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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 25, 2015 HEALTH DISTRICT -Continued from PAGE ONE $1,801 monthly payments. District Chief Financial Officer Nicole Mahoney reported that the district is in the black with a $13,296 profit for the month, largely due to a $75,662 wind-proj- ect payment. The district had a $19,782 profit for December and a $52,270 average monthly year-to- date loss. Also at the meeting, Elizabeth Peterson, head of the MCHD business office and medical records, pre- sented an overview of her department, which is facing numerous challenges with a new coding system. Each diagnosis has a specific code that must be keyed in to obtain correct billing charges. The billing depart- Oregon. Aaron Palmquist, Irrigon, who was in at- ment is charged with sched- tendance at the meeting, uling admissions, verifying has indicated he would insurance, transcription, like to serve on the board. charging, coding, process- Palmquist is the Irrigon ing and releasing bills, col- City Manager. lections, processing Director of payments and is- Nursing Services suing statements, Molly Rhea pre- among other duties. sented an overview Board Chair of patient cardiac John Murray ad- transport, which il- vised the board that lustrated very fa- two board positions Aaron vorable transport will be up for elec- Palmquist times for MCHD tion. He said that emergency services. Barb Huwe, Irrigon, In other busi- has indicated that she does ness, the board: not want to run for re-elec- -learned that since the tion; however, Jill Parker, district has opened recruit- Boardman, has indicated ment at the Irrigon Clinic that she would like to stay to mid-level providers, the on the board. Parker is a district has received an member of the Boardman application from a nurse City Council and works practitioner. for the Bank of Eastern -reappointed radiolo- gist Dr. Blair to the district’s medical staff. -heard that the district’s second annual employee awards banquet to be held Friday, Feb. 27, at the Elks Lodge. All employees, pro- viders and board members and their guests are invited to attend. All employees receiving longevity awards and the winners of the Ser- vice Excellence Award will be recognized. -learned that the district is planning a year-long pre- diabetes education course and support program, joint- ly sponsored by MCHD and Morrow County Public Health. -received the follow- ing report: Pioneer Me- morial Hospital had four admissions in January, two swing bed admissions, 12 admitted for observation, two admitted for hospital respite care, one admitted to the swing nursing facil- ity, 437 outpatients, 67 emergency room encoun- ters, 1,312 lab tests, 121 x-ray procedures, 15 CT scans, 21 EKG tests, three colonoscopy procedures, 33 respiratory therapy proce- dures; Heppner Ambulance had 32 page-outs with 23 transports for $39,919 in revenue; Boardman Ambu- lance had 38 page-outs with 27 transports for $38,054 in revenue; Irrigon Ambu- - FIVE lance had 28 page-outs with 15 transports for $20,299 in revenue; there were four flights; Home Health had 128 patient visits; Hos- pice had three admissions; Pharmacy had 1,199 drug doses for $68,917 in drug revenue; Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 438 patient visits with 12 new patients, 40 seen by a nurse and eight no-shows; Irrigon Medi- cal Clinic had 225 patient visits with 29 new patients, 48 seen by a nurse and 12 no-shows. Road bowling returns to St. Pat’s weekend Road bowling enthusiasts are reminded to sign up for Heppner’s Irish Road Bowling in order to guarantee a spot in the March 15 event. The bowls will roll at 1:37 p.m. on Balm Fork Road. Cost to enter is $5 per participant. Forms can be picked up at the Heppner Chamber of Com- merce office or call 541-676-5536 to have a form mailed. GOOD LUCK MUSTANGS! ROUND 1 OF 2A STATE BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday February 27th at 6pm Heppner Mustangs vs. Faith Bible at Heppner High School Front row: (l-r) Coach Jeremy Rosenmalm, Jake Lindsay, Caden Hedman, CJ Kindle, Weston Putman, Kevin Murray, Ross Cutsforth, Patrick Collins, Logan Grieb, Brian Rill, Jesse Corbin, Kolby Currin, Ken Grieb, Mike Ehrsam. Not Pictured Jerimiah Petzoldt (L-R): Head Coach Mark Lemmon, Jacob Moses, Jesse Boyd, Cord Flynn, Ryan Smith, John Propheter, Jorgen Anderson, Will Lutcher STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS J OHN P ROPHETER AND R YAN S MITH WILL COMPETE AT THE OSAA S TATE C HAMPIONSHIPS IN P ORTLAND ON F RIDAY F EBRUARY 27 TH THESE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS CONGRATULATE THE HEPPNER MUSTANGS AND WISH THEM GOOD LUCK! Allstott Construction Bank of Eastern Oregon Bucknum's Tavern Columbia Basin Electric Co-op Community Bank Tim, Jeannie, Maggie & Roy Collins Jeff & Missy Cutsforth Family Devin Oil, Heppner Shell Dickenson Chiropractic Di Salvo's Italian Ice Cream Jimmy Fichter The Futter Family Ken, Carri, Paige, Logan & Claire Grieb Eddie Gunderson Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner Family Foods Heppner Chamber Jim, Becky, Kayla and CJ Kindle Les Schwab Tire Center Markel Manufacturing, Inc. Skip & Sandy Matthews Miller and Sons Excavating and Disposal Service Morrow County Grain Growers Morrow County Public Works Murray's Drug, Inc. Peterson's Jewelers Pettyjohn's Farm and Builders Supply Pioneer Memorial Physical Therapy Sandi Putman, Mark Pointer and Family The Propheter Family Seth Moses Roofing & Seamless Gutters Silver Creek Contracting, LLC Sykes Brothers Printing, Chris & Andrew Sykes Dick & Nancy Snider Stor-4-U Sykes Real Estate Sweeney Mortuary Greg & Sherri Smith & Family Wheatland Insurance Center, Heppner & Ione Willow Creek Terrace
