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Page 2 Duke Hospital, InterGom Supt^^ Cotnet By Charles II. Frenzel Operation Foresight is now history. The Disaster Phin Rehearsal on March 13th demonstrated effectively two things: that practice brings im provements (this rehearsal was much better than the exercise last fall), and that we must make further im provements if we are to be ready for a real disaster when it comes. Unfortunately, it is inevitable that we will be faced with a mass casualty situation; it is merely a question of when. In observing the various dis aster plan activities last month, 1 was impressed with the efficiency and seri ousness of the Civil Defense and Hos pital Staffs as they performed their functions. It is quite evident that many considered this Rehearsal for Disaster a serious business and that there is a general awareness that we must rehearse our roles if we are to be ready. II any may be concerned over the obvious shortcomings of the exercise but we must keep in mind that in a rehearsal the entire program is ac celerated and that it is extremely dif ficult to simulate reality in many ac tivities. Each disaster test will cor rect a few more weaknesses and bring us a little closer to an effective plan. I am convinced that the Medical Cen ter staff will quickly and adequately adjust as the need arises and that familiarity with a sound basic plan will serve us in good stead when cop ing with the stress of mass casualties. The fine cooperation between the Durham County Civil Defense Organ ization, the Durham City Police, and the Medical Center showed how well the various disaster agencies can work together in time of community mis fortune. There still remains to be seen how well w'e will handle a surprise test. What People Are Saying From Rock Ilill, South Carolina: I would like to extend our sincere appreciation for the wonderful way we were treated while we were at Duke with our child and although we lost him, I know that he did have the best medical attention iiossible. An Asheville, North Carolina, physi cian paid a personal visit to say that: he was very impressed with the cor diality and good-will that he found here at the hospital. From the family of a i)atient from Faison, North Carolina: Your Reverend Parrish, one of the Hospital Chaplains, was more helpful to our family yesterday than words can express. We would like to help promote this kind of service. From Greenville, North Carolina: Being an alumnus of Duke, I have been conscious of remarks whicth were made in my presence by foi’mcr pa tients of the hospital as to the very formal and often cold treatment they had received. In my previous trips to the hospital, I too felt that more warmth could have been shown, but I realized that you were very busy and businesslike folks doing a very good, though routine, job. However, on my last visit as a patient from De cember 27th to December 30th, I no ticed a very definite change. All per sonnel and staff were most friendly and warm and no impression was left that 1 was only a number. I want to congratulate everyone responsible for causing this change. From a patient’s daughter: Dear Sir or Mrs. or Miss. Just a few lines to let you all hear from us. Me an mother is at home an you all have daddy in your hospital. So take good care of him. Please do an send him back well again. Home is lonesome here with daddy gone up there. . . . May God Bless you all untill we meet again, tell my daddy hello. Mrs. Esther Johnson Named Outstanding Employee Mrs. Esther Johnson, maid-escort in the Physical Therapy Department, has been selected as this issue’s Out standing Employee of the Month. I\Irs. Johnson is the second person singled out by the recently inaugu rated Employee Recognition Pro gram, designed to recogiuze those em ployees who are superior in job per formance, relationships with patients, visitors and other employees, and in over-all attitude. Those Avho recommended ilrs. Johnson stated that she is “gracious, courteous, considerate, intelligent, al ways cheerful and pleasant;'’ “al ways willing to contribute more than required;” “the Physical Therapy Department, indeed the hospital, is most fortunate to have such a loyal employee, one who so well represents the institution in all her contacts. ’ ’ This month’s Outstanding Employ ee was born in West Hartford, Con necticut, and was educated in the pub lic schools of that city. She attended Howard University in Washington, I). C. Her first job in the hospital, commencing in 1945 and lasting about one year, was in the Housekeeping (Continued on page 8) ]\Irs. Esther Johnson
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