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337 <br />BOARD OF HEALTH <br />SPECIAL MEETING <br />JULY 17, 1958 <br />DOCTORS IN EMERGENCY <br />A meeting was called by the Board of Health on Thursday, <br />July 17, 1958 at 8.30 P.M. in the Selectmen's Room, Town <br />Offices, to discuss the problem of contacting doctors quickly <br />in emergency cases. Doctors <br />Emergency. <br />Those attending the meeting were Chairman McQuillan and Call <br />Dr. Cosgrove of the board of Health, Selectmen Mrs. Morey and Service <br />Alan Adams, Police Chief Rycroft, and Doctors Lucas, Crumb, <br />Ellicott, Potter, Wells, Pious, and Bellinger. <br />After much discussion pro and con, it was brought ou that <br />Dr. Crumb has just been appointed Chairman of the Emergency <br />Doctors Call Committee. Dr. Crumb reported that he is working <br />out a list of doctors who will each serve'a day to keep the seven <br />days of the week covered. The number to call is LI -2-2500. This <br />number is now in the hands of the Police Department, the Fire <br />Department, and the telephone supervisor. <br />Many of the doctors present are using the local telephone <br />answering service, Mrs. O'Brien, 34 Homestead Street, V02-4603. <br />This has proved very satisfactory. <br />Mr. Adams, Board of Selectmen, suggested that the town should <br />be willing to pay for a central emergency medical service if the <br />doctors will line up the service. All agreed that a local service <br />would be much better. <br />It was arranged that this matter be brought up at the Board <br />of Health meeting on Friday, July 18. The two selectmen agreed <br />to go along with it if the plan could be worked out with Mrs. O'Brien. <br />This seemed to be the best answer to the problem. <br />