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Reappearance in the halls of “cher
ry, cherry red” smocks, after the
Aiif^ust closing of some Auxiliary
activities, marks the beginning of a
new year’s work for one of the great
est assets we have. Dedicated to giv
ing service, financial support and a
better public understanding of the
work of the hospital, our auxiliary’s
efforts are amply appreciated by all
of us who see what they are doing.
What may not be so apparent local
ly, is the contribution which has been
made to the development of hospital
auxiliaries nationally by the leaders
of our auxiliary. Through the years
which have marked the major growth
in liospital auxiliaries all over the
countrj% representatives from our
auxiliary have been called upon to
participate in establishing policies
which have proved so successful for
auxiliaries everywhere. At the recent
national meeting, where we were
represented by Mrs. Shelton Smith
(a member of the National Council)
and Mrs. S. W. Myatt, public recogni
tion was again accorded Sirs. Bayard
Carter for originating both the na
tional color and national slogan for
auxiliaries.
All hospitals ]>ossessing an auxiliary
are fortunate, but W'e at Duke are
especially blest.
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While expressing appreciation for
services rendered to the hospital, we
would be extremely remiss if we did
not give a great big hand to our
nurses and nursing students who
pulled us through a most difficult
summer, \urse shortages were so
acute this summer that wards w’ere
closed at the North Carolina Memorial
Hospital, at the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital and at many others. Such clos
ings were averted here only because
many graduate nurses worked the
weeks around without regular time-
off. head nurses and assistant head
nurses worked on all shifts and stu
dent nurses volunteered to work in
addition to carrying their full class
load. Such dedication to the objec
tives of the hospital is extremely grati
fying and is worthy of recognition as
exemplifying the finest traditions of
nursing. This devotion to the service
of patients is a refreshing reminder
that high ideals stiU motivate the
newer generation of nurses.
Rehabilitation
Service Open
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and a graduate of Tulane University
iledical School. He joins the Duke
staff after three years of specialized
training in physical medicine and re
habilitation in New York University’s
Bellevue Jledical Center Rehabilita
tion Program.
According to Dr. deGravelles, “It
is the purpose of a rehabilitation serv
ice to evaluate the disabled indi
vidual’s physical, intellectual, psy
chological, and vocational potentiali
ties, to set a maximal but practical
goal in accord with these potentiali
ties, and then to lend all assistance
possible to that individual in attain
ing and maintaining this goal.” Dr.
deGravelles is uniquely qualified to
administer this program as he himself
is an example of the successful efforts
of such a service, having contracted
paralytic poliomyelitis while a senior
in medical school.
“In its teaching role, the service—
in an advisory capacity—will help
the hospital staff members and the
medical students to implement re
habilitation techniques for more ef
fective total patient care,” he ex
plained.
Dr. James II. Semans, chairman of
the Rehabilitation Committee for the
Duke iledical School and Hospital,
pointed out that the Rehabilitation
Service represents an extension of the
hospital’s services to the patients.