By JOAN KINSBURY Staff Correspondent Joyce Collins, a resident of Hunts- ville Road in Dallas, has been named Nurse Coordinator of the Children’s Unit of the Wyoming Valley Clinic. Wyoming Valley Clinic, located in the building which housed the former Wyoming Valley Hospital on Dana Street in Wilkes-Barre, is a 79- bed private psychiatric hospital. The hospital treats patients with problems of substance abuse as well as other mental problems. Patients range from age four to 18 years in the Children’s Unit, but the hospital ‘treats adults, too. Joyce is originally from Manhat- tan, New York City. She is a gradu- ate of Bellevue Nursing School. She has been on the psychiatric staff at Bellevue and Roosevelt Hospitals and has worked at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in the Children’s Service Center and the in-patient center of the Luzerne-Wyoming County Mental Health Center. Cur- rently, Joyce is pursuing a degree in Health Care Administration from St. Joseph’s College in Maine. Of all nursing assignments, Joyce finds psychiatric nursing the most exciting; the area of nursing that is changing the most at the present time. Joyce finds working with chil- dren most challenging. She gets a chance to work with the entire family rather than with just the Joyce gets to know the mother, father, brothers and sisters during the course of the treatment. In her job as nurse-coordinator, Joyce deals with in-patients which means that these patients live on the hospital premises 24 hours a day. On September 19, Wyoming Valley Clinic will open its owns school for the children’s benefit. Art therapy, music therapy, psychod- rama, recreational therapy; all are offered to patients. The treatment program is based on the child’s needs and abilities. Each program is tailored to each child. Joyce and her husband, John both work in the area of psychiatric health. John is co-ordinator of Wyo- ming County Children’s Service Unit. John’s three children, Merrily, 10, Jenna, 8 and Travis, 5 complete the Collins family. Suburban Aidan LI SALES & SERVICE LP-gas Personnel i) Mrs. Nancy Perkowski,. Directo- ress of Nursing, has been promoted to Assistant Administrator, it was announced by administrator Ray- mond Benkoski, Leader East Nurs- ing and Rehabilitation Center, Kingston. Mrs. Perkowski was born and reared in the Wyoming Valley. She graduated from Larksville High School and the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She is licensed as a nurse and as an administrator in Mrs. Perkowski and her husband Leonard reside in Shavertown with their two sons, Leonard Jr. James. Smiles is appointed R. NELSON SMILES R. Nelson Smiles, CPA has been appointed Director of Administra- tive Services for Rural Health Cor- poration of Northeastern Pennsyl- vania. MRS. NANCY PERKOWSKI In this capacity, he is responsible for all financial and data processing systems, policies, and procedures in the delivery of medical and dental services for Rural Health’s more than 20,000 patients. Smiles is a native of West Pittston and graduated from Wilkes College where he was a full scholarship student. He also did post graduate work at the University of Scranton. He is a member of the American and the Pennsylvania Institutes of CPA's. Prior to joining the staff of Rural Health Corporation, Smiles was employed in public accounting both in his own practice and with Par- ente Randolph Orlando Carey and Associates, CPAs. He has had extensive experience in financial reporting, taxes, data ‘processing and business financing. Rural Health Corporation admin- centers located in Noxen and Exeter Township, Wyoming County and Wilkes-Barre, Shickshinny, Free- land and Nuremberg, Luzerne County. 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Mrs. Shirley Smith, R.N., M.S.N., of Dallas, Coordinator of the VA Medical Center’s six-bed Hospice Unit has had an article, on the subject of developing a hospice pro- gram, accepted for publication. The paper, co-authored by Ms. Nancy Bohnet of Pittsburgh, is entitled “Organization and Administration ROY E. MORGAN of Hospice Care’’. The publication will appear in the November issue of the Journal of Nursing Adminis- tration. The article focuses on essential components of hospice care and necessary planning to ensure a successful palliative treat- ment program for the terminally ill. Mrs. Smith points out in the article, the importance of family involve- ment and usual family activities and relationship during the last stages of termimal illness. As the Clinical Specialist in Oncol- ogy of the VA Medical Center, Mrs. Smith plans and conducts various cancer treatment programs and family groups. Mrs. Smith has been reappointed as Clinical Professor at Wilkes College Department of Nurs- ing. REV. ANITA AMBROSE Steps taken by Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania for achieving increased savings through stringent utilization reviews, cost- effective practices, a brief overview of the Plan’s vastly improved claims processing systems, and a look at certain priority projects planned for the remainder of 1983, are among topics for discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 12:15 p.m., at the Blue Cross fall luncheon forum for Advisory Board members only, at Genetti Best Western Motor Inn, Wilkes-Barre. Announcement of the upcoming meeting was made by Roy E. Morgan, Forty Fort and. the Rev. Anita Ambrose, Plymouth, co-chair- men of the panel representing the communities of central Luzerne and Wyoming Counties. ‘For the past 43 years,’”’ they said, ‘‘Blue Cross Advisory Board members from communities in the northeastern Pennsylvania region have been meeting regularly for the purpose of keeping informed about Blue Cross and Blue Shield operations. This informal, roundtable dialogue has been most helpful for members who volunteer their time to discuss com- munity subscriber interests, and to stay advised of the Plan’s current and future activities.” Forum participants for the Blue Cross Plan will include Gilbert D. Tough, newly elected president and chief executive officer, and Thomas J. Ward, director of professional affairs. Also serving as area Advisory Board members are: Mrs. Ruth McHenry, Joseph Chisarick, Samuel Bianco, Walter Glogowski, The Rev. James Lackenmier, CSC, Joel Riegel, Arnold S. Rifkin, Atty. 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