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Griffin Daily News Tuesday, March 22, 1977
Hospital rates
(Continued from page 1)
They will be discussed at next
month’s meeting.
Dick Hyatt asked the board to
take a look at the costs of
increasing employes’
hospitalization and life
insurance, which he termed
“low”.
“The best way to obtain a
good employe is through fringe
benefits,” he observed.
Where will
hospital go?
Mr. Feely has asked that the
hospital’s medical services be
evaluated in order that the
authority “can determine the
type of hospital we are and
where we want to go.”
He suggested the medical
staff examine each medical
service and make re
commendations on their
procedures.
All hospital care needs of a
patient are met in some areas,
while in others the hospital is
capable of giving primary care
only, he said.
He said such planning is
advocated by the state Health
Systems Agency and will be
required with a national health
insurance program which was
pledged by the Carter
administration.
The Health Systems Agency
is financed by federal and state
funds and was organized to
improve health care in rural
areas, Feely explained.
According to Administrator
Carl Ridley, Georgia is divided
into 6 health systems and
Griffin, along with some 18
other counties (including
Fulton), is in the North Central
Agency. All future hospital
expenditures of more than
>IOO,OOO will have to be
approved by the agency to
prevent duplication of services
in a given area, he said.
Eventually, it was noted,
patients may be assigned to a
certain hospital instead of
having a choice.
“That’s a step toward
socialized medicine,” said
Chairman O. M. “Pete” Snider,
Jr.
Ridley said he has learned 2
Atlanta dentists have asked for
federal money to open a health
facility in nearby Locust Grove.
Hospital Care
to get two
Two Hospital Authority
members will be appointed to
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serve on the board of the Griffin
Hospital Care Association, Inc.,
' to replace former authority
members Alyn Jones and Ed
* Willis.
A recent audit recommended
that present authority members
' be appointed instead to comply
with Griffin Care’s charter.
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chairmen
A study committee on
electing the authority chairman
has recommended the chair
manship be periodically
' changed and that the length of
’ his term not be limited.
It also recommended the by
i laws be amended so that the
vice chairman will serve on the
executive board, along with a
member appointed by the
chairman and that one member
at large be elected by the board.
Presently the executive
committee is appointed by the
1 chairman.
The amendment will be voted
’ on next month.
Few using
credit cards
Hospital officials are dis
appointed because so few
patients are using credit cards
to pay their bills.
All major cards are accepted
in the emergency room and if
used, would save the hospital
some $5 for each billing cost.
February
income good
February was a good income
month for the hospital with an
average of 122 patients per day
and about SIOO,OOO net income,
according to Mr. Baker.
In January there were an
average of 106 patients per day,
he said.
Bulletin
policy set
A new policy concerning the
hospital bulletin board was
approved.
From now on events of
community interest may be
posted on the board for a period
of from 3 to 7 days. No on-going
events, such as church services
or club meetings, will be
accepted, only those things
which are approved by the
administration.
The bulletin board is next to
the cafeteria in the basement.
Seay reports
on meeting
Atty. Clifford Seay reported
on a meeting of hospital
attorneys which he attended in
Atlanta.
He discussed legal decisions,
legislation and federal
regulations concerning
hospitals and cautioned that the
entire medical staff can be
responsible for the malpractice
actions of one of its members.
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What’s
happening
Kiwanis Club
Dr. James E. Bottoms, director,
Division of program and staff
development, Georgia Department of
Education, will be guest speaker at the
regular meeting of the Griffin Kiwanis
Club on Wednesday, at the Moose
Lodge, beginning at 12:15 p.m. Charles
Horton will introduce the speaker.
Sewing
Sewing workshops at the Spalding
County Extension on Thursday will be
on zippers at 10:30 a.m. and buttonholes
at 2 p.m. The workshops are free but
pre-registration is necessary with the
Extension office.
Child abuse
The Council for Exceptional Children
will hold a meeting on Thursday at 7:30
p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church.
All interested persons are urged to
attend and learn more about child
abuse.
UDC
The United Daughters of the Con
federacy will meet Thursday afternoon
at 3 p.m. at the Flint River Regional
Library. Dr. Marvin Thomas, political
science professor at Gordon Junior
College, will be the guest speaker.
Hostesses will be Mrs. L. W. Russell,
Mrs. Gilbert Smith, Mrs. E. A. Scales,
Miss Katherine Wolcott and Mrs.
George Hartshorn.
Council
The Spalding County Intra-Agency
Council will hold its regular monthly
meeting Thursday in the Griffin-
Spalding Hospital library, beginning at
1 p.m., following luncheon in the
cafeteria at 12:30 p.m.
MASTER BLALOCK
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy J.
Blalock of Route 6, Griffin,
announce the birth of a son on
March 21 at the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital.
We Are Proud To Announce
That
Marsha Phillips
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Marsha invites her friends and customers to come by or
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Spalding Junior High I VOCA member* participated in
region Four VOCA competition at Griffin High School.
Winner* from Spalding I were: Vincent Lamar, first place
individual talent; Lisa Phillips, third place in most im
proved VOCA girl; and Jerry Ison, third place In public
speaking. Vincent Lamar will represent Region Four at
Stork Club
VOCA winners
MASTER THOMASON
Mr. and Mrs. Forest A.
Thomason of Thomaston
.announce the birth of a son on
March 21 at the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital.
the State VOCA convention April 28-30 at Saint Simons
Island. VOCA members pictured are: (front 1-r) Denise
Jester, Renita Heflin, Jerry Ison, Vincent Lamar, Lisa
Phillips, Jeff Simonds, (back 1-r) Michelle Barkley,
Marilyn Neal, Barbara King and Todd Craig. F. J. Ball is
coordinator of CVAE at Spalding I.
Butts man
accused
of theft
The Butts County Sheriff’s
Department has arrested a man
accused of stealing a CB radio
from the auto of Bobby Hamil,
Route 4, Box 224.
His name was not available at
the department this morning,
but according to the Spalding
County Sheriff’s Department,
Deputy David Taylor and Hamil
were able to contact the suspect
over the CB and talked with him
Monday.
He later was taken into
custody by the Butts lawmen
and was expected to be brought
to the Spalding County jail
today.
Sheriff’s officers also were
investigating a burglary at the
home of Willie B. Harris, Route
3, Box 125-H, Kendall road.
The missing items Included a
clock, iron, toaster, electric
razor and food.
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Hospital Report
Dismissed from the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital
Monday:
Jennie Edna Young, Barbara
Jean Rogers, Mary Ponder,
Barbara Pitts, Charles Schuler,
Shirley Welch, Henry Steward,
Janet Swanger.
Perry Duke, Homer C.
McChaffey, Mrs. Patricia Dee
Carden and baby, Susie H.
Dodd, Allen S. Murray. *
New directory
distributed
New city directories were
being distributed in Griffin this
week, correcting some errors
which showed up in the previous
publication.
The Publishing Company
compiled the information and
published the book.
It contains 461 pages. Listings
are by alphabetical order,
numerical telephone number
and street addresses.
Freeport gets backing
Chamber of Commerce
directors will ask city and
county commissioners to call
for a local referendum on a
Deaths
Funerals
Mr. Williams
Mr. Hub R. Williams of 1468
Stella Way died unexpectedly at
his residence early this
morning.
Mr. Williams was a native of
Mosley Hall, Fla. He had made
his home in Lovejoy for several
years before moving to Griffin.
Mr. Williams was a veteran of
World War II when he served in
the U.S. Army, Military Police
in France.
He has no immediate
survivors.
Funeral plans will be
announced by Haisten Funeral
Home of Griffin.
Boys’ Club
planning
kite contest
The Boys’ Club of Griffin-
Spalding County will host its
third annual kite flying day on
Saturday, March 26, at the
Airport road ball field at 11 a.m.
All boys and girls 6-16 in the
Griffin area can participate.
Prizes will be given for the
highest flying kite, the smallest
kite, the largest kite and the
best home made kite.
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freeport proposal.
Under state law, local
communities can vote to
exempt some inventories.
Gene Dabbs, chairman of the
Governmental Affairs, reported
to the directors his committee •
had made an extensive study as
to the freeport impact on Griffin
and Spalding County. The
committee concluded the *
advantages would outweigh
other considerations.
The committee recommended »
the local freeport measure be
enacted in three areas.
Dabbs said his committee
was prepared to go before ♦
citizen groups to present its
findings.
Record firm
executive
indicted
ATLANTA (AP) — The presi
dent of a record company in *
North Augusta, S.C., has been
indicted on charges of income
tax evasion, the Internal Reve
nue Service said Monday.
Charles H. Schafer, 60, of Au
gusta, was arrested by a U.S.
marshal in Augusta following *
indictment by a federal grand
jury, the IRS said.
Schafer, president of Custom *
Record Co. Inc., was charged
with three counts of income tax
evasion for the years 1970,1971 .
and 1972. He was accused of
underreporting his taxes by
more than $257,000 and under
paying his taxes by more than *
$104,000.