Word: wacker
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University mental health services spreadrapidly across the Farnsworth's 1964 discoverythat one of every 10 students had emotionalproblems severe enough to merit therapy.Farnsworth's expanded general health offeringswere slower to catch on, said Warren E. Wacker,current director of UHS. Wacker called Farnsworth"probably the most outstanding person in thedevelopment of college health in the mid-20thcentury...
During Farnsworth's tenure as director, UHS hadsuch extensive facilities that it was oftenreferred to as the Farnsworth Hilton, Wacker said...
...addition, Wacker says that thought many students say they won't go to UHS if they have a serious illness, they wind up going there anyway and are often pleased with the service they receive...
...Wacker also notes that UHS was one of the first health services to offer a patient advocate--an administrator whose duty is to receive, investigate and report on patient complaints...
...Finally, Wacker notes that UHS has invested a lot of money to make UHS a good health service. "I think we have one of the best health services in the country. You know, after all, it is Harvard," says Wacker...