P ie r c e
a flourish and bright prospect for the
students.
Many interesting events have happened
in our department since we last met. First
the new arrivals must be announced. F u
ture journalists or space men were wel
comed by: Mrs. June Grimm, Mrs. Louise
McCloskey, Mrs. Frances Sparkes, Mrs.
Frances Meyers and Mrs. Edith Crotty.
W hilst petite little ladies were graciously
received by Mrs. Lorraine Reha, Mrs. Judy
Kornell and Mrs. Mary Zandell. Some
familiar faces are missing and we really
miss them, for the old are gold.
Mrs. Aris Longabough has moved to
Centralia. W e are happy she is still a
Washingtonian. Mrs. Russell and Mrs.
O’Donnell both drove one day to the City
of Roses and remained there as their hus
bands were transferred to Portland. Mrs.
Sandra Williams has also decided to rest
and Mrs. McCaffrey wall again return to
watch over the babies. One guess why our
little McCaffrey quit and it will be right.
W e are most happy to welcome as part
time graduates Mrs. Heinz and Mrs. Gronlund, also Mrs. Cowart as L.P.N. Miss Joan
Trunk, was girl scout camp nurse during
the summer months. She enjoyed the work.
September 12 she paid us a visit straight
from St. Leo’s Church where her name was
changed to Mrs. Roy Raushchert. Bright
and beautiful she looked in her bridal
gown. In fact the entire wedding party
was unique and lovely. Noreen Owens,
her bridesmaid, was flashing a diamond.
Wedding bells are ringing in the distance.
A bridal shower was given by the M atern
ity Staff to Miss Trunk at the New Yorker.
When we meet on these pages again,
Speed Queen will be operating and then
you'll know the whole story. Tammy Rae
just wants to say “hello” to everyone. She
is the tiniest angel in our nursery, arriving
2% months ahead of scheduled time.
Mrs. Marie Middaugh ( our dietician)
recently had a very interesting and unusual
trip 500 miles due North into Canada. She
and her husband stayed at D ecka Lodge
at the very beautiful D ecka Lake. There
they kept house in a rustic log cabin,
fished and fished, and caught trout weigh
ing 3% to 5 pounds. They hiked to other
lakes and enjoyed the far North country so
much they want to return next year.
We have recently had to relinquish the
faithful service of Hilda Berger to her new
position (w hich was her former profes
sion) as school teacher. She is an instructor
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at a Parochial School in Puyallup. Hilda
is starting with little third grade students,
54 of them. Yesterday we all had a visit
from her, she appeared to be very happy
and said she was enjoying her new work
very much.
Ruth Decker, one of our helpers on the
line in the kitchen, is vacationing in Spo
kane and in Aberdeen, South Dakota, as a
guest of her sister. Also, recently back from
a nice vacation in Mexico is our very able
baker Isabel] Standish. She looks tanned
and rested, just what a vacation is supposed
to do for you. W e are glad to have Isabel!
back. W e missed her good pies, didn’t we?
Our dietary office has it’s comings and
goings too. Our little Judy Abbot who has
been our stenographer since May of this
year has left to attend the Central College
of Washington. She plans to become a
school marm. In her place we have Caro
line Brown, who came to us from Tacom a
General’s Dietary Department.
Mrs. Peterson assisted at a homecoming
just last Sunday for her niece, Miss Glenna
Daskarn, who just returned from a trip to
Europe. In her travels she was one of the
fortunate ones to view the Robe of Christ
in the German town of Trier. The proces
sion was three miles long and they went
from one Catholic Church to another and
finally ending at flic large church where
the Robe was on display. This occasion
is celebrated only every 100 years, and only
for one day. Refer to the most recent Life
Magazine for further details and pictures.
Also, Miss Daskam visited a Catholic ma
ternity hospital in Mons, Belgium. She en
joyed relating what lovely little baskets the
babies had to sleep in with all the sheets
embroidered and ruffles of lace. The nuns
do all this lovely work. I ’m sure the babies
like that hospital. Best of all, when Miss
Daskam was out walking on the cobbled
streets in Mons, and she heard a motor
scooter coming, she got out of the way
and much to her amazement a nun was
riding it. She had her skirts pulled up to
her knees, goggles fastened over her veil
and the veil was flying like a kite behind
her. There was a basket on the handle bars,
and she undoubtedly was on her way to
the market. No one else payed any attention
to her, so it was decided this must be a
common every day occurrence.
There will be two brand new graduates
in pediatrics next month. Mrs. Lasher, the
former Miss Konechy and Miss Hulancl
have chosen our department for their first
P ie r c e
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The Pierce County M edical Society and
The American Academy of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation
A Symposium on
Clinical Physical
Medicine and Surgery
Wednesday, O ctober 14, 1959
The Hotel Winthrop
Tacom a, Washington
M ORNING SESSIO N
Bayview Room
Moderator: W ayne W. Zimmerman, M.D.
Tacoma, Washington
9:00________________ Registration— All Day
10:00-10:40______ M anagement of Arthritis
and Bursitis with Medicine
and M echanical Aids
P hilip R. L e e , M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, New
York University College of Medicine;
M em ber, Department of Internal Medcine, Palo Alto Medical Clinic, Palo
Alto, California
10:40-11:20______ ..Practical
Therapy
Rehabilitation for the Hemiplegic
D onald A. C ovalt, M.D.
Associate Director, Institute of Physi
cal Medicine and Rehabilitation, New
York University-Bellevue Medical Cen
ter, New York, New York
Questions and Panel
11:20-12:00_______
Discussion
12:15-1:45
Luncheon for physicians and
wives— Crystal Ballroom
Chairman— J . W. Bow en, J r ., M.D.
President, Pierce County Medical So
ciety, Tacoma, Washington.
Speaker
“The Basic Philosophy and General
Principles of Physical M edicine and
Rehabilitation”
Louis B. New m an , M.D.
President, American
Academy of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;
Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabil
itation, Veterans Administration R e
search Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
ALL PHYSICIANS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
No fee is required for attendance at
scientific sessions, luncheon or reception.
A FTERN O O N SESSIO N
Bayview Room
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Moderator: Dumont Staatz, M.D.
Tacoma, Washington
2:00-2:40
Recognition and Management
of Neuro-Physical Disorders,
Including Seizure Disorders
in Children
A. L. Sahs, M.D.
Professor and Plead, Department of
Neurology, State University of Iowa
College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
2:40-3.20
.E a rly Care and M anagement
of Farm , Home, and Industrial
Trauma, and Results O btainable
Jam es B a k r e tt B row n, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Surgery, W ash
ington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri
3 :20-3:40_________________ —..... Recess
C o ffee
3:4 0 -4 :2 5.......
Questions and Panel
Discussion
4:45-5:45
Reception— Crystal Ballroom
W IV E S O F P H Y S IC IA N S A R E W E L C O M E
AN D EN C O U R A G ED T O A T T E N D .
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experience as grads. W e extend a big "wel
come girls” to both of them. Mrs. Riedinger
and
has been out for a few days recovering
from what we hope will be only a brief
illness.
W e recently lost one of our workers
from days, Miss Mary Jo Burnett. Mary Jo
is touring the Southwest with a friend.
Good Samaritan
A luncheon meeting for dentists in the
Valley area was held in the Staff Room at
the Good Samaritan Hospital on Septem
ber 16. The dentists were instructed in ad
mitting procedures and the handling of
chart forms. K. H. Sturdevant, M.D., James
P. Duffy, M .D., and Henrietta Button,
Hospital Director, spoke to the group.
There are eleven dentists on the dental
consulting staff at the Hospital.
Another afternoon tea for prospective
mothers will be held at the Hospital W ed
nesday, October 14 at 1:30 p.m. The pro
gram will consist of a talk by the O bstetri
cal supervisor on pre-natal care, followed
by a film on normal delivery.
The expectant mothers will tour the
Maternity Department where they will
view the lying-in area, delivery rooms,
new-born nurseries and patient rooms.
Refreshments will be served in the hos
pital cafeteria. This open-house is held
quarterly.
B U L L E T IN o f th e Piebce County M ed ical So ciety
Heart Disease Authorities To
Highlight U. of W. Symposium
Hundreds of physicians throughout the
State of Washington will soon attend the
Eleventh Annual Symposium on Heart Dis
ease, Friday and Saturday, October 16, 17
in the Health Sciences Building Auditor
ium, University of W ashington. Sponsored
by the Washington State Heart Associa
tion in cooperation with the Washington
State Health Department, the theme for the
two-day series of scientific sessions wall be
“Cardiac Surgery ancl Pulmonary Cir
culation.”
Four guest speakers include: Dr. Donald
B. Effler, Chief of the Department of
Thoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleve
land, Ohio, who will talk on “Surgical
Treatment of Ventricular Septal D efects.”
Dr. Effler received his M.D. from the Uni
versity of Michigan Medical School in
1941 and trained in a number of hospitals
including the George Washington Univer
sity Hospital, before joining the stalf in
Cleveland. He is an active member in
numerous national medical groups, i.e.;
American College of Surgeons, Cleveland
Academy of Medicine, and the American
Medical Association. Dr. H erbert N. Hultgren, Cardiologist at Stanford University
Hospitals, San Francisco, California, will
speak on the “Accuracy of Cardiac Cath
eterization” and “Pulmonary Hypertension
in Adults.” Dr. Hultgren received his M.D.
from Stanford in 1943, and after a training
period was granted a Markle Scholarship
in Medical Science, 1951-56. His research
interests include heart sounds, congenital
heart disease, surgically correctible cardiac
lesions and the effect of high altitude upon
man. Dr. Alexander S. Nadas, Pediatric
Cardiologist, the Children’s Hospital, Bos
ton, Massachusetts, will speak on “Pediatric
Selection and Management,” and “Pulmon
ary Hypertension in Children.” Dr. Nadas,
received his M.D. in 1945 from W ayne Uni
versity Medical School, Detroit, Michigan.
The author of several texts including
“Pediatric Caridology,” Dr. Nadas spent a
year recently as a Fulbright Professor at
the University of Grunigen, Holland. Dr.
John A. Campbell, Radiologist, Indiana
University Medical Center, Indianapolis,
Indiana, has chosen the subject “Radiologi
cal Diagnosis and Evaluation” as his theme.
Dr. Campbell received his M .D. from the
University of Cincinnati in 1937, and was
appointed Diplomat, American Board of
Radiology in 1941. He is the author of 32
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scientific publications in addition to being
an enthusiastic supporter of Little League
Baseball, the D octor’s Dixie Land Band
and the civic theatre.
The two-day meeting annually brings the
newest information on diagnosis and treat
ment of heart disease from national re
search centers to Washington physicians,
and is in Category I of the Academy of
General Practice. Credit may be earned
hour for hour for attendance. The program
has been arranged by Planning Committee
Chairman, Dr. Robert A. Bruce as follows:
Friday Morning, October 16
8:3 0 a.m.— Registration
8:55 a.m.— W elcome, Dean K. Crystal,
M.D., President, Washington State Heart
Association
Cardiac Surgery
Congenital Malformations
9:00 a.m.-11:30— Treatment of subjects by
each of the four guest speakers with
panel discussion
Friday Afternoon, O ctober 16
Cardiac Surgery
Acquired Valvular Diseases
Chairman: K. Alvin Merendino, M.D.
2 :00-4:30 p.m.— Treatm ent of subjects by
panel discussion
6:30 p.m.— Cocktail Hour, Washington
Athletic Club, Men’s Lounge, First
Floor
7:30 p.m.— Dinner, Washington Athletic
Club, Birch Room, Third Floor
Saturday Morning, O ctober 17
Pulmonary Circulation
Chairman: Samuel F. Aronson, M.D.
9:00-11:30 a.m.— Treatm ent of subjects by
panel discussion
Meeting Night
NEXT TUESDAY
Oct. 13
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B U L L E T IN o f the P iebce County M ed ical So ciety
Following is the report from the Super
visor of the Poison Control Center for
August.
Total Number of Calls_____________
102
Calls from Parents or other Lay Persons 82
Physician or Hospitals________________ 20
A ge Distribution
Less than 12 months___________________ 3
1 to 3 years
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54
3 to 5 years
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20
5 to 12 years
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4
12 to 21 years________
2
_____________________ 10
Over 21 years..
No age given
___ _________________ 9
Substance Taken
Medicines :Em pirin Comp., Aspirin Gr.
Vz 2, Aspirin Gr. 1 y4 5, Aspirin Gr. 5 1,
Bicetamine Tabs,, Antepar Syrup, Privine
Nasal Sol., Phenobarbital Gr. V2 , Mai Iron,
Equinal, Anusol Hemmorrhoid Suppos.,
Mornadine, Tri Vi Sol Vitamins, Cam
phorated Oil, Sulfadiazine 2, Dristan, Am
monium Chloride 2, E x Lax 2, Novahistine,
Cold Tablets, Dramamine.
Other Substances: Creosote Spray, Zinc
Chromate Paint, Fluorine Gas, Ajax Clean
ser, Avon Antiseptic Cream, Clorox 4,
Matches, Bruces Floor Wax, Young Look
Perfume, Amomnia, Black F lag Spray
Sweet Pea Seeds 4, Car Nu, Parkers Blue
Ink, Scotch Broom Seeds, W all Paint, Con
tents of Thermometer, Ban Deodorant,
Moth Ball, Daffodil Bulb, Seed Corn
treated with Captan, D eodorant Cake,
Cleaning Solvent, W ild Berries 3, Purex 3,
Mushrooms, Black L eaf 40, 2-4-D Spray!
Paint Thinner 3, Trend, Parathion Spray,
Bubble Bath, Ammonium Sulfate, Yellow
Pigment, Spick and Span, Rubbing Alcohol,
Johnson s Blem, Dial Soap, Pickled Gr een
Peppers, Catalyst Hardner, Avon Skin
Freshner, Nail Polish Remover, Snow B er
ries, Sun Liquid Detergent, Olympic Fence
Stain, Cigarette, Comet Cleaner, Ker osene.
Number advised to go to H ospital______ 19
Number advised to contact Private M D 40
Number advised emetics and observe
65
Number treated in E R (M V G H )
4
Number hospitalized at M VGH _____
0
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Athletic Injuries Clinic
An Athletic Injuries Clinic will be offered
,to all coaches and trainers in School D is
trict No. 10 on O ctober 6 and 15 at 7:30
f.m . at the Tacom a Athletic Commission
headquarters. Dr. O. A. Harrelson and
Mr. William Post are serving as co-chair
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men for the clinics which are sponsored by
the Pierce County Medical Society and
School District No. 10. No charge will be
made for the course.
O ctober 6
Athletic Injuries of the Head
and N e c k __________ L. S. Durkin, M.D.
Injuries About the F a ce
........................
- ____
E . E. Banfield, M.D.
Ankle Injuries: Anatomy, Diagnosis and
Treatm ent Techniqu es.D . M arlatt, M.D.
First Aid and Protective Equipm ent........
................ .Mr. W illiam Semon, Trainer for
Seattle Ramblers
D iscussion_____________________________
Mr. Robert Peterson, Athletic Trainer
for U. of W.
Taping Clinic will be given by trainers
O ctober 15
Knee Injuries: Anatomy, Diagnosis and
Treatm ent Techniques_________ ______
-------------- W . A. Niethammer, M.D.
Diseases of the Skin
John Shaw, M.D.
Physical Therapy Techniques
______
-----------------Mr. Don Cullen
Taping Clinic
How About It?
W hen people go to doctors,
W ith their pains and ills.
They worry first of dying;
Then how much are the bills.
And when they have recovered,
And feel so gay and well,
Comes the bill, they fuss and fume
And give the old doc heck.
How could that robber do it?
The thieving, sneaky fake.
A shot, some pills he gives me,
Then tries 10 bucks to take.
These folks take a different view,
W hen TV insides flop.
“Call a repairman,” they do shout,
“This trouble he will stop.”
And when the set is working.
And this guy’s bill arrives,
They glad)' shell out plenty,
In twenties, tens and fives.
Now the moral of this poem,
Is plain for all to see,
Doc, give up your medicine,
And learn to fix TV.
— Dayton, Ohio, Bulletin.
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TACOMA, WASH.
PERMIT No. 300
Second M onday of M arch, June, Sept., D ec.— 6:30 p.m .
STA FF O F ST. JOSEPH'S
TACOMA ACADEMY O F PSYCHIATRISTS and NEUROLOGISTS
Second T uesday of the month excep t June, July & August
— 8:15 p.m.
STA FF O F TACOMA GENERAL
First Tuesday of M arch, June, Sept., D ec.— 6:30 p.m .
Third Tuesday of each month— 6:30 p an. at Tacom a Club
Fourth T uesday of each month— 6 p jn . at Tacom a Club
TACOM A ACADEM Y OF GENERAL PRACTICE
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B U L L E T IN of the F ie r c e C o u n ty M e d ic a l S o c ie ty
1959
O FFICERS
J. W . Bowen, Jr.
President ..........
President-Elect ...................................... ....................C. B. Ritchie
Vice-President.............................................. _Robert W . Florence
Secretary-Treasurer_______
Arnold J. Herrmann
Executive Secretary___________________________Judy Gordon
TRUSTEES
I. W . Bowen, Jr.
Philip C. Kyle
Robert W . Florence
Jamies D. Lambing
T. R. Haley
Robert E. Lane
Arnold J. Herrmann
W . Howard Pratt
Herman S. Judd
C. B. Ritchie
George S. Kittredge
Wayne W . Zimmerman
D ELEGATES
Douglas P. Buttorff
Frank R. Maddison
Murray L . Johnson
Stanley W . Tuell
Herman S. Judd
Wayne W . Zimmerman
ALTERNATE D ELEG ATES
Samuel E. Adams
Glenn G. McBride
Robert M. Ferguson
Arnold J. Herrmann
G. M. Whitacre
COMMITTEES
Ethics
Miles PaiTOtt, Chairman
William H. Goering
Haskel L. MaiSr
Grievance
Gerald C. Kohl
Hillis F . Griffin
Library
S. Robert Lantiere, Chairman
William E . Avery
S. Robert Lantiere
J. Edmund Deming
John F . Steele
Program
T. R. Haley
Herbert C. Kennedy
Public Health
W. Roland Olson
Thomas R. West
Public Relations
Claris Allison
Robert M. Ferguson
Charles R. Bogue
Kenneth E . Gross
George A. Tanbara
James E. Hazelrigg
Dudley W . Houtz
Civil Disaster
Murray L. Johnson
Donald F . McKay
David T. Hellyer
James P. Duffy
T. R. Haley
John S. May
Diabetes
Entertainment
Glenn II. Brokaw
Frank J. Rigos
Wendell G. Peterson
Max S, Thomas
Geriatrics
M. E. Lawrence, Chairman
Legislative
Arnold J. Herrmann
Gerald C. Kohl
Wayne W . Zimmerman
Medical Education
S c h o o l s -------R. A. Norton, Chairman
Theodore Apa
George S. Kittredce
Orvis Harrelson
Jack W . Mandevme
_ Wiliiam-E,-HillGeorge A. Tanbara
Traffic and Safety
Harold D. Lucken, Chairman
Mental Health
Harold B. Johnston
Harlan P. McNutt
William H. Todd
Bulletin Staff
Bditor-------------------------------------------------Robert A. O’Connell
Business Manager
________________________ Judy Gordon
Auxiliary News Editor
___________ Mrs. Arnold Herrmann
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Mysteclin-V — a combined broad spectrum antibiotic/antifungal agent is specially designed to combat most of the
commonly encountered pathogenic organisms1 and, simultaneously, to protect against fungal superinfections.2-1 With
the increased use of broad spectrum antibiotics the incidence of such superinfections has risen and the danger of
superinfeclion is especially great in pregnant patients, in diabctics, and in those who require long courses of antibiotic
therapy.
Mysteclin-V controls infection and prevents superinfection — with the proved effectiveness of tetracycline phosphate
complex and Mycostatin, the first safe antifungal antibiotic. Thousands of successfuly treated cases4'6 of respiratory,
urinary tract, intestinal, and miscellaneous infections attest to the safety and clinical effectiveness of Mysteclin-V.
When you prescribe Mysteclin-V, you make a telling assault on bacterial infection and prevent fungi from gaining
a foothold.
Supplied: Capsules (250 mg./250,000 u.). bottles of 16
and 100/Half-strength Capsules (125 mg./125,000 u.),
bottles of 16 and 100/Suspension (125 mg./l25,ooo u.
per 5 cc.), 2 oz. bottles/Pediatric Drops UOOmg./
100,000 u. per cc.), 10 cc. dropper bottles.
R e f e r e n c e * : I C ro n k , G .A .; N a u m a n n . D .E ., and C asson, K • A n tib io tic ;
A n n u a l 1957-1958, N e w Y o rk . M e d ic a l E n cyclo p e d ia In c ., 1958. p. 397. 2 C h ild s
A .J .: B r it. M J . /:C 6 0 ( M a r . ) 1956. 3. N ew co m e r. V I ) . ; W rig h t. F T
and
S ternb erg. T . H . : A n tib io tic s A n n u a l 1954-1955. N e w Y o rk . M c d ic .il E n cyclop ed ia
In c ., 1955, p. 686. 4. G im b lc , A . I.; Shea, J.G ., an d K a tz . S : A n tib io tic s A n n u a l
19550956. N e w Y o rk . M c d ic a l E n cyclo p e d ia In c ., 1956. p. 676. 5. S tone, M I
a n d M e rs h c im e r. W .L .: A n tib io tic s A n n u a l 1955-1956. N e w Y o rk , M c d ic a l E n c y
c lop ed ia In c ., 1956, p. 862. 6. C a m p b e ll, E .A .: P rig o t, A . and D o rse y G M A n tib io tic M e d . & C lin . T h e r. 4:817 ( D c c . ) 1957.
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BE SURE TO WATCH . . .
KTNT-TV
CHANNEL
11
Sunday, November 8
6 p.m.
when
The Pierce County Medical Society
presents
“ ASK Y O U R
DOCTOR”
the first in a series of weekly TV programs
The subject Nov. 8:
ATHLETIC INJURIES
MODERATOR —
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O. A.
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H arrelso n ,
{ D r . C h a rles
B ogue
D r . R o bert
J o h n so n
Chairman
P ie r c e
C o u n ty
Tuesday, November 10
8:15 P.M.
P
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“NEWER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
FIELD OF DIABETES MELLITUS”
JOSEPH H. CRAMPTON, M.D., Seattle
HOWARD M. HACKEDORN, M.D., Seattle
DONALD C. TANNER, M.D., Seattle
Social Hour:
6:00
Dinner:
6:30
Place:
739Va St. Helens
B U L L E T IN of the P ie r c e C ounty M edicax. S ociety
November Calendar of Meetings
M O N D AY
2
TU ESD A Y
3
W ED N ESD AY
4
T a co m a A cadem y
of Psychiatrists
and Neurologists
8 :3 0 p.m.
9
10
11
Staff of
N orthern Pacific
Noon
P ierce County
M edical Society
8 :1 5 p.m .
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Clin. Path. Conf.
of T . G. H ospital
8 : 3 0 a.m .
P ierce County
P ed iatric Society
12
13
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20
Clin. Path. Conf.
of T . G. H ospital
8 : 3 0 a.m.
25
24
5
Clin. P ath. Conf.
of T . G. H ospital
8 :3 0 a.m.
T aco m a Surgical
Club
6 :3 0 p.m.
23
F R ID A Y
TH U RSD A Y
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T aco m a A cadem y
of Internal
M edicine
6 :0 0 p.m .
30
Staff of M t. View
G eneral Hospital
T aco m a A cadem y
of G eneral P ractice
6 : 3 0 p.m.
M m m rn ,
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physician prescribes them"
Call MA. 7-3171
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Medical Center
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F ie r c e
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after 5 years of research
and 4.1,000 patient days
of clinical testing
M e a d J o h n s o n announces!
a neiu infant formula
Enfamil
In fa n t fo rm u la
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In a well controlled in stitu tio n a l stu d y2, E n fa m il w as com
pared w ith th re e widely used in fa n t fo rm u la p ro d u c ts :
T h is fo r m u la p r o d u c e d :
w e ig h t g a m s g r e a t e r th a n a v e r a g e ,
s t o o l fir m n e s s b e t w e e n fir m a n d s o f t . . . a n d
lo iv e r s t o o l f r e q u e n c y .
n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r’s m ilk in its p a tte rn of protein , f a t
and c a rb o h y d ra te by c a lo ric d istrib u tio n
1 . M a c y . /. G . ; K e l l y , H . J . .
a n d S l o a n , R . £ . ; w ith th e
C o n su lt a tio n o f th e
n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r’s milk in its p a tte rn of vitam in s and
m inerals (e x c e p t f o r m ore vitam in D in a cco rd a n ce with N R C
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n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r’s m ilk in its f a t com position (no butt e r f a t ; no so u r re g u r g ita tio n )
C o m m i t t e e o n M a t e r n a l, a n d
C h ild F e e d i n g o f th e F o o d
a n d N u tritio n B o a rd ,
N a tio n a l R e s e a rc h
C o u n c il:
T h e C o m p o s i t i o n o f M ilk s ,
N a tio n a l A c a d e m y o f
S c ie n c e s , N a tio n a l R c a ca rch
n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r's m ilk in its ra tio of sa tu ra te d to un
C o u n c il, P u b lic a t io n
sa tu ra te d f a t t y acids
R ev is e d 1 9 5 3 . 2. R e s e a rc h
n e a r e s t . . . to m o th e r’s m ilk in its low renal solu te load
& Com pany.
2 5 .4,
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EN FA M IL l i q u i d —cans
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to 1 p art water for 20 cal. per fl. oz.
E n f a m i l p o w d e r —cans of 1 l b . with measure. 1 level measure of
Enfamil Powder to 2 ounces of w ater for 20 cal. per fl. oz.
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P ie r c e C o u n t y M e d ic a l S o c ie t y
EDITORIALLY SPEARING
The Board of Trustees of your Society has, after con
siderable discussion, wholeheartedly endorsed the idea of
the Society presenting a TV program as advocated by the
Public Relations committee of the A.M.A. Accordingly, the
local Public Relations committee was instructed to carry
this forward.
Several meetings have been held and the present plans
call for a thirteen week panel-type series featuring our own
M .D.’s discussing medical problems of general public inter
est. This is to be presented as a public service over Station
KTN T-TV Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. beginning November 8.
Mr. Max Bice, station manager, and his staff have been most
helpful and are very enthusiastic about the possibilities of
this program.
The Public Relations committee selected Frank Rigos
to act as moderator since, as a Radiologist doing referred
work based on personal doctor relationship, no financial gain
would result from the good will and publicity ensuing from
the program.
Each panel will consist of a chairman and three mem
bers selected by him. You are asked to cooperate and give
time from your practice to participate if called upon. Any
one interested in appearing on the program, or offering help
or suggestions, call Judy Gordon.
This is not to be presented by a small group or clique.
Actually, fifty or more doctors will be on the programs and
your help is urgently needed. This is your program and your
presentation to the public. It is the most ambitious and prob
ably the most important public relations program attempted
by your Society. If called upon, please do your part.
Thank you,
D. L a m b i n g , M.D.,
Chairman,
Public Relations Committee.
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V -K O R ...provides relief in respiratory infections
1. fights in fe ctio n — V -C illin K * qu ick ly and surely produces higher blood
levels th a n an y oth er oral penicillin.
2 . r e lie v e s co n g e stio n — Co-Pyronil™ affords rapid and prolonged an tih istam in ic a ctio n plus v aso con strictio n .
3 . re d u c e s fe v e r an d p a in —A.S.A.® Com pound provides proved analgesic
and a n tip y re tic actio n .
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R e p e a t every six or eight hours.
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President...................
President-elect........
1st Vice-President..
_____________ M rs . J o s e p h H a r r i s
------------ ------ M rs . J . R o b e r t B ro o k e
................................. M rs . J a n i e s M a tts o n
2 n d V i c e - P r e s i d e n t .............................
M rs . G . M . W h i t a c r e
3 r d V i c e - P r e s i d e n t .............................................M rs . J o s e p h J a r v is
4 t h V i c e - P r e s i d e n t —................................................ M rs . H e r m a n J u d d
R e c o r d in g S e c r e t a r y
.........
M rs . K e n n e t h G ro ss
C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c r e t a r y ............................................. ... M rs . J o h n M a y
T r e a s u r e r ...............................................................
M rs . H a s k e l M a ie r
and her assistant Betty Johnson planned
that, and Dorothy Maier provided the
refreshments.
.
.
At the close of the meeting Mr. Robert
Evans spoke to us on the Allied Arts activ
ity, outlining plans for the Fine Arts Build
ing. W e found Mr. Evans a speaker of
intelligence and persuasion, and were
especially interested in his plea for the
A m e r ic a n M e d i c a l E d u c a t i o n
preservation of the old campanile on the
F o u n d a t i o n ..................
..M r s . G . M . W h i t a c r e
city hall. Auxiliary members Kay Ander
B u lle tin ( N a t i o n a l ) .............................
M rs . R o b e r t C r a b ill
son and Adele Durkin are co-chairmen of
C iv il D e f e n s e ....................................................M rs . A r t h u r W ic k stro v n
the Allied Arts committee which arranges
H i s t o r i a n ..
.................
M rs . R o b e r t F e r g u s o n
S o c ia l
............................................
M rs . G le n n for
B ro k asuch
w
entertaining speakers as Mr. Evans,
L e g is la tiv e
............
M rs . D o n G . W i l l a r d
with
the
intent of reaching every group in
M e m b e r s h ip a n d H o s p i t a l i t y _______ ______M rs . G a le n H o o v e r
town with the Allied Arts message. Bulle
N u rse R e c r u itm e n t
...............................M rs . R ic h a r d B a r r o n ia n
tin editor Nadeen Kennedy is one such
P ro g ra m
.............
M rs . C h a r l e s A n d e r s o n , J r.
P u b lic R e l a t i o n s .
.....................................................M rs . J e s s R e a d
speaker on the A.A. committee. Nadeen was
M rs . D a l e D o h e r t y
R e v i s i o n s - ...................
unable to do the Bulletin this month and
T e l e p h o n e ..........................
M rs . R ic h a r d B . L i n k
your ghost editor is Mavii (plural for
T o d a y ’s H e a l t h
_____________________
M rs . R o b e r t J o h n s o n
S p e a k e rs B u r e a u ________________
....M r s , P h il i p G r e n le yM avis) Kallsen. Other Auxiliary members
M e n ta l H e a l t h ............................ ................................M rs. A l b e r t S a m c s
active for Allied Arts are Peggy Haley,
S a fe ty
M rs . S te v e n s D i m a n t
vice-president of the Board, Bianca M att
P u b lic ity —
son, who troups a puppet show for Allied
B u ll e ti n ..
---------------M rs . H e r b e r t K e n n e d y
Arts and appeared on T.V. in that capacity'
N ew spaper
.......................................................M rs . R o b e r t B u r t
F a s h io n S h o w
.............. M rs . T . B . M itr p h y
last month, and Ev Osborne, who sang with
G a m e N i g h t ..................
M rs . R o b e r t F lo r e n c e
a choral group on the same T.V. show for
D ance
M rs . D u d l e y H o u l z
Allied Arts.
November meeting will be a luncheon
honoring past presidents at 12:30 on the
20th at Hazel W hitacre’s home in
Narrowmoor.
October M eeting
Membership tea on the 16th of the last
month was held at Grace Hauser’s home,
one with a spectacular bay view, on an
afternoon of rare autumn sunshine.
The business meeting before tea was
served was conducted with dispatch by
president Margaret Harris, who introduced
the sponsors of Future Nurses Clubs, and
concluded by asking the new Auxiliary
members present to rise and introduce
themselves. In this way we were introduced
to attractive newcomers Maxine Snyder,
Helen Bias, M argaretta Vegh, Darlene
Coon, Elizabeth Bischoff, Joan Divelbiss,
and Catheryn Piper. The new members had
previously been entertained at coffee at
Elvina Brokaw’s house early last month,
where they had met Auxiliary’s executive
board. Membership chairman Pat Hoover
Thanks to membership tea chairman L or
etta Burrows, her co-chairman Mrs. Edward
M cCabe, and committee members Mrs.
Kenneth Sturdevant, Mrs. Arnold Johans
son, Mrs. Leo Sulkosky, Mrs. Charles
Vaught and Mrs. Carl Granquist, all mem
bers from Puyallup, refreshments served
after the meeting were hearty, featuring
beautiful yet entirely edible small pies of
lemon, pecan, or pumpkin, and an exotic
assortment of tea cookies. Gold and bronze
chrysanthemums decorated the tea table,
complimented by the same fall colors in
the Hauser’s garden and the view beyond.
The Hauser home certainly appears well
cared for, although we understand the
housework is telescoped into a small part
of Grace’s routine. The lady is part-time
cattlehand now, as the Hausers have pas
tured two steers along with their eight
horses on their acreage out near Fort Lewis.
Faces we missed seeing at the tea were:
Helen Florence, travelling with Robert to
a convention in Colorado; Keatie Gross,
Bev Harrellson, and Emily Barronian, in
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Roster Changes
Note: Roster changes are set in the same
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please clip and insert in your Directory.
Following is the report from the Super
visor of the Poison Control Center for
October.
Total Number of C a lls ---------96
Calls from Parents or other Lay Persons 16
Physicians or Hospitals— ......
- J - G.
A V E R Y , W IL L IA M E .
S u r g e r y , S u r g i c a l D ia g n o s is — T h u r s d a y a n d S a t u r d a y
O ffice, 9 1 4 M e d i c a l A r ts B ld g
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-B R 2 -1 6 7 7
H o m e , 7 2 4 N o r th Y a k im a A v e n u e ___________ M A 7 - 1 7 4 7
D E M IN G , J . E D M U N D SR.
O b s te tr ic s a n d G y n c c o lo g y — A l t e r n a t e S a tu r d a y s
.................. B R
O ffice, 1 0 1 2 M e d i c a l
A r ts B ld g
H o m e , B r o w n ’s P o i n t ...... ............
WA
2 -3 723
7 -9 0 7 2
G A L B R A IT H , C H A R L E S J .
G e n e ra l a n d T h o ra c ic S u rg e ry
O ffice, 8 1 7 M e d i c a l A r ts B ld g __________________M A 7 - 7 3 6 6
H o m e , . 9 1 2 N o r th 1 3 t h S t ....................
BR 2 -1 9 4 2
JOHNSON, MURRAY L.
S u rg e r y — T u e s d a y , a l t e r n a t e S a tu r d a y s
O ffice, 9 0 2 S o u th ' 3 r d S tr e e t
.............
FU 3 -4 6 6 1
H o m e , 5 0 1 N o r th T a c o m a A v e n u e .......................M A 7 - 5 6 9 7
RACE, G E O R G E A.
I n t e r n a l M e d i c i n e — W e d n e s d a y a n d S a t u r d a y p .m .
O ffice, 5 1 2 M e d i c a l A r ts B ld g
.......
FU 3 -4 7 6 6
SK 2 - 5 4 5 4
H o m e , 2 5 1 9 N o r th J u n e t t ..........................
R E A D , JE S S W .
S u r g e r y a n d H a n d S u r g e r y — W e d . a n d S a l. p .m .
O ffice, 9 0 2 S o u th 3 r d S tr e e t ........................................F U
D a y o r n i g h t c a l l ________ __ ___________ ______ F U
3-4 66)
3 -4 661
SMITH, WARREN F.
S u rg e r y — T h u r s d a y a n d a l t e r n a t e S a t u r d a y s
O ffice, 9 0 2 S o u th 3 r d S tr e e t ................................... F U
H o m e , R o u te 2 , B o x 9 9 9 - A ...........
WA
3 -4 661
2 -5 344
A COMPLETE LINE OF
SUPPLIES FOR THE
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Less than 12 month-------------1 to 3 years________________
3 to 5 years_______ ____ ___
5 to 12 years...
....... .......
12 to 21 years..
---------------Over 21 years________ ____ _
No age given
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Substance Taken
Medicines: Aspirin Gr. Vz, Aspirin Gr.
IV4 3, Aspirin Gr. I l l 1, Aspirin Gr. V 9,
Anacin, Cheracol, Nepherine Inhalant, Selsun, Graves 4-W ay Cold Tables with Qui
nine, Mereurochrome, Pfiffers Ear Drops,
Bactine Antiseptic, Desitine Ointment 2,
Nervine, Medications (Unknow n) 3, Probathine, Nitroglycerine Tablets, Dristan
Mist, Antihistamine, Gentian Violet T a b
lets, Sparine, Calamine Lotion, Embry]
Expectorant.
Other Substances: Duragloss Nail Polish
Remover, Incense, Clairol Oil Hair Dye,
Turpentine, Tabu Perfume, Clairoxide,
Mountain Ash Berries, W ild Root Wave
Set, W onder Bubble Soap, Northam W ar
ren Cutex Remover, Toadstools or Mush
rooms 3, Paint Thinner 3, Mum Deodorant,
Wizard Charcoal Lighter Fluid, Book
Matches 2, Cologne 3, Glass W ax, Fuel Oil
2, Plant Abb, Lime, Contents of T her
mometer, Arpege Perfume, O’Cedar F u r
niture Polish, Testors Play Enamel, Purex,
Potato Salad, Pomerosa Furniture Polish,
Rinse Away Dandruff Remover, McNess
Shampoo, Unknown Power (Acid or Ni
trate), Dahlia Bulbs, Cigarette 2, Dry Icu
in Drinks, Air Freshener, Ban Deodorant,
Mr. Clean, Sparkling Gold Perfume, Kctoni Aster Berries, Phosphorus, Rat Nip,
Ortho Triox, Avon Cream Deodorant.
Number advised to go to H ospital
...26
Number advised to contact private M D. 39
56
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HOSPITALS. . .
Doctors
At the meeting of the Professional Staff
of The Doctors Hospital of Tacom a on
October 12, 1959, the following phyiscians
were appointed to the Active Staff of the
hospital: Clinton A. Piper, M.D. and Julius
Vegh, M .D. G. W . Bischoff, M.D. was ap
pointed to the Courtesy Staff.
The clinical portion of the program was
presented by Bernard R. Rowen, M .D. on
“Problem of Coronary Occlusion vs. Chole
lithiasis.”
Dr. Rowen stated that in typical cases of
cholelithiasis and myocardial infarct, the
diagnosis is relatively easy, but in border
line cases, the problem could be very diffi
cult. He discussed the nerve pathways of
the heart and gallbladder, and emphasized
the confusing border land where retro
sternal pain may be produced by either
organ. He also pointed out that acute gall
bladder attacks can produce angina, varia
tions in electrocardiographic pattern, and
dysrhythmias. He emphasized the import
ance of the awareness of co-existance and
over-lapping of these diseases and their
symptoms. He stated that history was help
ful, but the differential still might be
perplexing.
He emphasied that some patients pre
sent both difficulties. The problem then is
what to do with the stones. He stated that
one may be forced to a surgical treatment
in spite of an infarct, but if possible it was
best to wait. The period of delay, however,
should not be too long because it might be
followed by another acute gallbladder at
tack. This might give rise to increased car
diac problems a three to six month interval
from infarct to cholecystectomy was con
sidered favorable. He reported two cases.
The first case was one of a 47 year old
white male machinist with a past history of
dyspnea and obesity, who developed short
ness of breath and perspiration with pain
in ribs, restrosternum and epigastrium.
Electrocardiogram showed changes com
patible with ischaemia. It was necessary to
use Wyamine and Norephinephrine to
maintain blood pressure, and narcotics to
control pain. Transaminase went from 48
to 110, back down to 70 in a course of a
three day period. The patient became sta
bilized and returned to work. Three months
later he developed mid-epigastric distress.
On this admission, the electrocardiograms
showed no unusual changes, the trans
aminase remained normal, urine was nor
mal. Laboratory tests gave no evidence of
myocardial infarct. The blood pressure this
time maintained itself at a comfortable
level, but the course was different with
muscle guarding and spasm. The white
count rose during one day from 9,000 to
14,000 with bands appearing at levels of
24%. The pain gradually shifted to the para
umbilical zone on the right. A diagnosis
was made of probable cholecystitis but
acute appendicitis could not be ruled out
due to the extensive nature of the pain.
The patient was explored, the gallbladder
was found edematous and acutely inflamed,
distended and extending all the way down
to the right lower quadrant. Cholecystotomy was done with removal of 15 large
calculi. Patient was discharged on the
eighth day and returned four months later
for cholecystectomy and incidental appen
dectomy. The edema was no longer present
at this time and the pathologic diagnosis
was one of chronic cholecysitis.
The second case was one of a 56 year
old white male salesman, who had an
acute onset of epigastric pain radiating to
the retrosternal area, neck, and both arms.
He had dyspnea and later began to per
spire. He tried Pepto-Bismal with no ef
fect. He had had a long history of fat and
cabbage intolerance. The patient was ex
amined two years previously by X-Ray and
there had been some question as to the
presence or absence of stones. The patient
had had dizzy spells and the presence of
hypertension had been established eight
months before present attack. He, by direc
tion, lost weight. His shortness of breath
and dizziness persisted about two months.
For several months prior to his admission,
he had been feeling relatively well. When
examined after admission, his blood pres
sure was 156/96. He was alert and with
out dyspnea or venous distention. His ab
domen was soft and obese. There was ten
derness in the mid epigastrium. The live)'
edge was palpable and only slightly
tender. He was observed for myocardial
infarct. First electrocardiogram revealed
slightly low “T ” waves of border line am
plitude in the electrocardiogram. A serum
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glotam ic-oxaloacetic transam inase was 20
units; and sedim entation rate 12 mm. W hite
blood cell and differential were normal.
G allbladder series was done with dem on
stration of radiolucent stones on repeat
studies. T h e second transam inase was 94
units ;and the third, 56 units. E lectro card io
gram assumed an abnorm al pattern com
patible with, but not pathognom onic of
myocardial infarction. P atient is respond
ing to conservative m anagem ent. I f no
com plications arise, cholecystectom y shall
be done in about four months.
Dr. M cB rid e mentioned that he had one
patient where herpes zoster had pro
duced a clinical pattern suggestive of both
infarct and cholecystitus. H e thereby em
phasized the difficulty in sorting out symp
toms when these conditions are possibly
co-existent.
Saint Josep h ’s
This m onth’s news is truly varied in na
ture. Our Business M anager, Sister Albert
is recovering from a recent illness. W e all
wish her a speedy recovery and hope to
see her back soon.
Our “little b it of Ireland” Angela Byrne
is bursting with pride. She celebrated her
first year in Am erica O ctober 2. A surprise
party to honor the occasion was given by
Helen Mulkerin. The only m em ber of the
office crew unable to attend was Mary Lou
D ’Andrea who was “there in spirit”. Mrs.
Nish is still talking about the Irish music
and dancing.
Every Thursday evening as many as
can do so, get together at a bowling alley
in town and enjoy two or three games.
There isn't much com petition but we cer
tainly have a great tim e trying to outmatch
one another. Our champion is Mrs. F la n
nery who has had more experience at the
sport. In fact, she has her own equipm ent.
Nora M ietz, who is our latest m em ber and
most inexperienced, is better than any of
us. Another party of late which we won’t
forget to mention is M elva D ilger’s birthday-anniversary party. W e couldn’t give
M elva’s age bu t we can say that she has
been working here in the office for three
years. T h e sound of “L ittle Grass Shack”
and “Aloha” is becom ing second nature to
us now. Rose Tovoli and Erin Bilsborrow
are planning a trip to Haw aii next summer.
W e’re hoping they will rem em ber us and
bring back a few souvenirs. M aybe a small
island or two? If they are short of funds,
Mrs. F ab er could lend them some of the
C o u n ty
M e d ic a l
S o c ie ty
money that she won in tire W orld Series.
W e would like to extend our thanks to
Sister Jam es H elene who has w orked so
diligently on die D octo r’s board. All the
names are in pure alphabetical order so no
one can feel left out now.
T h e annual fall m igration has begun.
G reat whooping flocks of children— of all
ages — have once m ore begun to move
towards the seats o f learning w ith their
eventual destination the ultim ates of knowl
edge som ewhere beyond the stars. Then
too the lonely sound of honking geese and
quacking birds as they travel south in the
clear autumnal skies and cold weather.
An O .B. recovery room has been made
available for all cases day and night. W hen
condition is feasible they are transferred to
Post Partum section. I t has b een of great
value thus far. P ren atal classes for hus
bands and wives are scheduled a t 8 o’clock
in the evening in the M aternity D ep art
ment. T hese classes are held every consecu
tive month with notices sent to D octo r’s
offices in adequate time.
Years ago Shakespeare said. “All good
things com e to those who w ait”, and sure
enough thanks to kind friends and to one in
particular who wishes to withhold his name
— a special Speed Queen washer and dryer
were delivered to our Maternity' D ep art
m ent— just for the ‘little ones” clothes. To
all it is known as Queenie. N ot often in
the same country, m uch less in the same
vicinity live five generations— all hail and
heart)'. It happened tw ice in the past few
weeks. Mr. and Mrs. H uber, two of our
faithful employees, received a great-greatgrandson — and Mr. and Mrs. Irw in re
ceived the same gift. As this goes to press
Dr. and Mrs. B ader and D r. and Mrs. Treleaven received bouncing boys. A future
nurse was received by Mrs. W inkler and
space men by Mrs. M oyer and Mrs. Roberta
Hanson.
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Good Samaritan
A breakfast meeting for the Puyallup
Ministerial Association was held recently at
Good Samaritan Hospital. Various repre
sentatives of the Hospital spoke to the
group concerning activities of the Hospital
and the role of the clergymen in tire Hos
pital. Rev. F . H. Theuer, Chaplain at the
Hospital, discussed chaplain services and
the various aspects of religious care of
Hospital patients. The group was also in
vited to volunteer suggestions and ask
questions. A similar meeting will be held
with the Sumner clergymen.
The second Maternity Tea was held
October 14 with over 50 prospective
mothers attending. Members of the Good
Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary assisted in
hosting this group.
Paul A. Teslow, Assistant Director, spoke
to the Puyallup PTA recently on the sub
ject of the Hospital’s Disaster Plan, which
is now nearing completion.
Two new faces at the Hospital recently
are Mr. Otto Leschner, Office Manager, and
Miss Janet Ulleland, R.N., In Service Edu
cation. Mrs. Leschner is a native of T a
coma, and Miss Ullelancl is a recent grad
uate of Pacific Lutheran College School of
Nursing.
A new publication of the employees at
Good Samaritan Hospital is “The Hilltopper”. The first issue of the paper, which is
to be published monthly, appeared in Sep
tember. The paper will include personal
notes, authoritative articles on departmental
work, feature stories and guest columns. All
of the Hospital’s employees have been en
couraged to contribute ideas to the paper.
Mrs. Dorothy L. Bradley, Hospital Phar
macist, is the editor.
C o u n ty
area postgraduate educational opportuni
ties. “W G O ” will include notification re
garding postgraduate sessions offered by
various medical schools as well as speakers
of particular interest sponsored by hospitals,
specialized medical organizations and area
medical societies. Listings will be grouped
by geographical divisions for the month
covered by the particular issue. A separate
section in “W G O ” will carry future dates.
“W hat Goes On” is sponsored by Lederle
Laboratories, a division of the American
Cyanamid Company, and is being sent free
of charge to all physicians in the elevenstate region.
Medical organizations are urged to check
with the “W hat Goes On” publication head
quarters before scheduling meetings in
order to avoid conflict with programs of
other organizations.
Physicians will find it convenient to use
the services of the office in planning their
attendance at medical meetings while visit
ing any of these states.
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WGO Lists Meetings o f Note
Starting in November, physicians in
eleven western states are being furnished a
listing of meetings in their area.
The Rocky Mountain M edical Journal
will publish monthly a bulletin entitled
What Goes On”. Physicians in the follow
ing states will receive the publication:
Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, W ash
ington and Wyoming. T he medical soci
eties in these states are cooperating in the
project.
What Goes On” will list medical m eet
ings and special lectures of interest in an
effort to keep physicians well-informed of
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To R efer Patients
Physicians are invited by the Pierce
County H eart Association to refer patients
in need of “outside interests” to the Heart
offices.
It is often a problem to find activities out
side of the home for patients whose health
has been impaired by cardiovascular prob
lems or other kinds of illness. Yet it is often
important for the patient to keep busy and
interested at least for a few hours each
week outside of the home.
A wide variety of activities for volunteers
is offered at the new Heart Association
offices at 120 North Tacom a Avenue. Vol
unteers may choose their own hours, spend
ing as little or as much time as they wish.
The volunteer work offers social as well as
service activity, and age is no factor. The
offices are convenient to city bus service.
Any patient wishing to take part in the
Heart program is invited to call the Heart
office, BR 2-7854. If physicians wish to
make referrals, contact with the patient will
be made by the Heart Association.
Neio Booklet Available From
American Heart Association
A new booklet, “Home Care of the Child
With Rheumatic Fever”, has been pub
lished by the American Heart Association.
The booklet was prepared especially for
parents of children with rheumatic fever
or other long-term illnesses, and for whom
hospital care is either not advised or not
available.
The 24-page illustrated booklet goes into
detail about the role of the mother in caring
for the sick child in the home and the im
portance of following the regimen pre
scribed by the physician.
Instruction is included on bathing the
child in bed, giving medication, taking the
pulse and temperature and keeping records
for the doctor. Choosing and preparing food
for the sick child, planning a daily sched
ule for mother and child and the use of
home care equipment are also discussed.
Copies may be requested by physicians
and others from the Heart Association office
at 120 North Tacom a Avenue, BR 2-7854.
Be sure to watch . . .
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Teenage Volunteer Program
The maternity floor, operating and
emergency rooms, and medical records
should be off-limits to teenage volunteers
in hospitals, according to a new booklet
published by the American Hospital
Association.
“A teenage volunteer program should be
considered primarily as an educational pro
cedure and part of the hospital’s total com
munity education program,’ states The
Teenage Volunteer in the Hospital, a publi
cation approved by the Board of Trustees
of the Association. "Concern for the pa
tient, legal implications and the educational
nature of the program are the prime fac
tors to be considered in establishing
standards.”
“No teenager should be allowed to have
prolonged or sustained patient contact or
fill direct requests from patients,” the
booklet advises. “Nor should teenagers be
asigned to any hospital-directed patient
service outside the physical confines of the
institution nor to any task which involves
handling money."
As service areas where beginning teen
age volunteers may assist, the booklet lists
the central supply, library, coffee shop,
linen department, mail room, and care and
arrangement of flowers.
The publication suggests that only exper
ienced young volunteers should work the
admitting office and escort service, read to
or feed patients, and accompany adult vol
unteers with gift carts and deliveries to
patients’ rooms.
The booklet recommends that young
male volunteers assist in running mimeo
graph or ditto machines, operating movie
projectors, and laboratory clean-up.
Among 10 mandatory restrictions and
requirements listed are the consent of par
ents before enrollment, the meeting of
health standards before acceptance, and
the nonparticipation in medication and
treatment of patients.
“Ideally, teenage volunteer service should
be limited to those between the ages of
16 and 18; but contingent upon the duties
to be assigned and the supervision avail
able, the minimum age requirement may be
lowered to 14”, the booklet suggests.
“A firm policy on the minimum age re
quirements for teenage volunteers does not
mean to imply that hospitals should ignore
the potential of children below the age of
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The Newest Specialty
14”, it states. “There are many tasks, bene
ficial to the hospital, which the under-14’s
can undertake in supervised group activity
outside the hospital walls, such as bandage
rolling or making patients’ tray favors.”
B u f o h d S. C h a p p e l l , M.D.
(Reprinted from The Recorder, Columbia
Medical Society of Richland County,
South C arolina.)
“Viewed as an educational procedure,
hospital volunteer service can provide an
opportunity for young people to learn the
moral satisfaction from constructive service
to a community institution and thus develop
a sense of civic responsibility which will
benefit the community and the hospital.”
I t is of considerable historical interest,
that development of new modes of trans
portation has often given rise to new
medical specialties. The ship surgeon I
reckon to be the oldest. He had to be a
jack-of-all-trades, equally handy at treat
ing scurvy or typhus or sawing off a leg.
The railroad surgeon is usually a traumatic
surgeon with training in orthopedics. The
air surgeon has to have special knowledge
of the physiology of man in flight— but
airborne flights of relatively short distances
and periods of time. T he newest of the
medical specialties, the space surgeon, is
also closely related to transportation. The
new medical specialty was conceived in
the new science of rocketry, but is still in
its gestation period and will be born a
lusty giant when the first manned space
satellite leaves and returns to earth. Many
of the requirements of space medicine are
closely allied to those of air medicine, but
many new considerations are bound to turn
up, so that eventually the space surgeon
will be to the air surgeon what the air
surgeon is to the railroad surgeon of today.
A new jargon has grown up with the new
science of rocketry and such terms as
escape velocity, space equivalent altitude,
pseudogravity, cosmic radiation, meteor
bumper, apogee, perigee, zero G, perihelion
point, mass ration, exhaust velocity, space
station, reaction rocket, solid fuel rockets,
liquid fuel rockets, and hundreds of other
similar words will be the everyday vocabu
lary of the new space surgeon.
This booklet is one of two publications
on volunteer service mailed to the 7,500
institutional members of the Association.
It may be obtained from the American
Hospital Association, 840 North Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, at a price of 65
cents per copy. The other publication, The
Volunteer in the Hospital, is available at
$2.35 per copy.
Meeting Dates for Obstetricians
and Gynecologists
The American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists has announced the
scheduling of eight district meetings in
September, O ctober and November. The
locations, dates, and district chairmen are:
November 15-21— D istrict V III (Ariz.,
Cal., Colo., Ida., Mont., Nev., N.M., Ore.,
Utah, Wash., Wyo., Alaska, Alb., B.C.,
Hawaii) Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu.
Dr. George E. Judd, 2010 W ilshire Bldv.,
Los Angeles 57, D istrict Chairman.
November 19-21— D istrict V (Ind., Ky.,
Mich., Ohio, O nt.) Statler Hotel Detroit.
Dr. Arthur G. King, 199 William Howard
Taft Road, Cincinnati 19, Ohio. District
Chairman.
Additional information may be had by
writing to the district chairman or to Mr.
Donald F. Richardson, Executive Secretary,
American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, P. O. Box 749, Chicago 90.
Be sure to watch . . .
W hat kind of a doctor will the new space
surgeon be? W hat will be the requirements
of his specialty? First of all, he will be
exceedingly fortunate if during his pre
medical training, he can include special
courses in mathematics, physics, electronics
and psychology. W hile in medical school or
on the postgraduate level, he will need
advanced study in physiology. Special
training in chemistry and in psychiatry
should be of great help. Unless he is to
practice his specialty from the sidelines, or
more particularly from the earth, he will
need to be in good physical condition and
to be of an adventuresome spirit. Not only
is he to deal with man in flight, but he will
have to deal with man in extremely fast
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flight with very rapid acceleration and
with man who has to live in an artificially
m aintained small space, probably in the
absence or almost com plete absence of
gravity, and living for relatively long p e
riods of tim e in contact with only one or
two other persons. Incidentally, from a
psychological viewpoint, a minimum of
three persons has been recom m ended to
live in such a closely confined space. T h e
probabilities are that he will live in a very
oxygen-rich atmosphere of a great deal less
pressure than at sea level. H e will have to
carry w ith him food in the neighborhood
of two pounds per day, and w ater one to
two pounds each day. In other words, ap
proximately five pounds w eight for each
individual for each day will b e required.
Some five days will b e required to travel
to the moon, approxim ately 145 days for
travel to Venus and approximately one
year for the one-way trip to Mars. H e will
find that in many respects the human body
is b etter constructed for space travel than
most machines. However, he will be vitally
concerned with cosm ic radiation and pos
sibly some ultra-violet radiation. Perhaps
the great handicap in space travel will be
boredom. M any of the technical features
entailed in space travel can even now be
solved in the light of present-day knowl
edge. These include such features as the
heat of space. If the space vehicle is al
lowed to rotate and is painted a light color
or has shutters perm itting the sun to strike
light areas at will, the proper tem perature
can be m aintained. Since there is no grav
ity, the air within the cham ber will have
to be constantly circulated because in such
a cham ber used air does not move away
from the mouth or nose. I t has been learned
that the tremendous pressure of the escape
velocity can be tolerated quite well, ap
proximately four G ’s, if the space man lies
down. Probably there will be no disturb
ances of body function even though in a
gravitylcss cham ber there will be no orien
tation as to gravity as we know it. It is
though that the middle ear will not be
appreciably receptive to this lack of orien
tation as to up, down, crosswise, or to the
pull of gravity of the earth or other solar
bodies.
A long tim e before man leaves the at
mosphere and assumes free flight in space,
many prelim inary telem etered surveys will
have to be made. Probably the first manned
flight will be to the moon, bu t prior to
this, we will have an extensive rocket sur
vey of the moon itself. To escape the grav
C o u n ty
ity of the earth, a velocity of alm ost 25,000
miles an hour has to b e obtained. T his will
result in a pull of approxim ately four times
the pull of gravity or four G ’s. O nce man
gets into orbit outside of the influence of
the earth’s atm osphere, his speed will be
in the neighborhood o f 18,000 miles an
hour. Strangely enough he will then have
no sensation of speed a t all. Although he
m ight well b e within the pull of gravity
from the earth, he will be absolutely w ith
out a sense of gravity or will b e in the state
known as zero-gravity.
From w hat has been w ritten, it can easily
be appreciated th at the space surgeon will
have an extrem ely interesting as well as
very complex, jo b. I wonder if any man
can becom e so proficient as to b e a space
surgeon. I t seems that too m any of the
specialties of m edicine will b e covered to
allow one man to assim ilate sufficient
knowledge while still young enough or
adventuresom e enough to undertake space
travel. Nonetheless, I p red ict th at soon a
well defined and well delineated specialty
of space m edicine will be established.
T here are already doctors who are being
termed “space surgeons,” and as a m atter
of fact, one has b een nam ed a professor of
space medicine. N othing makes me feel so
old as to realize that the w hole new science
of liquid fuel rocketry th at will allow us
to travel in outer space is ju st a little more
than 20 years old, and to realize that even
now in m edical school, there are students
that will some day be “space surgeons” in
the true sense of the word.
Som ewhere along the course of history
and in the history of the developm ent of
transportation, the autom obile, th e horse
and buggy, the horse, and th e oxcart seem
to have been left out. Perhaps belatedly, we
should seriously consider the establishm ent
of a m edical specialty called the “automo
bile surgeon.” T o me such a specialty might
be an extrem ely valuable one, and might
be instrum ental in the saving of a tre
mendous num ber of lives each year. Some
little attention is being given to the m edi
cal aspects of autom obile accidents and
perhaps this is the nucleus fo r the m edical
specialty of “autom obile surgeon.” As for
the horse, the horse and buggy, and the
oxcart, I am afraid the horse-and-buggy
doctor and horse doctor will have to be
the surgeons.
Anyone for Venus?
“PA TRO N IZE OU R A D V E R T IS E R S ”
B U L L E T IN
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P ie r c e
It’s Time to “Run Scared”
Again, Doctor!
By Ed Flynn, Eastern Representative
Medical Society Magazine Group
Only a quarter of a century ago the ghost
of state medicine — euphemistically
shrouded by the Roosevelt “New D eal” in
the semantic disguise of “government
health insurance”— was so real a menace
that it literally scared the American medi
cal profession into a common, united front
to combat it.
Those were depression times, when low
wages and joblessness had embittered mil
lions of people unable to afford proper
medical attention and treatment. But even
after World War II had ended the depres
sion and brought unprecedented prosperity,
the Truman “Fair D eal” persisted in trying
to foist socialized medicine on the nation.
In the meantime, voluntary health plans,
of which Blue Cross and Blue Shield are
outstanding symbols, had been organized;
and it was due in considerable measure to
the rise and spread of such programs that
the ghost of state medicine seemed finally
to be laid. To be sure, these plans them
selves were vigorously opposed at the out
set by many physicians and professional
groups; but they did do much to banish the
danger of government intervention and
control.
Today, wages and salaries and income
from all other sources are the highest they
have ever been in the United States— or
anywhere in the world, for that matter. But
the cost of living has mounted, too, and
coincidentally the cost of medical care.
And once again, the ghost of socialized
medicine is ominously stirring and threat
ening to stalk the land.
This time the agitation comes from or
ganized labor and, even though the cur
rent Congress has curbed the power of la
bor unions in some vital areas, no effective
barrier has been raised against attempts of
labor leaders to inaugurate socialized medi
cine programs of their own and extend
their services to the general public.
That is the avowed objective of the New
York Central Trades & Labor Council, as
officially announced September 20 in San
Francisco during the Convention of the
American Federation of Labor & Congress
of Industrial Organizations.
A special committee was appointed to
conduct a preliminary survey on whether
and how to divert the Council's whopping
$750,000,000 Pension and W elfare Fund—
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major unions and of employer company
managements— into prepaid hospitalization
insurance, erection and operation of labor’s
own hospitals and even eventual establish
ment of its own medical schools to staff its
hospitals.
Under such a plan, it is not too remote to
envisage the creation of labor-controlled
pharmacies and pharmaceutical manufac
turing plants, with all the inherent dangers
such a program forebodes for a free society
of medicine and pharmacy.
In announcing the plan, a labor spokes
man complained of rising Blue Cross rates,
alleged “control” of Blue Cross by “big
business and the hospitals,” and “sweat shop
health standards” in New York municipal
hospitals which “underpay their staff and
underserve their patients.”
Blue Cross officials in New York pointed
out that if the union put their scheme into
effect they will learn the “reality” of trying
to conduct a health program with finan
cial deficits. But the loss of money paid
into the coffers by rank-and-file dues-paying members is not calculated to deter the
labor leaders if their survey indicates the
project is otherwise feasible. And should
the New York venture become operative,
even at a deficit, other cities are liable to
witness similar undertakings.
There is a possibility that this New York
labor health-and-hospital brainstorm might
blow itself out. That would still leave the
medical profession on the defensive
against public protests over not only hos
pitalization costs but the increasing ex
pense of physicians’ prescriptions, over
neither of which the physician has control,
and the latter of which is completely justi
fiable in view of the almost $200,000,000 the
pharmaceutical industry has spent this year
for research to provide new, needed and
effective medicines to relieve pain, suffer
ing and add to the health of the American
public. However, these protests have been
rising to an alarming pitch and are encour
aging a revival of the harmful practice of
self-medication.
Dissatisfaction is being further fomented
by such articles as the one entitled “The
Medical Racket Is Robbing You Blind"
which is featured in the current Decem ber
issue of True Men Stories magazine.
In this article, the writer charged that
“some drugs are priced 1,000 per cent over
cost;” that drug manufacturers “tie up”
with physicians to whom they “sell stock
to get them to prescribe their brands," and
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that “some doctors operate their own clinics,
using a pharm acy as part of their setup,
thereby elim inating the m iddlem an drug
gist . . . bu t not his profit.”
I t may b e said, in superficial dismissal,
that T rue M en Stories is one of those “scan
dal” and “exposure” type publications not
worthy of intelligent attention. N everthe
less, it has a regular circulation of 200,000;
and its influence reaches out to many more
hundreds of thousands by secondary read
ership and word-of-mouth dissemination.
M oreover, the people who read this sort
of thing are im pressionable, gullible and
just the ones to subscribe to the idea that
socialized m edicine would be a panacea.
T h e foregoing are just a few symptoms
of serious and dangerously widening trends.
W h at are you doing to correct them, doc
tor? W h at can you do?
W e must be ever mindful that the im
pressive achievem ents of m edicine and
pharm acy are not the result of the dead
ening hands of governm ent or bureaucratic
of dictatorial control— they are due entire
ly to the willing collaboration of free men
and free institutions working together to
discover, to produce, to distribute and to
C o u n ty
use new weapons of life fo r the com m on
good of mankind.
W e will have some specific suggestions
in subsequent editorials as to how you
m ight fight some b asic m isconceptions in
your relations w ith your patients. You may
have some ideas of your own. W e would be
happy if you would w rite us about them.
F o r it’s tim e for the m edical profession to
run scared again—-united along a common
front.
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D EC EM BER - 1959
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H O M E R W . H U M IS T O N
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A R T H U R O ’L E A R Y
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R O B E R T E. LAN E
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D A V ID H. JO H N SO N
SA M U EL ADAM S
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W A R R E N F . S M IT H
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R O BE R T FREEM A N
M A U R IC E Y O A C H IM
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J. B. R O B E R T S O N
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G E R A L D G E IS S L E R
P H IL IP G R E N L E Y
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CA RL SC H EY ER
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JO H N FL Y N N
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W IL L IA M D . V O O R H E E S , JR .
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No d o u b t a b o u t it. I t is b e tte r to be s a fe t h a n s o r r y . And when you prescribe Mysteclin-V, you are playing safe.
M y ste c lin -V — a c o m b in e d b r o a d s p e c tr u m a n ti b i o ti c / a n ti f u n g a l a g e n t is s p e c ia lly d e s ig n e d to c o m b a t m o s t o f th e
c o m m o n ly e n c o u n te r e d p a th o g e n ic o r g a n i s m s 1 a n d , s im u lta n e o u s ly , to p r o te c t a g a in s t f u n g a l s u p e r i n f e c t io n s .2-3 W ith
the in c re a se d u s e o f b r o a d s p e c tr u m a n tib io tic s t h e in c id e n c e o f s u c h s u p e r i n f e c tio n s h a s r is e n a n d t h e d a n g e r o f
s u p e rin fe c tio n is e s p e c ia lly g r e a t in p r e g n a n t p a ti e n ts , in d ia b e tic s , a n d in th o s e w h o r e q u i r e lo n g c o u r s e s o f a n tib io tic
th era p y .
Mysteclin-V controls infection and prevents superinfection — w ith t h e p r o v e d e f f e c tiv e n e s s o f t e t r a c y c l in e p h o s p h a te
c o m p le x a n d M y c o s ta tin , t h e f ir s t s a fe a n tif u n g a l a n tib io tic . T h o u s a n d s o f s u c c e s s f u ly t r e a te d c a s e s 4'6 o f r e s p i r a t o r y ,
u rin a ry tra c t, in te s tin a l, a n d m is c e lla n e o u s in f e c tio n s a tt e s t to t h e s a fe ty a n d c lin ic a l e f f e c tiv e n e s s o f M y s te c lin - V .
W hen y o u p r e s c r ib e M y s te c lin -V , y o u m a k e a te llin g a s s a u lt o n b a c te r ia l in f e c tio n a n d p r e v e n t f u n g i f r o m g a in in g
a fo o th o ld .
Su pplied: C a p s u le s (25 0 m g./250,000 u .j, b o ttle s o f 1 6
a n d 1 0 0 / H a lf - s tr e n g th C a p s u le s (1 2 5 m g ./ 125,000 u .),
b o ttles o f 1 6 a n d 1 0 0 / S u s p e n s i o n (125 m g ./ l 25 ,ooo u .
per 5 c c .), 2 o z . b o t tl e s / P e d ia t r i c D r o p s (lO O m g ./
100,000 u. per c c .), 1 0 c c . d r o p p e r b o ttle s .
. AMO 'HTCCSIMIH
R eferen ces: I. C ro n k . G .A .; N a u m a n n . D .E .. and Casson. K . : A n tib io tic s
A n n u a l 1957-1958, N e w Y o rk . M e d ic a l E n c y c lo p e d ia In c ., 1958, p. 397. 2. C h ild s .
A .J .: B r it. M .J . /:6 6 0 ( M a r . ) 1956. 3. N c w c o m c r. V .D .; W r ip lu , E .T ., and
S ternb erg, T . H . : A n tib io tic s A n n u a l 1954-1955. N e w Y o rk . M e d ic a l E n cyclo p e d ia
In c ., 1955. p . 686. 4. G im b le . A . I . ; Shea, J.G ., and K a tz , S .: A n tib i o tics A n n u a l
IyS5-1956, N e w Y o rk , M e d ic a l E n cyclo p cd ia In c ,. 1956, p. 676. 5. S lo ne , M . L ,
and M c rs h c im e r, W .L .: A n tib io tic s A n n u a l 1955-1956, N e w Y o rk , M e d ic a l E n cy
c lop ed ia In c ., 1956, p. 862. 6. C a m p b e ll, E .A .: P rig o t, A ., and D o rse y. G .M .:
A n tib io tic M e d . & C lin . T h e r. 4:817 ( D e c .) 1957.
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NOMINEES - 1960
Ballot received by mail November 25, 1959 are to be returned
to the Medical Society office not later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, December
8,1959.
P R E SID E N T -E L E C T (Vote for one)
Edwin J. Fairbourn, M.D.
Chris C. Reynolds, M.D.
V IC E -P R E SID E N T (Vote for one)
L. S. Baskin, M.D.
G. M. Whitacre, M.D.
SECRETA RY-TREA SU RER (Vote for one)
T. R. Haley, M.D.
Arnold J. Herrmann, M.D.
T R U ST E E S (Vote for four)
Samuel E. Adams, M.D.
E. E. Banfield, M.D.
Lawrence Brigham, M.D.
Glenn H. Brokaw, M.D.
Robert M. Ferguson, M.D.
Robert W. Osborne, M.D.
Frederick J. Schwind, M.D.
D E L E G A T E S (Vote for six)
Samuel E. Adams, M.D.
Douglas P. Buttorff, M.D.
Arnold J. Herrmann, M.D.
Murray L. Johnson, M.D.
Herman S. Judd, M.D.
Frank R. Maddison, M.D.
Stanley W. Tuell, M.D.
Wayne W. Zimmerman, M.D.
A LTERN A TE D E L E G A T E S (Vote for six)
B. A. Bader, M.D.
Glenn H. Brokaw, M.D.
Robert M. Ferguson, M.D.
Robert M. Freeman, M.D.
O. A. Harrelson, M.D.
William P. Hauser, M.D.
George S. Kittredge, M.D.
Glenn G. McBride, M.D.
Frederick J. Schwind, M.D.
G. M. Whitacre, M.D.
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Tacom a Academy
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8 :3 0 p.m.
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Staff of
Tacom a General
6 :3 0 p.m.
Pierce County
M edical Society
8 :1 5 p.m.
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Staff of Doctor’s
Hospital 7 :3 0 p.m.
Staff of
Good Samaritan
6 :3 0 p.m.
Staff of Northern
Pacific Noon
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Clin. Path. Conf.
of T . G. Hospital
8 :3 0 a.m.
C. P. C. of
St. Joseph’s
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Pierce County
Pediatric Society
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Tacom a Surgical
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Annual Meeting
Doctor’s Hospital
Trustees, 6 :3 0 p.m.
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St. Joseph’s
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P .C .M .B . Board
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C. P. C. of Tacom a
General, 8 :3 0 a.m.
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C. P. C. of St. Jo e’s
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Staff of Medical
Arts, 7 :1 5 a.m.
Staff of Mary
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EDITORIALLY SPEAKING
At this writing, four television programs have been
taped and numerous conferences held. W e are gradually
evolving a program to the liking of the members of the
panels, the television station and, we hope, the public.
The purpose of the show is to present a program that is
entertaining and informative, but not too technical. This is
our first undertaking and frankly, as amateurs, we welcome
advice. It is only by trial and error, experience, comments
and advice that this program will become what you wish it
to be. Please remember that a good presentation reflects
credit on the members of this Society, the committee, the
panel, the moderator and KTN T-TV and that the reverse
also holds true.
To date we have had very good cooperation from you,
and a number of men have volunteered for programs. If you
have an idea, a suggestion or comment, please call Judy
Gordon, Executive Secretary.
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Phone FUlton 3-3484
Everything under one roof. . .
T acom a's M ed ical Arts Building provides a ll
the needs of the m ed ical profession under
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SUNDAYS, 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.
December 6
. . . HEART ATTACK
Dr. Edwin J. Fairbourn
Dr. Robert Kallsen
Dr. Glenn McBride
Dr. C. B. Ritchie
December 13 . . . MEDICAL COSTS
Dr. J. W. Bowen, Jr.
Dr. Herman S. Judd
Dr. Miles Parrott
Dr. Jess Read
December 20 . . . AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
Dr. A. J. Herrmann
Dr. L. S. Baskin
Dr. Myron Kass
December 27 . . . L IF E AFTER FIFTY
Dr. Herbert Kennedy
Dr. Robert O'Connell
Dr. Chris Reynolds
Dr. Arthur P. Wickstrom
1 4 ___________________________ B U L L E T IN o f th e F i e r c e C o u n t y M e d i c a l S o c i e t y
WOMAN’S A U X IL IA R Y
%V ke Pi& iee C ou n ty M ediccd M ctdety
A U X IL IA R Y O F F IC E R S — 1959-60
....M rs . J o s e p h H a r r is
P r e s i d e n t ..................................... .........
P r e s id e n t- e le c t___________ ______ ........... M rs. J. R o b e r t B ro o k e
1 s t V ic e - P r e s id e n t ......... ................. ................... M rs. J a m e s M a tts o n
2 n d V i c e -P r e s id e n t.................-...... _ ____ Mrs. G. M. Whitacre
3 r d V ic e -P r e s id e n t_____________.......................M rs. J o s e p h J a rv is
4 t h V ic e -P r e s id e n t........................... .....................M rs . H e r m a n J u d d
R e c o rd in g S e c re ta ry ....................... ................... M rs. K e n n e th G ro ss
C o r r e s p o n d in g S e c re ta ry ............. .................. ............M rs . J o h n M ay
T r e a s u r e r.. ....................................... . ...................... M rs. H a s k e l M a ie r
C O M M I T T E E C H A IR M E N
A m e ric a n M e d ic a l E d u c a tio n
F o u n d a t io n ................................. . .............M rs. G . M . W h ita c r e
.M rs. R o b e r t C ra b ill
B u lle tin ( N a t i o n a l ) ........................____
C iv il D e f e n s e .................................................M rs. A r th u r W ic k s tro m
H is to r ia n ........................ ..................... ..............M rs. R o b e r t F e rg u s o n
S o c ia l-----------------------------------------........ ............M rs. G le n n B ro k a w
L e g is la tiv e ............................................ ............. M rs . D o n G . W illa r d
M e m b e rs h ip a n d H o s p ita lity .... ..................... M rs. G a le n H o o v e r
N u rs e R e c r u itm e n t......................... ........... M rs. R ic h a rd B a r ro n ia n
P ro g ra m
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P u b lic R e la tio n s .............................. .............................. \ f r s . Je ss R e a d
R e v is io n s .. - ...................... . ............ ...................M rs. D a le D o h e rty
T e l e p h o n e ........................................... ............. M rs . R ic h a rd B. L in k
T o d a y ’s H e a lth ................................................... M rs. R o b e r t Jo h n s o n
S p e a k e rs B u r e a u ............................. __________M rs. P h ilip G re n le y
M e n ta l H e a l th .................................. ...................... M rs. A lb e rt S a m es
S a fe ty ........................................ ........... ...............M rs. S te v e n s D im a n t
P u b lic ity —
B u lle tin ............................................ ..............M rs . H e r b e r t K e n n e d y
N e w s p a p e r .............. .................. ....... ............. .M rs. R o b e r t B u rt
F a s h io n S h o w ................................... .....................M rs. T . B . M u rp h y
Game N i g h t ...... ... ..................... ................. M rs. R o b e r t F lo re n c e
Dance............................................... — .......... ..M rs. D u d le y H o u tz
It was one of those relentlessly rainy days
but our spirits were lifted as soon as we
stepped into Hazel W h itacre’s lovely re
decorated home on Fairview D rive for the
N ovem ber m eeting honoring past presi
dents. As form er presidents arrived, each
was presented with a white carnation cor
sage. Bright yellow flowers on the buffet
table and a delicious luncheon of hot crab
sandwiches made us oblivious to the w ea
ther, thanks to luncheon com m ittee chair
man, E v Osborne, co-chairm an, B ecky Banfield, and M arilyn M andeville, Kay Lueken,
P at Crabill, K it Liew er and Jean Cam p.
After lunch, everyone went downstairs
to the W hitacre’s gayly decorated recrea
tion room. A fram ed billboard featuring
the Gay Nineties Q uartet was a special
attraction. President M argaret Harris intro
duced past presidents M esdames Ralph
Schaeffer, W . B. Penney, John F . Steele,
D arcy D ayton, Charles T rim ble, S. E .
L ight, S. F . Herrmann, E verett Nelson,
R obert Lantiere, E ugene Hanson, G eorge
K ittredge, T. H. D uerfeldt, Thom as B.
M urphy and R ob ert F loren ce. T w o honorees had a b ig day: H azel Schaeffer cele
brated her birthday and R uth L ig h t had a
wedding anniversary. W e hope this isn’t
news to their husbands.
Treasurer, D orothy M aier, reported a
balance of $1,543.21 w ith one hundred sixty
paid-up mem bers. Fashion show tick et re
ceipts am ounted to $754.86, raffle, $118.75.
T h e net profit was $500.00.
A discussion on T od ay ’s H ealth subscrip
tion follow ed. In th e past, individual m em
bers gave the magazine to various grade
and high schools. Now th a t the yearly rate
has doubled ($ 3 .0 0 ) it was fe lt th a t the
money form erly spent for the nurses plunge
at the Y W C A could b e used to purchase
subscriptions for junior and senior high
schools. A m otion carried th at will leave
the choice of schools ( and if grade schools
are to b e inclu ded ) to the jurisdiction of
T od ay’s H ealth chairm an, B etty Johnson.
A letter from N ational read by D ottie
Read recom m ended that all m em bers and
their fam ilies carry health cards. This pro
posal will b e taken to Presidents’ Council
to encourage other organizations to do
likewise.
T h e A.M.A. News is the only official
newspaper concerning m edical m atters and
legislation. Our State Auxiliary asks that
we have our husbands bring this newssheet home so we can read it.
After the business m eeting, Mrs. W illiam
E . Evans dem onstrated beau tiful decora
tions th at can b e made w ith tin and cast off
jew elry. Clever Christm as tree ornaments
were painted glass eggs studded with
pearls and sequins.
Since m ost of our m eetings are luncheons,
it has been evident that auxiliary members
are good cooks w ith a flair— and now its
official. I f you don’t have a D ecem b er issue
of B E T T E R H O M E S AN D G A R D E N S you
will want one. A half-page article pictures
a m outh-watering molded seafood salad
from cook-of-the-m onth award winner,
H azel W hitacre.
Fashion Show
All who took the Freew ay to Fashion,
Friday, N ovem ber 13, m ade a right turn.
Im pressive decorations converted the T op
BULLETIN of th e
F ie rc e
of the Ocean into a highway with traffic
signs and shrubs. Miniature tree-lined
boulevards carried out the theme on each
table.
Seventy-four ensembles were modeled—
everything from “I dreamed I went danc
ing in my . .
(w ith benefit of red and
black leotards) to elegant floor-length
gowns. Various hues of luscious pinks were
shown in all categories; stunning white ap
peared again and again for daytime and
evening. Auxiliary members who modeled
with poise and aided eight professional
models were: Helen Florence, Bianca M att
son, Marge W icks, Muriel Nelson and
Billie Jean Murphy. Donna Ferguson was
the behind-the-scene model co-ordinator.
Raffle tickets for a black, late-day costume
were sold by Jean Colley and Marion
Doherty.
A Rhodes commentator, with her rich
drawl, made us feel we were in the heart
of the Southland.
The overall organization and collection
of handsome clothes made the affair a
memorable afternoon. Chairman Ruth
Murphy, co-chairman Janet O’Connell, and
Ellen Pinto, Dorothy Grenley, Helen Flor
ence, Billie Jean Murphy, D el Wickstrom
and Jean Gibson have our congratulations
for a successful fashion show.
Sun Followers
After attending the American College of
Obstetricians meeting in Honolulu, Dr.
and Mrs. Scott Jones relaxed for two weeks
on the “garden island” of Kauai. Other
Hawaiian vacationers sporting tans are
Doctors and mesdames Frank Rigos, Frank
Maddison and Chris Reynolds.
A famous glitter spot in Nevada lured
the Brooks, Kunz’s, Vadheims and Banfields; the latter there for the International
College of Surgeons. Two days after the
Vadheims returned they left for the North
Pacific Surgical meeting in Victoria, B.C.
Others attending the same meeting were
the Gibsons, Reads, Tuells, Gulliksons,
Hoyers and Murray Johnsons.
Among the 90,000 people at the exciting
“big game” between Stanford and Califor
nia in Palo Alto were Peg and Ted Haley
with two sons.
We were thrilled with the news of Galen
and Pat Hoover’s newly adopted son,
Jeffery. He joins two sisters and one
brother.
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Our error— in our comments about the
new Home for Unmarried Mothers last
month, we failed to mention the Catholic
Charities Unwed Mothers Home which will
be ready early next year. There will be
more information next month, but in the
meantime, proceeds from the book, “Six
Roads to Abilene” by John McCallum will
benefit this project. An autograph party
will be held D ecem ber 4, at 2 p.m. at
Rhodes. The author and collaborator, Mr.
Edgar Eisenhower, will be present.
Undoubtedly, everyone enjoyed the
“Mavisisms” in last month’s column. Your
Bulletin editor appreciated the talented pen
and effordess style of M. Kallsen so much
that we wonder what we’re doing here!
There is no meeting or project in D ecem
ber, so have fun on the canape circuit.
In Memoriam
C. B o h n , M . D .
1876-1959
Another veteran physician has gone from
among us leaving many who feel a sincere
personal loss in his passing.
Although the Good Book suggests that
if by reason of strength our years be four
score, yet is their strength, labor and sor
row, we have never noticed that such
applied to Dr. Bohn.
In his later years he appreciated the fact
that he was progressing into the upper age
bracket, but he gave no sign other than
a gradual self-imposed limiting of his pro
fession work and allowing more time for
his favorite hobby, a study of various
religious beliefs.
W e understand that for many years his
real pleasure was to give to his patients
cheer and encouragement with his de
pendable tonic, a good story well told.
The art of medical practice has many
facets and none is of more potent value
than a happy heart. W ith such a heart was
Dr. Bohn abundantly blessed.
L e w i s M. H o p k i n s , M.D.
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HOSPITALS. . .
St. Joseph’s
Christmas is the music of bells, the
tinkling of tree ornaments, the voices of
Church choirs. Christmas is the love that
knits together a family across distance and
time. Christmas is above all the remem
brance of the Child of Bethlehem, it is the
shining of peace that can unite the world,
the faith that has endured since Christinas
began.
Mid-November saw us open a dining
room for our ambulatory patients who can
enjoy not only their meals in this attractive
little room, but meander there also for an
extra cup of java.
A new coat of paint, comfortable daveno
and chairs have made the expectant father’s
waiting room more relaxing and restful.
There the chain smoking young fathers and
anxious grandparents wait out the hours
until a new baby makes his earthly debut.
Mrs. Gislasson is home recuperating
from major surgery, we miss her in every
way.
Miss Swanston has returned from a
lengthy stay in Canada, where she was
hoping and praying that she might win the
Irish Sweepstakes.
Mrs. Irene Buick, one of our faithful
employees, looked quite different dressed
in brown satin and chantilly lace, her
daughter, Joan, became a Mrs. Teger.
Many of the maternity staff went to wit
ness the beautiful wedding.
To Mrs. Higginbottom we extend our
sincere sympathy at the sudden death of
her father— for no matter when or where
death comes— it is always sad.
Babies, beautiful, bouncing and angelic,
were heavenly sent to:
Dr. and Mrs. Geissler, a boy. Dr. and
Mrs. Larkin, a girl. Mrs. Claire McCaffrey
and Mrs. Marvel Lorenz were blessed with
girls. Mrs. Altman and Mrs. Bradford had
lovely sons.
On December 11, at 8 p.m. in the New
Yorker, St. Joseph’s Hospital Auxiliary is
sponsoring a Christmas Party, the proceeds
of which go for “Free Beds for Needy
Children.” A one dollar ticket entitles you
to 20 games of Bingo, and a chance to win
one of the three big prizes. Do come, bring
a friend, and have some fun.
To all the employees, to those with
whom our lot in life is cast, to those who
supervise us, in fact to everyone we know
at St. Joseph’s, to all our Doctors, we wish
to extend greetings for a blessed Christmas
and a happy and prosperous New Year.
Mr. and Mrs. Huber, our Janitor and one
of our L.P.N.s, went to Kelso for the
Thanksgiving holiday. They were 57 strong.
Speaking of vacations, Mrs. Keeley,
Marie Mitchell and Mrs. Magley, went to
Vancouver, B.C. The latter went for a rest,
but the former two took along an alarm
clock, in order to see the sun come over
the hill.
Minutes from Third Floor
’Twill be not too long before Christmas
and ’twas some time since news from us.
New personnel since our last issue are a
Miss Fore, graduate of ’59, who is in medi
cines on 3-11. Mrs. Buettner, R.N., at 3rd
North and hails from North Dakota. Mrs.
Hudson, a recent graduate and who will be
leaving for Columbus, Ohio soon. Mrs.
Perry, R.N., from University of San F ran
cisco, and Mrs. Bickley, R.N., has returned
from an absence of five years.
Miss Vian, L.P.N. and Mrs. Rylter, L.P.N.
are recent additions as medical secretaries.
“Tiny” Davis, aide, is back with us after a
tour of Germany with her soldier husband.
Cora Iffert, R.N., has retired from nurs
ing, but she is busy as a bee with her
weaving. Says she feels good and we all
wish her well. Naomi Johnson, L.P.N., has
also retired to a steady fulltime job of
housewife and mother.
Dr. Maini has been our intern for the
past four months, but now Dr. Marave has
joined us. Both are certainly well qualified
in their chosen profession.
The new remodeling on third south will
will be a wonderful improvement and will
make room for some badly needed beds
for patients.
May each and every one of you have a
Happy Holiday Season.
School of Nursing
On Decem ber 2, a tea was held in the
Nurses Lounge in the Nurses home for
guidance counselors, from the high schools
in the surrounding area. The purpose of the
tea was to acquaint these individuals with
the various Health Service programs offered
at St. Joseph’s. Various members of the par(Continued on Page 21)
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ticipating programs were present to
answer questions as they arose.
A well attended Halloween dance was
held in the Marian Room at St. Leo’s,
October 29. The hall was attractively decor
ated for the occasion with spooks, goblins
and other appropriate symbols. The tradi
tional cider and do-nuts were served at the
evening’s close.
So successful was the Halloween event
that plans are in store for a Semi-formal
dance to be sponsored by the pre-clinical
students. The Browns Point Club House is
the place selected. More news later about
this affair as plans are being formulated.
Students are all displaying red arms as a
result of their recent intra-dermal flu vac
cinations. The entire school population par
ticipated in the program.
It is indeed very edifying to see the large
numbers of students attending daily mass.
Keep it up girls, the dear Lord is never
outdone in His generosity and Fm sure you
and the entire group will all reap His
blessings.
Miss Mary Williams attended a work
shop on “Counselling in Health in Public
Health and its Limitations” on November
20. Miss Williams, a public health nurse,
is the Public Health instructor in our
program.
“Dance Time” sponsored by the St. Jo
seph’s Nursing School guild on Friday,
November 20, was a huge success. A large
crowd attended the affair. No one would
recognize the nursing arts lab as such after
the students transformed it into a real
“ballroom.”
The Student Body, Faculty and Person
nel of the School of Nursing wish everyone
a very Blessed and Merry Christmas and a
New Year filled with Peace and happiness.
Dietary Department
The main kitchen will have a new look
for Christmas this year. Besides the addi
tion of several pieces of more modern
equipment, it will be “skirted” with green
ceramic tile.
Miss Patriciano Madarang who is from
the Philippines and doing post-graduate
work at C.P.S. is working part time in the
Dietician’s office. Our knowledge of the
Philippine Islands has been increased
greatiy since her coming here.
Have you noticed Nel Costigan’s pound
age loss. I ’m sure all have heard her count
ing calories at lunch time in the cafeteria.
Keep it up Nell, it’s really beginning to
show.
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A party of recent notation was given for
Mrs. Faber and Mrs. D ’Andrea in honor of
both of their birthday anniversaries.
Angela Byrne is back working after her
vacation. There is a sparkle in her eye and
the general opinion is that she is very
pleased with the arrival of a fine Irish lad!
Our champion bowler, Mrs. Flannery, is
losing her grounds to Rose Tovoli and
Helen Mulkerin. W atch out, Mrs. Flannery,
they’re close behind you. Erin Bilsborrow
and Nora Nitz are working hard to improve
their scores also. Good Luck!
Mrs. Helen Rudd and Sue Cordel are our
new' switch board operators. W e can’t say
they will last as long as Mrs. Nish but we
hope they like their new job.
Mrs. Dilger has the "for sale’’ sign up for
her future family of puppies. The estimated
value is seventy-five dollars apiece. Any
offers?
X-Ray Department
Students of the X-ray Department have
been busy these last few weeks. Along
with their daily cl asses and practical work,
they have just completed a series of Physics
lectures, at Mary Bridge Clinic, conducted
by Mi'. Dean Ostrucle, of Picker X-ray
Corp. It is hoped we can all pass our Regis
try test when the time comes.
Our schedule also included being
hostesses for the D istrict No. 2 X-ray T ech
nicians meeting, at which Dr. Flynn spoke
on “Protection from X -ray”, and Dr. Maki
discussed Radio Isotopes.
Our Romance Dept, is flourishing too,
Frances Anick and Karen Giusiano are altar
bound in the near future. Good luck, girls.
St. Joseph's Annex
On Sunday, November 1, the nursing staff
and ten patients moved from St. Mary’s to
the new building. Things have been run
ning quite smoothly in spite of the fact
that we have become alternately annoyed
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and amused at the incongruous places that
we’ve found our supplies.
Thanks to Sister Antonia, our kitchen had
two spaces filled, with a little stove and
the other with a refrigerator. The next day
one of the nurses brought a raw egg to boil
for lunch, but had to settle for something
else, because the stove wasn’t connected.
Last week a new picture was ceremoniously
hung, amid cheers and oh’s, over the piano
in the downstairs day room. It is a framed
mural of Reflection Lake, a gift of one of
our Nurses.
Our new home has a few new faces. Mrs.
Magill, L.P.N., from Idaho has joined the
3-11 stafF as well as Miss Walton, Nurses’
aide. W e wish to welcome them to the
department. Mrs. Baydo, 3-11 Nurses aide,
is moving to California with her family.
There are q few employees who did not
call on the day of Open House and if they
would care to see the first floor of the
Annex, they are most welcome. Since this
is the patients’ home, it is our wish to main
tain respect for their dignity at all times,
therefore we ask that you come only at
the hours when they are upstairs. Please
contact Sister for the available time.
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Sisters and E m
ployees wish Pierce County Medical So
ciety members and all their families a very
Happy and Blessed Christmas.
Doctor's
The Professional Staff of the Doctors
Hospital of Tacom a will hold its annual
meeting and election of officers on D ecem
ber 14, 1959. The meeting will be held in
the auditorium of the Pierce County Medi
cal Society at 7:30 p.m.
The hospital is happy to welcome the
new maintenance engineer, Dean Starkey,
who comes to us from a large smelting and
refining company where he was employed
as a pipefitter since 1947. Coming out of
retirement to introduce Mr. Starkey to the
Doctors Hospital is a person who needs no
introduction, “Al” Berntsen. A1 is always
welcome as he is an honorary life member
of the hospital.
Ken Trimble is still on the sick list. For
the past several years Ken has been plagued
with sickness. L et’s hope the bug chooses
another victim next time as Ken has had
more than his share.
The flu bug has taken its toll this past
month and has managed to bite nearly
everyone on the office staff.
For the past month our administrator,
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Hugh Williamson, has suffered continuous
ly from the after-effects of an extracted
wisdom tooth. He has lost ten pounds but
doesn’t recommend a tooth ache as a satis
factory way to lose weight.
Terry Christensen, one of our third floor
nurses, recently returned from a trip to
New York. W e are happy to report that her
father is on the road to recovery following
a serious illness.
Last week May Bates and LaVerne Dur
bin graduated with honors from their course
in Anatomy and Physiology. W e congrat
ulate and commend them for taking time
from a busy week to attend these night
school classes. Their increased knowledge
should be of great help in their work here
at the hospital.
Good Samaritan
As part of the Community Relations
Program of the Good Samaritan Hospital,
representatives of the Sumner and Puyallup
Police and Fire Departments, the W ash
ington State Patrol and various Valley am
bulance services, representatives from the
Medical Staff and Hospital Administrative
Staff gathered at Good Samaritan Hospital
recently for a luncheon meeting.
Henrietta Button, R.N., Director of the
Hospital, welcomed the group and called
upon Paul Teslow, Assistant Director, and
Virginia Lovitt, R.N., Director of Nursing,
to describe the organization and staffing of
the Hospital facility.
Dr. J. P. Duffy, President of the Medical
Staff, discussed a number of considerations
involved in receiving service men, psychi
atric patients, inebriated patients, welfare
patients and the care of accident cases
and other emergency room patients.
A question and answer session followed
with considerable discussion of mutual
problems in the handling of emergency
cases. Everyone felt that this was a very
informative meeting, and the request was
made that the Hospital hold an annual
meeting so that all could coordinate mu
tual problems and thereby render better
service to the Valley Community.
New equipment in Surgery recently is a
Morris clinical defibrillator and five foot
stand, a Burford Finochietto rib spreader, a
Bailey rib contractor and a Lowman bone
clamp.
The Gamma Club of Puyallup has do
nated a Polaroid Camera for photograph
ing newborns in the Nursery. The baby
pictures will be available to new mothers
at cost.
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Periodical Examination
Of Doctors
At the last meeting of the Tacoma
Academy of Internal Medicine a motion
was passed that a brief article be written
by the President and printed in the Pierce
County Bulletin, to the effect that our
members recognize that doctors are loath
to present themselves to other physicians
for examination, because they don’t want
to be a bother.
Our organization stands for complete
evaluation of patients and feel that this
should be carried out on a periodical basis,
regardless of symptoms.
The members of the Tacom a Academy of
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The course will be Physiology and An
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Instructor Arthur Theimer, Pierce County
Audio and Visual Director, is past organi
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Seattle.
Another course is Medical Terminology
and Related Material, which starts D ecem
ber 1, 1959. Instructor Ann Kelly March,
Medical Records Librarian, has conducted
Medical Terminology classes for two years
in Tacoma. These courses will begin D e
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and Thursday from 7:00 p.m .-9:30 p.m. for
nine weeks. Christmas vacation is D ecem
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The evening school is also planning to
offer a course in Medical Secretarial Prac
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Following is the report from the Supervistor of the Poison Control Center for
October.
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Calls from Parents or otiier Lay Persons 66
Physicians or Hospitals ________________ 10
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Heart Assn. To Establish
Registry of Cardiac Pathology
A 83500 grant for the establishment of a
registry of cardiac pathology in children
has been made by the Washington State
Heart Association to Dr. S. A. Creighton,
D irector of Laboratories at Childrens
Orthopedic Hospital.
The project will be carried out under the
directiono f Dr. Hi-Soo Kim, senior fellow
in pediatric pathology at Children’s Ortho
pedic Hospital.
At the present time, no registry of cardiac
abnormalities in children exists in the state.
For the past ten years materials needed for
such a registry have been accumulated at
the Orthopedic Hospital. The registry will
be available for teaching purposes, and to
physicians throughout the state concerned
with the diagnosis of cardiac defects in
children.
Dr. Creighton said the registry will con
tribute not only to professional education
but will contribute toward the develop
ment of new techniques in research as ap
plied to childhood cardiac disease.
Doctoring
Father: “Yes you may ask a question, but
make it short.”
Small boy: “W ell, when a doctor gets
sick and another doctor doctors him, does
the doctor doing the doctoring have to
doctor die doctor the way the doctor be
ing doctored wants to be doctored, or does
the doctor doing the doctoring of the doc
tor doctor in his own way?’’
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P ie r c e
Cancer Cytology Conference
To Be H eld in Mexico
Announcement that the International
Conference of Cancer Cytology will be
held in Mexico City in 1960, instead of in
Madrid, Spain, was made in New York
recently by Dr. J. Ernest Ayre and Dr.
Locke Mackenzie, speaking on behalf of
Dr. Sanz Ibanez of Spain who is President
of the International Conference. The an
nouncement followed a meeting of the
Medical and Scientific Consultants of the
Cancer Cytology Foundation of America,
Inc. which is co-sponsoring the Conference
with the Pan American Cancer Cytology
Society, the National Cancer Institute of
Spain, and other medical groups.
Dr. Ayre and Dr. Mackenzie, who are
respectively President and U. S. National
Chairman of the Pan American Cancer
Cytology Society, stated the conference will
meet jointly with the Pan American Medi
cal Congress in Mexico City, May 2-11,
1960. The transfer will enable announce
ment of latest developments and discov
eries in the science of cytology before the
large gatherings of leading physicians, re
search scientists and dentists from the
Western Hemisphere expected to number
in excess of 7500. Dr. G. N. Papanicolaou,
Pioneer in Cytology, is an Honorary Mem
ber of the Pan American Cancer Cytology
Society.
Leading medical authorities in Cancer
Cytology, participating in the International
Conference include Dr. E. V. Cowdry, St.
Louis; Dr. Robert Nesbitt, Albany, N.Y.;
Dr. Morris Fishbein, Chicago, 111.; Dr.
George Gey, Johns Hopkins University; Dr.
Alexander Brunschwig, Sloan Kettering
Institute; Dr. Howard Miller who heads the
Cytology Center of New Jersey; Leon
Motyllof, Pathologist, Woman's Hospital,
New York; Dr. Leonell Strong, Roswell
Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.; Dr.
Jean Darche of Canada; and Dr. Henry
Klaunberg of Washington who is Chair
man of the Finance Committee. Prof. De
Watteville of Geneva, Switzerland, heads
the Program Committee. Professor Novikoff
represents the Soviet Union on the Inter
national Conference Advisory Council; Dr.
Guillermo Terzano and Professor Ahumada,
Argentine; Professor M cLaren, Great B rit
ain; Professor H. Kottmeier, Sweden; Pro
fessor Rurge, Germany; Professor Sirtori,
Italy; and others.
The Pan American Medical Congress,
according to Director General Dr. Joseph
C o u n ty
29
J. Eller, noted dermatologist of New York
City, is expected to be the biggest hemis
pheric congress yet held under die Pan
American Medical Association which ineludes among its top officers, medical
leaders such as Nobel Prize W inner, Pro
fessor Bernardo A. Houssay of Argentina;
Dr. Leroy E. Burney, Surgeon General of
the U.S. Public Health Service, W ashing
ton; Dr. Elm er Hess, Past President of the
American Medical Association; Dr. Abra
ham Horwitz, D irector of the Pan Ameri
can Sanitary Bureau of the W orld Health
Organization; and Dr. Ugo Pinheiro Guimaraes, who heads the National Cancer
Institute of Brazil.
The theme of the Pan American Medical
Association Congress will be, “Inter-Ameri
can Good W ill through M edical Science”.
Official support for the Congress has been
assured by the Minister of Health for M ex
ico as well as governmental agencies and
scientific organizations of many countries.
The Internationa] Cancer Cytology Con
ference will bring together, by invitation,
up to 300 leading authorities in the field of
cancer cytology, as well as heads of W HO
and UN ESCO, to discuss ways and means
of making cytology tests available to
people of all countries. A major problem
to be discussed at the International Con
ference will be the shortage of trained
M.D. cytologists, cytopathologists, and cy
tology screeners. The Conference will dis
cuss ways and means of developing train
ing programs in countries where experi
enced teachers are available.
According to the Cancer Cytology Foun
dation of America, Inc., in the United
States alone, the shortage of experienced
cytologists, cytopathologists, and screeners
is so acute that only a small percentage of
the nation’s adult women have the protec
tion of an annual cervical cytology test,
even though it is well known that through
this study of the cells, indications of cer
vical cancer may be detected several years
before the usual signs and symptoms ap
pear. Newly developed techniqeus for the
study of cells in the fluids of the throat
and lungs, prostate, and stomach are show
ing promise in cancer detection of those
organs.
For Information W rite To:
Dr. Robert Nesbitt, Secretary,
U. S. Office, International
Conference, Union University,
Albany, New York.
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