Box #10.23 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from Jan. 1980 to Aug. 1981.

Jan. 1980

C T Scanner Aids Diagnosis at ECU and PCMH
ECU Med Students Work in Area Doctor's Offices
Seeking Renal Transplant Center
Dr. Janice Daugherty Rawl, elected head of NC Asso. Of Family Practice
Residents
Rep. Bob Falls retires, supported ECU Med School
ECU on Threshold of the 1980's
Battle for Medical School
Med Schools Differ Over Hiring Freeze
Hiring Freeze Hurts Chapel Hill Med Program
Effectiveness of State Hiring Freeze Immeasurable
ECU Exempted From Hiring Freeze
ECU Med School Priorities Rankle Chapel Hill

Feb. 1980

New Appointees to Hospital Board
Pitt Hospital's Beds are Filled
ECU Med School Progress Reported
Friends of ECU Med School Meet
Dr. David L. Beckman Receives Grant to Attend International Conference
Daniel Whitley, Jr. Elected ECU Med School First Year Class Representative
ECU Med School Students to Work in Dare County
New Members For PCMH Board
Dr. Jack W. Wilkerson Named to Committee
Dr. Charles G. Rob Will Serve in Seminar
Dr. Jarrett Barnhill, Guest on Radio Program

Mar. 1980

New PCMH Board Meets, Plaques Given to Six
Pitt Theraputic Recreation Council's Third Annual "Spring Happening"
ECU Med School Expanding Clinical Education Program
PCMH Recognized for Cost Monitoring
No Enrollment Drop Seen at NC Colleges in 1980's
ECU Med School Gets Grant For Cancer Research

April 1980

Loan Cuts Will Affect Few Students
A Glut of Doctors?
Kinston Served by ECU Med School
Dr. L. E. Masters Appointed to Editorial Board of Med Law Journal
ECU Med School Will Hold a Health Law Forum
PCMH at Capacity Patient Load
Experience Aids Medical Studies
Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green Campaigns in Greenville
Dr. John Chapman's Medical Training Adds Dimensions

May 1980

Pitt Co. School Athletes Get Physicals
Dr. Jon B. Tingelstad Named Examiner for National Board
Fun Day For Rehab Employees
PCMH Plans New Dept. of Emergency Medicine
PCMH Plans Kidney Transplant Center

June 1980

PCMH Employees Surveyed on Benefits
Attitude Survey Voted By Hospital Trustees
Mrs. Gertie Lee Allen Retires, Honored by PCMH Trustees
First ECU Residents Complete Training
Carrie Goldbeck Is Miracle Baby
First Post Graduate Med School Resident Honored
Expanding Medical Center
ECU Med School Gets $8,000 Grant
First ECU Doctors are Family M. D.'s
Nurse Pool Being Set Up
Camera Helps Teach Surgery
Not Ready For EMT-IV Program
PCMH East is Underway
Numbers of Pitt County Doctors Up 125 % Over 1976
First Patient at PCMH New Heliport
Agoraphobia Feedback
Dr. Charles G. Rob Speaks at Medical Meet
Old Emergency Entrance Closed
PCMH Volunteer Program

July 1980

Gov. Hunt Names Dr. John P. DaVanzo to Head Science Board
Dr. Irvin L. Blose Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Rita Saldanha Joins ECU Med School
ECU Med School Students Receive Cancer Scholarship
Dr. Karl Hasik, A Residents Life in OB/GYN
ECU Students Day
Wendy Deonanan, Participates in ECU Pre Med Summer Program
Physicians Are States Highest Paid Employees
National Radiological Technology Week Observed
Putting Vet School at NC State
Carolyn D. Sherard Gets Certificate
PCMH is a Major Trust
PCMH Renal Transplants Approved

Aug. 1980

Dr. Thomas L. Speros Returns to ECU
Dr. Robert G. Crounse to Direct ECU Trace Elements Research Center
40 Students Admitted to ECU Med School
ECU Offers Help For Victims of Panic Attacks
Dr. David E. Burtner Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Richard M. Mansfield Joins ECU Med School
Dr. E. Jackson Allison, Jr. Heads Emergency Department at Medical Center
Dr. John P. DaVanzo Appted. Board Vice Chairman
ECU 1980-81 Budget is $52.80 Million
Accreditation for PCMH
Medical School Having Impact
Bed Tower Funding Appropriated
ECU Benefits Our Area
Letter About Losing Jean Owens, Director of Nursing Services
Robbie Roberson, Miracle Baby Celebrates First Birthday

Sept. 1980 Dr. Max C. Poole Joins ECU Anatomy Dept.
Dr. Jerry Groll and Wife Connie Open a Family Practice
New Technique For Diagnosing and Treating Uterine Disorders at ECU
Dr. Roderic D. Gottula Named Director of Family Practice Center
Agoraphobia Found Treatable Says Dr. Lewis Ravaris
Rising ECU Research Interest
Grants For ECU Announced
Hospital Board Pleased By Accreditation of Rehabilitation Center
About ECU Med School
Dr. F. M. Patterson Honored By Society
Lost Cord Club Sets First Meet

Oct. 1980

Lefthanders Are Focus of ECU Study
Dr. James S. Frye Joins ECU Med School
Doctor Surplus Forecast Taken Lightly in NC
PCMH Board to Allow Pitt Pathologists, Inc. Contract to Expire
Cancer Survival Rate Increasing
Dr. Edwin W. Monroe Re-elected President of Center's Board
Two Awards Given PCMH Office of Communications and Publications
$1.7 Billion Budget Ok'd
Dr. William E. Laupus Honored by EC Health Systems Agency
Dr. Spencer Raab Speaks to Group
Elizabeth A. Trought Named Associate Director of Nursing
Bed Towers Need Furnishing

Nov. 1981

Dr. Edward G. Flickinger Joins ECU Med School
Dr. R. Stephen Porter Heads ECU Pharmacy Program
ECU Med School Receives Grant
ECU Works on Cure For NC Doctor Shortage
Tammy Hedgepeth Receives Bone Marrow Transplant
EC Emergency Medical Services System, Inc. Aims to End Emergency Care Gap
Eastern AHEC Reviews the Last Six Years and Makes Plans
Scholarships Presented Five Nursing Students

Dec. 1980

ECU Med School and School of Art Announce Art Competition
Dr. Elizabeth M. Stropnicky Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Joseph E. Williamson Joins ECU Med School
Dr. S. Jamal Mustafa Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Gary I. Levine Directs ECU's Bethel Clinic
PCMH Neonatal Party
ECU Chancellor Cites Regional Health Needs Partnership
Robeson County Students Tour ECU Med School

Jan. 1981

ECU To Offer Kidney Transplants
Housing For Nursing Students
Dr. Kathleen W. Rao to Direct ECU Lab
Medical Center Receives $2000 Grant
Carroll S. Punte, ECU Photographer Illustrates Atlas
Dr. Billy E. Jones Joins ECU Med School
Furnishing PCMH Bed Tower

Feb. 1981

Med School to Begin Prenatal Testing for Genetic Defects
Medical Society Awards $1000 to ECU Med School
Dr. Edwin W. Monroe on National Council
Wachovia Establishes ECU Med School Fund
Hospital Financial Management Asso. Awards PCMH
Training Course Improves PCMH Management Skills
PCMH Board Observes 30th Anniversary
State May End Funding Model Health Dept. in Pitt County
Incineration Plans For Radioactive Waste Disposal Program
Letters Concerning Pride For PCMH
ECU Med School Serving Eastern NC
Dr. John Yeager Addresses Heart Association
Governor Designates Greenville as a Regional Growth Center
Dr. Billy E. Jones Named as Chief of Dermatology

Mar. 1981

Gates County Health Fair
Surplus From Budget of PCMH
ECU-Pitt Med Center Expands Psychiatric Services
Dr. Charles McGraw and Dr. James Nicholson Open Family Practice Office
Letter From Disgruntled Patient in X-Ray
Expansion of Hospital Announced
John Ennis Joins PCMH Computer Services
ECU Officials Tell Med School Story to Lions Club
PCMH Cost Monitoring is Recognized
17 Annual Service League Charity Ball
School Classroom Offered Hospital Patients

April 1981

Dr. Leo Jenkins To Speak At ECU Med School Convocation
ECU Graduates the First 28 Physicians
ECU To Sponsor Health Law Forum
ECU Med School Sponsors Emergency Medicine Seminar
ECU Med School Full in 1981
PCMH Recruiting is Competitive
Robeson County Students at Third Annual Health Careers Day
Cancer Month Activities
EMS Team Attends Seminar
Tammy Hedgepeth, Leukemia Patient Died

May 1981

ECU Med School Accredited
Eugene Davis Day, Jr. Received Beddingfield Award
ECU Med School SponsorsPediatrics Day
8 ECU Med School Students Receive Awards
New NC Med School Graduating Charter Class
ECU Med School Faculty Receive Awards
ECU Med School Tribute to Sen. Robert Morgan
Critics of ECU Med School Wrong
Gov. Hunt Speaks of State's Pride in ECU Achievements
ECU Reaching Milestone
Dr. Michael David Tripp Receives Wilkerson Award
Beach Clinic Training for ECU Doctors
Highlights of the Development of ECU Med School
Dr. Jon Tinglestad on Planters Bank Board
Linda M. Robertson Received Awards
Surgeons, Dr. Jim Carter and Dr. Charles Rob, Contrast Wartime Surgical Techniques
Chapel Hill Had Health Training Center Fight
ECU Med School had 2nd Annual Medical Services Seminar

June 1981

Dr. Ira M. Hardy, II is New President of Seaboard Medical Asso.
Old North State Medical Society Installs New Officers
ECU Residents Complete Work
Bed Tower Project Ahead of Schedule
Dr. Vernon Clark, Speaks at ECU Summer Program Seminar Day
Agoraphobia Made Woman's House a Prison
Dr. Jean F. Kenny Appted. Associate Professor
Research Apprentice Program Set For Minorities
Pitt County Athletes Receive Physical Exams

July 1981

34 New Residents Join Medical Center
UNC Committee Endorses Increases in Tuition Rates
Dr. John P. DaVanzo named to Journal Board
Dr. Jarret Barnhill, Jr. Appted. Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Dr. Bernice C. McKibben Appted. Associate Director of Health Science Library
Dr. Walter J. Pories Elected President of International Group
Dr. Jascha W. Danoff, Child Psychiatrist Joins ECU Med School
Scott Worsley Appted. Chairman of Dept. of Occupational Therapy
First Physicians Complete Residency Training at ECU Med School
Dr. Paul L. Fletcher Got Preview of Sweetener, Aspartame
ECU Med School Now Accredited
The New Brody Medical Science Building
Letter Concerning Conjoined Twin Births in NC

Aug. 1981

52 Students Admitted to ECU Med School
Brian M. Carty Received Scholarship From Cancer Society
Dr. Wallace Wooles Spoke at Church Meet
Dr. James E. Nicholson Received Family Medicine Grant
ECU Med School Students Receive Cancer Awards
Dr. Peter Lichstein Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Robert C. Turner Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Dennis R. Sinar Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Dennis A. Revicki Joined ECU Med School
Emergency System Planned For Eastern NC
Dr. Andrea L. Brand Joined ECU Family Practice Center
Dr. Janice E. Daugherty Joined ECU Family Practice Center
Dr. Richard D. Rawl Joined ECU Family Practice Center
ECU Conducts Allergy Study For new Nasal Spray, Funisolide
Dr. James P. Gutai, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Katherine L. Madson Joins ECU Anatomy Dept.
Stuart Jackson, First ECU Kidney Transplant
UNC Meeting the Needs of Black Students
Dr. James O'Leary Appted. Professor of Emergency Medicine
Private Hospital Talk is Revived
ECU Med School to Get New Therapy Center

Box #10.24 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from Sept. 1981 to Oct. 1982.

Sept. 1981

ECU Med School Symposium on Rights of Retarded Persons
Dr. Sudhaker Madakasira, Psychiatrist Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Loftus Hengeveldt, Jr. Joined Emergency Dept. of ECU Med School
Dr. V. P. Raju Joined Emergency Dept. of ECU Med School
Dr. Lynis Dohm Received Fogarty Grant
Dr. Paul R. Mehne Named Asst. Dean of Curriculum of Med School
Yellow Jacket Killed High Point Man
Surgical Update Class For Primary Care Physicians Held
Dr. Robert R. Sloss Named Asst. Professor of Pathology
Dr. Phillip H. Pekela Appted. Asst. Professor of Biochemistry
Ashley Futrell, ECU Trustee Says ECU Future Greater
Pap Smears: What Do They Mean
Dr. Jarrett Barnhill Speaks on Parenting Young Adolescents

Oct. 1981

Dr. Ronald S. Johnson, Molecular Biologist Joined ECU Med School
Dr. John E. Wimmer, Jr. Neonatologist Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Everett C. Simmons Appted. Asst. Professor of Psychiatric Medicine
Dr. David J. Greenblatt, Visiting Professor Gives Lecture
Dr. Mingyuan Zhang, Chinese Psychiatrist, Visits Med School
Med School Grant To Hospice Program "Hospice Without Walls"
Dr. James Mathis Speaks on Stress
Dr. William E. Laupus To Become Vice Chancellor
52 Students Accepted into ECU Med School
Dr. Lynn H. Orr Gives Talk on Coronary Artery Disease
ECU Med School Exhibits at Duplin County Health Fair

Nov. 1981

Dr. H. Kim Park, Pathologist Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Ernest W. Larkin, III, Pathologist Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Steven H. Grossman Appted. Asst. Professor of Nephrology
Excessive Electrical Bid on Brody Building Accepted to Avoid Delay
Bid Rigging Charged in ECU Medical School Contract
Ribbon Cutting For New PCMH West Bed Tower
Mario Turi Receives Huffman Award
Dr. James L. Hughes, Pediatrician Joins ECU Med School
History of the ECU Medical School
Neonatal Unit Benefits Region
First State Bank Gives $10,000 to ECU Med School
Dr. Ronald S. Johnson, Molecular Biologist Joins ECU Med School
Chuck Bushneck Battling Hodgkins Disease
PCMH Nurses Pay Adjusted
Dr. F. L. Scharf Speaks on Prevention of Diabetic Complications

Dec. 1981

Dr. David M. Baugham Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Harold J. May, Psychologist Joined Family Practice Center
ECU Med School Plans Radiation Therapy Center
John Dew Received Barnes Memorial Award
Lee Pippin Received CIBA Award
Health Sciences Library Moves Into The Brody Building
ECU Medical School Overcomes Obstacles
About Dr. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., Surgeon
PCMH Broadens Role
Dr. Paul R. G. Cunningham Appted. Clinical Instructor of Surgery
Beverly Burnette Appted Director of Volunteers For Hospice
Dr. Jarlath MacKenna Obstetrician Provides Quality Care

Jan. 1982 (Nothing)

Feb. 1982

Dr. Harold Kallman Joins Family Practice Center
Dr. Charles H. Duckett Joins Graduate Education Dept. of Family Medicine
The Mrs. Vincent P. Fagan, Jr. Memorial Lecture Established at Med School
Family Practice Center To Receive Dental Grant
History of Johnston Street Hospital Recalled
ECU Health Sciences Library Stresses Aid To Patrons
New Emergency Entrance Signs Installed

Mar. 1982

Service League Contributes $50,000 For Medical Equipment
Dr. Sydney F. C. Barnwell of Craven County, Black Physician
PCMH Misuse of Funds Probed
Need For Black Doctors Still Great
Dare County EMT's Advance In Training
Dr. William E. Laupus Gives Talk on Impact of Med School
Dr. Carl R. Morgan, Organizer of Local Diabetes Chapter
G. Harry Leslie, Re-elected Chairman of Hospital Board
ECU 75th Anniversary Calendar Of Events
Hospital Administrator Indicted for Embezzlement

Apr. 1982

Pitt County Health Fair
36 Students Receive Medical Degrees
Dr. James G. Jones on Editorial Board of "Ortho Forum" Magazine
Dr. Theodore Kushnick, Pediatrician Certified in Medical Genetics
Telecopier Helps Ahoskie Doctors Deliver Healthy Babies
Dr. Joyce M. Mitchell Joined ECU Emergency Dept.
Dr. Richard H. Ray Joins ECU Med School
ECU Med School Research Links Nervous System to Ovaries
Dr. Samuel S. Spicer Joins Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Edwin W. Monroe Appted. Executive Director of Eastern AHEC
Dr. F. M. Simmons Patterson Given Service Award
Rep. Ed Warren Hosts Legislators and Industrialists
WNCT Radiothon Raises Money For Hospital
Young Cancer Patients Are Given a Skating Party
New Brody Medical science Building Well Planned
Princess Garner. Paralized Child, Leaves Hospital
Hospital Hotline Number
91 Hospital Volunteers Recognized at Banquet
Dr. William E. Laupus Named As Vice Chancellor
NC Cancer Centers Praised
Three Sets of Twins Born In One Day at PCMH
ECU Given Radiation-Detection Monitor

May 1982

The ECU Med School Developing
ECU Med School, Few Graduates Going Into Family Practice
Dr. James G. Jones Elected VP of Family Practice Board
ECU Conference Focus on Heart Attacks
ECU Doctors Receive Awards
ECU Med School Sponsors International Conference
5th Annual ECU Pediatrics Day
Dr. Bob Shackelford Honored
Project Exodus, Offers Look at Medical Careers
Zubie W. Metcalf, Jr. Noted Black educator
Medical Training Costs Going Up
Craven County Hospital Education Center Dedicated to Dr. F. M. S. Patterson
Asst. Surgeon General of US Gives Talk on the Indian Medicine Man

June 1982

Summer Program For Future Doctors at ECU Med School
Dr. Allen F. Bowyer Presents Research To World Conference
Ellis F. Hall, Jr. Named Asst. Dean at ECU Med School
Walter L Shepherd Named Asst. Dean at ECU Med School
ECU Med School Received Grant For Geriatric Training
Edward M. Lieberman Received Award
Heart Attack Conference Held at ECU Med School
Dr. F. M. Simmons Patterson Retiring
Regional Rehabilitation Center Praised
Dr. R. William McConnell Appted. To Food and Drug Committee
Dr. Edwin W. Monroe Appted. To Board of Reynolds Health Care Trust

July 1982

Poisindex, Compact Microfiche Reader Gives Emergency Information
ECU Med School Enters New Home
Charles J. Sweat Leaving Medical School
Dr. Carl T. Smedberg Receives Med School Award
36 New Residents Join Medical Center
Medical Foundation Begins Raising Money
Dr. Robert Karl Dellinger Joins Pitt Family Physicians
Dr. E. Jackson Allison Lauded for Emergency Dept. Work
Hospital Board Limits Merit Pay
Hospital Rates Increasing
Cancer Society Funds Research
Dr. JohnYeager Does Research on Magnesium Deficiency

Aug. 1982

ECU Med School Faculty Receive Promotions
Dr. David L. Buck Awarded Falk Fellowship
ECU Med School Program Combining Doctors and Ministers
Camp Day, Fun For Chronically Ill Children
$77.5 Million Hospital Budget Approved

Sept. 1982

ECU Med School 4th Annual Health Law Forum
ECU Med School Hosts International Conference
Dr. Henry O. Stone, Jr. Joins Dept. of Microbiology
Dr. Donald J. Fletcher Joins Anatomy Dept.
Dr. Mallie B. Penry Joins Family Medicine
Dr. Elizabeth R. Gamble Joins Family Medicine
Dr. Judy Yongue, First ECU Trained Psychiatrist
ECU Med School Accepts 64 Students
ECU Med School Sponsors Lecture Series Called "Perspectives"
ECU Med School Lab Researches on Drug, Dilazep
Weyerhauser Makes ECU Program Grants
NC Infant Mortality Rate High
Barabara Berman Named as Historian For NC Health Education Society
Duplin General Hospital Emergency Room
Advisory Budget Group Tours ECU Med School
Rick Gilstrap Named United Way Campaign Chairman

Oct. 1982

ECU Med School Presents Program On Calcium Blockers
Dr. Todd L. Savitt Lectures on "The Health of Blacks in the Old South"
Nancy Middleton Elected Officer in Cardiologist Group
Jody Wylam Elected Officer in Cardiologist Group
ECU Med School Holds Open House
ECU Med School Dedicated
ECU Med School Hosts International Conference on Pathology
ECU Family Practice Center offers Evening Service
Dr. Donald R. Lannin Joined ECU Med School Surgery Dept.
Dr. Larry S. Lewis Joined ECU Med School Surgery Dept.
Dr. Todd L. Savitt Joined ECU Med School
Dr. Raymond A. Drombroski Joined Med School OB/GYN
Dr. Samuel Lentz Joined Med School OB/GYN
Chinese Surgeon, Jing Li, Observing Surgery at PCMH
EMS Demonstration of Hurst Power Tool for Freeing Auto Accident Victims
Pitt Rescue Squad Takes Part in Mock Disaster
Dr. Ronald S. Johnson Directs Seminar in ECU Chemistry Dept.

Box #10.25 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from Nov. 1982 to Aug. 1983.

Nov. 1982

ECU Med School Outpatient Center Doubles In Size
ECU Course Stress Renal Problems In Pregnancy
Dr. G. Lynis Dohm Receives Grant for Muscle Protein Metabolism
Dr. David R. Garris Study On Hypothalamus And Reproduction
Dr. Wilhelm R. Frisell Published New Textbook "Human Biochemistry"
National Respiratory Therapy Week At PCMH
PCMH honors 180 Employees
Dr. Edward L. Treadwell Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Brian A. McMillan Joins Dept. of Pharmacology
Dr. Jerome S. Haller Joins Dept. of Pediatrics
ECU Med School/Brody Building Dedicated
Salary Freeze Could Harm Med School
Dr. Jerry G. Gregory Joined Dept. of Psychiatric Medicine
ECU Med School Sponsors Noon Time Lecture Series
Dr. Theodore Kushnick, Pediatrician Recertified
Conference Held on Multispecialty Approaches
Three PCMH Employees in Society of Respiratory Therapists
John M. Howell, ECU Chancellor, Tarheel of the Week
Duke Doctors Treat Kidney Stones With Sound
M. E. (Rick) Gilstrap Resigned

Dec. 1982

ECU Workshop on Colon Cancer
Dr. Jose F. Caro Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Lesley T. Mega Joins ECU Med School
13 Rescuers Complete Life Support Course
Volunteers Organize PCMH Auxiliary
3rd Annual Neonatal Graduate Christmas Party
Dr. James L. Mathis Speaks on Avoiding the Holiday Blues
Future Growth Plan Before Hospital Board
Fred T. Brown Named Senior VP of PCMH
Hospice Supports The Dying and Their Families
Dr. Robert E. Thurber, Recollections of Beginnings of ECU Med School
Franklin Whitehurst, Jr. Receives Kidney
Chris Justice, Med Student, Plays Hospital Santa
PCMH Auxilliary at Christmas
Planters Bank Donates a Computer to ECU Med School
Open House in New East Carolina Surgical Center
ECU Med School Sponsors Noon Time Lectures

Jan. 1983

Dare Co. Medical Staff Gets Training at ECU Med School
Dr. Earl Trevathan Speaks on Learning Disabilities
Contracts Awarded For ECU Radiation Therapy Center
Dr. Robert S. Fulghum Doing Ear Infection Study
Dr. F. David Small Joined Dept. of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Francis T. Thomas Gave Talk on Organ Donation Procedures
Steve Joyner Gave Talk on Organ Donation Procedures
Douglas Moore Gets Bone Marrow Transplant
1982, A Year In Review, New Leadership Roles
No Doctor Surplus in NC
Alcohol Research In NC
Dr. Robert H. Maier, ECU Vice Chancellor Resigned
Dr. James L. Mathis Speaks on PMS
Dr. Melvin L. Clayton Appted. Clinical Asst. Professor at Med School
Demand For Organ Transplants
Dr. Thomas C. Gualtieri of UNC Talks on Hyperactive Children
Dr. Irvin L. Blose Gives Talk on History of Psychiatry
ECU Med School Identification Services For Medical Consultants
Home Treatment of Chronic Bronchitus Helps
Med Student Ratio Backed
New PCMH Building Named Gaskins/Leslie Center
Sen. John East Tries To Kill Health Planning Legislation
Dr. Angelo A. Volpe, New Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
Lt. Gen. Bernhardt Mittemeyer, Surgeon General of US Army Speaks
ECU Family Physicians Named to Committees

Feb. 1983

ECU Cancer Center Means Total Care For Region
Ronald P. Hoogmoed Received Huffman Award
Groundbreaking For ECU Med School Radiation Therapy Center
Dr. Rosemary Thomas, Cardiologist Joins ECU Med School
PCMH Board Told Cardiac Surgery Planning is Underway
Dr. Merwin R. Dieckmann Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Joseph F. Russo, Adolescent Gynecologist Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Karen Filkins, Fetoscopy Specialist Joins ECU Med School
Dr. John C. Moskop Lectures on Medical Consequences of Nuclear War
UNC President Says Tuition Should Remain Low
Depressed Children Seminar Held
Dr. Thomas Lowe, Chief Medical Officer of Indian Health Service Speaks
Proper Diet and Activity Help Elderly Stay Regular
Bennie and Tammy Whitley Have Triplets
Kidney Transplants Give New Lives to Two
PCMH Has Orderly Expansion Plan
Dr. Allen Bowyer Named President of Pitt Co. Heart Association
ECU Administrators React To Proposed Cuts
UNC System Faces Severe Budget Cuts

Mar. 1983

Dr. Fred Haar Presented Service Award
Dr. Richard Selzer, Surgeon & Author/Poet Speaks
Health Care Symposium Scheduled
Coca Cola Gives Local Building To ECU Med School
Deborah W. Davis Appted. Administrator of PCMH Rehab Services
PCMH Establishes Pastoral Care Dept., Rev. Lewis E. Lint, Director
PCMH Board Opposes New Private Psychiatric Hospital in Pitt Co.
ECU Computer Helps Indentify Toxic Subjects
ECU Med School Playing an All Important Role
UNC Chancellor Denounces Funding for ECU Med School
Seminar on Geriatrics Hosted By ECU Med School
2nd Annual PCMH Foundation Awards Benefit Dinner
PCMH Certified as a Cost Containment Hospital
Special Program on Elderly Medical Care at ECU Med School
Girl Scouts Week at PCMH
Aurora, NC Medical Center Meeting
Hospital Grant Helps Poor With Babies
ECU Program on Moral Problems in Medicine
ECU Med School Holds Emergency Care Program
Petitioners Seek Perinatal Care Funds
Bee Sting Autopsy Test Developed
Dr. Earl Trevathan Gives Slide Show on China Trip

April 1983

The Mini-Fellowship, New Way For Family Doctors To Bone Up
39 Students Receive ECU Medical Degrees
Thomas E. Curry, Jr. Received First PH.D From ECU
ECU Med School Presents Arthritis Program
Dr. Robert P. Bolande, Pediatric Pathologist Joins Med School
PCMH Observed National Nurses' Day
Dr. H. Thomas Norris, Head of New Dept. of Clinical Pathology
Women In Medicine, Topic of Med School Lecture
PCMH Honors Volunteers
ECU Med School To Train Emergency Physicians
Med School Program on Early Popular Health Movements
Using Dog Pound Animals For Medical Research
Family Medicine Attracts Low Amount of New Doctors

May 1983

ECU Doctor Swapping Program
Aids Cases At Central Prison Puts Restrictions on Blood Supply
ECU Assists in Heart Transplant
Funds Crisis Hits Infant Care Units
ECU Computer Consortium One of the Largest in State
Sale of Animals For Research Delayed By State Issue
Dr. Henry G. Marrow Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Irwin L. Blose, President of American Med Society in Alcoholism
ECU Med School Sponsors Geriatrics Conference
Nurse Recruiting Has Helped
Dr. Edwin W. Monroe on State Health Coordinating Council
ECU First Honorary Degrees To Leo Jenkins and Sen. Bob Morgan
Dr. Walter J. Pories To Address Cancer Crusaders
Pediatrics Day to Be Held at ECU Med School
Dr. Edwin A. Sumpter Talks on Working in Cambodian Refugee Camp
Jaycee Drive to Seek "Jenkins Medical Center"
ECU Med School Graduates Third Class
PCMH Observes National Hospital Week
Dr. James H. Jones, Author on Sex Research Speaks
Elderly Care Symposium Held at Sea Level, NC
Lorazepan, Helps Control Nausea in Cancer Patients
ECU Med School Fills Void
Youth Groups Form Coalition For Teenagers
Dr. William Laupus Gives Commencement Address at Kinston High

June 1983

Kids With Cancer Attend Camp Rainbow During Summer
Edgecombe Co. Sells Pound Animals to ECU Med School
Dr. Jarrett Barnhill Joined Salem Psychiatric Associates
PCMH Develops Family Approach To Maternity Care
Rebecca R. Leith, Radiologic Technologist Wins State Competition
Lecture at ECU Med School on Government Role in Maternal Care
Physical Therapists: Helping Kids Stand Tall
PCMH Doctor Suspended For Writing Illegal Perscriptions

July 1983

Because of Nurses Act and Budget; PCMH Letting Nurses Go
ECU Med School Plays Large Role of Growth in Eastern NC
Dr. Joe Williamson, Head of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Program
UNC System Tuition Increases
Outside Funding Helps ECU Research Programs
Dr. Roger Thomas Named Associate Professor at ECU Med School
Winston Earl Lane, III Received Barnes Award
ECU Fetal Tracing System Moves Information
Dr. Thomas J. Chaplinski, Cancer Specialist Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Jacqueline F. McGinty Joined Dept. of Anatomy
Dr. Caroline L. Ayers Appted. Chairman of ECU Chemistry Dept.
PCMH Adopts $5 Million Budget
37 New Physicians Joined the Residency Program
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Gives Comfort
ECU Med School Gives Tour
TV Station Gives $25,000 to ECU Med School
Dr. William Laupus, President of American Board of Medical Specialities
Need For Organ Donors
Dr. Stephen Joyner Speaks on Organ Donation
Dr. Phillip G. Nelson on Commission of Correctional Health Care
ECU Med School Greatness Measured By Its Performance
Family Practice Doctors Still Scarce
Saratoga, NC Medical Clinic Being Built
Sandra E. Harrison Elected To National Board

Aug. 1983

ECU Med School- Year In Review
Dr. Charles L. Knupp, Cancer Specialist Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Bruce R. Berger, Child Psychiatry Specialist Joins Med School
Chubby Checker on Organ Donation
Dr. Robert G. Brame, Jr. Elected To Board of BBT
ECU Med School Directs Rose High Honors Science Program
Dr. Don Brown Aides Mothers in Gambia
9 EMT'S Receive Advanced Certificates
PCMH To Participate in Organ Donor Program
Tammy Lum; Special ECU Med School Student
Suzie Brederman Talks on Nutrition
Reynolds Trust Gives Grant for ECU Communication System
Col. A. E. Dubber's Body Given To Science
Duke Endowment For New Nurses Orientation
Belhaven Hospital Hooked Into ECU Communication System
Dr. James L. Mathis Gives Lecture on Schizophrenia
Bethel Clinic- Mini Medical Center
Private Psychiatric Hospital Denied Certification of Need By State
Dr. Janet C. Gonder Named Asso. Director of Animal Center
Dr. Mark L. Phillips Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Abbas Emami Joined ECU Med School Pediatric Dept.
Dr. Nicholas H. Benson Joined Emergency Medicine Dept.
Dr. Suzanne M. Shepherd Joined Emergency Medicine Dept.
ECU Med School Institutes Geriatrics Fellowship
Dr. William J. Minteer, Cardiology Specialist Joins ECU Med School
Tobacco Industry- Political Paradox
Dr. David Knox, ECU Sociologist, Examines Married Love
Dr. Donald C. Brown Earns Geriatric Scholarship
Sickle Cell Month Proclaimed

Box #10.26 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from Sept. 1983 to April 1984.

Sept. 1983

New PCMH Host Houses Program Underway
ECU Med School Started Martin Co. Handicapped Pre-School Program
Dr. John Calvin Yeager Died
Coventure, PCMH Nurses Transition Program Gets Grant
Letters Concerning the Suspension of Betty Trought, Nursing Director
Letter About Nurses Failing Licensure Boards
Changes in Utilization of Nursing Personnel
Wayne County Hospital Has Deficit
Dr. Jerome S. Haller Studying Reyes Syndrome
Dr. Nicholas Ogburn Joins Med School Dept. of Surgery
Dr. Edward F. Hill Joins Med School Family Practice
Cell Biology Symposium Held at Med School
Dr. James Mathis Lectures on Traditional Tibetan Medicine
Dr. Donald Van de Veer Lectures on Animal Use In Research Morality
PCMH Discusses Future Expansion
PCMH To Be a Trauma Center
Dr. Charles L. Knupp, Cancer Specialist Joins Med School
Dr. Mark L. Phillips Joins ECU Med School
Dr. Bruce R. Berger, Child Psychiatrist Joins Med School
Dr. Dennis A. Bagarozzi Joins ECU School of Allied Health
Dr. Roger D. Sharpe Joins ECU School of Allied Health
Rebecca Lutz Joins Joins ECU School of Allied Health
James M. Moran Joins Joins ECU School of Allied Health
Mary Pegram Joins Joins ECU School of Allied Health
Anton J. Schrieber, New ECU Director of Hearing Impaired Students
Dr. Donald R. Jeffreys, ECU Biologist Retiring
Honors Science Program To Begin
Medical Center Provides Economic Boost to Greenville
Emergency Medical Week Observed at PCMH
Dare County Medical Careers Seminar
Dr. Hal May Speaks at Diabetes Association Meeting
ASPO- Lamaze Meeting Planned
Sickle Cell Disease Seminar Held
2nd Annual Therapeutic Recreation Dept. Skate-a-thon
PCMH Emergency Department Hold Open House
Dr. Penny Axelrod Speaks at Cancer Conference
Dr. Jon Tingelstad, Pitt-Greenville Chamber of Commerce President
PCMH to be Area Emergency Medical Referral Center
Dr. Hazel Milligan Aslakson Joined School of Nursing
Blair Brothers Entering ECU Med School
Dr. Thomas Bell Woodworth, Joins Dept. of Family Medicine

Oct. 1983

Dr. Donald S. Coffey, Cancer Researcher Gives Lecture
Dr. Nicholas Patrone, Pediatric Rheumatologist Joins Med School
Dr. James L. Finley Joins Clinical Pathology Dept.
Dr. Jan F. Silverman, Surgical Pathologist Joins Med School
Dr. Carlo Vito Bruschi, Genetic Engineer Joins Med School
Marilyn Kay Rhodes, Named New Nursing Chief
Med School Doctor Sentenced For Illegal Drug Prescriptions
Letters Concerning Nursing Management
Organ Donation Saves Lives
Steve Joyner Speaks on Kidney Transplants
Family Doctors Treat the Family as a Unit
Dr. Mercedes M. De Rivers, Medical Director Of Pitt Co. Mental Health
Dr. Jon Tingelstad Gives History of PCMH Pediatric Services Since 1976
Child Burn Victim Flown to Cincinnati Burn Center
Dr. Lesley Mega Gives Program on Child Schizophrenia
Jeff Moore, Boy Scout Gives Cassettes to Pediatric Recreation Program
Dr. Jack Allison, Jr. Directs Course on Advanced Trauma Life Support
Dr. Edward M. Lieberman Presents Research at Conference
Dr. Jerry G. Gregory Gives Talk on Feeling Good
Rick Hall Gives Talk on Organ Transplantation

Nov. 1983

Chowan Hospital Backs Organ Donation Network Plan
Organ Donations Hard To Find
Pancreas Transplants Available Soon at ECU Med School
Gregory Allen, Doctoral Student in Anatomy Defends Thesis
Dr. George E. Palades, Cell Biologist and Nobel Laureate Gives Talk
Robert Bolande Talks on the Evolving Practice of Circumcision
Addicts Will Try Anything to Get a Refill of Prescription Drugs
4th Annual Neonatal Intensive Care Party
PCMH Breaks Ground for New Emergency Dept.
PCMH Breaks Ground for Expanded Surgery & Radiology Dept.
EKG Transmitting Capability For Rescuers
Conference on AIDS and other Immunological Disorders Held
Cypress Glen Retirement Home to Begin Construction
PCMH Trustees Plan to Buy Pitt Pathologists, Inc.
Petition Drive Gets State Funds For Infant Care Hospital
Dr. Caroline Hannaway Talks on History of Blood Transfusions
New Pink Hill Medical Center Dedicated
No Acute Substance Abuse Detoxification Unit in Pitt County
Susie Bredderman, Nutritionist Awarded Scholarship
Dr. Hervey B. Kornegay, Clinical Professor at Med School
Dr. Robert H. Shackelford, Clinical Professor at Med School
Jacob Postma & Charles Kesler, of Med. Communications Win Awards
Alzheimers Disease Discussed at Meeting

Dec. 1983

Med School Sets Fundraising Goal
Kiwanians Make Donations To Camp Rainbow
Letter Concerning Unfair PCMH Itemized Charges
Joe Parker, Med School Trustee Seeks General Assembly Seat
Dr. John C. Moskop, Member of Physicians For Social Responsibility
Bradley Brill, Named to Clinical Microbiology Board
Edith Edwards, Falkland Rescue Squad Member Honored
PCMH Regional Trauma Center
Dr. Theodore Kushnick Believes in Space Technology
North Carolina's Medical Communities Cited as Great
David J. Whichard, II, N&O's Tarheel of the Week
"Golden Hour" following Serious Accident Determines Fate
Med School Cooperation Praised
Lou Anne Baldree, Med Student and Poet
Appeal From William Williams, Lou Gehrig Disease Patient
Marsha Young, Blind Transcriptionist in Surgery Dept.
Med School Offers New Health Clinic for Teens
Dr. Edward R. Seidel Joins Dept. of Physiology

Jan. 1984

Discovery by Dr. A. Mason Smith Leads to Salmonella Test
Dr. John Stone, Poet Presents Reading
Brody Building Air System is Modern Marvel
Participants Sought For Hypertension Study
Med School Gets Ultra-trace 0600, X-ray Flourescence Spectroscopy
Eddie Knox, Candidate for Governor Debates Med School
Tom Taft seeks Senate Seat
35 Million Americans Suffer From Depression
Alzheimer's Workshop in Washington, NC
AAMA Hosts Seminar at Kinston, NC
MS Support Groups Help Victims Cope With Everyday Living
Eating Disorders are Symposium Topics
Ronald McDonald House Coming to Greenville
Dr. Ray Donald Minges Named Citizen of the Year
Sen. Bob Jordan Makes Campaign Tour Through Med School
Alcohol in America is Lecture Topic
PCMH Receives Commendation for Monitoring Costs
Dr. Robert S. Fulghrum Receives Grant For Middle Ear Research
ECU Looks at Year of Expansion
PCMH Health Care Costs
Eli Bloom Praised as Hospital Volunteer
Nephrostolithotomy, New Surgery to Remove Kidney Stones
Eastern NC Proud of ECU Med School

Feb. 1984

Plans For Ronald McDonald House Announced
Don Easley Speaks on Organ Transplantation
Dr. Walter J. Pories Addresses the Cancer Society
Cansurmount, Cancer Support Service Started
Med School Faculty Pass Board Exams
Med School Hosts Local American College of Physicians 50th Meeting
County Heart Fund Volunteers
Dr. Holly Matthews Talks on Rootswork, Folk Medicine System
Mini-Fellowships, Chance For Newborns in Trouble
Dr. Roberta S. Gray, Joined Med School Pediatric Dept.
Funds Needed For Camp Rainbow
Duke Med School Reduces Enrollment
UNC Pres. Bill Friday Reports on UNC Desegregation
Martin Co. Handicapped Pre-school Developmental Evaluation Clinic
Med School Receives Cancer Research Funds
Betty Lou Jones, Kidney Transplant Recipient
Gordon E. Trevathan, on Board of Visitors of UNC-Chapel Hill
Sen. Vernon White Will Not Seek Re-election
Candlelighters, Support Group For Parents With Children With Cancer
Dr. Jack Allison Discusses Hospital Helicopter Service
Carl J. Stewart, Jr., Supporter of Medical School
Pitt Commissioners Study Funding of Tobacco Museum
Dr. Ronald May, New Director of Craven Co. Child Health Clinic
Dr. Loftus Hengeveld, Jr. Honored by Rescue Squad Association
Animal Testing Argued Before Panel
Dr. James F. O'Leary, Certified By American Board of Surgery
Courtney Carraway, Miracle Child

Mar. 1984

Med School Hosts 2nd Annual Biotechnology Symposium
D. H. Conley High School Shelters Tornado Victims
146 Treated at Hospital For Tornado Related Injuries
Dr. Jon B. Tingelstad, Committee Chairman of National Board
PCMH Foundation, Inc. Hosts Annual Awards Benefit Dinner
Dr. David W. Hawkins Joins Dept. of Family Medicine
Dr. Mark J. Ellison Joins Dept. of Family Medicine
Med School Hosts 5th Annual EMS Program
Local Cable TV Gives Med School a Bucket Truck
PCMH Observes National Poison Prevention Week
Pitt Co. Health Fair Held
Percy R. Cox, Candidate for NC Senate
Sanitary Air System at Brody Medical Sciences Building
4th Annual Chancellor's Society Gala Held
Genetic Engineering Symposium Held
Doctor Surplus Not the Whole Story
Film on Child Abuse Aired on Local Cable TV
Hospital Support Services Get New Computer
Shirlene Hunt Experiences Family Practice
Letter Concerning Med School History
Letter Suggesting the Need for a Podiatry School
Dr. Paul Mozley to Speak on PMS
PCMH and Med School Booming with Construction
PCMH Seeking Teenagers For Volunteen Program
Organ Donor Week Proclaimed
Address By Benjamin Shepard, NC Tissue Bank Manager
High Point Hospital Cardiac Services
Coastal Plains Epilepsy Association of NC
PCMH Medical Licenses Are OK
Dr. Ellen Brubeck Joins Family Medicine Dept.
New X-ray Technology Installed at Hospital
Dr. James G. Jones Appted. To Family Practice Review Committee
C. Ralph Kinsey, Jr., Tarheel of the Week

April 1984

ECU Diabetes Camp
39 Students Receive Medical Degrees
Bath High school Students Tour Medical School
Med School Hypertension Study
Dr. Joanne Lynn Lectures on Forgoing Life Sustaining Treatment
Dr. Alvin Volkman Lectures on Elie Metchnikoff, Pioneer Pathologist
Dr. William W. Fore Joined Medical School
Dr. Alfred E. Harper, Nutritionist Gives Several Lectures
New Shared Research Laboratories at Med School
Duplin General Hospital Prepares Long Range Plan
Adam Potter, Myelofibrosis sufferer, Gets Bone Marrow Transplant
Post Tornado Stress Suffered by Victims and Observers
Donations Offered Tornado Victims
Triage System Used in Tornado Response
Med School Announces Faculty Promotions
PCMH To Offer Free Speech and Hearing Clinics
Camp Rainbow, Summer Camp For Children With Cancer
Rapid Increase in Cesarean Births Spurs Debate
Dr. David J. Dabbs Joins Med School
Dr. William E. Thornton, NC Astronaut at Med School Convocation
Dr. Carolyn S. Steglich Joined Dept. of Microbiology
Dr. Robert W. Olds Joined Dept. of Psychiatric Medicine
Ann Dill, First Carteret County Public Health Officer
Greenville Service League Gives $191,000 to PCMH
Lauch Faircloth Makes Campaign Stop at Med School
Charles P. Gaskins Gets PCMH Foundation Service Award
Letter Concerning Nurse Anesthetists at PCMH
Dr. Walter Pories and Keith Norwood Talk on Cancer research
Letter By Dr. Candace N. Carson on Tax Money For Weapons
PCMH Therapist Aide Arrested For Selling Cocaine
Dr. Lorie W. Moore Opens General Practice at Fair Oaks, NC
Dr. William E. Laupus Speaks to Washington Rotary Club
Trustees Propose New Health Improvement Center
Ledonia Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund Begun
Dr. James L. Mathis Speaks on Family Violence
Dr. Davis Garris Speaks to High School Students
Hospitals Turn To Perks to attract New Patients
Suspended PCMH Physician Reinstated
Gracie Mebane Vines, Pres. Of NC Hospital Social Work Directors
Greenville Jay-C-Ettes Donated $1,500 to PCMH for Furnishings
Ronald McDonald House Allowed By Pitt Board
Alzheimer's Disease is Topic of Education Program
Donna Flake, Medical Library Personnel Exchange With England
Rep. Jim Martin Makes Campaign Tour of Med School
Genetic Engineering Symposium at Med School
Greenville Service League Has Program on Ronald McDonald House

Box #10.27 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from May 1984 to Nov. 1984.

May 1984

Ronald McDonald House Becomes a Reality
Dr. James L. Mathis, elected President Of NC Neuropsychiatric Asso.
Karen Parker, Pediatric Nurse, speaks on Childhood Cancer
Golf Tournament to Assist Ronald McDonald House Fund
Eddie Knox, Candidate for Governor Tours Outer Banks
Eddie Knox Says He Supports ECU Med School
Gifts & Help Poured in After March Tornados
Dr. R. Lee Pippen Speaks at North Lenoir Academic Banquet
UNC Officials Question State Money for Duke Med School
Radiation Safety Conference Slated at Med School
Med School Hosts Minority Students in Opportunity Program
Roy B. Clark, Jr. Appointed PCMH VP of Financial Services
Med School Hosts East Carolina Diabetes Camp for Children
S. Malone Parham, Jr., Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
ECU Generates $200 Million for the Local Economy
15 Students Received Awards at Med School Convocation
ECU's Grads Called Symbols of America's Ethics
Dr. Wm. E. Thornton, NC Astronaut, Speaks at Med School Convocation
Marilyn K. Rhodes, Named VP for PCMH Nursing Services
ECU Med School Establishes Brody Scholar Program in Medicine
Dr. Bob Adams Talks on ECU Medical Centers
Dr. Nick Patrone Speaks at Pitt Arthritis Support Group
Dr. Malone Parham, Jr. Makes Donation for Spinal Research
PCMH Rehab Center Gets Contribution for Spinal Cord Research
Seeking State Money for Body Scanners for Med School
UNC Board to Honor 11 Retiring ECU Faculty Members
Dr. Gordon Jendrasiak Presents Program on Radiation Therapy
Dr. Sudhakar Madakasira, Speaks on Counseling Tornado Victims
Rep. Ed Warren Sponsors ECU Day
ECU Sponsors Seminar on Radiation Accidents
Donnie L. Hall Steps Down as Med School Dir. of Financial Services
Dr. Jack Allison Cites Need for Paramedic Program
Adam Potter, Bone Marrow Transplant
Sister & Brother Doing Well After Kidney Transplant
Booger Scales Donates Money to Build Children's Park at Hospital
Urgent Care Centers Opened in Eastern NC
New Radiation Therapy Center at Med School to Open
New Shared Research Resources Laboratories at ECU Med School
Psychiatrists Medical Book Collection Given to Med School
Dr. Jack Wilkerson and Dr. David H. Riddick Sued for Malpractice
Pitt Community College Graduates 46 Nurses
PCMH Construction Continues
Conference on Geriatric Medicine to be Held at Sea Level
ECU Med School Trains Geriatric Specialists
Free Cancer Education Program Given at Gaskins-Leslie Center
Neonatal Patients at PCMH Get Miniature Smocked Bonnets
PCMH Offers Free Blood Pressure Screenings
Camp Rainbow to Open For Youths With Cancer

June 1984

Mental Health Workers Treating Tornado Fears
Dr. D. E. Darnell Jones Named OB/GYN Chairman
Med School Survey Favors Dare County Hospital
Dr. Albert L. McNeill, ECU Doctorial Student Chosen For Course
Camp Rainbow 1984, A Success
Gastric Bypass Research Funded
Dr. Ronald Fisher Joins Med School
Too Many Perinatal Deaths in Eastern NC
NMR Scanners Wanted by the Med School
Martha Brown Rollins, 1st Recipient of Latham Scholarship
Lauch Faircloth Praises Rufus Edminston
Wayne County Hospital Training Provides Insight on Health Care
Dr. Robert H. Holbrook, Public Health Director of Columbus County
Parrott Academy Advanced Biology Class Tours Med School
PCMH Nurse Charged With Stealing Drugs
Robersonville Perdue Plant Worker Loses Arm in Auger
Letter Praising Blood Donation Program
Medical Related Firms Sought For Region
Nursing Layoffs Unlikely in Eastern NC
Adam Potter, Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Progressing
Battle For Respect Finally Paying Off For East Carolina University
Dr. Jake E. Brinn Speaks on Use of Computers in Med School
Ronald McDonald House Seeking Volunteers
Jay-C-Ettes Help Ronald McDonald House

July 1984

First Open Heart Surgery at PCMH
Dr. Bruce Berger Speaks on Teen Suicide
Two Heart Transplants, Back to Back Operations
Dr. Loretta Kopelman/ Dr. John Moskop new Book on the Rights of the Retarded
St. James Child Care Center, Health Care For Migrant Children
Dr. Richard L. Rumley Joined Med School
Dr. John M. Diamond Joined Dept. of Psychiatric Medicine
Dr. James G. Peden, Jr. Joins Med School
Dr. Joseph M. Chalovich Joins Med School
Eastern Carolina Diabetes Camp
Dr. Paul W. Biddinger, Forensic Pathologist Joins Med School
Dr. John F. Holter Joined Med School
Dr. Carl D. Pate, Jr. Named Chief Resident at PCMH
Dr. Stephen E. Willis Joined Med School
Dr. Robert G. Carroll Joined Med School
Dr. Billy Jones Talks on Overexposure to the Sun
State Gives Money to UNC System
Letter Praising Bonnie Ruth McCormick at PCMH
Letter Chiding the Hospital for Hiding the Emergency Room
Groundbreaking for Minimum Care Unit at PCMH
ECU Trustees Re-elect Ralph Kinsey, Jr. Board Chairman
Two Med School Doctors Speak on Heart Disease at State Meet
Duplin County Hospital Survey
Letter Against Using Animals in Medical Research
Audit Shows Med School Owes PCMH Money
Dr. Earl Trevathan Speaks at Mental Retardation Workshop
Dr. Jeannie Golden Speaks About Behavioral Problems of Mentally Retarded
ECU Med School Gets Funds For Medical Instruments
PCMH Thriving Despite Patient Decline
Letter Concerning The Pitt County Medical Society
ECU Psychiatric Facility Helps Tornado Victims
Program by AHEC, Health Education Foundation of Eastern NC
Marcus Mintz Joined MED School Health Sciences Library
Letter Praising Dr. Fred Haar
Praising Tobacco For Creating ECU Med School
Med School Gets Money For Genetics Program
Remembering How Leo Jenkins Got The Med School
Dr. Candace Corson, Against Nuclear Weapons
Helicopter Ambulance Service Started at PCMH
Pay Raises Set For ECU Faculty
Dr. Robert M. Deepe Opens Private Practice
Accutane, Dermatologists Cautious With New Therapy
Letters Praising PCMH
ECU Med School Non-resident Tuition Increased
Dr. James J. Jones Explains Purpose of Med School
Ronald McDonald Celebrity Golf Tournament

Aug. 1984

Dr. Michael S. Vernon Joined Med School
Dr. Randall H. Renegar Joined Med School
Sunburn Warning Given
Med School Awards 5 With Brody Scholarship Program
Dr. William E. Laupus Says ECU Med School Meets Goals
ECU Med Students Studying Yellow Jackets
Dr. Harry G. Adams Joined Med School
ECU Speech & Hearing Clinic Gives Free Screenings
ECU Med School Meets Cadaver Needs
ECU Doctors Help Care For Migrant Children
Dr. Jesse A. Blackman, Doctor in Fremont, NC
Cystic Fibrosis Telethon Announced
Letter About Increased Local Hospital Rates
Financing Disadvantaged Students to ECU Med School
Dr. Daniel Constien, Doctor in Aurora, NC
Faison EMT Gives Class on Treating Injured New Born Infants
ECU Employees Offered Medical Discount
ECU Hopeful Body Gifts Will Continue
Dr. Todd L. Savitt, Editor of American Medical Biography Dictionary
PCMH Records Busiest Month
Carteret General Hospital Organ Procurement Agency
Pitt County Board Approves $80 Million Budget

Sept. 1984

Four New Members Join Sea Level Hospital Staff
Dr. Pamela A. Papas Joined Med School
Dr. Lawrence M. Moher Joined Dept. of Family Medicine
Dr. Andrew J. Gorman, III, Joined Med School
Dr. Rafael C. Sanchez Joined Med School
PCMH Cardiac Surgery Program Off to Busy Start
Med School Professor Speaks at State Meeting of Surgeons
Letter About Emergency Medicine Week
Dr. Joseph Larner, Diabetes Specialist Speaks on Insulin Action
EEG Week Reception Planned at PCMH
Dr. Roger Thomas Speaks on the African Nation of Malawi
Major Changes Urged in Way Doctors Are Chosen and Trained
Dr. Joseph F. Boyle, AMA Pres., Speaks at ECU Health Law Forum
PCMH Emergency Department Hold Open House
Computerized CPR Demonstration Offered at PCMH
Pitt County Preparing For Hurricane Donna
Dr. Jon Tingelstad Donates Auto to Ronald McDonald House
New Genetics Facility at ECU
Mobilization For Survival Hosts Nuclear War Film at Med School
Volunteers in Partnership with Parents Project Underway
Health Advocacy Program in Hertford County
Cadavers Essential to Medical Schools
ECU Hosts "Family & Community: In Partnership"
Organ Procurement and Transportation Program
PCMH Board Honors EMS Personnel
Mark B. Batts, One of the First Brody Fellowship Program Recipients
Freeze in Doctor's Fees Rapped as Unconstitutional
Dr. Lemont Morrisey & Dr. Eugene H. P. Wade Open Family Practice
St. James Child Care Center Cares for Migrant Children
Dr. Donald C. Brown Joined Dept. of Family Medicine
United Way Starting Drive

Oct. 1984

Radioactive Containers Found at ECU
Animal Use For Research at ECU Med School
PCMH Blood Bank Receives Accreditation
Patient Census Rising at PCMH
PCMH Schedules a Skate-A-Thon
PCMH to Sponsor Display on Post Hospital Services
Dr. Nicholas A. Patrone Elected Fellowship in AAP
Richard W. Minnick, Pitt Co. Handicapped Employee of the Year
Dr. Howard Dawkins Received Pitt Co. Doctor of the Year Award
Hypertension Study Participants Wanted
First East Carolina Celebrity Golf Tournament Raises Over $47,000
Dr. Ed Monroe Elected Chairman of East Carolina Health Systems Agency
Health Care Cost Debate Puts Caps on Hospital Rates
PCMH Planning Expansion
3rd Annual David Nelson All-Night-Rock-On-Skate-A-Thon
Two New Physicians at Sea Level Hospital
Rick Hall, Chief Organ Procurement Officer Gives Talk
Genetic Screening Not Keeping Up With Times
Grants For Research on Diet/Cancer Link
Sickle Cell Anemia in Beaufort County, NC
UNC Board Approves $19 Million For ECU Capital Improvements
Public Service and Genetics Conference in NC Held at UNC
Gov. Jim Hunt Visits Greenville During Campaign Tour
Parents With Children With Down's Syndrome Support Group Meets
Letter About Organ Donation
Stomach Stapling Lawsuit Against PCMH and Med School
Greenville Seeking Participants For Medical District Study
Chamber of Commerce Planning For PCMH Growth
Kenny Blanks, Cystic Fibrosis Youth Gets His Wish
Fred T. Brown's Letter For Jesse Helms Upsets PCMH Board
PCMH Board Prohibits Political Activity
Nurses Give Support to Tom Taft
Diabetes Update Program Slated
Dr. Harold May Speaks at Lecture Series
Conference on Cancer in School Age Children
Janice A. Paris, Appted. Admin. Of East Carolina Family Practice Center
Biotechnology Program Expanded at ECU
Bob Jacobson Doing a Study on Yellow Jackets
Dr. Ann G. Carmichael Speaks on Plagues in Renaissance
Dr. Paul R. G. Cunningham Joins Dept. of Surgery
Philosopher to Discuss "Value of Life" at Med School
Regional Program to Deal With Day Care Services
Dr. J. Peter Harris, Pediatric Cardiologist Joins Med School
Dr. Ellen T. Brubeck Joins East Carolina Family Practice Center
Dr. Carl J. Bentzel, New Head of Renal Medical Section
Dr. John E.Wiley, Geneticists, Joined Medical School

Nov. 1984

Dr. George Moore Opens Family Practice in Wake Forest, NC
5th Annual Neonatal Intensive Care Graduating Party
Cost Containment Program at Med School
Psychiatrist Urges Reporting and Treatment of Incest Cases
Tourettes-Syndrome Disorder With A Mind of Its Own
Earlier Detection of Hearing Loss Now Possible at PCMH
LCME Survey Team Visits ECU Med School
First ECU Medical Alumni Association Officers Installed
Art Program to Begin at PCMH
Hospital Trustees Accept Fred T. Brown's Apology
Arthritis in Children
Candlelighters Support Group to Meet
Child Guidance Clinic Holds Seminar
United Way Tops Goal
PCMH Has A Fire in the Linen Room
Gov. Hunt Comments on Birth Control Issue
Adam Potter, Bone Marrow Patient Dies
Seminar on Death and Care of the Terminally Ill to be Held
Beaufort County Hospital Losing Patients to PCMH
Inside the ECU Med School During the Second Year
PCMH Reported Few Alkaline Burns

Box #10.28 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from Dec. 1984 to April 1985.

Dec. 1984

Med School Has Device to Study Hypertension Patterns
Stephen D. Blades, New Admin. Of Dept. of Family Medicine
Organ Donation, Gift of Life
Dr. Duane D. Webb Joins Med School
PCMH Begins Contracts For Helicopter Air Ambulance
Pungo District Hospital Gets Help From EC Health Services
Eye & Tissue Bank Gets Grant From Reynolds Trust
Ben F. Weaver Honored By NC Chapter of Arthritis Foundation
Carolina Telephone Gives Grant For Medical Equipment
PCMH Gets Electron Microscope From EC Regional Development
Dr. W. James Metzger Joins Med School
Ministers Complete Seminar at PCMH
A Boom in Bypass Surgery
Indian Doctor at Med School Needs Driving Lessons
Geriatric Outpatient Clinic Behind 5th Street County Offices
Julius Andrew Hunter, Mortician Completes Enucleation Eye Course
Neonatal Intensive Care Graduates Party at PCMH
Dick Flye Heads Medical District Land Use Committee
Orderly Growth Sought For Medical District
Bert Brooks Jr. Certified in Enucleation
ECU School of Medicine's Transport Division
Earl Lane in Family Practitioner Clerkship in Hertford, NC
Dr. Randolph W. Chitwood Jr. Gives Lecture
Dr. C. Christopher Bremer Named Officer of NC Medical Group
Chinese Delegation Visits ECU Medical School
US 264 Loop Through Medical Complex Wanted
Pitt-Greenville Leadership Institute Opened

Jan. 1985

ECU Psychiatry Program Receives Accreditation
New Med School Program "POP" Place Young Physicians
Community Health Advocate Program Underway
Dr. Walter J. Pories Lectures on Alexis Carrel, French Scientist
Pornography & Social Policy Forum Moderated By Dr. John Moskop
PCMH to Open New Emergency Dept. and Trauma Center
Year Full of New Changes at PCMH
Dr. Ralph W. Ingersoll Joined Med School Administration
Abortion is Topic of Public Lecture
Physician-Clergy Breakfast Begun at PCMH
High School Honors Program Involved With Med School
Med School Acquires Cell Sorter
Med School Communications Division Wins TV Awards
Vernon White Steps Down From Legislature
Dr. Thomas F. O'Brien Elected PCMH Chief of Staff
Health Careers Project Tours ECU Med School
Med School Preceptorship Program
Lenoir County Health Dept. Has 1700 Family Planning Cases
Dr. Lemont Morrisey Opened Practice in Burlington, NC
Dr. William Yarborough Carlton Joined Psychiatric Practice
Democrats Cite Jim Hunt's Record
Dr. Sam N. Pennington Named NC Alcoholism Research Authority
Med Society to Consider Use of Ethics Panels
New Fast Food Restaurants Near PCMH
Approval For Nursing Homes in Currituck and Gates Counties
Mary Valand, Med. Education Coordinator Speaks at Med School
Highway Patrol Wants Child Restraint Law Upgraded
Play at PCMH Raises Money For Ronald McDonald House
PCMH House Staff Doctors Day Project Raises Money
Help Available For Needy During Extreme Cold
Dr. William H. Spivey Appted. Instructor at Penn. Med. College
Save Life, Sign Up as an Organ Donor
Health Care Changes Expected By Year 2000
Dr. T. E. Burkart, Dir. Of Greenville Dialysis Center Speaks

Feb. 1985

Dr. Jo Ann H. Bell, HSL Director on Chancellor Search Committee
Actors Play Sick to Help Med Students Develop Skills
Med School Office of Radiation Safety Wins Governor's Award
PCMH Says Existing Medical District Zoning Satisfactory
PCMH Discourages Visitors During Flu Outbreak
For Profit Health Care is Lecture Topic
Reporting Medical Negligence is Lecture Topic
NC Eye Bank Affiliates With ECU Medical School
Medical School Research Funding Cuts Will Hurt
Small Hospitals Linking With Larger Ones To Fight Costs
Med Center Plans Ribbon Cutting For Cardiac Surgery Facility
Forsyth Hospital to Participate in Duke's Helicopter Service
Negotiations Completed For PCMH Helicopter Ambulance Service
ECU's Impact Ranges From Stage to Seafood
ECU Medical School Gaining Support
Dr. Richard Merrill Speaks at Mended Hearts, Inc.
Local Group Raises Money For Ronald McDonald House
Pactolus Elementary School "Lets Get Dental" Campaign
Government Funding For Medical Research Hopeful
Chowan Hospital Hosts Annual Meeting of Hospital Managers
Kendrick Battle, Bone Marrow Transplant
Dr. Nick Patrone Speaks to Pitt Co. Arthritis Support Group
Med School Assesses Kinston Police For Heart Disease
New Art Show on View in PCMH Corridors
PCMH Clinical Nurse Specialists Group Sponsors Health Project
PCMH Sets Patient Record

Mar. 1985

Dr. Robert P. Bolande Lectures at International Pathology Meet
MIT Historian to Lecture on Ernest E. Just, Black Scientist
Med School Hosts 6th Annual Emergency Medical Services Program
Dr. Ulrich K. Alsentzer Named Chairman of Rehabilitation Medicine
PCMH Program Introduces Children to Hospital and Health Care
Dr. E. Jackson Allison, Jr., Emergency Medicine In Eastern NC Lecture
ECU Symposium on Health and Well Being
Dr. Robert Dietrick Lectures on South Korean Medical Care
PCMH Infection Rate Remains Low
PCMH Commended For Cost Containment Efforts
Jo Twilley Directs New Patient Representation Program
Medical Helicopters Stir Hope
Plymouth, NC Doctor, Dr. Ernest W. Furgason, Jr. Died
Med School Asks For More Funds For Indigent Care
Drugs For Mental Patients Questioned
State Budget Leaders Defend Hiring Freeze
EastCare Team Visits Williamston, NC
Benefit Planned For Ronald McDonald House
NC Study Shows a Decline in Accidental Drownings
Dr. Walter Sheppard Talks on Alzheimers Disease
Tornado Anniversary May Stir Emotions
March is National Nutrition Month
Rick Hall Speaks on Organ Procurement
State Funds Wanted For Safe Cigarette Research
Agency Gives OK to Several Hospitals For Heart Surgery
Eastern Air Ambulance Service Answers First Call
Hospital Helicopter Seldom Used in Piedmont
Pitt County Officials Want More Land Zoned For Health Care
ECU Hosts 2nd Annual Conference of NC Minorities in Science
Dr. George Moore Opens Practice in Wake Forest, NC
Duke Universities Medical Development
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital Participating in Organ Donation
Etsil Mason Named President of NC United Way
PCMH Medical District Entering Boom Period
Panelist Urges Care in Medical District Land Use
Dr. John Moskop Leads Discussion on Nuclear Ethics
Eastern Carolina Health Education Center to Provide Information
ECU Medical School Gaining Support
Lenoir Memorial Hospital to Become Private
Dr. James G. Jones on Committee of Academy of Family Physicians
Dr. Jack Richards Named President of Pitt County United Way
UNC'S Medical Center Suffers Space Woes
Dr. Meritt W. Stark of O'Berry Center Retires
ECU Hosts 3rd Annual Day Care Conference
Dr. James Nicholson Opens Practice in Williamston, NC
Marsha Young Chosen Outstanding Handicapped Professional Women
Pungo District Hospital Plans Discussed
Reid Hooper Renamed PCMH Board Chairman
Marvin Daugherty to Direct Public Relations at Beaufort Comm. College
Dr. Roger Dudek Awarded Grant For Diabetes Foundation

Apr. 1985

52 Students Receive ECU Medical Degrees
Organ Shortage Cited During Donation Awareness Week
5th Annual Health Fair at Plaza Mall
Dr. Michael E. DeBakey Speaks at Med School Convocation
EastCare Begins Regional Service
Ruel W. Tyson, Jr. Speaks On Modern Healing Rituals
NC Memorial Hospital Pulls Air Ambulance Application
Three Hospitals Considering State Helicopter Service
Kathy Brown, Program Coordinator For Ronald McDonald House Speaks
Recreation Can Help New Medical District
Carolina Organ Procurement Agency Seeks Organ Donors
Duke Phasing Out Family Doctors Program
Rural Area Doctor Shortage Easing
Carteret General Hospital Expands Services
Dr. Chip Brown Practices in Sea Level, NC
Dr. Bonnie Caulkins Revelle Opens Practice in Ahoskie, NC
Jo Twilly Receives PCMH Foundation Award
Mending Broken Hearts, Dr. Chitwood's Heart Team
Two PCMH Nurses Charged With Killing Newborn
Dr. James P. Gutai, Medical Director of Camp For Diabetic Children
PCMH Board to Phase in Employee Benefit Program
$6 Million Malpractice Suit Against PCMH Awarded
Sir Walter Cabinet Toured Med School
Developer Urges Pleasing Medical District Complex
Dr. Ralph Shell Rebuts Tobacco as Cause of Lung Cancer
Carolina Telephone Gives Money to Med School
ECU Medical Students Favor Family Practice
National Organ Donation Awareness Week
Med School Hematology/Oncology Lab Accredited
Yvonne Maness, Director of National Kidney Foundation
Pitt Co. Med. Society Supports Development of Trained Paramedics
14 Students Receive Medical School Awards
Three Institutions Unite Organ Donation Programs
Coronary Angioplasty Offered at PCMH

Box #10.29 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from May 1985 to Nov. 1985.

May 1985

Med School Buys Farmville Clinic Building
Smockers Provide Bonnets For New Born Infants
Research Links Pesticides to Immune System Dysfuntion
Lou Ann Baldree, Ayden Doctor
Duke Endowment Contributes Money For Pastoral Education at PCMH
ECHS to Enter Joint Management Venture For Eastern NC Hospitals
Marilyn Rhodes Delivers Address at ACC Nursing Pinning Ceremony
TRW Donates Trace Elements Instrument to Med School
Marilyn Bowcutt Named to AHEC Board
Donald B. Logan Named to AHEC Board
Dr. Karl Brandspigel Named to AHEC Board
Kathryn Lewis Named to AHEC Board
Dr. Thomas L. Speros Named to AHEC Board
Howard B. Campbell Named to AHEC Board
Dr. James L. Mathis elected Pres. Of NC Psychiatric Association
Diabetic Camp For Youngsters Held at Swansboro, NC
Major Gifts Given For Ronald McDonald House
Bertie Co. Hospital Emergency Room Staffing Causes Concerns
Bertie County Memorial Hospital to Close
Two PCMH Nurses Plead Innocent to Killing Newborn
Study Links Alcohol to Many Drowning Deaths
NC First Heart Transplant at Duke Medical Center
NC Sickle Cell Disease Consortium Receives Grant
Pitt Co. Legislative Day Sponsored By Med School
Dr. Carl Bentzel Speaks on End Stage Renal Disease
PCMH Displays Employees Artwork
ECU Graduates 5th Medical School Class
Panel Urged to Make Medical District Focal Point
NC Doctors Fined $3.5 Million For DPT Vaccine Case
Study Urged of Past Medical District Mistakes
Organ Procurement Agencies Merged
Dr. Donald W. Barnes Research on Dioxin and Immune Functions
6th Child Dies in Result of Greene County School Bus Accident
Duke's Cutting Out Family Practice Could Lose them School Aid
5 UNC Schools Resources Pooled to Find Preventions to Serious Diseases
Babies Transplant Fund Given To Ronald McDonald House
Dr. Todd Savitt Gives Talk on Medicine 400 Years Ago
Paul T. Kayye Named State Director of Mental Health
Air Ambulance Pact Includes NC Memorial Hospital
Forsythe Memorial Hospital First in NC to Leave County Government

June 1985

EastCare to Hold Dedication Ceremony
Greenville Women Physicians Organize Group
A&T Biology Students Get Push For Medical School
Trane Company Provides Chillers For ECU Med School
EastCare Begins Flights
Harold Lail Named Chairman of Development Comm.of Heart Asso.
Michael Jordan Named Honorary Chairman of Ronald McDonald Houses
Margaret Sullivan Now Chairman of ECU Chapter State Employees Asso.
Emergency Medicine in Pitt County
Charles Horne Recalls the History of Greenville Utilities Commission
Helen Abbott, PCMH Nursing Recruiter
Seaboard Medical Association Holds 90th Annual Meet
Cost Awareness Being Taught By Medical Students
Dr. John R. Dykes Talks About Destruction of Doctor/Patient Contract
Dr. James Taylor Joins Kenly Clinic
EastCare: A Flying Critical Care Team
Johnny Walker, Bicyclist For Air Ambulances
Dr. Barry L. Hainer Joined Dept. of Family Medicine
Day Old Baby Flown to New Orleans For Treatment
New Trial For Malpractice Suit Against PCMH
Jean Tripp Foster Elected Director of NC Medical Records Association
Legionnaires' Disease Suspected in Monroe, NC Death
New Image of Greenville, City Bucks Boondocks Stereotype

July 1985

5 Brody Scholars Announced By Med School
9 Faculty Members Promoted at Med School
Van Given to EastCare
PCMH Lab Seeks Clues to Elusive Medical Mysteries
Christmas Comes to PCMH in July
State Rehabilitation Meeting to be Held in Greenville
20 Nurse Interns Working at PCMH
Dr. Jack E. Brinn Gets Diabetes Research Grant
Summer Program For Future Doctors at Med School
Dr. Carlo Bruschi's Experiment to be Aboard the Space Shuttle
Dr. Narinder N. Schgal Joined OB/GYN at Med School
Dr. Christopher Bremer Named to Family Medicine Post
Dr. Marilyn A. Gowen, Pediatric Specialist Joins Med School
Troy Davis, New Asst. Vice-Pres. At PCCM
Dr. Kathleen A. Cline, Emergency Physician Joins Med School
Minority Research Apprenticeship Program at Med School
Michael Garrett Named PCMH Human Relations Officer
Dr. Ernest W. Furgurson Honored By Med School
Dr. Ronnie D. Horner, Epidemiologist Joins Med School
Dr. Samuel M. Atkinson Jr. Joined Med School
EastCare Takes to the Skies
Groundbreaking Set For Ronald McDonald House
Brody Foundation Contributes $50,000 to Ronald McDonald House
Anita DeVito Named Lung Association Volunteer of the Year
Martin County To Have EastCare Landing Sites
EastCare Cuts High Risk Time in Half
Dr. Wilton C. Gay Joins Pitt Family Physicians in Ayden, NC
Mary Helen Hackney Awarded Huffman Award
Sen. H. Edward Knox Accused of Changing History
Joseph S. Moye of Greenville Dies
Bidrigging Settlement at Med School
Medical District Study Report Due in Fall
Dr. Walter J. Pories, Col. In Army Hospital, Awarded Service Medal
Mental Health Center in Shelby, NC Offers New Programs
UNC Gives Chancellors Raises
ECU Awaiting Action in Air Conditioning Bid Rigging Suit
Pitt County Board Reviews PCMH Budget
Dr. Phillip D. Burton Joined Wake Forest Family Medicine
Accidents and Your Teeth
Elizabeth City Hospital Has Financial Problems
27 Onslow Doctors Rent Urgent Care Center
Pitt County Fared Well in Benefit From State Assembly
Price For Logo For Wake Med Questioned
Data in Medical Malpractice is Unsealed
East Carolina Rural Hospitals Agency Legal Work Done
Dr. Carolyn S. Steglick Gets Grant
Hospital Volunteers Work For Great Pay, Love
History of Medical Progress in NC
Dr. Robert Jones Jr. of Shelby, NC Practices With Father
Doctors Threatened By Federal Rules
PCMH Nurse Pleads Guilty Charged to Killing Newborn
Epileptic Truck Driver Slammed into School Bus
Rapid Growth Continues in Heart Surgery Program

Aug. 1985

Dr. Clay E. Beggerly Received Research Grant
Dr. Charles W. Scarantino, Chairman of Radiation/Oncology Program
Community Health Advocate Programs in Hertford County
Med School Opens Adolescent Health Center
PCMH Emergency Dept. Earns Level 1 Trauma Designation
ECU Med School Accepts 69 Students
Dr. C. W. Gowen Jr. Joins Med School
Camp Rainbow For Cancer Children
Dr. Donald Dewitt Joined Med School
Med School Hosts 7th Annual Health Law Forum
Dr. William L. Rucker Joined Pitt Surgical P. A.
Dr. Harold J. May, New Secretary of NC Psychological Association
Dr. Nancy F. James, Psychologist Named VP of Consulting Firm
Jo Twilley Speaks to PCMH Trustees on Patient Representative Policy
Eastern NC Has Few Beds For the Retarded
Banquet Honoring Leo Jenkins Planned
ECU Begins 76th Year on Optimistic Note
Medical District Study Speeds Up
Commission Considers Plans For Protecting Medical District
Edenton Jaycees Sponsor Room in Ronald McDonald House
Dr. Rex A. Henderson Joined St. Joseph's Hospital, Asheville, NC
10 Students Named as Brody Foundation Scholars
Ground Broken For Ronald McDonald House
Dr. Ellen Brubeck Rejoined Mt. Olive Family Medicine Center
Dr. Marilyn A. Gowen Joined Med School
Helicopter Ambulance Services Expands Across NC
Premature "Miracle Baby" Beats the Odds
PCMH Trustees OK Purchase of Heart Surgery Equipment
Interest in Ostomy Grows
Blood Use Up by NC Hospitals
Computers Offers Hope For Quadriplegic
Jury Acquits PCCCH Nurse in Baby's Death
Premature Baby Now at Home

Sept. 1985

EMS Environmental Emergencies Seminar at Kill Devil Hills
Dr. Robert E. Rakel Speaks on Role of Doctors in the Marketplace
Mental Health Fall Lecture Series
Satellite Will Carry World Food Conference to ECU
Pitt Co. Arthritis Support Group to Meet
Dr. Jack Allison Speaks on Emergency Medicine in Eastern NC
ECU Med School Opens Adolescent Health Center
Advance Planning Proceeds For Med School Birthing Center
Cancer & MRI Units Approved For Cape Fear Valley
Dr. Richard A. McReynolds, Pathologist, Joins Med School
Dr. Wallace Wooles Appted. To Medical District Study Committee
MD-4 New Medical Zoning Classification Approved
Developer Supports Medical Zoning Proposals
Additional Hospital Parking Approved Across Moye Blvd.
East Carolina Health Systems Agency Meets in Greenville
Organ Donation Gives Someone a Tomorrow
Leo Jenkins Praised as "Beast of the East"
American Greetings Donates Boxes of Toys to PCMH
Lenoir Memorial Hospital Welcomes 6 New Doctors
NC Hospitals Attempting to Buy Helicopters
Dr. Philip J. Smeraski, Psychiatrist, Joins Med School
PCMH to Get New Computer System
PCMH to Expand Organ Transplant Program
Dr. W. James Metzger Doing Study of New Allergy Medication
Dr. Sydney Barnwell, Surgeon, Leaves New Bern, NC
Dr. F. Douglas Jones, Neurosurgeon, Joined Med School
Emergency Air Ambulance Service Now Covers Northampton Co., NC
About Osteoporosis Testing in NC
Beaufort County Gives PCMH 8% of its Patients
PCMH Nurses Accused of Murder
Mercy Killing Raises Many Questions
Fred T. Brown Appted. Committee Representative to Pediatric Post
Dr. White Gives Presentation on Cataracts
Dr. Loretta C. Kopelman Speaks on Medical Ethics
Dr. David Baldwin Learns From Local Doctor
Debate Stirs Over Legal Status of Medical Staffs
4th Annual David Nelson Skate-a-thon
Hospital Waste Disposal has to be Confronted
7th Annual Health Law Forum

Oct. 1985

Mission Air Allows Baby to Join Kentucky Relatives
Medical School Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Dr. Bruce Miller Lectures on Dealing With Informal Consent
Dr. Jerry Hough Lectures on Soviet-American Relations
PCMH Board Approves Expansion of its Organ Transplant Program
Diane Poole Named Asst. VP For PCMH Clinical Services
Dr. John W. Gyves Joined Med School
Dr. Theodore R. Sunder Joined Med School Pediatric Dept.
Dr. William Laupus Interviewed on "NC People" With Bill Friday
Med School Marks Decade of Growth
History of the ECU Medical School
PCMH Communi-Call is Lifeline to the Homebound
Duke's Life Flight Helicopter Team at Rocky Mount
Zubie W. Metcalf, Jr. Elected to Planter's Bank Board
Fall Seminar of NC Society for Medical Technology
Dr. D. Clark Bright Named Officer to NC Society of Anesthesiologists
Dr. Randolph Chitwood Gives Talk to Greenville Service League
Dick Flye Chair. of Greenville Med. Dist. Study Committee Resigns
John Moskop, Spokesman for Local Physicians For Social Responsibility
Med School Doctors Develop Computer Model of the Heart
Western NC Air Ambulance Service is Off the Ground
EastCare Shows Off its Colors
Eli Bloom and Candy Stipers Get Governor's Volunteer Awards
Medical School Recreation Park Planned
Medical School Celebrates 10th Anniversary
AHEC-Area Health Education Center Seeks Improved Care
New Screening Test Detects Birth Defects
Kinston High School Seniors Participate in ECU Honors Program
PCMH Response System Links Homebound to Care

Nov. 1985

Authority on Nutrition to Visit ECU Med School
Dr. Eric M. Humphreys Joined Med School
Medical Historian Speaks on Changes in Childbirth Locales
Dr. D. Kirk Ways, Endocrinologist, Joined Med School
Dr. Naiguang Zhang, Chinese Surgeon, Visits Med School
Dr. Edward K. Katz Joined Med School
Dr. Robert W. Higgins Speaks on Family Practice as a Specialty
Pitt-Greenville Chamber Planning Conference Targets Concerns
Local Donations to the Ronald McDonald Fund Drive
West End Shopping Center to be Renovated
Concert For Mike Hamer Who Touched Many Lives
Pitt County Alzheimers Disease Support Group
Rep. James T. Broyhill Campaign Tour in Greenville
Jumayia Johnson, One of the First PCMH Cardiac Patients
Wake Medical Center Requests MRI
Medicare Now Paying For MRI
Greenville Doctor Accused of Sexual abuse of Daughter
Leslie Garner, New Greenville Mayor
United Way Campaign Exceeds 1985 Goal
Child Has Rare Genetic Disorder, Malignant Infant Osteopetrosis
Chowan Hospital Chaplaincy Program
Dr. Samuel Spicer New Head of Pitt Co. Family Violence Program
PCMH Hears Reports on Occupancy Rate and its Costs
Patients Lose in Medicare Cost Reviews

Box #10.30 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from Dec.1985 to July 1986.

Dec. 1985

3 NC Hospitals Profit Under Medicare Reimbursement Plan
Dr. Carlo V. Bruschi Nominates Candidates For Space Shuttle Flight
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Gives Grant to Med School
Federal Contract For Geriatrics Project
2,800 Youngsters Invited to PCMH Neonatal Graduate Party
PCMH New Approach to Detect Swallowing Problems
Ed McFall Named VP For PCMH Information Services
Med School Seminar on Holiday Mood Shifts & Nutrition
Dr. Roy W. Graves Joined Med School
ECU Med Schools Long and Turbulent Past
Johnston Memorial Hospital Offers Eye-Donor Service
Empty Hospital Beds Don't Make Care More Expensive
Quadruplets Born to Onslow County Marine Family
Dare County Helicopter Hits Roadblock
Medical Park Plan Accepted by City Council

Jan. 1986

Dr. Janice Shipley Nominated for Space Research
Dr. Lee Williams Nominated for Space Research
No Space Shuttle Flight For 2 Greenville Entrants
NC Perinatal Association Seeks Fewer Infant Mortalities
Health Care in China is ECU Lecture Topic
Charles Richard Drew, Noted Black Doctor, Gives Lectures
Breast Cancer Program Set For Med School
Hospitals Start Sickle Cell Testing Program
Dr. Eran Dolev, Israeli Military Doctor, Speaks at Med School
Dr. V. Gail Ray Joined Med School
Pitt Agencies are Grant Recipients
Dr. Donald Fletcher Gets Grant For Diabetes Research
Hospice Volunteers Provide Many Services
Dr. Ed Monroe Appted. To State Commission on Jobs
Baptist Hospital Plans Helicopter Service
Injured UNC Cheerleader Back in School
Workshop on Child Sexual Abuse Held
Eastern Carolina Vocational Rehab Pool in Financial Trouble
PCMH Trustees Study Plan For Children's Unit
Dr. George Klein Opens Family Practice in Greenville
Jo Gillen, CPS, Secretary of the Year
PCMH Accused of Problem Patient Dumping
Sea Level Hospital to Close

Feb. 1986

Ethics of Gene Therapy is Lecture Topic
Dr. John Stone, Doctor/Poet Gives Talk
Lecture on Ethical Medical Care
Tornado Preparedness System is Topic at 7th Annual EMS Meeting
Ot/Pt Project, Teaching Handicapped Children Motor Skills
Dr. William Reichel, Geriatrics Authority Visits Med School
John H. Ross Wins Henry G. Halladay Award
Dr. Paul V. Phibbs, New Chairman at Med School
Fundraiser Held For Alzheimer's Disease Research at Med School
Problems With the Medical District
PCMH Seeking Revenue Bonds
Hospitals at Fault For Substandard Doctors
Eye Enucleation Course at Med School
Medical District Study Proposals
Died Eugene Briggs, Buried Near Roxboro
Mt. Olive Rescue Squad Makes Awards and Installs Officers
Dr. Wayne Ayers Offers Counsel For ECU Health Students
Tarboro Clinic Loses 2 OB/GYN Doctors
Med School Lecture on Medical Malpractice Crisis
Dr. Andrea Cartens Begins Column in Local Newspaper
Second Review of Medical District Planning
Wake Med Gets Advanced Body Scanner
PCMH Trustees Approve Bylaws for Proposed Children's Hospital
Cardiac Practice Policies Vary in NC
Kidney Stones are "Zapped" in Fayetteville
About Bethel EMS and Their Support
Dr. Roger Thomas Speaks on Medicine in Africa

Mar. 1986

New Children's Hospital Designation
Dr. Zubie W. Metcalf Appted. Asso. Dean For Minority Affairs
Spring Fling Set For Spinal Cord Injured
Lecture on Aids and Public Health Policy
Women Physicians in Pitt County Honored
Dr. Janice Daugherty Honored
Dr. Malene Irons Honored
Dr. Janice Shipley Honored
Dr. Lesly Mega Honored
Organ Donations Encouraged
Military Funded Research Questioned in NC
Kidney Transplants Cost/Dialysis Cost More
Pitt EMS Will Get Defibrillators
Nash General to get New Scanning Device
Community Health Program to Come to Northampton Co., NC
J. Seaborn Blair Practicing at Bethel Family Practice Center
Martin Co. VIPP Program For Handicapped
Wayne Memorial to Get Funds for Premature Infants
EastCare Offers Service to Northampton County
Dance For the Heart Money Raised
Medical District Ads Bring Outside Responses
Shaw University, Marking Centennial of 1st Medical Graduation
Dr. Allen F. Bowyer Talks on "Scientists View of Creation"
David Kreger Speaks on Breaking Down Arms Race With Russia
Dr. Harold Kallman Appted. To Committee on Aging
Charles Kesler, Med. Illustrator and Video Artist Gives Workshop
Charlotte Doctor Rebuts Impairment of Use of Dexedrine
Committee Reviews EastCare Contract
1st Annual Down East Bed Race in Greenville
Pitt Board Seeks Data on Med District
Nash General Makes Numerous Innovations
J. Reid Hooper Reelected Chairman of PCMH Board
Connie Kuenzi Speaks About the Creative Living Center
PCMH Pediatrics Dept. Sponsors Safety Course For Kids
PCMH Launches "Health Quest," Promoting Employees Good Health
ECU Receives Record $2 Million in Awards
Mrs. Jim Martin Does Commercial Spot on Organ Procurement

April 1986

Children's Miracle Network Telethon
BB&T Gives $10,000 to Med School
Computerland Donates Computers to Med School
EastCare Makes 500th Flight
PCMH Occupational Therapy Dept. Hosts Open House
Lewis E. Lint, PCMH Chaplain Honored By Peers
Beth Nelson Named as PCMH Marketing Director
PCMH Gives Free Health Screenings During Expo 86
Dr. Frank H. Longino Wins PCMH Foundation Award
Henry Oglesby Honored For Hospital Contributions
Kidney Foundation Promotes Donations
Bladen County Hospital Hold Open House
Nelson Gardner, Resident at Bethel Family Practice
Guardian Care Give Money For Alzheimer's Research
Nurse Expo 86 in Greenville, NC
NC Baptist Hospital Gets Helicopter
Red Ink Threatens Belhaven Hospital
AIDS, Facts and Fiction, Panel Discussion
Women Being Sent to PCMH to Have Babies
Dr. Rafael C. Sanchez, Member of Academy of Family Physicians
Eastern NC Developmental Disabilities Prevention Conference
Gaylord Perry at Benefit For Ronald McDonald House
Two Pitt Co. Psychiatric Medical Facilities to Expand
HMO's and Fee For Care Alternatives
Mike Hamer, Recovering Teacher and Musician
Study Cites Uninsured Patients Sent to Neighboring Counties
Down East Bed Race Benefit For Ronald McDonald House
Wesley Barnett, Local Softball Champion Broke Neck
Dr. Robert G. Brame Named to BB&T Board
Charles Kesler, Medical Illustrator to Give Lecture
EastCare's Great Cost a Matter of Concern
Goldsboro Pageant Benefits Ronald McDonald House
Sickle Cell Program in NC
Art Commissioned for Ronald McDonald House
NC Hospital Foundation to Aid Small Hospitals
Dr. Walter Pories Talks on Medicare Changes Against Patients
Dr. James G. Jones Appted. Committee Chairman Of AAFP
Dr. Rapael C. Sanchez named to Committee of AAFP
Plans to Establish a Greenville Community Night Shelter for Homeless
Children's Art on View in PCMH Hallways
Doctors Study Health Care Alternatives
PCMH Trustees to Keep EastCare
Pitt Co. Chapter of Amer. Asso. Of Medical Assistants to Meet
Many NC Pedestrians Killed While Lying in the Road
Coco the Clown Visits Children's Hospital
Doctors Role in Containing AIDS Spread Debated
Carolina Organ Procurement Agency Gives Gift of Life
Short Supply Limits Heart Transplants
NC Organ Donation Poll
History of NC Eye and Human Tissue Bank

May 1986

ECU Kidney Transplant Program 5th Year Anniversary
Stuart Jackson, 1st ECU Transplant Patient Doing Well
Student Awards of Class of 1986
62 Students Receive ECU medical Degrees
Two Brothers Represent Med School at 21st Annual SNMA Conference
ECU Trains First Group for EMT Level
Dr. Thomas G. Irons Speaks at Med School Convocation
Blair Boyd, Miracle Child, Focus of Telethon
CMN Telethon to Feature NC Celebrities
James D. Little Elected Board Chair. Of Children's Hospital
Helen C. Goodman Elected Vice-Chair. Of Children's Hospital
Dr. Paul Kinnaird Elected Officer Of Children's Hospital
Medical School CME Program Accredited
Golf Tournament to Benefit Camp Needles for Diabetic Children
Med School Expansion Approved
"Rescue Aid" Benefit Concert for Injured Rescue Squad Volunteers
PCMH Program to Aid Hard of Hearing Patients
Marilyn Rhodes, VP of PCMH Nursing Services in Program
NC Memorial Hospital New Kidney Stone Smasher
NC Quadriplegic is a Real Estate Broker
Ronald McDonald House Construction Slated
3rd Annual Eastern Carolina Celebrity Golf Classic to be Held
ECU Med School Lab Animals Mistreated
Three Tarboro Doctors End Obstetric Practices Because of Insurance
Service League Gives Money to PCMH Rehabilitation Center
PCMH Borning Beds Give Freedom of Birthing Position
Blood Usage Increasing Says Tar River Blood Services
Patient Simulation, Playing Sick for Pay and Education
Dr. Loretta M. Kopelman Spoke on Ethical Treatment of AIDS Patients
Animal Rights Activists Seek Stricter Rules
Animal Rights Movement Grows
Train Hits School Bus Near Greenville, NC, 11 Injured
National Hospital Week Proclaimed
Adria Laboratories Award Money to Eastern Health Education Center
Dr. Spencer O. Raab Gives Presentation on Advances in Chemotherapy
Dr. Edwin Monroe Elected 2nd VP of NC Medical Society
PCMH Employee Art Show Held
Hertford Co., NC Has Highest Number Without Health Insurance
NC Memorial Hospital to Dedicate New Helicopter
EastCare Transports 1st Patients From Pungo District Hospital
New Hanover Memorial Hospital is Financially Healthy
Comprehensive Cancer Residency Program Offered by Med School
Martin General Hospital Seeking $1.5 Million Bond Issue
Hand Smocked Bonnets Given to NICU Infants
Declining Rural Areas Require Immediate Help
Mary Jo Bankhead, EastCare Flight Nurse Speaks
Wake Co. Hospital System Inc. To Join National Coalition
Pitt Co. Comm. For Employment of the Handicapped at Vocational Center
Pitt Co. Arthritis Support Group to Meet

June 1986

The Creative Living Center, Adult Day Care Center Opens
Camp Rainbow, Summer Camp for Cancer Kids
Continuing Education Classes for Area Dentists
Children's Hospital Telethon a Success
Med School Researchers Get Biotechnology Awards
Continuing Medical Education at Med School Reaccredited
Pitt-Greenville Leadership Institute Graduates 19
PCMH Disaster Drill
PCMH Approves $112 Million Budget
Agreement For Fuel For EastCare
Pitt Co. Urged to Revise Pay Schedule
New Migrant Child to Open in Bailey, NC
St. James Migrant Child Care Center in Fountain, NC
Opposition to Letting PCMH to do its Own Construction
More Money Raised For Ronald McDonald House
Troy Davis, Elected Pres. Of NC Asso. Of Hospital Materials Managers
Jack W. Richardson Honored at Greenville Country Club
Carolina Organ Procurement Agency to Increase Donations
"Rescue Aid" Concert Held Near Grimesland, NC
Pitt Co. OK's PCMH Loan Plan to Buy More Equipment
Supreme Court Strikes Down "Baby Doe" Regulations
Opposition to Greenville Refuse Tax Called "User Fee"
Interferon OK'd for Use for Hairy Cell Leukemia
Minority Students Research Apprentice Program at Med School
NC Quadruplets are Finally Together at Home
Greenville Zoning Panel Backs Medical District Plan
Barbershop Quartet Raises Money For Ronald McDonald House
Medical District Hearing Set
Community Health Advocacy Program in Hertford Co., NC
Blue Marlin Tournament For Ronald McDonald House
Dr. Kelly Wallace, Jr., Plastic Surgeon in Washington, NC
Carteret Technical College Therapeutics Recreation Program
Camp Needles in the Pines For Diabetic Children

Aug. 1986

Harry W. Severance, 1st Resident to Complete Dual Residency
Creative Living Center Ribbon Cutting
Dr. Nicholas Benson Named Emergency Medical Services Director
ECU Surgeons Remove 1st Pancreas Transplant in NC
Rev. Denison G. Garrett Becomes Third PCMH Chaplain
Poisonous Mushrooms Springing Up in the East
ECU HSL Librarian, Donna Flake Visiting England
Dr. R. William McConnell New Head of Med School Radiology Program
Bertie Memorial Hospital Taken Over By For-Profit Company
PCMH Maternity Ward Crowded
Volunteers Give Health Advice in Hertford County
NC East Magazine Promotes Seven Eastern NC Cities
Ronald McDonald Celebrity Golf Tournament
New PCMH Center Serves Post-Polio Patients
ECU Wins Approval For Larger Operating Budget
NC Regional Scientific Meeting Held in Asheville, NC
Dr. William W. Fore, New Trustee of NC Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Letter About Beaufort County Hospital
Transplant of AIDS Linked Organs Spurs Changes
PCMH Reorganizes Administration Staff
Meeting of Greenville Chapter United Ostomy Asso.
Dr. Baxter G. Noble Died in Kinston, NC
5th Annual Outer Banks EMS Continuing Education Program
Financial Problems at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston, NC
Health Advocacy Plan Considered for Beaufort County
Polio Survivors Looking For answers

July 1986

Brody Scholars Named at ECU
Marion Crounse, Blounts Creek Artist and Doctors Wife
First Pancreas and Kidney Transplant in NC
PCMH Emergency Dept. Holds Radioactive Accident Drill
Dr. John C. DeVirgilus Opens Farmville Office
Med Students Teach Pitt EMS Groups
Eleven Faculty Members Promoted at Med School
Michael Bowen, Recovers After Being Paralyzed
William C. Friday's Retirement Raises Old Questions
Lithotripter Wanted in Western NC
Dr. George Bullard Jr. Joins Mebane Practice
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Dr. Mark Bowman Sets Up Dental Practice in Aurora, NC
Med School Promotes Physicians For Eastern NC
Prevent Heat Related Problems
Fred Brown Jr. Resigns as PCMH Executive VP
Dr. Richard Lee Pippen Joins Farmville Practice
Variety of Animals Visit Hospital Patients
Medical District Plan Needs Closer Study
Money For Birthing Center & Health Science Library Addition
Pitt County Projects Receive State Funds
Elderly Citizens Are Realistic About Dependency
Elderly Ranks Are Growing at Fast Pace
Christmas in July at Children's Hospital
Lightning Storms Bring Danger to NC
Minority Access to Research Careers Program
New Open Meetings Law Supported
Martin Co. Hospital Needs Doctors and Nurses
Young Cancer Victims Enjoy Camp Don Lee

Box #10.31 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from Sept.1986 to June 1987.

Sept. 1986

Malpractice Crisis is ECU Health Law Forum Topic
Dr. William E. Laupus Plans Retirement
Profile of Air-Care Crash Victims of Winston Salem, NC
Children's Health Care Focus of ECU Seminar
Montrose Streeter Completes Clinical Pastoral Education Program
Memorial For Air-Care Crash Victims
NC Parking Company Makes Money Managing Hospital Lots
Legionnaires Disease Victim in Sampson Co., NC
Med School History-Fight over Medical Feasibility Study of 1965
PCMH "Speak Up" Program For Hearing Impaired
Dr. Jozefa Deborgorskie Named Asst. Professor
Dr. Charles Nelson Named Chief of Radiation Oncology Center
Dr. Debra J. Wright Joined Med School
Dr. Lawrence C. Bandy Joined Med School
Dr. Dorothy Ganick Joined Med School
NC Post Polio Patients Support Group Forming
Mission Air Medical Ambulance Starts
PCMH to Build Admissions Unit
Dr. Charles T. Monroe New Pitt Co. Health Director
Dr. Edmund J. Stellwag Joins Med School
Dr. G. Richard Penny Joins Med School
Dr. Munther E. Alqaisi Joins Med School
Dr. William J. Jaffurs Joins Med School
State Candidate Charges Relocation of US 264 in Greenville Wrong
Heart Wellness and Awareness Program in Pitt County
Pitt County Medical Advances for AIDS and Herpes
Cost of Attending ECU Medical School
Ronald McDonald Celebrity Golf Classic
Greenville Charter Hospital Outpatient Center
Winning Art Design for Ronalod McDonald House
About Proposed Expansion of PCMH Psychiatric Unit
Community Health Advocacy Program in Beaufort County, NC
Pitt County Board Honors Pitt Volunteers
PCMH Expansion Approved By County
Dr. David T. Miller Seminar on Blood Banking
PCMH Regional Rehabilitation Center Open House
PCMH Considers Substance Testing For Personnel
Dr. Erle Austin, Heart Specialist Flown to Patient
Jaime Yahnker, Has Cerebral Palsy and Leads Independent Life
Dave McRae Named PCMH Chief Operating Officer
Deborah Davis Named VP For PCMH General and Rehab Services
Dr. C. Christopher Bremer Cultivates German Med Student Exchange
PCMH Breaks Ground For $9.5 Million Project
Dr. William A. Burke Joined Med School

Oct. 1986

Currituck County EMS Work Honored
Dr. Rose Pulley Speaks on Osteoporosis in Women
Two Med School Researchers Get Geriatric Study Grant
Greenville City Council to Vote on Medical District
ECU Stands Third in Budget Requests
PCMH Launches Guest Relations Program
Med School Shows Film on Bulimia
Dr. Thomas J. Chaplinski Joined Medical Firm
Affiliation Agreement Between PCMH and Medical School
Affiliation Agreement Between Greenville and EC Vocational Center
Landowners Ask for Changes in Medical District Plan
Dr. Joy L. Boone Joined Medical Firm in Windsor, NC
Dr. W. R. Chitwood Speaks to Kiwanis Club
Some Doctors Question Use of Air Ambulance Helicopters
Med School Expands Diabetes Management Program
Rootwork Folk Medicine Discussed at Med School
Translators Needed at Creative Learning Center
Helmets a Must For Bicycling Safety
Dr. James G. Jones Elected Chair of Directors of AAFP
Community Alternative Program Supports Home Health Care
Children's Health Seminar Planned
Substance Abuse Treatment in Pitt County
Mission Air Takes Premature Baby Home
Gift to EastCare For Portable Pacemaker
Judge Dismisses Betty Trought Lawsuit Against PCMH
PCMH Rehabilitation Center Programs Described
Pitt Co. Police Asso. Donates Money For Hypertension Machine
Med School Doctor Accused With Tampering With DUI Blood Sample
Former Asst. Surgeon General Speaks at 2nd Annual FP Lecture
Rehabilitation Center Receives Top Accreditation Rating

Nov. 1986

Sandra Lanier Smith Named Asst. VP of Nursing
William H. Grau Named Asst. VP of Nursing
Med School Helps Keep Pinetops Medical Clinic Open
Rob Richards Interning at LaGrange Clinic
Dr. William G. Reeves Joined Med School
Pitt Co. Board to Discuss Medical Park Plan
Mash Unit Could Locate in Pitt County
PCMH Boosts EastCare Rates
Dr. W. Lee Pippin Joined Med School
Dr. William Fore to Speak on Diabetes
Dr. James G. Jones, Tarheel of the Week
Pitt County United Way Tops Goal
Pitt County Approves Medical District Draft
Pitt Co. Schools Adopt Policy on AIDS-Type Diseases
NC Mental Hospital Conditions Get Worse
Pitt Co. School Children Help Ronald McDonald House
PCMH Developing Plans for More Growth
Concerns of Health Care in Eastern North Carolina
Outer Banks Medical Center Staff Take Special Course
Pinetops Struggles to Keep Doctor
Dr. Page Hudson Joins Med School
Dr. Page Hudson, NC First Chief Medical Examiner
Wachovia Bank Helping Children's Hospital
Family Emphasis Month at Children's Hospital
Dr. John E. Eisele Joined Med School
Dr. Susan M. Rakfal Joined Med School
Greenville City Council Approves Medical District
Dr. Rehan Mahmud Joined Med School
Dr. Ulrich Alsentzer Gets NC Easter Seals Award
ECU Raising Money to Buy Cancer Treatment Machine
Dr. Timothy J. Clark Joined Eastern Radiologists, Inc.
Dr. Assad Movahed Joined Med School
ECU to Expand Doctoral Program
Ministers Take Part in PCMH Cancer Residency
PCMH Operating Nurses Visit Local High Schools
Special Zaadi Dolls Help Teach Young Patients

Dec. 1986

Children's Hospital to Be One Year Old
Dr. Thomas Dillard Joined Med School
Dr. Richard J. Forde Joined Med School
Dr. James R. Cain, III Joined Med School
Dr. Leo E. Waivers Joined Med School
Dr. Janice Busher Joined Med School
Marilyn K. Rhodes Elected to NC Board of Nursing
Dr. William B. Hunt Elected President of Eastern AHEC
Christmas Cards Sold For Children's Hospital
Change Sought in Malpractice Law
Women Embezzled From Carolina Ortho-Prosthetic's
Dr. Herbert W. Hadley Praising Local EMT's
Dr. Edward Zurad to Teach at Lake Waccamaw
PCMH Health Costs Are Below National Average
PCMH Reports More Births
Dr. Karen L. Shaw Opens Dentistry Practice
Ralph Shell, Med School Promoter Questioning Fund Raising
Kramer Jackson, New Pitt County Manager
Reginald Gray, Pitt County Manager Retires
PCMH to Admit Greene County Doctors
PCMH Trustees Meet
Pitt Co. Pays For PCMH Auxiliary Building
Blood Supply Runs Short for the Holidays
Christmas is Another Working Day for PCMH

Jan. 1987

Dr. Donald B. Louria Speaks on Obstetrical Infections
New Bern Man Donates Van to Med School
Med School Clinic Treats Post Polio Syndrome
PCMH to Sponsor Free Stress Screening
Scholarship Honors EastCare Nurses Killed in Crash
Creative Living Center Given Grant
Ashley M. Asby, 1st Baby Born at PCMH in 1987
Lenoir Memorial Hospital Foundation Created
Pitt Co. and Greenville Talk About Medical District
Pitt Co. Emergency Communications Center Plan OK'd
Year End Gifts Increased at ECU
Heritage Hospital and Tarboro Clinic Create Alliance
State Funds Diabetes Services for Northeastern NC
Dr. David Ostman, OB-GYN, at Tarboro Clinic
Dr. Ray Donald Minges, Surgeon, Dies
PCMH Continues to Expand
ECU Planning Panel Urges Reclassification
Med School Genetics Program Doing a Study on Twins

Feb. 1987

8th Annual EMS Seminar at Med School
New Family Medicine Ambulatory Geriatric Center Opened
Lives of Black Women Physicians Featured in Lecture
Pediatric Cardiologist to Speak at Med School
Adventures in Health Center Gets Contributions
Dr. Irwin S. Johnsrude Visits Chinese Colleagues
Donations to Ronald McDonald House
Hypertension Study at Med School
Wellness Centers Allowed on Medical District Sites
Study of Patterns About People Sleeping on Roads
Reduce the Cholesterol Intake For Better Health Sciences Library Camp Rainbow, Gives Hope to Cancer Patients
Pitt Co. and Greenville to Work Together on Medical District
Rep. Ed Warren Seeks State Funds for EastCare
Officials Question Safety of Air Ambulances
Woman Died at PCMH From Accidental Overdose
New PCMH Computer System Filling Up
EastCare Air Ambulance to Resume
Negligence Case Against PCMH Upheld
Dr. John Howell, to Retire as ECU Chancellor
First Heart Transplant at PCMH
Agency to Study Air Ambulance Crashes
The ECU Medical School Has Come Along Way

Mar. 1987

$2.5 Million Grant to Fund ECU Diabetes Research
English Students Study at ECU Med School
Gray-Trunslow Scholarship Fund Created
Guy Watkins, PCMH Volunteer
Air Ambulance Crash Forces Scrutiny
Frani Boberg, Nurse, Praises PCMH Heart Transplant
Emilie D. Henning, Nurse, Praises PCMH Heart Transplant
Eating For Heart Health Sciences Library
Dr. Brian Blackburn Opens Practice in Mooresville, NC
Rep. Ed Warren Recovering From Surgery
Dr. J. Stewart Watson, New Halifax Hospital Emergency Director
New EMS Director in Edgecombe County, NC
Developmental Disabilities Discussed at Seminar
More Pilots Needed for Air Ambulance Services
PCMH foundation, Inc. Created
Cancer Therapy Equipment Dedicated at Med School
About the Crash of EastCare
Health Fair for Kids Sponsored by Children's Hospital
Turf War Over Pitt Co. Forming Own Medical District Commission

Apr. 1987

Dr. Rafael C. Sanchez Received National Award
Dr. Walter Pories Gives Med School Convocation Speech
Carolina Telephone Makes Pledge to Children's Hospital
Med School Hosts Nutrition Conference
Care Givers Support Group Formed
Dr. Harold Kallman Appted. To Committee on Aging
Former UNC Cheerleader Recalls Near Fatal Fall
Med School Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic
Malcolm Huffman, 1st PCMH Heart Transplant Patient in Hospital
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital Sets Organ Donation Day
Not Enough Donor Hearts to be More Frequent Transplants
John Giblin Becomes Naval Ensign
Bethel Clinic Renovated
PCMH Faces Wrongful Death Suit
New Drugs May Stop Heart Attacks
Adventures in Health at River Park North
New Chemicals Fight Cancer
Greenville's Medical District Land Use Study Committee Awarded
EastCare Back on Duty in Pitt County
5th Annual ECU Biotechnology Symposium Planned
Dr. Marilyn Gowen Elected Director of Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Dr. James Markello Re-elected Dir. of Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Tom Reese Re-elected Director of Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Industrial Park Child Care Center Fundraiser
PCMH & Grady White Boats Get Governor's Health Award
Sandra Johnson, ECU nursing Professor and Artist
Donations to Ronald McDonald House
Dr. John A. Kirkland, Director of NC Memorial Hospital
Donna Flake Now at HSL at Medical Center in Georgia
PCMH approves Increases in Pay
7th Annual PCMH Volunteer Banquet
Denison Garrett, Asst. VP for Guest Relations at PCMH
Conference on Indigent Health Care
Pollution Threatens Tar-Pamlico Playground
PCMH Nurses Shortage Felt
National Organ-Tissue Awareness Week Observed
5th Pitt-Greenville Leadership Institute Graduate Dinner
Dr. John Howell to Undergo Heart By-pass Surgery

May 1987

Brody Gift Increases Med School Endowment
67 Medical Degrees Awarded at ECU
11 Promoted at Medical School
Baby Food Labels Collected for Children's Hospital
Annual Neonatal Graduate Party to Be Held
Down East Smockers Present Bonnets to Neonatal Unit
Education Needed to Curb Teen Pregnancies
EastCare Team Awarded by PCMH Foundation

June 1987

Brody Scholars Named
Camp Needles in the Pines For Diabetic Children
Bulimia Support Group Started
Dr. Rita Saldanha Elected President of NC Perinatal Association
Children's Miracle Network a Success
PCMH Patients and Employees to Carry 1987 US Olympic Torches
Grandparents Club Sought for Children's Hospital
Medical Liability Cases to Be Discussed at ECU
Money From Med School Show Given to Family Violence Center
Twin Brothers, Thaddues & Laddeus Sutton, Now Doctors
Graduates From Med School Dosimetry Program
Denison D. Garrett to Direct Guest Relations
Jack Richardson, PCMH Administrator

Box #10.32 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from July 1987 to April 1988.

July 1987

Second Heart Transplant Performed at PCMH
Dr. Gregory C. Rose Joined Med School
ECU Gets Grant for Neonatal Follow-up Program
Farmville Family Practice Center Closes
National Nuclear Medicine Week Observed
Health Advocacy Program Aids Low Income Groups
NC Surgeons Favoring Lumpectomies
Dr. Diana Burke Collins, Mother and Doctor

Aug. 1987

1st Annual Andrea Lynne Hunter Memorial Award Given
EMS Continuing Education Program at Kill Devil Hills
Dr. Kenneth G. MacDonald Jr., Surgeon, Joined Med School
Dr. Jonathan Nyce Joined Med School
Dr. Thomas G. Irons, Gives Key Address to National Convention
Dr. Barbara A. Murphy Joined Med School
Diabetes Association Sponsors Book Fair
PCMH Has Bed Shortage
SHARE, Support Group For Bereaved Parents to Meet
EastCare Resumes 24 Hour Service
Ed Warren Thanks For Getting State Money For EastCare
PCMH Pancreas Transplant Went Smoothly
No Shortage of Med School Applicants in State

Sept. 1987

Dr. James G. Jones Elected President of National Group
Dr. C, Christopher Bremer Elected VP of NC Association
Med School Will Not Use Dogs in Animal Laboratories
CHARGE, Grandparents Support Group For Children's Hospital
Dr. Leo Jenkins, Chairman of CHARGE
Greenville Seeks All American Tag
Greenville Quilters Guild Gives Quilts to Ronald McDonald House
Animal Rights Group Targets Dog Lab Use
Greenville Housing Status Positive
Former PCMH Nurse Charged in Patients Death
Jack Davies Named PCMH Epidemiologist
PCMH Hospital School Program
Carolina Organ Procurement Agency
PCMH Rehab Hosts National Wheelchair Athletic Association
Epilepsy Workshop Planned
Dr. Barbara A. Murphey Joined Med School
Pitt County Considers Sale of Buildings to PCMH
ECU Research Dog Up For Adoption
Officials Probe Reports of Dog Abuse at ECU Med School
Pitt County Officials Recognize Volunteers at Reception
ECU Med School Legislative Appreciation Outing
4th Annual Legislative Appreciation Day Golf Tournament
Blood Donor Program Studied
Dr. Douglas Price Joined Med School
Bethel Family Practice Center's New Location
Dr. Gerald Hill Joins Halifax Memorial Hospital
Animal Rights Groups Assail Pets For Research
Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems is Lecture Topic
Grandparent in Training Class at PCMH

Oct. 1987

Dr. William E. Laupus Honored at Banquet
Dr. John R. Purvis Joined Med School
Dr. Raja Khuri Joined Med School
Med Students Assist Fullilove Alternative High School
Dr. Eric P. Brestel, Allergist, Joined Med School
Dr. Richard Appel Joined Med School
Dr. Zubie W. Metcalf Elected VP of National Organization
Groundbreaking For PCMH Birthing Center and Rehab Center
Greenville Nurse Trains Monkey to Help Disabled
Crystal Lynn Register, Nursing Student
Jack W. Richardson Elected to AHA House of Delegates
6th Annual David Nelson Skate-a-thon
Baby Doctor, Benjamin Spock, Visits ECU
National Cholesterol Education Program
PCMH Using Strict Anti-AIDS Program
Donald Solomon, 3rd PCMH Kidney Transplant Patient
Hatcher Construction Company Announces Changes
First Baxter G. Noble Lecture at Med School
Med School to Use Robot Simulators
National Pastoral Care Week Observed
"Care Connection," PCMH Personnel-Patient Program
Dr. William E. Laupus Recalls Med School History
Back Trouble Can Strike Anyone at Almost Anytime
Sleepwalking is a Strange Behavior
NC Infant Death Rate Fell Slightly in 1986
Can Tired Doctors Do the Job?
ECU to Stop Using Dogs in Medical Research Labs For 1 Year

Nov. 1987

Medical Magnet Unloaded at Med School
Dr. Stanley P. Oakley Joined Med School
3rd Annual Family Medicine Lecture
Lecture on Link Between Diet and Cancer at ECU
Dr. Hamid Hadi Joined Med School
Dr. Reidar K. Lie Joined Med School
Dr. Richard A. Hoppman Joined Med School
Dr. William S. Wheeler, Cardiologist, Joined Med School
Joshua R. Sonett Awarded Rock Sleyster Fellowship
Pat Pleasant Grateful For New Pancreas
Kinston Medical Community Expanding
Dr. Ricky P. Clay Joined Med School
Nader Group Says Half of Cesareans Unnecessary
Article About Smoking & Charcoaling Meat and Cancer
Lenoir Memorial Hospital Hosts H. Fleming Fuller Symposium
State Board Suspends Former PCMH Nurses License
Article on Diet and Kidney Stone Formation
Board Issues Safety Measures For Helicopters
ECU Private Gifts Almost $6 Million
Lights of Love Tree Dedicated to EastCare Crew
PCMH Plans to Hire 4th Pilot for EastCare
Private Doctors Consider Community Type Hospital
Charles P. Gaskins Appted. to Public Hospital Study Commission
AIDS Knowledge Needed
Dr. Randolph Chitwood, Chief Surgeon to Leave PCMH

Dec. 1987

Ronald McDonald Grant to Fund ECU Sickle Cell Study
Roy S. Selby, Administrative Consultant to Med School
Dr. Paul Dainer Joined Med School
Dr. Lawrence Lewkow Joined Med School
Dr. Louis J. Dolinar Joined Med School
Ministers Graduate From PCMH Cancer Residency Program
Christmas Card Sale Benefits Hospital Pediatric Playroom
Microsurgery & Tissue Transfer Saves Man's Foot
Warren Bowman, PCMH Rehab Employee of the Year
Dr. Charles Dan Jordan of Bethel, NC, Died
Remembering the 1st Heart Transplant at PCMH
Inaccuracies on AIDS Reported
Diabetes Contributing to Tar Heel State Deaths
PCMH Honors Pitt County Art Teachers

Jan. 1988

Dr. Norman Gevitz Gives Presentation on History of Osteopathy
Dr. Andrew Gorman Awarded Grant for ECU Heart Study
Microbiologist Charles Jeffrey Smith Joins ECU Medical School Faculty
Dr. Franklin Hargett Assumes Faculty Post at ECU School of Medicine
Ninth Annual Emergency Medical Services Seminar Announcement
Dr. Reidar K. Lie Presents Seminar on Philosophy's Role in Medicine
Third Heart Transplant Performed at PCMH
Cameron McLean Ellis First Baby Born in PCMH in 1988
Greenville Makes Giant Strides to Become Eastern Metropolis
The Page-Hudsons Find New Home in Greenville, North Carolina
Problems Arise as City and County Grow
MEDPAC Endorses Senator Hardison
North Carolina Rural Doctors Spread Thin
EastCare Helicopter Goes Down
Crowding at Pitt Memorial a Subject of Study
Researchers Find Glassblower's Skills Instrumental
Premature Newborn is Smallest Ever to Survive in North Carolina
Dr. Erle Austin Speaks to Fourth Graders at South Greenville School
Dr. Harry G. Adams Named Panelist in AIDS Teleconference
Audit Suggests Hospital's Finances in Good Shape
Holbrook Named Winner of Club's Service Award
Dr. William Burke Expresses Concerns Over Tretenoin Cream
UNCC Task Force to Study Ways to Increase Female Faculty
Publication of Drs. Thomas Irons and Ronald B. May's Article
First Meeting of the Pitt County Council on Substance Abuse
Rand Pledges Aid to ECU Med School
Heart Unit Discussed for Hospital
Dr. James Royal Lambert Receives Mount Olive's DSA
Confusion Over Cholesterol
1987: A Year of Growth, Change
Medical Center Develops During '87

Feb. 1988

ECU Immunologist Judith Thomas to Chair Scientific Session in Australia
Dr. Dennis Steed Joins ECU School of Medicine Faculty
Donald "Dax" Cowart Speaks on Patient's Rights
Audio Script for Cowart's Speech
Malcolm Miller Discusses Medieval Iconography at ECU
Dr. Alyne Ricker Joins ECU Medical School Faculty
Dr. Walter J. Pories Assumes Command of Army Reserve Hospital Unit
Dr. Daniel Sprau Meets Surgeon General
Austin Succeeds Chitwood as Chief of ECU's Heart Surgery Program
Dr. Stephen Vore Joins Faculty at ECU Animal Resources Center
"Buckle Bear" Presents Seat Belt Safety Message to PCMH
ARA Food Services Gives Hospital "Taste" of the Olympics
Hospital Plans Safety Activities for Kids on March 12
Dr. James Mathis Speaks to G. R. Whitfield School
Miracle Telethon Registers Sponsors
Eastern North Carolina Physician Shortage
Telethon Funds to go to Children's Hospital
Dr. Robert A. Del Pero Joins ECU School of Medicine
Breast Cancer Awareness Day Announced
National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
United Way Honors Leaders
PCMH Making Major Expansion
Duke Awards Grant to Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Hospital Prepares for Inspection Visit
Microelectronics Center Faces Huge Challenge
Brenda Joyner Named to Developmental Post
Maintain Medical Zoning Integrity
Building Proposal for New Joint Complex
Karl Schroder Speaks in Pitt County Mental Health Center
Project Focus on Health Risks of Blacks
Quilting Bee Held for Ronald McDonald House
Supply of Nurses Dangerously Low
Henry Clark Honored at Retirement
Nurse Shortage Burdens North Carolina Hospitals

Mar. 1988

Anka Ryall Speaks at ECU School of Medicine
Roger Nicholson Joins ECU School of Medicine
Dr. William Meggs Joins Faculty at ECU School of Medicine
Local Physicians Attend National Meeting of the ACP
Laupus Reflects on Years as Dean of ECU Medical School
Collections of the Medical Women's Scholarship Fund
Mike Steele and Kristi Overton Head Children's Telethon
Foundation Banquet Date Announced
Hospital Sponsors Aid Workshop for Clergy
Hospital Offers CPR Training to Patients' Families
Wellness Program Celebrates Second Anniversary
ECU Nursing School Hosts Conference on Cancer
Announcement of Luncheon Held by Diabetes Group
Wilton A. Duke a Candidate for County Commissioner
New Investigation Opened on Anthony Shook
Announcement of Health Fair
Dr. Carole Booth Joins Staff of Hospital
Jenkins Backs Senator Harold Hardison
National Diabetes Alert Day
Michael Cannon Accepted to ECU Medical School
Eighth Annual PCMH Volunteer Recognition Banquet Held
Phillip Rowan is Winner in 10K Run
PCMH is Top User of Consultants
Lisa Burg's Life Saved by Medical Training
Swansboro Rotary Club Donates Money to Ronald McDonald House
PCMH Wants Approval for 140 Additional Beds
Study of Nutrition and Sickle Cell in Children
Service League Presents Hospital with Gift
PCC Cooperative Education Program Holds Co-op Day
Dr. Rose Pully Speaks on Women's Issues
Elderly Emphasize Transportation Needs
Last Installment of Gift to Ronald McDonald House
Adoption of New Medical District Zones and Ordinances
Pories Named to Board of Directors of Medical Mutual Insurance Co.
PCMH Addition Should Proceed Without Delay
Citizens Receive Award from Jaycees
Diabetics Learn About Pancreas Transplants
Eye Enucleation Course Completed
Commissioners Endorse Hospital Expansion Plan
Biology Department Presents Seminars
Project Support to Raise Funds for Ronald McDonald House
Dr. Harold Kallman Appointed Chairman
Dangers of Obesity
Attention Deficit Could be Key to Child's Problem
Medical Students' "Match Day" Held
Foot Screening at Creative Living Center
Hospital Visit from Miss North Carolina
Residents Saddened by Murder of Julien Pierce
Pursuit of Cardiac Unit at Wilson Memorial Hospital
Dentist Starts Drive to Help Ailing Kids
Airplane Ambulance Service Set
North Pitt Students Attend Career Day
National Cholesterol Education Program

Apr. 1988

Dr. Panayot Butchvarov Presents Prospectives Lecture
Cholesterol Testing Set for April 16 and 26
"Big 4" Tournament Slated
Open House Set for MRI Center
Dr. Donald Coffey Delivers ECU Medical School Convocation Address
Kathy Barger Named to CFO Post
TraumaCare Support Group Meeting Announcement
Donations Sought for Neonatal Party
Baby Food Labels Earn Dollars for Hospital
Diabetes Association Sponsors Nutrition Program
Elder Fair Set for May 12
Laura Peeples Winds Top Research Award
Program Reduces Lost Work Time
PCMH Foundation Cites Retiring Dean
Video Teaches Special Groups
Car Accident on US 17 Kills Woman
Bed Race Announcement
A Heartfelt Search for a Better Life
Free Blood Pressure Check-Ups Offered
Frances Whitfield Joined on Nursing Staff by Two Daughters
Helicopter to Helicopter Patient Transfer
Sorority Gives Funds to Ronald McDonald House
PCMH Second Half Champs
Policeman Saves Woman from Submerged Car
Chancellor Eakin's Inauguration
Dedication of Eastern Pines Rescue Squad
Proclamation of National Laboratory Week
Harvard Gets Patent on Animal
Eakin Names Committee to Study Regional Advancement Center
Hospitals Look to High Schools for Health Care Professionals
Asbestos Problems
Children's Hospital Event Plans
Anna Blair Visits Bethel Elementary School
Effort Spotlights Need for Organ Donors
Golden K Club Donates Funds to Ronald McDonald House
Glance at Pitt Area Left Favorable Marks
Alcoholism Ruling Has Minimal Impact
Handmade Crafts Donated to Ronald McDonald House
Tourism a Major Industry in Pitt County
Organ Donor Awareness Week Launched
State Organ Donations Fall Behind Nation
Greenville Native Awaits New Liver, New Life
Membership Increase Recognized
ECU Opens New Imaging Center
Hospitals Go After Maternity Business

Box #10.33 PCMH Medical Center News and Information News Releases and Clippings

This box contains news releases and newspaper clippings from May 1988 to Dec. 1988.

May 1988

Dr. Albert L. Wiley Named Vice Chair of Radiation Oncology
62 Receive Med School Degrees
Two ECU Med Students Get National Research Grant
Allied Health Student Receives Beth Lambeth Award
Philosopher to Discuss Ethics of Animal and Human Experimentation
Down East Smockers Present Bonnets To Neonatal Unit
Laura Peebles Wins 1st Prize for Biomedical Research in National Forum
R. Hodges Hackney Appointed To PCMH Board of Trustees
Mark A. Suggs Appointed To PCMH Board of Trustees
Emergency Dept. of Johnston Memorial Hospital
Dr. Elaine Coates of Benson, NC
National Decline in Applicants to Medical Schools
Dr. Albert Schmauss, German Surgeon Visits ECU Med School
Dr. Donald S. Coffey, Cancer Researcher Speaks at Convocation
Detoxification Unit at Pitt Co. Mental Health Now Open
Martin General Hospital Opposes PCMH Adding More Beds
Sen. Terry Sanford Holds Hearings on Rural Health Care Needs
About Cholesterol and Your Health Sciences Library
Health Officials Urge More Help For Rural Hospitals
New Magnetic Resonance Equipment at Med School
Disability Awareness Day Observed
Emerald Isle Beach Music Concert Benefits Children's Hospital
Children's Hospital Telethon Dance Sponsored by Youth Council
Rocky Mount Boy Scouts Have Bike-a-thon for Children's Hospital
2nd Annual Elder Fair Held at Cypress Glen
Woman Loses Arm in Shrimp Boat Accident
Celebrities to Appear at Eastern Carolina Golf Classic
Letter of Dr. Denis McGillicuddy Supporting PCCH Want of More Beds
Children's Miracle Network Telethon Weekend Proclaimed
Ronald McDonald House Benefits Many
Injuries From Weyerhaeuser Mill Bleaching Tower Accident
Craven County Pulp Mill Worker Dies From Bleaching Tower Accident
Stephen L. Joyner, 1st Physician's Asst. in US, Honored By AAPA
Assistants Needed for Prenatal Care in Wayne County
Surrounding Counties Protest Waste Site in Edgecombe County
PCMH Starts "Limited Duty Program," for Personnel with Bad Backs
Dr. Dennice H. Herman Received AAFP Award
Dr. William E. Laupus Speaks at PCC Graduation
History of 50 years of Service of the Service League

June 1988

25 Health Science Faculty Members Received Tenure
Dr. Edwin W. Monroe Honored With Outstanding Faculty Award
Transplant Reunion at 6th Anniversary of Med School Transplant Program
Children's Telethon Sets Another Fundraising Record
Learning is Part of Experience at Camp Rainbow
ECU Graduates First Two Dosimetrists
Dr. Jonathan Nyce to Study Drug Resistance in Cancer Patients
David Spangler Named to AHEC Board
Barbara H. Earley, R. N., Named to AHEC Board
Shuttle Buses at PCMH
8 Nurses Honored at PCMH During National Nurses Day Activities
Ralph E. Hall Named Hospital Engineer of the Year in Southeast US
Ministers Complete Cancer Residency Program at PCMH
Eddie Davenport, Kinston Disc Jockey Gets Help From Rehab
John Champion, Quadriplegic Artist
Local Groups Campaign To Prevent Spinal Cord Injuries
Diving Accidents; An Unnecessary Tragedy
Hearing Aid Loan Bank To Serve Pitt County
Dr. Thomas F. O'Brien, Sect.-Treas. of NC Medical Society
Dr. Alfred L. Ferguson is Vice Speaker of NC Medical Society
National AIDS Brochure Draws Local Praise
PCMH Offers Grandparent in Training Classes
Dr. Richard A. Burgoyne Received AAFP Award
Country Doctor Museum; A Testament to Those Who Cared
Jennifer King Congleton, PCMH Education Coordinator
Animal Labs in NC Feel Impact of Rights Debate
Edward E. Hollowell, Medical Law Professor at Med School, Speaks
PCMH Says Its Medical Waste is Carefully Monitored
Greene Co. Community Health Advocacy Program Graduates 13
Michael S. Clark, 1st Recipient of Danny Owens Scholarship
Dr. Philip Nelson, Greenville's 1st Psychiatrist
History of Pitt County Mental Health
Dr. Henryk M. Kowalski, Director of Neuroradiology at Med School
AIDS Education Program Given in Currituck School System
About Diets of Overweight Children
Local County Boards Discuss Roles of Hospitals
Durward M. Harris Died
EastCare Service to Get Twin-Engine Helicopter
PCMH Maternity Security
Dr. Frank G. Humbles Became Engaged in Unique Way
Christopher Ray McLawhorn to Get Bone Marrow Transplant
Power Cutoff Endangers Sick Youngster in Wilson, NC
Summer Fun at Camp Needles in the Pines
Craven Medical Center in Regional Battle For Nurses
Drug Trafficking in Greenville Spawns Numerous Crimes
First Birthday Party For Greenville Ronald McDonald House
Dr. Howard D. Robertson Joins Pitt Surgical
The NC Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis Give Award to Steve Blades

July 1988

Dr. James A. Hallock Named New Dean of ECU Med School
2 ECU Students Get Top Prizes in Research
ECU Team to Study Women's Delay of Seeking Breast Cancer Treatment
Dr. Nicholas H. Benson Named to State EMS Post
Trauma; A Disease That Robs Young Lives
Greenville Has Second Highest Cost of Living in NC
Washington, NC Twins Recovering After Kidney Transplant
Medical School Applications Down
PCMH Prices Going Up
James L. Barrett Named to State Board of Therapeutic Recreation
Med School Science Track Enrichment Program For High School Kids
Paramedic Service Now Offered By Eastern Pines Rescue Squad
Dr. William W. Tipton Joined Pitt Surgical
Area Hospitals Worry About PCMH Expansion
Pitt County Projects Get State Funds
Bob Lust, Cardiac Researcher, Named ECU Soccer Coach
Heat Causing Problems in Pitt County
Dr. Franklin J. Mooring Joined Rutherford Radiological Associates
6 Doctors Join Wayne Memorial Hospital Staff
Dr. Chris Hudson Completes Residency in SC
Dr. Donald Michael Rabil Affiliates With Boice-Willis Clinic
EastCare Appears at Washington Square Mall
Christmas in July at Children's Hospital
ECU's Wish List For Capital Improvements
Lynn Everette, Nurse Likes Challenge of Critical Care

Aug. 1988

Med School to Open Biotechnology Research Facility
William Laupus Honored at Biotechnology Research Facility Opening
Dr. Samuel B. Pollock Joined Med School Cardiac Surgery Program
Dr. Paul A. Spence Joined Med School Cardiac Surgery Program
Dr. Dalynn T. Badenhop To Head Med School Cardiac Rehab Program
Dr. Jose A. Caceres, Electrophysiologist, Joined Med School
Grant to Provide Medical Transportation for the Elderly
Hallock & Laupus, From Embryo to Maturation
Arthroscopy, Surgical Technique to Treat Joint Disease
Chancellor Richard Eakin Wants Public to Know ECU's Direction
Wilson Memorial Hospital OK's Doctors and New Rules
Commentary by Dr. John Moskop on Limiting Nuclear Weapons
Mari Guthrie, Kidney Transplant Recipient
PCMH, Quality Care and Marketing of the Hospital
Craven Co. Health Department Maternity Clinic Needs Doctor
Charles Kesler, Artist, Receives NC Fellowship Award
PCMH Trauma, One of Four Specialized Centers
Richard Eakin Guides ECU's Growth
Miss USA, Courtney Gibbs, Visits Children's Hospital
1st Non-Blood Related Kidney Transplant at ECU Med School
Dr. Julian R. Vainright Jr. Joined Med School
Lyme Disease in Buncombe Co., NC
Updates on EastCare Service
PCMH Studies Need For Personnel Day Care Plan
Need For PCMH Expansion Unquestionable
Cardiac Care at Wake Medical Has Grown in 10 Years
Heart Asso. To Help Pitt United Way
Vial of Human Blood Found Washed Up in Beach Trash
State Hears Final Arguments For Additional PCMH Beds

Sept. 1988

10th Annual Health Law Forum
Dr. James E. Davis, of Durham, NC, New AMA President
ECU Selects Brody Scholar and Awards Four Fellowships
Doctors Discuss Treatment of Bicycle Injuries at Med School
ECU Lecture Focuses on Trends and Future of Medical Education
ECU's Nursing Program's Poor Exam Scores Under Board Review
Dr. Robert H. Fisher, Allergist, Joined Med School
Dr. Richard H. Mann Joined Med School
Dr. Adolfo J. Torrez Jr. Joined Med School
Dr. Douglas H. Finestone, Psychiatrist, Joined Med School
Dr. Richard Hunt Joined Emergency Medicine Department
Governor Proclaims Hospital Central Service Week
Mayor Proclaims Health Care Food Service Employees Week
PCMH Rescue Worker Loses 90 Pounds
PCMH to Open New Admissions Department
Rate Hike Puts Craven Medical Center Room Rate at Top
Pitt County United Way Chairmen Named
Beth Nelson, Named United Way Chairman
Linda Dunmum, Named United Way Chairman
Howard Shokler, Named United Way Chairman
Dr. William Laupus Ends Tenure As Med School Dean
Dr. Harry L. Metcalf Says Med Schools Facing Threat
3 Doctors Answer Questions at "Ask Your Doctor" Program at PCMH
NC Hospitals Get AIDS Tainted Blood Over Three Years
MASH Unit Activated in Greenville, NC
PCMH Trustees Seek Architect For Expansions
Leo Jenkins Portrait Unveiled at Med School
The Entrepreneurial Council of Eastern NC Met in Greenville, NC
Dr. James Cain Doing a Hypertension Study
Dr. James G. Jones, New President of AA of Family Physicians
Dr. Douglas M. Tew Joined Lenoir Memorial Hospital
Insurance Proposal Would Boost Family Doctor's Fees
Obese Man Weighing 737 Pounds Plans to Sue PCMH
Ronald McDonald House Gets More Funds
Forgotten Deans in ECU Med School History
Dr. Norman Dahl, Philosopher, Speaks at ECU Med School
Peggy Wood, of ECU Allied Sciences, Tarheel of the Week
Dr. Daniel W. Crabtree Joined Med School
PCMH Cardiac Surgery Nurses Attend International Conference
Balloon Benefit Day Held for Neonatal Unit at PCMH
Grand opening of the Science/Nature Center at River Park North
Martin General Hospital Approaches Agreement With PCMH

Oct. 1988

Dr. Michael Resnick, UNC Philosopher to Discuss Diagnostic Reasoning
Dr. Gary Peterson Receives Alzheimer's Disease Research Grant
Dr. Brian A. McMillen to Study Cocaine's Effects on Infants
1st Annual Hair Fashion Show Held to Benefit PCMH Rehab Center
7th Annual David Nelson Skate-a-thon Held
Greg Wilson, Rehab Center Employee of the Year
PCMH Sponsoring Patient Education Fair at Local Mall
Regional Rehab Center Hosts 2nd Annual College Career Day
Pitt-Greenville Launches "The Year 2007 Committee
Parking Fees Go Up At PCMH
New PCMH Admissions Adjacent to Support Services
Lenoir Co. Hospital Argues Against Kinston Clinic Opening
No Agreement on Name For Pitt Co. Medical Complex and Med School
Idalia Community Hunting Club Helps the Community
Janet Ellis, Suffers from Cystic Fibrosis and Diabetes
ECU State Employees Combined Campaign For Charity
Greenville City Bus Tour Through Medical District
11 Volunteers For Community Health Advocacy Program
NC AIDS Study Commission Meets
NC Memorial Hospital Trauma Center Lauded
Alpha Delta Kappa Chapters Have Anniversary Celebration
Dr. Carl B. Lyle, MedAir, Medical Education Airline
ECU Capital Funding Woes Blamed on Local State Assembly Members
NC Doctors Track Use of Ritalin
3 ECU Men Honored By National Organization
Dr. James G. Jones, Dr. Ed Monroe, Dr. James Seaborn Blair, Jr. Honored
Dr. Jeffrey Fair, ECU Surgeon Visits Kindergarten
Dr. Jack Allison Speaks to Kindergarten
Lights of Love Fund Raising For Health Education Foundation
Pitt County Supplies Medical Labor Needs
Cleveland Co., NC Coroners Death Investigated
6 Nursing Scholarships Awarded
James Tracy, Orthopedic Specialist Joins ECU Faculty
Dr. James G. Jones, Speaks at ECU's 2nd Annual Mid-Year Graduation

Nov. 1988

Dream Factory To Grant Wishes of Sick Children Established
ECU Ranks Fourth in Family Doctors
Medical Historian to Discuss Origin of the Electrocardiograph
ECU Outpatient Clinic For Problems of Performing Artists Created
Conference to Highlight Developmental Disabilities
Adoption of Troubled Children is Conference Focus
PCMH Holds Career Day For High School Students
Sen. Taft Says ECU Needs to Upgrade Status
Perinatal Classes Held at Family Practice Center
Bob Emery and Marcus Jeanette, Radiation Specialists, Visit D. H. Conley
Page Hudson, NC State Medical Examiner
Dr. Jack K. Chamberlain Spoke on Dangers of Smoking
Insurance Coverage in Kinston Schools Disputed by NAACP
Universities Play Critical Role in Triangle's Medical Industry
Doctors Told They're Needed in Rural Areas at State Medical Assembly
Mamie Perkins Leaves $7 Million in Perkins Trust
Roddy Jones, ECU Med School Supporter; UNC Board Chairman
LifeChange, ECU Program Assists Teens with Weight Control
Greenville is Anchor City of the East
Lack of Cooperation between Greenville and Pitt County Perceived

Dec. 1988

ECU Performs Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant
Dr. Abdel Rahman to Study Alcohol's Effects on Hypertension Drugs
Dr. Jeffrey P. Engel Joined Med School
Dr. Donald Lannin To Study Women Delaying Medical Exams
Bed Expansion At PCMH Approved
PCMH Selects 4 For "Home Grown" Career Advancement Program
Ministers Complete PCMH Cancer Residency Program
Pitt Co. Day Care Assoc. Donates Money to Newborn Nursery at PCMH
14th Annual PCMH Employee Recognition Dinner Honors Employees
Out-of-State Testing Saves ECU Nursing School Score
Dr. Dennice Hickman Herman, Nurse Turned Doctor
Dr. Albert L. Wiley Jr. Named ECU Chairman of Radiation Oncology
Dr. Molly stone, Biotech Official to Visit ECU
ECU Graduates 1,300
John A. Allison appointed To Southern Growth Policies Board
PCMH Volunteers Participate in Annual NC Volunteer Workshop
The Economic Value of Pitt County's Medical Complex
First Pitt Co. Community Health Advocacy Program Graduates 11
Causes of Eastern NC Poverty Are Cited in Study
Greenville Service League Gives $300,000 to PCMH Foundation
Mark Hamerac, Spoke on Muscle Research to Bi-Chem-Phy Club
Dr. James G. Jones, ECU Head and Lumbee Indian
PCMH Death Rate in Forecast Range
Humanities Council Gives Grant to ECU Med School
PCMH Trustees Approve Budget
Parents Supporting Parents Program Helps Others Cope With Handicaps
Second MRI Center to be Built in Greenville
Poyner & Spruill Law Office Opened with James Cheatham
Governor Awards Dr. James G. Jones, Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Poor Labeling Frustrates Effort to Avoid Allergens
Dr. Dennis R. Sinar, New President of Pitt Co. Medical Society
Nash General Hospital to Get MRI
About Pitt County's Growth in 1988
D. H. Conley & PCMH Make Videos Encouraging Health Care Career