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Show THE PARK RECORD www.parkrecord.com WEDTHURFRI, MAY 8-1 0, 2002 B-9 BUSINESS EDITOR: Jana McQuay 649-9014 ext 1 1 3 businessparkrecord.com HMIle, Briefs Women's group to host P.C. Nursery speaker The Parte City Women's Business ' Network will present Ann Barrett of The Park City Nursery at its next meeting. Barrett will discuss Park City's unique gardening conditions. Afl women are invited to attend on Tuesday, May 21, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Miners Hospital. Please register on pcwbnyahoo.com by Friday. May 17. ' For more information, call 901 -1 723, or check its Web site, www.parkcity-womensbusinessnetwork.net www.parkcity-womensbusinessnetwork.net Home Depot offers class for kids , Home Depot is offering a free class for children 6-12 years of age with adult guardian supervision. On Saturday, June 1, children will ' build bug houses. The exact time of the dass has yet to r be announced, but will likely be 10 a.m. , The dass accommodates 100 children. chil-dren. Fifty spots are left AS materials and tools are provided for the project Children will receive a Home Depot pin and a work apron for participation in the dass. , Interested children who would like to participate in the class need to register at the local Home Depot store at 1595 East Frontage Road at the service desk. Take the Silver Summit exit The store is located on the east side of U.S. 40 near the Rolls Royce Gear Systems manufacturing plant For more information, call 649-1467. Engineering firm expands to Provo Kleinfelder, Inc. is pleased to announce the expansion of Utah operations oper-ations with the opening of a new Provo office, with technical support provided by its 50-employee professional staff located in its Salt Lake City and Park City offices. . A 40-year-old, employee-owned consulting firm with 58 offices throughout through-out the western United States, Kleinfelder has been serving clients throughout Utah since 1985. The firm provides geotechnical, 'environmental,' and water resources engineering, engineering geology, materials testing, and construction inspedion services. Under the direction of Utah Regional Manager Richard Young, P.E. and Geotechnical Engineer Chris Garris, P.E., the opening of the Provo office will allow Kleinfelder to better support clients in Utah County and central and southern Utah. The Park City office is located at 1901 Prospector Ave. For more information, infor-mation, call 649-2030. Cornerstone Home Mortgage Are you looking for a low down payment option? 3 down, only 1 required from borrower's funds 'Owner occupied, primary residence only 30 yr. Fixed rate terms 'Source of down payment may be: Cash on hand, gift, grant, secured or unsecured loans Cash income may be used to qualify No minimum FICO required Call Today 435419-8585 or 1 - 800 - Ore Santo Becky Stover Visit us at:cornerstonehomemtg.com (raw M ttttd m prima fflinut I 00) ram and trrma arc ttibftci IB cnanga wnnmii hiki. Technology to benefit patients at home HomMed Monitoring System collects vital signs daily for patients By JANA MCQUAY Of the Record staff One and a half years ago. Richard Dandu's wife passed away. Like many elderly in the same situation. Dando was left alone to care for himself. Last July, he suffered a stroke that caused him to lose sight in his right eye and his sense of equilibrium. That also meant that 84-year-old Dando could no longer drive a car. After moving to Park City to live with his daughter and her husband, Judi and Joe Jaret, he feels better about his situation. But his health is still a concern. Over the past four years. Dando's heart arrhythmia has caused him to faint several sev-eral times. He remembers waking up in an ambulance headed for the hospital. Because of his low heart rate, Dando received a pacemaker that kicks in when his pulse rate drops below 80 beats per minute. But sometimes he still gets dizzy, and he worries about passing out. He worries about falling and hurting himself. him-self. Although Dando receives ample love and kindness from his family and neighbors, neigh-bors, there arc times when they go to work or go out of town and he is alone. During the Olympics, the Jarets went to Mexico on a three-week camping trek. Ordinarily, that would have left Dando feeling insecure about being alone, but because his physician had requested that he receive Horizon Home Health service, ser-vice, which includes the use of the HomMed Monitoring System, Dando felt more comfortable about the situation. situa-tion. Through the use of the new in-home telemonitoring device used by Horizon Home Health, patients like Dando receive a checkup every day. Although Dando was visited by his registered nurse, Charlee Piner. three times a week during the Olympics, his vital signs were being monitored daily with the telemonitoring system. Although he no longer needs Piner to visit that often, be continues to report his vital signs through the device. Dando wakes up every morning at 9:30 a.m. to a voice that says: "Good morning. It's now time to take your vital signs." The recording guides Dando through the process of taking his blood pressure, which has been low. Because he was dizzy Monday morning, morn-ing, he sent his vital signs reading through the system at 6:50 a.m. He also checked it at the regular 9:30 a.m. testing time and sent it again. Horizon Home Health notified Piner of the medical alert, who called Dando at 10 a.m. to see how he was doing. "I felt weak and had to sit down." Utah Power Award recognizes public and private utilities across nation that protect and enhance urban forests The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters has awarded Utah Power its Tree Line USA award. Utah Power is one of only 19 utilities utili-ties in the western United Slates to earn the distinction. Hugh Thompson, deputy director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, presented the award to the company at Utah's annual Arbor Day celebration held at Red Butte Gardens in Salt Lake City on April 26. The Tree Line USA award recog W" 297 - 8585 Kcara SanJo Id 'ttt I : . i""-",iiii"iiii""jj"tj "" " 1 1 . rv-"" J . . ' ' ' ' : ' t ' ' . ; ' : ' : : .fry. i- -'ih, s . --f : . i! V rjjy y' Richard Dando uses a new in-home Health uses the technology to keep Dando said. "All I did was get dressed and shaved." Piner stopped by to check on Dando, who appeared to feel better than he did earlier and was happy to see her. Every morning, Dando sends several vital sign readings, which arc recorded on a computer at the main Horizon Home office in If we see a pattern where his blood daily"1' Jel pressure is staying low or high, the icai readings doctor would change his medication. " are recorded in Dando's medical history his-tory file. " which arc - reported weekly to his physician. If any reading falls outside of the safe range for an individual patient, a medical med-ical alert message would appear on hisher vital signs reading. The patient's nurse would be ncrtified of the medical alert and would then call the patient. After talking to the patient, the nurse would then go to the home and assess the patient s condition. is honored with national tree care award nizes public and private utilities across the nation that "demonstrate practices that protect and enhance America's urban forests," according to the National Arbor Day Foundation. "Earning this award is evidence that a utility's tree-pruning and vegetation management practices conform to national standards of excellence in caring for urban forests while preserving electric service reliability." relia-bility." Trees growing into overhead power lines pose significant safety and service ser-vice reliability problems for Utah Power customers. mm m mmm ,av ... -fn w ::LZ Cz PETER CHUDLEIGHPAflK PFCORD telemonitoring device called the HomMed Monitoring System. Horizon Home a daily check of their patients vital signs. Depending on the situation, a nurse may call the patient's doctor for further direction. The physician can pull the patient's history from Horizon Home Health care data that is updated weekly. The HomMed Monitoring System is individually programmed for patients like Dando, who have parameters set forth by their personal physicians. physi-cians. 1 n three minutes, the device collects col-lects a variety of vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, satura-tion, body weight and tem- - Charlee Piner, Director Registered Nurse Horizon Home Health perature on a daily basis. The system is also programmed to ask . pertinent questions about the well being of the patient. They enter "yes" and "no" answers to the questions, which are reported through the system. Again, red flags are reported through the HomMed Monitoring System. Sometime soon. Horizon Home Health will be monitoring glucose levels for diabetics and anti-coagulation med- That's why Utah Power maintains an active tree-pruning and vegetation management program to keep neighborhoods safe and to keep the power flowing to customers. "We know customers don't always like to see their trees pruned," said Randy Miller. Utah Power's system forester. "It is, however, sometimes necessary to prune trees and even occasionally remove them. We have certified professional arborists on staff and we only employ pruning practices that preserve the health of the tree." Utah Power makes available to customers information about planting the right kind of trees under power lines. "If the right kind of tree is planted p I I I I ' Ask 4t 1 1 - M ication levels for Coumadin therapy. I lonzon I lome I lealth currently has a large patient base from referrals by physicians at the Park City Clinic. University of Utah Health Network, Snow Creek Lmergency Center and Heber Valley Hospital, according to Piner. "II they call in and request the service, ser-vice, they are conscientious and concerned con-cerned about their patient's progress and recovery," Finder said. "If we see a pattern pat-tern where his blood pressure is staying low or high, the doctor would change his medication." If a patient has been discharged, they can rent or purchase the telemonitoring machine, according to Finer. But right now. Medicare is covering the cost of Dando's Horizon Home Health services, including physical therapy, ther-apy, according to Finer, who no longer has to visit Dando three times a week. But the vital signs keep coming in. which is just like having a check-up seven days a week. Sometimes, however. Finer just drops in to check on Dando and say "hello." "She's been a good friend." Dando says. And Finer adds. "We'll be friends for a long time ... He's mine, all mine. We're connected." under a power line to begin with." said Miller, "there may never be a need for Utah Power to prune the tree." Customers may call Utah Power's customer service ser-vice number at 1-888-221-7070 to request a tree planting brochure or visit the Utah Power Web site at UtahFower.net. In all of its tree management practices, prac-tices, PacifiCorp works closely with state and urban foresters and other municipal olficials to make sure all state and local regulations are followed. fol-lowed. Utah Power is Pacif iCorp's operating operat-ing name in Utah and Idaho. I he-company he-company serves some 643.000 customers cus-tomers in Utah and 1.5 million cus tomers in six western states. DANVILLE'S CLUBHOUSE 1 i i i 1 st Hour Free w a 2 hr. min. Valid through Sept. 30, 2002 i about our locals rate! ' Hours of Operation Monday - Saturday 12:00pm 10:00pm Sunday Eve. by appt. 333 Main Street Mall second level Park City |