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HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION

The President reported that he had sent Dr. Lentz a copy of the resolution passed by the
Board at its special meeting on December 1 and had had two conferences with him. Dr. Lentz stated
that he had discussed the problem of securing another position with the president of the American
Hospital Administrators Association, who had advised him that it would be difficult to place him elsewhere
if his relationship with the University of Virginia Hospital had been terminated. Dr. Lentz requested
that he be carried in some consulting capacity until such time as he could secure another po
tion. It was the sense of the Board that there be no change in the resolution as adopted at the special
meeting, but that the President be authorized in his discretion to designate Dr. Lentz as a consultant
to the Hospital, the President also to reserve the right to terminate such an appointment in his discretion.

New Administrator for Hospital

The President stated that he and the Dean of the Medical School and the Executive Committee
of the Hospital had invited several prospects to the University for consideration for this position
and were recommending Dr. R. J. Ackart, at present Assistant Director of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The President stated that he had had two conferences with Dr. Ackart and had also interviewed other
prospects and it was his feeling that Dr. Ackart was the outstanding applicant. He requested authority
from the Board to offer Dr. Ackart the position of Director of the University Hospital at an annual
salary of $10,000, of which $8,370 would be paid from State funds and the balance from the Rucker endowment
for the Hospital. By unanimous resolution the President was so authorized.

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.