University of Virginia Hospital Medical Ethics Committee records
Scope and Contents
The Hospital Medical Ethics Committee Collection includes agendas, minutes, memos, policy drafts, articles and case studies related to the topics of discussion at committee meetings from its creation in 1983 to 2000. Highlights of the collection include discussions of the "Baby Doe" case, indigent access to care, the Natural Death Act, organ donation, HIV testing, confidentiality, development of the Code of Ethics, and the establishment of the Ethics Consultation Service (ECS) at the University of Virginia Hospital.
Dates
- Creation: 1983-2000
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
In 1983, the University of Virginia Hospital Medical Policy Committee created the Hospital Medical Ethics Committee to develop policies relating to the issues of "Baby Doe" regulations, withdrawal of life support and right to die, brain death determination, and indigent care. The first meeting was on January 4, 1984, and its first chairman was Dr. Edward W. Hook.
Extent
2.1 Linear Feet
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order, with the Organizational Ethics Subcommittee papers beginning at Box 5, folder 17.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Ethics Committee.
Physical Description
The collection consists of 5 Hollinger boxes of processed materials.
General
- Processed by:
- Historical Collections Staff
- Title
- A Guide to the Hospital Medical Ethics Committee records, 1983-2000
- Subtitle
- MS-11
- Author
- Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
- Date
- 2004
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Repository
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
P.O. Box 800722
Charlottesville Virginia 22908-0722 United States
mailto:hsl-historical@virginia.edu