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Show lage Kleven What will the rates be? One thing which always concerns the average citizen when a new hospital opens is 'How high will the rates be?" the new Bear River Valley hospital the public At shouldn't see a drastic jump in rates, but hospital administrator, Theron Godfrey, admits they will have to go dollars a day. "We know with the new hospital overhead it's going to increase," Godfrey said, but how much is not yet certain. One question yet to up some. Rates at the Valley tal now run from hospi$61 to $62 ana air conditioning from a core facility built with the nursing home. be decided is how much the county nursing home next door will charge (or providing linen and food services from their laundry and kitchen. The hospital will also pay for power and heating Rates should stay the same for at least the first three months of operation, Godfrey said. Because of the financial bind Blue Cross Blue Shield recently found themselves in.IHC has "pledged" to try and hold the line on hospital rates thru Jan. 1, 1977. "The philosophy is that Bear River Valley carry ,-r- W- - .. . I 1 Vf Ml. '?,dBtmr r?.t,r.&Zi ISs. " . "" opment. Godfrey pledges "we'll have two on board by July." He figures the community will support five doctors. The two additional doctors should help retain some of of the estimated valley people who go elsewhere for medical to have babies. Another thing which will help keep rates down is status. IHC's The organization's policy is to shoot for a seven percent excessrevenuesafter expenditures in an average year. Any more than that and they lower rates, less than that and they may need to increase them. They also care-especi- ally non-prof- it itself financially," the administrator noted. Realistically, though, the administrator is projecting a loss in 1977 until the volume of patients being served at the hospital is brought up. "The thing that will make maintain a depreciation it go is adequate physicians fund along the way. which we're confident we Thus in five years when a can get with a new facility," $12,000 auto analyzer used in he said. He admits he didn't the lab, for instance, is out of date, the hospital may have press to recruit new doctors when he had only the old $9,000 towards purchase of a new one thru depreciation. facility to show them. "Physicians have to be But the new one by then able to see what you're probably will cost $36,000. The difference, Godfrey said talking about," he said. Almost every ; community then has to be made up out of "excess revenues" or by trying to get new doctors are going to the community. promises them they One firm IHC policy is that building a new hospital. "what the hospital produces Godfrey now has his new and generates will go back hospital in hand. I think physicians will be into that community," Godfrey explained. Thus any coming to us," said Shirley excess revenue is plowed Weaver, director of Comback into the hospital. munity Services and Devefc ( DOCTORS WILL relax and handle administrative chores in this lounge area just off the operating room. BEST WISHES From fhe Mayor; City Council end a9 the employees of Tremonton, We extend our congratulations on the completion of your beautiful new hospital We Medical care and health is always a worry! With your new hospital we hope it will lessen the worry. We are proud of our contribution to this fine hospital. feel it will be a great asset to our community 4-- See us for your drywall & Insulation. We have been in business in this valley for A ' ill X-:- ; 1 - v s 7 years. , at. Bruce Allsop Drywall & Insulation Co. Trcmonton City Corporation 'vvvvVinVAW.vv.vwA'''.l','',,,," 318 East 7 So. Lotm . .' |