Evening star., 1937-10-29
CLINIC EQUIPPED
FORHEA[THCROUP
Y. o. |. C. Enterprise, With
Preventive Medicine as
Goal, Opens Monday.

Omcldlly inspected at preVleW
yesterday, the extensive clinic facili-
ties Of Group Health Association. Inc,
ut 1928 street NV. were given finish
Ing touches today for opening Monday
morning to treat employees in WASH
ington of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board and its agencies.
Tomorrow morning the clinic will
be visited by DR.. Richard Cabot OF
Harvard University, who will make
an inspection and confer with Its
officers and directors. He will deliver
an address tomorrow night at mass
meeting of association members and
invited guests in the Mayflower Hotel.
Members Inspect Facilities.
William F. Penniman, one of the
assistant general managers of the
Home Owners Loan Corp, who is
president of the new association, and
DIR. Henry r. Brown, medical director,
received group of association MEM
bers at the Office yesterday, showed
them through the place and explained
the set-up to the press.
The medical staff, it was announced,
Is composed Of the following doctors:
Raymond E. Selders. Allan E. Lee,
Edmond D. Wells. r. Stephen Hulburt
and M. Scandiffio.
The technical staff members are
Mrs. Mildred Dawes Davis. Mary
Frances Stuart. George E. McDufle,
Julia M. Colfelt. Helen A. Straessley,
Olive M. Williams and Miss Nellie D.
Perkins.
Officers of the board of trustees OF
the association, in addition to Mr.. Pen
niman, are R. T. Berry, secretary
treasurer; W. c. kirkpatrick, Horace
Russell, Ormond E. Loomis. Charles
K. Berlin, Lawrence E. Ring, John
w. Ballard, C. D. Otterson and Ivan
D. Carson.
The women's auxiliary of the asso-
citation is made up of Mrs. Elizabeth
D. Glover, Mrs. Ethel Monroe, Mrs
Ann Dudley, Mrs. Marian Prince, Mrs
Helen Andrews and Mrs. Loret White
The facilities include beautifully
appointed waiting room, already dec
grated with palms. baskets of flowers
and paintings from the w. P. A. Art
Project, and full suite of offices and
treatment rooms, we'll equipped with
scientific instruments.
Emphasis will be on preventive
rather than curative medicine" said a
statement from the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board made public at the
inspection yesterday THE association
hopes to encourage prevention of ILL
ness by periodic medical examination
and by offering facilities whereby
members can prevent illness from de-
, veloping
The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board has Endorsed the plan because
the program is aimed at the improve
ment in health and efficiency of its
employees. The board has granted the
association $4,000 year for two years
10 aid it in getting started and help
provide the extensive modern equip
ment which will be used in the clinic
Illness Losses Cited.
Reports received by executives un-
der the board from officials of the Gov
srnment of the Dominion of Canada
show that, through government action
there, lost time of employees through
Illness has been cut. In Washington
the board often has from so to 100
employees day i'll and unable to work,
the loss running up to $500,000 year
For that reason the board has a spe-
cific interest as an employer in the
health of its employees and feels that
Its assistance in getting the associa-
ton started financially is we'll worth its
while and worth while for the Gov
ernment.
THE cost to employes-S2.2 per
month to single persons; $3.50 per
month to married members and their
families.
Services include medical and surgi-
cal examinations, eye examinations,
laboratory tests and X-ray examina-
lions. Complete medical and surgical
care will be furnished and the most
modern equipment has been installed
In the medical headquarters.
J Members are entitled to home visi-
tation by association doctors as well
as consultations at the clinic Ambu-
lance facilities will be available for
emergencies.
disqualification will be given in a
semi-private room for a period not to
exceed three weeks during a single
illness. Members desiring to occupy a
private room may do so by paying to
the association the difference between
the cost of a private room and $4 a
day"
The program is entirely voluntary,
officials explained About 1000 persons
lout of the possible 1000 employed by
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board
and its agencies here in Washington
so far have become members of the
new association. A member can 60
to an outside physician at any time
for any medical advice or service, it
was explained, or he may resign from
the association at will
The hours of the clinic were ex-
planned. Appointments will be made
up to 1920 o'clock daily. The clinic
will be open to members generally
without appointment from 1920 am.
to l pm. and from pm. to 6 pm.
daily. On two evenings, Tuesday and
Friday, it will be open until 1880 pm.