| Show A M f f fr I r z f E if e eif f 1 Jj 0 7 t I. h. h GRAND COUNTY'S PRIDE The new Gr and county hospital shown here as construction construe construe- tion work enters the final stages The new ultra modern structure erected at a cost of three-quarters three of a million dollars Is slat ed cd for occupancy sometime in December j 1 T T-I Staff Photo by Don Robinson Hospital Enters I Final Find Stage of Construction n Grand county's major construction construction I tion project the Moab Valley hospital hos has pital is nearing completing The ultra modern structure erected at a cost of three-quarters three of a million dollars is slated for occupancy oc oc- oc cup ncy sometime In December Even before completion the hospital is receiving recognition for its outstanding facilities Officials Of here have reported that the trade journal Modem Hospital Hospital Hos Has pital is contemplating a feature on the new plant as as' a part of their Hospital of the Month award The award would give national nation recognition to the couns county's county's coun coun- tys ty's s 's latest effort to furnish its citizens with the best of ser ser- vices The thirty-six thirty bed hospital was designed by the Salt Lake City architect firm of Fetzer and Fetzer Fet Fet- zer zero Contractor is A. A E. E Witt of Springville Utah who also constructed constructed con con- the Helen M. M Knight Ele Elementary s school hool Work has progressed progressed pro pro- gressed so well that the hospital possibly will be completed two months earlier than expected In the wing three-wing structure will willbe willbe be found equal to those of a major hospital There will be major and minor surgery rooms an emergency room delivery delivery de de- de livery room maternity ward a nursery dining rooms and storage stor star age space aplenty Facilities for x-ray x equipment and processing will be vastly expanded over the present hospitals hospital's modest arrange ment A new incubator for premature premature pre pre- mature babies has been installed Rooms will be spacious cheerful cheerful cheer cheer- cheerful ful and practical Oxygen will be piped directly into each esch room eliminating the necessity of continually continually con con- transferring tanks from one one room to to another Facilities for television ups hook will be created in the individual rooms Beds will be of a new type completely adjustable and com corn The human facilities will be bein bein ben in n keeping with their surround surround- ings lags A staff of four fine find physicians clans and surgeons a far cry err from the days of one overworked Doctor will be abail- abail able Dr Winston Ekren Dr J.P. J.P. J.P. J. J P. P Munsey and Dr Paul Mayberry Mayberry Mayberry May- May berry all of Moab will head the resident staff with Dr C. C D. D Goon of f Monticello available for sur sur- sur- sur gery The combination of Dr May May- berry and Dr Goon will give the Moab Valley hospital two sur surgeons surgeons surgeons geons capable of handling many of the cases formerly flown to larger hospitals Mr Art Bingham ingham who com comes s sto to Moab from Wyoming will be administrator of the hospital A laboratory technician he will have excellent facilities with which to work Mr Bingham replaced Roy Turner when Mr Turner asked to tobe be released to pursue his mortuary mortuary mor mor- business Mr Turner will continue to furnish ambulance service to the hospital The registered nurse situation is improved at the present Plans call for an increase in the number num awn ber ben of pf RN's on duty during three shifts A meeting has been held f for t nurs nurses s aides and other personnel per 0 o explain the new faelli tIeI anpo announce nce the impending I move The change to the new hospital hos pital is expected to take place sometime near Christmas If the plan Is the county will have presented the people of Grand county and Moab with witha a wonderful ful Christmas present |
