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Mayor James McKinley signs a proclamation
declaring April 8. 1978 as "Walk-a-thon Satur
day” in Perry. Shown standing (L-R) with the
mayor are Faye Pugh. W.A. Whitehurst, Harry
Dubois, Vance Watson and Wayne Pope, com
mittee members of the March of Dimes Walk-A-
Thon. The trek begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at
Greenway Defends
Ambulance Service
Whether two lives may
have been lost due to slow
ambulance service, and
whether It took an am
bulance 45 or 18 minutes
to respond to an accident
at James G. Bryant Ford
Co. last week, depends on
whether you agree with
Perry Mayor James
McKinley, or Houston
County Hospital
Authority Chairman
Glynn Greenway,
In a letter dated March
30, Greenway responded
to complaints outlined In
a letter he received from
McKinley last week.
McKinley's complaints
are contained in another
stdry that appears In this
week's edition of The
Home Journal.
"Be assured that the
Houston County Hospital
Authority, with the help
of Houston County
Commissioners, have
done everything in their
Emergency Room
Contd. From Front
McEver continued. "But
I'll be glad to sit down
with the hospital
authority to see why they
have done this, and I will
do what I can to solve the
situation."
McEver said because
he is a commissioner and
a doctor he has tried to
stay out of having a hand
in the operation of the
county hospital In Warner
Robins.
"But as a com
missioner, I know that a
lot of times we have to do
what is feasible,"
McEver said. "I don't
believe the doctors here
will remove the service
from this community."
Billy Beckham, a
member of the hospital
authority, explained that
the difference would be
that henceforth it would
be the individual's
responsibility to contact
his physician before
going to the emergency
room. He said the new
setup meant that after
April 7 no physician
would be on call to serve
the emergency room.
Riley Hunt wanted to
know what would happen
to persons who suffer
coronaries, and the
procedure to be followed
by newcomers to Perry
who had not selected a
family physician.
McEver said the
coronary care unit at the
hospital would remain
open, and that
newcomers would have to
select a family doctor.
Poole wanted to know
who pays the seven
doctors who operate the
emergency room in
Walk-A-Thon Saturday
power to make the
Houston County Am
bulance Service one of
the best; if not the best,
emergency service In the
State of Georgia,"
Greenway replied in his
letter to the mayor.
Greenway said on any
given day there are
normally three am
bulances in operation
with the fourth am
bulance being serviced in
the garage for preven
tative maintenance.
The authority chair
man explained that on
March 28, his records
indicate that two tran
sfers from the Perry area
were fn progress, one at
9:59 a.m., and the second
at 10:05 a.m.
He said that two am
bulances from Warner
Robins were dispatched
to complete these tran
sfers, and that Perry
ambulance No. 76M1 was
Warner Robins.
"I guess the hospital
pays them," Byrd
replied.
"Well, is it too much to
ask to do that in Perry?"
Poole asked.
Commissioner J. Frank
Rozar told the Perry
delegation he thought the
matter would have to be
resolved with the hopsltal
authority, but that he
would support their
objective of keeping the
emergency room open.
Commissioner Alton
Tucker said If the
hospital authority
recommends that the
emergency room remain
open he would support
them.
"But what If they
don't?" Tucker asked.
"We appointed them to
run the hospitals, and I
think we should allow
them to do it. I think we
would make a terrible
mistake to overrule
them."
Branch recommended
that Perry doctors be
brought into the picture
and consulted about
keeping the emergency
room open, and com
missioners agreed to do
so.
"The authority didn't
feel like it could fund the
Perry emergency room
out of hospital revenue
because the money just
wasn't there," Beckham
said.
Byrd promised the
Perry delegation he
would call Authority
Chairman Glynn
Greenway and ask to
meet with the hospital
governing body Wed
nesday night.
5:30 p.m. and covers 20 miles. At the half-way
mark, Perry and Warner Robins walkers meet
for a cookout. Food for the outing is furnished by
Hardee’s, Coca Cola Co. and Colonial Bakers.
Last year in Houston County $39,600 was
collected during the March of Dimes Walk-A-
Thon.
called at this time to
standby in the Warner
Robins area.
Upon the return of
ambulance No. 76M3, it
was dispatched to an
emergency transfer to
the Coliseum Park
Hospital at 11:44 a.m.,
according to Greenway.
He said when ambulance
No. 76M4 returned, it was
dispatched to the church
Home for the Aged at
12:35 p.m. for another
transfer.
"At 1:15 p.m., am
bulance No. 76M3
returned and was
dispatched to Hallmark
Nursing Home for a
cardiac arrest patient,"
Greenway wrote. "Our
records show that the call
in question was received
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by the Perry emergency
room at 1:30 p.m. At this
time, the Perry am
bulance was enroute to
the Perry area and was
notified at 1:31 p.m.
"The ambulance
arrived at the scene of she
accident at James G.
Bryant Ford Motor
Company at 1:49 p.m.,"
Greenway continued.
"Curtis Howell was
transported to the
Houston County Hospital
and arrived at the
hospital at 2:26 p.m."
Greenway concluded
by saying, "Since the
inception of the am
bulance service in Nov.,
1972, I do not believe that
you can attribute an
injury or death to the lack
of an emergency ser
vice."
By Mayor McKinley
Ambulance Service Hit
Mayor James
McKinley said last week
that two lives may have
been lost in Perry
because of slow am
bulance service from the
Houston County Hospital
in Warner Robins.
In a letter last Wed
nesday to Glynn Green
way, chairman of the
county Hospital
Authority, McKinley
wrote, "Not only am I
concerned over the
closure of the emergency
room at the county
hospital in Perry, but my
concern is much deeper
for the emergency
medical service Perry is
receiving.
"This delay in getting
an ambulance to the
scene of the accident has
been experienced before
as I stated in a letter to
the chairman of the
Hospital Authority in
October, 1976.
"At that time Perry
had two cases where two
precious lives were lost,
possibly due to the delay
of the ambulance
traveling from Warner
Robins."
In one case, McKinley
said a 73-year-old woman
was struck by an
automobile and lay on the
street for about 35
minutes. He said in
another case a teenager
was also struck by an
automobile and it was
approx i mately 20
minutes before the
ambulance arrived.
McKinley, who labeled
the announcement here
last week to close the
Perry hospital
emergency room as "a
tragedy," told Greenway
he was deeply concerned
about the emergency
medical service available
to citizens of Perry and
South Houston County.
The mayor issued his
appeal to Greenway
following another ac
cident here last Tuesday.
The accident victim was
Curtis Howell, a
mechanic at James G.
Bryant Ford Co.
"It was my un
derstanding that a truck
had backed over him and
he sustained a broken leg
and contusions and
bruises," McKinley said.
"Mr. Howell's family,
who reside in Kathleen,
were notified of the ac
cident and they
proceeded to the Houston
County Hospital in
Warner Robins arriving
at the hospital prior to the
ambulance arriving at
the accident scene in
Perry," McKinley said In
his letter to Greenway.
McKinley said he was
informed by the person
who called the am
bulance that from the
time she placed the call
tor the ambulance until it
arrived from Warner
Robins there had been a
time lapse of about 45
minutes.
"The distance (18)
miles) and the time
factor I think are the real
crux of the problem plus
the fact that we are
supposed to be receiving
local ambulance ser
vice," McKinley wrote.
"At the time these cases
(the two fatalities) were
Appoints Library Board Members
Council Approves
Water Improvements
City council voted
during a regular session
Tuesday night to spend
$5,903 to repair a city well
on Main St. behind the
Georgia Jaycee
Headquarters.
Council approved the
appropriation after
Councilman George Nunn
explained that their only
alternative would be to
dig a new well at a cost of
between $60,000 and
SBO,OOO.
Mayor James
McKinley said the well to
be repaired is one of two
wells that serve the old
city water plant, and if
the second well stopped
functioning, the city
would have to close the
plant.
Nunn also nominated
Sue Arnold to fill his
unexpired term on the
Perry Library Board,
and nominated Jackie
Cooper and Charles
Malone to fill two
vacancies on the board.
Council approved Nunn's
nominations by
unanimous vote.
John Aydlett appeared
before council to request
that wrecker service
operators be given a list
designating the months
they will be on call to
provide wrecker service
when needed by city
police. Mayor McKinley
told Aydlett the city
would publish such a list
and provide copies to all
operators.
City attorney Larry
Walker told council that a
new bill passed by the
General Assembly
authorizes them to collect
city advalorem taxes any
day between Oct. 1 and
Dec. 31.
Acting on a motion
made by Councilman
Draper Watson, council
authorized the payment
of SSOO for surveying
Evergreen Cemetery.
Watson said the purpose
of the survey is to gather
measurements for
making a map.
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Rep. Walker Greets Sen. Nunn
US. Senator Sam Nannie greeted by Perry State Representative L„ -,
WaJfeer at a re-election, fund raising breakfast held for the S P natn.
Houston Lake Country Club last Saturday morning The $250 a plate
breakfast was held to assist the Senator in kicking off his campaign for
re-election in his home county. J.M. (Buddy) Jr of Perry is
chairman of the campaign committee. y
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL THURS., APR 6. 'W
brought to the chair
man's attention in 1976, I
received a reply assuring
me that the authority
would do everything in its
power and financial
capability to provide the
best emergency service
possible for the cities of
Perry, Warner Robins,
and every square inch of
Houston County."
McKinley said he was
deeply concerned about
the length of time in
transporting accident
Watson said high school
students from the
Governor's Honors
program will be used this
summer to identify grave
markers and review
records at the courthouse
and at local funeral
homes to provide ac
curate records for the
city-owned cemetery.
Brenda Bryant and
William R. Seay ap
peared before council to
report drainage problems
near their homes. Mayor
Pro-Tern Barbara
Calhoun promised to
investigate the problems
and initiate appropriate
action within the next few
Sen. Thanks Supporters
U.S. Senator Sam Nunn addresses a group of
Perry and Houston County supporters who held a
$250 a plate breakfast re-election kick-off here
last Saturday morning at Houston Lake Country
Club. The Senator was introduced by Senator
Sam Nunn Campaign Committee treasurer
Malcolm Reese, former president of Security
Federal Savings of Perry and now vice president
in charge of governmental and community af
fairs for Georgia Federal Savings in Atlanta.
Senator Nunn will be doing extensive re-election
campaigning this spring and summer
throughout the state.
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victims to the hospital
and requested Green
way's assistance in
setting up a more
workable, better
organized solution.
"1 ask you how many
injuries and deaths must
we sustain because
remedial action has not
been taken to give the
citizens of Perry and
South Houston County the
ambulance service they
deserve and are entitled
to," McKinley concluded.
days.
Mrs. Calhoun also
gained council approval
for providing a police
escort for the first lap of
the Bike-A-Thon to be
held here April 22 at 10
a.m. She said the Bike-A-
Thon, which is raising
money for crippled
children at St. Jude
Hospital in Memphis, will
begin at St. Christophers
Church.
In other action, Mrs.
Calhoun asked the city
clerk to write Georgia
Power Company a letter
requesting that two street
lights be erected on
Evergreen St.