Letter received from Colonel R.F. Kirk, of the Air Force Hospital at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, concerning an article appearing in the Tucson Daily Citizen 15 August 1953 which referred to studies being conducted there on Desert Fever. Colonel Kirk stated that this article had been published without his knowledge or approval and that definite steps have been taken to prevent a recurrence in the future.
Letter received from the Secretary of the Arizona Society of Osteopathic Physicians, concerning correspondence from the local campaign director of the American Cancer Society regarding use of a film on Cancer which was refused to them on the occasion of a convention held in Tucson in May 1953. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, a courteous reply was directed to them, and the correspondence in question forwarded to the Cancer Society.
Letter received from Dr. Kent Thayer, stating that the Southwest Blood Bank of Phoenix is being called upon to provide blood to private hospitals and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tucson. He asked for an expression from the Society as to the advisability of continuing to do this, and if the Society would prefer the Southwest Blood Banks to open a branch in Tucson, and if so, whether members elected from the Society would serve on its Board of Directors. After discussion, this matter was to be referred to the Red Cross Committee, to check how many requests from private hospitals have been filled.
Letter received from the President of the Governing Board at the Pima County General Hospital, placing the problem of active participation in the hospital services by members of the County Society before the Board of Directors. This specifically referred to the failure of finding consecutive coverage in the department of anesthesia. After discussion, motion was made, seconded and carried that a letter be forwarded to each anesthesiologist calling attention to the fact that membership in the Pima County Medical Society implies responsibility towards the Pima County Hospital, and suggesting that in order to solve the problem each anesthesiologist be assigned anesthesia responsibility for one month at a time in rotation and that the Governing Board of the Pima County Hospital be asked to so handle the assignments. It was also to be indicated that such assignment is in no way to effect the status of the nurse anesthetist employed by the Pima County Hospital.
Report for the Hospital Building Committee was made by Dr. Manning, and a scrap book containing all the publicity and report information of the past year on this subject was presented by him.
Report on problems of the Pima County Medical Auxiliary made by Dr. Manning.
Meeting adjourned.
