University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, March 19. 1991
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Watkins fills fourth, final doctor opening
With a private practice and women's center background, Strother hopes to become involved in outreach programs
By Amy Francis Kansan staff writer
Watkins Memorial Health Center filled the last gap on the physician staff when Myra Strother began work yesterday.
"This pretty much catches us up with the physicians," said Jim Boyle, assistant director of Watertown. "I think we back at capacity."
Jim Strobil, director of Watkins,
said Watkins had hired four doctors to fill three positions this year.
Two people work part-time for one position. One position is temporary
carriers Joeyoey, chief of staff,
returns to military duty at Travis Air Force Base in northern California.
Boyle said Strother also balanced the ratio of female and male doctors. There are now five nurses and six male doctors at Walkin'.
"We have a lot of female students that request female doctors," he said. "We also have male students that request female doctors."
But it may take a little time before Strother is performing all
the duties of the job, he said.
"She needs to learn our facility and referral process," Boyle said. "It will take her a while to facilitate herself to the process. We're fortunate to get physicians in active practice. It's actually not a hard transition for them. They just need to learn the new people."
Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., for about a year, then at a private medical practice for more than a year.
Strother said she had worked in the women's center at Baptist
"I enjoyed my job that I was at," Strother said. "It's always a little scary to leave something you like more, but I'm ready, like more. I enjoy student health."
"The full range of medical care is what I want to do. I'd like to get involved in an outreach program."
Boyle said that Strother was offered the job in January but that she was unable to begin work until yesterday because of contractual agreements with her former employer.
"Obviously, we would have liked her to start in January, but that wasn't possible," he said. "Almost has a contractual agreement."
The interviewing process for doctors began in July with 21 applicants. Boyle said all of the new students had been interviewed from that interviewing process.
"We got a lot of high quality candidates," Boyle said. "It's a good situation to be in. We had to choose between good folks."
By Nedra Beth Randolph
Kansas stff writer
It is the time of year when students begin scrambling for next year's housing, and this year they will have another option.
Kansan staff writer
The Housing Options Made Easier program matches elderly Douglas County residents with other people, including students, who are willing to share housing. The program is sponsored by Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vermont St., and the Older Women's League.
Hilda Enoak, president of the Kaw Valley chapter of the Older Women's League, said the program was created in September to help the elderly stay in their homes instead of moving into nursing homes.
"The greatest concern of many older Americans is being put in a nursing home," she said. "There are many frail elderly people in the area who want desperately to stay in their homes, where the students come into play."
Enoch said the program tried to match students, or anyone else in need of cheaper housing, with elderly people who needed chores done around the house. The elderly person must be older than 60.
"Lawrence is an ideal place to try this program because it is a university town," she said. "And with tuition going up, there are students on very tight buges who really need a place to live with cheap rent."
Betty Dutton, a member of the Older Women's League, said the program was a localized version of a program to keep the elderly in their homes.
"It's better for the elderly and for the state to keep them out of the nursing homes," she said. "Because it takes a lot of money to home, it is a big drain on tax money."
The goal of the program is to prevent premature placement of the elderly in nursing homes, Dutton and others. The only one of its kind in the area
"We help people retain their independence and dignity as long as possible," she said.
Sandy Strand, director of community services at Douglas County Senior Services, said another service of the program besides home sharing helped keep the system in place it began in September about 200 people have used the service, she said.
"Volunteers help on a rotating basis with leaf raking, snow shoveling and things like that," Strand said. "It helps people be more independent at home so they don't have to move to a nursing home."
Along with the home-sharing program, which began in January, and chore services, the program also offers general information about programs for the elderly in the Douglas County area.
Anyone interested in participating in the program should contact Douglas County Senior Services.
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