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Duke Hospital, InterCom
Supt i
Cotnet
By Charles H. Frenzel
Amid the confusion of construction
and the overcrowding our our exist
ing buildings one gets the distinct
sensation of a growing dynamic or
ganization, the Duke University Med
ical Center. Only one of the mani
festations of this growth is the service
being offered to Duke Hospital In
patients.
In this issue of InterCom a three-
year comparison of selected hospital
services and inpatient costs and in
come is included. This is provided on
a separate insert sheet and it is hoped
that many will keep it for ready ref
erence. These statistics indicate, with
only slight fluctuations, the steady in
crease in activities for patients and
the concurrent increase in costs. Not
shown in these figures is the ever-
increasing complexity of the illness of
Duke Hospital patients and the new
and improved diagnosis and treat
ment techniques introduced each year.
At present Duke has 627 beds and
30 bassinets available; this is verj’
near maximum complement and more
than our space for specialized beds
and supporting services should ac
commodate. For the past several
months our average census has been
close to 90% and over 95% on the
medical and surgical floors. At the
same time our waiting lists for ad
mission have lengthened.
The new building at the front of
the main hospital will provide addi
tional ambulatory diagnostic and
treatment space and expansion for
our research programs. We must
soon plan for additional beds and
supporting clinical services.
Delford Stickel Awarded Markle Fellowshi
m
Dr. Delford L. Stickle, assistant
professor of surgery, has won one of
twenty-five Markle Fellowship awards
made this year. Dr. Stickel was ap
pointed to the Medical Center faculty
on March 1 after completing his resi
dency training here in general and
thoracic surgery.
Given by the John and Mary R.
Markle Foundation, New York, the
scholarships are for a flve year period
and are intended to support medical
teachers and researchers early in their
careers and thus strengthen the facul
ties of medical schools.
Seven other members of the Medical
Center faculty have held Markle Fel
lowships in the past: Drs. William G.
Anlyaii, Ivan Brown, Jr., Sanford
Cohen, William De Maria, Waylaud
E. Hull, William S. Lynn, Jr., and
Suydam Osterhout. In addition three
former members of the Medical Cen
ter staff were Markle Fellows during
their years at Duke: Drs. Samuel
Martin, Ashton Morrison and George
Sehwert.
PLEASE, EVEKYONE : a great
many books are missing from the
Auxiliary library. If you have
ever borrowed any books from this
library, please check through your
homes and offic^es to see if you are
harboring one of these. We need
them back!
DUKE BASEBALL PARK
DUKE AUXILIARY
and
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