Show Polio Campaign Successful I Financially Utah's recently completed KO Polo Polio campaign one of the most successful In the country from a participation point of view was even more successful from a financial standpoint according to Dr I IJohn John F Waldo president of the utah State Medical Asso- Asso Association elation The final audited report prepared by Goddard Suni- Suni villa ville and Griffin certified public accountants for the USMA shows a balance of from the cam cam- campaign campaign with all expenses paid THE POLIO Immunization and program was sponsored underwritten by the utah state Medical Association but this surprisingly large made possible as a fund was result of the efforts and con cony of hundreds even thousands of people in the state working with the doc doc- doctors tors pointed out Dr Waldo With this in mind the then n Board ard of Trustees of the Utah State Medical Association af ter consultation with com com- community leaders unanimously agreed that the money should be utilized for the welfare and benefit of all the people In all parts of the state he said Many worthwhile and de deserving serving charitable causes have been suggested but the idea that seems to exactly fit is the suggestion to establish a Utah Medical Foundation and utilize the earnings from this trust fund to meet emergency gency medical needs in any part of the state as they might arise This provides a per per- permanent manent protection fund to help any community with any emergency or disaster FOR EXAMPLE it could provide money to help in an epidemic in any town it could provide medical sup sup- supplies plies and medications In dis- dis disasters asters help to secure hospital facilities In distressed areas recruit doctors or nurses or medical aid in critical regions assist the University of Utah Medical School or meet any other urgent medical need that might arise pointed out Dr Waldo more these funds will be perpetuated and we firmly believe that with wise and judicious administration by the trustees the Foundation tion will grow in size and im- im importance importance and good works It should be pointed out that there is no medical foundation tion of this kind in the state that can accept tax deduct deduct- deductIble ible bequests or donations We are confident this Foun- Foun Foundation dation will build up fast to provide larger earnings for medical urgencies in the state in future years President dent Waldo concluded This seems to be a splendid way to give the people of Utah double value for the money they put into the Sabin oral va vaccine program and the doc doc- doctors tors of Utah are proud to bee be bea a part of it Since the daily and weekly newspapers radio and television sion sian and other media played such an important part in the success of the program lead lead- leaders leaders ers in these fields were solicited for suggestions In utilizing ing the funds They unanimously and enthusiastically en and approved the idea of a Utah Medical Foundation tion THE FOUNDATION will willbe willbe be managed by a board of trustees chosen from ranks of Utah's medical business pro pro- professional professional and civic leaders The board will determine how the funds shall be used and what bequests shall be made Dr Waldo credited the sur- sur surplus surplus plus from the Sabin oral vac vac vac- vaccine cine program to excellent management ana the generos generos- generosity ity of the people of Utah A charge of per dose waS made for the Sabin vaccine which is as low as any charge made in any similar program in the country Everyone re- re received received the vaccine whether they contributed or not The final tabulation showed that that the people who took the thel I sugar cubes paid 21 per dose better than I national average What's more the cost of the huge vaccine purchase was extremely ely low and the expenses in inthe inthe the campaign were held to a minimum with so many indi and firms eager to help Doctors pharmacists nurses and all other workers were volunteers First Security ity Bank and its branches handled all the money for the campaign The total cost of the pro gram was just about 50 of the quarters contributed reo re- suiting In the sur sur- sur surplus plus Harold Bowman executive secretary of the USMA USMA who directed the program reports that received the vac dine cine on the first round took the sugar cubes on the second round and on the third round for a to to- to total tal of doses in the entire campaign With those who had received the vaccine prior to this program this equalled about 80 per cent of the states state's population The program the only wide state Sabin oral cam cam- campaign completed has been hailed as one of the most sue sue- in America and a mo del community medical cam cam- campaign by national medical and pharmaceutical leaders |