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North & South health care Eggs that flv I wenty , u teams o f students com peted in a tournament at lone Schools November IV t w o student teams were challenged to design and construct a vehicle to carry a raw egg Iron» Aviator Marv Peterson s perch near the gym ceiling safely to ihc gym floor 30 tcct below learns were awarded points lor . reativny . passenger com fort, sur i ival and re eiitr • link' No tk-rb-' i scores w ere record ed , said a spokesperson lor the project About one third o l the passengers surviv cd the flight the teams were composed o f the district s fifth through eighth grade talented and gifted students enroll cd in the Challenge Program Certificates were awarded to the I first place team Seth Smythe and Amy Dalton both of Sam Bojrdman second place team Kenny Mounts of Sam Boardman and Kyan Halvorscn ot lone, third place team Jeff Saunders o f A C Houghton in Ir rigon and Bob Krein. Heppner. fourth place team I ndy Hednun. Heppner. and Mark I vans. A C Houghton, fifth place team Chris T allm an . Sam Boardm an and Crystal Minster, lone, and suth place team Mandi Marchek o f Sam Boardman aikl Amy Pointer of lone Left Aviator Marv Peterson Below students create egg-craft M o r n «* Clinic and the ambulance, the approxinulc rate (or the north end would he si* cents per $101)0 The approximate rate (or the vnith end would he $2 7.) The la* support required (or North end serv ices and South end sere ices have differed (treatIs since the begin rung o ( the N M M C in 11)77 Tax figure* provided hy County Bud)tet O fficer lo R a v n e Bowman show that (or 19X1. the lust year the N M M C and a.nhulancc were on their own. apari from the hospital budget.the clinic asked $3h.X58 to balance their budget and the hospital nursing home ambulance asked SUt thS to balance their budget h * 19X4 the clink asked $27 .hhh. I hoi north M orrow ambulance asked $3,184. and the hospital asked S O X .25* (-or I98V the clink need ed $1 l.X X ' to balance their budget, the ambulance did not ask to levy a ta * . and the h ospital asked V» 19.7(4 (-or 198/v the clinic need cd $ 1 2.'X ' to balance their budget, the ambulance asked $h. 172. and the hospital asked $"H .7<)2 to balance their budget It's difficult to split out the costs (or the nursing home (rom those o f the hospital from those for the am bulance. Pioneer Memorial Hospital Administrator John Hempcl said Monday It can be done in several wavs, to lavor cither the hospital or the nursing home, but the hospital has to use costs based on the most current medicare cost report The number o f beds and the percent o f occupancy in the nursing home have increased in the last year, he said " I 'm optimistic about the nursing home W e 're providing better quail ty care and getting a higher utih/a lion rate " The Hospital Board will have to make some decisions corker ning the acute care provided by the hospital, he said Because the hospital is partially ta* supported the daily bed rate, is less than at either INTRODUCING THE NEW SOLAR — 808 ALL SEASON STEEL ¿ELTED RADIAL •A ll season tread design for max imum traction on wet, ice, or snow covered roads. • Polyester cord body with two steel belts for a smooth and safe ride with longer wear. •F n t Road Hazard Warranty Backed by the CENEX Road Hazard Warranty Prices good through December 13, 1986 u.*$3495 P155/80R13 SIZE PRICE P 1 7 5 /8 0 R 1 3 *38 95 P 185 80R13 •40 95 P185 85R14 •41 95 P195 75R14 •42 95 P20S 75R14 *46 95 P 21 5/75 R 1 4 •49 95 P205 75R15 •48 95 P 2 1 5 /7 5 R 1 5 •51 95 P225 75R15 •52 95 P 23 5/75 R 1 5 •53 95 Includes Mounting & Balancing ONE STOP FOR ALL YOUR WIN TER NEEDS SN OWTIRES BATTERIES - CHA 1 NS ect M.C.t.t Morrow County [Grain Growers.« * ro io iM ? Lexington Oregon 97%S9 Taking C aw rf The ('a m t n 'i Business the H erm iston o r P en d le to n hospitals The laves the hospital asks for de pend on the number o f people who use the hospital. Hempcl said The greater the use. the less ta* money the hospital needs to balance its budget Many people do not realize that nuns o f our c»*Ms are fixed e* penses Our malpractice insurance docs not depend on whether w e serve one or 12 patientv It is the same, he said The hospital is re quired to have a minimum of one Registered Nurse per shift exc luding the Director o f Nursing Sers k c s which state law says must he in the hospital eight hours each das Now we have 32 nursing home beds and 12 acute care beds Perhaps we real ly should have only m * acute care beds, he said That might best suit our needs now. if we could switch si* beds from acute care to nursing home care The state tells us if we can do that The hospital must alv> keep medical supplies, even if w e 'v e had no need tor a particular item for a year, we have to keep it in stock, or we arc putting ourselves in a posi lion for a possible lawsuit In addi lion, the federal government tells us how much we w ill get lor people who are on medicare W e cannot turn to out supplier and say. " W e 'r e not going to pay 20*3 more for ban da ids this year because w e r e only g ettin g a $ ‘3 increase fro m medicare The hospital also might consider a Preferred Provider Organization arrangement with local businesses For a membership lee. employees would receive a discount for services at the hospital Die hospital will probably always need some ta* support, but with switching si* beds from acute «.are to nursing home status and a PD ) ar rangement. in three or lour years, Ihc a its >unt may be reduced to $I25.<XX>. he said The hospital uses volunteer am hulaikc drivers and volunteer I M is when possible T w o (-.M l Ills, one F M T II. and three I M I Is arc on stalf at the hospital Donations to the hospital, accor- ding to business manager I imta Ken n y. were *b.K02 for l9Xh $ 13.175 for 1985. V),5X8 for I9K4. and $2.7X0 tor 1981 The N orth M orrow M edical ( l i m e began in 1977. according ta* Board V ic e Chairman Don Pppcn bach Three doctors from Hemusion built a clink in Boardman and subse quently abandoned the practice At that tunc. I ppcnhach said, the coun ty acquired a halt interest in the building The other half is owned by an investment firm I ppcnbach was on the first clinic board At that time the ambulance was also under the direction ot a seven member clinic board Five years ago. the clinic board hccaiik- a five member hoard, separate from the Pioneer M em orial Hospital Board and at the same time a separate ambulance board was also formed A ll three hoards arc ap pointed bv and submit budgets to the county cinirt From page 1 At the early clink hoanl meetings, i pprnhach said the primary concern was the creation of a separate district w hich w ould p ro v id e funding because the clink building would need funds for expansion and upkeep Dr Jim An dervm was the first doctor at the cininty subsidized clink After he left. Fpprnhach said, it became a community |oke hev ause we never knew which d tvtor would he serving there on which day until Dr Sam Pobanz o f Hikkl R iver was hired for three davs a week in Board nun and one halt day a week at Ir ngon He had a slow but steady practice. Fppcnhach said, but the travel began to wear and he wav ask ed to take over the einergenc y ward at Hikkl River W e consulted a physician place ment serv ice offered hy ( Iregon Health Scrvu.es after Dr Pohanz gave his notke W e considered slat fing the clin k with nurse practi tioners. hut because we saw large resistance in the community with a parttime physkian. we thought there might a lv i he resistance to nurse practitioners The placement serv ice referred tw o doctors for inters icwv Dr Steve Zielinski, was a recent graduate o f his second year o f intern ship and was eager to come to a new hkation "W'e know if the clinic were to survive the transition from parttime to fulltime, we needed so ineone voluble and knowledgeable Dt Zielinski's teachers said that he was a brilliant student and they wanted to keep him on staff hut couldn't afford to at the tu n e ," The potential exists for a fulltime clinic operation able to handle emergencies, pppenhach said Part o f ihc problem is that w e 're work mg in a building we have no control over, he said It's currently valued at approxmutcly $I25.<KX). and it needs a new roof The clinic pays $200 per month rent to the county and $21X1 to the investitk-nt firm which owns the other hall W e arc responsible tor all upkeep The clinic also needs additional medical equip ment. he says an old * ray machine was fine when it was purchased 10 years ago T w o years ago it hail to he completely refurbished, but the newer machines will give a much dearer picture and a cheaper price Basically, the clinic tries to pro vkle the best nkilk al coverage possi blc for the North end o f the county W e have encouraged the doctor to go beyond the borders of the county and now have patients from Arlington and Hermiston who com e to the clinic Imiik'diate funding needs. Fppen bach says arc a replacement * ray machine, a defibnlator, improved emergency medicine facilities, and a new rikit for the building W e 'r e also likiking into the possihilitv ot providing an mlorma tion center, he said The diktor must travel as tar as Portland or San Fran c is c o som etim es fo r on e day seminars and a satellite dish could bring spec uli/ed medical programs here relatively cheaply N o other tac ilitv in the area prov ides that set vice The c lime hoard contacted Si An thony Hospital in Pendleton two Ph 989 8221 • N o w . Si Anthony has nude a pro posal. hut it wav very generalized The Board did not receive it well because it was not specific enough Basically, they offered to take over the operation o f the clinic staff it. and handle the traffic through there and pay the county $ 1 per year Die counts would viill be responsible for rent and upkeep on the building, he said The N u rd also was skeptical because no time frame wav in d icjted W e don't want to find out a year from now that the offer wav for only one year Housing project From page 1 intend to nuke any changes in policy hut to nuke a more "p olish ed p o lic y ." M ayor Cara Costa said the policies have to be a liv ing document and subtcct to change She suggested that at the next meeting the original changes proposed he written as adopted so council members could make needed changes She announced a resignation from the council had been received from Marvin I ane and a new member will be appointed at the next meeting She said the city was incorporated Feb 9. IXX7. so plans for a centen nial should he undertaken soon City Adm inistrator M arshall la o g r c n said the Heppner T V fran c hive expires in the spring and if the council wants to nuke changes they should be made soon as a 90-day notice is required He also said he was telling department heads to get to work on budget requirement* The mayor said an effort would be nude to get started on budget meetings in January A motion to cn dorse passage o f the school district serial levy was approved Kale Jones o f G regor Professional Corporation. Fugene. auditors, gave a report on the city audit, saying the city had accurate records, and the debt reserve was in place as it should be Che city's audit is in the com puter at the company and will thus provide better services Bids will be called lor next year's audit. M ayor Costa said The copy machine for the city tv so old paper can no longer be obtain ed tor it W e 'v e know this was g o ing to happen tor five y ea rs," Coun cilnun Ployhar said He said the budget committee had instructed the city to run it until it broke down, and this looked like it Cost o f a replace ment will he $1.295 and this was authorized hy the council. Corrections T h e annual children's church schikil Christnus program at the Heppner Cniled Methodist Church will begin at b p m Sunday. Dec 7 The wrong time was submitted for week* p u b lic a tio n in last Gazette Tim es 13 U LOVA" Holiday Time is Bulova Watch Time. 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