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badin bulletin
Rules and Regulations
The Tallassee Power Company Volun-
Hospital Association was formed
to place at the disposal of all Tallassee
Power Company’s employees at Badin,
the services of the hospital at a low
cost. This service is available for the
employee, his father and mother, wife,
children when dependent on him.
This service includes medicines given
individual doses by the doctor when
patient is in the hospital, board,
I'oom, X-ray fees, operating room fees
(including anesthetics, towels, gauze,
expenses of sterilization, etc.), dressing
(material only), hospital laundry, obstet-
^ical fee, and general nursing.
Members suffering from contagious or
'^finereal diseases cannot be admitted to
the hospital, and this association does
^ot include such service.
This service only contemplates use of
the Wards by the patients. Private
^ooms-—when available—can be had at
additional charge of fifty cents per
In case the wards are full, the
patient will be placed in a private room,
Without extra charge, until there is a
Vacancy in the ward,
t^octor’s services are not included, and
to be arranged for with the doctor.
The hospital is to be under the super
vision of the resident physician.
Services of a special nurse are to be
paid for by the patient. Special nurse
^11 be arranged for upon notice to the
head nurse.
The laboratory and drug room will be
^nder the direct supervision of the head
^ui'se, and medicine shall be issued on
prescription or requisitions only.
Arrangements can be made with the
i^e^dent physician to do X-ray work,
he resident physician will be in
arge of the operating-room, and ar-
^angements for its use can only be made
I'ough him. A responsible practicing
®’^rgeon will be allowed to use the room
the request of the patient and the
approval of the resident physician.
ny member of this department who
lender the care of, or employs another
octor, may continue under such doc-
or after going to the hospital.
t is understood and agreed that the
^ecessity for the admission of any pa-
-ent shall be left to the decision of the
g, ending physician, but their length of
^ ay at the hospital may be terminated
^Pon an agreement between the physi-
^an and the General Superintendent of
a lassee Power Company.
In obstetrical cases, at least thirty
days’ written notice should be given the
head nurse, in order to be sure to have
a room for the patient.
Membership in this association is open
to all employees of the Tallassee Power
Company, but application must be made
prior to September 1, 1920. Such appli
cation must be accompanied by the first
month’s dues.
Any employee of the Tallassee Power
Company who is in the service of that
Company prior to September 1, 1920,
and who does not become a member of
this association prior to that time, will
be barred from membership until the
opening of the next membership cam-,
paign.
Every new employee of the Company
must make application for membership
prior to the expiration of the first seven
days of employment with the Company.
If he does not make application in that
period, he is barred from membership
until the opening of the next member
ship campaign.
Every new employee will be allowed
thirty days after making application for
membership in which to make his first
payment of membership dues, which will
apply from date of application, provided
in that period he does not require hos
pital attention. However, if during that
period he does require hospital atten
tion, he will have to pay his membership
fee before admission to the hospital. De
pendents of employees will not become
eligible for admission into the hospital
for a period of thirty days after such
employee becomes a member. Every ap
plicant for admission to the hospital as
sociation must pass a physical examina
tion before being accepted as a member,
but employees’ dependents do not have
to pass such examination. The resident
physician will conduct a physical exami
nation, and will furnish to the applicant
a certificate, which must be presented
to the Cashier when application for
membership is made.
No member is allowed free hospital
service as outlined herein until he has
been a member for ten days.
Membership fees are as follows:
Married men with families, $1.50 per
month.
Single men, $1.00 per month.
Any member not paying his dues on
or before the tenth of each month will
automatically be dropped, and cannot
again become a member until the open
ing of the next membership campaign.
A member who is released by the Com
pany, upon again becoming an employee
is entitled to immediate membership
upon payment of dues.
Payments of membership fees are to
be made to the Cashier of the Rent,
Light, and Water Department Office.
Application for membership should be
made at that office.
The hospital will be available to non
members of the association at the reg
ular rates, viz.:
Private room and board, $21.00 per
week.
Ward, room and board, $17.50 per
week.
But members of the association will
receive preference in being admitted for
treatment.