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ln h~ts vou~t1 i!U"~·t ~t''*f1 apprehensive .· t4'bout boing . know. to t'tlec OOJ!'!plaints, ~t~)l> Both SOLO mnd SN'CO Stl"tt tiO~kin~ in the Co1:1.nt;r . PtoplQ' huiV& h~•n getting l11fn:tmla tion O't\ t ecn:.ute'ttll• lrtg !>!a<J1e !ilre . I v1:<~11~:ed th• .De}H\tttm•nt of H•al. th ~nd talkad at . len~t.b witn :•trs . Wt:ttfi, . the JHtriur . Sha 11' v ~Jtrf o1rer;.;. burdemed wi. tb work. ~itlfl do~u ?t 1 t evem l'Ul.Vt'l t1m• to maJ(s. iti51t-. to ·~~w !1111)lth$rtt d~l~ ~~el."~d by mf.dw1ve,s., 'Xl'HJt-<l 1$ . a bi4t dl'"iv~ o~ now to e~eot't.rmg• tr~aJ:rcna1zat:teJt. ·. O:n lV ttv• pe~oea~ . of th• on•·t'oUl't year old !.loa ... ·whit!ll~ .and 23 pe~ eaJtt or t~ s~am• ~!• \-tht.t0s w,.r~.~ ftnJ::rt4 . t1, lU.V<.J srn~llpo~ im.'llt.t~i;atl,on . . f>c7"t of wait$ :fQ\ltl'ls I.J$twe,&J~: . l~·~t ~t,<81 5•14 wet~ft a.lso tilltllo11~ im.rnun1-z.at:to~ W.$ w~:r~ 69'1 cd) ~h'<l :mol';;-~V'hitea o.f that Jii.5.:t • lfhi s dl!'ive t-Taa in!t:tated' by Del:' .• ft\)aa 1 th.e Bealtlt OfflQ'~tl' orr Dtill:a~~t am\~ Wilcox Goantiea,. ',tla" D~pal.'t;mellt ot Usalta 1• ve.r"f. 1ll$,QiHJ,U$t~ 1.a thia ~lcunty . 1<'Hti t~Js Sl'tit ~ot !\11"Vt.tc! i. MPllt• 'tfa·tt$ tOld tl'l$ tfa$.t IJh.Et hac,h1ft 'ktad it tllfld.'b$ pa:tlttnt ;/!It till.!.$ 1:rt rtr . 6b~ said th.s1~ ah.e 1\afJ · thrGs wlt1ta womea O"OnlS tor pr~uaatl.a: oar& l~.st :r~arc but• tn.sr on11 v~a.tt{l)~ the . !eal'tl ' D~pt . ontHJ: a."ld thtnt iil~D:nt ta · a pr1.v .at.~ pl:lysie1tll• aJttl wa.&; det• l,tV<i!l:'-9:di in r;.. ~.oa"Ptt.~l .. :t a.sk~d her wh<> p~atd toll' th.~ ~:ar~t of th$ ill~ agent wh.1 i~~~ ari.d ~tt~~ rapl1ed . • . "1 t .f!;et~;t tak~U~ Gare of1* $il'ld. woul,d .Mot ~tve. 'IA'$1 lnformatiol\, 11 .41i Q! the 1?1rtl:ltli in tm• Ocm~tt wo~rt~ Jattande4 bf mi~wiv~• 11!1 196!• • I t~l.lted vrt ttl two of the. m.idliili.Vea $.Jtad :the1 f0el rat\t•t"' btfad~qt).a:f;• ~nd $b9ted that t\1$;r bad not ~ad a m~&tlting wttb thl! !li.U"Se Ol"' 1it. ph.y.$1.0 ial!i in ov<&r- a· year. · 'l'hsr~ are ,32 ll!lt tlaa Co:l.W'ttif $l.ld· t~~~ roG.jOr<ity ar• el~!e;{lly women. . h~J ;roul\\!&:r;t womea do taot se~:ox tnt(;ltoe~t~Jd tn btaQOmil\1 midwt,i-es ~nd Mt'$. Vatb& pl~.:t4 Oll>J of the na.1cht1ve:a ~nc:p:V$!.U .. d some cH:;noer'ft ~a'bou.t tofho '$'1!~ goi:rie tQ deltvttr bab1e.rt tr~ tb~ not too d13t~rd~ t~tt~re • . Ia Jll!..m.unry,., .· a 1 pOW14, 7 oun(Ht 1nfartt was d&'l:l.V~:re4 b:;r a i1lid ... w1v~. 1 he t~:m.i1y cHd not have the :m~al'l Sc to tl?('\J.\spovif th• onild t~ vr\tskna ~ :'o the !nfan;t w;,~ tak$n v1~ l11gi'iwaf patrol , ~oro~H• S Counties ruo.d sw1ten~td at G9iO'b. CouiltJ l1lte to a:notl\or patrol c ar€1 whta B. Sltrviced that Co1.trrty .

g:re$t:te . Countx . . . . . . , . tlotl;l SC:C~- and z3NOO j~r0 ll,t worJA: !n tll.1!5 C~tmty. , 1 1141r~ 1~s Qt

Tent Clty ilil tnts C(>umty wh1etl ne,u:ett thlvee i"am.iliea ail th• pl .. esan.t ttmo,. :tt h#.~S only beet!l.. in lHds t!9nca· for about two wG~k~J . fSo• 1ntQ:ttt~lit1.otl Wtl:S obte.bt8d :trcm t,_ . Dept f ot H.ealt~ Q<>ao~:n~a:1l!lg . !ll<iilt1 ta;ry prsea.ut:tona , . e·ce • J!'tuu•e :ts. not ~ tull ... ti;nta 84'la1tGlJi•:LaJl, La tl:lis Uoutt:ty f;ltd ho dOtJS not via1t M1• O<:nm.tr :r<@gultU .. l:r ~•o 1. to th1:t tim.e., peopl• have I'lOt b(')el!l ~1ble to eolilsult wi tit him . 'l'~nt City doett have: a w~ll but, j.t aoa~ not ,mJ:tet w11~t\ r.,ecommen..Gat1ons ot tu u.s. Pu.'bl1o t1allli,tt~ 3erv1<Hl, Sanlpl3a o.t ~iat~J.? WfJrt ta~~n• and $ent to thr, F~:lblio l'!~slth .L;~tb .~ to~ I;}Xtilmilt41lt1on. ;i,he x•aihtlt~a I;ta.ve n.ot b3Gll If!.tttda knowtll yftt. '.l'he '~<ntteP is t1o t balltl'! uaad at this, ttme • P:re~paration~t tu·~ be ins mad& to oon:~truct Mnd aa.tar

:amd Hl(.}re I!Jall1 tf8.;l?l' ~rel:l. . !t tiilis tinJ.a tlae ground ia too we'G fOX" drilllt'lg . 1'lilAtr~• ~t·e .tl'irat Aid 1 suppl1Ei& a.t ·tne tant$ a:nd ttl&~/! ia a. p&l"ffO'R Wbi.O itlas SOflle lalowledga COilQfH'lling li'irst r~id e 11 t tlo naa oetHl tJ,cnH'lt 1:1 ~~ia Coun·tr concarntns ¥1edie 11 .. 1 . :~:~, hospital,. wn1ohi I spokra ot pl.'$\l'ioua;ly in E!utaw , i* 3t1U. sagr~J ­gat~d . 'l~or lt: b.Qa not• b·eea dona, at thl.s poi:nt oo111oernil'i#5 the f'il1n~ of crontplai:ntsr . I vtsitad Ml& D•pt . ot Uaelttt .

a local physiqiu) who I met at the :Planned i'are:nth<>Od 001'1• fereil·c<i l~ Atla.n.ta.. :->ne asked rna aot to associata mysel.t' with the »ami ly Pla:rmi:ng Clin.io !\th the Dept . ot Uealtll because I might_ je aprod12;& tb.e program. ;;;he said that mant whi t as volutea:p servie t9S to work in tkd.!l clinio an<i it tl\~y sVeXl knew tb.at sha .was tullklng to me, they would wi thdnawJa support·., :3he. has. inv:l.'ted me , out to h$·r homli but, as. of, re·t., I hav e n ot gone t Corm.nwai t•y P@ople have a]. so 'bean wor:ki~ oll EHlcour e.gi·ng thoae elig:Lbl$ to apply fo:r ,!l1e<l icare -, ; -

towndes> Goma!z. _ 11'nar(i) iiJ a: Tent City i1t thi s oour1ty wb.iah aousea five fa.m.ild.~~ .. 'I1he s:anitar.y condit-lonit are v~r7 poor. 1 b.ay e bael'l workin.g with '!\~:nt City, s ince l arri'led ia Alabama'• l'nere ,~r~ two ,. alds-rly women who are not ih the be~t of h e a l tn~ ~hera . 1 • .u1a; one case. of in.fectioua 1'\epatitia in th& City and th& D~pt . of Health d:J,d lnnoeula t~-9 tlm.e imm$<ll1ata .family., .. l'b.e calaild wa:S'l not qua,raAtimed nor ho~lpltalizea. 'J;'iae sanit.ation offioeP of thi' County Healtb. Depax•tm.eut. ill\a:pecta-d tne oommuni,ty ()f. tents B:lild app;t:IOVe~ of M1e livin,g. eondittoJn:s·,. r:rnere hLU n.ot been.~ mother c ase of infeet:l.ou$. hepa,t :itta {and tna . on11d nas-· ra= ¢overed• Tuskegee IAat;itute ~as a gre:nt for l Co.ll!in-unitr .fi.;.d:ucat ~on: Program. Ihe!J b.ave ):{aen working_ in towRaes GouJI:ttJ f or the past sev nral. mont hs.. •aey do hiava ._.. Healt• Divi~~tol.l and I lJ'Utve be.en ia contac ·t wit h. ths nurtJ...a • l.\ir .. s • Hose Stol':rs. wllo tHl$ b ean working i:rn tla6l County • 31!• said that- tlle--y would be, r &apon.sible f'o~~ t;~ healtll education in iih.at Q:QUJtty 9:tid' would •<~ork witll tha ptlople ot Ts:n:t City• L.!ttle na.~ bee.a done, as tar~- as. b.ea.l,tl:& preoationa 10• I'G s&e•a tl\at t~ Communit;r Eduoat:to:n Progr.lua 1$ very bureaucrat1q, amd th~t all kinds of pGr~misaiol!ls must b* gralilted 'be tor" andy divis.io;a, taka a stap. A well for i;he drawing of w_a.ter was ~ssurGd. the people of ~ent Oity s. €~varal weeks ago alild it mas 1\0t materialize$\ yet • s.Nac. i:t u:mable to dig o111e due to tn~ lac~ ot .t'un~s. Iner i.s n ot a hosp1 ta.l 1n Lowudea ·County _ al\d. th• population of tna~t County 1$ 15,417 • It 1a 80. 7'% Neg.ro• If persons can afford to aee s;_ playsiclan tllay must. gQ to · ,e :i, tiler Montgomery or Se~lir~ T:rmsport·a,tion is very sc arett • fhere is a p~ysio.ia:a bt l'·ort Daposi t which is ~t tbt• frat and. o,.f th,a County who somQtim~SiS w1.1l k~ep· ~ patie-nt ovarn:tg 'ka.l in litis. ot;f ice. Tna Heal til. Ye•partment # se.rvio.a~t Negroe_a:. It is:. thou~ht that whites do not go there~ dull);, tQ tb.~ :t'ac:.tl t }?.at no one I spoke: with ever sLaw a waite pat1eat in ttae clinie- as" a patient. 1>1rs. McGill,, G.n officer in t lta.e Freedo.lll Party, has baeh . di stributing il!li"orm~tion Of~ Me dioal"fa and- is working on gathe r ing complaints o:mt )le.althl and medical f.aoiUt1es which the peopl.e of tae County usa. ••• tnia .includes tl:loss out.­aid& of Lowndes County.

~tl-i lc O'i C ou~t1 . _ _ . .. · '.L'h.are 1$ a: g roup in thi1t~ i:pun ty wniol\ meets aaon Wedn:esdat to discussion healtb.,jN nutdiical ~a wel,fa.ra problema 1n tlt.J.t community • Complaints. hava · alre &dy been file~ ll1 til }fEW through th.a i'-1CHR s g.a:lnst , t~e , Dept. of fical.ta a:md tb,e Wilcox "'ounty Me1norial Hoapi tal. 11h1~J b.osp1 tal has already sig:ned &n assuranQE t o comply wit~ .Titla VI but no thing ha~ cnanged• Th& ra oj)lt

State Mental Institutions~ would totall:y desetregata.: Tha;r are Jearoy Hospit al in 1-iobil& and Bruce Hospital, in 'ruicaloosa,. Partlow State School and Hospital, for mentally retarde4 p~ sons will also desegregat.a. It i~ in. Tus¢alooaa: also. l4uchl work inf , t~ij! are ti has to be d. one by the MC HR a~ t .ing .l!s a 'o a.ta.­lyst. lha oard of Health Departm.€nlts in the Bls.e]( Belt serve only Negraes to a large oxta:m:t and tnat is inadequa.t$ly. Where. they . do serve wni tetl't tia6tr<i» /.~ al'a sperate. ~:mtra~oas, wa1tl:mg rooms,, etc. Clinics a.re al3o segregated. hia ia a trernEut<;ious sr~aa for community adu~ai~1o;a•, • .pol1tioall'1• It is an oppo~tunity l .. DD oo:rum.uni ty ox>gan.izationand tb.t:t OR groups are 1ntan:sely f. il\terested in our help i ll\ thls area. In the countieSt where 1 . have beel'l 1 some work i :!i r<Low goi:ng on concerning tns filing ot complaints. with HEW o ~oncerning hospitalS; and Health. D~pts• 1-la are using th.e same .fo:Mill!t that the MFDP*MOHR i,s using in co·llect1!1§ inf'orrna-tion fo:r? the suit against HEW., Soma of the people whouu 1 hava talka1d "''i til are v an 1ntasted amd taking mor& drastic aation than just fliing complaints with Hll!'W.- ·

~ . ' he following will be a brGI ak-dot;n of the work whicll is go inc

on concerning medical. l:leal tb. ad welfare services in AlabliUlla. . 0

Dallass ountz I have bean l·wrking witb. both. SNCC and seta. The. AimS:' group is rat;l\6r non-functioning at t~a presel'l'b time. 3oms of tha mt\r4bers are nyet me~tiner an<i are ~or king oH the · ac):\o.o~ lUllloit. program.s.. Th$re are. pa.c~ pl~i) in tr1a 6oUBtJ" who are working to collect complaints · agaill•at taa. Departm~-·~ of H.:ud.ti\ and tk\e hospitals.. Bur\'rell1 Inflrm .. arr :t.s ~- al1 Negro hospital i:ler~ a.n.d is fru:" below standard. It is licensed in the State andi :11" it doe s not .improve lit Deoambaro 31, 1966• :Lt will loese llcensura. · It does not avan .hava one l.ioensed registered nurse Ol\ staff • It is ver·y difficult :foz:t me to avaulats tais; hospital duo t<> the ethlcs i:nvolveo but I nius.t s .~1 ta&.;t it · is a datremant to the ho.altl:l of the commWiity.,. 1 b:ere :ta mucJa. l'lostagio ::sentiment abou1; this nospi tal ~:t<l tha Negro commuJ).1 ty so I am at a l oss a.t wbult to do. Good ;:,a:m,ar1ta, the: pra= . dominantly Negro · patial!li~ tlOspi tal in financially in tne ":red" • It is ·::short on Nur~ing parsonmel also m is seGtldng to recruit R.M.a • Rev. C;powley,. tb.a admini~Jtvator--. b..aa be~n aakiJag about t lm.e possibility of grau:bs: ±'or the h'ospi;al.-. He is i nttirestadi i a developing an v l~:t.tlng nurse service. 'll,here is a school. of Practieal Nul'aing at.filiated tv1th. the hospitali and b.a . 1$ interestect in t he possibility of gatting money for prepara.tory school du~ t o the fact th:1iLt the girls wh~ come i .nto the nursing program are so 111-prepar~,d· I nave talk~d with DJ;"• J aclc Gie ger o o:mcer n i ng t his• 1·here is also a. problem w1tll the l~ek of k n owledgEt conceP:ni ng First Aid! with the ronbu.lanc~ Privers. 1'ne director of Nursing has sought tbla lYICHR for nel:p conce ni:ag this. I t h ink that now the7 ars 1~ the process-of getting the hospit al b<,ard· to endorse- or racoommend a: First Aid course. for am.bulap,cs drivers and solici~e the R~cll Cross f"or help. I ~ ia investig ating th• LJ~ntal ~linie. here at the Dept. of Haaltn.. :Lt definitely doea discriminate and they still wa:at the pe opl1l involved in the . complaint to approve of ·t he fac.ill t~ft, There' i:1 a p roposal baing drawn~up for a Head-qt a~t gr ant. 'l'he ~"lC HR h_as be~n asked to ass.ist in th8 planning a~paet. I am il'l c ontact with a white women (wife of

as far .as l am concar·n~d aad ;tt muat be.. watonad• Ther& ia; a det'i:nita nee4 for V'eStin'Ol\ and int$rpretatioa of tb.& · $nt1re ~~edicare Bill• I do hope· that . tlw MC!ill ca• wor~ on thia 41 :Eh&t i ill as • undars:tal!ld it. laavasvoom tor a·ll typea ot things. I think tb.at· loQal Qowaun1t1es should ba awars. of' Wllat . they migb.t dO tor halp Sh$-p$ things in the right di~eotion. 'fb.Ett•e· needs to ba d(li''1n:lte :tr(Jvis1ons or t;~ b•ll. it'oi- i:astuce, aliaYo:n~ 65 or avall' saould ba able. to walk into a; nosp9tal ancl · be hospitali~ed 1t neoel:Jsary,." 'l'ha bit· oonc:.Hi rn.~ns t"orm_, etc. oould b e don~ at this t ;Lme . · ~he deadline f or a,pplicatioa h.aa excl~de4 maJl7 . pitople.. .rhare are. many otbtllr . ~u"eas that RfHt4 raviaiol'l and I think th1a.t 1 t is tne ri!Hrponsib:1;lity o£ tM; f1QHR tG act ai a, eataly:1t con~el"'tting politica'l ~ducation~ oom.ntun.ity action, $ta., in. thi:S &r$a o"f collctiU'll• l tb.;1.nll: t~at we. b.a:ve tQ op~nly aupport tb.a soeializa:tioll of :meai~ina be<ulu}Je ot th~ in.eff1o1oncy of the pr~afJ:st> prog~~_. !Uld tor man! o~h!i:r reasona:. I ~Uil very apprehensi;ve about Med icare . in · _laoanut a~ you can tE•ll. ot ooureht. it~ f a.tlura here ill the State caa lead to all typ~a ot act!o- and ta;tJJ; I thbtk we shou ld be prep ,!:rin:g 1~oli. ~h& R-pu,bl.ieane · ca,n pl"'oablt help ua ,on this coJaeer-nlng aci1o:a paPty ... wis•.

llOSJ21tal:t, Dapar:tll1tUl tSi C:>:f llaalt~- _and vpm · lia:n~e wi,t}l the Cli. l31lb An ~x¢ellen.t ropo:ttt. ol'1; ·· • .. • o .iision on d'!vil l't£ght:r. llas recently baena rela a<J.Ied.'/i/f,){ _; lt 11 Tl~LBl Vl ••• ON:& YEAR AF'T E...!l. and is: a s~ver · oti desegregation of he altfl and w~ltaa aervie~s in. the South. Nine hosp~tals. in ta(J Stat~t w•n sum:-• vayed and the Pepartm,ent: s of Healt}!a; and w·.u~• wftz:-. . al,ao aurvay•C:l to some degrtiHh, Sal.!lta h apt1st Hospital will not aeeapt Nagxoo patie~t1s. It is ~ttill s$:('Vbag whit9 patients and is. receiving Federal mon:1ie~s th:uov,.gllt Old a_g& Asa1stan€ut· di:recttl1 from the Dept. ot' Pena:tc•n a};1,d ;.:seeU+-"1 ty wb.icb.. d1sscr:UUn-.tos •. Gooct Samaritan Hoit.p:Lt ~al,, whioa is predomi:ruttaly Nepo. b.aai signed , an assurallf• t~o~ oompllanc• but, luis pro'bl8Il'U1 ia gaU-tima ,.1tib. patienta. hertt Gtr& approcimately .32 white pb:ysiciau on th& sta£t; and the1 a~·e · reluctant to brln£S waite patiellt~ . there Iu. ~taw, AlaloULI!l• {Gr&&ilfJ Ch:nm.ty in the Black ~elt l :{ ·bh&. z6.;.·bed Green• CoUJtttj· Hoap:l.ta.l/ is eng$-SiEld i:u a l?eiaodell.l\8 program . to conve-rt all atcooimnodati~nsto p:Pivate rooms. The hospi t 'al is heavily s•:t$l"tte;iited ~t 'EhJ;.s t imE} • It 1a · al:S·O :i.n thfl procEHJ$ of c~nst:ructing a; JO·b~Hi nui:ising ho. me . wi tit Hill:-• B tll"ton funds.. .l.n ~1aJr?io:n "'"la'btmla'• (fe.rry. Oou.nty in tn. Blaok Belt) the Perry Oount~r Itosp1tat ihld Ntwsing Home ha.s taken stepa to file f.l$.S.UJ:'QN.!HI and to b$g;l.n OOnlp'li&illo&i rl'a• p•oplt in tha comrnu1t1t1 . h.ava sa.id tb.s.t some t!tim~s are g~adua~ltT' changing but it 1:~ st:lll. segregat~<l. hey told mE) tlult tb.e Federal !4en nave bea:a doW!l to the hospital and tha.t th~ white f'olk:t can't figlU'e' ou1; who 1s SfJllding them. . In PerrJ County itt the town of lfnio:ntcrwm., th.ara is a small h.ospital wh1cb 11 Glosed due to thEt :.Caci7 ·th.at a<lequata atatf oanimot be foun4 to staff it. The Ntaw Vaughan Matnorial Hospital in Sel:o1a is heavily segregated. J:n W·ilcQ.X County, tlla Wileox Oountr Memor~al Hosp!~al $i.g11~d assurra:aoe ot ooin.plf laa'b yflar bu,t 1 but remahHt segregated and without oha!lge • he people ot,;: the County hava fil~d co:mplaint$- with. H:E:W tmoough MOHR. he majority ot tna b.osp11; als in :t:h.& State nav-e 11ot moved tow.~ci dese~:relgstiolll. This- pasrt wa&k 1 t was' amtoti.aee(i th.ati the t¥to

Food and Drug Administr~:ttion. He was appointed to worlc out ot. this office fol" a yes;r in April ot 1955, I was able to g&t l&atlets and post4:!ra: which were distributed to CR workers· and community people :ln som• of the counties where I have contacts. Du" to laol£ o,f time, I did not get to do all ot the m1inimal work that should nave been doae ln. · this area\. Agenda of open. hours of Oouatiy Social; Security Of.fice:s was obtained and inform.a<t:LonJ was giveD to people in those oountias. Report~ are, from tha Social Security Dept., that a large R'Ulllbar of the elig1bl61 Negro population. nas not yet 'ippliad for r1edieaPe. Mailin~~9 WEH"9 sent several tirneiJ, to those uarso:ns already rec~iving Soctal Security checks and to those reoeivins Welfare checks but the~ return was not ~ 1111/ 100% nor anywhere ntHl i' that. Mal'ly paole1 w&ra not rea.o,hed at all and others are c ontused aonca r nit.tg _ l~adidare. There is great question in my mind: about the fulfillnlemt of the program. in. th.e Stae of AlabQmtl'• Some hospi tala are - already plan.aing to build wings. with privata roc~ms and this :will axclude us-. by the inde'g ent. Paople un.de1r l~ed ioare, B lue Cross and otller lnsur­mee plans will not be1 able to affoi'd :medical care • Matay of tha hospitals will most likely not sign for Madieare tmmadi­atal;r at any rate. Tb.art3 are questions in the mind of the community people regar'ding tlla av;ilillbili ty ot care under the supplement-al program. P(lrSolu. l ... eceivi:ng Social Security ob.eoks will be able to deoid if the $.3,00 for the supplementaJJ'1 prO• gram should ba taken out of their cb..ecks. Ia all of th.oountia• which I am: acquainted w11~h, a raif$e ot $.3 a:m.d $4 was g1ve;n . · to thoaa persons on Old J'-ge Assistoea wita in the last fr,.w 11'l.bntha in hopes that the~r would apply tor the supplementary prograa. Al.ll Hell, . will break loose, hopefully. wh.e• someoae finds ou t tnat tl:iey •,..rill have to travel. many milas in order to .rec:ei ve car& . under Mettl1c are due to th.3 fact tl\at the hospi­tal in their oommullity i~1 not working witla l'1ed1oare for one reason or anotb.EU'e It wt ll be likely that wheut th.~1 · travel to another oomm:u.ni tr f'or hospi ta~:l,.zation, tb.e 'bed a will be. filled.. App.roximately, 60%--7o$ of the hospital beds no! oooupiad in the Stat a arGI occupie4 by persons over 6,5., · oms of these peu•sona will ·be moved to homes for the Aged,.. 'I'hat is anotha:r area for oo:ns :l.deration. Tllere ara vary few in tne wl.1ara a Ne gro p&rsolt o !'ln g6. If many do not end discrimina<i~iol\1 th.ere will be f'ew beds av·aila'ble t<l poor ~hi tea ~lass, th• par.son paj'S directly t •O t he home and tha liederal Ltover~nt doesn't giva to t ha home directly. Blus Cross-.611.19 She11d will be ham.dling all o:r t ha books in this State for th.e Govern­ment. It has: not bean ye't deta.r-minad 1 in this State, h.ow; tthe nayment ot phys1e1a.:na :for' sarvioas trill be. made available • There i:s not a list ya i~ a~vailabllil at tb.e presel\t time of tb.ose hospitals t-rho will w;)l"k ,dth M~dicare. Before a hospital. oaa qualit;x- for Madiear0, i~hey have to be accredit tad by t~ Jo1nt Uommission ol'l Aot::redi tatio:n of' Hospitals out of "hie ago. Thera are only 55 hosp:Lta~s in the Bta8e \-rhioh are :now. accr9dited by that Commission. In a9dition. , f hospital rttust develope a satisfactory Utilization Rav1ew. his is a Board ot Physicians (as I u:nda .' stand it) which. will ka•p oheck on th.e usa Q~ Modicare Funds. In other words·J, l.t will sarva as a; monitor to see that a tJat1amt gA t ~ tha 1'l.aCE:IsSiary care and tb.at Medi.oare 1;, not a.• buaad. by keeping patients .in the hospital longer th. an tha7 necessarily h:nra to be there for oat~e• This. c an work botll ways

Planning). Many of the ollnica. (~pacing) w'ere initiated b7 Dr • . BoguE~ or the Univers1t:r or Onic,ago during a study whick ~a did 1ri the $tate of Alabi/Wl& ooncernini oral eontracspt;l.ve•;• The !'1al<.l work, ,which baga~!l two y~ars ago ia now completed. In many of th~ ;:;>paoing li1d.cs intra-uterine devices are available.. Otb.er.' forms of contracept1vas are also available., 'l'he Division ot lV1at.e:rnal au.d Oh.ild EJarE;; h.a~ a grant in o.rQ'e~ ~<:> mal(e contraceptives ~vallable without cost to the pat1antJ ~pecifios co~carning Dr • .B(l$U$ 1 s Prog~am. was not '.availabl.a · tlu'oug;:ta. the Vepartmen'b of 1iea.1 tb.•

; . i) Jua.ticfl:· a:eartment . . I spoke with Jofii Do~ one e'f'eninet a·t · the SNCC o!'f1o.a concerning the lack of an.t'orce~nt of' Title V$ or tJ:ut, Civil .1.\1~httt. Ac~t. H• told me .that complaints snould be se~t to the JDt~ lit: w:a.a Very dafSJ!lSiVS about the Whale :rl1atteP 01' BQ it S&Smeq· al).Q WQ:Si reluct~t to diseuse it fmrtbler·., He die say that tne:re war• 1:nvest1gatq:rs. ~mploy.ed re<Hu~tly by · HEW. I r EJceatly talkeci· with On ad Quaintance 1 the ~fl) representative 1n tb1s ara t:~ .,.. I,la 13 aid that h~ would be- inta·I•a stad in working Ol'l the problem. . =. of· di,~crimln.$t1on. in hospH;at3 in the Stat$ oi: Alabama-. He admitted. that tl\.e jur:td1oM~on ot tne. JD. m;d the HEW' conQaPni~g. Tltl&\ Vl; WQS not ole~l.y d~Jfinod and tkat 1t was at;tll baing. · dise:tlSSfHl.. lie said that pl~oblams with health aJtd medical!: · .t'ac:Llitiett oo·Uld be handleet unde:rr TtttEJ Ill by theJD·• · A$ rtor 'l'itl• VI, he w:ould like· ·cmupl.a.inti. but could n.CJt a .•• ura anJ de£.1n:tte help. . Re· ass'!;Wti)d :me that he w:ould t:ry., He 1$ sptio11"1• ilatarested in the fac1l1:t1e•~· whicb. b.aYe signedassu.ructHI tQ comply under iJ.l!:ble; VI but 1nrhich ~!lava, not complieth,.

Dep!"rtmen1t ot· P~n1s:1.op a;n1d i~tJouritz . . N$edlass: to saJ~ this Dept., 18 vary inadequate as is . tO. Dept. of Health• I re¢ed .. veci rn.ater1;-ial very easily :trom this Pept .. in Dallas County. l taUcadl a.t great length with: Mrs .. Willdn$on, the .Dal~as County DireQt,or,, _ She readily admitted tb.e 1nulequac:1es of tha Dept •. but · said th.at the:ra was notkl"-ns that sb.e could do dua to the lim.ited. fu:nd:a1 appro:priated by ,the State.,. She also said tha.t there was neted for revis·ion e>f the Alabam&~ Pension

~.~~· .. ~».=~jj;jg);}i;.:.tt~1$W~.·~.pr~ .• ~.:o~;t WA'J?ff//{///$#~~~#J~#j'{J do know that t~ ~pt 0 has l"ef'used. to sigll assu:t""alito• ot oo:mplianc;ut and is contl~uiin.a tQ discriminate and 1& s·tdl.l rliilceiving Federal Funda* (::Ca• abov•, which I oro~ue4 0 1~t is In1 hopes.~.I think.) "'omatbins shou ld b e done about thi:s s1itu:a.tion• It certainly should be exposed• Som• of the DeJ;:rt •. d1soriminatory praGtioe~ ar• very ope~ and others would ha'1e to be uncovered by suppoening fil11a: and b1 testirnonicts. of pe ;r:-sc~ns who would not stvn be inol.u.~e<l in .the tiles but who nav 1~ beea turned: awa.:y from th& offiQ•• Some ' o.f the counties in ·t;b,1· Bl,ack Belt have got te11. ont. ot tthree commodity food progra.ma jrecently. It is quetstionabla now tthese progr·ams are a.aministera~t. ·

Soe\al Security D~Rartm~1~.. . , .. Oft• of th.o St.-ate Ot":f'ices is )..ocatad. in ;:>elm,a! I W'a.S, able to get mucb. ~n.f or.matiol'l .from them. Mr. liurl.sy, a~ Negro, works in tho offt1ce. He is no it; f"!"om AlabQllla but is with the U.S.

A~tton nlUSt b~JJ. ·taken $1.tb~u.~ to improve. t b4 ~rt~Jf;ldarda ot . tba~• i\61Jpit iil1tJ O'J' to ClOfUl tbotll. 'X'btt MOUR qo.uld do· WOPk tn tla1a ,arcu••

PllVl5lOlf Off MA.T~£!Bih ~u~[l..~PH~ OAR§ . . O.a two o~.,#UJ .$.1QM8 ~ waa um~tit•· ·t o :ipt~lC wttb. th,f. 41reeto~ fl:, t h1a 41V1t.t1Qn~ lf4 t;r.aV1tl111 • ereat deal. X: dld tall£> With the act!etlu:lEtt a~ t haT tol~l -~· ot· the pl"oYlou• qon1u\ot w1'th t bt l>tQHR • . ll a•••• tb.at ~._. Ki~nil•~' • t ht,t dil"ooto~. 1a 'ff)lf1 iates-• as1htd' .tn talking ·wit~ uu • . +. t'l'ltso•lvect lllttOh 1ntQJnUtton h• t:l\ti Dt.-1~t~n. ~JlCl ol~&J~llj~c -.tton· ou ~opor-ttt., A• can' ·b4 oxpeote<J,. tn• Pt~Jttrna·l an4 c114 dtu~tit\ . l'a~• 1n. t b& a.tat~ ot Alab•• s.-. ~--~G.tngll ·nil- eapqt .r~rt.l~' b\ .tt. Hee" (!)~~1\r~:·. ::ta: ttW . »:t••W' :Bel':f~ wtllfll'ta d~ ~left: ,\it••:• 6 tbt .t?e'P.·• :·..- _or; ~i~'l ~:1\. .~&terntty:. CI1n1c:• ·• , ~·:r• ta ~o w_r·1tt•a poli(JT to b• .. t"a~ .1>ut·1 a-ppapentlr1 1~ 1• kt'tow :by w:nt t.~• tlt tru• (l~u.a-1~7 tn•• lt,>oa:l. phr•toS,ue .

. 'J1111. t~•·•~ l~eg$~t w~tt~~ - tr••~ ot olua.l'g~ -- ~4 "t1o:mebo\ff;·i tb•ll!' h-o~pttca11t•t.~A)n to·~ dalS;Vrt:t•f . 1• ptl:ld •. ·: i · ailll;ltl$abl• ta .t;Il4··' . out.. vb•.rce .· t \'kt t'lM·Ilt o·~tu. fJ•()m• ~ do: know th4t. 1)1. D•lla• (Selma) Coo·aty an4: 1.n- w·11~o"' \iQUll\t,! t hll 14 ao., N•gt1o&• atte .. the· De-pt·, . ot . flealth. Ol.tn-1•• (d\4~ tla St t,_t. lsa.• a sr.an~r to." pH&~ nari' ·wom..a wtf.lt) 1Jtdtcuate~t oo.,ltoatlf)il• w:b.1e-. 0ntlbl•a: tb$11a; · ta;, hav•: pre..-t~at:l! (t1lJ'tl,· 1t~ thet~ .l &=tt .. t~1••.~t.i•l' and d:.t11vanr tn •· noapttat. . heJ' ' _ ua1~ t~avc-1 t o 'luak•s•• fr#· tb1• o~. q·QN 1f: ·et•on •\ And-rell H~JSJDP1.al- Uoap.ltJtl.: at .'l'ua&ese•' l~'1•

·t-g.t• • . bta •.rut ~;~~ · :tr,•: m-r oa4••!•· " ttoMJ\- ••: ·to . •l'a11tl _ . w'ell ovo~ 200 'tl:'iltae tol' t~bt• ca_it&.,. · · T~ilhAJp.ol1ta,lon ia not.: · pro.v$ded' --- ft+w oan ~t~~P<~ it~ Wnet. tald.q· · 1~to oou14e:r•':loa that. odJ.'4i-l..1c>a~1on•-~ ~• alv•;lldJ· l:ntl~o4to4; 1hr~vell1n& . • p••'­!tN· dit(o rm.e:• 11i. •uott ~ a;t-;(t li.t~ r1.alc. ~- l9l~, . o~~ ol- i:JS., ,bl.Ptna. 67 1 w~ :f'o e·tlllb111tb.a. · fhtu•• w.eJ:'e. · tO'!~ ~a,et'laa~ doata.,. · t n...- • were . l.~· wom.oa wtt~n liolgp•1&t1. Jll w1 tb milcl:,. PPGeoltD~pa,.,_. alU't 54 w1~'h ••'lr$1'• i~•u•~t-pa1••• _ .;t nttt'' be . i}ake~t . 1nto .. ctln61der• at;iF)"' ' ~tl'at :th••• w•~• t~ P''t1ent· • . , wn~· a:c~ to . ~n~ . boapita."t: la i uak•e•••· How mant · t..,:~Je· ntt·'~~&~ · ge\ there., . u$:l1n1.t• . actto11 a.b.oul.d b• taltaa: oOltl~ti . .rn.tac: tb-• , u••· ot · tl'Ua PAA• at ~uaiaf.,•• · 1• 18 , "•'1"1 ·- l nedp•ei;tten• ~tld , ~4tq•»~a.1.f.aat.1oa. ta·. 1a ae~d•ut. . MlCh' .t 8tJdr tl!lail · Sa' W.Jf: abotttedi 4~:t.i1s .th·-~,· _· ·• pr•peo-yw:bl1l• bel!'lB tJ?)•lte4. (tn .the c~": ot) : Andl .. ~V Mo.,r1.a1' llOapl.Uetl•: In : t~~ . ilaC,• ~~rl-~ , -. tbti, .a-.jo .. l~T: Ot· ~·~~- WOM. _. at'tt. dll1Vttl"~Ht'· b;r. mt4wlv••,•~ .1~ !n th~· .tollowtna ··p~e4oa111id&ll.J: nf•~;~~ · ~orU!t~•a·~; .i>•tq.~nt,~&ij, • . -~ snowa · .,~ 1ntanta <f•livotte,.d. _ .... _ by poo:r1t· u .a:tnad ~ •t<twlvaa~" · 'tH. looa, . €?1-.~- WotS~·) 11··k" · e~wttt.l• b1:rtba . at.t•4rt•act' by. ¥Btldw\Vt1• ·• • ~wmJ•• {60e:7"· lfe~o ) 711-. 7·fs;; · Hale: . . <.,10.:1~ 1-~·~ro.-. l _ 66.~~~ . _3umt_itlll. (76-.~.l 61,.J.• ·.lSu_~l.o~· (_ .7~~9:4) .51.1::&• , Ptu•n t65 •. S~) . ~s • .gf .. Ureen•, (81.3~»: )4 •1•• ,- lfirwbo~ -~2•0J) 4,6,.8J.. Moavo•· · (5o~;'n0:' 44. 7~~· · t~~#!twJ1fiJ!f(t./11!~. r~;~II1!Jl/l· Macoa Oo~tJ· .1ll 'lofh1ch. A.nd~•w ~~1'1Qttt•l ~spl_tat 1• looat•4· la 6).S~· ~eg~o bu~ onlt 21· •. 1~ · ot ootmt:r· btvthff\ . wc:u.~• attamt·e.d by mtdw$,••• Thi attove.. ptt~·~•nta&~~ ot mdw1v• . 4•• l.!Vill'i.lflt, \lffH"8· .takcta tx-o .. t11:1• D'&p·l"~:m.e'n.t ·ot d.e.alt~ nepo~'l o~ 1964. MC~I.tt i'rlWJt · aiov~J: to l.l•f &t oa1»ttlJI' . 111 ' t }lfl ff!'OVis1oa ot

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