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Page 6 Duke Hospital, InterCom Dietetic Interns 'X \ . V- y L Ji J DIETETIC INTERNS who will complete a year’s study at Duke on August ill are Paula Morris, ^lary ilelton, Mrs. Sally Fisher, Virginia Underwood, Betty Overton, and Judy LeClere. They bring to 244 the total of dietetic interns trained here since the hospital opened in 1930. The group this year includes two scholarship winners, Miss LeClere and Miss Melton; and repre sents six states and as many colleges. Supt i Cotnet by Charles JI. Frenzel Saturday, May 19th was an unsea sonably hot day in Durham. Desi)ite the heat, a large crowd attended the (’ountry Fair and Carnival at the Duke Ball Park, and all seemed to be having a good time. Our Auxiliary members did a great job in ])uttiug on a truly exceptional event. They deserve a special vote of thanks for carrying on in such good spirits with the sun bearing down and the tem- j)erature on the field registering over 120°. It should be noted tiiat the initial gift of money that enabled us to start our Hlood Bank (featured in the last issue) was from Mr. A. P. Harris of Albemarle, father of George Harris, Director, Field Service of the Hospi tal Section of The Duke Endo-wment. It is the interest and generosity of patients like Mr. Harris that enable Duke Hospital to develop and expand many of its outstanding servii-es. We now treat over four times as many Outpatients as we do In patients. This ratio will probably be even greater in the years to come. This should emphasize the fact that w'e must give as much attention to the management of Outpatients as we give to our Inpatients. Long delays for examinations or betw'een diagnos tic studies should be eliminated. Im proved methods must be introduced for routing our patients to examining rooms and laboratories which become increasingly farther apart with each new addition. 1 am sure that the managers of our P.D.C.’s and O.P.D. w'ould appreciate any suggestions that could improve the proces.sing of this large group of our patients. What People Are Saying From the family of a North Carolina patient: My family and I have nothing but praise for all of you. It w^as such a comfort to know that Daddy was in the hands of the very best in the medical profession. Everyone—doc tors—nurses—employees seemed to go out of their w'ay to be of help to us. Many people have criticized Duke for being so impersonal but we certainly did not find this to be so. From a Virginia patient: I am most enthusiastic about the “progressive nursing” project now being operated on Hanes. Surely, Hanes is “a happy ship,” and, of course, there is nothing more con ducive to recovery than such an at mosphere. ... 1 was also greatly pleased with the ambulatory patients’ dining room. I think that this, too, helps with the patients’ mental atti tude and therefore aids in the desired objective. From the family of a Durham pa tient: I, personally, want to offer you my sincere thanks for your kindness . . . and that of others no longer w'ith the Department of Radiology who served him during these five years. From the family of a North Carolina patient: My wife was discharged from Hanes this morning. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the splendid attention she received. With out exception, every member of the staff was courteous and efficient and prompt in their duties. I do not wish to single out any one person more than others, but I would appreciate it if you would express our gratitude to those who attended her.
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