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Show Page 9 JUNE 22,2006 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RECEIVES 44 NEW HOSPITAL BED fte&ont at ENJOY FISHLAKE AT IT'S FINEST! Mattresses A s Gift From Intermountain Healthcare Full Service Marina Gas & Laundry To help patients rest more comfortCabin & Motel Rentals ably and to lessen pressure sores, Weekend RV Park w/ Rill hook-up HOURS Garfield Memorial Hospital has installed &C Showers Dinner Mon- Sat ^ a m -10 pm new hospital bed mattresses in all of its Scenic Trail Bike or Hike Sundays • 7 am 8 pm patient beds. The mattresses, which cost Specials Movie Rentals nearly $1,000 apiece, were provided'to Groceries the hospital by Intermountain For more information, call: Full Service Restaurant Healthcare. "We are excited to see these needed mattresses included in our facility," said PAT DIX Garfield Memorial Hospital Administrator Alberto Vasquez. "We believe the adINVITATIONAL dition of the new mattresses will help community members who require care here to feel more comfortable during recovery. HUGE SUCCESS The mattresses were provided as part of Intermountain's system-wide goal of This weekend's Pat Dix. Invitational reducing patient skin breakdowns caused by mattresses during their in-hospital Baseball Tourney proved to be a great stay. The advanced mattresses are pressure reducing and have the capability of success with a myriad of games beproviding alternating air therapy based on specific patient needs. tween some very talented teams and a On average, eight out of 100 patients develop hospital-acquired pressure sores whole lot of exciting moments and plays. during their acute in-patient stay. Intermountain's wound and skin care experts Cedar City's American Legion team conducted research, reviewed clinical protocols and determined that replacing walked away with the winners trophy previously-used mattresses could decrease the number of pressure sores patients with a blow-out victory over Snow Canwere experiencing. A trial of the new mattresses at Utah Valley Regional Medi- yon and Region 15's Wayne Badgers cal Center in Provo showed a reduction of pressure injuries by nearly 50 percent. finished third with a dramatic walk-off Vasquez says the hospital and community are fortunate to have the support of home run against 4th place Richfield. Intermountain Healthcare in implementing the change. The host team Panguitch Bobcats had a good tourney finishing with a 4 and 2 record. They posted a 9 to 0 win over 3A Manti and a 7 to 2 victory over 2A South Sevier. The Cats hitting star of the tournament was Cameron Leach who slammed two 2 run home runs in the loss to. Snow Canyon. All in all it seemed that everyone had a great time, with many promises of returns to next summer's Invitational. 435-638-1040 11 "GET MORE with GAYLEN MOORE for Garfield County Sheriff UNQUESTIONABLE Honesty Integrity Knowledge Paid by citizens for a strong sheriff Boulder Mountain Realty, Inc. 245 East Main P.O. Box 9, Torrey 425-32OO wwwJ>ouldermountainrealty.oom Cathy Bag)ey, principal broker Dean GledhiH - Sales Agent Escalante. 826-4378 ROCK SEEP. 40 acres adjacent to Grand Staircase National Monument Close to canyons. 4 miles east of Escalante. Well permit $75,000. BROKEN BOW RV & CAMPGROUND. A good business in an ideal location. 29 pull through RV sites with full hook-ups. New laundry and shower house. Office and manager's living quarters. 2.4 acres. 495 West Main, Escalante. $260,000. COMFORT, SIZE AND APPEAL. Four bedroom, 1836 square foot home in excellent condition. Three baths and many ex- tras. Storage shed, patio, fenced and landscaped, mature fruit and shade trees. One share of irrigation water. 485 West;400 South, : Escalante. $150,000, ;. TEN ACRES in Boulder with slickrock, pinyon, juniper and hillside overlooking the valley. Well electricity and ready to build. $95*000. % STEVE REGAN COMPANY 676-2300 • PANGUITCH For all of your Farming, Ranching, Lawn & Garden needs • Potting Soils • Fertilizers • Wood Shavings • Peat Moss • Sprays/Sprayers • Oat Seed • Grass Seed • Alf Alfa Seed • Pumps • Chemicals Water boots Fly Sprays Horse wormers Damns ATV sprayers Shovels FEED NEEDS: Feeds by Nutrana & LMF Minerals, Protien Tuba, Salt Rock Fencing & all y o u Pharmaceuticals. Come in and See what we have! |