The Daily Capital News from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 5

MllY CAMTAI NEWS, fefftrion Cily, Mo. Hiutidiy. Decemhr W. 1970 State's hospitals paint grim picture Page 8 While the i a i Legislature debates the needs of the Mental Health Division, individual hospitals have prepared a grim picture of the deterioration of services and the steady dissolution of care if their fiscal needs are not met. The problems are common to all hospitals which say they have been operating on less than minimal budgets.

The only solution, they say, is to reduce services, the quality of care, and let normal maintenance of facilities slide. The report on the hospitals was prepared at the request of Sen. T.D. McNeal, D-St. Louis, by the Menial Health Commission, and distributel Tuesday to members of the Senate.

Mental Health Division is requesting $86 million lor the budget. Anything lower than this figure, according to Dr. George A. Ulett, director, would not be enough to "keep the ship from sinking." In order to live with the 2 per cent cut 'in operating, ge 8 the institutions report! admission rates. Hospitals are experiencing Quantity and quality of food services will be curtailed.

The choice of drugs for patient treatment will be determined by cost rather than therapeutic value. Hospital populations will increase due to the lack of nursing home funds. The report said that in an attempt to keep hospital at manageablt levels with limited or reduced work staffs, patients have been allowed shorter stays. The premature discharge has then resulted in higher rein, a problems with keeping personnel. They are unable to meet salary increases in line with the coat of living 'and have experienced higher personnel over each year, recruitment problems and morale.

The cut in hospital budgets budgets, the report, stated, has produced reduction, or in some eases, discontinuance of community services, and consequent hampered earJy detection of illness. The Public Health Division estimates the number of persons in the state in need of mental health services is about one in 10, or nearly 450,000. Yet only about 50 per cent of those needing treatment receive Care either through a state institution or private source. The use of state health i has increased dramatically during the past decade. The report the number of mentally ill patients admitted to hospitals has increased 'XV.

per cent, alcoholism 1,031 per cent, emotionally disturbed children 318 per cent, mentally retarded 1,874 per cent. The hospitals said state hospitals and clinics in Missouri have reached the maximum number of caseloads they are able to accommodate and on the basis of various projections they will turn away more than 2,000 patients in 1971-72 unless full budget Consumer affairs section set WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department has gone ahead without hoped for congressional a i and established a consumer affairs section. President Nixon's consumer proposals were killed in the Bules Committee earlier -this, month. The legislation would have set up a full consumer affairs within the justice Department. Announcement of the new section to take up consumer issues was made by Virginia President Nixon's consumer affairs specialist, and Asst.

Atty. G'en. Richard W. McLaren, who heads the antitrust division of the Justice Department, said he was naming his special assistant, Bruce B. Wilson, to head the new section.

The size of the unit was not disclosed, but McLaren said it would grow to 10 as the workload increases. Wilson's section will concentrate under one roof the enforcement duties for consumer laws now scattered through several divisions of the Justice Department. Road contract let A contract to build a rock- surface road at Binder Park, was awarded to Twehous Excavating Jefferson City, at a meeting of the Jefferson City Park Board at noon Tuesday. Twehous will complete the 1,600 feet of grading and' rock at $2,699.10, the low bid for the project. a Board Director Howard Scott said the new road will run from Rainbow; Drive up to a hill on the east side of the lake, where the' Park Board plans" to ready Dr.

R. E. Bregant George Bozier Carmine Vignola a picnic and camping area as part of a master plan for Binder Park. The plan allows for construction of a shelter house and restrooms to be built in spring when the road is finished and weather permits. Also at the Park Board meeting, Dix's Nursery was awarded the bid on 1,000 pounds of blue grass seed to be used at Hough Park golf course.

The nursery was low bidder at $51 per 100 pounds; The board reviewed and a p.p the month's maintenance and repair bills. DISCOUNT CENTER 2433 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE Open 9 to 9 Monday Thru Saturday Prices Good Thru Saturday, December 19th Or While Supply Last Duncan Hines CAKE MIXES BOXES Assorted Flavors Bregant to head staff Dr. R.E. Bregant, George Rozier, and Carmine Vignola have been eleced to staff and advisory position at St Mary'a Hospital'in recent meetings. Dr.

Bregant was elected by the medical personnel as new Chief of Staff, while Hozier was elected president of the hospital advisory board, with i a elected vice president, A graduate of Central Methodist College in Fayette, pleting his residency in internal medicine at the University of Missouri. Dr. Bregant is affiliated with several medical and professional organizations. Elected president-elect of the staff Dr. Fred Handler.

Dr. Charles Cooper a elected secretary- treasurer. Eozier, a former state senator, is an alumnus of St. statewide business and civic organizations. Vignola, a native New Yorker, attended City College and New York University, and has been on the advisory for three-years.

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