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UITUR Vol. XXI, No, 7
CABRINI COLLEGE, RADNOR, PA.
March 18, 1975
Health services
A yellow booklet hastheanswers by Michelle Perna
The availability of Health services for students has been a major concern to many of the students, faculty and administration at Cabrini College for the past few years. The i'ssue of women's health facilities has especially been in question since the beginning of this year. These concerns were brought to attention through discussion and a proposal for a woman's health counselor from Council of College Affairs to the Board of Trustees. The Board rejected the proposal and directed the president of the college to conduct a review of the existing health and counselling services. After that, a student subcommittee of Council •had begun discussing the matter. Efforts to obtain some type of referral for women have finally gotten a definite response . This response can .be found under Health Services (p. 108-111) in the Report of a Self-Study Conducted by the Cabrini College Campus Community to the Commission on 'Bigher Education Middle States Associatio11 of Colleges and Secondary Schools - January 1975. This report is available to all students on the reserve shelf in Holy Spirit Library at Cabrini. What does the report state? The section entitled "Health Services" is broken down into four divisions: Goals , Description, Current Concern, and Recommendations. Under "Description" the report states _that at present Cabrini is equipped with "an out-patient system of a 24 hour care coverage and a network · of sources for referral for more complete care." The nursing staff consists of a head nurse who is on duty during day school hours and two resident nurses who alternate evenipgs and weekend cover11ge. A major statement under this section, which students have not seen before, is "a network of sources for referral for more complete care." Before now this referral network was not available to students, and there are probably some students who still do not know about the booklet of
"Medical Referrals." Every dorm resident has in her possession this yellow booklet which any student may acquire at any time. The booklet contains a list of the following medical personnel : Two General Medical Doctors ; one Foot doctor; two Eye ·Doctors ; one Orthopedi c Surgeon; three gynecologists, Lankenau and Bryn Mawr Hospital Out-Patient gynecologist; two Urologists and two Dentists . This list was made up with the assistance . of Cabrini's head nurse, Mrs . Mary Mulligan . The list also includes the location of all the doctors, their fees, and their hours. This booklet will save the student from the needless aggravation and worry that accompany attempts to pick a doctor out of a phone book. The list is varied and includes most services students, both men and women, might need during their stay at Cabrini. It is a service which has come about through a realization of student need and demand , so students are encouraged to make use of it whenever necessary. The question of referrals is only one of the four sections discussed in t he stupy under "Current Concern." Some other issues discussed under " Re commendations" are : - guidelines for emergency transportation to a doctor or hospital - official notification to teachers of a student's absence from school due . to illnes s - committee of faculty, administration and students to explore the needs and possible educational programs in the area of human sexuality - ··possibility of engaging a physician who will hold office hours on campus 1 /Z day per week that a physician health report be required of part-time students who ~re working towards teacher certification. college investigation of the Consultation and Certification Program of (Continued on page 8)