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and dedication. The facilities and personnel of our
laboratory have been evaluated as one of the best and
certainly well suited to render service to a comprehensive health center. The X-ray Department has been
re-located and expanded. From its original five radiographic rooms we now have twelve. We have utilized
much of the equipment we already had and the additional areas have been equipped with the latest and
most modern x-ray equipment. Under the leadership
of Dr. Norman Keep and his assistants we now have
the facilities and are able to render a complete, sophisticated and modern x-ray diagnostic service. The
Emergency Department is being rebuilt and expanded
into the area formerly occupied by the Diagnostic X-ray
department.
Presently our emergency department has provided
medical services on an on-call basis from our medical
staff. Upon completion by mid 1972 of our present
expansion program the department will be staffed with
qualified medical personnel to provide 24 hour service
in all categories of medical care for both in and out
patients.
The hospital's former entrance, lobby and gift shop
area is now being remodeled to provide facilities for the
doctors' study and lounge, as well as offices for the
hospital's secretarial personnel to service our medical
staff.
What we have today is only the beginning. As
medical science progresses, as new concepts for
treating man for a longer and healthier life develop, we
are committed to provide new facilities and services.
Our hospital continues to grow and will meet todays
and tomorrow's health care challenges.
Let us briefly review the activities of the past year.
Fresno Community Hospital with a staff of 875 full and
part-time employees with a payroll of approximately six
and one-half million dollars, provided the following
health care services: We had 18,070 admissions with
87,956 patient days. During the year 1969-70 the
average stay per patient was 5.9 days. This past year
the average stay was reduced to 5.2 days. The
reduction of days in the hospital has reduced the cost
to the patient per illness. This was achieved through
advancements in medical science, developments in
hospital care and a vigilant performance by our
Medical Staff's Utilization Review Committee who
regularly study patient charts and advise attending
physicians when a patient should be discharged.
Our Surgical Department had an increased load of
total procedures, both major and minor, to 8,249. Our
laboratory, utilizing its expanded facilities and area only
part of the past year, had a very substantial increase
with a total of 290,498 tests. Our Radiation Therapy
Center has rendered 11,377 treatments and our X-ray
Diagnostic Center has provided 39,085 examinations.
The Obstetrical Department of Fresno Community
Hospital continues to grow. Although the birth rate
throughout the country has decreased, there were
2,981 babies born in the hospital this past year. This
represents an increase of 608 from the previous year.
In line with our complete comprehensive health center
approach, we are rapidly becoming the area's leading
Obstetrical and Gynecological Hospital. As this trend
continues, your Board of Trustees is now investigating
the ways and means to expand this department to meet
the growing needs of our community.
I have briefly outlined our expanded and new
facilities with its various departments, its diversified
patient care, its sophisticated equipment and the
services it has provided our community this past year.
But in order to convert this structure into a living
institution, rendering tender loving care to one who is
physically or emotionally ill, it requires men and women
with knowledge, dedication and devotion . . . people
who care. I am proud that Fresno Community Hospital
has such a staff. The primary avenue for better
patient care and certainly the heart beat of Fresno
Community Hospital comes through its Medical Staff of
almost 400 physicians, under the leadership of its
President, Dr. Richard H. Smiley. In my position, as
President of the Hospital, I have had the opportunity to
work closely with Dr. Smiley and his staff. Usually it is
beyond our normal comprehension as to the amount of
time the members of the Medical Staff devote to the
Hospital's welfare by spending hundreds of hours each
year on committees, or as a department head, studying
and scrutinizing ways and means to improve and render better patient care. Our staff has gone beyond the
call of duty in rendering such services. At this time I
would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Dr.
Smiley and all members of the Medical Staff who have
rendered an invaluable service to the Fresno
Community Hospital during the past year.
The responsibility of coordinating all services of the
Hospital with its various departments and the patient
rests primarily with the administrative staff. Our thanks
and appreciation to our Executive Administrator,
James D. Helzer, who with his able staff built on people
who care, has directed the day to day activities in all
phases of the Hospital's operation. Our thanks and
appreciation to his department heads, Mr. Robert
Fulton, Director of Development; Mr. George Shomon,
Director of General Services; Mr. Dennis Milligan,
Director of Finance; Mr. Mike Kelly, Director of
Personnel; Mrs. Melvina O'Day, Director of Nursing
Services; and each and every other manager, supervisor and employee of the Fresno Community Hospital,
who together with their combined efforts during the
past year's most trying times, have continued to
provide an institution giving our patients the finest of
care.
Our appreciation and thanks to Mr. Clifton H.
Linville, who unfortunately at this time, due to health
reasons has been granted a leave of absence, for his
devoted and dedicated service to the Hospital. May we
at this time extend him our wishes for a speedy and
complete recovery.
The Women's Service Alliance, with their 400
members, together with their sponsored teenage
auxiliaries, the Candy Stripers and the Red Coats, have
given thousands of hours of devoted and dedicated
service throughout the Hospital for its daily function
and assistance in patient care. Their smiling and
cheerful appearances have provided warmth and
hospitality to our institution. This year they have provided a great service during our dedication and open
house periods in conducting the public tours throughout the hospital. Our thanks and appreciation to Mrs.
Lester L. Carruth, President of the Women's Service
Alliance for her untiring and unselfish leadership during this last transitional year.
The Board of Trustees of Fresno Community
Hospital is responsible for the hospital's operation,
growth and development. With the building program
now almost complete, the Board has the responsibility
to make the proper decisions in the areas of finance
and development. Each Board Member has given
unselfishly of his time to ensure the continued growth
and success of this institution. As Chairman of the
Board of Trustees I value their counsel and appreciate
their devotion to the community. The men who serve as
trustees represent a diversified cross section of our
business and professional community, thus bringing a
balance of counsel and advice. May I present them to
you now:
Object Description
| Title | Scrapbook |
| Object type | Photo album |
| Digital collection | Leon S. Peters Papers |
| Physical collection | Leon S. Peters papers |
| Folder structure | Biographical_information |
Description
| Title | Page 47f |
| Date Created | 1972-02 |
| Physical description | 28.0 cm. x 21.7 cm. |
| Full text search | and dedication. The facilities and personnel of our laboratory have been evaluated as one of the best and certainly well suited to render service to a comprehensive health center. The X-ray Department has been re-located and expanded. From its original five radiographic rooms we now have twelve. We have utilized much of the equipment we already had and the additional areas have been equipped with the latest and most modern x-ray equipment. Under the leadership of Dr. Norman Keep and his assistants we now have the facilities and are able to render a complete, sophisticated and modern x-ray diagnostic service. The Emergency Department is being rebuilt and expanded into the area formerly occupied by the Diagnostic X-ray department. Presently our emergency department has provided medical services on an on-call basis from our medical staff. Upon completion by mid 1972 of our present expansion program the department will be staffed with qualified medical personnel to provide 24 hour service in all categories of medical care for both in and out patients. The hospital's former entrance, lobby and gift shop area is now being remodeled to provide facilities for the doctors' study and lounge, as well as offices for the hospital's secretarial personnel to service our medical staff. What we have today is only the beginning. As medical science progresses, as new concepts for treating man for a longer and healthier life develop, we are committed to provide new facilities and services. Our hospital continues to grow and will meet todays and tomorrow's health care challenges. Let us briefly review the activities of the past year. Fresno Community Hospital with a staff of 875 full and part-time employees with a payroll of approximately six and one-half million dollars, provided the following health care services: We had 18,070 admissions with 87,956 patient days. During the year 1969-70 the average stay per patient was 5.9 days. This past year the average stay was reduced to 5.2 days. The reduction of days in the hospital has reduced the cost to the patient per illness. This was achieved through advancements in medical science, developments in hospital care and a vigilant performance by our Medical Staff's Utilization Review Committee who regularly study patient charts and advise attending physicians when a patient should be discharged. Our Surgical Department had an increased load of total procedures, both major and minor, to 8,249. Our laboratory, utilizing its expanded facilities and area only part of the past year, had a very substantial increase with a total of 290,498 tests. Our Radiation Therapy Center has rendered 11,377 treatments and our X-ray Diagnostic Center has provided 39,085 examinations. The Obstetrical Department of Fresno Community Hospital continues to grow. Although the birth rate throughout the country has decreased, there were 2,981 babies born in the hospital this past year. This represents an increase of 608 from the previous year. In line with our complete comprehensive health center approach, we are rapidly becoming the area's leading Obstetrical and Gynecological Hospital. As this trend continues, your Board of Trustees is now investigating the ways and means to expand this department to meet the growing needs of our community. I have briefly outlined our expanded and new facilities with its various departments, its diversified patient care, its sophisticated equipment and the services it has provided our community this past year. But in order to convert this structure into a living institution, rendering tender loving care to one who is physically or emotionally ill, it requires men and women with knowledge, dedication and devotion . . . people who care. I am proud that Fresno Community Hospital has such a staff. The primary avenue for better patient care and certainly the heart beat of Fresno Community Hospital comes through its Medical Staff of almost 400 physicians, under the leadership of its President, Dr. Richard H. Smiley. In my position, as President of the Hospital, I have had the opportunity to work closely with Dr. Smiley and his staff. Usually it is beyond our normal comprehension as to the amount of time the members of the Medical Staff devote to the Hospital's welfare by spending hundreds of hours each year on committees, or as a department head, studying and scrutinizing ways and means to improve and render better patient care. Our staff has gone beyond the call of duty in rendering such services. At this time I would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to Dr. Smiley and all members of the Medical Staff who have rendered an invaluable service to the Fresno Community Hospital during the past year. The responsibility of coordinating all services of the Hospital with its various departments and the patient rests primarily with the administrative staff. Our thanks and appreciation to our Executive Administrator, James D. Helzer, who with his able staff built on people who care, has directed the day to day activities in all phases of the Hospital's operation. Our thanks and appreciation to his department heads, Mr. Robert Fulton, Director of Development; Mr. George Shomon, Director of General Services; Mr. Dennis Milligan, Director of Finance; Mr. Mike Kelly, Director of Personnel; Mrs. Melvina O'Day, Director of Nursing Services; and each and every other manager, supervisor and employee of the Fresno Community Hospital, who together with their combined efforts during the past year's most trying times, have continued to provide an institution giving our patients the finest of care. Our appreciation and thanks to Mr. Clifton H. Linville, who unfortunately at this time, due to health reasons has been granted a leave of absence, for his devoted and dedicated service to the Hospital. May we at this time extend him our wishes for a speedy and complete recovery. The Women's Service Alliance, with their 400 members, together with their sponsored teenage auxiliaries, the Candy Stripers and the Red Coats, have given thousands of hours of devoted and dedicated service throughout the Hospital for its daily function and assistance in patient care. Their smiling and cheerful appearances have provided warmth and hospitality to our institution. This year they have provided a great service during our dedication and open house periods in conducting the public tours throughout the hospital. Our thanks and appreciation to Mrs. Lester L. Carruth, President of the Women's Service Alliance for her untiring and unselfish leadership during this last transitional year. The Board of Trustees of Fresno Community Hospital is responsible for the hospital's operation, growth and development. With the building program now almost complete, the Board has the responsibility to make the proper decisions in the areas of finance and development. Each Board Member has given unselfishly of his time to ensure the continued growth and success of this institution. As Chairman of the Board of Trustees I value their counsel and appreciate their devotion to the community. The men who serve as trustees represent a diversified cross section of our business and professional community, thus bringing a balance of counsel and advice. May I present them to you now: |
