Word: wacker
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...another questionnaire begun last fall, Dr. Warren E.C. Wacker, director of the UHS, found that 80 per cent of faculty and employees have indicated interest in joining a prepaid medical plan to cover their dependents. Wacker hopes to offer such a plan, possibly by January...
...Wacker also wants to remodel the waiting area for the walk-in clinic. "Lots of times, you look at that waiting room area and get very discouraged," he said. "We could separate it off so it wouldn't look as busy. The smaller waiting room--a little less open and a little more decentralized--is better...
Children will get their own waiting area. "Kids need a different kind of waiting room, with a playpen and a bunch of toys," Wacker said...
...almost 800 questionnaires sent out, about 50 per cent have been returned so far. Wacker said he received a list of the married students last Friday and plans to send them 400 abridged questionnaires, asking only if they would subscribe to a prepaid family medical plan...
Part of the impetus for extending care to dependents comes from the underutilization of Stillman Infirmary, which is usually never more than half full. "The resources here are quite good to do something about medical care delivery," Wacker said. "But there's a certain amount of inertia to get anything going...