Show State Hospital Appoints New Executive Secretary John R. R Walker Pine Dr has been named executive secretary secretary secre serve tary of the Utah State Hospital Association the USHA executive committee announced this week The appointment of an executive executive executive tive secretary Is In keeping with witha a general recommendation of the American Hospital Association A that all alt state organizations hire a full or part pert time executive secretary secretary sec sec- to handle their affairs Many of the administrative duties previously handled by the association officers will be turned turned turned turn turn- ed over to Mr Walker who Is ls the first man to hold the newly newly- created executive post Kenneth E. E Knapp hospital association as as- president and administrator adminis adminis- of Thomas D. D Dee tat ial Hospital in Ogden tabbed the appointment as perhaps the greatest single advance since the associations association's inception Problems in the hospital field are becoming so numerous numerous numerous nu nu- that the officers of the group can no longer devote suf sut- time to them Mr Knapp added Mr Walkers Walker's activities In his new new position will w go 0 hand in hand with his present work as hospital relations representative for Intermountain Hospital Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Utah's Blue Cross Plan A native of American Fork Mr Walker Waller was graduated from Brigham Brig Brig- ham Young University in business busi bust ness administration He lie received his M M. B B. B A A. from Stanford Uni University Among Mr Walkers Walker's duties as executive secretary of the state hospital association Ion will be the tho gathering and releasing of information in- in formation of Interest to local hospitals hos boa I and ami the surveying of ot hospitals hos here and in other parts of the he country He will also represent the hospitals on various occa occa- Ions Prior to the appointment of an exec executive secretary hospitals In Utah were not able to look to the association for tor these services Mr Knapp Knipp said |