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Memo restricting hospital visitors

 Original typed 1 page memo of a directive from Steve Landregan, Assistant Administrator of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, dated Wednesday, November 27, 1963. The memo is about restricting hospital visitors to patients on 2-East and 2-West. It reads: "Mrs. Carol Reddick Administrator Aide / November 27, 1963 Effective immediately and until further notice, all visitors to patients on 2-East and 2-West must be escorted to the patient's room. Visitors will be restricted to the patient's room during their visit. Visits to non-critical patients will be limited to ten minutes. Two members of the family of patients undergoing surgery may remain in the patient's room while the relative is in surgery. Escorts for patient's visitors arriving on the floor will be provided by volunteers and information desk personnel. Escorts for patient's visitors leaving the floor will be provided by floor personnel from Nursing Service. By direction of the Administrator, Steve Landregan / Assistant Administrator cc - Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Lewis"

Object Details
Object title:

Memo restricting hospital visitors

Date:

11/27/1963

Object type:

Documents

Credit line:

Parkland Hospital Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.001.0002.0017

Memo restricting hospital visitors

 Original typed 1 page memo of a directive from Steve Landregan, Assistant Administrator of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, dated Wednesday, November 27, 1963. The memo is about restricting hospital visitors to patients on 2-East and 2-West. It reads: "Mrs. Carol Reddick Administrator Aide / November 27, 1963 Effective immediately and until further notice, all visitors to patients on 2-East and 2-West must be escorted to the patient's room. Visitors will be restricted to the patient's room during their visit. Visits to non-critical patients will be limited to ten minutes. Two members of the family of patients undergoing surgery may remain in the patient's room while the relative is in surgery. Escorts for patient's visitors arriving on the floor will be provided by volunteers and information desk personnel. Escorts for patient's visitors leaving the floor will be provided by floor personnel from Nursing Service. By direction of the Administrator, Steve Landregan / Assistant Administrator cc - Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Lewis"

Object Details
Object title:

Memo restricting hospital visitors

Date:

11/27/1963

Terms:

Hospital administration; Hospital staff

Object type:

Documents

Credit line:

Parkland Hospital Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

1994.001.0002.0017