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Health district shows $139 thousand May profit, $203,455 yearly profit U n iv e r s it y ^ O re g o n Eugene OR By April Sykes The Morrow Coun ty Health District showed a $139,120 profit for the month of May, “one of the highest revenue months in history,” MCHD Chief Financial Officer Nicole Mahoney told the board at the district regular meeting Monday in Irrigon. The dis respite, the swing nursing enue; Irrigon Ambulance trict had a $203,455 profit facility had one admis had 19 page-outs with 11 for the year. sion, 489 total outpatients, transports for $10,310 in May’s profit-loss 75 total emergency room revenue; there were three statement showed $669,103 encounters, 1863 lab tests, flights; Home Health had 119 in gross patient revenue and 112 x-ray procedures, 68 patient visits; Hospice had $51,552 in total revenue de CT scans, 41 EKG tests, one admission; pharmacy ductions for $617,5 50 in net one treadmill procedures, had 1337 drug doses for patient revenue; $95,521 in seven colonoscopy pro $60,953 in drug revenue; tax revenue and $21,313 in cedures, five respiratory Pioneer Memorial Clinic other operating revenue for therapy procedures; Hepp had 43J patient visits with $734,385 in total operating ner Ambulance had 28 total 25 new patients, 51 seen by revenue, $603,137 in total page-outs and 24 transports a nurse and eight no shows; operating expenses, and for $29,504 in revenue; Irrigon Medical Clinic had a $7,872 non-operating Boardman Ambulance had 170 patient visits with 13 gain. 29 page-outs with 14 trans new patients, 24 seen by a The board also ap ports for $16,058 in rev nurse and 11 no shows. proved a resolution adopt ing the 2010-1 lbudget. The budget is up over $515 thousand over the previous year, from $8,163,752 to $8,678,918 for the coming year, however property tax es are up only a little over $3 thousand, from $1,330,473 last year to $1,333,813 for the coming year. Also at the meeting, the board also imposed taxes at $.6050 per thousand assessed valuation A lifeguard watches over swimmers at the Willow Creek Water for the district’s permanent Park on Tuesday, June 29. - Photo by Autumn Morgan levy and $.39 per thousand for the local option levy. In other business, the board: -heard an update After almost a year cies, procedures and other from CEO Michael Blauer of planning, hurdles and details to prepare for the on the Irrigon Clinic. The hearings, a merger between completion of the merger. previous physician’s assis the Umatilla-Morrow and Mulvihill said that tant is no.longer employed Union-Baker education it’s clear that the current at the clinic and a PA is service districts is a real funding streams for educa being sought to fill the posi ity, thanks to the thumbs tion are not adequate for the tion. Blauer said that he has up from the state Board of demand of our schools, and spoken with some potential candidates for the job and Education this morning. that the only way to care for commented that Dr. Ken The two ESDs will become kids is to “fundamentally Wenberg has been doing the new InterMountain ESD change the way we do busi ness.” a good job providing cov on May 31,2011. “This is truly an “This means out erage for the clinic in the historic event for our re side the box thinking and interim. gion,” said UMESD Super difficult decisions,” Mul -heard from Blauer intendent Dr. Mark Mulvi- vihill said. “I applaud our concerning the proposed hill. “It was a long, but fair two boards (UMESD and switch to electronic records. and thorough, process, and UBESD) for making a cou He said that a team from the I believe it’s an example of rageous decision that will district visited a hospital the kind of transformational benefit the students of east in Chelan to explore their change that we need in state ern Oregon. A lot of times, system and help determine government.” people don’t change things the best electronic records The state Board because they’re difficult or system fit for MCHD. of Education voted during challenging, but our boards -v o te d to give its regular meeting earlier overcame the difficulties Blauer the discretion to today to approve the feasi and rose to the challenge select the best option con bility of a merger between and succeeded.” cerning purchase of a new the two eastern Oregon The InterMountain CT scanner, with prices ESDs. On June 30, the ESD will represent approxi ranging from over $300 two boards of directors for mately 24,000 students thousand for a used scan the UMESD and UBESD between the four counties, ner to over $400 thousand will meet to begin discus 19,000 of which are from for a new one. To date, the sion about the new board Umatilla and Morrow coun district has received the zoning configuration. The ties. following estimates: a GE Planning for the 16-slice scanner-$424,155, new InterMountain ESD board will consist of seven merger began last August new, $300 thousand used; board members - three betw een the UMESD, a Toshiba 16-slice scan- from Umatilla County, one UBESD and Malheur ESD. ner-$409,122 new, $290 each from Morrow, Union In the original configura thousand used; and a Phil lips 16 slice-$461,918 new, and Baker counties, and tion, Union County would $331,585 used. The district one at-large position. Those have merged with the UM will also take into consid new board members will be ESD, while Baker County eration the service contract selected during the Nov. 2 would have merged with options when selecting a General Election. Follow Malheur ESD, effectively vendor. Blauer told the ing the election, the cur dissolving the UBESD. board that Warren Rosen, rent UMESD and UBESD However, due to a taxing x-ray department, has been boards will continue to issue, Malheur ESD pulled instrumental in negotiating meet monthly as scheduled out of the merger in early prices and maintenance through the remainder of April. The UMESD and agreements with the various the 2010-11 school year, UBESD boards then de companies. Currently Pio while the new InterMoun cided unanimously to move neer Memorial Hospital has tain ESD board will begin forward with a merger be only a one-slice machine. meeting to map out poli tween themselves. -approved a bid from Pioneer Woodwork Morrow SWCD to conduct spray ing, Bend for Pioneer Me project to control Poison Hemlock morial Clinic cabinetry, This project will be Citizen concern which includes new sliding at no cost to landowners. over the health and safety windows for $13,322. Morrow SWCD staff will issue of Poison Hemlock -approved allow be conducting the spray growing along Willtyv ing the Morrow County project the week of July Creek has prompted the Treasurer to invest district 12 . Morrow Soil and Water funds. Any landow ner -received the fol Conservation District to lowing report: Pioneer Me request discretionary funds w ho wants to opt out of the morial Hospital in Heppner from Morrow County Court project and control hemlock had eight admissions, one to pay for chemicals and on their own is asked to swing bed admission, 22 equipment to spray the contact Morrow SWCD at admissions for observation, stream banks in Heppner, 541 -676-5452 no later than noon on Friday, July 9. one admitted for hospital Lexington, and lone. Come on in, the water’s fine! State Board gives thumbs up to UMESD-UBESD merger Red, White & Blues Cruisin’ to the Blues Schedule 4lh of July lone, OR 2010 Friday, July 2 Bank of EO Customer Appreciation BBQ Pulled pork meal & Taylors Bar Texas Hold ’Em & Cribbage Tournament Main Street 11 a.m.-2 p.m. lone Legion Hall 5 p.m. lone Legion Hall 6 p.m. Saturday, July 3 1sl annual art show lone legion hall 9 a.m. Golf tournament Willow Creek Country Club 9 a.m. Talent show lone City Park 6 p.m. Rowdy Six featuring Adrianne Swanson lone City Park after talent show Bad Influence lone City Park after talent show Burgers & hotdogs in the park by Taylor’s Sunday, July 4 Fireman’s breakfast Preschool 5k walk/run (sign-up 7 a.m.) Topic Club book sale 1sl annual art show lone Legion Auxiliary lone Fire Hall 7 a.m. Main Street 7:30 a.m. Main Street 9 a.m. lone Legion Hall 9 a.m. Home for the Troops rug raffle TBA Interdenominational church service lone City Park Fish pond, frog jump, bike raffle lone Fire Hall/Park Altar Society pie sale lone Fire Hall Red, White & Blues parade & Blues Cruise Blues Cruise Car Show lone City Park Park activities begin & food vendors open 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Music in the park by Eric Jepsen & John Wambeke city park gazebo Blues bands on stage lone Amphitheater 3 p.m. Tommy Hogan Band Too Slim & the Taildraggers Bugs Henderson (Morrow County Unified Recreation District) Boat trip auction on stage lone Amphitheater 7 p.m. Firework display Dusk City taking action against owners of abandoned and discarded vehicles The City of Hep- pner has announced that, according to the Heppner City Code, abandoned or discarded vehicles can not be stored on private property without a permit granted by the Heppner City Council. The permit, which is good for one year, costs $25 and requires a hearing before the council. All property own ers within 200 feet are to be notified at least 10 days before the hearing with the council is held. There is a limit of one permit per vehicle (Section 6-4-3). Vehicles with an expired license and vehicles that are inoperative are considered “discarded” vehicles. Heppner City Man ager Dave DeMayo stated that the requirement would be enforced. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office deputies will warn offend 31, 2010, the deputies will ers and work with them for fully enforce the provision two months. After August in the city code. Pioneer Memorial Physical Therapy holds open house Physical therapist Shelly McCabe (left) works through a bal ancing exercise using a weighted ball with Molly Rhea (right), director of nursing services with the Morrow County Health District, during the open house held at Pioneer Memorial Physi cal Therapy on Friday, June 25. 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