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Show ‘effifieéififi"afie searalue_o1the,building to the ? ,ersity asadormitory. Regent0' Connor requested that Mr. Thatcher's iLtter beread-,_" "December 22 1916 "rentne Members 01 the Stete_Boerd,ot,Health, Gentlemen. , 7 y . h.. . 1 _ 7 The Board of Regents of the University of Utah is 'impressed by the possibility of developing a medical enteron the University campus,where appropriate h alth and medical ageno1es Of the statemay function twith greater effeciency and economy by prox1mity and mutual cooperation. ‘Educstional, med1cal and health needs of the state » ' iclosely related.‘ As these needs are met over a a- od of years, it is certain that the State W111 a, Quire and probably have all of the structures and .1 oilities neceSsary to constitute a noteworthy medical ,.nter, provided that these structures and facilities jars grouPed and integrated according to a plan. If "-hey are unrelated and allowed to scatter. the costs are likely to be greater because of duplication, and 'he state will have lost a vital opportunity to create ‘medioal centerThere 13 a tract of virgin land on the University etempus, almost ideal for such a center, and construc;tion of the first unit-~the State Hosyitel for Children, éwill commence there very shortly. The University hepes o 1011Ow soon with a medical science building. We understand that the quarters of the State Health "Espartment in the capitol building have become seriously 11 ;dequete, and that new facilities must soon be se- 'uredc . ~"h theSe ideas in mind, the Board of Regen.te of the »tersity of Utah invites the State Boaru of Bealth consider the possibility of locating its new quarters t some appropriate place on the tract set aside for .hedevelopment of the medical center;5 ters of the Board or its representatives will be |
