July 30, 1969 (12 pages)

para ak oak a Wednesday, July 30, 1969 Board defers action on duties of top staffers at Nevada General The board of supervisors has delayed action concerning the division of duties of the-medical . director and administrator of Nevada General Hospital. _ Supervisor Dean Lawrence, a member of the hospital committee, Tuesday referred to a chart which she said had been presented two weeks ago and ‘was made by Richard Kuhwarth, former administrator. The chart obviously resulted from study of a standard reference on hospital accreditation, and defined duties of the two top hospital officials, according to Mrs. Lawrence. Mrs, Lawrence said that she and Supervisor Ralph Buchanan, the other member of the hospital committee, sought the board's preliminary approval of the chart, with an explanatory statement she later outlined. She said a “final polishing off sesSion" to be attended by the committee; Dr. Peter Keenan, med‘feal director," and Robert Costley, administrator, is planned. ~The explanatory statements are as follows: —The-one purpose of the organizational structure of Nevada General Hospital is to provide good care for patients. -The governing body of the hospital is the board of supervisors, —The board places the responsibility for the medical care of patients clearly upon the medical staff, with the medical director as chief medical officer, -The responsibility of the non-medical facets of patient care rest clearly upon the administrative staff, with the administrator being chief admin_istrative officer, ~Some functions of hospital activity occupy a gray area in which neither the medical director nor the administrator has sole responsibility. Because of the nature of the function, they -share responsibility. Shared responsibility is in the dieterary area, where the food is -pre~—seribed by the medical directer, but procured by the administrator, who also is charged with supervising the kitchen staff. Shared responsibility also pertains to maintenance and cleanliness of the grounds, and temperature of the building, and other duties. -No organizational chart can replace the actuality of an intelligent, dedicated, professionaltype medical director and an administrator with those same qualifications, -—No organizational chart showing a division of authority can—replace the dedicated-and cordial cooperation between these two officers. —No organizational chart can provide for good patient care ROSELYN WEST, LVN, stands in the foyer of the newly. remodeled offices for the Sierra Medical Group. The building, housing a number of local doctors, is at 150 Catherine Lane, Grass Valley, PG&E to build two compressor stations Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced plans to build two new natural gas compressor stations and additional pipeline in NorthernCalifornia at an estimated cost of $11.4 million, 5 ; The’ project requires prior approval of Pacific Gas Transmission Company's application, filed with the Federal Power Commission, to import an additional 185 million cubic feet of bp ob gas daily from Alberta, anada, Of the to PG&E would receive 165 million cubic feet of natural gas daily from PGT, The additional deliveries would increase PG&E's average daily importation of Canadian natural gas to 980 million cubic feet, PG&E plans a new turbine powered pomproneey station: at Tionesta in Modoc County, about 75 miles north of Burney, and a similar compressor sta at Gerber, near Red Bluff in the northern Sacramento Valley. Both compressors will have turbines rated at about 12,500 horsepower. The Tionesta station will cost about $3.5 million and the Gerber station about $3.1 million, nen el _ New real estate firm PARKER STORTZ (right) has opened a without the unselfish and dedicated attitude of the governin board, ‘(board of ‘supervisors and their genuine cooperation with these two officers. Supervisor William Thomas moved that the medical director be responsible for patient care, and that the administrator be responsible for business management and personnel. However, the motion was withdrawn, and it was agreed that the hospital committee and Dr. Keenan and Costley coordinate the explanatory statements more closely with the proposed chart, and bring the chart back for board action. Kuhwarth resigned as admintstrator—after—indications there was conflict between himself and Dr. Keenan over authority and responsibility at Nevada General. Local girl in piano tuning guild: Shown working at her profession of piano tuning is Yvonne Marie Ashmore ofGrass Valley. There are several lady piano technicians in the United States but 22-year old Yvonne is the first one in California to be accepted as a craftsman member of the Piano Technicians Guild. This not easy to achieve, The Guild is an international non-profit organization formed to represent the interests of piano technicians to the piano industry, and through them to piano owners and the musicloving public, It has chapters in every state and Canada, Yvonne is a member of the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the Guild, To qualify as a craftsman member she had to pass a technical examination and subscribe to the Guild's code of ethics, Members of the Guild receive a bulletin and the Pi.no Technicians Journal monthly, The Journal is a technical magazine published by the Guild to keep the membership informed on piano technology. Through the Guild -Yvonne will also have the opportunity to attend various seminars where she can associate with other technicians and join in discussions and demonpied on quality piano service, :called Mother Lode Properties. Shown with Stortz above are tee two salesmen (left to right) Ober Johnson and Frank Graham. new real estate business The Nevada County Nugget 9 John Gallegos completes third seminar session John A, Gallegos has been given special to oe by the University of Santa Clara and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States for successful completion on his third year in postgraduate seminar of the Institute for Organization Management, Gallegos is manager of the . Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, The in es, sponsored by the Cham of Commerce of the United States, in consultation with the American Society of Association Executives and the American Chamber of Com~merce Executives, are designed to help the or zation executive utilize his personal skill, aptitudes and irations to the maximum advantage, The program generates individual excellence for the executive, and organization excellence for America’s chambers of commerce and trade and professional-associations. The postgraduate -seminars at the institutes help the executive enlarge his capability for dealing with major current organizational concerns and challenges, Gets position MISS LINDA L. WOOI ), daughter of. Mr, and Mrs, Floyd E. Wood of Grass Valley, California, has been assigned to the position of communications agent for Continental Air Lines, She will be stationed at Los Angeles, California, Miss Wood attended Nevada Union High School, Sierra Junior College, Rocklin, California, and is a recent graduate of the Weaver Airline Personnel School in Kansas City, Missouri, simplicity .. . &. BERGEMANN & SON uneral Chapel ready to serve you day or night Call 265-2421 BOST AVE. OFF LOWER GRASS VALLEY ROAD, NEVADA CITY

para ak oak a Wednesday, July 30, 1969 Board defers action on duties of top staffers at Nevada General The board of supervisors has delayed action concerning the division of duties of the-medical . director and administrator of Nevada General Hospital. _ Supervisor Dean Lawrence, a member of the hospital committee, Tuesday referred to a chart which she said had been presented two weeks ago and ‘was made by Richard Kuhwarth, former administrator. The chart obviously resulted from study of a standard reference on hospital accreditation, and defined duties of the two top hospital officials, according to Mrs. Lawrence. Mrs, Lawrence said that she and Supervisor Ralph Buchanan, the other member of the hospital committee, sought the board's preliminary approval of the chart, with an explanatory statement she later outlined. She said a “final polishing off sesSion" to be attended by the committee; Dr. Peter Keenan, med‘feal director," and Robert Costley, administrator, is planned. ~The explanatory statements are as follows: —The-one purpose of the organizational structure of Nevada General Hospital is to provide good care for patients. -The governing body of the hospital is the board of supervisors, —The board places the responsibility for the medical care of patients clearly upon the medical staff, with the medical director as chief medical officer, -The responsibility of the non-medical facets of patient care rest clearly upon the administrative staff, with the administrator being chief admin_istrative officer, ~Some functions of hospital activity occupy a gray area in which neither the medical director nor the administrator has sole responsibility. Because of the nature of the function, they -share responsibility. Shared responsibility is in the dieterary area, where the food is -pre~—seribed by the medical directer, but procured by the administrator, who also is charged with supervising the kitchen staff. Shared responsibility also pertains to maintenance and cleanliness of the grounds, and temperature of the building, and other duties. -No organizational chart can replace the actuality of an intelligent, dedicated, professionaltype medical director and an administrator with those same qualifications, -—No organizational chart showing a division of authority can—replace the dedicated-and cordial cooperation between these two officers. —No organizational chart can provide for good patient care ROSELYN WEST, LVN, stands in the foyer of the newly. remodeled offices for the Sierra Medical Group. The building, housing a number of local doctors, is at 150 Catherine Lane, Grass Valley, PG&E to build two compressor stations Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced plans to build two new natural gas compressor stations and additional pipeline in NorthernCalifornia at an estimated cost of $11.4 million, 5 ; The’ project requires prior approval of Pacific Gas Transmission Company's application, filed with the Federal Power Commission, to import an additional 185 million cubic feet of bp ob gas daily from Alberta, anada, Of the to PG&E would receive 165 million cubic feet of natural gas daily from PGT, The additional deliveries would increase PG&E's average daily importation of Canadian natural gas to 980 million cubic feet, PG&E plans a new turbine powered pomproneey station: at Tionesta in Modoc County, about 75 miles north of Burney, and a similar compressor sta at Gerber, near Red Bluff in the northern Sacramento Valley. Both compressors will have turbines rated at about 12,500 horsepower. The Tionesta station will cost about $3.5 million and the Gerber station about $3.1 million, nen el _ New real estate firm PARKER STORTZ (right) has opened a without the unselfish and dedicated attitude of the governin board, ‘(board of ‘supervisors and their genuine cooperation with these two officers. Supervisor William Thomas

moved that the medical director be responsible for patient care, and that the administrator be responsible for business management and personnel. However, the motion was withdrawn, and it was agreed that the hospital committee and Dr. Keenan and Costley coordinate the explanatory statements more closely with the proposed chart, and bring the chart back for board action. Kuhwarth resigned as admintstrator—after—indications there was conflict between himself and Dr. Keenan over authority and responsibility at Nevada General. Local girl in piano tuning guild: Shown working at her profession of piano tuning is Yvonne Marie Ashmore ofGrass Valley. There are several lady piano technicians in the United States but 22-year old Yvonne is the first one in California to be accepted as a craftsman member of the Piano Technicians Guild. This not easy to achieve, The Guild is an international non-profit organization formed to represent the interests of piano technicians to the piano industry, and through them to piano owners and the musicloving public, It has chapters in every state and Canada, Yvonne is a member of the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the Guild, To qualify as a craftsman member she had to pass a technical examination and subscribe to the Guild's code of ethics, Members of the Guild receive a bulletin and the Pi.no Technicians Journal monthly, The Journal is a technical magazine published by the Guild to keep the membership informed on piano technology. Through the Guild -Yvonne will also have the opportunity to attend various seminars where she can associate with other technicians and join in discussions and demonpied on quality piano service, :called Mother Lode Properties. Shown with Stortz above are tee two salesmen (left to right) Ober Johnson and Frank Graham. new real estate business The Nevada County Nugget 9 John Gallegos completes third seminar session John A, Gallegos has been given special to oe by the University of Santa Clara and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States for successful completion on his third year in postgraduate seminar of the Institute for Organization Management, Gallegos is manager of the . Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, The in es, sponsored by the Cham of Commerce of the United States, in consultation with the American Society of Association Executives and the American Chamber of Com~merce Executives, are designed to help the or zation executive utilize his personal skill, aptitudes and irations to the maximum advantage, The program generates individual excellence for the executive, and organization excellence for America’s chambers of commerce and trade and professional-associations. The postgraduate -seminars at the institutes help the executive enlarge his capability for dealing with major current organizational concerns and challenges, Gets position MISS LINDA L. WOOI ), daughter of. Mr, and Mrs, Floyd E. Wood of Grass Valley, California, has been assigned to the position of communications agent for Continental Air Lines, She will be stationed at Los Angeles, California, Miss Wood attended Nevada Union High School, Sierra Junior College, Rocklin, California, and is a recent graduate of the Weaver Airline Personnel School in Kansas City, Missouri, simplicity ... . &.. BERGEMANN & SON uneral Chapel ready to serve you day or night Call 265-2421 BOST AVE. OFF LOWER GRASS VALLEY ROAD, NEVADA CITY