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1016 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [December 17
to be paid to her for the sale and conveyance thereof by her and her husband
to the said The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois; and
It is further hereby resolved, found and declared by this Board of Trustees
of the University of Illinois that, because of said need of said University for
said land for said purposes and because the compensation to be paid the said
Lena M. Thompson as the owner thereof therefor cannot be agreed upon between
her and this Board of Trustees, it is necessary for The Board of Trustees of the
University of Illinois to take said land and acquire title thereto through the
exercise by it of the right of eminent domain conferred upon it by law and to
have the compensation to be paid by it to said Lena M. Thompson and any
and all other persons who may have any right, title or interest in and to said
land therefore determined in the manner provided by law for the exercise of
said right of eminent domain; and
It is further hereby resolved by this Board of Trustees that the necessary
and appropriate action be taken for the acquisition of title to said property
by said The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and to have the
compensation to be paid therefor determined by the institution and prosecution
to completion of a proceeding in eminent domain in a court of competent
jurisdiction, and that the Legal Counsel of said University be, and he is hereby
authorized to proceed accordingly, to institute and prosecute an eminent domain
proceeding in the name of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
for the acquisition of said land and the determination of the compensation to
be paid by it therefor, and to employ such special legal counsel and others as
he may deem necessary or desirable to assist him in the institution and prosecution
of said proceedings.
On motion of Mr. Johnston, the foregoing resolution was adopted
by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr.
Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson;
no, none; absent, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stratton.
CONTRACT WITH HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION
(BLUE CROSS-BLUE SHIELD)
(15) Representatives of Hospital Service Corporation and of Illinois Hospital
Service, Inc. (Blue Cross-Blue Shield) have inquired about bringing the Mc-
Kinley Hospital and the Research and Educational Hospitals into the Blue
Cross-Blue Shield plan. This would be of advantage to patients who carry
Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurance, since payments to non-contract hospitals arc
limited to $6.00 a day. Approximately twice as much would be paid if McKinley
Hospital and the Research and Educational Hospitals were contract hospitals.
Since many patients of the Research and Educational Hospitals carry this kind
of insurance and are frequently unable to pay any charges not covered by
insurance, the income of the Hospitals will be materially increased by execution
of the contract.
The only disadvantages to execution of the contract appear to be the
requirements of submitting annual operating statements, which will necessitate
some additional work in modifying the statements presently prepared, and the
possibility of Blue Cross disapproving payments in excess of 105 per cent of the
actual per diem costs. The possibilities of any disallowances are very remote,
however, since the University's rates are at cost or less.
The Vice-President and Comptroller, the Vice-President in charge of the
Chicago Professional Colleges, the Dean of Students, the Medical Director of
the Research and Educational Hospitals, and the Medical Director and the
Acting Administrator of the University Health Services have all reviewed the
proposed contract and recommend its approval. It has also been approved as to
form by the Legal Counsel.
I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the
Board be authorized to execute contracts to make the McKinley and the Research
and Educational Hospitals contract hospitals under the Blue Cross-Blue
Shield plan.
On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved.