The work of an Rh committee; experiences in a private general hospital

An Rh committee was formed at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica to provide preadmission consultation on all potential Rh and ABO problems and to maintain a file of information on Rh-negative patients in the delivery room. It is urged that no patient go to the delivery room without the known Rh-ABO type as part of the labor record. All obstetrical patients at the hospital are given "obstetrical information cards" for use as a memorandum on the labor record. A pink card identifies the Rh-negative patient. The program keeps the staff "Rh-conscious" and has improved teamwork among the obstetricians, pediatricians, nurses and the laboratory.     

Plans to run private facility in public hospital draw some strong opposition in Alberta.

Proposals to create private wings catering mainly to American patients at some public hospitals in Alberta have attracted strong opposition. Physicians at the Leduc General Hospital near Edmonton voted unanimously against a proposal to create a private wing at their hospital. Proponents say such moves would simply provide additional funding for Canada''s cash-strapped health care system.