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Methodist Medical Center CAT Scanner Controversy, 1977-1978Entry/Object ID
AM2015.28.49Scope and Content
Methodist Medical Center CAT Scanner Controversy, 1977-1978. News clippings from St. Joseph News-Press. The hospital wished to add a CAT Scanner at its facility, but the high cost brought on much controversy because the St. Joseph Hospital already had one. Government regulators were opposing the purchase of a second one in the region.
1977:
"Hospitals vying for scanner". St. Joseph Gazette, Dec. 1, 1977.
"The argument of "Cat" scanners". Opinion column by Jane Erickson.
"The issue of CAT scanners"--The People's Forum. letter to editor by Richard M. Nelson, chief technologist, Nuclear Medicine & Ultrasound, Methodist Medical Center.
1978:
March 12, 1978. "CT (Cat) Scanner element in health care cost war". St. Joseph News-Press
March 16, 1978. "Scanner 'race' could prove costly" Jane Erikson, by-line.
March 21, 1978. "Scanner controversy continues at hospitals". Jane Erickson, by-line
March 26, 1978. News Cartoon, by JB Day, St. Joseph News-Press
July 28, 1978. "$680,000 scanner for Methodist" announcing the manufacturer's agreement to provide it for one year free. Charge per scan will be $150.Lexicon
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