Diagnostic And Treatment Center
‘Toward The Best In Medical Care’
By WILLIAM O. MOSER
Administrator
Morehead Memorial Hospital
Project DTC, the campaign to raise
$300,000 by public subscription for the
new Diagnostic and Treatment Center
at Morehead Memorial Hospital, is an
other major step forward in providing
the people of the Tri-City area with
the best in medical care.
To provide the necessary services here
at home it is necessary to have the
the proper facilities for our full-time
radiologist and an adequate laboratory
and pathology department for a patho
logist for the hospital.
The present laboratory and X-ray de
partments were designed to serve a 75-
bed hospital and were not planned for
the services of a pathologist or a radiolo
gist. Our present facilities were all that
the North Carolina Medical Care Com
mission would allow at the time of con
struction of Morehead Memorial Hos
pital.
As the demand for services to the
people of this area has increased it has
become necessary to expand our diag
nostic departments. Additional diagnos
tic, X-ray and laboratory facilities must
be provided before utilization of the
Fieldcrest Scholarships
Awarded To Three
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matics and expects to become a teacher.
Miss Lawless tentatively plans to at
tend Lynchburg College at Lynchburg,
Va., and to enroll in a liberal arts pro
gram.
Mr. Watkins will attend the Univer
sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and major in business administration.
The scholarships, each worth a total
of $2,000, will be continued for four
years of college attendance conditioned
upon the recipient’s maintenance of an
acceptable record.
Eight Scholarships Given
These latest grants make a total of
eight scholarships that have been given
through the Fieldcrest Foundation in the
past three school years.
Under the plan, scholarships are
awarded to either employees or the
children of employees who are entering
college for the first time.
Recipients are selected on the basis of
their academic aptitude, good citizen
ship and leadership, and the need for
financial assistance in obtaining a col
lege education.
The Scholarship Committee is compos
ed of C. J. Frank, director of industrial
relations, chairman; John M. Hough,
superintendent of Leaksville Township
Schools; William McGehee, director of
personnel research and training, secre
tary; and R. H. Tuttle, director of tech
nical services.
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present fourth floor of the hospital is
possible.
Our present X-ray therapy unit, which
is used for treating cancer, is old and
while still functioning, is about worn
out and will have to be replaced. Cancer
is the second most common cause of
death in Rockingham County; therefore,
it is important that we be able to pro
vide for our people the best type of
cancer treatment available.
Under Project IXTC, a cobalt X-ray
machine will be obtained that will bring
the latest advance in cancer treatment
to the Tri-City area. This machine will
provide the same type of X-ray therapy
here in the Morehead Memorial Hos
pital that patients can now obtain only
by traveling to the larger cities.
With cobalt it will be possible to treat
cancer patients in a much shorter time
and with no injury to the skin. And, im
portantly, patients with advanced can
cers can be made comfortable by the
cobalt machine. Treatment with the co
balt machine will be made available at
no increase in cost.
The development of a radio-isotope
laboratory has given to the Morehead
Memorial Hospital the most modem fa
cilities for the diagnosing of conditions
Prizes, Awards Spur
Rivalry In Campaign
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and wiU be presented with a distinctive
pin or button to wear.
Everyone who makes a contribution
in any amount will be given a pin or
button indicating that he or she is a
“Sponsor.”
Employees who pledge $100 and over
will be designated as “Founders” and
their names will be inscribed in a “Book
of Remembrance” which will be placed
in the new unit at the hospital.
“Founders,” of course, will also be
entitled to wear their “Patron” pin or
button. In addition, a Certificate of Ap
preciation from the campaign commit
tee will be presented to each “Founder.”
Vacations With Pay
A total of 12 one-week vacations with
pay will be given in drawings among
all employees designated as “Patrons”
or “Foimders.” A drawing will be held
and a vacation with pay awarded at
each mill among the hourly paid and
piecework employees who pledge as
much as $50.
There will be separate drawings for
vacations with pay among the “Patrons”
and “Founders” in the following groups:
foremen, assistant foremen, clerical and
other employees subject to overtime
regulations, not attached to any mill.
In addition there will be drawings
from among each of the above groups
for a contributor to serve on the ground
breaking committee.
of the thyroid, blood diseases and many
other diagnostic studies. Isotopes are
obtained from Oak Ridge by consent
of the Atomic Energy Commission and
the Morehead Memorial Hospital has
been issued a license to do any type of
isotope treatment or studies.
Under F>roject DTC, the radio-isotope
laboratory will be enlarged and its
services extended. The new techniques
will benefit local people through the
diagnosis of many non-malignant as
well as malignant diseases and the treat
ment of certain generalized malignant
conditions.
The Diagnostic and Treatment Center
will include a complete pathological lab
oratory which will greatly expand the
services and the number of tests that
can be made locally.
In the past it has been necessary to
rely on the laboratory facilities of other
hospitals, involving higher cost and de
lay in diagnosing certain diseases. The
new facilities will enable the patholo
gist to make an early and rapid diagno
sis of cancer and other diseases and
report the results immediately.
Also included in the Center will be a
new physical therapy department equip
ped with a whirlpool bath for aid in the
healing of fractures. This bath can be
used for legs, arms or hips and will be
helpful in easing the pain associated
with arthritis.
All the foregoing improvements are
needed now and are necessary for a
first rate hospital of our size and in
order to provide the best in medical
care. The successful completion of Proj
ect DTC will assure another major ad
vance in medical services for all of the
people of the Tri-City area.
Karastan Awards
Weavers and fixers on four looms in
the Karastan Weave Room won awards
for above-standard performance during
the month of April. Awards based on
efficiency, seconds, burling costs, house
keeping and yield were presented on
looms 21, 42, 55 and 56.
LOOM NO. 21
Weavers Fixers
Irene Meeks Robert Rodgers
Clifton Minter T. A. Roberson
George Whitten John Murray
LOOM NO. 42
Weavers Fixers
Spencer Priddy D. T. Howell
James C. Smith A. G. Smith
LOOM NO. 55
Weavers Fixers
William Balser W. S. Barker
George Matthews W. B. Miley
LOOM NO. 56
Weaver Fixer
Maurice Fagge W. S. Barker
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