Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 25, 2015
HEALTH DISTRICT
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$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