Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 30,2014
HEALTH DISTRICT
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE
(See story below).
-learned from Grigg
that the retirement open
house for Dr. Ed Berretta
went well and was well
attended.
-heard from G rigg
that he attended the lone
Community Agri-Business
Organization dinner. He
said that in addition to
discussing the d istrict’s
u p c o m in g lev y , lo n e
Principal Sarah Crane-
S im pson and M orrow
County Health Department
D irector Sheree Sm ith
jo in ed him in a panel
discussion about pursuing
a school-based health clinic
in lone. A survey indicated
that people in the lone
community are generally
in favor o f establishing
the clinic. Grigg said that
many o f the details as to
whether the clinic will be
established still have to be
worked out.
-received the following
p ro fit-lo s s sta te m e n t,
showing a $149,174 loss
for March: Morrow County
Health D istrict received
$677,957 in gross patient
revenue, less $5,845 in
bad debts and $190.486
in contractual and other
adjustments, plus $ 127,629
in ta x r e v e n u e an d
$17,222 in other operating
revenue for $626,478 in
total operating revenue;
$787,620 in total operating
expenses, $11,967 for a
non-operating gain for the
$149.174 loss.
-a p p ro v e d a y e a r
long contract with Dr. Ed
B erretta to continue to
serve as the Emergency
Medical Services adviser.
The contract calls for Dr.
Berretta to be compensated
at the rate o f $350 per
month and for the district
to pay for travel expenses to
attend meetings and training
pertaining to his role as
EMS adviser. MCHD will
also pay an allowance of
$450 daily for him up to
two meetings during the
term of the contract.
-received information
on the district's “Promise
o f E x ce lle n ce” policy,
w h ic h o u t l i n e s th e
d is tric t’s standards for
em ployee behavior and
c o m m u n ic a tio n w ith
customers and patients.
-received information
c o n c e rn in g the R u ral
H e a l t h c a r e R e fo rm
Initiative. A ccording to
a letter from G overnor
John
Kitzhaber,
“O regon is engaged in
c o m p re h e n siv e h ealth
system transformation, and
hospitals are an integral part
o f that transform ation.”
The new p o licies may
affect how hospitals are
reimbursed for Medicaid,
w hich would generally
result in a reduction in
r e i m b u r s e m e n t s to
hospitals; however, Grigg
and Mahoney said they do
not believe that MCHD
will be adversely affected,
for now, at least. “ I t’s
good for us that we’re still
cost based,” said Grigg.
Cost-based reimbursement
means that the hospital will
be reimbursed for the costs
actually incurred in treating
Medicare patients.
-learned from Grigg
that the Morrow County
Health District now has a
Facebook page.
• learned
from
Mahoney of a change in
policy concerning private
payments. She said that
the district will no longer
charge interest on current
accounts, if people are still
making payments on those
accounts. “It’s an incentive
for people to make current
payments,” said Mahoney.
-h eard from G rig g
that the “ upgrade on the
fin an cial system is on
schedule and continuing to
progress.” He said that “a
clinical team has begun to
transfer key data from the
paper chart to the electronic
record.” “The clinic system
build is scheduled to start
the week of May 5, with
a go-live date set for June
17,” he said.
-learned from Grigg that
Pioneer Memorial Clinic in
H eppner has subm itted
its application for Tier 2
Patient Centered Primary
Care Home certification,
which will provide the
clinics with an additional
$6 per member per month
from each EOCCO (Eastern
Oregon Coordinated Care
Organization).
-received the following
report for March: Pioneer
Memorial Clinic had 415
p atien t v isits, 11 new
p atien ts, 32 seen by a
nurse and 15 no-shows;
Irrigon Medical Clinic had
225 patient visits, 28 new
patients, 59 seen by a nurse
and 18 no-shows; Pioneer
Memorial Hospital had one
admission, seven swing bed
admissions, 14 observation
admissions, three hospital
respite adm issions, one
sw ing nursing facility
a d m is s io n , 472 to ta l
outpatients, 65 emergency
room encounters, 1,702 lab
tests, 77 x-ray procedures,
25 CT scans, 19 EKG
tests, five colonoscopy
procedures, one endoscopy
procedure, 41 respiratory
th e r a p y p r o c e d u r e s ;
Heppner Ambulance had
31 p ag e-o u ts w ith 28
tran sp o rts for $37,612
in rev enue, B oardm an
Ambulance had 20 page
outs with 14 transports for
$20,668 in revenue, Irrigon
Ambulance had 24 page
outs with 21 transports for
$26,979 in revenue, there
were three flights; Home
H ealth had 114 patient
visits; pharmacy had 1,252
drug doses for $85,700 in
revenue.
- FIVE
1,000 yard shoot this
Saturday
lone, OR—The lone
1.000 yard shoot w ill be this
Saturday, May 3, at Frank
and Joe Halvorsen’s Farm.
Registration is from 8:30-
9:30 a.m. and the cost is $20
per shot, per person. A prize
of $100 w ill be awarded to
the one person who hits the
metal gong, which is the
size of a 27” television.
If more than one person
hits the gong, then a shoot-
ofT, after everyone has shot,
will determine the final
winner.
Additionally, Allison
and C arey Gun Works
from Portland and other
c o n t r i b u t o r s wi l l be
p r o v i d i n g f r ee c l a y
sh o o tin g . Par t i ci pant s
are invited to bring their
favorite shotguns; some
shotguns will be available.
There will also be a
gun raffle on the day of
the shoot; tickets will be
available for purchase only
at the event. Lunch will be
available for purchase.
M onies raised after
expenses will go toward
fishing pond prizes and
other parts o f the lone
Fourth of July Celebration.
For more information and
d ire c tio n s, visit www.
ionethousandyardshoot.
com.
lone school plans
plant sale Saturday
Health district proposes 2014-15 budget
By April Sykes
The Morrow County
Health district has proposed
an $11,075,778 budget for
the upcom ing 2014-15
fiscal year.
The district’s proposed
re so u rc e s include
$6,120,896 in income for
Pioneer Memorial Hospital;
$481.479 for 1 Iome 1 lealtli
and H ospice; $336,508
for Boardman Ambulance;
$ 2 5 3 ,8 4 6 fo r Irrig o n
A m b u la n c e ; $ 6 2 ,0 2 1
fo r lo n e A m b u la n c e ;
$1,009,009 for Pioneer
M em orial C lin ic ; and
$57 0 ,4 0 1 for Irrig o n
M edical C lin ic. O ther
projected income includes:
$205,900 in other revenue,
$102,400 in donations and
grants, $21,900 in interest
incom e, $ 1 4 0 ,0 0 0 for
operating, capital, long
and sh o rt term loans,
$80,000 for community
service fees, $276,707 for
electronic health record
r e im b u r s e m e n ts , and
$1,414,711 in property
ta x e s, w hich in clu d es
monies from the district’s
local option tax currently
before the v o ters. The
district budgeted no monies
for capital leases.
Proposed expenditures
include: Pioneer Memorial
H o s p i ta l - $ 6 ,2 5 7 ,1 05;
Home Health and
Hospice-$585,884;
B o a r d m a n
A m b u la n ce-$ 3 2 1,824;
I r r i g o n
A m b u la n ce-$ 197,345;
Pioneer Memorial
Clinic-$1,171,574; Irrigon
Medical Clinic-$519,440;
E me r g e n c y Me d i c a l
Services (Lexington and
lone)-$ 18.634; Boardman
Cl i ni c D o n atio n s and
C o mmu n i t y Benefit
Grants-$50,000; Revenue
D e d u c t i o n s and B ad
Debt-$ 1,274,415; Capital
P u r c h a s e s - $ 3 7 4 ,3 0 0 ;
Elect Don Russell
Morrow County
Commissioner
Capital Lease Principal
Reduction-$45,000;
Long
and
Short
Term D eb t P r i n c i p a l
Reduction-$274,537; Total
Expenditures-$ 11,090,059,
for a net decrease in cash of
$14,281.
The district’s adopted
budget for 2013-14 was
$10,358,738, including
t a xes. The a d o p t e d
budget for 2012-13 was
$10,104,895, including
taxes. Property taxes were
$1.282,071 for 2013-14 and
$1.340,358 for 2012-13.
Proposed capital
p u r c h a s e s f or 2 0 1 4 -
15 i nc l ude a car di ac
m o nitoring system for
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
for $90,000. which will be
purchased through a loan;
$72,000 for six ambulance
gurneys, which will be
purchased with grants and
cash; $51,000 for clinic
Electronic Medical Records
and a radiology interface,
which will be purchased
with federal reimbursement
funds and cash; $15,500
for a video colonoscope,
to be purchased with cash
on hand; $30,000 for a
nurse call system at PMH,
with cash on hand; $ 12,000
for a washing machine at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
to replace the current one
th at can no lo n g er be
repaired, with cash on hand;
$25,000 for external facility
signs and traffic directional
signs for MCHD facilities
in H eppner and Irrigon
with cash on hand; $20,000
for landscaping around a
monument sign and plant
bed areas, with cash on
hand; $58,800 for a new
roof, siding, windows and
paint for Pioneer Memorial
Clinic, which will be funded
with cash on hand. Total
proposed purchases amount
to $374.300.
BALLOTS
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courthouse. Open 8 a.m. to
noon and 1-5 p.m., M-F and
Election Day (Nov. 5) from
7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Lexington: 365 West
Hwy 74 (Public Works
Parking lot). Turn off Hwy.
74 onto Tom Street and
left into the public works
parking lot. Open 24 hours.
lone: Spring St. (in
front o f the turn to 3rd
Street). Open 24 hours.
B o a r d m a n : NW
Boardman Ave. (24 hours).
Irrigon: 205 NE 3rd
St. (Irrigon Annex). Open
24 hours.
ORDER EARLY
Mother's Day is May 11th
We h a v e a n ic e a s s o r tm e n t o f flo ral
a r r a n g e m e n ts , p la n ts St b a llo o n s
WE DELIVER
Greg Smith state Representative
*Don Russell has distinguished himself
as a dedicated and highly visible
leader through his role as a Port of
Morrow Commission member and
current President. During Don's
tenure the Port of Morrow has
maintained and grown an industry
base which continues to increase
the economic vitality of our county
and region. I am certain that with
Don s professional background,
experience and vision he would serve
our citizens well as a member of the
Morrow County Court. "
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lone High School sophomore Jenna Taylor helps pot the
planters in front of lone Market with plants from the school
greenhouse. The greenhouse will he open all day this coming
Saturday, from H a.m. to 6 p.m., for their annual plant sale.
Portions of the day’s proceeds will go to ICABO, Outdoor
School and the lone Education Foundation. -Photo by Erin
Heideman
HHS plant sale to
begin next week
Heppner High School is again planning its once-
annual plant sale.
The plant sale will be held May 6, 7. and 8 from 4-6
p.m., and May 9-10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Students will be on hand to help customers in the
greenhouses at the HHS land lab at 710 NW Morgan
Street.
Some ofthe plants they will offer include geraniums,
tomatoes (traditional. Roma and cherry), marigolds,
petunias, calibrachoa, blueberry bushes, honeyberry,
currants, herbs, vegetables galore, and more.
A large variety of hanging baskets, herb bowls and
patio containers will also be available.
BMCC to offer flagger
training
Blue Mountain
Communi t y C ollege is
offering a flagger training
class at BMCC Boardman
Friday, May 2, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. This class is free to
people taking it for the first
time and is funded through
a CASE grant intended to
help the unemployed or
underemployed
Space is limited, so
students must pre-register
by going online at www.
bluecc.edu or contacting
BMCC Boardman at 541-
481-2099.
The class is intended
to prepare students to be
flaggers for w ork-zone
t r af f i c c ont r ol . Th e y
will learn the basics of
f l aggi ng and traffi c
control and receive State
o f Oregon Department of
Transportation credential
for flaggers. Students will
also learn to find employers
who use flaggers regularly.
The certification is good
in Idaho, O regon and
Washington for three years.
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