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Herald & Lantern 4 April '84

School Accredited For Radiography

COURT HOUSE - TJie Radiography School of Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital was recently awarded a five-year accreditation by the Committee on Allied Health Education of the American Medical Association (AMA). Tfiis is the maximum accreditation possible and is achieved by just

50 percent of the X-ray programs evaluated nationwide. The award was made after an extensive inspection of the resources, facilities and course content of the BTMH education program The h o s .p i t a > ’ s radiography school' has

Sliperfund Increase?

WASHINGTON. Df - Congressman BUI Hughes <i>NJ > lias called ; or a suhatenUai increase in »he moan f* of monev a vas '.able to Superfund, the fifdera? goveramenf's hazardous waste cleanup-program. “Reavitbonzatron of the Superfund is essential to our* stat« . hazardous' dumpsiie cloanup program beca'jse tiie costs imolvpd will grea t ly exceed <he pie sent -funding revels/ said

Hughes, whose New Nersdy district contains several of the most threatening hazardous waste dumps, ps. •Each yeaT, as our awareness of the hazardous waste problem grows, the nature and severity of the problem appears also to become larger," Hughes said recently at the Second Vnnuai Conference on Abandoned Hazardous Wastes in South Jersey. In his keynote address, the congressman also announced his strong supperl o' legislation Much would make v the Sup--;rfund per manem.^with i minimum annual^budgel ot fel.c billion. The current -ftiperfund is due tqjexpire at the epd oft985.

been serving Cape May County singe 1963. when it was established by Daniel Wilner, M.D- The doctor’s purpose was to ease a critical local shortage of Xray technicians. The pro gram has been successful in meeting this need for well-trained allied health professionals. Half of the technologists currently employed by the BTMH Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging Department are graduates of the BTMH school. dr! WILNER. A world renowned authority on radiology of bone tumors and allied disorders, continues to sen e as medical •director of the School. Mrs. Kathy McCarty, who holds a bachelor of science degree in radiographic technology is the school's full-time program director. To maintain the high standards that ensure AMA accreditation, the hospital is constantly reviewing and . revising its curriculum, according to Mrs. McGarry. “Most recently, we have added courses in Computer and Medical Ethics and Law." she reports.. Students.’ learning experienQpSvhow also include hands-os training with the new state-of-the-art BTMH

CAT Sean. The computer course applies directly to the operation of this high tech computer-directed diagnostic tool. Mrs. McGarry notes that students in the BTMH Radiography School benefit from both classroom instruction and practical experience with patients and equipment. Their teachers are doctors of radiology, technologists and others possessing academic and professional

Openings are still available, she reports, in the 24-month training program which begins in September, 1984. For further information, call her at 465-2000, ext. 5163.

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Digest

LEARNING SESSION — At computer console of Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital CAT Scanner. Kim Walsh, radiologic technologist, instructs Kurk Elsey, student in hospital School of Radiography.

(From Page 1) for four ward council seats in the May 8 election. Jones faces James Militia II in the Fourth Ward race. Unendorsed incumbents William H. Woods. First Ward; William Meis, Second Ward; and Second W’ard challenger Herb Smith face the endorsed contenders Mark A. Videtto. First Ward ; John Vanderpoll. Second W'ard; and John J. Esposito. Tfiird Ward

Indicted in Philly

PHILADELPHIA - Federal grand jurors here indicted Ernest D. Nobles, 60. of Middle Toi-nship last week on charges that he embezzled mofe than $70,000 from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) while working as a coin collection machine maintenance worker for the authority. If convicted Nobles' a 31-year SEPTA veteran, faces 10 years in prison, a $10,000 fine or both.

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Mayor Sued WILDWOOD - Dr Stanley Homstine filed a slander suit against Mayor Earl Ostrander in Superior Court Friday, charging that the mayor intentionally maligned the former city health officer when Ostrander announced last week •> that he would call Hornstine a liar in front of dty council. Ostrander denied telling Hornstine he had 20 minutes to vacate his office as the physician had reportedly told council.

Historic Dennisville DENNISVILLE - Albert J. Knoll. 21. • replaced Gary Errickson on Dennis Township committee last week in an appointment that made history twice in one night. Knoll, son of former Township Committeeman Albert W. Knoll, became the youngest public official in the countv; Emckson. the first Committeeman to resign - The younger Knoll competed for the appointment against his grandfather, W. Walter Robinson (probably another record), and former committee candidate John Barr}-.

More to Come? NORTH WILDWOOD - Charles F. • Carney, 19. of East 16th Avenue, has been charged with burglary and related offenses in connection with a series of break-ins between March 24-28 along Surf Avenue, and Ahe Boardwalk. Police reported recovering $1,500 in property stolen allegedly by Carney. He was ordered held in the county jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. Other burglary arrests are expected in connection with the case, police said Sunday.

Script Needed

WILDWOOD — Mayor Earl Ostrander has named George Chestnut, a police dispatcher, to a three-year term as emergency management coordinator (civil defense director). The appointment would normally be made by the director of public safety but Ostrander has been serving as acting director of that department sthce his brother. Police Capt. Wilbur Ostrander, was rejected as director of public safety by city council.

Fatal Crash

BEESLEY S POINT - Barry S. Ruffner, 41. of 10th Street, Ocean City, was pronounced dead at Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point, Saturday night, after his southbound vehicle went out of control on the Route 9 bridge here and struck the toll booth. The accident occured at 9:11 p.m.. according to state police.

Pleads Guilty

WILDWOOD - David J. Vitale. 27, of Atlantic Avenue, Wildwood Crest, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Superior Court last week in connection with the July 16 slaying of John Dubak, 20 of Southampton Township, Pa., outside the Martinique Motel and Bar on E. Oak Avenue here. Dubak collapsed after a third fight with Vitale. The victim's death of a lacerated liver was ruled a reckless act rather than a deliberate act of murder. Vitale is slAted for sentencing April 30.

20% Boost

TRENTON — Without a 20 percent premium hike. Blue Shield would lose $6,446,OOOAhis year, acting state Insurance Commissioner Charles N. Steel said in announcing approval last week of the increases. They will cause individual subscribers' quarterly premiums for Blue Shield Medicare Complementary coverage to rise from $33.09 to $39.78 and monthly premiums for small group members to rise from $11.03 to $13.26 for the same coverage.

Shortchanged? WASHINGTON — New Jersey ranks ninth in population among the states but came in 35th in the amount of money the federal government spent per person last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released last week. Uncle Sam spent $4,502 for each Virginia resident but an average of $2,481 on New Jerseyites; the national average was $2,932 per person. New Jersey received $18.5 billion of the $696.8 billion the federal government shelled out to the states in 1983.