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6 6 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1960 Education in Atomics Urged in Latin America By LILLIAN LEVY Science Service Writer Germantown, Md.-(Science Service) - Latin America is being encouraged to give ad vanced education in atomic development for peaceful uses through courses at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's Puer'.o Rico Nuclear Center at Mayaguez. Specialists from 18 Latin American countres have been taking graduate-level courses in nuclear science and tech' nology being taught in the Center in the Spanish lan guage, it was reported here today (Tuesday) at the AEC's first seminar to discuss ways to increase the Center's effec tiveness in this part of the world. Support Urged Dr. John C. Bugher, the Center's director, formerly with the Rockefeller Founda tion, urged increased private and public support for stu dent maintenance. The facili ties and teaching materials, still under construction, are part of a $3,500,000 building program designee to make the latest in training and research available to students from all the American natioi.s. The heart of the Center is the ten-watt water-boiler type reactor built by AtomLs In ternational, a division of North American Aviation A larger pool-type reactor will be completed next year and will greatly increase the research and teaching services of the Center. This will bring the number of U.S. AEC op erating reactors in Latin America to four. Venezuela and Brazil each have an AEC reactor. This is two-thirds the number of such operating re actors in the world, although the AEC currently has 14 more under construction in Europe, Asia and Africa. Virtually every country in Latin America, including Cuba, has had visits from U.S. atomic specialists. Atomic fuel for medical use and research also has been made available to these coun tries and others in the world by the AEC through the Inter national Atomic Energy Commission. Through these aids, the AEC hopes to develop skilled and trained personnel in all areas of nuclear science and' technology, particularly in the area of radiobiological health which becomes more vital as atomic development grows throughout the world, mil nispB , ill 4 PISTOL PACKER Pistol Packing Martha M. Smith, San Francisco, finally called it quits with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Tuesday ond moved herself and her belongings to a new residence "around the corner," after popping off at a few interested parties with a cap pistol Miss Smith had been given 30 duys to move instead of the usuul three, bu took it upon herself to stay another six, prompting the law to move in and Miss Smith out. (UPI Telephoto) Housewife Regarded As Greatest Threat New York -Asked whether traditional laundries were worried about the rising num ber of do-it-yourself laundro mats springing up in Eng land, W. T. Simms of the In stitute of British Laundcrers replied: "We have always regarded our greatest competitor as pocketed the cash along with the housewife herself. ' the other loot and escaped. After Hours Customer Donates to Burglar Tucson, Ariz. - A female burglar entered a after closing time, passerby saw thought the store and entered. The quick-thinking burglar waited on the customer, sold her $4 In costume jewelry store just A woman the thief was open WARDS MONTGOMERY WARD AA I77 S. 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Defrost Refer, 135.00 The Sacred Heart Story Reports Vary on Limit of Present Operations at SH i i j (Continued From Pag 1) A Hamilton Associates sur vey, conducted at the request of the hospital, predicted that five years would be the limit of the hospital's present opera tions. Earlier, however, a Stanford Research Institute report said "the building is spacious and well built and can continue serving the community for many years to come." A Hill-Burton report said the institution already has a number of "unacceptable beds." Sister John explained that the word "unacceptable" in this case does not mean what it would appear to mean. It means, in hospital terms that the beds will have to be, or should be replaced In a few years. She said emphatically, the beds are "not condemned not dangerous and not harm ful." Frea From Hazards The state fire marshal this year found the building free from fire hazards and issued no recommendations. In any case, Sister John said the Sisters of Providence are working toward construction of a new hospital in five years. ine nospual nas had a building fund for many years, but It has remained largely empty and inactive. However, wnen MOtner Judith. Drovin- cial superior of the Order of bisters of Providence, an nounced last month from Se attle that the hospital was to remain open, she said the fund would now be reactiviated and would receive contribu tions on a regular basis. Business Manager Jack Stormberg was asked just how much of an operating aencit the hospital had from year to year. Difficult to Determine Stormberg said it would be difficult to determine this be cause there are two kinds of budgets relating to operation of the hospital. They are the cash budget and the operating oungei. The hospital has no deficit in its cash budget, he said, as it receives about as much money as it spends. ' This amounted to $900,000 last year. But, the hospital does have an operating budget. The operating, budget takes into account an allowance for de preciation of such things as buildings and equipment. Al though there is a depreciation allowance on the hospital's books, it receives little, if any, funds, because the money must be spent for more imme diate needs. Depreciation Allowance Stormberg explained that Hie depreciation allowance would normally be used to re place, worn out equipment and old buildings. But, such re placements now have to come out of the hospital's current budget, if they are to be re placed at all. The hospital can and does afford new equipment, Storm- Derg said, and he called it a "well - equipped institution." Expenditures for new equip ment vary from year to year, he said, depending on the need. in 1959, for instance, the hospital spent $23,000 for new equipment; this included a $15,000 expenditure for a new x-ray machine. But. in 1980 only $3,300 was allocated for new equipment. Does Have Debt The hospital does have debt amounting to more than $285,000, which hsj been ac cumulated over the years. Of this debt, approximately iuu,uuu dates from construc tion of the hospital in 1911. The never-wealthy institution has never been able to retire the full amount of the original debt. ihe greatest bulk of the hospital s income comes from patients. Some donations are received, although these have dwindled In recent years, and the order' of the Sisters of Providence itself contributes. The hospital receives no fi nancial support as such from the Catholic church. And, the church receives no income from the hospital. Profits - if any - go to the order, to help further its charitable works elsewhere. bister John said the only connection that the church has with the order and its activi ties "is to see that we remair good Catholics." But then again, she said, "it really doesn't make much difference who operates (the hospital) as long as it's serving the com munity as it should be served." Immediate Need One of the hospital's most immediate needs right now is space. Sister John said there is enough space for the pa tients but not for the hospital services. Noting that the maternity department and a fourth floor medical-surgical ward have been recently closed by the hospital is an economy move, she said It is possible that some of this space could be used for ex panding services. One particularly disturbing problem at Sacred Heart is the increasing number of bad debts. Stormberg said these debts cost the hospital $55,000 last year alone. Most of them are attributed to persons who simply cannot pay their hos pital bills. These bad debts are borne solely by the hospital, except for some relatively small as sistance from the county. The state pays 75 per cent of hos pital bills accumulated by per sons on welfare - which in itself is not enough - but pays nothing for persons consider ed to be "medically indigent." These are persons who can otherwise support themselves, but are unable to pay ex pensive hospital costs. Hopes For Change Sister John said she hopes this policy of the states will be changed. Even if a person who is already in the hospital applies for welfare and his ap plication is accepted, the state will pay only that part of the bill accumulated after the per son is declared to be on wel fare. The hospital pays the rest. . Another factor which has contributed to the financial problems of all hospitals, not just Sacred Heart, is a decline in the duration of the average patients stay in the hospital. In 1940 the average patient stayed 14 days in the hospital - now he stays only six days. inis can be attributed to the many recent advances in the field of medicine and the growth of doctors' clinics which can now perform many of the simple operations that used to require hospitaliza tion. Sacred Heart hospital has a 75-bed capacity. Any hos pital is considered full when 80 per cent of its beds are full, leaving 20 per cent for unexpected situations. Sacred Heart last year averaged 67 per cent capacity. Stormberg pointed out, however, that many times during the year tne nospual was filled to above 80 per cent capacity. In-Palienii Admitted Last year there were 3,872 ln-patients admitted to the hospital and an additional 2,782 out-patients who were treated at the hospital. sister John said many per sons do not seem to realize Just what the apparent high cost of hospitalization repre sents. There are approximate ly 150 employees at the hos pital which means there are more than two employees per hospital bed. Sixty-five per cent of the hospital's budget goes for salaries. ' Sister John sincerely be lieves that people would not be so reluctant to pay their nospual bill if they knew exactly what they were pay ing for. The future of the hospital looks brighter now than it did six months ago, according to Sister John, but there is still a long ways to go. "If all goes well," she said, "the hospital should celebrate its golden jubilee here on May 27, 1961." In any event, Sister John said: "If the community wants the hospital, they will have to get behind it." And stay behind it. It is as simple as that. Trip To Gather Mistletoe Fatal Lcbanon-iUPD-A 20-year-old Sweet Home youth gathering mistletoe for Christmas, Bob by Ray Fowler, was electro cuted near here Wednesday when he came into contact with, a power line. Authorities said Fowler was climbing down from an oak tree when he accidentally touched the line. He plunged 25 feet to the ground. Fowlpr and a companion, Larry Camden, Pere father ing the mistletoe for Maude Nursery, Sweet Home, intend ing to sell it in Portland. The accident occurred on tie Sweet Home-Brownsville road, four miles east of Brownsville. A new chemical for the purification of swimming pools is said to be effective, but tasteless. FORmER CLERK DIES Compton, Calif. - fllPII - Fu neral services will be held Friday for Hugh R. Brown, 61, who as chief clerk of the U.S. Senate Committee on In terior and Insular Affairs con ducted statehood hearings in Alaska and Hawaii in the late 1940s. Brown, who died Mon day, was publisher of the Compton Daily News in 1940 41 and formerly published a Moorhead, Minn., newspaper. POUNDS AWAY Austin, Tex. - OIPD - Mary T. Gates has lost 1,373 pounds in the last six months. 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