THE MICHIGAN DAILY n'U'II It/i Service -Since 1912 4 * * * * * * Rapid Growth Keeps Pace With Enrollment Increase 4 :I ti - ..- Ability to do college work de- pends in part on good health - and the' health of University stu- dents has been a main concern of the Health Service since it was set up in 1912 in a small residence home located where the Burton Memorial Tower now stands. During its first year of organized health service, the University spent a modest $10,000 to handle, the health problems of the 5500 students enrolled in 1912. Today, its expanded facilities operates on a $345,000 budget providing medi- cal care during a year's period for 26,000 students. The reason for this expansion is best illustrated by latest sta- tistics showing that 85% of the entire student body went to the Health Service last year for a total of approximately 154,000 vi- sits. THE HEALTH SERVICE has three definite programs: Complete medical care for all students, taking care of sanita- tion problems both on and off the campus (such as the inspection of dormitories, swimming pools, and university dining halls), and pro- viding health education to stu- dents on both a compulsory and voluntary program. Reaching a student even be- fore he enters Michigan by get- ting a pre-entrance medical case history, the Health Service since 1919 requires an entrance health examination that today includes a chest x-ray. The program of health educa- tion is accomplished by requiring all freshmen to take six hours of health lectures, and by offering elective credit courses in commu- nity and personal health given by members of. the. School of Public Health faculty service staff. About 500 persons take these courses yearly. '* * * WHILE most students going to the Service need only minor im- mediate attention by one of seven general physicians, specialized services are available, including the following: Minor surgery (cases requir- ing intensive surgery are re- ferred to the University hospi- tal). FIRST STEP-Obtaining health records is the first step for students wanting Health Service aid. Students then see one of seven general physicians who give them immediate treatment, or refer them to specialists if necessary. In the background can be seen part of the active medical file kept of all students on campus. Should any student have a need after graduation to check his college health record, a record file first begun in 1913 has health histories and diagnoses of every person attending the University since 1918. X-ray records are kept on films for a period of 14 years. 'il .... ... .... Special 2- umay Selling FRIDAY & SATURDAY Only Of Our Entire Stock of First Quality Pants - 2000 Pairs - Values to A PAIR OF DRES PANTS FOR ONLY Wool, Gabardine - All Ye 16.95 A Daily Photo Feature Story by Bob Solt Pictures by Burt Sapowitch A physiotherapy clinic for ultra-violet light treatments, and with whirlpool baths t¢ ad students to regain the use ;6of limbs kept in casts or stiff for other reasons. A mental hygiene department with a full time psychiatrist tak- ing care of situations ranging from questions of general person- ality adjustment to psychological and emotional problems of a more complicated nature (at present, about 8% request such aid). * * * AN EYE. CLINIC that offers complete refractions and then en- ables students to buy glasses md by private companies at signifi- cant savings. A dental clinic for examni'- tion and treatments (most den- tal repair work is referred to the Dental School or private dentists). A clinic nurses station for dress- ings, general treatments, and emergencies that also handles vaccinations and injections. Should a student be involved In a local accident and taken by friends or police to an Ann Ar- bor hospital, the Health Service will in certain cases carry the bill. Clinics of dermatology, diet therapy, and ear, nose, and throat. * * * LOCATED ON the third floor of the modern $500,000 four-story Health Service building first opened in 1940 is an infirmary with 20 full or part time nurses, where students requiring bed care are hospitalized. Averaging 30 to 40 patients at a time, the infirmary has 33 rooms with 60 beds that have been filled to exact caacity only on a few occasions of ep- demics. Each. room has; a cost to which the students keep thie key. In the event of a contagious dl- sease case, one section of tlie ii- firmary can be set off as a con- tagious ward when there areno outside facilities. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY for Health Service facilities is a o- matic with the taking of fdIQ r hours or more of credit hours=4i- eluding fellowship teachers), whtp those with less than four hours can obtain privileges by paying a $10 fee at the beginning of a se- mester. Though faculty and student's wives are not included in this eligibility list, they may be given certain injections at the Health Service. Services offered to studlents without charge include 15 days of general hospitalization during each semester at a daily expense allowance of $9.75, surgeon fees and operating expenses for. acfute surgical conditions, simple drugs and dressings, and medical ,t- tention at the various university summer camps. * * * CHARGES (in most cases at re- duced rates) are made for special nursing, some hospital servie, tests for refraction, some drugs, physician room calls, x-rays, den- tal fillings, most dermatology and allergy treatments, and certain uses of physitherapy. That the Health Service ranks high among health programs of its type set up by univerities to provide medical care for sltdents is shown by a look at its guest book. Not only does it include the names ofnpeople from all over the United States, but doctors and ed- ucators who come from Brazil, India, Finland, New Zealand, and other parts of the world to study the Health Service setup, and then return to their country to or- ganize similar health programs. k ., ar Round SHOTS-Flu shots, vaccinations, or other injections are a daily occurrence at the Health Service, including those for students planning to travel. Ad ministering an allergy shot to Alicia Cizas, '51, while Dr. B. Jimenez, director of the clinic, supervises. The allergy clinic is one of the busiest in the Health Service, and has 160 different allergy tests. About 125 to 150 students visit the clinic daily for over 30,000 visits yearly. Its busiest season be gins now with hay fever the main seasonal problem. 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