US Naval Hospital Corps School - Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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FINANCE DIVISION The main function of the Finance Division is to budget and account for the more than 36,000,000 allotted this hos- pital by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to operate for one year. In addition to this amount, the annual pay for military staff is about 36,000,000, bringing the total operat- ing costs to over 312,000,000 a year. The Chief, Finance Division, is assisted by a Budget Specialist in the preparation of the annual budget and the hospital quarterly financial plan. Of the 36,000,000 allotted this hospital more than 33,000,000 is used to pay the salaries of some 700 civilian employees, 31,000,000 is used for the procurement of food for patients and staff, and a like amount goes for the sup- plies that are used daily such as drugs, medications, office supplies, and cleaning gear, another 3500,000 is used an- nually for the purchase of services and supplies that are not available through the regular supply system, the annual utilities for the hospital cost approximately 3125,000 -- this includes electricity, gas, and water, the purchasing of new equipment is in the neighborhood of 365,000 a year, and 360,000 is spent for maintenance, repair, and alterations of the buildings and grounds. The annual telephone and print- ing bills come to about 350,000. The job of maintaining records and accurate accountability of all funds allotted falls on the Fiscal Branch of the Finance Division. Due to the many and varied accounting procedures neces- sary to account for over 312,000,000, the Fiscal Branch has been divided into five main accounting sections. The Prop- erty Accounting Section is responsible for accounting for -A LIEUT. COMDR. OMAR A. TUNKS, MSC, USN Chief, Finance Division more than 320,000,000 worth of government property that makes up this command, the Stores Returns Section main- tains summarized accounting records for the provisions and supplies issued throughout the hospital, the Allotment and Cost Accounting Section maintains a day-to-day allotment cost record of all expenses incurred by the hospital, the Time and Leave Section keeps records of all civilian em- ployees' time cards and leave status, and the Collectidn Agent maintains accounting records of all money paid to the hospital for hospitalization. This covers dependents, re- tired personnel, and Veteran patients. The Property Branch has two sections. The Equipment Handling and Issue Section is responsible for issuing and moving, when necessary, all hospital equipment and the Property Inventory Section continually maintains a day-to- day inventory of all equipment and conducts equipment sur- veys of worn-out and obsolete property. In the Finance Division there is a training billet for an Administrative Intern in Financial Management. This billet is for one year and is designed to train a Medical Service Corps officer to become a Finance Officer of a naval hospital.

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I I I 2 I . A . MATERIAL BRANCH MEDICAL STOREROOM: J. A. Edwardsg B. M. Karrg R. MATERIAL BRANCH RECEIVING SECTION: Mike B. McAvoy, fsupervisorlg B. L. Davisg W. R. Mollisong J. A. Rotar, fbranch headl. Perillog John Rotarg Jim Mohan. MATERIAL BRANCH RECEIVING SECTION: .Iohn HOSPITAL STOREROOM: P. G. Olds Csupervisor receiving sectionjg B. B. Mc- Rotarg Phil Olds, fsupervisorlg Bob Greenlaw, freceipt Avoy Isupervisor medical storeroomb. control liaisonJ. I MEDICAL STOREROOM: Bryce Karrg J. A. Edwardsg Bob Mc- MEDICAL STOREROOM: Bryce M. Karrg Berline A. L. Davisg Avoy Csupervisori. Bi11Mol1ison. I30

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FINANCE DIVISION: Edna Doswald, Secretary, Charles I. Moore, Ensign, MSC, Financial Management Intern, D. W. Madsen, HMC, Division Chief Petty Officerg Maxine Fournier, Budget Specialist, Lieut. Comdr. Tunksg I. H. Hennessy, Lieut. MSC, Assistant Chief, Finance Division. FISCAL: Catherine M. Gaines, Head, Fiscal Branch. ALLOTMENT, COST: Kathryn Lowry, Patricia Laughon, Margie Franklin, Gertrude Bliven, Elizabeth Kimmel, Yvonne Stillwaugh, Supervisor. TIMEKEEPING: Doris J. Maxon, Elsie M. Burt, Supervisor, June A. PROPERTY ACCOUNTING: Lola W. Hitt, clerk, S. C. Stromhom, Johnson, Supervisor, Ann M. Irwin, clerk. l32