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MCHENRY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL O t U V f S r - tNTJ.Jt,: N C P A R I N G VOLUNTEERS OF 1969 - Members of the auxiliary to McHenry hospital who were volunteers in inpatient service pose for picture in front of the hospital in 1969. In 1975, more than seventy volunteers are active in the emergency room, admitting, recovery room, patient service, snack shop, gift shop, recreational therapy, information booth, escoi^and sewing linen. Illinois Department of Mental Health. No list is available of the board of directors for the period January through Sept. 28,1960. However, at the annual meeting of the members of the' agency on Sept. 28, 1960, the following were elected as members of the board of directors: C. Leonard An- tonson, McHenry; Rev. B.E. Family Service and Mental Health Clinic located at 3514 W. YYaukegan road AUGUST *, WS PLAINDEALER CENTENNIAL EDITION-PAGE 5 Thousands Aided In County By in 1971 From 1971 through 1973. 405 individuals u - re served in these programs. • < tu 'encv operates - the t!»."-e programs and h , ' !< - »i these . t sustaining. • • f t i o r aftercare of x ' i t» | Dspit-al patients : 'Hi^h < lose l ia ison with Elgin • hospi ta l 'and Sheltered ihai ie in Woodstock. Fur- m-hc I he-" agency rents oflu 'cs m' i 'ary. Crystal Lake, Marengo and -Woodstock, providing outreach services <i r> c t ly hi res idents of those i • i - ! r - Harvard, too, an is , maintained in the !<<•• ' -hip supervisor ' s space to * p r ' a e . l e f - r v i e e s t h e r e . • " l * h f a g e n c y ' s newest is the operat ion of a •u . Referral service, •r i l ing ihe mam office :> V, Ih nr y asking fop help in •sour . ( es for their p ; i ; - i t . a r e p r o m p t l y : r>"*d . to appropriate agen- h a s a l s o operated t iur hour telephone - service in with the ' t ioni of McHenry • :cal l ing with ci <• a f ter clinic •ctcrr .cd to a ini i a I staff. • needing the he seen in the . .Din of the hospital ian Who wil l consult • > i ' h e a g e n c y on call , at ion may be i ( < i i ( a t ion given, or i re in 'he cl inic the . , a v b e s c h e d u l e d . 1 i !he ci t izens of i n u e d o n p a g e 6 ) % The Mental Loalth agenc., for McHenry county first opened its doors to residents of McHenry c< unty Jan. 11, 1960 At the time, the agency was known as the Mental Health Center for McHenry County While complete early statistics and details about the agency cannot b5 found in the files, there are some in­ teresting reports about the early functioning that are available. A progress report by the administrative director covering the period from Jan. 4 to Feb. 15, 1960, yields the following information:- "We now have the services of a part-time adult psychiatrist, child psychiatrist, a full time typist-receptionist and recently, have acquired the services of a part time PHD psychologist. From Jan. 11 through Feb. 15, the staff at our center has seen more than thirty-five different pa­ tients..:"' "The combined in­ terviews of our staff is more than 80..." Further, a statement of operations for the period January through June 30, 1960, reveals the following fiscal facts. The total expenditures made during that period of time amounted to $14,154.65. Of that amount, $12,587.85°was covered by Grant-In-Aid funds from the (Continued from page 4) Family Service Mental Health Beddoes, Crystal Lake; Carl Buckner, McHenry; Urban V. Comes, M.D., McHenry; Judge James H. Cooney, Woodstock; John Cunningham, Barrington; Lee Gladstone, M.D., McHenry; John Laures, Woodstock; H.S. Loewenherz, M.D., Crystal Lake; Rev. George W. Martin, McHenry; S.L. Ruggero, M.D., Wonder Lake; John G. Sterling, Crystal Lake; Mrs. Harry Stinespring, Jr . , McHenry, and W.H. Tammeus. Woodstock. Many of the above individuals were instrumental in the founding of the center. A statistical report for the period JuJy 1, 1960, through May ,31, 1961, reveals that a total of 268 patients were seen by staff. For the period July 1, 1960, through June 30, 1961, total expenses amounted to $43;570.90. Of this amount. $38,275.03 was received from the state Grant-In-Aid program. By fiscal year 1964-5, the total income of the agency was stil l only $45,293 of which $37,219 was granted by the state. During that fiscal year, there were, eighty-eight clinical professional staff hours available per week and 106 administrative-clerical hours. In the annual year of 1966, 344 patients were served and the agency received 482 calls (or referrals) for services. Two years later, in fiscal year 1966-67, the agency income was $79,881 and $55,000 was received from state funding. Ninety-six clinical staff hours were available weekly and 132 administrative-clerical hours were available. In the annual year of 1967, 603 referrals were received and 423 new cases were opened. A mental health tax referendum was successfully passed in the Spring of 1967 by the citizens of McHenry county. Beginning with the Dec. 1, 1967, county fiscal year, $75,000 of county tax funds were made available to the agency. For fiscal year July, 1967 - June, 1968, the agency income was $131,979 of which $63,000 came from state funds and $40,327 was reimbursed from the county mental health tax fund. During this period, 112 clinical staff hours and 134 ad­ ministrative staff hours were available weekly. For the annual year, 1968, the agency received 822 referrals for services and served 577 new cases. • . In October, 1968, the Mental Health center merged with the McHenry County Family Service agency, a newly- formed operation. The center then became known as The Family Service and Mental Health Clinic for McHenry County and began offering family type services as well as mental health services. The -funding for these new services came entirely from county mental health tax funds. It was in fiscal year 1967-68, too, that the Women's auxiliary of the agency was founded. 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