 | Board of Visitors minutes June 13, 1952 |  |
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
The President informed the Board that insufficient funds had been appropriated by the
last Legislature to operate the hospital during the next biennium without a deficit. This deficit
is estimated for the first year of the biennium to exceed $300,000. The President pointed out
that unless additional funds were provided by the Governor, it would be necessary to close a
sizeable part of the hospital. He has requested a study of this matter so that he can advise the
Governor just what closing will be necessary.
Judge Howard Smith inquired if the hospital could not be turned over to some other
State agency for operation to provide care for the indigents of the State.
Dr. Emmett said that he feels it is essential that the hospital be operated by the University
to insure that facilities are provided to maintain the high standard of teaching in the
Medical School. The President said that he had discussed with the dean the possibility of getting
the State Welfare Department to operate the hospital but that Dr. Lippard had expressed the same
sentiments as Dr. Emmett, that the separation of the hospital and Medical School would impair the
quality of the teaching.
After discussion, a resolution was adopted requesting the Medical Committee to investigate
the relationship of Medical Schools and State Hospitals in other states, exploring in particular
the possibility of placing the University Hospital under the administration of some other
| Board of Visitors minutes June 13, 1952 | |