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the mooril19-.., Man's Caring for Himself So many people have a very narrow view of life. Some see it only in terms of the abo.rtion or the euthanasia issue; others emphasize the sensational, as in the case of sexual or drug abuse. So few attempt to examine life in its totality.

Much is said about respect for life, but often supporters of this position fail to include all life ramifications.

In his report to the 1984 meeting of the United States Bishops, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, chairman for pro-life activities, brought this difficulty into clear focus, stating that "the consistent ethic of life - the seamless garment of liferelated issues - gives credibility and greater moral authority to efforts by the bishops to promote respect for life."

He continued: "Some people have either misunderstood or deliberately misused the seamless garment argument to suit their own positions," but stressed that "both conceptually and as a matter of practical strategy, the consistent ethic strengthens the overall pro-life position."

The pro-life position of the Church is indeed all-inclusive, from the first moment of mortal life until the entrance upon eternal life. There are no in-betweens, no exceptions and no doubts.

So often those who would disregard life's realities have a distorted and contemptuous view of man as the image of God. They simply will not admit that life has a divine destiny.

This health care issue of The Anchor, however, affords the opportunity to reemphasize that the Church is keenly sensitive to the medical and health issues currently concerning society.

Enlightened by divine revelation, she offers solutions that respect man's nature while she teaches that man is a unity, summing up in himselfthe elements of creation, which in him are brought to their highest perfection.

The cherishing of life is not an option. Not when we consider that man has been made only a little less than God and has been crowned with glory and ho·nor.

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HEALTH CARE '86

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Parish marks 75th year

Fri., Sept. 26, 1986

Committee chairmen named for Bishop's Charity Ball Committee chairmen were named at a recent planning meeting for the 32nd annual Bishop's Ball. .

The social and charitable event, to be held Jan. 16 at Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmouth, benefits diocesan camps for underprivileged and exceptional children of all races, colors and creeds.

It is cosponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and- the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, ball director, named the following chairmen: decorations and theme, Mrs. Stanley Janick, assisted by Isabelle MacDonald and Sister Gertrude Gaudette, OP; hos'pitality, Mrs. Michael J. McMahon, assisted by Mrs. Richard Paulson; presentees, Mrs. James A. O'Brien; hall, Glenn Hathaway, assisted by John MacDonald.

Committee members were chosen from the over 100 persons present at the planning meeting.

Area ball directors are Father francis L. Mahoney, assisted by Father Roger L. Gagne, Attleboro; Father John F. Andrews, Cape and Islands; Father Richard L. Cretien, New Bedford; Very Rev. Gerald T. Shovelton, Taunton; Msgr. Gomes, Fall River.

A ball commemorative booklet has seven categories: Memorial,

St. Anthony of Padua parish, Fall River, celebrating its 75th anniversary year, will hold a final celebration Sunday.

A 4 p.m. pontifical Mass will begin the festivities. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be the principal concelebrant; others will include Father Evaristo 'Tavares, pastor, and Father Maurice Sousa, a retired parochial vicar.

Parish Holy Name Society members will provide an honor guard for the bishop and other church organizations will be represented at the liturgy. A high point of the day will follow the Mass,' when Bishop Cronin will tear up the church mor.tgage.

A gala banquet will follow at White's restaurant, North Westport, at which the bishop will be the honored guest. The main speaker will be Father Tavares, Judge Milton R. Silva will be master of ceremonies, Mayor Carlton Viveiros will present greetings from the City of Fall River and Ernest Ladeira will be historian for the occasion.

Very Special Friend, Guarantor, Benefactor, Booster, Sponsor and Patron. Persons or organizations wishing to be listed may call or write ball headquarters at 41 0 Highland Avenue, P.O. Box 1470, Fall River, 02722, tel. 676-8943 or 6763200.

Committee members will meet again Jan. II to decorate the ballroom.

ADCUP dinner The Honorable Robert Correia, majority whip of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, has been appointed chairman of the 1986 annual National ADCUP Dinner by Cardinal Bernard F. Law, Archbishop of Boston.

ADCUP is the Association for the Development of the Catholic University of Portugal, Inc. Cardinal Law is the group's president.

Cardinal Law and Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be among honored guests at the dinner, scheduled for tomorrow at Bristol Community College, Fall River.

Proceeds from the event will support the construction of the Pope John Paul II Libraryatthe Catholic University of Portugal in Lisbon.

The . library is scheduled to be opened next spring, the 20th anniversary of the founding of the university.

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GOOD HEALTH is a major factor in the enjoyment of life that radiates from this mother and son. (NC photo)

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The Changing Past "Nothing changes more constantly than the past; for the past that influences our lives does not consist of what actually happened, but of what men believe happened." - Gerald W. Johnson

SAN DIEGO (NC) - Msgr.

Thomas F. Little, 74, a priest of the diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., who at one time headed the U.S. Catholic Church's film office, has died at Nazareth House, a retirement home in San Diego. In 1953 he was named executive secretary ofthe National Legion of Decency, a film-rating service that was the forerunner oftoday's U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Communication.

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River -

Fri., Sept. 26, 19863

Combining the old and the new Charlton Memorial Hospital heir to more than a century of health care services Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, was established in 1975 by consolidation of the city's former Union and Truesdale hospitals.

Union Hospital, at Highland Avenue and New Boston Road, now the site of Charlton Memorial, was established in 1900, again with the consolidation of two institutions, the Fall River and the Fall River Emergency hospitals, founded in 1885 and 1895 respectively.

Truesdale Hospital was also on Highland Avenue, some 15 blocks north of Charlton Memorial. Now the site of an apartment development, Truesdale was the outgrowth of a surgical hospital founded in 1906 by Dr. Philemon E. Truesdale on Fall River's Winter Street.

Dr. Truesdale built what he at first called the Highland Hospital in 1910, renaming it for himself in 1915. Additions and a separate home for nurses were added over a 40-year period.

A consolidation agreement was signed between the Union and Truesdale Hospitals in 1975. The hospital was initially known as Union-Truesdale, but on Nov. 5, 1979, corporation members voted to change the name to Charlton Memorial Hospital. The action honored the Charlton family for their decades of support to the medical facilities of Greater Fall River.

Charlton's Mission Charlton Memorial Hospital is a private not-for-profit general hospital serving the Greater Fall River community. Its mission is: - to provide inpatient, ambulatory and outreach patient services; - to improve the health and well-being of the community through health education and preventive medicine services; - in cooperation with colleges, universities and other schools, to participate in the education and training of medical staffand health professionals; - to conduct health care research.

Charlton is licensed by the Department of Public Health and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation for Hospitals, the American Association of Blood Banks and the College of American Pathologists. It holds membership in the American Hospital Association, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, the New England Hospital Assembly and the J oint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

Services Offered The hospital provides a full range of medical services, with the exception of inpatient pediatrics, to an area covering Fall River, Assonet, Freetown, Somerset, Swansea,

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Westport, Dartmouth, Little Compton, and Tiverton, R.I. CMH is the only Greater Fall River hospital providing full obstetrical services.

Ambulatory services include outpatient surgery, 24-hour emergency department services, oncology and other clinics, and outpatient stroke and rehabilitation services, including occupational, physical ~nd speech and language therapy.

With 1,400 employes, Charlton Memorial has 383 beds; 337 medical-surgical, 28 obs~etrical, 10 intensive care and 8 coronary care.

161 physicians have active staff privileges at Charlton, including fulltime emergency physicians and a neonatologist, specializing in the care of newborns. There are 45 physicians on the courtesy staff, 14 consulting physicians and 26 on the honorary staff.

Atwood Building The hospital's recently completed Atwood Building houses 236 individual patient care units. These single rooms, slightly smaller than a private room, contain a bed, a built-in patient wardrobe and counter desk, a bedside table and patient and visitor chairs. Each room also has a private bath. A single, fire-resistant door closes both on the bath and the corridor.

Each room contains a smoke alarm

which if set offautomatically closes the door to the corridor.

The individual units permit maximum use of patient care space, since factors such as sex, age and smokers versus nonsmokers are eliminated.

Charlton Plus In addition to its inpatient services, Charlton Memorial Hospital offers Charlton Plus Convenience Care and an Ambulatory SurgiCenter.

Charlton Plus, adjacent to the hospital's emergency department, Also a new concept is the use of is described as a "convenience care labor-delivery-recovery units, center that offers streamlined servwhich combine the technological ices for treatment of minor medisophistication of a standard deliv- cal health problems." Opened last ery room with the relaxed atmos- April, it is decorated with large phere of a birthing room. Larger plants and framed posters. than the alternative birthing rooms "Our aim is to make the area as found in many hospitals, they can comfortable and inviting as possiserve all women with low and ble," said Pat Daley, RN, clinical moderate risk pregnancies. director. "We want patients to feel relaxed when they're being treated The father or other person close in Charlton Plus." to the expectant mother may The center is designed to streamremain with her throughout labor, line care provided in the emerdelivery and recovery, and natural gency department, decreasing waitchildbirth or birth with anesthesia ing time for minor health problems may be chosen. The new units can and making such care less costly. accommodate most births but for Patients can be treated at Charlhigh-risk situations or caesarian ton Plus for sore throats, sprains, sections, two special delivery rooms cuts and other minor illnesses and are available. injuries.

Charlton Plus Convenience Care Special Care Nursery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 365 days a An eight-bed nursery cares for year. It accepts credit cards and newborns who do not need inten- insurance, and gives a discount for sive management but require fre- cash payments. quent observation and special The service is expedited through intervention. It eliminates the pre- use of a Charlton Plus identificavious need for transfer to other tion card, avaihlble at no charge hospitals of some six percent of Turn to Page 20 babies born at Charlton.

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.. Although studies assure us that a vast majority of patients are satisfied with the care they receive from their personal physicians, it is my distinct impression that this satisfaction contrasts sharply with what people feel about doctors in general. Even my own mother respects only three physicians: her son, her own family doctor, and the pediatrician that cared for us as children. In her mind, we three are saints, and the rest of them sleazebags. While I think my mother's opinion of doctors is rather perverse, I also feel that her easy dichotomy is more generally accepted than its irrationality would seem to permit. ...

"With every sensational account of malpractice, insensitivity, or criminality read in the Boston Globe or seen on "Sixty Minutes," physi-

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cians sink lower and lower in the are demonstrating how we feel public's estimation. All professions about the position in which we that serve the public expose them- have been placed, of walking the selves to this kind of review of . tightrope between saint and their popularity, but the public sleazebag. We are trying to communicate our knowledge of the seems more inclined to generalize judgments concerning physi- vagaries of medical care and the cians.... stress we feel at its uncertainties that occur despite our best efforts "Physicians are trying to correct and intentions. these misconceptions. More and "We have been presented to the more we are presenting ourselves to the media as human beings and Turn to Page 20

CARD OF THANKS MRS, JOHN (JENNIE) CONNOLLY EXPRESSES SINCERE APPRECIATION

TO CARDINAL BERNARD F. LAW, BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN, BISHOP JAMES J. GERRARD, THE BISHOPS OF NEW ENGLAND, VERY REV. BARRY W. WALL, RECTOR OF ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, THE PRIESTS OF THE FALL RIVER DIOCESE AND ALL OTHERS WHO ASSISTED IN ANY WAY IN THE CARE OR AT THE FUNERAL OF HER BELOVED BROTHER-IN-LA W

BISHOP JAMES LOUIS CONNOLLY SHE THANKS ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED HER WITH OFFERINGS OF MASSES, PRAYERS AND AFFECTION AND PROMISES HER PRAYERS IN RETURN.

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Kimwell Health Care Center Announces The Opening ofits New Acute Care Unit Providing the following services: • Post Surgical Rehabilitation • Direct Patient Care by Licensed Nurses • Intravenous Thernpy • Enteral Feedings • Psychiatric Consultation • Restorative Services Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Recreational Therapy . '.' • Family Support Services j

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Kimwell is approved by Medicare and certified for Title 18 and 19 programs.

We are a participant in the Veterans Administration Skilled Nursing Program.. Kimwell also has contracts with Health Maintenance Organiza tions, to provide Level I care to their clients.

For more information call Kimwell Health Care Center 495 New Boston Road Fall River, Massachusetts Jack Booth, Administrator at 679-0106 A Mayo Health Facility a division of

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The Truesdale Clinic Founded in 1914 by Dr. Philemon Truesdale offers total health care by a professional staff of 60 physicians and 300 support personnel.

We established the First Ambulatory Walk-In Center in 1976, the First and Only Sports Medicine Center in Southeastern Massachusetts in 1980, the First Free-Standing Surgical Ambulatory Center in Massachusetts in 1984, the First Health Maintenance Organization in Fall River in 1985 and in 1986 we have just organized our own Home Health Care.

THE TRUESDALE CLINIC CONTINUES TO REPLY TO THE CHALLENGE OF THE CHANGING HEALTH FIELD. 1030 PRESIDENT AVENUE. FALL RIVER, MA02720 • 676-3411

ALLERGY Louis Levovsky. M.D. AMBULATORY WALK-IN CENTER,INC. Henry R. Vaillancourt, MD.

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ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY William E. Kenney. M.D. James D. Coleman. MD. Thomas P. Galvin. MD. James Letters, Jr.. MD. David M. Boland. MD.

PEDIATRICS Wilson E. Hughes. MD. Nagib Giha, MD. Stanley T. Spevack, MD.

GENERAL SURGERY Robert H. Moe, MD. Phillip W. Smith, MD. Charles B. Volcjak, MD. Gerald J. Monchik, MD.

PLASTIC SURGERY Marcellene Doctor, MD.

INTERNAL MEDICINE Norman P. Hill. MD. Henry C. Lincoln. MD. Leslie R. Schroeder, MD. William H. Graff, MD. Ronald A. Schwartz, MD. Michael M. Derechin. MD. Jose M. F. Felix, MD. Paul W. H. Tung, MD. William C. Sheehan. MD. Howard S. Lilienteld, MD. Robert J. Rubano. MD. Michael R. Makowski, MD. J. Fletcher Murphy, MD. Tanya K. Powel, MD. Nick Mucciardi. MD. Jay S. Schachne, MD.

NEUROSURGERY Leslie Stern. MD. Ronald P. Hantman. MD.

OPH THALMOLOG Y Paul P. Dunn. M.D. Herbert S. Rubin, M.D.

OTOLARYNGOLOGY Richard H. Fitton. Jr., MD. Frederick A. Goodstein, DD.S.. MD.

DERMATOLOGY Ira H. Rex, Jr., MD. Arthur D. Daily, MD. Ronald Schneider. MD.

NEUROLOGY-EMG-EEG Noel H. Olsen, MD. Jeremy R. Worthington. MD.

OBSTETRICS and GYNECOLOGY Alex Friedman. MD. Francis M. James, MD. Victor Haddad. MD. Erron S. Plosker. MD.

PODIATRY Marshall M. Taitz, D.P.M. PSYCHIATRY Jerry W. Hottman, MD. Paul I. Kuniholm, MD. PSYCHOLOGY Dellim M. Pereira, EdD. RADIOLOGY Santord W. Udis, MD. Abbott R. Miller, MD. Kermit W. Dewey, MD. RHEUMATOLOGY Ronald J. Rapoport, MD.

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UROLOGY Frank L. Collins, Jr., MD. John B. Kaiser, MD. Christos S. Gregoriades, M.D'.

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Anesthesia Associates

The Anchor Friday, Sept. 26, 1986

Anesthesia Associates of Fall River, Inc., based at 235 Hanover Street, has served Fall River's St. Anne's Hospital as its anesthesiology group since October, 1983.

The associates offer all types of anesthesia, utilizing state-of-theart equipment and including service for same-day surgery.

The group has as Chief of Anesthesiology Dr. Andre Nasser, a permanent deacon who serves at St. Anthony of the Desert Maronite parish, Fall River. A Fellow of the American College of Anesthesiology, Dr. Nasser was previouslya member ofthe Faculty of Anesthetists of the Royal College of London, England, and chairman of the anesthesiology department at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River.

Group members are Dr. Rene Nasser, former assistant professor of anesthesiology at New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Medical Center, New York, and a member of the Charlton Memorial Hospital anesA PATIENT gets swift, thesiology stafffrom 1974 to !983; and Dr. Wagdy Azia, former senior' Truesdale Clinic. resident in anesthesiology, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., and a member of the Charlton Memorial Hospital anesthesiology staff from 1977 to 1983.

Certified and registered nurseThe oldest multispecialty clinic anesthetists for the group are Judith in New England and one of the Carvalho and Virginia Brooks. oldest in the nation, Fall River's Truesdale Clinic is proud of its heritage. It was opened in 1914 at Winter and Cherry Streets by Dr. Philemon E. Truesdale as an adFalmouth Hospital is a monu- junct to his nearby hospital. . ment to the hopes, prayers and Starting with eight doctors, It hard work of many dedicated peo- soon outgrew its original quarters ple. Its doors opened in May, and moved in 1915 to the large 1963, with a licensed capacity of 58 brick building at 151 Rock St. now beds. A third floor was completed occupied by the Family Service in 1969 and a fourth-floor shell Association. constructed which increased the By 1960 it was time for the clinic capacity of the hospital to 88 beds to make another move, this time to and a 12-bassinet nursery. its present quarters at 1030 President Avenue. Beginning with a Other additions provided a seven section accommodating 35 physibed coronary and intensive care cians, the clinic added a wing in unit in 1971 a helicopter landing 1970 to make room for more physite in 1974 a'nd new office space in sicians and for radiology, labora1976. Falmouth is the only hospi- tory and dermatology areas. . tal in Southeastern Massachusetts A recently completed west WIng with an onsite helicopter landing now provides space for a total of I facility permitting rapid treatment 59 physicians. of seamen and island residents A pioneer in the now widely brought in by the Coast Guard accepted concept of walk-in health emergency rescue service.

Chair-Car Service

Efficient, comfortable transpor- tation to doctors, dentists, hospitals and clinics is provided by the Fall River Chair-Car Service, operated by Roland J. Bileau.

With three vans, two equipped with hydraulic wheelchair lifts and one with a ramp, he and his workers take elderly and handicapped persons to and from medical care facilities.

Almost daily trips are made to Boston hospitals, said Bileau, saying, however, that Chair-Car is not an ambulance or emergency service. "We ask that arrangements be made 24 hours in advance," he said, "so we can schedule our trips efficiently."

Drivers are experienced in carrying patients from second or third floor apartments, he said reassuringly, noting that wheelchairs are available for patients who do not have their own.

The cost of Chair-Car service is often covered by welfare agencies or such organizations as the Comefficient service at the Ambulatory Walk-In Center of the mission for the Blind, pointed out Bileau.

Futher information is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at his office at 1680 N. Main St., Fall River, telephone 675-1956.

The Truesdale Clinic is oldest in New England

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care, the Truesdale Clinic opened its ambulatory walk-in center in October, 1976, with a fully accredited physician on duty at all times the facility is open. If the services ofa specialist are required a patient is quickly referred to a physician within the building.

Today the center sees an average of 1,400 patients.a ~on~h, with many using the servIce In heu of a personal physician.

A Same Day Surgicare program opened in May, 1984, the first such surgicenter in New En~l~nd to. be operated by private phySICIans WIthout recourse to federal or state funding. It provides patients with the option of returning home within hours after procedures such as tonsillectomies and many types of eye and dental surgery.

Also associated with the clinic is the Southeastern Massachusetts Rehabilitation and Performance CIInic Center, housed in a separate

In 1977 the hospital completed a $3.3-million expansion of its emergency services, X-ray and laboratory departments. And in 1983 a $14.5 million expansion program saw the addition of a new wing housing a to-bed intensive/ coronary care unit, four operating room suites and a new kitchen and empl~yee cafeteria. The existing fourth floor shell was completed and the hospital grew to a 130-bed capacity.

Three months ago a full-body CAT scan machine was installed, augmenting the hospital's diagnostic capabilities.

Today, with Roy A. Hitchings Jr. as president and chief executive officer, Falmouth Hospital serves over 53,000 year-round Cape and Islands residents and a summer population of over 132,000. There are more than 150 physicians on the medical staff and over 550 full and parttime nurses, technicians and supporting staff.

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building known as the Truesdale Clinic annex. Open since 1980 and directed by James Coleman, MD, it specializes in sports and rehabilitation medicine and physical therapy.

The annex also houses an auditorium, frequently the site of health education lectures and other programs sponsored by the Pierce and Yaffe foundations. The Pierce Foundation was established by the late Albert G. Pierce, a Fall River banker who was a Truedale Clinic financial advisor; and the Yaffe Foundation memorializes the late Erna Yaffe, wife of Bertram Yaffe, a Fall River manufacturer.

Further expansion is scheduled for the clinic. The Sakonnet Medical Center in Tiverton, R.I., was recently acquired and a walk-in facility will be added to its services. And a physicians' office building near St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, will shortly be ready for use.

Mar-Coni Since 1979, Mar-Com Home Care Nursing has provided private duty nursing and other assistance to area residents, either in their homes or in institutional settings.

When it began in the Little Compton home of its owners, Antone and Margaret Oliveira, it had two employees. Today, located at the Westport Apothecary at 784 Main Road, Westport, it has nearly 80.

The company provides either short term or extended care service with a staff inclUding RNs, LPNs, nurses' aides, home health workers and homemakers, available for 24 hour, seven day a week coverage.

Supervisory personnel set up an individualized care plan for each patient. In addition, supervis~rs work as liaisons with commumty resources to identify sources of assistance. They also support family caregivers.

Additional services include physical, respiratory, speech and intravenous therapy, transportation, laboratory services and coordination of assistive devices.

Major challenge

FALMOUTH HOSPITAL

"As we try to educate providers about such things, one ofthe major challenges in academic medicine is to figure out how to communicate to physician trainees and other health professionals an understanding that money is not infinite, without inculcating the idea that the bottom line is more important than the patient.

"It is very difficult to make sure that students clearly pick up the right message. In fact, we are now beginning to hear some statements on rounds like, 'Well, are the number of quality-adjusted life years going to be worth the cost of this operation?' That kind of reasoning scares me because I don't think we should be making those judgments.

The patient's best interest should be the only basis for our decisions."

-Jerry A vorn in Massachusetts Medicine

We Serve You The People!

HANOVER MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, LOCATED AT 235 HANOVER STREET, ARE A GROUP OF PHYSICIANS, ESTABLISHED IN 1972, WHICH AFFILIATED TO PROVIDE QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE TO THE PEOPLE OF GREATER FALL RIVER.

A COMPLETE RANGE OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SUBSPECIALTIES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE BUILDING. PROVIDED AS WELL ARE A FULL MEDICAL LABORATORY, X-RAY FACILITY, ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHETIC LABORATORY AND A FULL SERVICE OPTICIAN. DESIGNED AND STAFFED TO PROVIDE TOTAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE UNDER ONE ROOF, THE GROUP WILL CONTINUE TO FULFILL THIS COMMITMENT TO THE GREATER FALL RIVER COMMUNITY.

Our Year Providing the finest medical care available to you, the People of Greater Fall River

The Anchor Friday, Sept. 26, 1986

Hillhaven homes serve elderly The Hillhaven Corporation, operating 389 nursing homes with a total of 46,978 beds across the nation, has been active in the area of the Fall River diocese since 1982 and has seven homes here.

They are the Crawford and Crestwood convalescent homes and the Rosewood Nursing Home in Fall River; Country Gardens Nursing Home in Swansea; Eagle Pond Nursing Home in South Dennis; Hallmark Nursing Home in New Bedford; and Nichols House in Fairhaven.

All share the Hillhaven tradition, expressed by the organization as follows: "The Hillhaven Corporation is entrusted with the . care of fellow human beings during a critical phase of their lives.

Few responsibilities mandate a stronger commitment to excellence.

"In fulfilling this commitment, Hillhaven is dedicated to drawing upon all available resources in providing the highest quality care within a safe, stimulating and attractive environment.

"Our charge dictates that we continually seek out new and innovative care techniques as well as improved methods to speed the recovery and enhance the comfort of our residents.

"The physical, emotional and social needs of our residents share our attention equally. Our methodology of. care concentrates on promoting independence and an active and involved lifestyle as well as physical well-being.

"And because quality care can only be delivered by quality people, it is a long-maintained standard at Hillhaven that our care professionals be only those of the highest calibre - warm, capable, caring, knowledgeable and experienced. This marks the Hillhaven tradition of excellence.

"The Hillhaven goal is to foster continued living in a long term care environment that offers the warmth, richness and support found in a true family setting, where concern is sincere and professi'cmal health care services are efficiently delivered."

A CLOWN offers wordless comfort to a patient at a St. Louis hospice. (NC photo)

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Capitalism dangerous to health, he says NEW YORK (NC) - The capitalist system is dangerous for the health of Americans, a Jesuit philosopher told a s~minar for Catholic hospital administrators.

Jesuit Father John F. Kavanaugh, philosophy professor at St. Louis University, did not propose replacing capitalism with socialism or some other economic system. But he called for spreading the benefits of capitalist productivity more widely, and challenged aspects of the "ideology" that he said was associated with capitalism's economic dimension.

AMONG SPECIALISTS at the Fall River offices of Hanover Medical Associates are, from left, Harvey Reback, MD, John Malloy, MD, a.nd Robert Vergnani, MD. (Photo courtesy of Fall River Herald News)

Hanover Medical Associates

10 years of service to Fall River Since 1976 Hanover Medical Associates of 235 Hanover St., Fall River, has offered comprehensive health care to area residents.

Located across the street from Charlton Memorial Hospital, it brings together the services of some 50 physicians and dentists.

Specialties represented among them include psychiatry, radiology, rheumatology, orthopedics, surgery, urology, podiatry, internal medicine, anesthesiology, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology and pulmonary medicine.

Among new members of the Hanover group are Dr. John J.

Polk, a specialist in thoracic-cardiovascular surgery; orthopedic surgeon Dr. John C. Barry; and internal medicine and pulmonary disease specialist Dr. Richard E. Tosi.

Officers for the Associates are Drs. Amine B. Maalouf, Kevin D. O'Brien, John P. Malloy, Lawrence Audino and Harvey Reback.

Kimwell Kronicle reports the news Residents at the Kimwell Nurs- The thousands of lights fascinated ing Home at 495 New Boston me. Our caretaker, Roland GenRoad, Fall River, enjoy "Kimwell dreau, would catwalk the edge of Kronicle," a sprightly monthly news that lofty edifice to change these booklet. A recent issue carried an bulbs. The church would be fully article by Yvette Caron, one ofthe illuminated for great occasions such . as Christmas and Easter. home's many volunteers.

"For an extra fee, a bride and Discussing the distinctive murals in the nursing home's dining room groom could have the spectacle and corridors that depict life in old relit for their nuptial liturgy.

Fall River, she noted especially "Being a music enthusiast, I paintings of Notre Dame Church, would listen attentively to the Casadestroyed by fire in 1982. ~ vant pipe organ which contained "After hearing many stories some 5,000 pipes ranging in size about that imposing church," she from 7 inches to 16 feet. No one wrote, I would like to share them. predicted that when I attended a "The 13 stained glass 路windows Passion concert in 1982 during which portrayed events in the life Holy Week, it would be the last of the Blessed Mother were made concert performed there. in Paris in 1924 and permanently "Since the raging fire of May II, installed in 1925. To build the out- 1982, a new structure will include side with granite was an undertak- one of the magnificent stained ing of 15 years of arduous labor; glass windows which survived (the the inside was almost entirely wood- window had been removed for resen, constructed by many of the toration work prior to the fire). parishioners.

"The Flight Into Egypt" will have "We would bring visitors to see a prominent place behind the main the 77 ft. ceiling painting ofthe last altar in the new church.

Judgment. I remember lying on a "This church will be the third in pew and looking up at such a vast the history of Notre Dame. The work of art. original structure was built in 1874 "An old wives' tale relates that and lost to fire in 1893. Construcmany of the faces on the vaulted tion of the magnificent Romanceiling were those of parishioners. esque church began in 1891 and

was completed in 1906.

Many brides sauntered down that long aisle, including our very own Francoise Lamontagne and Estelle Duleba. Thousands of children were baptized and received the Eucharist, including our Kimwell residents. Fall River's Notre Dame is a destroyed landmark; however, no one can destroy our precious memories; it will be remembered for its etheral beauty and as a place of worship.

The Kimwell Nursing Home is among many served by Holy Name parish. Mass is offered there monthly and eucharistic ministers from the parish bring holy communion to residents weekly. Additionally, the rosary is frequently recited and there are novena services and May devotions to Mary.

In addition to an extensive program of recreational and occupational therapy conducted by Kimwell staff members, a large number of volunteers share their skills and concern with residents.

Junior volunteers may read to guests, help write letters, push wheelchairs and assist in various activities, while seniors provide pastoral care, pay friendly visits and share skills, hobbies or talents.

Father Kavanaugh, nationally known for his critiques of advertising and other aspects of popular culture, gave the keynote address at a recent weeklong seminar held jointly by St. John's University in New York and by the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens.

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan of Brooklyn, chairman of the medical center board, said the seminars, held twice a year, were designed as a form of continuing education for leaders in the Catholic health care field.

Father Kavanaugh, in criticizing the impact of capitalism on health, acknowledged the benefits it had brought in high levels of material productivity. But he said large numbers of Americans continued to live in poverty, and that the healing provided by hospitals could not be lasting if people were sent back to live in a destructive environment.

He cited the case of a premature infant saved by advanced technology and extraordinary devotion in a hospital, but then taken by its parents to an overcrowded slum home, where it was nibbled by rats.

Capitalism is a danger for all Americans, Father Kavanaugh : said, beca1Jse it is not merely an economic system but part of a total culture. The "ideology" of this culture, he said, finds the meaning of human life in producing and consuming, and the result of devotion to these values is a "wounded self' and "loss of faith in relationships."

"Capitalist ideology" leads to a "fascination for endless consumption," and this becomes so damaging to human relationships that healing in the full sense is made impossible, Father Kavanaugh said.

"The circle of health must include our relationships as human beings," he said. And this means, he said, that people in the medical field must be "socially critical."

Communion Prayer for the Sick God our Father, almighty and eternal, we confidently call on you that the body of Christ which our brothers and sisters have received may bring them lasting health in mind and body. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

MORTON HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER, INC. . 88 WASHINGTON STREET - TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02780 - TEL. (617) 824-6911 Morton's Service Area includes Taunton, Raynham, Berkley, Dighton, Norton, Middleboro, Lakeville, Easton and Rehoboth.

MORTON HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER IS ... the healing touch ofa doctor or nurse . .. the touch ofa smile from our employees and volunteers . .. the professional touch of our administrative staff and Board of Trustees . . .and the touch ofstrengthfrom the patients we serve. They all add up to a dedication that is unsurpassed.

At Morton Hospital & Medical Center, you are part of a family - a family dedicated to bringing the finest in medical care to the people of Greater Taunton and surrounding areas.

At left is Jessica Catherine Kandarian, one of the "beautiful beginnings" at our family-centered maternity floor. Expectant parents are free to choose the birth experience most meaningful to them.

We have an excellent Parent Education program. Call Extension 1366.

The road to recovery begins at Morton Hospital's Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Department for all ages.

At right, Diana Rice, O.T.D., encourages Joe Megan during hand therapy session. The department features stateof-the-art equipment including the latest in CYBEX systems. Lots of TLC makes this department very special to our patients.

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Emergency Medical Services Week is September 21-27. At right, Jean Spangler, a nurse on our emergency room staff, is also an EMT. Morton's emergency department has the life-saving equipment and expertise to deal with any sudden illness or injury.

When you want tender loving care. . .put your trust in Morton Hospital & Medical Center. . .where compassion, dedication and medical expertise make the difference.

For Physician Referral, call 824-6911 . Extension 1383

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 26, 1986

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Who would have thought that an old and gracious mansion, donated nearly a century ago to serve the immediate health care needs of the Taunton community, would someday become a sophisticated medical center? __ The fact is that Taunton's Morton Hospital boasts the equipment, facilities and professional staff to rival some ofthe greatest hospitals , in Massachusetts.

The old mansion is gone now, the hospital has expanded several times since 1889 and has the stateof-the-art equipment needed to serve the health care needs of its patients.

But the motivating force behind last century's generous gift of the Morton family remains the same: to provide the finest quality health care in the most caring, compassionate manner possible.

That is what MortonHospitai is, aU about. At Morton, patients join a family dedicated to bringing thefinest in medical care to the people of Greater Taunton Bnd surrounding areas, including Taunton, Raynham, Dighton, Berkley, Norton, Middleboro, Lakeville and _ Easton.

The policy-making body of the Morton Health Foundation, Inc., Corporation is a board 'oftRlstces - representativel ,of the public elected annually from a corporation comprised of civic-minded_ citizens. Members of the b9ard receive no remuneration and are sq!!::ly dedicated J~; p!ovidfng the bC:St health care'-poisible for the people of Morion·s-sen.ite:~r'Ca. The hOlpital is fully approved by the Joint Commission on A~ creditation of Hospi~ls and is li'censed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Many Ser~ices Morton's wide-ranging services include the following:

CardiovllK1llar services: Many Maternity care: Warm family diagnostic tests are performed. surroundings, personalized care including echocardiograms, exer- and individualized instruction are cise testing, holter monitoring and available to new parents. A Parent thallium scans. The exercise test Education Program offers a numprocedure has been enhanced by a , ber of birthing options, including new computer-assisted exercise a homelike birthing room. testing system. An outpatient carOccupational healtb service: diac rehabilitation program is held, Professional and cost-effective at the Taunton YMCA and seeks _ health programs are tailored to the to increase the physical capabili- needs of industrial and business ties of people with coronary artery organizations. disease. A non-invasive vascular CbUdren's program: Fun and laboratory allows for evaluation - educational, "Morty Magic" and diagnosis of many peripheral teaches little ones about hosarterial disorders. pitalization.

Ostomy nurs:e: This nurse gives Diabetes te&chinl nune: This nurse'provides support and teach-- special support to ostomy patients ing for inpatients and outpatients and their families, teaching selfand their families and also gives care and offering psycho-social specialized support to the nursing support following surgery.

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Center: This center diagnoses and RadiololY: The diagnostic and treats communication disorders and treatment capabilities of the radi" is available~to all ages on an inology department have been&reatly Patient or outpatient basis. A satelenhanced by- the addition of a lite center is located at St. Anne's computerized tomographic whole Hospital, Fall River. body scanner, which helps locate , ,Otber servlees: Also available at possible tumors. internal bleeding Morton Hospital are physical and and abnprmalities of bone and occupation therapy programs, a lOft tissue. 'stroke rehabilitation unit, an outNvelnr medldDe: Acquisition patient clinic and social service of a gamma camera for soft tissue and continuing ,C8!e departments. orBAn imqins has added to the Counterwei.&bt resourcC$ofthe radiology department. Also available are ultrasound "Lons ago, before we knew how and mammography facilitics and to cure much of anything. we docan osteoporosis screening propllm. tors tried to comfort by our simple IllU'lft'y: Some 80 surgical presence. Old aee is not the only procedurCi can be handled by this ~urablecondition. A broken spirit unit, which is open from 7 a.m. to ca~ teach us something about our 7 p.m. and bas been expanded own vulnerability and powerlessthree times since its opening in nell, ...

"For us [8 poor man] is an 1976.]t is considered a model of its type ofcare and has received state- important counterweight. Can he teach us that our calling is to the wide recognition for excellence.

Lifelilae: This is a telephone at- broken and dispossessed. that the tachment that provides 24-hour nature of our work is to be with the monitoring service for elderly or wounded and suffering? Can he, in disabled persons and is available his very brokenness, be a beacori through the Taunton Council on lighting our way to wholeness?"

-David Hilfiker MD in "Healing Aging. the Wounds" (Pantheon Books)

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Two Alzheimer awareness programs planned in Fall River

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The Fall River Diocesan Depart· ment of Education, in cooperation with Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation of New Jersey, will spansoc an"Alzheimer Awareness Day" for c1erSy and paraprofessionals who deal with and counsel Alzheimer's disease patients, from 3 to 5 p.m. October 14, at Bistwp Connolly High School, Fall River.

Alzheimer's disease is • degen~ erative disease of the central ner~ vous system characterized by premature senile mentaldc:terioration.

All interested persons are welcome to attend. There is no admis-' sion fcc.

The program is designed to dis· pelmythssurroundingAllhcimer's, disease. It will demomtrate hQ.w a patient and his or her family can utilize community, famity and drug support and pet therapy in dealing with its effects. lCeynotespeakerDr. John Rowe, chairman of the gerontology de~ partment at Harvard University Medical School, win give an update on the disease and its treatment.

He will also discuss local support prosrams available to patientund their families.

OthenpeakerswillincludeFather Robert A. Oliveira, Diocesan DepartntentofEducationdirector of continuing formation of clergy ',' " ' .:....•, ,~,~~,.~~,t,~:.

Bill Connelly, president ofthe Alz· heimer Crisis Intervention Clinic of Rhode Island.

Connelly will address the area of pet therapy for Alzheimer's pa~ tients. He will be accompanied by Jeff, a poster dog for the Rhode Island Alzheimer's and Related Diseases ASllociation.

A new film on Alzheimer disease will be shown. "There Were Times, Dear," starring Shirley Jones. Len Cariou, Dana 'Blear and Cynthia Eilbacher, depipts how a family coped with Alzheimer's disease, for over eiSht years. The film will also be shown at 7 p.m.

Sept. 30 at Crawford Convalescent Home, Fall River. Information on this showing is available from Mrs. Paulette Masse, eoleader of an Alzheimer's peer iupport group at the home.- Reserva· tions are required and may be made with her at 6794866.

An Inereasiftl Problem According to Father Oliveira, Alzheimer's disease is *oming an increasing problem beeaule peopie are living longer. Presently 12 percent of the popUlation is over age 65 and it i, projected that iii 10 yean this figure will rise to 16 percent.

Fan River and ita surrounding area have a higher proportion of

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He said that the reasons for this are not fully undentood but it is thought lhat when mills and other industries moved out of the com· muni!y, many younger residents moved with them.

However, those who arrived from overseas during the 50s and 60s and settled in Fan River, New Bedford, Attleboro, Taunton and Cape Cod were reluctant to move and start all over again.

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Whatever the explanation, a larger proportion of aSCd persons means a larger number of Alzheimervic:tims in this area, said Father Oliveira. He added that it is unfor· tunate that the majority of Americans are not aware of what can be done to help patienh or of the programs and services available to families and caregivers. Many people turn to the clergy for advice in such situations, which is why the Connolly program is open to them as well as to health personnel.

The education director pointed , out that many supposed cases of Alzheimer's are due to other medical problems. If a person is treated for such conditions as liver or kidney infections, trauma, fever or druS interactions, approximately one in four will be relieved of .symptom. commonly associated

with Alzheimer's, such as confu~ slon, forgetfulness and depression.

Furtheiinformation on the Bishop Connolly program is available from Father Oliveira at 678~2828 during bUlliness hours.

It's the convenience of using major credit cards or health Insurance . . . or the bonus of receiving a discount with cash payment. from the Charlton name.

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14 THE ANCHpR-DiQCellc of Fall Ri':,cr-Fri., Sept. ~(), 198§ '.

Diocesan facilities offer loving care to hundreds /

The four nursing homes of the . TbeHomes Fall River diocese: offer loving Each of the diocesan homes care to hundreds of elderly guests. offers a unique atmosphere. First They are the Catholic Memorial founded and largest is Fall River's Home in FaU River; Our Lady's Catholic Memorial Home, which Haven in Fairhaven; Marian Man- opened in 1939foriOguests. Today, or in Taunton; and Madonna Man- after several addttions, it accomor in North Attleboro. modates 288. Its golden cross is a In the words of Msgr. John J. city landmark, visible for miles, Regan, executive coordinator for and its residents enjoy unsurpassed the homes, "they offer care to views of the Taunton River, busy those no longer able to live with- with sailboats and commercial out a support system. More; than shipping, and on most evenings this, however, they reflect the tender the site of spectacular sunsets. concern of the church in our area This home also serves retired for the elderly infirm.

"Th.e sisters who staff our homes priests of the diocese and, like the do so in response to Christ's direc- others, has its own chaplain, Father tive to love our neighbor. Perhaps Daniel E. Carey.

Visiting Our Lady's Haven in this attitude of love of neighbor characterizes, more than anything Fairhaven is like stepping into else, the atmosphere of the homes Shakespeare's Engiand.Constructand impresses the first-time visitor ,ed in 1904 as the Tabitha Inn, a t'IUesthouseforfriends of Henry H. to anyone of them.

"The residents are regarded as Rogers, a great benefactor of the individuals to be cared for and town, it had Mark Twain among loved in a 'Christlik.e manner. As its visitors. It later became a hotel, they end their days on earth, it is then a World War II training centhe hope QfalJ concerned that this ter before it was purchased by the precious time be a period of rich diocese and opened in 1944 for its reward, both for the elderly and present use.

Some present reside,nts, in fact, for those who care for them.

"We are most grateful to the had wedding ~ptions at Our benefactors, past and present, of Lady's Haven while it was a hotel. our Homes. We are thank.ful for The former ballroom is now a the outstanding labor of love per- chapel, while the hotel dining room formed by our Dominican lind has become a library-sitting room.

Carmelite siucf'S. And we feel our- The home chaplain is Father Lucien selves fortunate to have dedicated Jusseaume.

Among'Charms Taunton's Marand loyal empl()yees without whom it would be impossible to carry out ian Manor holds for its residents is this essential apost()late." that guests can sit in front of the

THIS HANDSOME BUILDING on Fall River's Nortb Main Street bowes the offices of the Diocesan Health Facilities. LoCated in Fall River, Fairhaven, Taunton and Attleboro, they house over 600 elderly guests. (Motta photo) garden, hanging pots and window box,,The Manor _publiShes a chatty newsletter for residents and staff . and an annual tradition is a gala Halloween party for residents' grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The chaplain is Father Justin J,' Quinn.

building and be in the midst of istry of Praise program for guests, activity, since the former Taunton who have been commissioned to Inn is in the heart of downtown. pray monthly for- specific intenThe inn's former Haitian Room, . tions. a breakfast area, has becomt a Like Our ~'s Haven and chapel, while the former main din· iog room, the Herring Run. retains Marian Manor, North Attleboro's its original use. Spiritual support MadonnaManor was once a hotel is offered by Father Hugh). and is a city landmark, distinguishMunro, who recently began a Min- ed in season by its gtowingnower

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FROM. OUR HOME • • • TO YOUR HOME WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WROTE "TIS NOT ENOUGH TO HELP THE FEEBLE UP, BUT TO SUPPORT HIM AFTER." Our philosophy at Sassaquin Nursing Home is to assist our patients in reaching and maintaining their maximum potential. We believe that it is not enough for our patients merely to exist, but that they must live their lives to the tullest, with dignity and purpose.

We view our patients as extended members of our family with each and every one being a very important-individual.

As, in all families we recognize that each person has physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs and rights which must be recognized and respected. This respect is reflected in the tireless empathetic efforts of our staff to serve and preserve life and to assist the resident and family to cope when death becomes inevitable; through physical care, spiritual and. emotional support, and understanding.

We welcome the opportunity to assist you through all aspects of placement, because "We Care" for you.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR A FREE BROCHURE WRITE OR CALL US TODAY

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Sassaquin Home offers nursing home checklist The Sassaquin Convalescent Home in New Bedford has as its goal the promotion of health and the advancement of growth for residents, staff members and, by

extension, all members of the surrounding community.

Its philosophy is set forth in an attractive booklet given to residents and family members. The

ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES OF FAll RIVER, INC. SERVING THE ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT OF ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL

ANDRE P. NASSER, M.D. RENE P. NASSER, M.D. JUDITH CARVALHO, C.R.N.A.

WAGDY F. Alll, M.D. SUSHILA SALUJA, M.D. VIRGINIA BROOKS, C.R.N.A.

l20-bed home "believes in the dignity of the human person, recognizing that each person has physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs and rights and that these rights must be respected and cannot be violated.

"This respect is reOected in the tireless efforts in this institution to serve and preserve life and to prepare for its termination when death is inevitable through spiritual support, understanding and empathy.

Sassaquin offers a sitting room, a dining room and a spacious outside balcony on each of its Ooors.

Most rooms are semiprivate and the whole facility offers a "pleasant, comfortable and secure environment."

The booklet explaining the home is noteworthy for inclusion of a "nursing home checklist" designed to assist families in selecting a quality nursing home. I t also offers assistance with "nagging doubts and possible feelings of guilt" that families may experience with regard to a decision for nursing home placement of an elderly member.

"With openness and honesty," it advises, "stress ~he positive reasons for the move with the patient: security, comfort, companionship, professional care and a concerned staff."

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SASSAQUIN residents enjoy a monthly birthday party with family members; a visit from youngsters at St. Joseph's School, New Bedford; and a cooking class.

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• Oncology/Radiation Therapy Center • Pediatrics • Pastoral Care • Lifeline/Drug Dependency Clinic • Social Services • Communicable Disease Clinic • Project H.E.L.P. (Hospital Emergency Lifeline Program)

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St. Anne's Hospital vital part of Fall River history Almost inseparable for the past 80 years have been the histories of Fall River and of St. Anne's Hospital, since 1906 a vital part of the city's South End. "The Dominican Sisters of the Presentation founded St. Anne's Hospital in 1906 to carry on Christ's' healing mission and to manifest his mercy and compassion."

That declaration on the hospital's lobby wall really says it all; since that time the sisters have fol-

lowed the Divine Physician in serving the sick, keeping pace at all times with advances in medical technology.

Major advances came in 1982 when completion of an $8 million renovation project was celebrated and in 1985 when an Oncology/Radiation Therapy Center serving all southeastern Massachusetts was dedicated.

1982 improvements included renovation of the hospital's former

maternity suite into a 33-bed patient area, demolition of the original hospital building and installation and landscaping of a new parking area.

An addition to the north side of the hospital expanded emergency room and pediatric facilities and added a new short-term stay suite and employee health offices.

Dietary services, housekeeping, maintenance and a supply, processing and distribution center were housed in a new service building which includes an addition connecting the main hospital to the chapel and pastoral care department.

Cancer Care The history of cancer care at St. Anne's, culminating in dedication of its Oncology/ Radiation Therapy Center on May 29,1985, began in 1954, when oncology was still primarily the province of major metropolitan teaching hospitals. .

At that time St. Anne's acquired orthovoltage treatment equipment, then state-of-the-art but replaced in 1966 by a cobalt therapy unit and again in 1977 by an earlymodel linear accelerator. Concurrently a regional oncology program had been established, making St. Anne's capable of offering area residents community-based yet sophisticated cancer treatment.

InitiallY, stafffrom Boston University Medical Center visited St. Anne's Hospital monthly to make rounds with physicians and offer consultative services. The monthly program soon became a weekly clinic and by 1979 St. Anne's had added a fulltime radiation therapist and a fulltime oncologist/therapist to its own staff. In five years patient volume increased to

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 26, 1986 such an extent that the need for the present center became obvious.

Frosting on the cake for the center's first birthday last May was announcement that it had merited a three-year Certificate of Approval from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. In its first year the center served 512 new patients and handled 2,100 outpatient visits. It gave over 10,000 radiation and over 1,000 chemotherapy treatments.

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Looking to the future, expansion of the center is already in the works as more and more area cancer patients opt for close-tohome treatment rather than wearying travel to larger cities.

The hospital's first priority is, of course, patient care, but that doesn't mean there isn't time on the schedule for fun. A recent example was the annual golf tournament which benefits St. Anne's while providing a day of good natured competition for area players.

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Their programs can be tailored to individual circumstances and in response to the changing health care picture include dental coverage, Health Maintenance Organizations and Master Health Plus.

HMOs specialize in preventive medicine, subscribing to the adage â&#x20AC;˘ that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Those enrolled in such programs are encouraged to nip minor health problems in the bud rather than delaying in seeking medical attention.

Master Health Plus is described as "the most advanced health care program introduced in the last 50 years. "It encourages preadmission review of suggested hospital stays, mandates a second surgical opinion prior to an operation and, blessing of blessings, eliminates all the paperwork of filing claims.

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THESE BRIGHT-EYED TRIPLETS showed up for the 75th anniversary celebration of Mercy Hospital, Altoona, Pa., which invited back every baby born there. (NC photo)

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Braintree Hospital serves nee.ds of disabled It began as an idea to help the physically disabled increase their level of independence. Today, II years later, Braintree Hospital is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of rehabilitation.

When property at 250 Pond Street was bought to build a rehabilitation hospital, it was because "there was a tremendous need for therapeutic services in the area," said Braintree Hospital founder Charles J. Kelley, Sr., a lifelong Braintree resident. Advances in medical technology had made it possible to save lives that previously would have been lost, but there weren't enough programs to improve the quality of those lives.

So Braintree Hospital opened in June of 1975. Since then, more than 7500 patients have been admitted. And more than 7500 people with regained skills and abilities have been discharged.

Outpatient specialists provide followup therapy for individuals no longer requiring around-the-clock care. Separate programs address special needs, such as driver education and the prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries. During the past decade, more than a quarter million outpatient therapy sessions have been conducted.

Over the years, as the demand for services increased, the hospital began to burst at the seams, with

FOUR SETS of twins born witQin a few days of each other at S1. Vincent's Medical Center, New York, meet the public: from left Abigail Howell with Alexander and Zachary; Dr. Lisa Monsen with Craig and Cathy; Susan Nicholson with Luke and Kate; Meng Qui Wong with Jason and Christopher.

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even closets converted to treatment space. Patients were placed on waiting lists that grew uncontrollably.

Since the success of rehabilitation is contingent upon timely initiation of treatment, something had to be done.

3500 square feet were added in 1981, a strategy repeated in 1983.

Next a satellite clinic was established at a nearby plaza. Finally, evening and weekend therapy hours were added.

Nevertheless, waiting lists continued to grow. It was time for a new building. So last April ground was broken on part of the existing parking lot at 250 Pond Street.

There are now mounds of dirt, cranes and large work crews on what will by mid-1987 be the site of an additional 60,000 square feet of treatment space.

ON THE WAY is the new building on the grounds of Braintree Hospital.

"The new building," says hospital president Ernest J. Broadbent, "will reduce patient waiting lists, create new jobs and allow us to recentralize our services and increase community programs." Already offered are cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses, stop-smoking programs, as well as a travel club for the disabled.

Information about the hospital, specific programs or educational offerings is available from the public relations department at 250 Pond Street, Braintree 02184.

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Sassaquin Home Continued from Page 16 nursing home. life is an active recreational and rehabilitative therapy program which at Sassaquin is tailored to each patient's care plan after assessment of his or her needs and interests.

Programs include social activities, religious services, physical and educational undertakings, outings,

special interest groups, crafts, film showings and various types of entertainment.

Special programs such as "reality orientation" and remotivation exercises are designed for confused residents, while social organizations, volunteers and schoolchildren visitors offer contact with the outside community.

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A personalized touch is added by the weekly distribution of menus to residents. Although each menu is prepared with regard to the resident's dietary needs, the element of choice in regard to specific foods is considered important.

Also in the dietary department, a gourmet meal is served once a month to residents able to enjoy such a treat, while a weekly cooking class is available to all interested persons. Birthday parties are held monthly and an individual cake is served on the actual birthday of each resident.

A closing section in the Sassaquin booklet, headed "How To Select a Nursing Home," offers advice valuable to all concerned with making such a choice: "Choosing a nursing home is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. It is essential that you visit several nursing homes, evaluating accommodations, staff, and patients' attitUdes.

"You are not alone in this task.

Talk with your physician and medical social worker about the patient's special needs. Then, try to match an appropriate nursing home with those needs.

"Above all, try to be objective.

This is not normal 'comparision shopping,' particularly if the patient is a close relative. Part of the reason for this booklet is to remove some of the unfamiliarity and misinformation surrounding nursing homes and to assist you in making a good choice. Knowledge can dispel fear, anxiety, and guilt. We encourage you to ask and learn as much as possible as you go through the selection process."

Charlton Hospital Continued from Page Three by calling 674-CARE, note hospital officials. The card speeds clerical procedures, allowing quick and accurate access to a patient's medical history.

A true plus, say officials, is the service's proximity to the Charlton emergency department, ensuring immediate availability of backup services if needed.

Ambulatory SurgiCenter Charlton's SurgiCenter, on the corner of Hanover and Prospect Streets, at the rear of the inpatient area of the hospital, is designed to . permit surgery in comfortable, safe and sterile surroundings, without the need for overnight or longer hospital admission.

Family members and friends may be with patients before and shortly after surgery, while patients benefit by recuperating in the familiar surroundings of home rather than in the hospital.

Practically speaking, the charge for an ambulatory surgical procedure is less than halfthe cost of the same procedure performed on an inpatient basis; yet if complications arise hospital facilities are only seconds away, while no patient is released until medical personnel are satisfied that he or she is in condition to return home.

Detailed followup care includes provision of discharge instructions which detail home care procedures to be followed, while a SurgiCenter nurse calls within a day or two after surgery to check on the patient's condition and answer any questions that may have arisen.

Patients are instructed to call

their doctor if problems arise; if it is not possible to contact the doctor, the SurgiCenter may be called during the hours it is open; otherwise the Charlton emergency department may be reached at any time.

The SurgiCenter was developed after much planning and is the outgrowth of nearly a decade of treatment of outpatient surgery cases at the Charlton Memorial Hospital.

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Continued from Page Four public as preoccupied with the financial aspects of malpractice, but for most of us, the economic consequences of the malpractice crisis is not what keeps us up at night.

"In a recent conversation with an attorney, I observed his disbelief as I recounted the anguish of a retired colleague over a seemingly endless malpractice litigation. My legal friend couldn't understand how a case in which no financial injury could befall this unfortunate physician could cause him so much pain; after all, he'd paid all the premiums he'd ever have to PaY!

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"What my legal friend didn't understand was that we want to do the best job we can, not only as doctors but as parents, spouses and friends, and we don't want the humiliation of the stocks to be the only alternative to a perfection few or none of us can ever achieve".

- David Calef Associate Editor Massachusetts Medicine

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Most of them we can live with - - we just have to learn how to "pace ourselves". Others, however, require more than just slowing down. Problems such as arthritis, back, head, neck and facial pain, foot problems, recovery from joint (hip, knee) surgery and loss of hearing, need medical attention.

At Braintree Hospital, rehabilitation specialists work with you to strengthen your weak areas and teach you new ways to accomplish activities (sometimes with the

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QUESTION What do you like about living in a Catholic health care center?

ANSWERS Residents of Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford

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FRANCIS KELLY, retired factory worker: "I get treated well. Everything's okay. I can come and go as I want as long as I'm able."

FRANK SIMMONS, retired trucking company worker: "They don't bother you when you're trying to sleep at night. The service is alright."

HELEN TRIPP, retired elementary school teacher and mother of Father Kevin F. Tripp, a Fall River diocesan priest now serving at a Louisiana hospital: "The good care we get is very important. There are very nice people working here. We have Mass here; that's very important to me. .

MARY DOYLE, retired housekeeper at St. Lawrence parish, New Bedford: "Well, I like it. We're well taken care of. They're all very nice to me.

I enjoy going down for coffee every morning and knitting in the activities room."

MARY CRAVENO, retired factory worker and the first visually handicapped person to be employed

by New Bedford's Aerovox Company: "I like it very much. I'm very comfortable over here. I've no complaints at all."

ALVEDA LAURENDEAU, retired housekeeper at Our Lady of Grace and St. George parishes, Westport: "I think the atmosphere. When you've had a religious upbringing it kind ofcarries over. When you're here after being through sickness, surgery and all, youfeelyou're in a safe place. It helps you along. You feel that God's with you. "

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CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HOME,FR Residents William and Alberta Morrissette recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

ALZHEIMER'S DAY An Alzheimer's disease Awareness Day will be held from 3 to 5 p.m.

Oct. 14 at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River. All welcome.

Information and registration: Father Robert A. Oliveira, 678-2828.

O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK Prayer meetings begin with 7 p. m.

Mass Wednesdays. Liturgy of the Word for children resumes at 9 a.m.

Mass Oct. 5; children ages 4 through 12 welcome. Choir rehearsals 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays; new members needed.

Open house for prospective converts 8 p.m. Monday, church basement.

CATHEDRAL, FR Special Mass for catechetical workers 10 a.m. Sunday. Parish council meeting begins with Mass 7:30 tonight, Lady Chapel. Altar boys meet 10 a.m. Sept. 27.

D oU, ATTLEBORO Daughters of Isabella Alcazaba Citcle 65 meeting and installation 7 p.m. Oct. 2, K of C hall, Hodges Street.

QUEEN'S DAUGHTERS Queen's Daughters meeting noon Oct. 4, Gondola restaurant, Taunton; guest speaker: Msgr. Robert L. Stanton. New officers: Marita Downing, president; Kay McGuirk, vice-president; Ann Gregg, Celena Wynn and Rosalie Connors, secretaries; Elizabeth Blount, treasurer.

WIDOWED SUPPORT, CAPE Cape Cod Widowed Support group meeting 3 p.m. Sunday, Christ the King parish CCD center, next to St. Jude the Apostle Chapel, Cotuit; information: 428-7078 evenings.

VINCENTIANS, FR Fall River District Council Vincentians: Oct. 7 meeting begins with 7 p.m. Mass, St. Elizabeth's Church, Fall River.

BRAINTREE HOSPITAL "Upda~e on Pain Management," 7:30 p.m. Oct. I, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company auditorium, 100 Pond Street, Braintree. Information: Hilary Hamilton, 848-5353, ext. 113.

"Managing our Special Needs: A Cooperative Medical and Educational Model for the Child with Learning Difficulty" day conference Nov. 5, Sheraton Plymouth Inn and Conference Center, Plymouth. Registration information: Braintree Hospital public relations department, 250 Pond Street. Braintree 02184.

ST. JAMES, NB CYO meeting 2 p.m. Sunday; make-your-own-sundae session will precede election.

ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Religious education teachers will be commissioned at 9:30 a.m. Mass Sunday. Very Rev. Patrick Bradley.

SS.Cc., Sacred Hearts superior general, recently spoke at the parish.

HEALING SERVICES Healing service Oct. 5 begins with 2 p.m. Mass, St. George Church, Westport; doors open at 12:30 p.m.; church is wheelchair accessible; Information: Lucille L. Pimental, 9925402. Other healing services: 2 p.m.

Oct. 19, Blessed Sacrament Church, Fall River; 3 p.m. Oct. 26 Emmanuel Prayer Group, Tucker Road, N. Dartmouth.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK Alcoholics Anonymous meet 7 p.m. Wednesdays, church hall.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, POCASSET Babysitting service available at 9: 15 a.m. Mass Sunday. 55-and-over family hot lunches resume Oct. 7; information and reservations: 5635530.

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SS. PETER & PAUL, FR A poor box has been installed at the back of the church; Vincentians will use donations for work with the needy.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Parishioners John and Sally Grygiel recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.

WIDOWED SUPPORT, ATTLEBORO Attleboro area Widowed Support group Mass 7 p.m. Oct. 3, St. Theresa's Church, S. Attleboro; meeting follows, with guest speaker Atty.

Lynn Pickover. Topic: wills.

CALL RETREAT Weekend retreat for persons aged 20 to 35 with previous retreat experience Nov. 7 to 9; information and applications: David Morey, 758-9680, BEGINNING EXPERIENCE Beginning Experience weekend for separated, divorced and widowed Oct. 17 to 19, LaSalette Center for Christian Living, Attleboro; information: Sister Jean Plausky, 9868696, or Norene Dupre, 543-7169.

ST. RITA, MARION Disabled veteran members of the Wareham Key Club thank the parish for sponsorship of a recent cookout. "Dying to Do Drugs," a Christopher publication, is available in the back of the church.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Junior Girl Scouts meet 6:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, church hall.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON St. Jude novena 7 p.m. Mondays.

ANNIVERSARY MASS Mass of Thanksgiving offered by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin for couples celebrating 25th, 50th or other significant anniversary of marriage, 5 p.m. Oct. 19, St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Those wishing to attend should contact their parish priest as soon as possible. Invitations will be mailed from the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry.

HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO Song leader meeting 4 p.m. Sunday. Free religious literature available at front door pamphlet rack.

FAMILY LIFE CENTER, N, DARTMOUTH Widowed Support Weekend retreat Oct. 10-12. Information and registration: Family Life Center; 500 Slocum Road, N. Dartmouth, 02747, tel. 999-6420, by Sept. 28.

ST. MARGARET, BUZZARDS BAY New officers of SS. Margaret and Mary Women's Guild: Stacia Williams, president; Rita Lopes, vicepresident; Agnes Hooper and Ruth Miller, secretaries; Kay Wills, treasurer. Next meeting Oct. 2; New members welcome; pilgrimage to Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Holliston, will be planned. Day of Recollection Oct. 23, Onset.

ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET .

Special needs student Norman Almeida Jr. recently receivc:d first communion. He was prepared by Mrs. Roberta Trainor. Religious education classes for special needs students will soon be offered; information, Father David A. Costa, 673-7831.

Sister Celine Teresa, SUSC, a lector eucharistic minister, confirmatio~ team member and visitor to shut-ins recently celebrated her 45th anniver;ary as a Holy Union Sister.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB A memorial hymnal has been donated by Dolores Branchini Per~>ni in memory of Joseph and Cathenne Branchini and deceased members of the Peroni family. Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Auguste Furlani ~ecently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS Judy Bert has been named coordinator of elementary level religious education. A funeral pall has been donated to the Church of the Visitation, Eastham, by Francis Hurst in memory of his wife, Lillian.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Frank Capra recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Women's Guild membership tea I to 3 p.m. Sunday, parish center; all parish women welcome. Rosemary Donelan, Joe Hassett, Betty Oakley, Kathy Phalan and Joe Sullivan have been elected to the parish council.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN New Vincentian officers: Walter Silva, president; Walter Silveira, vice-president; Mike Sivik, treasurer; John Negri, secretary. Adult inquiry forum for non-Catholics and inactive Catholics 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, rectory; Tiger, Cub and Boy Scout registration 5:30 p.m. Sunday, church hall.

BL. SACRAMENT ADORERS, FAIRHAVEN October recitation of rosary 7 p.m. weekdays, Our Lady of Lourd.es Chapel, Sacred Hearts Church, Fairhaven. Holy hour 7 to 8 p.m. Sept.

30, Sacred Hearts Church.

BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR Classes on St. John's Gospel begin 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Information and registration: Father Rene R. Levesque, pastor, 672-5473.

HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO The parish staff thanks Maria Rebello and her family, who made all preparations for a recent Mass and procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima.

NOTRE DAME, FR Women's Guild open meeting Sept.

29, parish center; Father Stephen A. Fernandes ofSt. James parish, New Bedford, will present "Adventures into the Magic of the Mind."

ST. MARY,NB Dennis Desnoyers will be assistant religious education coordinator. Cub Scout registration 7 p.m.

Sept. 29, school; information: Ed Mello, 996-9045, Girls' basketball clinic 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, for parish girls grades 5 to 9; information: Barry Fisher, 998-1996. Information and registration for first annual parish Golf Classic: Jack Curry, 995-4062.

BLUE ARMY Five-hour vigil in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary begins 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, St. John Neumann Church, 157 Middleboro Road, E. Freetown; information: Lucille Pimental, 992-5402.

ST. ANTHONY OF DESERT, FR Adoration of Blessed Sacrament noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 5, St. Sharbel Chapel.

HOSPICE OUTREACH, FR Six-week self-help series on grief at Clemence Hall, 243 Forest Street, Fall River, 7 p.m. consecutive Tuesdays beginning Sept. 30. Information and registration: Linda Valley, 673-1589.

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON Life in the Spirit seminar 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 5, parish center. All welcome.

HOLY NAME, FR Women's Guild tea and reception for new members 7 p.m. Sunday, school hall.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Rosary 6:40 a.m. weekday mo~n­ ings before 7 a.m. ~ass; Pa~lsh choir members needed; information: choir director Barbara Pavao, 6723904. Folk choir members· needed; rehearsals 7 p.m. Thursdays.

CHRIST THE KING, COTUIT/MASHPEE Prayer and praise 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. each Thursday, St. Jude the Apostle Chapel, Cotuit. Choir members needed; rehearsals 7 p.m. Tue~­ days, St. Jude's Chapel. Pastor s annual appreciation dinner Oct. 5.

SACRED HEART, FR Women's Guild open meeting begins with 7 p.m. rosary and Benediction Oct. 7; open house and coffee hour follow with entertainment by Kathie Barboza and her clown band.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO 12th annual Portuguese pilgrimage day to LaSalette Shrine 1:30 p.m. Sunday, led b~ Father Jose de Lima Mendonca, Vicar General for the diocese of Angra, Azores, who will be main celebrant and homilist at a 2:30 p.m. Mass followed by blessing of the sick.

Healing ministry workshop led by Father Albert Fredette, MS, Oct. 4.

Information: 222-5410.

DCCW,FR Fall River District Council of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will sponsor a living rosary at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9, St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be guest of honor. All welcome.

MARKET MINISTRIES, NB Volunteers needed in the Market Ministries soup kitchen afternoons.

Information: Sister Rose Gallogly, RSM, 997-3202.

CATHEDRAL CAMP, E.FREETOWN Cursillo movement formation weekend Sept. 27-28.

DCCW Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Day of Recollection Oct. II, St. John the Baptist parish center, Westport; information and registration h" Oct. I: Millie Travers, 675-0067.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Prayer meeting 7 p.m. Oct. 2 begins with Mass; fellowship and social hour follow. Life in the Spirit Seminar begins with 7 p.m. Mass Oct. 3 continuing each Friday through Nov. 21; information: Mary Viveiros, 674-7146. GIFTS seminar' for Life in the Spirit graduates to be held concurrently; information: Clorinda Ventura, 674-4937.

Ethics seminars Two ethics seminars will be presented at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, for parents and faculty.

At 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Rev. James F. Burbank, CSC, wiII speak in the school's religious education center on Morality: Law and Medicine, a Social Commitment.

At the same time and place on Nov. 3 the medical-ethical responsibilities of physicians and other health care providers wiII be discussed.

Audience discussion will be encouraged.

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As many as 100 elderly priests are still imprisoned in The People's Republic of China. Now in their 70's and 80's, these brave men have been jailed for the past 30 years; Some, like Bishop Ignatius Kung, 86, are kept in solitary confinement.

Father Joseph Chen, S.J., 78, is locked in handcuffs 24 hours a day in Shanghai's dreaded No. 1 Prison. Still others have been sent to the infamous White Lake Labor Camp where they toil at back-breaking tasks from sun-up to sundown. Countless others, like Father Thomas Tao and Father Francis Chu, have died under this brutal regime. All have been victims of hideous tortures too devilish to describe.

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John M. Davies, President. Advisory Board: Sister Grace Vincent Cannon, Monsignor Henry P. Cosgrove, U.S. Senator John P. East, Congressman Jack Kemp, U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt, Bishop James Niedergeses, U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell, Father James Thornton, S.J., Monsignor Frederick Stenger, Bishop Robert L. Whelan, S.J.

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Photo copyright © 1982 Dr. Rainer Jono.s

The incredible photogragh above by Dr. Rainer Jonas shows what a healthy, active intrauterine child looks like at 19 weeks. Like the bud of aflower, beautiful. But, unfortunately still a candidate for abortion.

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Reverend Thomas L. Rita, Diocesan Pro-Ufe Director St. Mary's Parish, 14 St. Mary's Square 822-7116 Taunton, MA 02780

THIS MESSAGE PAID FOR IN PART BY THESE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCILS OF THE DIOCESE: COUNCIL #330 - NORTH ATTLEBORO FALMOUTH #813

FOR INFORMAnON ABOUT SPONSORING FUTURE ADS IN THE ANCHOR OR IN YOUR LOCAL PAPER PLEASE CONTACT JEFF DONGVILLO, DIRECTOR OF PRO·L1FE EDUCATION, MASSACHUSETTS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE, PARI(ER HOUSE - RM 180, BOSTON, MA 02108, PHONE 817-523-4480.

Copyright © 1983 Peur D. Erhard