http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/4134a56e5e4130018ee3bed227b72179.pdf 9eb4601c75412043f4eb49a01c635aff PDF Text Text 74$B~08888 1 Mhrch M E M 0 1974 R A H D U M To: Horvin Knachnor. M.D., Boon, school of Modioioo From: Max Fink, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry Subject: VAR Northport In your discussions with the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry some weak: ago, you highlighted the importance of the facilities at VAR Northport and our rolationohip to that hospital for the dovolopmoot of this school. The following capsular history may be holpful in your tiouing negotiations with that institution. con» In tho spring of 1972, Dr. Yolles and I obtained support from the VA Control Offioo for the catnblishmont of a drug do~ pondonoo treatment center. Like Venus rising from the sea, the unit was established on July 1, 1972. By October, 1972, the ward was staffed; mothadono maintenanoo. narcotic antagonists, and detoxification for opiate dependence wore all provided by a staff that had been wall trained; and additional funds had been awarded by NINE for those programs. By tho tumour of 1973. Hard 663 had boon renovated and a fine facility established. ' During that same cannot. we notod that the number of opiatedcpondont subjects in the community had boon reduced (part of a national phonomonon), and we discussed with Dr. LoCerva the cd~ mission of patients with alcoholism in that unit. Approval was granted, and since September 1973, we have run a census of 75% alcohol abuso pationto and 25% opiate-dopcndont. ”1" �W ”2- W1 March 1974 Last July, we became participants in the national loborativo Study of Lovonothadyl and Mothadone. VAH Col~ This program has continued to develop until Wednesday, February 27, when Dr. Briasondon and I wore peromptorily noti— fied by the new modicnl director that the funding for this unit would terminate on June 30, 1974, and that wo should not ac- cordingly. Aftor considerable discussion with the new medical director, I boliovn that on were able to convince him that, althOugh tho discontinuation of this unit is feasible and can be accomplished readily, a two-year investment giving life to it was worthy of some discussion. Ho agreed and ousgostod that ho would roviow the programs in Washington. like to indicate that we wont through a similar tho curtailment of funds in l973. and on wore able in crisis Whohington to our satisfaction. intorvono in to I would In our discussions some weeks ago, you aokod for any information which might onhanoo out rolationnhipa with the VA. Thooo ovonts nova been distressing, to any the least, and while maintononco of this unit for some additional months is highly likely, I wonder if this capsular history does not reflect the lack of a significant portnorohip between the VAR and the Mbdicnl School. If Northport is indeed a Dean's Hospital, should not the creation or destruction of programs be a matter of con~ corn to the Bonn? In it proper, in your conception, for pro~ grams to be amputated without discussion of their significance to the touching and research programs, as well as tho treatmont of patients? Fortunately, Dr. Yolloo anticipated the sequence of ovonto and has provided the Department with alternate teaching and research facilities at another institution. Perhaps you will understand now why this faculty encouraged this relationship will continua to do so until hotter faith is shown by the VAR Northport. and NF/cio � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Curran, Mary A. 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