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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 18

Transfer of the Center for the Study of Patient Care and Community Health, Medical Center

(16) The Medical Center Senate has recommended that the Center for the Study of Patient Care and Community Health, now a part of the School of Public Health, be transferred to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Health Services, effective July 1, 1977. The center, approved by the Board on May 20, 1970, was intended to be a campuswide resource, collecting health services information data, conducting studies of health care systems, and assisting in health services program development. The center was established as a unit within the School of Public Health, then deemed the best administrative location available, although other locations were considered. Following the reorganization of the Office of the Chancellor and the restructuring of the Office of Vice Chancellor for Health Services, it was recognized by the center staff and its director, and by other campus administrative officers, that the center should be able to fulfill its campuswide mission more readily if functioning as a unit of the Office of the Chancellor. The faculty of the School of Public Health support the transfer. Opportunities will be maintained for participation by current and future center staff in the academic programs of the School of Public Health, including academic appointments as appropriate. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. The Chancellor at the Medical Center and the Vice President for Academic Affairs concur in the action of the Senate. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Rader, this recommendation was approved. Establishment of Community Health Center in Rockton-Roscoe Area, Rockford School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical Center

(17) The Community Health Center Program of the Rockford School of Medicine consists of a system of ambulatory care facilities that serve as a significant part of the educational program of the Rockford School of Medicine. The facilities also provide an important segment of the health care needs of the communities in which they are located. There are now three such centers in the communities surrounding Rockford. These are located at Durand, Mount Morris, and Belvidere. To meet increasing educational needs and to provide patient care in an area needing these services, the dean of the Rockford School of Medicine and the executive dean of the College of Medicine have recommended that a community health center be established in the Rockton-Roscoe area. An economic study of the area has indicated that a community health center is financially feasible. In order to accommodate an increase in student enrollment in the fall of 1977, it is contemplated that initially the community health center be operated in space leased with funds available to the Rockford School of Medicine and the College of Medicine. The Chancellor at the Medical Center campus, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Vice President for Administration concur. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved. Contract with Hospital Central Services, Medical Center

(18) The University of Illinois Hospital currently encourages patients unable to pay for their hospitalization costs to apply for public assistance under the "Medical