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Organization of Hospital

The President stated that a great deal of thought had gone into the reorganization of the
administration of the Hospital and that Dr. Lippard had made a proposal, in which he concurred, that
the Director of the Hospital be responsible to the Dean of the Medical School and that an advisory
council be established for the Hospital composed of the heads of the several departments of the Medical
School. This council would replace the present Executive Committee of the Hospital and it would
function purely in an advisory capacity. In an effort to resolve the many problems of the Hospital a
special committee would be established, initially for one year, composed of the President of the University,
the Dean of the Medical School, the Director of the Hospital, and the Bursar. This committee
would meet monthly and make recommendations to the Board of Visitors concerning general policy matters
affecting the University Hospital.