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Show THE PARK RECORD www.parkrecord.com WEDTHURSFRI, NOVEMBER 19-21, 2003 B-9 BUSINESS EDITOR: Monika Guendner 649-9014 ext 1 10 businessparkrecord.com MPlil,plj.W,il ,.1.1.1111 M Wll H.liMM"l' IWW 4IW4 JMlf W WtfMgVapltfg , y Hr1,-..-..-J -- - .. -J E Briefs Band passes broker exam Jess Reid Real Estate is proud to announce that Melissa Band com- pleted her brokers class on Nov. 11. Band has five years of experience in '. real estate, including one year as an ; unlicensed assistant, more than three years in property management in the ; area and has worked for builders such as Hamlet Homes, Salisbury Home, Pacific Marketing Associates and Pacific Union Development ? Company. Band joined Jess Reid 5 Real Estate in January and is looking forward to using her gained knowledge knowl-edge from her latest accomplishment. For more information, call Jess Reid Real Estate at 649-3000. SEL recipient of AAA Five Diamond Award For the second consecutive year, Stein Eriksen Lodge was honored with the AAA Five Diamond Award for 2004 at a ceremony in Palm Beach, . Fla. In 2003, Stein Eriksen Lodge became Utah's first and only hotel to receive the coveted AAA Five Diamond designation making it one of : two ski resort properties in the nation to hold this rating. AAA is considered one of the premier pre-mier lodging and restaurant rating services. To receive the Five Diamond award, a hotel must represent the ulti- ' mate in world-class service and facilities. facili-ties. Each property undergoes an unannounced evaluation and those receiving a Five Diamond for the first time are generally reviewed at least twice. i.L Three join Parr Waddoups f - The law firm of Parr Waddoups ' Brown Gee & Loveless is pleased to announce the addition of three new associates: . i Michael T. Hoppe is a member of ; the firm's commercial litigation prac- ,tice group. His areas of concentration " include contract disputes, intellectual .property, product liability, and bankruptcy, bank-ruptcy, workouts and creditors' rights. : Prior to joining Parr . Waddoups, 'j Hoppe was an associate with 1 I LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae in ! Salt Lake City. ! Tobi D. Potestio is a member of ! the firm's commercial litigation group. ' She attended law school at the ; University of Utah. Bryan S. Johansen is a member of the firm's commercial litigation c group. His areas of concentration . include intellectual property and . issues related to the Internet and e- commerce. Johansen attended law school at the University of Virginia. D D B 2003 ski wear and fleece ram, P E R C fE N t, Park City Mountain Orthopedics pitched Hospital slated to be as good or better than the rest to ensure success By MONIKA GUENDNER Of the Record staff The early members of the grassroots effort to build a hospital in Summit County have won a resounding victory as plans to build the structure continue. Intermountain Health Care (IHC) will contract with all insurance companies on the same terms and conditions. IHC representatives representa-tives noted that county residents have a wider variety of insurance coverage, perhaps due to the lack of an existing community hospital, but that the industry trend has returned to accepting more insurance anyway. any-way. IHC, which will build and operate the hospital in cooperation with the Summit Community Hospital Development Foundation (SCHDF), also owns the Heber Valley facility, which already accepts a variety vari-ety of insurance companies, said Randall Probst, the IHC representative heading the Summit County project. Organizers have almost finished a series of public meetings to gather feedback on the location, services and physical attributes of the hospital. Last week's meeting in Kamas drew about a dozen people, including two East side mayors. The last meeting will be in Henefer. The quest to bring a hospital to Summit County began within the community, and residents from around the county began the process of evaluating the costs of a community commu-nity hospital. The foundation partnered with IHC after a feasibility study showed that the community would not be able to support it alone. The partnership was officially announced in mid-April when a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by IHC. Probst spoke about the progress made on the hospital, with the aid of Morgan Busch, IHC's director of community health system development, John Bergen, board member of the Heber hospital and Summit community commu-nity hospital, Joanna Charnes of the SCHDF and David Hull SCHDF's new president. The process to build The process of building a hospital has four stages: strategic planning, functional planning, architectural design and construction. construc-tion. Strategic planning, the consideration of the feasibility of a hospital in Summit County, has been done, said Probst. There is enough of a population and enough physicians physi-cians in the area to make a hospital work. The feedback sessions were a part of the functional planning, to determine which services ser-vices would be provided. Consulting firm KSA had been hired for this stage, and had interviewed community leaders, doctors, health care providers and other members around the community to determine the needs and desires. Local Olympian to work the Golden Arches for charity Lincoln DeWitt gives time to support annual World Children's Day From noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, Olympic Skeleton athlete, Lincoln DeWitt, will put on a McDonald's World ' Children's Day apron and work behind the counter on behalf of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). Thousands of participating McDonald's restaurants in more than 100 countries worldwide are gearing up for World Children's Day 2003, an annual global fundraiser benefiting RMHC and local children's chil-dren's causes. In its second year, World Children's Day will raise funds and awareness for children's organizations, locally and around the world, through a variety of activities and promotions promo-tions developed by each restaurant. In the collection - 01 ' f f VT " Y sf cP dtj b! V i W ;. . i ; J ' J OH'. I Resort Center 649.5463 Daily 11 to 5 Once a list is compiled and agreed upon, it is given to the architectural firm for the design phase. Nexus, a firm experienced in building hospitals across the nation, has been hired and will be ready to act when they are given the go-ahead. The design phase is expected to take approximately nine to 12 months, and then the final phase, construction, begins. With a complex structure such as a hospital, construction con-struction is expected to last between 18 months and two years. Proposed hospital services The hospital will offer a basic list of services ser-vices that include general internal medicine and family practice, general surgery, 24-hour emergency services and low-risk OBGYN services. The main goal of these services is to offer medical care to local residents and visitors vis-itors without the trip to Salt Lake City or Heber Valley, said Probst. The new hospital will also offer destination destina-tion services meant to capture clienteie beyond the local population. Orthopedics was repeatedly identified as a desirable service ser-vice and with a large number of surgeries going to the Heber facility, the demand is apparent, said Probst. Plastic and aesthetic surgery is another option for a destination service, although there was not as much comment as with orthopedics and t. rdkt evaluations would have to be done, said Probst. U.S., between Nov. 20 and Nov. 23, 10 cents from the sale of each premium salad and French fry purchase will be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities. Here in Utah, McDonald's restaurants will invite celebrities and Olympic athletes plan to work behind the counters at local McDonald's restaurants during the four-day four-day event to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area. The restaurants will also add patron names to "Give a Hands" at all restaurants for one dollar, Nov. 11-30 with all proceeds benefiting the RMHC of the Intermountain Area. Last year, the global fundraising event raised over $12 million to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities and other vital children's causes. Of that amount $47,649 was donated locally to RMHC of the Intermountain Area. "The beauty of World Children's Day is the simplicity by which people everywhere can help children," said Frances Gillmor, i 7 i as destination service The destination services are expected to bring a "halo effect" to the hospital and medical campus, where people who come for one service take advantage of others while they are visiting, said Probst. Services specifically hospital-based are also on the list for Summit County, including a range of radiology services like digital imaging, anesthesiology, pathology and laboratory lab-oratory services. . Also on the list of suggested services are women's services, including labor, delivery, recover and post-partum (LDR & P) rooms and a nursery. Gynecological surgery and diagnostics should also be within reach, said Probst. Some neuroscience services are also being considered, including a sleep lab and diagnostic capabilities. More importantly, perhaps, is the capability to treat and stabilize stabi-lize a neurological patient, such as a stroke victim, in the emergency room. "" Lastly, the hospital may have some cancer can-cer services such as cancer diagnostics, infusion infu-sion and chemotherapy treatments and oncology surgery. The level of service would be more for follow up treatments than for major treatments. Park City is already home to excellent services in several areas, suck as orthopedics, orthope-dics, said Probst, but a hospital brings expanded services and patient beds. IHC and the SCHDF board will review executive director of RMHC. The first-ever World Children's Day fundraiser held last year raised more than $12 million in 24 hours. These funds were used in a variety of ways to help children in need including: Support for the 134 Ronald McDonald House Charities Chapters in the U.S. Aid for orphanages throughout eastern east-ern Europe, Assistance for some 70 children's hospitals hos-pitals worldwide, - Distribution of 1,300 hearing aids for children in Mexico, Contributions to approximately 200 children's health organizations Distribution of 150,000 dictionaries to children in rural China, and Support for 16 new Ronald McDonald Houses around the world. As a primary beneficiary, RMHC will be able to continue to support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children through its network of 171 local r A f J r x SCOTT SCHLENKERPARK RECORD the specific services within each category. The hospital board may add specific services that IHC does not find feasible and will then also spearhead the funding for those services. ser-vices. The board may also enhance the level of services that IHC plans to offer, through equipment purchases or aesthetic additions, for example. . The challenge of the hospital will be not only to offer services, but to offer them at a level that is as good as or better than services offered at other hospitals, said Bergen. The solid foundation will help to attract the necessary nec-essary percentage of the local population for the hospital to be self-sustaining. A smaller, community hospital can inherently inher-ently offer some services at a better level than large hospitals, he added. Both Wasatch and Summit counties could benefit from the new hospital, said Bergen. Doctors will have the option of splitting their time between Heber and Park City Instead ot Salt jaSme Cy and VarVi Cvy, keeping more skills on the back of the Wasatch Front. Three potential locations, Kimball Junction, Quinn's Junction and Silver Creek, were also discussed and the consensus among those at this meeting and others was a distaste for Kimball Junction. A final decision deci-sion has not been made, although IHC has been in discussions with land owners at all three areas. Chapters currently serving in 44 countries. RMHC has awarded more than $340 million mil-lion in grants to aid critical children's causes caus-es in such areas as immunization, education, educa-tion, life-changing surgeries, child abuse prevention and aid for the mentally and physically challenged. In 2003, RMHC of the Intermountain Area awarded grants to 21 local organizations including The Road Home, Girl Scouts of Utah and Utah Youth Village. In the Intermountain area, RMHC operates two homes in Salt Lake City for the families of seriously ill children being treated at nearby hospitals. The organization organiza-tion also provides diversity scholarships to Hispanic, AsianPacific and African American students in the Intermountain area. For more information about World Children's Day, please visit www.mcdon-alds.com, www.mcdon-alds.com, www.rmhc.org or www.rmhslc.org or contact the Ronald McDonald House at (801) 363-4663. ; (! |
