ML20236V052
| ML20236V052 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 11/30/1987 |
| From: | Degulis J CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER, MANCHESTER, NH, PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
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| References | |
| CON-#487-4937 OL, NUDOCS 8712040057 | |
| Download: ML20236V052 (7) | |
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DocketNo.50-443-OL[e/qhEIk In the Matter of PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
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REBUTTAL TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH DEGULIS, M.D. ON SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE CONTENTIONS NO. 25 AND NOS.'8 AND 8A AND SAPL REDRAFTED CONTENTION 15 -
1)
What is your name and position?
My name is Joseph Degulis.
I am a physician and Director of the Emergency Department at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.
My professional qualifications are set forth in the attached ciriculum vitae.
2)
What is:the purpose of your testimony?
The purpose of my testimony is to address'the Applicants' special needs testimony, dated October 21, 1987, with particular reference to the' planned use of the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester as a receiving hospital for Exeter Hospital patients.
3)
Do you.believe that the Catholic Medical Center can fulfill the task of receiving patients from Exeter Hospital as set forth on pages 6-87 No, I do not believe that CMC presently has staffing available to handle five Class III patients in addition to its present volume of patients.
These would be the patients requiring an intensive level of care.
At the present time, we have, generally speaking, only two empty beds available in the Intensive Care Unit.
We have had to, on several occasions in the recent past, divert to other facilities ambulances bringing Class III patients.
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What is the most important limiting factor on the capability of CMC in regard to handling transferred patients from Exeter Hospital?
The most serious problem is staff, both physicians and, particularly, nurses.
At this time, CMC can only handle patients sent us at approximately 80% of available bed space, because of staffing limitations.
We simply do not have the staff to handle an additional five Class III medical patients from Exeter Hospital, as indicated-in the Applicants' testimony.
5)
What about the other classes of patients?
The testimony indicates that we would handle six to ten Class II patients, and I would have grave doubts that we would have adequate staffing for these patients as well.
Staffing limitations may be most acute for medical Class III patients, which require a very intensive level of care, yet there are also constraints for all other classes of patients.
6)
Can you speak about the availability of other hospitals, or nursing homes to handle persons being evacuated from institutions in the EPZ?
I only have personal knowledge of the situation at CMC.
However, I am generally aware that staffing is a regional, and even national, problem.
I do know from my discussions with others in the field that nursing homes tend to be very full, and that CMC like other hospitals, often has to hold patients because of unavailability of nursing home facilities.
I do know that other hospitals, and I believe this would include Concord Hospital, face the same type of staffing problems that we do at CMC.
7)
In your opinion is CMC able to cope with a major disaster?
No.
Unfortunately, to my knowledge, the entire city of Manchester has not organized a major disaster program.
For example, even if there should be a serious plane crash at the Manchester Airport, Manchester medical facilities would be overwhelmed.
I believe that in the event of a larger scale disaster, such as a catastrophic accident at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, facilities available at this hospital, and other medical care facilities in this city would be unequipped to adequately respond with a reasonable level of care.
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Does that conclude your testimony?
Yes, it does.
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CURRICULUM VITAE JOSEPH M. DECULIS, MD DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
July 15, 1952 Nashua, New Hampshire PROFESSIONAL POSITION:
Director Emergency Department i
Catholic Medical Center 100 McGregor Street Manchester, New Hampshire 03102 CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER APPOINTMENT:
September 7, 1981, Staff Physician July 1, 1985, Director COLLEGE / MEDICAL / GRADUATE SCllOOL TRAINING:
New Hampshire Technical' Concord, New Hampshire A.S.
1971-1973 Institute St. Anselm College Manchester, Ncv Hampshire A.B.
1973-1975 Dartmouth Medical School Hanover, New 1:ampshire M.D.
1975-1978 University of Akron Akron, Ohio 1979-1980 School of Law New Hampshire College Manchester, New Hampshire B.S.
1983-1984 New Hampshire College Craduate School of Business Manchester, New Hampshire M.B.A.-
1984-1986 M.S.
1986-1987
' HONORS:
A.S. Degree with Honors A.B. Degree magna cum laude EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES:
Search Committee for Dean, New Hampshire Technical Institute 1973 Student Senate, New Hampshire Technical Institute 1971-1973 i
President 1972-1973
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INTERNSHIP:
Akron General Medical Akron, Ohio 1978-1979 Center (Internal Medicine) i
CURRICULUM VITAE JOSEPH M. DECULIS, MD ' RESTDENCY:
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio 1979-1980 (Psychiatry)
St. Vincent Hospital k'orcester, Massachusetts 1980-1982 (Medicine)
PROFESSIONAL LICFNSURES:
Medicine and Surgery-Ohio #43549 1980-Massachusetts #45279 1980-New Hampshire #1256 1981-l Nursing New Hampshire #810210 1973-l
_ CERTIFICATIONS:
Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine 1982 American Board of Emergency Medicine - Part I 1985 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP:
Sachem Honor Society (N.H.T.I.)
i American Medical Association (Member) l American College of Physicians (Member)
American College of Emergency Physicians (Member) l FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP:
Club Jolliet 1984-
-Director 1985-1987 Building and Renovation Committee 1985-1986 l
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Provisional Staff,' Emergency Department, N. Columbiana County 1979-1980 Community Pospital, Salem, Ohio Provisional Staff, Emergency Department. Henry Heywood Memorial 1980-1981 Hospital, Gardner, Massachusetts Active Staff, Emergency Department, Catholic Medical Center 1981-Manchester, New Hampshire Director, Emergency Department, Catholic Medical Center 1985-Manchester, New Hampshire ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 1984-Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
CURRICULUM VITAE JOSEPH M. DECULIS, MD 1 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, New Hampshire Code Nine Comnittee 1981-1983 Emergency Department / Medical Staff Committee
.1982-1984 Executive Committee 1985-Disaster Committee 1985-Chairman 1986-Public Relations / Marketing Committee 1985-1987 Credentials Committee-1986-1987 STAT Care, Inc.
(City of Manchester, New Hampshire, Ambulance Service)
Board of Directors 1985-1986 Medical Director 1985-1986 Greater Manchester Advanced Life Support Council Protocol Committec 1985-Emergency Pedical Services Region II Council Member (Catholic Medical Center) 1985-Protocol Committee 1985-MILITARY SERVICE:
' United States Air Force Reserve Captain 1985-4
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