DAVIS REFLEX-JOURNA- JANUARY 15, 1986 Page 3 ERYANS people Holmans character An interesting look at people in Davis County reflects in his Dean Holman had just read a newspaper account of a woman who had charged a $500,000 wedding and then skipped out on the bill by declaring bankruptcy. FROM MY background, its doing that, he said. My father suffered losses in a clothing business during the Depression, but he didnt take the easy way out. It took him 15 years, but he paid off all of.those debts. I learned a lot from my father about pride and character. And if his father were alive today, he would be proud of his son, hardto fathom someone too. Dean's management of Layton's Humana Hospital Davis North recently earned him the Annual Recognition Award for top performance among the 18 Humana Inc. hospitals in the companys Pacific Region. ..and on top of that, he earned membership in the Humana Club, denoting efficiency that has made Davis North one of the hospitals among best-manag- the 86 dwide. Humana operates worl- WEVE MADE money here for eight straight years and its nice to receive the credit, he says. But the recognition reflects on the employees. My philosophy is that we all have a job to perform-a- nd that what the housekeeper does is as important as what I do." What he does is oversee a $15 million a year business with a $5 million annual payroll, not bad for a kid from Logan who studied to be an optometrist despite a personal dream of starring in a Big Band. HE DID both. The meager income from local Big Band sessions in Logan helped him through high school and college (along with assorted jobs harvesting hazel nuts, gleaning peas in the field, operating a forklift and roofing homes, anything to follow his fathers dictum of being And he became an optometrist too, setting up a pracself-reliant- .) tice in Logan and serving patients during a long Air Force career (including a patient named Paul Horning then a young ROTC student in Texas, later to become an NFL Hall of Fame star with the Green Bay Packers.) But his desire to continue as an optometrist faded as the Air Force trained him in hospital administration. It became obvious to me that I enjoyed administrative work more than the medical profeshe says. "The tough part sion, was that I had little knowledge of accounting, so 1 received an intensive schedule of independent tutorThen he grins and says, I ing. feel a lot more comfortable with it now. physicians interested call. Humana Inc., the second largest private hospital chain in America, had broken ground on their new hospital in Layton. They needed an administrator.. .Would he be interested? IT WASNT that hard of a decision, he recalls. A man 50 years old is not going to get too many chances to work with such a challenging operation. We had no employees, no medical staff and no policies, and I knew the project would be and complex. I was excited to tackle time-consumi- it. The hospital opened in 1976, a it suburban complex competing for patients with the McKay-De- e and St. Benedicts hospitals. We knew wed have to work hard to gain the trust of the community, he says, but we also knew we had the numbers on our side. Northern Davis County was (and is) a rapid growth area, and there were a lot of for-prof- our suc- IN THE 10 years since the hospital opened, the medical staff has and patient occugrown three-fol- d pancy has grown steadily. The hospital has reacted to national trends, promoting its remodeled Day Surgery unit (along with improved anesthetics, one of the major changes in medicine during the past 20 years, says Holman) and benefiting from changing government policies on health care payment. (About 29 percent of the hospitals income is derived from Medicare-Medicai- HE GRADUATED from Baylor University in 1959, and spent the middle years of his adult life at Air Force hospitals in Germany, Utah (Hill Air Force Base), San Antonio, Los Angeles and the Philippines. Finally, after more than 21 years with the military, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, moved back to Kaysville and accepted a position as assistant director of the powerful Utah Hospital Association. Then he received a telephone in cess." d payments, substantially less than the national average.) And there has been surprises. The Davis North emergency room has consistently exceeded its projected number of patients, for instance, while improvements in home health care has lessened the number of children admitted to the pediatric section. THIS BUSINESS is always full of surprises anyway, says Dean. The number of patients this winter has far exceeded our projections with, at times, business almost double what we expected. Our critical care unit has been virtually full all winter long But whether there's one patient or 70 patients. Deans philosophy of patient care remains Him. All of our employees are expected to provide the same quality of concerned care they would provide to their own mother and father or son and daughter. Patients are not statistics, theyre individuals. And if one of our employees cannot meet this standard, then I dont want them at Davis North. BUT IF they can meet this standard of excellence, then Im proud to have them on our staff. Our tasks may be different, but were all headed in one direction: To help those who need us. Thats what a hospital is all about." Students of month named LAYTON Two Layton High school students. Tara Alessandri and Kimberly Jacobs, were honored as Students of the Month by the Layton Chamber of Commerce at their monthly luncheon held Jan. 9 at the Hill Air Force Base Officers Club. Both girls are seniors. TARA, THE daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alessandri. comes from an Air Force family. She attended elementary schools in Florida, Italy and North Dakota. At Layton High School she has achieved in many areas including the University of Utah Science Symposium, the BYU Science Bowl. Political Science Seminars, Leadership Conferences and the Orrin Hatch Youth Committee. Her hobbies include stamps, soccer, basketball, bowling and studying French. KIMBERLY Jacobs is the daughter of Major and Mrs. Leo Jacobs. She is a member of the N- ational Honor Society, the NAMED AS STUDENTS of the month at Layton High by the Layton Chamber of Commerce are. left, berly Jacobs, and right. Tart Alessandra. Laytones. the ZCM1 Teen fashion Board, the Model U.N. and the drjll team where she serves as historian. Kim is listed in Who's Who a National Merit Scholarship semi- in America High Schools. She was piano, skiing and swimming, dmg finalist. Her hobbies include dancing, singing, playing the flute and SPECIAL CHILDRENS Creativity Project will begin Saturday at the Bountiful Davis Arts Center. The course, to be taught by LaFarne Holz and Lorene Nelson, will be held Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon for nine weeks, through March 15, and will include sessions on sculpture, design, drawing folk art and other subjects. Registration for this class and others offered at the BDAC in water-coloroil painting and photography are still being taken this week. The BDAC is located at 2175 South Main in Bountiful. Info, at A three-dimension- al s, 292-036- 7. Job Corp students get GED Kay Little, Jr. came to Clearfield Job Corps Center April 25, 1985, from Colorado Springs, Colo. Kay has earned his high school diploma and GED while at Clearfield, along with several special awards, including Electrical Stadent of the Month, Unit Three Student of the Month and Center Student of the Month. KAY SPENDS his leisure time enjoying music, reading and his association and studies with his local church group. Kay says that he enjoys trying anything wholesome." He loves hiking, back- packing, camping and photography. He is a dorm officer in J Dorm. When asked what he likes best about Job Corps, his replay was, I have really come to see that I am capable of doing good things here at Clearfield. Job Corps has really helped me grow emotionally and mentally. I feel all the staff are doing an excellent job here. I really appreciate the help that I have received from my instructor, Mr. Bates. He has helped me to learn to use my mind and think things out. I have learned to enjoy learning and reaching out, both to things in my trade and within myself. I didn't expect to do so well when first arrived at Clearfield Job Corps, but, I really wanted to because had made so many mistakes before coming," he said. I still feel the effects of some of the things I did in the past. I just want to thank everyone that has' helped me and had the faith in me. The program here is excellent. I will always look upon this experience with fondness. Job Corps has made me see that 1 am somebody and I can do anything that I make my mind up to do. You cant how much I truly appreciate Clearfield Job Corps Center." 1 1 Get a lean Roast Beef Sandwich, bag of and medium beverage fries Offer available at participating Arby's 25. 1986. Not valid with through January any other discount. At participating Arbys in Salt Lake City, American Fork, Bountiful. 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