Portland Observer, November 24,1982 Page 3
METROPOLITAN
New business spells independence
DARNELL LOWERY
(Photo: Richard Brown!
Lower cost birth plan available
Women expecting to have norm al
pregnancies and deliveries w ho are
interested in a lo w -co st o p tio n fo r
fa m ily -c e n te re d b ir th care sh o u ld
c o n s id e r the new S pecial D e liv e ry
Program at U n iv e rs ity H o s p ita l o f
the O regon H ea lth Science U n iv e r­
sity.
This new program in b irth care in ­
cludes a single price package o f ma­
te rn ity services, in c lu d in g prenatal
care, lab or and d elivery (w ith m in i­
m um m e d ica l in te rv e n tio n ), p o s t­
partum care and a fo llo w -u p visit at
48 hours fo r the newborn baby. For
the S p e cia l D e liv e ry P ro g ra m , in
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w hich the h o s p ita l stay is less than
20 h o u rs , th e to ta l co st is $975.
w h ic h is a b o u t $500 less th a n the
cost o f a ty p ic a l tw o -d a y m a te rn ity
hospitalization w ith pre-natal care.
U n iv e rs ity H o s p ita l is o ffe r in g
th is p ro gram to help meet the need
fo r less expe nsive a lte rn a tiv e s to
c u rre n t m a te r n ity p ro g ra m s at a
tim e w hen it is d if f i c u l t fo r m any
people to obtain comprehensive care
because o f gaps in insurance cover­
age o r the la c k o f in s u ra n c e w ith
many w o rk in g fam ilies.
U n iv e rs ity H o s p ita l is able to
o ffe r Special D e liv e ry at the low e r
rate because it is able to p rovide all
o f the services in one s e ttin g w ith
less usage o f n u rs in g services and
medical procedures.
I f they w ish, fam ilies in this p ro ­
gram m ay re m a in to g e th e r d u rin g
the e n tire expe rie nce . T he m o th e r
and her new baby w ill rem ain in the
B irth in g Room or go to the Special
D elivery area fo r a recovery period
o f about six hours. They w ill then be
e x a m in e d a n d , i f n e ith e r has any
problem s, they w ill be allowed to go
hom e. A p p ro x im a te ly tw o days a f­
ter the b ir th , the m o th e r and baby
w ill be exam in e d at the h o s p ita l's
A m b u la to ry Care Center and given
the re q u ire d scre e n in g test fo r
p h e n y lk e to n u ria ( P K U ). R o u tin e
fo llo w -u p care is p ro v id e d th ro u g h
the p o s tp a rtu m p e rio d . I f desired,
home visits by a public health nurse
can be arranged.
T o e nroll in the program , mothers
must be expecting a lo w -ris k d e liv ­
ery and be w illin g to pay an advance
deposit o f $500 fo r the w hole Spe­
c ia l D e liv e ry P ro g ra m , o r $350 i f
prenatal care is received elsewhere.
The entire cost Io the m other w ill be
only $615 i f prenatal care is not giv­
en at U n ive rsity H o s p ita l. A lso , ex­
pectant m others w ill be req uired to
register in advance and to attend an
o rie n ta tio n session at the h o s p ita l
p rio r to adm ission.
D a rn e ll L o w e ry has opened his
new business as a general contractor
— “ Special T ouche C eram ic T ile .”
A fo rm e r p u b lic relations specialist
fo r the M del C itie s p ro g ra m and
h um an re la tio n s s p e c ia lis t fo r the
M e tr o p o lita n H u m a n R e la tio n s
C om m issio n, L ow ery m oved to the
skilled trades because he could see the
o p p o rtu n itie s in so cia l p ro g ra m s
w ould be lim ited.
“ I w anted to d o so m e th in g fo r
m y s e lf,” he said, so in 1976 he ap­
pro ach ed the P o rtla n d U rb a n
League and at th e ir suggestion took
p re -a p p re n tice tra in in g to prepare
fo r the a p p re n tic e s h ip e x a m in a ­
tions. He was interested in carpentry
b u t fo u n d h im s e lf 42 on a lis t o f
80.
L ow ery heard th a t there were no
m in o r ity tile setters and th a t the
trade was seeking m in o ritie s , so he
to o k the e x a m in a tio n . O f the class
o f 14 w h o were accepted o n ly tw o
men re m a in in the tra d e . L o w e ry
to o k fo u r years c o m p le tin g the
th re e -ye a r a p p re n tic e s h ip course
consisting o f classes and o n -th e -jo b
tr a in in g , le a rn in g a ll facets o f the
fie ld — flo ors, tubs, countertops, pa­
tio s , etc. H is w o rk in c lu d e d the
V ancouver M a ll, C lackam as T o w n
C e n te r, N o r d s tro m ’ s d o w n to w n ,
and w ork in Seattle and Anchorage.
L o w e ry has been a jo u rn e y m a n
fo r over a year but did not fin d jobs
fo rth c o m in g . “ T he u n io n w anted
m inorities in the trade, but now they
d o n ’ t call me. E ith e r they pick up a
new apprentice they can get fo r less
m on ey, o r i f th e y have to ta ke a
jo u rn e y m a n they can get someone
w ith m ore experience w ho has been
in the trade fo r 20 o r 30 years.” As
fa r as he know s, he is the o nly black
journeym an tile setter in Oregon.
L o w e r y ’ s answ er was to la u n c h
o u t in to business fo r h im s e lf. He is
licensed fo r M u ltn o m a h , W a sh in g ­
to n a nd C la cka m a s C o u n tie s and
bonded. He is q u a lifie d to do home
and com m ercial w ork.
L o w e ry was raised in P o rtla n d ,
a tte n d in g J e ffe rs o n H ig h S c h o o l,
P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C ollege and
the U n iv e rs ity o f O re g o n . H e and
his w ife , Joyce, have tw o sons, A n ­
th o n y and Jason. M rs . L o w e ry is
em ployed as a receptionist by O p er­
a tin g Engineers L oca l 701. L ow ery
can be contacted at 283-1266.
Two years after “ talkies" were introduced in 1927,
the movies were drawing 100 million patrons per week.
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The porcupine fish is covered with protective spines.
For added protection it fills itself with water so that it re­
sembles a prickly balloon.
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Puerto Rico is more densely populated than Japan.
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The average American, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
reports, consumes some 95 pounds of refined sugar a
year.
We do not do business with South Africa.
A m erican State
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