Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 320]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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the agency by the advertising media. When a commission is not paid to the agency, the standard agency charge for placing advertisements will be added to the reimbursement. Charges for professional and artistic services will vary between $8 and $20 per hour, depending upon the services provided. Total charges payable under this contract will not exceed $150,000. This will provide for a price increase of 9 percent and increased advertising for specialty services. It will also provide for the redesign of the major recruitment booklet, planned for last year but not actually developed. T h e new booklet will include a description of the facilities of the hospital. Funds are available in the Hospital Income Fund. T h e vice president for administration concurs in the recommendation. I recommend approval.

Contract for Graduate Medical Education Services, Rockford School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical Center

(28) In several prior actions the Board of Trustees has approved contractual arrangements with the Rockford Medical Education Foundation to assist with the medical education program of the Rockford School of Medicine. The chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended that the University continue to reimburse the foundation for patient care services provided by residents assigned to the Office for Family Practice, Rockford School of Medicine. It is proposed that in the 1979-80 fiscal year a contract be authorized with the Rockford Medical Education Foundation for an amount not to exceed $300,000 for this purpose, subject to the availability of funds. Funds for the contract will be included in the Rockford School of Medicine medical service plan operating budget authorization request to be submitted to the Board of Trustees for FY 1980. The vice president for academic affairs and the vice president for administration concur. I recommend approval.

Continuation of Employment of Health Facilities Consultant, Medical Center

(29) In 1975 the trustees first authorized the employment of Herman Smith Associates, Hinsdale, on an hourly basis, for general and functional consulting services throughout the programming, planning, and construction phases of the hospital and programming for the proposed ambulatory care remodeling project. T h e original estimate for such services was $490,000. T h e contract has been renewed annually. Total billings to date are approximately $412,000. All of the services required in connection with programming of the proposed ambulatory care facilities and most of the services required in connection with the hospital have been completed. T h e continuation of the services of the consultant is highly desirable through June 30, 1980, to complete the analysis of material receiving, storage, and distribution facilities for the hospital and to provide on-site consultation required to instruct hospital personnel regarding the operational systems during the activation and occupancy of the new facility. The consultant will be paid on the basis of the firm's composite consultant hourly rate. (The rates are on file with the secretary of the Board of Trustees.) The total billings will not exceed the balance of the original budget estimate (approximately $77,881). Funds are available from the Hospital Income Fund.