pe, subject to the Telegraph Company's car deliams, rules and regulations, which are on file with regulatory authorities. OVER NIGHT NPR TELEGRAM ) DR. STEVEN JONAS PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE DEAR DR. JONAS: AS THE CONGRESSMAN FOR THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ARE YOU STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF ACUTE CARE I. A. IF NOT, WHY NOT? B. IF NOT, WOULD YOU COMMENT ON THE USE OF 11. ARE YOU OBJECTIVELY TESTING THE ASSUMPTION "THAT A. IF SO, ARE YOU TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE B. WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF YOUR STUDIES IS IT I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ROBERT L. LIVINGSTON, M.C. FIRST DISTRICT, LOUISIANA 130 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515 Thank you very much for your telegram of January 26, 1979 concerning the F. Edward Hebert Hospital in New Orleans, La. Your questions are certainly appropriate. I have referred them to the New Orleans Health Systems Agency which retained me as a consultant and defined the terms, conditions, and limitations of my work. I am certain that you will be hearing from them in due course. New Orleans Area / Bayou-River Health Systems Agency, Inc. 700 Masonic Temple Building, 333 St. Charles Avenue⚫ New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Telephone 504/581-6821 I am in receipt of a copy of Dr. Steven Jonas' response letter to your We, too, agree that the questions raised are appropriate and we are other pieces of information: I have enclosed two If after reading the proposal there are still questions, please feel Sincerely, Jour Parelhand Jessi Smallwood Enclosures CC: HSA Board of Directors sagt, aufget to the Telegraph Company's conditions, rules and angulations which are on. Ele with gufater, authorities. DR. STEVEN JONAS MAILGRAM NEW ORLEANS AREA/BAYOU-RIVER HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY, INC. DEAR DR. JONAS: FEB. 6, 1979 THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE OF FEBRUARY 1, 1979, TO MY TELEGRAM OF JANUARY 26, 1979. I REGRET THAT YOU WERE UNABLE TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, INASMUCH AS THEY SOUGHT TO ELICIT THE OBJECTIVES OF YOUR CONTRACT WITH BAYOU RIVER HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCY, INC., WHICH IS BEING PAID FOR WITH FEDERAL FUNDS. I DID NOT ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE KE WITH THE REASONS FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR CONTRACT, ONLY THAT YOU INTERPRET FOR ME YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION OF SAID CONTFACT. THE FACT THAT FEDEPAL FUNDS ARE BEING EXPENDED PLACES THIS MATTER DIRECTLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF CONGRESS, AND AS CONGRESSMAN OR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA, IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE EXPENDED PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN FULFIL MY OBLIGATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MY CONSTITUENTS IS TO COMPEL YOU TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS, EITHER INFORMELLY OR BEFORE A FORMAL CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY. HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU BY RETURN MAIL, I REMAIN SINCERELY, ROBERT L. LIVINGSTON |