University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 24. 1976 3 Med Center to resume surgery By MARION ABARE Taif Writei KANAS CITY, Kun.—After four months of darkness, the lights will soon go on in the KU Medical Center's heart surgery unit and open heart surgery will resume. Malcolm Arnold, the first cardiothoracic surgeon to be hired since recent resignations, began preparations for his job at the Med Center March 15. He said Friday that heart surgery could resume the beginning of April. "When it comes close to that time, if we're not 100 per cent confident that everything is absolutely right, we'll stop until we're perfectly sure," he said. The past four months have been stormy for the Med Center. HEART SURGERY DIRECTOR An investigation, ordered by David W. Robinson, acting vice chancellor for the Med Center, was done by a team of nationally-known surgeons. Their report made several recommendations and said, "From our limited observations equipment exposure to impose restrictions on safety of safe cardiothoracic surgery." Robert L. Reis and Hammer Hannah III, cardiotherapic surgeons, refused Dec. 1 to perform heart operations because of allegedly unsafe conditions. Chancellor Archie R. Dykes, on the basis of the report, ordered heart surgery resumed but removed Reis from his hospital and died of the cardiothoracic surgery section. IFC to present reasons to establish new sorority Considerations behind a recently passed Interfraternity Council (IFC) resolution are expected to be presented at a public academic presidents council meeting Sunday. IFC's presidents council unanimously passed a resolution March 11 requesting that the Panhellenic presidents council and the Athenian presidents and their sorority to establish a chapter here. Panhellenic's and IFC's executive puncts met yesterday afternoon to discuss their plans. IFC President Pat Schoefer said that the reason he wasn't solely for the benefit of farmers. OTHER REASONS given by IFC were the concern about the number of women participating in rush that did not pledge and the concern about the number of fraternities to sororities. "It would benefit the whole Greek system, just the fraternities and not just the sororites." Schaefer said IFC is extending—asking other fraternities to come here—and would like to see parallel extension by Pannhellenic. Bob Turvey, assistant dean of men and IFC adviser, said concern had been expressed to him that the present sorority system could be perceived as an ellist system. In the sorority rush this January, 260 of the 425 women who participated pledged sororites. Another 107 women weren't allowed to participate because they didn't meet the requirement of a 2.2 grade-point average for at least 14 credit hours. THERE ARE 12 sororites and 22 fraternities at KU. Annexation and expansion is when women Phyllis Robertson, Panhellenic membership program chairman, said that to accommodate more women, Panhellenic had considered amexation and expansion but that general feedback had been negative. Schaefer questioned whether the present security rush system prevented those so-called attacks. move out of the sorority to create space for more women to move in. Robertson said, "No one really likes the system and people do get cut and that's too bad, but we would welcome new ideas on rush." Linda Fliaster, Panhellenic president, said that some houses weren't full because they had little room. PFLASTERER SAID although the big chore for Panhellenic is deciding whether to invite another sorority to KU, they are concerned with the system as it is. Should they decide to invite another sorority, considerations would be whether a new sorority could survive here; future KU enrollment; that sorority's national, state, or local sorority may need a new sorority might create more competition for some existing sororities here. Kansas State University extended an invitation, but the sorority they invited has been closed. Barb Robel, K-State Panhellenic adviser, said, "We decided to colonize because we had had such an increase in rush numbers that people couldn't take any more people." She said with the new sorority K-State would have 12 scorrites and that there are 8. She said 440 women have gone through rush there and 323bled sororities. Throughout the meeting, Maribeth Olson, Panhellenic campus affairs chairman, said she questioned the validity of IFC's reasoning. She said it was only speculation when the women who did not pledge would be interested in colonizing a new seority. Just 8 More Days To Reserve Your Apartment At Current Prices. Prices Change April 1,1976 --pitfalls. We're getting numerous times so everybody understands what each Reis and Hannah then resigned and 13 staff members quit March 1. Arnold said he found it challenging to begin a new unit. JAYHAWKER TOWERS APTS. Now Taking Applications for Fall Office Hours: Till 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday Till 5:30 p.m. Friday 10:4 Saturday 2:5 Sunday Lawrence, Kansas 1603 W. 15th 913-843-4 KU is actively searching for an individual, 45 to 50 years old with vast experience and a national reputation to become chief of the cardiothoracic section, in which he will serve as vice chancellor for clinical affairs, has been appointed acting head of the section. ARNOLD IS A FELLOW of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in Cardioarthropathy Surgery. He began his medical training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital on October 19, 2003. His nine years in cardiothoracic surgery began at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Before cessation of heart surgery at the Med Center, he said, from 250 to 300 open heart surgeries, including pediatrics and heart transplanted annually. He said that in the greater Kansas city only St. Luke's Hospital performed a greater number of heart surgeries. Arnold said it was imponderable as to how referral lines had been harmed by publicity. He now has the task to rebuild the standard surgery at the Med Center, Arnold said. Greater career opportunity and the invitation three years ago from William A. Reed, cardiothoracic surgeon at St. Lake's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., attracted him to the United States, he said. Arnold also has been a physician for Erythemic Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., d served the first half of 1975 at the Children's Hospital Medical Center in Boston. "I particularly like the pediatric surgical aspect of cardio surgery," he said. *ST. LUKE'S DID 89 cases last year and the standard of practice is very excellent.* The operating room is exceedent equipped with more than enough equipment, superbly equipped in terms of surgical instruments, he said. "We need to take certain timing, as topping up, mock runs, doing an activity that takes some time." Ahmold said two new persons had been armed. A scrub technician, formerly employed by the Med Center, is presently working. A pump technician will arrive April 1. FRED PLIAZZA, the pump technician, said he had worked in Las Vegas for seven years, where he was a licensed physician's intern. He also helped the hospital 18 months ago. He also trained in respiratory therapist at Montfortore Medical Center, New York City, and at the Texas Medical Center in Houston under Denton Cooley, one of the known heart surgeons in the United States. SURGEONS DEFFER in what they think is important, Arnold said, but he has found little of the evidence. Work is expected to begin March 29 and take one week to improve the air handling system, which the investigating team said minimal but not optimal standards, he said. "One full-time, fully competent autonomous pump technician is all we need for the time being. Later, we would hope to have at least three," Arnold said. He when said to a chief of the section was chosen, he might want to bring his own assistance. "The Med Center has bent over backwards to do this," he said, "over though it was difficult." Arnold loves the United States and he is adapting well, he said. 'I walk down the street and frequently forget just exactly where I am. Russell Mills, assistant to the chancellor for special projects, said cost of improvement to the air handling system was about $17,000. "After you get used to the slight language differences, there are amazing smile expressions." 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