The Battalion College Station (Brazos County?, Texas
PAGE 6 Wednesday, December 19, 1956
New Progressive Era Seen
At A&M’s College Hospital
By C. N. WILLIAMS
Special To The Battalion
Face- lifting- changes have
been wrought at the A&M College
Hospital in the several months that
point to a new era for this institu
tion on the campus.
The changes have been made
gradually and during these months
the hospital has assumed an at
mosphere of modernization that
ranks it as high as any other in
stitution Of its kind in the South
west.
What is most striking in the re
organization movement is that ser
vice to students has not been
interrupted, but expanded.
“We are planning our improve
ment program in a manner to con
tinue caring for our patients with
out interruption,” says Dr. Charles
R. Lyons, College Hospital super
intendent.
“The complete modernization of
the plant will extend over a period
of two or more years,” Dr. Lyons
says.
Besides having a new look in
fixtures and equipment the hospital
is enjoying a revamped attitude
from students. No longer do stu
dents have cause to stay away
from the hospital because of mis
trust or inhospitable treatment.
Most students say the atmos
phere is unlike any hospital they
have visited—almost like the Me
morial Student Center. Yet visitors
and patients feel the overall air
of efficiency encouraged by nurses
hurrying about doing their paid; of
making patients feel more at ease.
Down the hall from the reception
desk are the administrative offices,
impressively equipped with new
desks and rows of new filing cases.
In this wing is located Dr. Lyons’
office and the office for the nurse
supervisor, Miss Maxine Geeslin.
Across the corridor is the
emergency room which stands
ready for use in case a student
needs treatment for injuries or
illness after normal closing time
for the hospital at 5 p. m. An at
tendant stays on duty there until 9
p. m.
Wards and private rooms are on
the second floor. Miss Geeslin
points with pride at several private
rooms, each with a bath. One of
the private rooms has every
facility for comfort imaginable,
with a convertible table which
adapts to use for shaving and
washing, a tray, a table or book
rest.
An eight-bed ward is maintained
for students who are well enough
to enjoy company. More space
will be devoted to rooms and wards
as plans shape up.
Even the kitchen is in for
streamlining. In the process of
being installed now are stainless
steel ranges and cabinets, refrige
rators, a large capacity deep freeze,
dish washers, and cold storage
room for fresh vegetables and
supplies.
Adding to the efficiency for meal
preparing and serving is a dumb
waiter system which moves trays,
four at a time, up a small elevator
to the second floor wards.
The story of progressive plan
ning for this modernized hospital
started several years ago, spon
sored by Dr. David H. Morgan,
A&M president.
After a period of waiting, funds
for the program were allocated
and the improvement plan got
under way.
The man chosen to supervise the
operations is Dr. Charles R. Lyons.
When he was asked to take the
job, Dr. Lyons was at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute serving as
health officer, a job similar to his
present one.
He came to A&M in March, 1956
and immediately started “revamp
ing the program with emphasis on
service' to students.”
Dr. Lyon’s eyes twinkle, and in
a jesting manner he says, “These
boys, are men now and we treat
them pretty rough. However, we
are really prepared for them when
they need to be kept in the hos
pital. We are prepared to make
them comfortable.”
The “we” he mentions is an
enthusiastic staff and several
medical specialists.
On the staff are Dr. J. C. Marsh,
Dr. R. H. Harrison III, an urologist
Dr. H. C. McQuaide, a surgeon;
W. C. Bonney, clinical psychologist
Dr. J. W. Martin, internal medicine
specialist, and Dr. T. O. Melcher,
ear, nose and throat specialist.
Mrs. Tonny McDonald is xray
and laboratory technician.
The nursing staff, headed by
Miss Geeslin, consists of nine re
gistered nurses and two vocational
nurses.
The office personnel includes
Mrs. R. A. Murphy, receptionist, a
stenographer-bookkeeper and two
record clerks. The kitchen is staff
ed by two women cooks, and wait
ers and porters.
Mrs. Murphy, enthusiastic over
the service to students jokingly
says “We’re going to be so fancy
around here we can’t keep the
cadets out.”
Records for this year show
plainly that more students are
flocking to the hospital—and get
ting well quicker—-than an aver
age for the last three years.
“The lightest day we’ve had in
November this year was 150
patients,” said Dr. Lyons. “During
our heaviest day 288 patients were
treated.”
Looking at an average for No
vembers the last three years, only
831 registered during those
months. This gives an approxi
mate averarge of 28 students a
day.
The total for November, 1956 is
4,115. Of 255 students that month
the average stayed less than two
days, Dr. Lyons says.
Patients last year were hos
pitalized three and one-half days
on the average.
Dr. Lyons observes that a differ
ent type of treatment is being
used.
“We feel that the student needs
to remain in class if possible. So
we use more antibiotics and drugs
rather that the recuperating
method of pills, liquids and rest,”
he says.
“Often a boy would get so far
behind in his class work he never
caught up. We try to keep him in
class if we can,” Dr. Lyons says.
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