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slightly under $18,000 a year, exclusive of food service. A special appropria-
tion of $15,000 a year, plus fee income from a few paying patients, will finance
the project.

9. Emercency Unir. The present emergency room is located in inadequate
space adjacent to the rear entrance to the hospital. In order to provide ade-
quate quarters at some distance from the hospital entrance and to release the
present space for a much-needed hospital admissions office, a special item of

- $8,000 is requested to construct. a small one-story emergency room in space

available in an indentation of the building south of the entrance door. Inas-
much as the emergency room is a growing source of income it is important
that the improvement be made as soon as possible.

10. Remopen aNp Equie ConvaLescent Buripine ror PsycHuiarric Warp.
In order to provide quarters for the proposed psychiatric clinic it is proposed
to remodel and refurnish the present convalescent building at the old medical
plant. The cost of this project is estimated at $10,000. Funds should be made
available immediately in order that the work can be completed in the spring

of 1945 and the new clinic opened before July 1.

11. Repair, REDECORATE AND ReFurNIsH Nurses Home. The nurses home
is badly in need of repair, redecoration and refinishing. The cost of this work
is estimated at $10,000.

12. Appition To ConNEcTING Corrmor. The present operating suite of the
University Hospitals is both antiquated and inadequate. In order to remedy
this situation it is proposed to add four stories to the connecting corridor and
attach to it the first unit of a new ward building. The third and fourth floors
of the addition would be devoted to modern, adequate quarters for the operat-
ing suite and the first and second floors to private rooms, wards, and additional
patient facilities. The ward unit would provide quarters in the basement for
the new department of physical therapy, and on the upper floors for ward
rooms. The entire project would increase the bed capacity of the hospitals by
60 or 70. The state architect’s estimate of the cost of the project is $350,000.

13. Exvevator ror “A” Burtpinc. The 1941 legislature appropriated $6,500
for a new elevator for the “A” ward. Owing to war restrictions, the elevator
has not been purchased, and in the meantime the estimated cost of the elevator
has increased $1,000. On recommendation of the state architect, an additional
grant of $1,000 is requested to cover this increased cost.

CONCLUSION

Many people are concerned with the administration of the University of
Kansas. To them all—the Regents, state officials, faculty and employees—goes
the credit for the accomplishments of the biennium in carrying forward the
University’s work in the service of the state and the University’s contribution
to the war training programs of the federal government.

Respectfully submitted,
Deane W. Matort, Chancellor.

 

*In the event that the state is interested in constructing a psychiatric receiving clinic for
the State Board of Social Welfare, the University would be glad to have the building placed on
the medical school site. Location of such a building at the School of Medicine would have
three advantages: (1) the entire staff of the School of Medicine would be available to the
clinic for consultation on and diagnosis of cases; (2) the School of Medicine would have a
variety of cases not otherwise available for teaching purposes; and (3) the cost to the state
both for medical education and state’ service would be reduced below the cost for separated
services.