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Show Messenger-Enterpris- Thursday, April 18, 1996 e, to Messenger-Enterpris- e Page 3 New Arrivals Missionary Farewells lst-4t- Mission Bailey Dean Kara Kristine Young has been called to serve an LDS mission in Bown the Hungary Budapest Mission. She will enter the Missionary Training Center on April 24, 1 996. A farewell for Kara will be held Sunday, April 2 , at 1 1 a.m. in the Sterling Chapel on Main Street in Sterling. Kara is the daughter of Larry and Georgia Young of Manti. 1 . . -- Y, l9 ' v v ikjt Kara Kristine Young Look whos one, Bailey Dean Bown, March 2, 1996. He is the son of Glade and Josie Bown, and has a brother, Preston, and a sister, Honey Jo. His grandparents are Bruce and Myrle Dean Bown of Manti and LaKay and Pat Shaw, of Redmond. are Fillmore and Veta Rasmussen, of Arland and Karma Shaw, of April projects. ODOQQQtbtDO is always more 462-332- 0. QO OBI GQQQ Q LA I. T CARL study of effective improvement" treatments (CQ1) theory to techniques are High quality and reasonable improve the quality of medical another tool cost arc not mutually exclusive, physicians arc contradictory goals As these care. CQ1 is a using to do what they have always examples show, quality need process. processes involved in icine, poor quality is even more expensive. The longer a patient requires treatment, and the TWO SUCCESS long been recognized for pro- STORIES viding quality health care An example of vices Over the past decade, more than 100 articles about quality improvement is the work ser- our quality initiatives have appeared in national publica- hospital Applying CQI and 10 foreign countncs have techniques, med- visited IHC to learn how to help collect and ical personnel develop and implement contin- analyze data developed new uous quality improvement programs. And recently, IHC was done at the best way to perform heart determine the best way to per- bypass surgenes) and in operational areas (e g , the best way borns suspected of to purchase supplies, manage These changes drasti- housekeeping functions, admit cally reduced the patients, etc.). number of newborns guide to doing 3. Then you implement the new expectations are always changing. Once a stan- crjMIU' dard of excellence has HMEEft IMBlP onelHC testing for newprocedures 2. Then you goal, because customer Leading health organizations and involve using computers to O raised. Quality improvement is 1HC physicians, nurses, other health Professionals have comes. This may WHAT IS QUALITY? ple expect even more, and the standard is help the power of things the nght way. expense. not be sacrificed to cost tions. Dunng that time, medical professionals from 35 states step-by-ste- p ment is, the higher the QUALITY IMPROVED? g form the process. You create a more complicated that treat- Quality is an elusive iQm processes to measurable out- No one questions that health care costs are high, but in med- HOW IS deliv-enn- U?3 CQI their patients relating these health care system even as better care. patients receive a process, not a result. t: done health care, cutting costs from our national been established, peo- ft you study of the Indeed, quality improvement holds great promise as a way of cent and saved patients nearly $3 million in just one year. uous quality make a detailed site is often true, the higher the quality, the lower the cost. D II 8 a.m. and continue until S p.m. The top 10 qualifiers, who come closest to the hole, will each have a chance to Shoot Out to win a 1996 Chevy Blazer. Other prizes will be awarded throughout the day. There is a small donation for each shot. For more information, contact Will Allen at Wasatch Academy, based on the 1. First, health care, exactly the oppo- 35 S. Main Manti, UT 84642 IDO Hole-in-O- ne are using contin- four-ste- p We expect to pay a premium for the best goods and services. Yet in Inc. ne In Health (are, High Quality Costs Less Many Please write to us at: (DU) INTLRMOUNTAIN people think high Without your input, we will never know what we are doing right and what needs fixing. Hole-in-O- sponsored by Coca Cola. The Golf Benefit will begin at Learn CPR Bailey Dean Bown Exm hie Via Pm miii r hriRMcusMis H mi ihCaw We welcome all suggestions that you might have. Forrest James Wasatch Academy is hosting Golf Benefit this and charged with DUI. Bail Saturday, April 20 at Sky line Golf $1,200. Course in Fairview. You can win II: David Lee a 1996 Chevy Blazer if you are one April Dickinson, Springville, was ar- of ten qualifiers for the shoot-ou- t rested by the Mt. Pleasant Police at 5 p.m. Funds raised by the BenDept, at Hilltop and charged with efit will go toward a scholarship DUI and denied drivers license. for a local Utah student to attend Bail $1,300. Wasatch Academy. The event is William Nilson The staff of the Manti Messenger and Ephraim Enterprise are always looking for ways to improve the quality of our newspapers so that we can better serve our customers. 11: Wasatch Academy dates Golf Benefit Brailsford, Provo, was arrested at Hilltop by the Mt. Pleasant Police a Shauna Rasmussen, daughter hours working with children of of Paul and Diana Rasmussen of learning and physical disabilities, Ephraim, received her Young a completed cedar chest, an Womanhood Recognition Award afghan, and Ephraim City service Among the projects that Shauna completed, were over 20 -- Sanpete Sheriff Booking Report Great-grandparen- ts Shauna Rasmussen Shauna received all state academic awards in both volleyball and basketball this year. Presently, she serves as Senior Class president and is on the Ephraim Youth City Council. h. Great-grandparen- ts Young Womanhood Recognition Award Sunday, March 31, 1996, in the Ephraim Fourth Ward. Shauna has been active in church, school and community service. She served as president or in the presidencies of her Beehive, Mia Maid and Laurel classes. The Election Assembly will be held on Friday, April 26th. Each candidate will represent himher-sel- f and give a five minute speech. The students will then vote during lunch time. There will be a By Jodi Anderson and Jcrilyn Pickett The Manti High School StuKeith and Stacie are very dent Council has been busy with happy to announce the birth of the their first child, Kortnie. She was Sophomore Week that was held bom March 23, 1996 in Mt. PleasDuring this April week the sophomores had many dance that evening announcing the ant. She weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. Kortnies grandparents are fun activities, including the results of the election. The new upPhil and Brenda Brown of Manti Sophomore Assembly. During this coming freshmen will be invited and Scott and Barbara Callister of week Cheerleading tryouts were to this dance. Spring Break was April 8th are: also held. There were eight JV Ephraim. We hope everyone had a 12th. who made Cheerleaders cut the Brown and Marjorie Peggy Hamilton of Payson, Arizona, and eight Varsity Cheerleaders great one. It is now into 4th quarter and there are only 30 days of Bernard and Nella Jackson of who made the cut. The the candidates who school left. If anyone has any ideas won Delta, Utah and Nelle Sorenson of St. George, Utah. Primary Elections started cam- on any activities for the end of the paigning Wednesday, April 17th. year please let us know. Budapest C Student Council activities Callister Hungary , Messenger-Enterpris- (Written by MI IS journalism students) Kortnie Ann Kara Kristine Young e, Manti High School News having an infection. kept in intensive care Improving the quality of health process, eliminating care is consistent with the goal inappropnate variations from the established standard of of all individuals in the medical profession: to provide the best extended penods for of time, saving patients more than $1 million in the first year medical care possible to optimum care. patients. In another example from an IHC hospital, a quality team 4. Finally, you mea- Physicians have found that vv.ys sure the outcomes and docu- able to shonen the time ment how quality has quality improvement techniques are simply a new tool to heart surgery patients m the intensive care unit needed to unproved accomplish a classic profession- use a ventilator to help them al In many health organizations, quality improvement is underway in both clinical areas (e g commitment: the advance of medical science. Physicians , have always sought to improve the quality of medical care carc, please call or wnte: IHC DIALOGUE ON HEALTH CARE 36 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 841 11 breathe. Not only did this help patients get better more quickly; it also reduced the lengths of their hospital stays by 15 per- - IHC Sanpete Valley Hospital 4 Sctkv of ntmrmmtain Htalth Can |