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were:Mr.Ahiers,Balti-At its April 27 meeting in Philadelphia, the A.P.A. Central Inspection Board officially approved another 10 private psychiatric hospitals. Private psychiatric hospitals fully approved by the C.I.B. now total 22, in addition to the 22 state, federal and provincial hospitalspreviously unconditionally approved.more, representing the State Department of Mental Hygiene; Mr. Hugh Meriwether, of Lexington, Ky., representing Meriwether, Marye and Associates; Mr. Walter W. Hook, of Charlotte, North Carolina; Mr. Ralph 0. Yeager, Jr., of Terre Haute, Indiana, whose firm is working on the Logansport State Hospital; and Lt. Gerald F. Oudens, representing the office of the SurgeonGeneral, Facilities Division. Mr. Roger C. Mellem, ofFor a private psychiatric hospital to obtain approval, it must score 80 per cent or more for each department on the essential list, with a general over-all average of 80 pel cent. The essential departments are: administration; physical plant; medical staff organization; medical records; nursing service; psychiatric treatments and medical services. The I 0 private hospitals recently approved by the Board are: Clinique Roy-Rousseau, Quebec; HallBrooke, Westport, Conn.; Four Winds, Katonah, N. Y.;observer.Association,READERSâ FORUMBack Issues of MENTAL HOSPITALS WantedI have been working on my library and have all the published issues of MENTAL HOSPITALS beginning