ST. ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL (PART 2) HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECOND SESSION ON DRAFT OF LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPEND 78 345 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Printed for the use of the Committee on the EY District of Columbia«. *** U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1976 CONTENTS Draft of proposal to establish an independent corporation with exclusive authority over St. Elizabeths Hospital.. Page 1 HEW proposed bill (re transfer)__ 58 Discussion draft of proposed legislation by Alliance for Psychiatric 97 Alliance for Psychiatric Progress, Dr. Essex C. Noel III, president__. Community Mental Health Centers A and B, Jonas Morris, accompanied Department of Health, Education and Welfare: Brown Dr. Bertram S., Director, National Institute of Mental Health, Dickson, Dr. James F., III, Deputy Assistant for Health, HEW.. Diggs, Hon. Charles C., Jr... District of Columbia Council, Polly Shackleton, Chairperson, Committee District of Columbia Department of Human Resources, Joseph P. Yeldell, District of Columbia Mental Health Association, Dr. Gottlieb Simon, District of Columbia Psychological Association, Dr. Margaret Ives, past Fauntroy, Hon. Walter E.. McAninch, Dr. Myrine, associate program director for psychiatric 107, 110 9 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals: 18 18 Wolman, Dr. Walter, director, psychiatric facilities programs__ Medical Society of St. Elizabeths Hospital, Dr. F. J. Pepper, past president. 18 107 MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Department of HEW, National Institute of Mental Health: Pruitt, Beatrice B., secretary, Office of Quality Assurance, letter dated August 30, 1976 to committee. 11 Report of Advisory Committee.. 44 Thomas, Harold A., special assistant to the superintendent, letter dated October 1, 1976 to committee, including "Analysis of Discrepancies in the JCAH Survey report of St. Elizabeths Hospital". Dizon, et al., plaintiffs v. Weinberger, et al., defendants... - 84 113 Doran, William T., M.D., letter dated August 11, 1976 to Congressman Page Harris, Hon. Herbert E., II, letter dated August 27, 1976 to Chairman Joint Commission on Accredation of Hospitals, John D. Poterfield, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Howard P. Rome, M.D., letter dated September 7, 1976 to Research projects approved at St. Elizabeths Hospital between April 1975 Washington Psychiatric Society, George J. McMahon, president, statement- 10 10 11 17 116 SUMMARY OF TESTIMONY Amendments, legislative, proposed: Alliance for Psychiatric Progress.. Community Mental Health Centers.. D.C. Psychological Association.. Erie County (N. Y.) Department of Mental Health H.E.W Shackleton, Polly, D.C. Council. St. Elizabeths Hospital... 34, 95, 106 69 107-110 110-111 31, 34 79 39-42 79 Accreditation__. Yeldell, Joseph P. Administration (H.E. W.) bill. Advisory Committee to the Secretary of HEW, report on the transfer of St. Elizabeths Hospital from DHEW to the District of Columbia Government--- Erie County (N. Y.) Department of Mental Health recommendations: 54-56 7 58,90 44 79 87 88 54 66,75 70 62 31 36 29 |