The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1958-02-20
Over 100 Attend
Hospital Meeting;
Make Recommended

Well over 100 members Of the
Valley Hospital Association at
tended the annual membership
meeting held in Palmer February
is.
Considerable business was ac-
complished by the members in
Guiding the acceptance Of the
treasurer's report as presented;
adoption of two resolutions and
authorization for changes in the
associations bylaws.
By motion the membership
voted unanimously that the elect
ed Board Of Directors of the Val
ley Hospital Association are to
collect and forward the full
amount of the employees contrib
button to the Employment Secur
rty Commission and to make such
payments on the employers con-
tribution and the accumulated
deficit as they deem possible, but
to exert their major efforts to
reducing the hospitals indebted
ness to Palmer's public services
and to business suppliers in order
to ease their burden of over-ex-
tended credit.
The directors were seeking a
directive from the membership
regarding the payment Of ESQ
funds. Last year the Alaska Hos
pital Association went on record
by resolution to the Legislature
requesting that professional
members of hospital staffs not be.
covered by the Act. No action
was taken by the Legislature.
BY resolution the VIA will re-
quest the City of Palmer to APP
propriate from city sales tax rev
enue to the Valley Presbyterian
Hospital on a quarterly basis the
sum of $4,000 annually, and the
membership pledges in return to.
exert every effort to obtain an
equal sum from Territorial sour
ces, to insure the continued OPP
GRAFTON of the hospital. During
the discussion which proceeded
the adoption of the resolution, it
was pointed out that reduction
in accounts receivable this year
at the hospital was made pos
sible only by assistance granted
by the ME.A., the M.V.F.C.A.,
and other community contribu-
tions.
Proposed changes in the BY
laws, providing for an elected
board of IL directors; omission of
appointed board members; per
mission for Board members to
select their own meeting time;
and granting power to amend by
laws by the membership only,
were accepted by the members.
Through a resolution the As
ISOLATION offered to care for a
limited number of Anchorage pa
TENTS, until new facilities in that
city can be provided to alleviate
overcrowded conditions reported
at Providence Hospital. The reso-
luton points out that during the
past four years of operation, ex-
perience shows that the Valley
hospital can care for the addi-
tional six to eight patients with
no reduction in service to the
Valley area. Il.
In reporting on the medical
staff at the local hospital DR..
Marshall Simpson pointed out
that regular meetings of the staff
are held and all efforts are be-.
ing put forward to maintain the
high standards of the hospital.
DR.. c. c. Bailey pointed out that
the consulting staff of the VPH
compares equally as broad as the
staff at Providence Hospital III
Anchorage and added that not
another community Of this size
in the United States has such a
sizeable consulting staff as here.
The sale of souvenir dinner
plates by Jim and Mary Frey as
project to help raise funds for
the hospital was announced.
Plates may be ordered from
Mrs. Ruth Everett at the hospital;
Ed Smith at Ketchikan Spruce
Mills, Mrs. James Mcdowell at
Moose Horn Trading Post, Chu-
giak; or from Mr.. and Mrs. Frey.
A check in the amount Of
$1399.04 was presented to Asso-