Board of Directors Meeting
December 7, 1951
Meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. Royal W. Rudolph, at 8:20 P.M.
Members present were: Royal W. Rudolph, President
O.J. Farness, Vice President
W.B. Steen, Sec.-Treas.
Harry E. Thompson Leo J. Kent
R.E. Hastings W.R. Manning
Harold W. Kohl L.E. Beaton
Dr. A.C. Van Ravenswaay was present as a guest.
It was moved by Dr. Harry Thompson that the reading of Minutes be dispensed with. Motion seconded by Dr. Beaton and carried.
The President read a letter from Dr. Francis J. Bean, Superintendent of Pima County General Hospital, asking for definite decision in writing as to what action, if any, should be taken relative to requests for resignations from the staff of that hospital.
Dr. Harry Thompson thought there were certain extenuating circumstances when a man should be allowed to resign.
Dr. Rudolph thought the Board of Directors should define a good excuse.
Dr. Hastings suggested that it would probably be an individual thing in each instance.
Dr. Manning thought that this was a matter of policy.
Dr. Beaton said that there are man men on the list of men who have not attendee a staff meeting during the past year who do a lot of work but do not go to the meetings.
Dr. Harry Thompson said that the Hospital Board should take a definite stand on it.
Dr. Manning asked why the Board of Directors couldn't define the thing and say "because of illness, or seniority, 15 years' service, etc.", because the Hospital Board should have something to work on.
Dr. Rudolph said that the Hospital Governing Board is looking to the Medical Society for advisory action.
Dr. Kent felt that men should be permitted to resign for any valid reason, such as illness, or seniority 15 years' service; that activity might be optional after fifteen years.
Dr. Harry Thompson thought that a stand should be taken; that we should say that resignations will be accepted for illness or other causes, to be decided by the Hospital board. Dr. Thompson moved that the Board of Directors inform the Pima County Hospital Governing Board that its feeling in his regard is that no resignation be accepted except under certain cases of sickness, longevity, and other unforeseen emergencies, subject to the Board of Governors' action.
Dr. Manning inquired what would be done with Dr. Dixon's resignation.
Dr. Harry Thompson thought that was up to the Board of Governors.
Motion was seconded by Dr. Hastings and carried.
Dr. Rudolph informed the members of the Board of Directors present that Dr. Van Ravenswaay had been invited to speak to them about the Hughes
