Pendleton hospital offers to run Boardman clinic
About I s people showed up at the
IVtuhcr 2 ' Nonh Morrow Medical
Board meeting in opposition to Si
Anthony Hospitals offer io operate
the North Morrow M edial Clink.
Bill Alsdurf. vice president of the
hospital made no formal prrwntation
to the hoard hut did answer questions
about the offer
Alwlurt indicated St Anthony was
wiling up a clinic in Hemiiston and
hjd contacted the medical h«sard to
see if the hoard would consider suc h
an alignment in Boardman
I"hc reason for the contract was
two fold. Alsdurf said I) The
hospital was expanding into the Her
rmston area, and 2) they had heard
''rumblings'' that Dr Stcse Zielin
ski might n»>t stay on after his con
tract expired
Alsdurf said St Anthony had
come to Boardman two years ago to
look user the clinic hut nothing
materialized from that s isit •'Health
care has changed in the last four
years substantially." he said "It's
m>t that we weren't interested "
Alsdurf stated the hospital would
like to expand its Preferred Prosidcr
Organization to this area He added
that I astern Oregon "is way behind
compared to the valley "
"W e anticipate that it (PPOl will
he successful in Hcrmsiton. Board
man. all of Pastern O regon"
Alsdurf explained that health in
surance companies gisc incentives
for employees whose employer’s
hase a PPO contract to visit the
preferred pros ider For example, if
an employee sees the preferred pro
vider. the insurance company may
pay SO percent of htc cost If the pa
tient chooses a facility outside the
PPO the company may pay only 60
percent of the cost per visit
Alsdurf said the hospital found the
clinic facility suitable and if Dr
Zielinski did not hase plans to con
tinue practicing in Boardman "we'd
he sery interested in something."
"There’s a .hance we might want
to do something on our own."
Alsdurf continued, "if we can't
work something out Although we
hase no immediate plans."
He estimated it would cost St An
thony $'00,000 dollars to build and
equip a facility here it the clinic
building could not he acquired
Board member Steve Rowe admit
ted he was somewhat skeptical of the
proposal Rowe asked if local com
panies did not participate in the PP<)
program what affect that would have
on St Anthony's commitment to the
community.
Alsdurt answered he felt the clinic
would operate regardless of PPO
participation
Alsdurf said that if negotiations
were successful the clinic may he
able to have a resident physician or
possibls two rotating doctors "My
opinion is to have a resident physi
clan," he added
Alsdurt went on to say that the
hospital could not guarantee a resi
dent physician but esery effort could
he made to secure one "D r /iclin
ski could he a possibility," he con
(inued. "hut we'd need to talk to him
about it "
Alsdurf staled he did not foresee
any adverse effects to the proposed
operation in thcevcniof two medii. jl
districts We consider ourselves to
he a regional hospital, hut the ar
rangement has to work tor both par
tics," he said
Alsdurt also stated increased
hospital business and referrals would
puk up the extra cost it the clinic
were operating at a loss
Board member Marnic Anderson
said she tell there were some attru«.
use advantages to an agreement with
St Anthony "Maybe we could
allcsiatc
of these problems
wc se incurred as a board in the last
year
One member of the audience ask
ed it St Anthony's physkians would
have prisileges at (rood Shepherd
Community Hospital in Hermiston
Alsdurt jnswered it could be povsi
hie but was not likely.
The audience expressed concern
souk
HVK
about traveling to Pendleton for
hospital and physician services
(especially for senior citizens) when
the same vers ices might he available
at a closer facility
Members of the audience also ex
pressed uncertainty about whether
such an arrangement would he in the
best interest of patients in the com
munity cuirendy using the dink: and
Canal Shepherd fxsr medical services
Kathv Kenton. Boardman. stated
she was concerned about not has ing
a choice of hospitals if St Anthony
tia>k over operation* here
Don Fppenhwch. vice chairman of
hie hoard said Wc want to make
sure the clinic, no matter who
operates it. remains a county opera
non"
The hoard look no action on the
St Anthony proposal
In other business Mamie Ander
son proposed to the hoard that both
hospital hoards in the county, the
EMT’s. and other interested agen
cics in the county hold a public
meeting to discuss the health needs
ot the county at Nth ends The tv sard
indicated it would he receptive to
The Governor's Task Force on the
Superconducting Super Collider has
selected the south Willamette Valley
site near larbanon as the preferred
site for a giant particle accelerator
if hxated in Oregon
The Task Force made the recom
mendation in a letter to Gos Vic
Atiy eh According to the rccommen
elation, the Boardnun Hcmuston site
would remain the second choice for
the SSC should geophysical studies
not pan out for the valley location.
Die mirth Willamette site near
Woodhum has been eliminated
David Fiskum. deputy director for
the Oregon Economic Development
Department said remoteness of the
area and lack of urban amenities led
to the rejection of the Eastern
Oregon site "I don't characterize
the decision as rejection The two
sites arc deemed to be acceptable
The selection was a close, tough
decision." he said
Fiskum added that the Task Force
tclt the south Willamette site "will
compete better (on a national level)
because it is mu as remote " An
economic study conducted hy
CH2M Hill for the Governor’s SSC'
Task Force and the Oregon Depart
ment of Economic I>cvelopment in
dicated rapid growth of other areas
around the country who have hosted
similar high tech centers
The SSC is a huge particle ac
celerator that would he used by high
energy physicists to study (he nature
ol nutter and the origins of the
universe Originally round, the
shape of the SSC has hecen chang
ed to ".. more of a race track
shape." according to Fiskum It
would he close to an oval shape 22
miles on the long side and 18 miles
on the ends
The U S Department of Energy
has mu begun the national site sclec
lion process nor have funds been ap
prosed for the $4 billion dollar
research center Fiskum said the
Task Force expects ihc national site
selection process to hegin anytime in
Ihc next three to 18 months
If the SSC were located in
Oregon, the CH2M Hill study pro
tects an increase of employment by
over 10,l)U> people and resident in
comes by more than SI 5 billion
dollars Income tax revenues will in
crease hs approximately S24
million Spinoff industries and
businesses would be an .aided N hius
Fiskum did say (hat if the SSC
were located in (he Willamette valley
site, the valley would feel “ the
major impact, both positive and
negative " Fiskum said though
doubtful, lustem Oregon nuy tecl
some "ripple eftccts" Irotn the
economic impact to the state
Matt Doherty , chairnun of the
Eastern Oregon Task Force whkh
has been rallying for the Boardnun
Hermiston site tor nearly a scar said
the Task Force is "disappointed in
the recomcmljtion
“ This is only a recomendation the
Ckiscmir has m< rescinded ottkulIy
to the site "
IXihcrty said that it the Govcnor
upholds the Task Force's recomen
datkin "there's pn>hahl> nothing wc
could do Wc will have to accept
what (he Govenor saw ”
Secretary of Agriculture Richard
F. Lyng recently announced that
signup for the 1 *487 feed grains,
upland cotton and rice pmgratns will
he held November 17 through
March V)
Signup for the 1*187 program
began October I and will continue
through March '<>
Lyng also said that wheat and teed
grain producers participating in the
programs may request 40 percent of
their estimated deficiency payments
when they sign up tor the program,
while upland cotton and rice pro
ducers may request '() percent of
their deficiency payments Also at
signup, teed grain producers nuy re
quest 50 percent of their estimated
diversion payments
"The advance payments will pro
vide producers additional cash (low
for spring plantings and io meet
tv nude in generic commodity
other financial obligations." said payments iper pound tor cotton and certificates
1 vng also said that an additional
Lyng.
rice, per bushel lor teed grains and common
program provision which
Die US DA estuiutcs deficiency wheat) as $2 10 tor wheal. $ I 21 lor
be applicable to the I*487 crops
com. $1 14 tor sorghum, SI 11 lor ot will upland
cotton. Iced grains and nee
barley. SS cents for oats. 27 I 5 cents provides that
yields for I*487
for upland cotton, and 4 82 cents lor and subsequent actual
crop
years will not
rice
used to establish furin program
Fifty percent of the advance deli be
Morrow County will otter a 4 H ciency and diversion payments will payment yields lor the 1488 and
Computer Club in Heppncr. Fxtcn tv paid in cash and the balance will subsequent crops This is the same
as announced tor wheat on June W
sion Agent Bill Broderick has an
nounced Father Edward of the
Catholic Church has volunteered to
help the youth with computers
He has had a lot of experience
with computers. Bnxlerick sjid. and
has also worked with youth a great
deal " Dits is the perfect chance to
team about computers." he saij
f’riH (f< /s fo buy f i n ' fo r ( hr/sfm .is Baskets for needy
Youth in grades six thmugh eighth
who are interested in joining this
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meeting interevtcd panics from both
ends fo the county and instructed
Anderson to take steps to initiate
such a meeting
The hoard also reported that con
tract negotiations with l>r Zielinski
were progressing well and the terms
of the contract are heing res iewed by
county counsel As s»a>n as this
year's contract is complete the hoard
said it intends to pursue an extend
ed contract to alles late lengthy
negotiations on an annual basis
Dr Zielinski said he would he
open to negotiating a long-term
contract
County overlooked as supercollider site
Shooting at the Moon
I his bullet hole appeared in ihe Courthouse Clock sometime Hallowe'en
ght It o not known it the shooter was aiming at Ihe moon or w a s spook
I by a Hallowe'en ghost Heppncr Police said investigation of the inci
nt is continuing
Feed grain program signup dates told
Computer club
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A special committee appointed hy
the Port of Morrow Commission in
late September to formulate a writ
ten policy for the appointment of
commission vacancies, plans to pre
sent the commission with its recom
mcndation at the Pon s regular
meeting November 12, reported
William "Bill” Sharkey, chairman
of the ad hoc committee
Die recommendation suggests that
a seven member committee he ap
pointed and that a port cximmissumer
serve as chairman of the committee
Members of the new committee
are to include representatives of the
economic agencies, Chamber of
Commerce, or city administration
from the five cities within Morrow
County . and one port tenant The
chairman will solicit representatives
from those areas or agenc ies
In the event of a commission
vacancy, the Port Commission
would advertise the vacancy Ap
plicants submitting written resumes
would then he screened and inter
viewed by the special committee
Two applicants would he
presented to the commission, which
would make the final selection
The appointed committee also
recommends that the new commit
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