Volume 3, No. 1, Jan. 30, 1971

History of the Torch
Future Site Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Reflections of 1970
Ambulance Attendant Program at Pitt Tech
Candy Striper Program Introduced
Housekeeping Training Program Started
Ward Clerk Training Program Started
Pay Cafeteria Begun
New Coronary Unit Opened
Jean Owens Hired as Director of Nurses
9 Million Dollar Hospital Bond Issue
Dr. Bost, Dr. Monroe and Dr. Welch Joined Medical Staff
LPN School at Pitt Tech
New Air Conditioning System in O. R.
Dr. Joe Pou Named to Post
New Hubbard Tank Installed in Physical Therapy
Dietary Department News
Pitt Memorial Host to Greene Central High School
Aerial Photograph of Pitt Memorial Hospital Taken on July 14, 1950
Meet Dr. Howard Satterfield, Jr.
New Cabinets
Nurse Assistant Class in Progress
JCAH Survey
East Carolina School of Nursing Receives Continued Accreditation
Dr. Ferguson Speaks at ECU
Annual Christmas Party
Meet the Editor-Sarah Lassiter
Another First-Pick-up and Delivery System
X-ray News
Business Office Highlights Two New Employees
Bob Williams, Data Systems Co-ordinator
Harold R. Ewell, Sr.

Volume 3, No. 2, April 1971

Hospital Site Selected
Hospital Officers Re-elected
Housekeeping Dept. News
ECU News
Expectant Mothers Class Taught
Professional Nursing Practicioners Course
Additional Lighting For Parking Areas
Dr. J. Elliott Dixon Gives Talk in Baltimore
Terminal Digit Filing System in MRL Department
Nurses' Assistant Class Completed
Ward Secretary Class in Progress
News fom the Maintenance Dept.
Health Insurance Institute
James Roebuck-I. V. Technician
Inhalation Therapy
Volume Respirator Purchased, one of the First in Eastern North Carolina
Ambulance Department
Dept. of Pharmacy Services
John B. Stallings Becomes Director
New Staff Additions
Laboratory News
Blood Bank Started
Radiology Department
Central Supply News
Accreditation is Announced For Hospital
New Diabetic Program Launched
Dr. Laurel Holloman, Diabetic Teaching Nurse
Diabetic Committee Formed
Hospital Celebrates 20th Anniversary 1971
Meet Dr. Joul Ja Kim Song
Activities of PTI Practical Nurse Education Program
Renovation in Supply Room
Insurance Clerk Resigning
New Visiting Regulations and Procedures
Dietary Department

Volume 3, No. 3, June 1971

Teamwork Saves Lives
Business Office Highlights
Outpatient Office Added to Emergency Room Entrance
New Hospital Project Underway
How the Departments Spend Money
ECU School of Nursing News
Labor Rooms in Delivery Suite
Mrs. Paulette Scott Leaves Pathology
Housekeeping Welcomes Additional Staff
Matthew Clark Receives Athletic Award
D. R. Daniels Receives Coveted "Public Servant" Award
Chaplaincy Workshop
Dietary Department News
Hospital Has Fire-Safety Training
Jack Richardson Makes Trip to Boston
C. D. Ward Makes Trip to New Orleans
Pitt Memorial Hospital Benefits Rose High Students
Laboratory News
Hospital Participates in Local Exhibit
Physical Therapy News
PTI Practical Nurse Education Class Nears Graduation
Several New Pharmacy Additions
Inhalation Therapy

Volume 3, No. 5, September 1971

Practical Nurses Graduate From Pitt Tech
C. D. Ward Retires
Administrative Changes Made
M. E. Gilstrap, Assistant Administrator
T. B. Sitterson, Assistant Administrator
Five New Doctors Join Medical Staff
Dr. Frank Martin
Dr. Rufus Knott
Dr. Ben Shappley
Dr. Jack Koontz
Dr. Robert Timmons
New Ward Secretaries Class for Pitt
Radiology Department on the Move
Delivery and Labor Room Are One
Mr. C. D. Ward's Surprise Retirement Party
About The Career of C. D. Ward
Dietary Department As Vocational Laboratory
Design For New Pitt County Memorial Hospital Discussed
Mrs. Maggie Mercer, "Pitt Co. Nurse of the Year"
Dietary Dept. Two New Employees
Pharmacy Department News
Suggestion Box Installed
Improvements Underway In Emergency Room
Welcome Additions To Staff
Hospital Employee Relations Council, Media of Communications
Nursing Majors Have Busy Summer
Ambulance Department

Volume 3, No. 6, November 1971

Schematic Drawing Approved By Board of Trustees
Hospital Holidays
Congratulations
Arthur Johnson and John Knox Retire
CHIP-Management Engineering at PCMH
News From Pitt Tech
Employee Relations Council Meeting
Business Office Highlights
Physical Therapy Welcomes Two New Additions
Housekeeping Department
New Personnel
Nurse's Residence Being Converted Into Educational Center
Mrs. Clara Christopher Celebrates Birthday
ECU School of Nursing
Physical Therapists Attend Regional Meeting
Newly Formed PC LPN Chapter
Physicians' Secretarial Luncheon
New TV For HDU
PCMH Supports The Community
Floors and Special Units Busy in Month of September
Radiology Department
First Radiology Technologist Meeting
Staff Changes
Principles of Supervision Class

Volume 3, No. 7, March 1972

Medical Care Commission Completes First Review
LPN Added to Employee Relations Council
In Memory of B. Vernon Cox
Service Pins Awarded at Party
Found-Ten Year Service Pin
Doctors From Thailand Visit PCMH
Business Office Highlights
Employee Relations Council Meeting
Employees Receive Promotions
ECU News-Student Nurse's Association
In Memory of James Howard Smith
Housekeeping Department
Cooperation
Dietary Department
Early Bird Coffee
Daily Nourishment
Personnel Manuals Distributed
News From Pitt Tech
Annual Christmas Party
PCMH Not Polluting
Occupational Therapy Department Opens
Ambulance Dept. Has Experiences With Helicopter
Pharmacy Department
New Narcotic Boxes
New Doctors Order Forms

Volume 4, No. 1, June 1972

Hospital Model On Exhibit
Civil Rights Law
National Hospital Week May 7-13
Current Status of New Hospital
The Cost of a Hospital
Housekeeping Department
Retirement Party For Mrs. Clara Christopher
Directed Practice In Progress At PCMH
Medical Record Administration
Gail Cherry, First Graduate of Medical Record Administration
Medical Records Celebrates Trula Bennett's Birthday
Support The American Cancer Society
Employee Relations Council Holds Ninth Meeting
Course on Surgical Technology at Pitt Tech
Mrs. Jackson, Jack Richardson's Secretary Departs
New Unit Dose Packaging Method Employed At Hospital
Dietary Department
Past Chairman's of Board Of Trustees of Pitt Memorial Hospital Honored
Cathy Boyd, New Torch Editor
Lab and Pathology News
Jack Richardson, New Hospital Association President
X-ray Students Garner Honors

Volume 4, No. 2, October 1972

Burroughs-Welcome Contributes $30,000 To New Hospital Project
New Employee Orientation Program
PCMH Announces New Insurance Program
Don't Forget The Patients
New Father Visitation Rules
Hospital Newborn Nursery Passed State Inspection
New Employees Bulletin Board
New Canopy to Doctors Trailer
Summer Experience Program Students
Graduation News of Employees
Radiology Students Graduate
Practical Nurse Students Graduate
Dispatches of the Ambulance Department
Fire Department Invalid Stickers
N. C. State Board of Health Course
Dietary Department
Employees Responsible For Time Sheet
Employee Relations Council Meeting
Housekeeping Department
John C. Quick, New Business Manager
Business Office Highlights
New Staff Additions To PCMH
Employee Parking Guidelines
PCMH'S Early Discharge Program
Department of Radiology
ECU Receives Health Grants
In The News
Laboratory News
Know Your Department, Occupational Therapy

Volume 5, No. 1, February 1973

Dr. Trevathan Ends Two Years as Chief of Medical Staff
Leave of Absence
Notification of Supervisor
Barbara Muse, Perfect Attendance Record
Sheila Stocks, Perfect Attendance Record
Family Practice, A New Department
J. C. Quick Joins Financial Association
Graduates of Cake Decorating Course
ECU School of Nursing
Walter Dail Removes Snow
New Control Drug System Employed
Housekeeping Department News
Dietary Department
Wedding Bells
New Hospital Bicycle Rack
Service Pins Awarded
T. B. Sitterson Elected Director
Nurses Week Celebrated
Technician Course In Progress
Carrie Hudson, New Secretary To Mr. Gilstrap
Annual Christmas Party Held At Hospital
Pediatric Ward Receives First Christmas Tree
In Memoriam, Former Presidents Johnson and Truman Die
Social Security Taxes Go Up
1972 in Repose, A Good year For PCMH
Family Practice, A New Department
First Radiology Students Graduate From Pitt Memorial
Nursing News From Pitt Tech
Hospital Switches To Two-Week Payroll Period
Laboratory News
New Group Insurance Program

Volume 5, No. 2, May 1973

New Board of Trustees
W. W. Wooten Honored At Board Meeting
Mrs. Beulah Allen Tours Hawaii
Surgical Technicians Certified
Employee Relations Council Meeting
News From The Maintenance Department
Switchboard Department News
Millie T. Brown Receives Pharmacist License
Know Your Department, Dept. Of Materials Management
New CSR Patch
Robert I. Barnes Manager
News From The O. R.
Your Hospital, A Caring Community
News From The Dietary Department
Radiology & Isotopes
Joint Survey Commission Taken
Anniversary Celebrated in Laboratory
Pharmacy
Nuclear Medicine Title Change
Secretary Appointed Vice-President
Pathology
Paper Received Award
New Addition To Business Personnel
Why Accidents Happen
Four For Fighting Fatigue
Health Dept. Awards PCMH An "A" Rating

Volume 5, No. 3, September 1973

Retirement Party Honors Three
Housekeeping Department
Present PCMH Board Of Trustees
Review Plans For New Hospital
Surgical Technicians Certified
Know Your Department, Dept. Of Pharmacy Services
Radiology News
Welcome New Additions To Laboratory
News Briefs From O. R.
HEW Loan Secured Another Step Toward The New Hospital
Free Glaucoma Testing
Where Hospital Employees Live
Gifts Committee Meeting
Ambulance Department Moves
In Memory Of Rita Harlow
PTI News
Switchboard Department News
Employee Relations Council Meeting
Congratulations To:
Chip Course Completed
Operating Room Technicians
Pharmacy News
Savings Bond Winners Announced
Congratulations, Graduates

Volume 5, No. 4, March 1974

New Hospital Contracts Signed And Ground Broken
John Stallings Elected Director
Savings Bond Winners
Donation Received For Microscope
Know Your Department, Dept. of Radiology
Business Office News
You and Your Supervisor
Woodmen of The World
New Flag
Who Is "The Hospital"
Phone 333 For Charlie Roger or Fire
Bill Young, Wildlifer of the Year
Dietary Promotions
Cold Season Pitfalls
Hospital Chaplains Begin Regular Worship Services Here
Nursing Services
Executive Housekeeper Certified
Walter Dail Receives Honor
News From The Dietary Department
Congratulations!
Certified
Promotions
PCMH Christmas Party
Service Pins Awarded
Becky Jones Promoted
Richard Petty Visits Children's Ward
Hospital Basketball Team
Social Security Increases
PCMH Sponsors Ladies Softball Team
Hospital Begins Library Service

Volume 5, No. 5, September 1974

Soaring Prices Make Cost Awareness A Way Of Life
PCMH Price List
Hospital Price List
Departmental Analysis Program
Jack Richardson Elected To Board
Wage Hike
Pride
Did You Know That:
Staff Exhibit Award
Medical Records Department
Correspondence Course Completed
Students Graduate
Organizational Adjustments
Thomas Forrest Receives Honor
Births and Announcements
Department of Materials Management
Employee's Sons Receive Honors
New Hospital Progress Report
PCMH Ladies Softball Team

Volume 5, No. 6, November 1974

350 Attend Annual Employee Banquet
Service Awards
Pitt Memorial Dept. Managers Study To Hold Down Charges
Twenty Complete CHIP Course
Carol Hardy Honored
New Hospital Progress Report
Medical Records Technician Exam
AORT Exam
Three Receive Certification
Pharmacy Course Attended
Stroke Rehabilitation Program
Nurses Aides Complete Course
Employees Discount Increased
Respiratory Therapy
Cathode Ray Tube
Wage Increases
Dietary Department
Ambulance News
Pathology Department
Housekeeping Improvements
Margie Wilson Graduates
Yvonne Gorham Graduates
Welcome New Staff Members

Volume 6, No. 1, January 1975

Employees Enjoy Annual Christmas Party
War Against Cancer
Highest Hospital Activity
Special Services Department Created
Garrie Moore, Instructor in Radiology Department
Five Pass ARTT Registry
New Cart System
Career Option Nursing Program
In Memoriam, Robert E. Briley
Charles Mayo, New Ambulance Dept. Assistant Manager
United Fund Campaign
Dietary Employees Receive Training
Dietary Department
Mayo Wedding
Hardy Wedding
Gorham Wedding
Ten Commandments of a Good Hospital
Public Forum
Welcome New Staff Members
Charles C. Clemons Promoted

Volume 6, No. 2, May 1975

Hospital Volunteer Organization Formed At Pitt Memorial
Med School Affiliation Voted By Hospital Board
New Collections and Audit Department Created
New Hospital Progress Report
Employee Benefits
New Operating Room
"Daring Dames", Fashion Show Spoof Presented By PCMH Male Staff
Radiology Happenings
Laboratory Medicine Happenings
Vickie Allen Certified
PCMH Personnel Appointments
National Nutrition Week
PCMH Basketball Team
Coffee Shop Now New Hospitality House
Welcome New Staff Members

Volume 6, No. 5, September 1975

Disaster Drill A Success At PCMH
Warren J. McRoy, Reimbursement Specialist Appointed
New Hospital Progress Report
New PCMH Doctors
Edwin H. Miller, Jr. Attends Seminar
Savings Bond Winner
New Hospital Progress Report
New PCMH Doctors
Dr. James G. Jones, Family Practice
Dr. Paul Wayne Kendricks
Dr. Douglas F. Newton,
Dr. Albert Warshauer
Dr. Carl R. Wille
Dr. Sumiko Ts'kamura
Edwin H. Miller, Jr. Attends Seminar
Savings Bond Winners
Bessie L. Wooten Promoted
Sandra Harrison, New N. C. S. R. T. President
Mrs. Dot Fisher, New Inservice Coordinator
John Stallings, New N. E. C. P. S. President
Dietary Department
Safety Award
PCMH Fishermen

Volume 7, No. 1, February 1976

425 Attend Employee Banquet
Christmas Comes To PCMH
American Association of Medical Assistants Chapter Established
Dr. William Laupus Appointed Dean
Nurses Attend Seminar
Hospital Construction Passes 60 Percent Completion Mark
Pharmacy Installs New IV Program
Donations Received
Mrs. Janie Melton Moving To Hawaii
ARA Takes Over Cafeteria Service
Housekeeping News
Randy Davis Promoted
Laboratory News
United Fund Great Success
Switchboard News

Volume 7, No. 2, July 1976

Hospital Nears Completion
New Rehab Center Opening Soon
The Way It Was
Hardee Graduation
Walter Dail Retires
Operating Room Celebrates 25 years
Employee Benefits Increased
Pitt Memorial Wins Safety Award
About AAMA
Armistead Graduation
Jones Graduation
Little is MVP
Safety Notes
Worthington Graduation
New Board Of Trustees
High School Equivalency Program
New Doctors Application
Josephine Twilley Resigns
Laboratory Medicine News
Ambulance Service News
Thankyou Letter Received By Hospital

Volume 7, No. 3, October 1976

New PCMH 90% Complete
Hospital Supervisors Sharpen Skills in Workshop
Harry Leslie Leads Gifts Committee To Success
Meet Shelley Greer, New Environmental Surveillance Specialist
Bus Service To PCMH
E. W. Harvey, Credit Manager, Retires
Know Your Benefits
Teen Volunteers 1976
Candy Stripers Lend Helping Hand
The History of Pitt County Hospitals, 1923-1977
Rehab Staff, Excitement Growing
Jim Maira
Donna Smith
Tish Evans
Nurses Aide Program Has First Graduates
Mrs. Mattie Tucker, First Nurse Graduate
Jack W. Richardson, Elected Officer
Disaster Drill Shows We're Prepared

Volume 8, No. 1, January 1977

450 Attend Employee Banquet
Service Awards Presented To PCMH Volunteers
Margie Coburn, President Elect AAMA
Programs, Teamwork Developing In Rehab
Sandra Hall
Alan Gorrod
The History of Pitt County Hospitals, 1923-1977, Part Two
Desiderata
ECU, PTI Nursing Students, A Valuable Resource
Banquet Honors Employees Service
United Fund
PCMH Med Staff Officers Elected For 1977
Dr. Jack Welch Elected
Dr. Kelly Wallace Elected
Dr. J. E. Clement Elected
A New Years Resolution: Think Safety
Ronald McDonald Visits
Frances Childs Attends Secretaries Institute
Operating Room Technicians' Week Proclaimed
Miss Jean Owens Birthday
Survey Shows Our Switchboard Superior

Volume 8, No. 2, September 1977

Gov. Hunt Dedicates New Hospital
Smooth Move From Old PCMH
RNs Mabel Baker and Vera Smith: Many Memories of PCMH
In Memoriam: Albert Foust, Jr.
William Daniel Norris Honored
Two New Ambulances Added To PCMH Fleet
Equipment Sale Huge Success
Bomb Threat Plan
Sarah Burnish, Germ Lady Hard At Work
New Smoking Rules
Rubye Tanner Attends Govenor's Reception
Welcome New Doctors
Dr. James Mathis
Dr. Howard Dawkins
Dr. Ponnapula Sanjeeva Prasad
Dr. Eugene Furth
Dr. Robert Nenno
Dr. James Galloway, Jr.
Dr. John Hale
Dr. Kim Park
Dr. Robert Griffin Brame
Rehab Nurses Experience Life In a Wheelchair
Dick Petree, New Employment Officer
Ralph Hall: No Major Crimes At PCMH
Special Services Offered Varied Tests
The Holter Monitor

August 1978

Neo-Natal Center Opens
Administrative Notes
Rick Gilstrap Becomes Fellow
Jack W. Richardson Attends Conference
Building Committee Makes Report
Trustees Elect Officers
Dr. W. H. Pott Honored
Three South Now Open
Brendell Cox Outstanding Manager
Hospital Staff Celebrates First Anniversary
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine Receives CAP Accreditation
New Faces At PCMH
Dr. Donald D. Weir, New Medical Director at Rehabilitation Center
Mary Ann Scandale, New Employee Health Nurse
Bill Ratliff, New Employment Officer
Pitt Receives Safety Award
PCMH Handicap Policy
Win $25 By Submitting Best Name For Hospital Newsletter
Employees South Parking Lot Opens

October 1978

Disaster Drill: A Success
Administrative Notes
Patient Flown Home
Today's Medical Costs-Too Much?
Employee Health Nurse Opens Office
New Faces At PCMH
Elma Skinner Gets Diploma
What The Heck Is AHEC?
ECU Med School Update
Infant Feeding Study
OB/GYN Referral Center
Dr. Donald D. Weir New Chairman
Salad Bar Opens
Letter To Nurses

December 1978

PCMH Employees Do Care
Administrative Notes
Hospital Receives $2,500
2nd John Doe
Leon Mizelle, Orderly Awarded For Heroism
Employees Win Prizes With CARE
Department of Surgical Services
Charles Rob- Pioneer in Vascular Surgery
New Faces At PCMH
Dr. C. Lewis Ravaris, Psychiatry Director
Albert Giordana, Enviromental Manager
Dr. Jarlath McKenna, Fetal Medicine Specialist
Brad Smith, Rehab Social Worker
Employee Awards Dinner
ECU Med School Update
Dr. John C. Yeager Studies Heart Protector
Philosophy, Medicine, & Ethics Studied at ECU
New Office of Health Education
Pirates Do More Than Play Ball
Landscaping Made Possible Through Donation
Notes To Personnel
Employees Contribute to The United Way

February 1979

Christmas Spirit At PCMH
Administrative Notes
Ten Commandments of Human Relations
Employees Aid Fire Victim
CARE Saves Estimated $101,000
Long Memorial Garden Honors Greenville Merchant
PCMH Volunteers Are Very Special
New Faces At PCMH
Dr. L. E. Masters, Associate Chairman of Family Practice
Dr. Charles E. Boklage, Developmental Geneticist Joins ECU
Dr. Gerald L. Moriarty, Psychiatrist
Employee Transcribes Braille
ECU Med School Update
Dr. R. Frederick Becker Reviewed Surgeon General's Report
Dr. Janice Daughtery Rawl Elected To Post
Dr. George J. Kasperek Visiting Bio-Chemist
PCMH Busy Recruiting Nurses
Changes In Personnel
Dr. Edward Kitces, North Carolina Chess Champ
Notes To Personnel
Employees Get Sick Leave Pay

April - May 1979

PCMH Trustees Elect Officers
Administrative Notes
Trustees' Committees Busy With Expansion
Radiology Increases Services
Psychological Services Important For Patients
New Faces At PCMH
Dr. Yash P. Kataria, Lung Specialist
Dr. Raymond Sloan Garrison, Jr., Dentist Joins Family Practice.
Dr. Charles Hodson, Reproductive Physiology Specialist
Betty Thompson Selected As Outstanding Secretary
She Stays Physically Fit By Running
Dr. William S. Bost, Jr.-New Chief of Staff
ECU Med School Update
Medical Students at PCMH
Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Underway
Health Science Complex Began
Ear Ache Study Involves Several Departments
Notes To Personnel
Employee Communication
Mayor Proclaims Hospital Week May 6-12
In Memory of Dr. Howard H. Gradis

June - July 1979

Spring Picnic Celebrates Anniversary
Administrative Notes
Board of Trustees Active
Mrs. Howard H. Gradis Receives Award For Husband
Stephen L. Joyner Appointed to Medical Panel
Recreation Therapy- Having Fun is Hard Work
New Faces At PCMH
Dr. Paul Mozley, Specialist in Psychosomatic OB/GYN
Dr. Dan M. Granoff, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Dr. Alice B. Granoff, Specialist in Pediatric Diabetes
Mary Yahnker, Nursing Supervisor
New House Staff
Family Practice Center
Department of Internal Medicine
OB/GYN
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Surgery
Ralph Hall Elected to Post
Radiology Receives New Equipment
ECU Med School Update
Sickle-Cell Anemia Clinic Provided For Area Citizens
Brody Family Donates $1.5 Million to ECU
Psychiatric Unit Successful With Patients
Pharmacy Converts IV Fluids
Notes To Personnel
Ten Commandments of Hospital Safety
PCMH Receives Safety Award