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Annual Reports of The Surgeon General

ANNUAL REPORT

THE SURGEON GENERAL UNITED STATES ARMY

Fiscal Year 1961

OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Lieutenant General Leonard D. Heaton
The Surgeon General, United States Army

Foreword

Summary of Major Accomplishments

Patient Care and Related Activities

Hospital Clinic Care
Professional Consultant Activities
General Medicine
Surgery
Psychiatry and Neurology
Pathology and Laboratory Activities
Pharmacy
Nursing Service
Dental Service
Hospital Food Service
Care of Tuberculous Alien Dependents
Armed Services Medical Regulating Activities
Inquiries
Dependents` Medical Care Program
Army Health Experience and Trends

Physical Standards

Preinduction Examination Results

Preventive Medicine

Communicable Disease Control
Occupational Health
Environmental Hygiene
Army Health Nursing
Nutrition
Civil Public Health
World Health Data
Preventive Medicine Personnel and Training
Publications

Diversified Support to Field Forces

Tactical Forces Program
Changes Affecting Tables of Organization and Equipment
Changes Affecting Tables of Allowances
Changes Affecting Supply Manuals
Atropine Authorization for Theaters of Operations
Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Authorization for Theaters of Operations
AMEDS Display at JCS Demonstration
Troop Test, Air Ambulance Support of an Airborne Corps
USCONARC STRAC Superior Unit Award

Preparedness

Mobilization Plan
Convertible Bus-Type Ambulance Vehicles
Reorganization of TOE Units in CONUS

Aviation Medicine

Army Aviation Medical Officers
Aviation Medicine Training
Medical Service Corps Aviators
Medical Helicopter Ambulance Units Cited
Aircraft

Construction

New Hospitals
Army Health Facility Concept
Construction of Quarters for Nurses (Female Officers)
Other Projects

Medical Supply and Equipment

Medical-Dental Division, Army Stock Fund
Medical Materiel Program for Nuclear Casualties
Procurement
Maintenance of Medical Equipment
Depot Supply Operation
Fabrication of Spectacles
Ambulance Replacement Program
Hospital Equipment Program
Reconstitution of Major Medical Assemblages
Medical Materiel for Defense Against Biological and Chemical Warfare

Reorganization of the Office of The Surgeon General

Redesignation of the Army Medical Service School

Consolidation of Army and Special Regulations of the 40, 41, and 42 Series

Discontinuance of the Armed Forces Medical Journal and the Armed Forces Medical Publication Agency

Combat Development Program

Research and Development

Medical Research
Environmental Medicine
Surgical Research
Dental Research
Preventive Medicine Research
Ionizing Radiation Research
Neuropsychiatry and Psychophysiology
Operations Research
Development of Material

Military Personnel

Officer Authorizations and Strengths
Officer Procurement
Officer Promotions
AMEDS Corps Activities
Personnel Actions
Legislation
Enlisted Personnel

Training of Officers

Residencies
Affiliate and Civilian Institution Training
Service School Courses
Training Guidance
Staffing Requirements for Higher Headquarters and Senior Services
College Attendance
Degree Program and Other Federal Service Courses
Postgraduate Professional Short Courses

Civilian Personnel

Recruitment
Public Law 313 and Supergrade Positions
Wage Board Supervisory Pay Plan
Classification
Employment of Handicapped
Middle Manager Training
Career Management
Incentive Awards
Suggestion Program
Civilian Personnel Conference
Visits and Inspections
Civilian Strengths

Veterinary Activities

Organization
Personnel
Training
Animal Service
Food Inspection
Research

Medical Reserve Program

Status of Units
Actions and Programs
Advisory Council Meeting
Reserve Training

Management

Management Improvement
Automatic Data-Processing Systems
Budgeting
Mechanized Accounting
Comptroller Course
Policy Review Council

Medical History Program

Public Information

Tables

1.   Movement of patients authorized by Armed Services Medical Regulating Office
2.   Nonbattle admission rates to hospital and quarters, U.S. Army military personnel, fiscal years 1959, 1960, and 1961
3.   Disease admission rates to hospital and quarters, U.S. Army military personnel, by month, fiscal years 1959, 1960, and 1961
4.   Average daily noneffective rates (hospital and quarters), U.S. Army military personnel, fiscal years 1959, 1960, and 1961
5.   Hospital admissions, patient census, and final dispositions, U.S. Army military personnel in military hospitals, worldwide, fiscal years 1959, 1960, and 1961
6.   Patient census, admissions, and bed occupancy, U.S. Army fixed hospitals, fiscal years 1961 and (in part) 1960
7.   Outpatient visits, by category of patient, U.S. Army medical treatment facilities, worldwide, fiscal years 1959, 1960, 1961
8.   Results of preinduction examinations of selective service registrants processed for military service, fiscal years 1958-61
9.   Total calls for inductees, fiscal years 1958-61
10. Depot space allocations and workload, fiscal year 1961
11. Authorized and actual strength of AMEDS officers, by corps, fiscal years 1960 and 1961
12. Regular Army authorizations and strength of the Army Medical Service, by corps, 30 June 1961
13. Actual and projected strengths of, and estimated requirements for, Army Medical Corps specialists (board certified and board eligible), fiscal years 1961 and 1962
14. Requirements for, and availability of, key ANC officers, worldwide, by title and MOS
15. Army Medical Service school courses, fiscal year 1961
16. Officers in attendance at service school courses other than Army Medical Service, fiscal year 1961
17. Long courses at civilian institutions, fiscal year 1961
18. Long courses at civilian institutions under degree-completion program
19. Army Medical Service officers in school courses in other Federal services, fiscal year 1961
20. Postgraduate professional short courses for Army Medical Service officers, fiscal year 1961

Charts

Rheumatic fever and streptococcal disease, U. S. Army, continental United States

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