Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke, And Related Diseases Division of Regional Medical Programs National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 20014 | US. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Public Health Service 21 35 34. 43 7 4g 10 52 oa ————_—_— 37 25 28 3 53 45 13 age Se 23 18 15 38 24 29 16 51 9 49 39 ? 3 46 23 44, 40 4 12 \ 3 31 I 26 - 20 11 ” Regional Medical Programs have been awarded Regional Medical Programs have received opera- planning grants*. . . tional grants*. . . ; @ to develop operational proposals through . . . © to improve patient care through research, con- © surveys of needs and resources tinuing education, training, and demonstration © feasibility studies projects ‘ © organization and staffing ® to develop better methods for the exchange of information among medical schools, medical centers, community hospitals, practicing phy- sicians, and other health institutions, organi- zations, and personnel Regional Medical Programs are currently under ® to continue to develop new and expanded development, review, or negotiation * plans for further improvement of patient care * NOVEMBER 1, 1967 |" ste REGIONS AND PROGRAM COORDINATORS ] ALABAMA B. B. Wells, M.D. U. of Ala. Med. Ctr. 1919 7th Ave. S. Birmingham, Ala. 35233 2 ALBANY, N.Y. F. M. Woolsey, Jr., M.D. Assoc, Dean Albany Med. Coll. 47 New Scotland Ave. Albany, N.Y. 12208 3 ARIZONA M. K. DuVal, M.D. Dean, Coll. of Med. U. of Arizona Tueson, Ariz. 85721 4 ARKANSAS W. K. Shorey, M.D. Dean, Sch. of Med. U. of Arkansas 43201 W. Markham St. Little Rock, Ark. 72201 5 BI-STATE W. H. Danforth, M.D. V. Chan. for Med. Affairs Washington U. 660 S, Euclid Ave. St. Louis, Mo. 63110 6 CALIFORNIA Paul D. Ward 655 Sutter St. #302 San Francisco, Calif. 94102 7 CENTRAL NEW YORK R. H. Lyons, M.D. State U. of N.Y. 750 E. Adams St. Syracuse, N.Y. 13210 8 CLEVELAND F. C. Rebbins, M.D. Dean, Sch. of Med. Western Reserve U. 2107 Adelbert Rd. Cleveland, Ohio 44106 9 COLORADO- WYOMING C. W. Eisele, M.D. Assoc. Dean U. of Col. Med. Ctr. 4200 E. 9th Ave. Denver, Col. 80220 10 CONNECTICUT H. T. Clark, Jr., M.D. 272 George St. New Haven, Conn. 06510 11 FLORIDA S. P. Martin, M.D. Provost, J. Hillis Miller Med. Ctr. U. of Florida Gainesville, Fla. 32601 12 GEORGIA J. W. Chambers, M.D. Med. Assoc. of Ga. 938 Peachtree St. N.E. Atlanta, Ga. 30309 13. GREATER DELAWARE VALLEY W.C. Spring, Jr., M.D. Wynnewood House 300 E. Lancaster Ave. Wynnewood, Pa. 19096 14 HAWAII W. C. Cutting, M.D. Dean, Sch. of Med. U. of Hawaii 2538 The Mall Honolulu, Ha. 96822 15 ILLINOIS Wright Adams, M.D. Assoc. Dean, Biol. Sci. U. of Chicago 950 E. 59th St. Chicago, Il. 60637 16 INDIANA G. T. Lukemeyer, M.D. Assoc. Dean Indiana U. Sch. of Med. 1100 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, Ind. 46207 17 INTERMOUNTAIN C. H. Castle, M.D. Assoc. Dean U. of Utah Salt Lake City, Ut. 84112 18 IOWA W. A. Krehl, M.D., Ph.D. Dept. of Int. Med. U. of Towa Towa City, Ia. 52240 19 KANSAS C. E. Lewis, M.D. Chairman Dept. of Preventive Med. U. of Kansas Kansas City, Kan. 66103 20 LOUISIANA J. A. Sabatier, M.D. Claiborne Towers Roof 119 S. Claiborne Ave. New Orleans, La. 70112 21 MAINE M. Chatterjee, M.D. 295 Water St. Augusta, Ga. 04332 22 MARYLAND T. B: Turner, M.D. Dean, Sch. of Med. Johns Hopkins U. 550 N. Broadway Baltimore, Md. 21205 23 MEMPHIS MEDICAL REGION J. W. Culbertson, M.D. Coll. of Med. U. of Tennessee 858 Madison Ave. Memphis, Tenn. 38103 24 METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON, D.C. T. W. Mattingly, M.D. D.C. Medical Society 2007 Eye St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 25 MICHIGAN A. E. Heustis, M.D. 1335 Catherine St. Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104 26 MISSISSIPPI G. D. Campbell, M.D. U. of Miss. Med. Ctr. 2500 N. State St. Jackson, Miss. 39216 27 MISSOURI V. E. Wilson, M.D. Executive Director for Healtn Affairs U. of Missouri Columbia, Mo. 65201 28. MOUNTAIN STATES K. P. Bunnell, Ed.D. Assoc. Director Western Interstate Comm. for Higher Ed. Univ. E. Campus Boulder, Col. 80302 29 NEBRASKA- SOUTH DAKOTA H. Morgan, M.D. 1408 Sharp Bldg. Lincoln, Neb. 68508 30 NEW JERSEY A. A. Florin, M.D. N. J. State Dept. of Hith. 88 Ross St. E. Orange, N.J. 07018 31 NEW MEXICO Reginald Fitz, M.D. Dean, Sch. of Med. U. of New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 87106 32 NEW YORK METR. AREA V. deP. Larkin, M.D. N.Y. Academy of Med. 2 E. 103d St. New York, N.Y. 10029 33 NORTH CAROLINA M. J. Musser, M.D. Teer House 4019 N. Roxboro Rd. Durham, N.C. 27704 34. NORTH DAKOTA T. H. Harwood, M.D. Dean, Sch. of Med. U. of North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 58202 35 NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND J. E. Wennberg, M.D. U. of Vt. Coll. of Med. 25 Colchester Ave. Burlington, Vt. 05401 36 NORTHWESTERN OHIO. C. R. Tittle, Jr., M.D. Medical College of Ohio at Toledo Toledo, Oh. 43614 37 NORTHLANDS J. M. Stickney, M.D. Minn. State Med. Assoc. 200 Ist St. SW. Rochester, Minn. 55901 38 OHIO STATE R. L. Meiling, M.D. Dean, Coll. of Med. Ohio State U. 410 W. 10th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43210 39 OHIO VALLEY W. H. McBeath, M.D. 1718 Alexandria Dr. Lexington, Ky. 40504 40 OKLAHOMA K. M. West, M.D. U. of Ok. Med. Ctr. 800 N.E. 13th St. _ Oklahoma City, Ok. 73104 41 OREGON M. R. Grover, M.D. Director, Cont. Med. Ed. Sch. of Med. U. of Oregon 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Portland, Ore. 97201 ' 42 PUERTO RICO A. Nigaglioni, M.D. Chancellor, Sch. of Med. U. of Puerto Rico San Juan, P.R. 00905 43 ROCHESTER, N.Y. R. C. Parker, Jr., M.D. Sch. of Med. and Dent. U. of Rochester Rochester, N.Y. 14620 44. SOUTH CAROLINA C. P. Summerall, II, M.D Dept. of Med. Med. Coll. Hospital 55 Doughty St. Charleston, S.C. 29403 45 SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY R. B. McKenzie Pa. Med. Society Taylor Bypass and Erford Lemoyne, Pa. 17043 46 TENNESSEE MID-SOUTH S. W. Olson, M.D. 110 Baker Bldg. 110 2ist Ave. S. Nashville, Tenn. 37203 47 TEXAS C. L. LeMaistre, M.D. VY. Chan. for Hith. Affairs U. of Texas Austin, Tex. 78712 48 TRI-STATE N. Stearns, M.D. 22 The Fenway Boston, Mass. 02115 49 VIRGINIA K. Nelson, M.D. Dean Med. Coll. of Va. 1200 E. Broad St. Richmond, Va. 23219 50 WASHINGTON- ALASKA D. R. Sparkman, M.D. Sch. of Med. U. of Washington Seattle, Wash. 98105 51 WEST VIRGINIA C. L. Wilbar, Jr., M.D. W. Va. Univ. Med. Ctr. Morgantown, W. Va. 26506 52 WESTERN NEW YORK D. M. Surgenor, M.D. Dean, Sch. of Med. State U. of N.Y. at Buffalo 101 Capen Hall Buffalo, N.Y. 14214 53 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA F. S. Cheever, M.D. Dean, Sch. of Med. U. of Pittsburgh Flannery Building 3530 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213 54 WISCONSIN J. S. Hirschboeck, M.D. Wisconsin RMP, Ine. 110 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, Wisc. 53202 CHRONOLOGY 1964 DECEMBER 1965 FEBRUARY TO JULY OCTOBER DECEMBER 1966 FEBRUARY JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 1967 JANUARY FEBRUARY APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST OCTOBER eee Report of the President’s Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Congressional hearings Enactment of P.L. 89-239 National Advisory Council meeting Establishment of Division Publication of preliminary Guidelines National Advisory Council meeting Review Committee meeting National Advisory Council meeting Review Committee meeting National Advisory Council meeting Publication of Guidelines Review Committee meeting National Advisory Council meeting First of 5 meetings of Ad Hoc Committee for Report to the President and Congress Review Committee meeting National Advisory Council meeting Review Committee meeting a National Conference National Advisory Council meeting Review Committee meeting National Advisory Council meeting Report to the President & Congress Review Committee meeting National Advisory Council meeting Review Committee meeting Initial policies and pre- liminary Guidelines reviewed Policy for review proc- ess and Division activities set 7 planning grants awarded 3 planning grants awarded 8 planning grants awarded Report material discussed 16 planning grants awarded National views on Programs & information for Report provided 10 planning and 4 opera- tional grants awarded 5 planning and | opera- tional grant awarded 2 planning grants awarded NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL L. H. BERRY, M.D. Prof., Cook Co. Grad. School of Med. Sr. Atten. Physician Michael Reese Hosp. Chicago, I. M. E. DEBAKEY, M.D. Prof. and Chairman Dept. of Surgery Baylor U. Houston, Tex. B. W. EVERIST, JR., M.D. Chief of Pediatrics Green Clinic Ruston, La. C. J. HITCH, D. Sci. Vice Pres. for Admin. U. of California Berkeley, Calif. K. P. BUNNELL, Ed.D. Assoc. Director Western Interstate Comm. for Higher Ed.. Boulder, Colo. E. L. CROSBY, M.D. Director American Hosp. Assoc. Chicago, Ill. G. JAMES, M.D. (Chairman) Dean, Mount Sinai School of Med. New York, N.Y. H. W. KENNEY, M.D. Medical Director John A. Andrew Memorial Hosp. Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee, Ala. E. J. KOWALEWSKI, M.D. Chairman, Bd. of Directors Acad. of Gen. Practice Akron, Pa. J. R. HOGNESS, M.D. Dean, School of Med. U. of Washington Seattle, Wash. J. T. HOWELL, M.D. Executive Director Henry Ford Hosp. Detroit, Mich. C. H. MILLIKAN, M.D. Consultant in Neurology Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn. G. E. MOORE, M.D. Director, Roswell Park Memorial Institute Buffalo, N.Y. G. E. MILLER, M.D. Director, Off. of Research in Med. Educ. Coll. of Med., U. of Hl. Chicago, Ill. A. PASCASIO, Ph.D. Assoc. Research Prof. Nursing School, U. of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. S. H. PROGER, M.D. Prof. and Chairman Dept. of Med. and Physician-in-Chief Tufts N.E. Med. Ctr. Pres., Bingham Assoc. Fund Boston, Mass. D. E. ROGERS, M.D. Prof. and Chairman Dept. of Med. School of Med. Vanderbilt U. Nashville, Tenn. E. D. PELLEGRINO, M.D. Director of the Med. Ctr. State U. of New York Stony Brook, N.Y. A. M. POPMA, M.D. Regional Director Mountain States Regional Medical Program Boise, Idaho M. I. SHANHOLTZ, M.D. State Hlth. Comm. State Dept. of Hlth. Richmond, Va. W. H. STEWART, M.D. (Chairman) Surgeon General Public Health Service C. H. TRAEGER ,M.D. New York, N.Y. REVIEW COMMITTEE Cc. H. W. RUHE, M.D. Assistant Secretary Council on Med. Ed. American Med. Assoc. Chicago, Ill. R. J. SLATER, M.D. Executive Director The Assoc. for the Aid of Crippled Children New York, N.Y. J. D. THOMPSON Prof. of Public Hlth. Schoo! of Public Hlth. Yale U. New Haven, Conn. K. L. WHITE, M.D. Director, Div. of Med. Care and Hosp. School of Hygiene and Public Hlth. Johns Hopkins U. Baltimore, Md. PUBLIC LAW 89-239 | Through grants, to afford to the medical profession and the medical institu- tions of the Nation the opportunity of planning and implementing programs to make available to the American people the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and related diseases by estab- lishing voluntary regional cooperative arrangements among. - - @ Physicians @ Voluntary Health Agencies @ Hospitals @ Medical Schools @ Research Institutions @ Civic Organizations © Federal, State, and Local Health Agencies REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILS The activities of Regional Medical Programs are directed by fulltime Co- ordinators working together with Regional Advisory Groups which are broadly representative of the medical and health resources of the Regions. Membership on these groups nationally is: Hospital Administrators Practicing Public Health Physicians Officials Other Health Workers [ 9% SS Voluntary Medical Center- Health Agencies Af School Officials Members of the Public