Show Hospital Service Adds Benefits To Provo Patrons Patrons' By Telegram Leased Wire Vire PROVO PROVO Increased Increased d benefits for all aU members of the hospital s service rv- rv ice plan of oC the Utah Valley VaHey hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital yere authorized Wednesday by a a. letter from r m the Commonwealth Commonwealth Common Common- w wealth alth Fund of New York In which the officials of the fund approved a resolution adopted by the executive executive tive board boar f of the hospital at a recent meeting Clayton Jenkins secretary of the board Reported I The resolution passed by the I board was not effective until it had been approved by the Commonwealth Com Corn fund because the fund had donated nearly toward the construction of the community hospital here And under the terms of of the fund Cund such matters of C policy must be be approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved by the fund This resolution resolution resolution tion now nO approved offers free to all aU member families families fam lam regardless of their size without without without with with- out any additional charges at the hospital for lor family members Previously whenever children or other fam family y participants participants' other than the father and mother were hospitalized a charge of 1 1 1 a day was made at t the hospital I for such service to these family members Now no charge at all aU will be made Other minor changes are to o be made In the contracts as they will willbe willbe willbe be issued on and after April 1 exactly two years after the first patients were admitted to the hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital under the service plan D. D O. O Wight Provo director of the plan said The big change however will be the elimination of ot the 1 a day charge which will help more than ever to make it easier on the father of a large family and every child will be protected now without without with with- out any additional charges being made for their care at the hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital according to Mr Wight The change in contract bene benefits will apply to all family contracts which h already have been issued as aswell aswell well as to all aU future members members- Mr Wight explained The decision by the executive board t to increase benefits to plan members came as a result of the surplus funds now held by the plan and the community support given it by so many people More than members have joined the plan and the surplus now is sufficient to justify the increased benefits according to Mr Wight Family memberships are only 20 a year regardless of the family size he added |