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Show t rWgjlfBWIH Fridoy, October 25, 1985 Vemfll Extffl 3 mnniiiimiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiifiiimiiimiiiiitiiiiiiitiiiniiifiiiiimiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiifiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiimiiiiti Local pastor Moral movie for and spouse will public viewing present concert Pastor Stan Arias and his wife, Karen, are announcing the third annual Arias Concert." The musical event will be Sunday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. at the World Vision Assembly of God Church, 444 West 400 North, Vernal at 6 p.m. Both Stan and Karen traveled on singing tours during their college years; Stan with Troubadour and Karen with Deeper Life Singers, both of Allendale, N.D. They have continued to add to their repetoire through the years. The couple will preform a variety contemporary gospel, country gospel and selected hymns. Pastor Arias will also be playing some trumpet solos. Everyone is invited to join in the singing and fun at the concert. Arias is quoted as saying, God has given us a new song. For more information call of Lois Horrocks to serve mission Sister Lois Horrocks has been called to serve a one year LDS mission in Sacramento, Calif. A farewell for Sister Horrocks will be Sunday, Oct. 27 at 4:40 p.m. at the Vernal 3rd Ward, 475 West 100 South. Bidding her farewell are her children, Colleen and Carol, of Vernal and Bob and Susan Barkus of Sandy, Utah. Singles social set for Oct. 25 A singles social has been scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25 at, 1828 South 2000 East beginning at 7 p.m. The program is opened to all persons over the age of 18 and is sponsored by the Naples Ward. Movies will be shown throughout the evening. Games will also be played and the dinner will be pot luck. movie depicting the true life story of a young man finding his way through the intricate process of Heavenly spiritual understanding, Deception, will be show at the Vernal First Baptist Church Sunday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. A press release describing the movie states, In twelve years of producing over thirty Christian films, Evangelical Films has never offered a film with more impact on . parents and young people. The move tells the story of Chris Elkins journey from the college campus to the inner working of the Unification Church and the consequences and outcome of this step in his life. The public is invited to attend. A 789-311- 3. Public invited to concert at Junior High Everyone is invited to attend a concert Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Vernal Junior High- - Middle School auditorium. The combined talents of about 100 singers from the Concert and Show Choirs and the Junior High and Middle School boys choruses will be concert. featured the at A variety of songs, including some Latin singing by the Concert Choir, will be performed by the students. The concert, under the direction of Reed Hansen, is free to the public. The performance will last approximately one hour. Trick or Treat for Unicef Kingsbury Community Church Sunday School, and Kingsbury Kids Youth Group, will be Trick or Treating for UNICEF on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 1:00 until 2:00. UNICEF stands for United Nations Childrens Fund. Its special target is to help meet the needs of children in developing countries and to insure their healthy physical, intellectual and emotional growth by building permanent health services, improving the nutrition of children and of expectant and nursing women, strengthening family and child welfare, raising educational standards, and training urgently needed workers. Saturday when you answer the door to little chosts and goblins, please give of yourselves so that UNICEF can build a better world for the Worlds Children. nlllhl Pope John Paul visits in Morocco Loolknimg aft Mffe commentary from local clergy llllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilflllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Pope John Paul III ended a visit to the Moslem nation of Morocco, Americas friend in North Africa, with a stirring call for tolerance among different religions and civilizations. The Pope is the first head of the Catholic Church to be invited to a Moslem country in the 1300 years the two religions have coexisted. The visit came at the personal invitation of Moroccos King Hassan II. Morocco has vital and ancient Christian and Jewish communities and the king has been an active proponent of greater religious understanding. Each group has a role to play, Pope John Paul told a crowd estimated at 80,000 in Casablancas modem Mohammed V sports stadium. Our world is divided, even shattered. It knows many conflicts and grave injustices. But I believe that Christians and Moslems should enjoy the religious values we have in common. God demands all mankind to respect each human being and to love him as a friend, as a companion, as a brother. Many observers see the Popes visit as a way of extending an olive branch to the worlds nearly 900 million Moslems. They also believe that by becoming the first Moslem leader to extend a welcoming hand to the head of the Catholic church, King Hassan not only helped strengthen Islam but also Christianity and the common bonds between them. By Reverend M. Gene Hutchins St. Pauls Episcopal Church Vernal, Utah The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? (See I Corinthians 10:16) In the communion service we say: Christ had died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. We say it as a body - in unison - and in saying it we perform an act that not one of us could perform singly. We celebrate Christs death while at the same moment we give thanks for His risen life in His real presence among us. Jesus purpose in pouring out his blood for us was so that he could be with us and help us. Help us not in our petty desires but in an enterprise so incredible that we fail to grasp it totally. We are to give thanks to the Father for all things. Yet, we, being human cannot muster such a prayer to God without Christs help. His real presence among us does not just suggest that we give thanks. His spirit leads us and empowers us to do that thanksgiving prayer - that eucharist -- so that our spirits are lifted, our love is fulfilled, and our purpose for being is revealed. Jesus knew that we are not capable of such a prayer. He knew that He could never teach his disciples to be so capable; but as the Risen Christ He could empower us so that we could give thanks. As we proclaim his death, as we eat the bread of His presence and drink the wine of His self giving, we are filled with a new and joy inexpressible: For Christ will come again in His glorious resurrected body and we shall all behold Him as He is. (See I Corinthians 11:26). -- snnrmrinnnnnnnri innnnnnnnnnnnnrrinn WHO WILL ANSWER? One ringy-ding- two ringy-ding- at the most inopportune times! Phones always ring The aroma of chili cooking on the stove kept me going. I had a list a mile long of errands to run before we left town, and I wasnt even through with my morning work yet when the phone rang. Nearly breaking my neck as I tripped over a basket of laundry, I managed to stop the incessant o i ringing! The small, soft voice on the other end of the phone said My teacher says its o k. if you come for lunch today since weU be gone on my grades day. Suddenly nothing else mattered. How could I resist the call of my precious child? She wanted me, she was counting on me and no way was I going to let her down! ! After all I need her too and realized how often we let the unimportant things stop us from answering. Our Savior calls! ELAINE GRAHAM BJiJiZJiJLJLBJiJiJiJLJiSJLiJLJtJULJLBJULBJiSJiBJIJLSJLSLSLBJI.B-lJLRJ-BJJL- tJ pXStSZm'' Critical care development excels at rural hospital By Kathie Brendemuhl AVMC area Community Relations Critical care, intensive monitoring of critically ill patients, is continually being developed at Ashley Valley Medical Center one-on-o- (AVMC). During the past year, the medical community has been complimented by the addition of two internal medicine specialists. These physicians, along with pediatrician, Dr. Michael Whiting and provide equipment, diagnostic and treatment of management diseases during critical periods and follow-u- p care to help prevent complications, major damage and loss of function. Nurses, specially trained in adult and pediatric monitoring, are a extension of the physicians care. Current construction at the the Critical hospital is Care Unit to afford the patients complete privacy and a quiet, less stressful atmosphere. The physicians state-of-the-a- rt Dr. Taylor Smith and Dr. Brent Robertson are board certified in General Internal Medicine, meaning they have additional training and experience in diseases which affect the bodys internal organs. Prior to AVMCs recruitment of Dr. Smith, he practiced with a large group of internists for eight years in Big Springs, Texas. practice was My previous weighted heavily in the specialty areas of heart and lung diseases, Dr. Smith said. A major factor in Smiths decision to join the medical community in Vernal was the affiliation of the hospital with Hospital Corporation of ' American. Hospital Corporation of America for providing is known world-wid- e facilities which are successfully managed, he said. Dr. Brent Robertson was a medical staff member at the Salt Lake Clinic. His experience included the management of patients at both LDS and Holy Cross Intensive Care Units. Like Dr. Smith, Dr. Robertsons experience is also heavily weighted in diseases of the heart and lungs. Diseases of these two systems are the major cause of illnesses which brunit. ing people into the critical care Dr. Robertson returned to the Vernal to continue a broad-basepractice of internal medicine. Dr. Michael Whiting has been in the Vernal area since 1983, providing specialty care of children and adolescents. A level II intensive care nursery for infants and pediatric intensive care is available at AVMC under the supervision of Dr. Whiting. The hospital has the technology and the trained staff to care for most critically ill children here at home, Dr. Whiting said. Dr. Whiting has been actively involved with the hospital administration in planning for the future of health care in the Uintah Basin. This planning includes active physician recruitment activities, along with development planning. Dr. Smith and Dr. Robertson care for all aspects of internal medicine problems, providing critical care, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of many diseases including, but not limited to, arthritis, diabetes, endocrine disorders, diseases of the circulatory and respiratory systems, skin disease, kidney and liver disorder and problems. Dr. Whitings practice provides newborn care, general health care for children and adolescents, critical care of pediatric patients and counseling in all aspects of child physical and emotional development. ' Critical care facilities gastro-intestin- A al Critical Care Unit, now under construction at the south end of the hospital, will be a four-be- d unit with two enclosed rooms. One room will be located for continuous nurse monitoring and observation of the patient. The other will afford privacy for heart patients who require continuous monitoring, but need a less stressful atmosphere with the utmost privacy. The design of the new unit will enable diagnostic access to the patients at bedside and eliminate some of the need for the critically ill patient to be taken to other departments for tests. Heart monitors will be located at all four bedsides with relays to the central nurses station where the Intensive Care Nurse can closely watch all patients at the same time. Breathing monitors are available for infants and young children who need careful monitoring of respiratory rates. Immediate access to drugs and resuscitation equipment is available for both children and adults. The computerized equipment allows the physician to place heart catheters, a device to measure the hearts efficiency, and pacemakers, a device which promotes the heart to beat at a regular rhythm, right at the patients bedside. Without this type of equipment, these procedures would have to be done in radiology or surgery. Critical Care provides initial C. DR. TAYLOR Smith checks the mechanical ven- tilator support of critical care patient. The ven- tilator provides the proper oxygen and lung diagnosis and treatment of medical emergencies, as well as long-tertherapy for a number of medical problems, except those requiring kidney dialysis, neurological management and heart surgery. The hospital staff Ashley Valley Medical Centers greatest resource is its personnel. The Critical Care Unit has coverage by an Advanced Cardiac Life Support certified registered nurse. The Critical Care Head Nurse Calvin Curt, has extensive formal training combined with a number of years experience at LDS and the VA hospitals in Salt Lake City. The nursing staff currently has six full and part-tun- e nurses, all of whom have years of experience caring for critically ill patients. Auxiliary support staff includes laboratory, respiratory care and radiology therapists and technicians. Personnel in these departments provide the diagnostic component to the care and treatment of the critically ill. Many mysteries of illness are unraveled and diagnosis usually begins in the laboratory. Medical technologists using computerized equipment, analyze blood and study many in specializing Physicians pathology examine samples of tissue and cells for abnormalities and the operation of the oversee laboratory services, which have been accredited by national standards. The laboratory also maintains a supply of blood which is immediately available when needed. The Ashley Valley Medical Center Radiology Department provides seri nd vices including ultrasonic nuclear heart studies. Diagnostic tests ordered by the patients physician are administered by the technologists under the direction of physicians specializing in radiology. The radiologist interprets the results of the studies and consults with the physician, primary patients assisting with diagnosis and treatment options. micro-organism- DR. BRENT Robertson and Cal Curt check performance during a treadmill stress test. The stress test monitors the heart's function when the patient is exerting physical activity. "w volume support when a patient is not breathing on his own. Respiratory care offers a wide range of cardiopulmonary services for diagnosis and treatment. The cardiac diagnostic service includes electrocardiography, treadmill stress testing and dynamic electrocardiography monitoring. The pulmonary diagnostics includes full computerized pulmonary function studies with total lung capacity measurements, and arterial blood gas analysis. Arterial blood sample analysis provides the physician with analysis of the heart and lung function by determining the amounts of oxygen and carbon diox- port as well as the service of health caring. Over the last few years, the Vernal community has been provided with a facility, experienced staff and physician expertise which is seldom available in rural areas. The hospital administration is committed to the highest standards of quality care at an affordable price and hospital personnel and physicians are dedicated to providing human caring. Health care today and tomorrow ide in the blood. The respiratory therapists are certified by a national board and have the training and experience to care for the respiratory needs of the neonatal, pediatric and adult patients. The care includes short-terand continuous mechanical ventilation. The commitment to care A full circle of care, the physician, trained hospital staff, advanced diagnostic equipment and consulting specialists provide the same quality health services in Vernal that are available in large city hospitals. The difference patients and families often identify is the personal touch added by people who care and feel they can make a difference. I came to the community because people are what the world is all about, said Cal Curt, RN, critical care head nurse. "This hospital has all the equipment necessary to provide quality care and is small enough to allow a nurse to know the patient and family. This is the satisfaction in my work, helping someone help themselves and regain their health is what medicine is all about, and I feel I can make a difference here at AVMC. Health care services are unique because their customers are under a great deal of emotional and physical stress. That stress adds an extra challenge to the medical community workers to provide emotional sup The various specialty fields of medicine dedicate time and money to continuous research. Discoveries from this research improves the care available to health consumers every day. The critically ill patient can be treated today with equipment, drugs and treatments that were not even thought of a few years ago. Some medical specialties have developed over the last 20 years and were not available previously. Last week, Sandy Merkley commented her current foot problems would not be as sevier if something could have been done when she was a child. Unfortunately, many of us as adults today deal with health problems because the modes of treatment had not been available when we were children. As with any body disfunction, the longer the disfunction continues without treatment, the more difficult the treatment often becomes and the greater the probability for complications. Health care consumers should never hesitate to consult their family doctor concerning lack of function or pain. Just because an ailment or disfunction could not be treated a few years ago, does not mean it cannot be treated more effectively today, or even cured completely tomorrow. A family physician is the major resource an individual has for health care advise. |