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PAGE 17 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER It . 1174 Expanded Health Care Means Increased Jobs NOW IT'S YOUR TURN In McHenry Elementary District 15 parent-teacher conferences are a very im­ portant part of our efforts to infornr. you about your child's progress in school. This year there will be two sets of con­ ferences; one in the Fall , and another in the Spring. Com­ prehensive written reports will also be sent home four t imes during the year. You will be hearing from teachers about specific dales, and times for conferences. To make your conference successful we offer the following list of suggestions which may help you plan more effectively: Decide what you want to ask the teacher Talk to your child about the conference, and ask if there is anything he or she would like to take about with the teaoher. Think about what you can tell the teacher about your child. Here are some questions you may want to think about for the conference: -How do you think your child feels about schools? -- Do you notice any part t ieular problems, or do you have any special concerns about the school situation? --Does your child have any special interests on which the teacher may capitalize' ' --What are your feelings about the progress of your child? --Is your child working up to his or her abili ty9 --What books and materials are being used? --Does your child get along well with classmates? --Does he or she participate in group activities? --Has your child shown any leadership qualities? -- Hc*v are reading, math, science,and social science taught? --What is the daily schedule? --How can we communicate more effectively with your child9 SERVICE NEWS RICHARD L. SAGERS IN MECHANIC SCHOOL-- Navy Airman Recruit Richard L. Sagers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Sagers of 4602 W. Willow lane, McHenry, graduated from recruit training at the Naval Training center, San Diego. He is scheduled to report to Aviation Structural Mechanic A school, Memphis, Tenn. The training included instruction in s e a m a n s h i p , m i l i t a r y regulations, fire fighting, close order drill, first aid and Navy history. Friends may write to him at the following address: 349-50-7494, Co. 2-C, NATTC, Memphis, Tenn., 38054. ?• -- How can you help at home? -- Has your child shown signs of initiative, originality, and responsibili ty in the classroom" You and the teacher should consider developing specific goals for your child Jot down notes at the Tonferent e -- If your child doesn't attend the conference, plan to discuss it afterward First , point out his or her strengths and then talk about areas that need im­ provement --Start immediately on any action you have decided to take -- Make certain your child understands that you and the teacher are working together in his or her best interests. Please contact your child's teacher at any time if you have a concern. The formal con­ ference procedures and dates should be considereda nrnim\im, and additional contacts are encouraged. Your school will welcome a call if you have any questions aboi^t your child or the procedures we are using to inform you this year. Comptroller Aids Audit Of Revenue Sharing Grants Comptroller George W. Lindberg has signed a cooperative agreement with federal revenue sharing of­ ficials in Washington, D C., to assist in the auditing of federal revenue sharing grants to Ill inois local governments. "Our agreement is consistent with the desire of Il l inois citizens to have financial ac­ countability at all levels of their government," Lindberg said. The agreement provides for the Comptroller 's Local Audit division to notify the Federal Office of Revenue Sharing (ORS) in the U.S. Treasury department when any local government audit , fi led by law with the comptroller, shows non-compliance with the Federal Revenue Sharing act or ORS regulations. The ORS may then in­ vestigate individual situations to determine whether revenue sharing should continue. ORS Director Graham W. Watt signed the agreement on behalf of the federal govern­ ment. Ill inois is the sixth state to enter into a revenue sharing cooperative audit agreement with ORS. Others are New York, Michigan, Tennessee, Florida and Minnesota. There are 1,524 local government units in Ill inois, excluding school districts, which now receive federal revenue sharing monies. With UNICEF's help, the death rate from malaria among children has been lowered from 3.5 million in the fifties to less than one million per year. (Editor 's note: Among costs that are climbing, affected by many factors, are those in­ volved in health care. This is the fourth in a series prepared by Memorial Hospital for McHenry County to inform the public on aspects of those cost pressures and to report on what the Woodstock based hospital is striving to do about main­ taining quality health care). Greatly improved and ex­ panded health care the past ten years has increased the number of jobs rather than rendered jobs obsolete," ex plains Bert Hanson, ad ministrator of Memorial Hospital for McHenry County at Woodstock, as he discusses ways he and his staff are b a t t l i n g s k y r o c k e t i n g hospitalization cost pressures. The complexity of health care services, plus the upgrading of quantity and quality of hospital personnel, demands employees with advanced training and skills. "Automation in hospitals and the introduction of sophisticated equipment has created new jobs," continues Hanson. "We have ap­ proximately three employees for every bed Of our 332 full- t ime and part-time employees, one-third of them have some type of advanced training." (Industry average is one specially-trained employee in eight). Quality talent adds to the cost, and, in fact, 57 per cent of the hospital 's expenditures go for salaries, but the added skills contributes to the abili ty to help people get well and sometimes the use of sophisticated equipment and specialists on the staff shortens the hospitalization because doctors can pinpoint problem areas quickly. Good example of how the e x p e n s i v e , s p e c i a l i z e d equipment functions concerns the way doctors diagnosed the blood clot in the lungs of For­ mer President Richard Nixon. Pellets so tiny they can be seen only under a microscope were injected into his lungs in a technique called lung scanning. Less than 10 years old, this procedure helps doctors spot blood clots and other lung disorders. This nuclear medicine technique is con­ sidered safer and more ac­ curate than traditional techniques using X-rays. Some of the specialists in a modern hospital such as Memorial hospital in Wood­ stock include Intensive Care unit supervisors and nurses with specialized training, laboratory and X-ray technicians, and specialists to make electro encephlaographs- -study of brain waves. Two X- ray technicians have taken added training to do elec­ trocardiograms. Today memorial hospital has 332 employees with 125 beds. In 1964-10 years ago-the hospital had 100 beds and had 90 full- t ime employees and 119 part- time employees, for a full-time equivalent of about 230 em­ ployees. Nurse specialists in such areas as the nursery, surgery and fpr heart patients-in ad­ dition to the Intensive Care specialists-are among today's greatly improved staff members able to provide in­ creased services. In the past decade, dozens of new job ti t les have been created These include respiratory therapist, surgical technician, cardiopulmonary technician, nuclear medical technologist, electromedical- equipment repairman and heart lung machine operator. "Ability and availabili ty of specialists with proficiency in certain areas enables doctors and dentists to concentrate on the more complex challenges they alone must handle," asserts Hanson. "Each member of the health care team is used to maximum efficiency with the patient the ultimate bene/iciary." Memorial hospital must be staffed so it can provide specified levels of service twenty-four hours a day. Trained personnel-nurse, X- ray technician, laboratory technician, anesthesiologist- must be available when needed, and at once. So around- the-clock health care adds to the personnel expenditures. Memorial hospital is helping keep costs down by its in­ creased emphasis on serving patients through outpatient serviced and by full-time staf­ fing of the emergency depart­ ment with a physician in the hospital evenings and weekends for immediate availabili ty. Reduction of the patient stay from an average of 74 days to five days over the past five years is evidence that efforts to minimize patient 's expenses are underway, summarizes Hanson When people think of hospital costs as high, they should remember the many additions to their well-being the past half dozen years. "Medical and scientific advances have made possible kidney dialysis, organ tran­ splants, open-heart surgery, artificial joints, pace makers tumor eradication and others," says Hanson. "Complex equipment and highly skilled people are on hand with special units set up to give specialized care. "To prevent and diagnose illness, hospitals have com­ p u t e r i z e d l a b o r a t o r i e s , radioisotope monitors, and a host of electronic equipment such as Memorial hospital 's c a r d i a c m o n i t o r s f o r a m ­ bulatory patients. "Memorial hospital at Woodstock has people who care, plus facili t ies, supplies and equipment. We strive constantly to improve this health care as we concentrate on getting people well and back home," says Hanson. HEAD YOUNG FARMERS-New officers for the McHenry County Farm Bureau Young Farmers committee include, from left, Cindy Gardner, Solon Mills, secretary; Dave Gardner, Solon Mills, chairman; Keith Weingart, McHenry, treasurer; and Steve Clark, Woodstock, vice-chairman. (Don Peasley Photography) Immunization Is Urged For Child Diseases For the second consecutive year, October has been d e s i g n a t e d I m m u n i z a t i o n Action month by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. During the month, educational materials will be presented to the public, describing the dangers of childhood disease and the ongoing need for im­ munization. Dr. John J. Witte, director of the CDC Immunization division, explained the reason for the program. "We're worried about the declining rate of immunizations, par­ ticularly among children between the ages of one and four. Each year the percentage of vaccinated children has dropped a lit t le more. Now we've reached a point where epidemics are once again a serious threat. Something has to be done to reverse this trend." The diseases for which young children should be vaccinated, Dr. Witte said' , are polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus and per­ tussis. He urged parents to check their records to make sure their children have been vaccinated for these diseases, and to take unimmunized children to the doctor without delay. In commenting on the suc­ cess of last year 's Im munization Action month, Dr. Witte said, "It 's really too early to tell . I t will take a number of months to get a clear picture of vaccine usage in different parts of the country. However, early reports indicate we have probably stopped the decline in vaccination rates. Yet this is not enough. We must increase ROBERT M. LOUSE Marine PFC Robert M. Lohse, whose wife, Robin, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Repke of 8615 llowe road, Rlngwood. graduated from recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit depot, San Diego. Physical conditioning, discipline and teamwork are emphasized during Marine recruit training. Classes in­ clude instruction in close order drill, Marine Corp* history, first aid, uniform regulations and military customs and courtesies. Read all 1975 PUCHS NOW AVAILABLE • 'vm ' UHLYCL F Pnnp •• - PUCH AVAILABLE \ AT G0ETTELS W®1 11A TRAILS motorcross Oct. 6, 1974, G'ash Road A Completely Stocked, Out-Of-Crate **>ve) ^E«WdjrertTu^o'lI?hT?fCpu 0^ , p i c t u r«d ssssssr «uper CdlCmotoo 'o^rP?, L°& 175 rr P k mod»ls. T L*»«l and Motocrow ooena MOTOR . SALES, INC. 112 W. RAND RD„ RTE. 120, McHENRY 385-3330 the percentage ot immunized children to make sure that epidemics will not occur." A free immunization program sponsored by the McHenry County Department of Health is held the last Wednesday of each month from 9am until 11 a m at the court house. Goodwill To Visit McHenry Friday, Oct 25 The Goodwill truck will be in McHenry Friday, Oct. 25. to collect repairable clothing, shoes and housewares for the handicapped workers at Goodwill , according to ^Mrs. (Nick (Agnes) Adams. For pickup arrangements, bags club programs and information about Abilit ies center of Goodwill , call Mrs. Adams. At Goodwill , handicapped men and women who otherwise would be dependent on charity, Possible Return Of Con Man's "Gold Brick" Suggested Ill inois Attorney General William J. Scott has warned I l l i n o i s r e s i d e n t s o f t h e possibili ty of the return of the con man's "gold brick" as, for the first t ime since 1933, sale and possession of gold bullion by U.S. citizens becomes permissable on Jan. 1, 1975. "Because the sale and possession of gold has been unregulated for 40 years, the possibili t ies for fraudulent activities in this area are very great," Attorney General Scott cautioned. Scott pointed out that in these times of economic uncertainty, the appeal of gold will be in­ creased as consumers seek various ways to achieve financial security. Possession of presious metals, particularly gold, has been viewed as one of the traditional safeguards are given the opportunity to work and earn a livelihood. They work repairing and salvaging surplus clothing, shoes and household items. The receipts from the sale of these products become paychecks. The product of Goodwill are rehabilitated people. against economic instabili ty. "But it also may be an in vitation to the confidence man operating door to door or by mail or by spurious ad vertisement. In the old days unscrupulous salesmen covered bricks with gilt paint and sold them to unwary buyers as gold bullion. It could happen again unless the consumer is aware that any such purchases should be made only through reputable sources. Particularly, consumers should be wary of 'bargain-rate ' gold and 'guaranteed ' profits of gold bullion." Attorney General Scott said that when the federal govern­ ment issues its guidelines about the sale and possession of bullion, his office will for­ mulate plans to help protect the consumer. 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