Show ii ii bf m allne nines s u i he suspects RIO ar L r affel als UK department t the case to and the i or M a i at the 1 E 0 biggs OR the school house fliming iii ing and drew a aiice wallce LS s indicated the na does not select or hospitals this is a matter if you have no N T ay iy y physician call your city li t county medical society your board of health or the nearest hospital 2 if your doctor says it as is polio and requires hospitalization the local chapter of the national foundation will help arrange for transportation to a treatment cen ter As soon as the patient goes to the hospital or if your doctor docto r advises the patient can be treated at horne home get in touch with your chapter of the national foundation to arrange for any needed as si stence a most chapters are listed in the telephone book under N for national foundation I 1 for infantile paralysis and the letter starting the name of the county you live in ie washington county chapter of the national foundation for infantile paralysis if you cant find it cher check k with your doctor hospital or health department b your chapter will get in touch eiith you as soon as it learns of the case though your physician the hospital or the health department however late reporting in or a heavy hospital load may delay this chapter contact if you do not hear promptly telephone or visit your chapter representative you can ease your own wor giai sooner by making the approach yourself 3 the will notify the hospital that it is arranging with you for full or partial payment of expenses for medical care adults are as eligible for help as are children a joarch farch of dimes funds are used to help the medically indigent but this is not the same as indigent it includes families of moderate income who cannot meet the high costs of the rare care of this di disease the help ibi a gift not xa 3 loan while families that can are expected to do s so no family is eap exp expected acted to impoverish itself to meet polio expenses 6 t b even it il you can assume full costs for tion it is a good idea to see your chap chapter ter you may need help later on bills incurred before your chapter steps in cannot be paid months afterward but tile the chapter will help when you really need help 4 chapters pay for hospitalization professional services including nursing and physical therapy transportation to and fromi from convalescent centres bentres and clinics clinic treatment after hospitalization and appliances such as wheel chairs braces etc assistance is i OL given regardless of age race tV creed or color |