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Nancy Willi., aquipmcat fat teriwi Hospital's SamaDay 8argery Center. (Photo By Audrey Loaato) Hospital’s SameDay Surgery Center Is “Complete Surgical Hospital” .... ojrAwnjrv.Lotiu Post Staff Writer Presbyterian Hospital’s SameDay Surgery Center was officially dedi cated on May 19. On a recant pre opening tour of the facility, the wnter’a medical director, and pe diatric surgeon, Dr. Duncan Morton, and director of ambulatory ser vices, Ruby Mitchell, RN. showed off the cheerfully decorated entrance and waiting areas, the four operating rooms, and the recovery erea, where patients will rest on recUners rather than being confined ; to hospital be*. The 17,000 square foot, self ' contained complex, was described ;:aa “a complete surgical hospital.” :-The facility is open from 6 a.m. to 5 ;->m. Mitchell expected the center to .handle from 15 to 20 surgeries per .day. **ny types of surgery are suit ;, able to be performed on an out : patient bails, according to Mitchell. “Pediatric surgery does beautifully ;: In an outpatient setting,” she noted as one example. But, as important as the type of surgery, how much an individual patient can participate in bis or her own care determines whether outpatient surgery, is suit able for that person. 2 Df- Morton remarked, “There is > more responsibility on the patient’s part to let the doctor know if pro blems develop at home. Patients have become more sophisticated,” he Added. Presbyterian Hospital pioneered outpatient surgery in I960. Initially, outpatient surgery was limited to minor surgery not requiring general anesthesia. In 1970, Presbyterian ? became the first Charlotte hospital to perform sameday surgery under general anesthesia. Six yean later, - Presbyterian was one of the first hospitals in the country to open an outpatient surgery center dedicated only to sameday surgery. The cen ter, located in the hospital, will continue to be used for more com plex cases. The SameDay Surgery Center is Charlotte’s first hospital-affiliated fr®«tandlng outpatient surgery center. It reflects Presbyterian’s continuing goals of cost-efficiency and highest-quality medical care. It also serves as an of the private sector taking a leadership role in reducing health care costs. Twenty-five years ago, insurance companies did not provide coverage for outpatient surgery. Today, in surers accept sameday surgery as standard. And, according to Mrs. Mitchell, the SameDay Surgery Cen ter offers the same senior citizens programs as does the hospital, wherein no out-of-pocket costs are collected from Medicare patients. Today, Presbyterian performs' about 75 percent of all sameday Study: Alcohol Plays Major Role In Many Drowr ljg Deaths j special To m PmI , RaWgh - State health officials an concerned about the results of a recent study which showed that alcohol played a major role in many of the drowning deaths in North Carolina, and they are cautioning : citizens to stay out of the water if - thpy have been drinking. The study is being conducted by Dr. Page Huchon, the state’s chief medical examiner, and Dr. Paul Biddnger, a pathologist at Cast * Carolina University. It involved 1,570 drowning deaths in the years 1973-75 and 1981-83. The study showed that of the 834 drowning victims over the age of 15 tested for alcohol, 55 percent had alcohol in their blood. Approximately 40 per cent of them had levels higher than 0.10 percent, the concentration at which a person’s driver’s license can be revoked, “We’ve an heard the advertise ment ’If you drink, don’t drive - If you drive, don’t drink.’ That also applies to water activities,” Hud son said. He pointed out that regular re creation activities such as swim ming. boating, skiing, diving, or fishing can turn into serkxn injury or even death if people combine these activities'with aklhol “When people drink alcohol, their Judgment becomes impaired and they take risks they normally wouldn’t take- such as jumping out of a boat and trying to swim to sboro,’’ Hudson emphasized “Sometimes that shoreline can be farther away than it looks." According to the study, adults aged 4M» had the highest blood alcohol levels. Over one-third of the teenagers between the ages of 15-18 had alcohol in their blood, and 18 parceot of them were legally In toxicated at the time of drowning. The study also showed that most tkowntags take ptacs in spring and early summer. About 91 percent of the drowning* were accidental. The rest were deliberate such as sui cides or homicides About 46 per cent of the accidental drowning* were associated with swimming or wading; it percent with watercraft such as boats; and about seven percent resulted from motor vehkle accidents. More than half of the accidental drowniiga occurred In lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. Hudson said there are several participating in water activities; , - Do not mix alcohol and water activities; - Avoid going into deep water if you do not know how to swim well; - Use proper floatation devices when boating or skiing; - Supervise children carefully when theyTre~ Be*r“tbe water, in-, eluding bath tube; - Be sure that diving areas are deep enough ; - Take a buddy along. “Water recreation is fun and good exercise If you avoid alcohol and follow safety precautions,” Hudson pointed out. “Alcohol makes some people reckless-they do tMi«s they wouldn't ordinarily do, things that could cause them serious injury or even cost them their lives.” Honor Soc3**y Thirty-five new members of the Phi Theta Kappa national honor society were inducted into the PM Lambda Chapter at Central Pied mont Community College this month. PM Theta Kappa recognizes and encourages scholarship among com munity and Junior college students. New members are Jaishrl Acha rya, M. C. Chandraskehara, KeMnde A. Adeniji, Taiao A. Aden! Ji, William H. Hamrick, Hiomas C Calhoun, and Ashley W. Cates Abo, Watson Finger, Edward C. Goodwin Jr., James M Hoelscher B«tty H. Hughery, Thao C. Huynh! p<«y Ingram, Theresa N Johns, Ernestine B Johnson, NUeeh K. Kachalia, Christina T. Lyon, Lena Lindsey, Kelly M Lawhom, and Susan Mackey Abo, Mltxi Mills. Veronica Moors, Carol R Pettigrew, Michael L Polk, Joe Putnam, Frankie D. Royster, Diana A. Sanches, James T. Sentillea Jr , Sherry Smith, Scott W. Stalvey, Patricia J. Swann, Keith Troutman, Donna W Whicker, Amanda J Wilson, and James R Worley ' DON7 MOUSE MOUND! Read The Post surgery in the Chari otte-Meckleo burg area - over 100,000 opera tions since 1960. This la more than all other Charlotte hospitals combined Newly Formed Charlotte Organizing ject Ready To “Meet Charlotte’’!| With the wall* newly painted, the office set up and the first two staff > positions filled, the board of the newly formed Charlotte Organising Project is ready to meet Charlotte. From 5:30 to 7:30 pm. on the evening of June 0, the staff and board members will host an Open House at the office located at Christ the King Center in Optimist Park. 425 W. 17th St. Director of the Charlotte Or ganising Project (CHOP) is Melvin Whitley, a I960 business manage ment major who graduated from the J. Sargent Reynolds College in Richmond, Va. Neighborhood Organiser of CHOP is Michelle Handler. Whitley is cur rently in the process of hiring a third staff member. The project aims to foster lead ership development and organisa tion building in low and mode rate income Charlotte areas strug gling with issues affecting their communities. Sponsored by a group of active community leaders who formed the CHOP in late 1983, the cause will be supported nnanci«tiy for three years by a Campaigns For Human Development grant and con tributions from individual support ers and grassroots fundraising events. “The aim of leadership training in neighborhoods enhances the likeli LiW: , , - Te' ' ' i ' ‘ hood of a strong and viable neigh borhood," Whitley stated. The pro ducts of strong community organi zation in turn could build a superb economic base for any residential area. . Examples of the programs bffered according to Whitley is the Econo mic Development Program and the Beautification Projects. "Real tors are attentive to neighborhood improvements and when the neigh borhood is improved the property value is increased." The Organizing Project will not only work in specific communities to bilild action-oriented neighbor hood associations, bid will also strengthen existing civic groups - an important way to increase the involvement of citizens in issues that impact their communities and fa milies. "That’s why I wanted to become involved," says board chairperson Mildred Taylor. "I felt that we as a group could promote leadership skills in our community and other communities. There is a great used for all to develop leadership qua lities because of various issues and problems we are now facing." Mrs. Taylor, who is also the vice president of the Mecklenburg Coun cil of Senior Citizens, continued. "There is a great need for this kind of service in the community. 1 remember the trials and failures Optimist Park Community Org ration went through. Without tr ing and staff assistance, we wouk have been successful.” The Project will also build is groups around specific concerns low- to. moderate-income const! encies (senior citizens, tenants children, etc.) It will encourage joi efforts with other community grou at the local, state, and nation levels. > Leadership Development sk training will include: Basic Orgai ration Skills; Fundraising; Strat gic and Tactical Research; Coa tlon building; and Media and Publicity. . :\ Targeted neighborhoods includ Wllmore, Washington Heights (B dleville), Mayfair (in Ashel; Park), Enderty Paris, Seversvil Double Oaks and Greenville, B mont (Optimist Park), Matbes (North Charlotte; and Weeterlj Hula For more Information concer ing CHOP, contact Melvin Whitl at 333-0022. to PLACE I CLASSIFIED ADS I CALL 376-0496
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