VVUU The unloading platform of the old emergency entrance (at left) can accommodate only- one ambulance; however, as many as six ambulances and other vehicles will bo able to jjark for unloading purposes at the platform of the new emergency entrance, shown above during construction. Tlie improvement made in the parking capacity of the unloading platform is only one of the many fine features of the new emergency facilities that are expected to be in use by August. will provide “meals on wheels” for the i)fvtieiits held for obser vation. It will be much easier for cars and ambttlances to reach the new emergency entrance. Traffic will approach the entrance from the direction of the V.A. Hospital. The road leading? to the entrance cuts across one corner of the present visitor parking lot and then directly in front of the Bell Building. The unloading platform at the entrance is covered for weather protection, can accommodate six ambulances at one time, and is flanked by ramps rather than steps. Parking spaces near the en trance will be reserved for only emergency vehicles. “We anticipate a major in crease in the number of patients to be handled in the new Emer gency Department, because of the imi)roved facilities,” said Mr. Jaeger. During the fiscal year 196C about 19,000 visits were made to the Emergency Room. “Con sidering the growth that Watts Hospital experienced ■when it ex panded its emergency facilities and considering the general emergency room trends in the country, we anticipate that the number of visits will soon dou ble and probably stabilize at about three or more times the 19()G figure,” stated the Depart ment’s director. INTERCOM - 5 Twelve Honored for Many Years of Service Several years ago the Medical Center be gan to recognize those employees who had served the institution for 20 and 30 years by awarding annually ser\’ice award certificates and pins. To dat«, 107 persons have been recognized for 20 years of service and 56 persons for 30 years of service. The 1967 awards were presented in Febru ary. Thirty-Year Award At a luncheon in honor of all those em ployees having given 30 or more years of ser vice, a certificate and a service pin was ])resented to Charles S. Wall, a member of the jani torial staff of the Housekeeping De- ]iartment. Known by his close associates and friends as “Tom,” ]Mr. Wall has been an employee in Housekeeping since 1936. Mr. Wall’s uncle, who is now retired was also a a Medical Center employee with long tenure, for he eame to Durham when Trinity College was moved here. It is for the W’^all family that the section near Northgate Shopping Center is named, Wall Town. A gifted gardner, Mr. Wall is often found in his off-duty hours at the home of Dr. Kenneth Pickrell, chief of the Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, where he takes care of the grounds of the Piekrell’s liome, ‘ ‘ Kenkayla. ’ ’ Mr. Wall has a son who is presently serv ing in the Armed Forces overseas and two stepchildren living in Durham. Twenty-Year Awards At the February 20-year awards program, eleven persons were honored at a reception and presented certificates and service pins. Those recognized for their many years of service were: Mrs. Helen M. Thomas, secre tary to Dr. Barnes Woodhall in the office of Medical School Administration; John B. Pickett, an instructor in Pathologj'; Miss Charlotte Tilley, secretary to Dr. Walter Kempner; John Maddox, Jr., assistant super visor in Veterinary Medicine; Mrs. Zelma Jenkins, a housekeeper in Housekeeping; Mrs. Mollie C. Brooks, a housekeeper in Iladiology; Robert L. Blake, Sr., an artist in the Medical Art Section of the Division of Audiovisual Education; Dr. Ivan W. Brown, ])rofessor of surgery; Louis B. Swanson, assis tant administrative director; Percy Ray, an orthotist in Prosthetics and Orthotics (Brace and Limb Shop); and Bert R. Titus, director of Prosthetics and Orthotics. Charles S. Wall VOL. 14 NO. 1/1967