In June 1977, the trustee planning committee issues a two-inch thick "CEMMC Five-Year Plan." Four priorities emerge: a modern obstetrical unit, inpatient psychiatric care, completion of level 6, and a regional cancer treatment center.
John F. Grant is given the first distinguished service award by newly elected president of the board, Edward M. Stone.
Family-centered maternity care is enhanced with the introduction of rooming-in privileges, sibling visitation, and a special celebration dinner served to new parents.
Haskell 3 now houses post-coronary patients.
The library enters the computer age with the addition of Medline search.
Specialization in pediatric endocrinology is added with the appointment of Joan E. MacCracken, M.D.
A high-speed automatic chest x-ray unit is acquired.
Medication monitoring is greatly improved with the addition of liquid chromatograph in the laboratory. An automated blood chemistry analyzer enables sophisticated testing with fewer blood samples required of the patient.
Sonography, non-invasive and non-radioactive, is now available for prenatal exams.
