Show Uintah County Hospital Profit and Loss Statement Hospital and health care costs have inflated for the past two years an estimated average of 13 annually As the costs of goods and services increases at the wholesale level so does the cost of the same goods and services at the retail level At the conclusion of The calendar year 1975 Uintah County subsidized this hospital The subsidy enabled the Hospital to continue to operate and pay its expenses In June of this y year ar a financial analysis of this hospital was conducted by the Utah State Hospital Association The study included information about each department its expenses an and its revenues The following information is taken from the study I 1975 1975 EXPENSES REVENUE ANCILLARY SERVICES Radiology Laboratory Drugs Operating Room Medical I Supplies t Other Ancillary Delivery Room Ph Physical Ther J i Routine Services Adult and eds t l Nursery n I f OUTPATIENT SERVICES Emergency Room Ream TOTAL Increase in the cost ost of expenses for 1976 65 over the costs of 1975 In business one of the most important factors of or failure is determining and I reaching a POINT point is a point in the operation at which revenue equals ex expense nse A financial point was not reached in 1975 but instead the ex expenses exceeded the revenues bv by In this same study a comparison of room rates for 10 hospitals of size in the state of f Utah was conducted The average cost of a private privates semi private ward and Coronary care room room exceeded the room rate cost of this hospital by as much as This of room rates accounted for the loss in room charges in 1975 If the present trend of expenses exceeding revenues continues the county will again have to subsidize the hospital at the conclusion of 1976 This directly effects every taxpayer of this county whether you utilize the services of the hospital or not In ord order r to reduce or eliminate the we subsidy and reach a point the revenues h have ve to be increased approximately 20 These revenues will be generated d by raising the cost of the services t to you the consumer Health care costs have not been increased at this hospital to offset the increase in ln costs at the wholesale level Although the hospital structure is an older one it may seem unfair to pay an increase in hos hospital ital costs However we do not receive discounts from our suppliers for lor being and older institution The fact remains it costs as much if not more to operate and maintain an older facility than it does a new one In a recent Hospital Board meeting it was the vote of f the board to increase the charges and room rates of this hospital This article is to inform you the consumer consumer and public of the increase and the reasons for it As the administrator of this hospital I am concerned with the health care we provide to you and our ability to 19 function at a point This hospital t being a county owned and operated institution should be responsible to you and be an asset of a liability It is my concern to keep you the consumer aware of the decision of the Hospital Board and the changes of the hospital I RON PERRY Uintah County Hospital Administrator Final summer clearance ODD LOTS LIMITED QUANTITIES PRICES IN THIS THI AD DISCONTINUED STYLES BROKEN G IN SIZE AND COLOR SORRY NO NOi EFFECTIVE TODAY ODAY AT THE i PHONE ORDERS PLEASE VERNAL STORE ONLY WOMEN'S S 'S WOMEN'S S 'S WOMEN'S S 'S STOPS MENS MENS MEN'S S 'S SNOW MENS MEN'S S 'S SHOES NOW'S SHORTS 99 SUMMER NOW'S SPORT NOW'S WESTERN 88 REDUCED REDUCED TOPS TOPS TOPS' COATS SHIRTS NOW OW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOVA SUMMER GLASSWARE GLASSWARE WOMEN'S S 'S I MENS MEN'S S 'S YARDAGE REDUCED HANDBAGS 99 AND ITEMS PLASTIC PLASTIC 1 19 9 1 SLACKS JEANS CASUAL NOW'S 7 LEISURE SUITS SUNS 1 1588 5 SPECIALS NOW NOW pow NOW pow NOW row 33 77 99 ON THESE LINES WED THU THIS AND FRI k SHEETS CASES WOMEN'S FALL JACKETS Q BLANKETS DRAPES AND SPREADS PILLOWS MENS MEN'S FALL BALL JACKETS TOWELS s I j r BOYS BOY'S SHIRTS SALE ENDS FRIDAY AT PM P.M. |