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Show Page Five IHC, Hospital is best marriage of two worlds The marriage between the new Bear River Valley HosIntermountain pital and Health Care is one of those "and they lived happily ever after" affairs, accordingto administrator Theron Godfrey. IHC, as it is abbreviated, is the nonprofit organization which will operate the new hospital. It is currently operating the Valley Hospital. Formerly known as Health Services Corp., when it was an arm of the LDS Church, IHC was formed when the Church divested itself of its hospital operations and formed the independent organization. For the which bonded to build the structure and for the general public, the arrangement is the best of two worlds. For one, the Bear River Valley gets a modern medical facility. Secondly, the nine communities are absol : ved of all risk in operating the facility-- a risk which IHC will assume. The retain the responsibility for paying for the construction of the facility. IHC gives the using public the benefits of two affiliationsboth of which benefit the operation of the local hospital. memInherent in being a ber of the IHC hospital system, which includes 17 facilities and about 2,200 beds, is the benefit of being large yet com-munit- THE PRIDE OF ANY hospital is its new arrivals. And new arrivals at the Bear River Valley Hospital get royal treatment in a modern nursery. small. Take purchasing for instance. A small independent hospital would "really pay thru the nose because they don't buy in volume," God- frey Best Wishes From at First Security Bank mm wish the best of luck to the new equipment in both facilities. A dietician will be able to work at both places, as well. They'll share trained bacK up help which the hospital couldn't justify on its own," said Shirley Weaver, director of Community Service and Development. Personnel hired at Logan, are told in the beginning that they may be required to work some shifts at Bear River Valley, Godfrey said. Cont. on Page 6 We Salute The New We Bear River Valley Hospital on your open house Saturday, Oct 6, and continued success i- said.- - Being part of the system, the new hospital becomes one of 17. Godfrey predicted a savings of at least 20 percent for the facility. Another benefit of IHC membership is the close proximity of another memone at Lober hospital-t- he gan. The Bear River Valley hospital will, for instance, not have the expensive problem of maintaining a large inventory. "We supply it out of Lo gan," Godfrey noted. The sister hospital will also be able to provide back up services in a variety of other ways. An Electronics technician, for instance, should be able to service BEAR RIVER VALLEY HOSPITAL And Wish You The Best Of Luck On Your Open House Saturday October 16, 1976 1 in the future Soutkwick Realty, Inc. iwiie 70 WEST MAIN. TREMONTON, ITAII re phone )n Southwick 257-375- Paul 1 Christensen soi S4:i:tf -.. :.-,:- Hawkes Joyce 257-712- 6 257-314- 6 |