County Hospital Plans Remodeling Project The Summit County Hospital Hospi-tal in Coalville will undergo a major remodeling in the next few months. Advanced Health Systems and the Summit County Hospital Board have announced plans to rennovate the existing structure at a cost of about $250,000 for the total project. - ' ;. ' V':''- One aspect of the remodeling remodel-ing will be the upgrading of all hospital patient service areas.' The hospital was built in 1939 as a government project ( W PA) ; Since then: little has been improved on the exterior or the interior of the building.-Each building.-Each of the 14 patient rooms will be redecorated. The walls 1 will be painted in brighter ' colors . and more efficient ' lighting will be installed over the beds. In addition, privacy' curtains and I. V. tracks will be put up. -The corridors of the hospital will be carpeted and painted in modern graphic designs. TJhe ceilings will Jbef . recessed aid rfe fthtingitllk be installed. "The environmental quality of a hospital contributes mich , to the quality, of health' care" that is delivered and received at .the . hospital;'' said Bob i Schrapperj Administrator u at the "hospital. -"We; tnink v the upgrading of the facilities here; will make.this a more pleasant placebo come.iorj health f care. It will alsp.be nicer. for visitors 1 and our employees ' ;( ' ot' Schrapper said, that an open : house . is .planned when r-the, work .on , the facility is' . completed. , ,: , ,r . In addition to theedecora-t theedecora-t ion of the patient rooms; , the offices, and lobby will also be redecorated. . . . ; p ;V ; ( New color; JT-V.'s , will; be; installed in each patient room, a nursing calf systeni will be put into operation, the entire, electrical wiring svstem will be replaced, the patient room will be hooked' up to an emergency generating system in case of a power failure, 'the heating system will be revamped, re-vamped, 'and "air-conditionihu will be installed. v . ' "The entire project iv geared to making the patient's stay here more comfortabk ahd pleasant," said' 'Schra'p-' per; "The upgrading will takeaway take-away some of that cold ; ; institutional look that has been characteristic of the hospital.' ' The hospital's nursery will ! be moved to a larger room;' ; a dj a cen t to the -lobby . A ' window will be installed so ' that fathers and visitors can ''I view the newborns. An isolet. which is a portable iricubator. : will 'be purchased for use in , t he nursery. A new pediactric ' area will be developed in the room vacted by the nursery. In addition, a new heart monitoring system will be installed for CCU patients. : avanableM SuntmiRCburl residents will be comparable to the care available in Ogden . or Salt Lake' said Schrapper. "We want the- people of ouv aren tQ. have that quality ol care without driving distances for it. This .rennoyation -de-monstrates our commitment to . ir bri.ng.rihat quality to Summit :U County; V;3'y"W;:y;(:-l: coordinated, and sponsored by ?:; Advanced Health Systems, is i similar to remodelings that are taking place in other rural tp hospitals in . Utah, such as ; Tooele Valley Hospital'. Kane i iColinty Hospital, and Juab . .Coun ty Hospi ta l . The re mod -; .cling of the hospital facility and ?the upgrading of eqiiip-.- ment?and technology is one ; ;;siep iii bringing the quality S 7 (i health care iiV these: rural . areas up to the ' same standards of quality available . in large cities.