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Show Administrator Issues Statement On Hospital Problems James G. Gilliam, administrator, administra-tor, Valley View Medical Center, has issued the following statement state-ment on conditions and regulations regula-tions at the hospital, and asks the cooperation of residents and patrons, in order that the best possible service may be provided. Due to the high percentage of occupancy and inadequacy of the size of our rooms, the hospital has found it necessary to restrict the visitors to the hospital during dur-ing the past month. The "Pink Ladies" have been ' asked to assist as-sist in the control of visitors during this time, and I would like at this time to publicly express ex-press our appreciation for their cooperation and help. Sunday, March 3, upon the recommendation of the Medical Staff, the Administrator found it necessary to cancel visiting hours entirely, due to the semi-epidemic semi-epidemic proportion of Influenza in the county. Our first consideration consid-eration must be tiie health and welfare of our patients. The administration of the hospital hos-pital would like to take this opportunity op-portunity to inform the ladies of Iron County that the Women's Auxiliary of the Valley View Medical Center must be augmented aug-mented in the near future. The auxiliary is co-sponsored by the American Hospital Association and your hospital. We are, at this time, requesting that the ladies of the community seriously ser-iously consider becoming members mem-bers of the hospital auxiliary, in order that we may have sufficient suffi-cient volunteer personnel trained train-ed and ready to assist us when we are In the new hospital. Ladies La-dies who are Interested are requested re-quested to contact either the Administrator Ad-ministrator or the Director of Nursing for more information. Your help Is greatly needed and will be appreciated. The temoorary suspension of visiting houre will be cancelled as soon as the Medical Staff feels that the patients of the hospital hos-pital will not be endangered by having visitors. Thank you for your cooperation. |