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Page 4 Duke Hospital, InterCom Supt^^ o Cotnet^0^^ By Charles H. Prenzel The parking problem seems to be a major concern of every expanding city or institution. At Duke, the acute shortage of parking si)aces has become a daily source of complaint. There is little solace in the fact that other institutions have the same prob lem. Too often it is our patients and visitors who are forced to circle the parking lot again and again and who often must park blocks from the Hos pital. Whj'^ hasn’t more parking been made available? No new parking lots of any appreciable size could be in telligently located until the planning of future expansion and new road systems have been completed. It aj)- pears now that the locations of roads and future buildings is taking definite shape and that additional parking can soon be provided. Our first concern, of course, is for our patients and visitors. Orders have been written to set aside the first six lines of the large Hospital parking lot for patients and visitors and a divider strip will soon be in stalled separating this area from the remainder of the lot. It is hoped that this will solve our biggest and most immediate j)roblem. The next ques tion we will face is how we will dis tribute the remaining parking facili ties and the additional, more remote ])arking facilities. Parking plans of otiier institutions have been studied and many suggestions have been made to the Traffic Commission. Many in stitutions use coin-operated parking gates leading to the “close-in” park ing with free parking further re moved. Another system is the yearly r(‘gistration at diiferent rates with those paying the most being issued decals which will entitle them to “close-in” parking. IMany cities have resorted to the parking ramp system whereby cars are parked at four, five or six levels above the ground. There is a trend now to provide smaller parking si)aces in certain sections for the new small foreign and domestic cars. It is long past the time when we can hope to provide “close-in” parking to appreciable numbers of our clien tele and staff. I think we will all agree that is is imperative that we tempt to keep the natural beauty the Duke University campus. The ])roblem is not a simple one and I sin cerely hope that all of our staff will appreciate the fact that every effort will be made to make the most equi table arrangements for parking facili ties. Asking Around By Marie Price Do you find the hospital name pins hel))ful ? Post Office—Yes. It is very helpful in the hospital post otfice bec.ause it minimizes mistakes in giving out ]iackages and mail plus helping us to k7iow who to call back in case of an error. Also it helps by being able to call people by their names. Employee Health Office—Yes. Name ])ins help to speed up work for iis in finding patient records because we do not have to repeatedly ask names and how to spell them. It is also wonderful for visitors to know to whom they are speaking. nusiness Office—Yes. It helps in get ting to know people. It is easier to talk to people if you know their names. Tension is less if you know a person’s name, and it is also very lieljiful in the business office to know visitors from hospital em ployees. Ilonpital Htore—Yes. It helps when people; call and ask us if a certain person is in the hospital store or if they do come in to give them a mes sage. Hospital Library—Yes. It helps for ])eople to know who you are and where you work. It helps in intro^ ducing visitors to the library members of the hospital staff, also find it easier to remember someone’s name when I see it writ ten than when I hear it. Student—Yes. For the obvious rea son, knowing to whom you are talk ing. It is very helpful to the pa tients to know the name of the doc tor, nurse, employee, etc. and to re member the name of persons they liavc talked to. NOMINATION SLIP OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Date 1 hereby nominate for Outstanding Employee of the Month in the Medical Center. Please send me a copy of the Appraisal Form to complete. Signed Hos])ital Mailing Address SEND THIS SLIP TO THE MEDICAL CENTER PERSONNEL OFFICE 4
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