University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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Weekdays: 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. STUDENT HEALTH CENTER The building used as an Infirmary for the Health Service is located at 105 S. College Avenue. The Infirmary is now well equipped to provide care and treatment of patients, to a limited degree. Extended bed care and the treatment of chronic and infectious diseases is not provided. Profes- sional service and care are provided by the full time college physician, Dr. Robert H. Duenner, Director of Student Health, and three nurses. The Infirmary is kept open at all times. Two nurses are on day duty and one on night duty. A practical nurse was employed to keep the Infirmary open during meal hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Seriously ill cases have been kept to a mini- mum. No deaths within the student body have been reported but a few cases of serious illness and severe emergencies have been sent to hos- pitals for immediate attention beyond the facilities of the Student Health Center. The common head colds, upper respiratory in- fections, and mild gastro-intestinal infections were the cause of the greatest loss of time from classes. The conditions were apparently due to virus in- fections. No serious cases developed. The infec- tion appeared to be mild in character and of short duration. The accident and injury rate from athletic events was high. While the Infirmary is open at all hours for the treatment of emergencies, the following clinic hours should be observed: 8:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. 5:00 P.M. 7:30 P.M. 1:30 P.M. to 6:15 P.M. to The college physician is usually present during the following hours: 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Saturdays: 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Sundays by appointment. Patients sufficiently ill to require bed care and treatment are admitted to the Infirmary for a maximum stay not to exceed 72 hours, however, patients requiring longer care are frequently retained until cured or transferred to their home or to a hospital. A great majority are discharged as cured before the expiration of the 72 hours period. Total yearly patients all cases 12408 Average Monthly Patient visits to infirmary C7 months, 6 day week, reg. sessionl. 1722 Average Monthly Patients seen all cases C6 day weekl 1379 Average Daily Visits to Infirmary C6 day week, reg. sessionl 58 Admissions to Infirmary Male 37 Female 29 66 During the year, made by faculty made by civilian Approximately Total days spent in Infirmary Male 67 Female 40 l 07 approximately 251 visits were members, and 251 visits were employees and others. 546 prophylactic infections of extracts and vaccines were given. The entire ROTC advanced student body was given all the necessary prophylactic medications required by the army. A large percentage of the visits of students to the Infirmary are for the purpose of obtaining medical excuses. These excuses are either based on visits to the Infirmary, a note from the patients family or attending physician or a telephone message. The Student Health Center has availed itself of the facilities of the town AETNA Volunteer Ambulance Service on frequent occasions during this past year. The service has always been rendered promptly, efficiently and with dispatch.