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Show UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY PRIL 17, 1996 --ft I Community I I JLJ fl Kane County Hospital celebrates National Medical Laboratory Week Kane County Hospital will be celebrating National Medical Laboratory Week, April 14-2We want the public to understand that Medical Laboratory Technologists play an important role in health care, said Jeanette Johnson, MT(ASCP), lab manager. As the 1996 theme, Helping you have a healthy tomorrow, suggests, medical technologists practice the most 0. laboratory personnel, test results also can rule out a condition, thus avoiding costly, unnecessary treatment, or monitor a treatment to ensure it is working and working well. Many tests are routine, done in almost every laboratory. Others are highly sophisticated, requiring expensive instruments, computers and complicated techniques, so only a few laboratories offer them. In laboratories kind of medicine-preventiv- e all across the country, almost medicine. By providing accu- ten billion tests are performed rate test results, laboratorians on body fluids, tissues and cells help physicians make early and each year. correct diagnoses, when chances Sometimes a test alerts a paof cures are greatest. Early de- tient that a condition may detection and diagnosis means velop and allows him to take early and usually less compli- preventive action, like losing cated treatments, shortened weight or avoiding sugar, salt Kanab Home Show draws well diet. in the Today pa- The First Annual Kanab Home Show was well attended last Friday and Saturday, despite the chilly, windy weather, hospital stays, and patients or fats speedy return to productive tients are realizing they must as estimates of over a thousand people came to the y event. Arlene Rock of Tonalea was the winner of the take responsibility for their own redwood deck donated by Mike Manzanarez Construction. lifestyles. There are about 2,000 differ- health and accurate testing can ent types of tests available in help. If we tell you your cholesmedical laboratories. A host of terol is 225, you can do quite a these, including the urinalysis, bit to bring it down and guard e snow- 1995s high water mark. tourist itineraries. Thanks to thyroid function, strep screen against a heart attack or stroke. falls, Lake Powell is in good in the Utah Still the only ship Theyll put the sun to work shape Jeanette Johnson, MT, and and a variety of blood tests, are Atlantic Burr despite release of water almost Navy, the John early this summer at Lake among the most useful and least Dan Smalling, MT, technologists double what would have gone can now carry more people and Powells remote Dangling Rope expensive diagnostic procedures at Kane County Hospital Labort solar through Glen Canyon Dam on a cars between Bullfrog and Halls marina. performed very important to- ratory are trained professionals similar March 5 period. Crossing marinas in mid-Lak- e 80 will least at produce panels day, when health care costs are who, with your physician, are The y be to Powell. to launched to needed Scheduled service a of the help experiment, power a major economic concern. When essential to Helping you have a restore 12 after being stretched heavy confluence of boaters plus beaches, native plants and April properly performed by medical healthy tomorrow. fish below Lees Ferry and through 54', the ferry accommodates fifty National Park Service and the Grand Canyon, is being more passengers (200) and six ARAMARK employees. Also termed a success by the U.S. Bu- more cars (14). Linking Utah clean air good news.. .backup reau of Reclamation; Lake Powell Highway 276, it spares drivers generators will be powered by is expected to top out in July at 140 miles between marinas and propane, helping eliminate the almost 3695', five feet from full also cuts many miles off tour 65,000 gallons of diesel fuel forand almost a foot higher than bus, freight truck and general merly required annually. cost-effecti- ve two-da- Lake Powell water level expected to be up above-averag- State-of-the-a- 26-Ap- ril 11-da- Kanab Tire Center Kanab Area Physicians Calendar & Office Hours 44 ill i i 14 fei .ifr w i 'Mii ' KM in Auto & Light Truck Largest Selection in Area Road Hazard Protection Service Competitive Prices-Loc- ( Dr. al FREE Rotation-Balancin- (Ask for Computer g Details) l&mv i Alignment-Balancin- g Profegsiongl Brake Service Brake Lathe for Resurfacing Drums & Rotors Trained Brake Specialists FREE Brake Inspection Your Complete Auto Service Center Expertly Trained Professional Technicians 265 East 300 South Kanab 644-255-7 Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. : 1st Tuesday each month Anderson-Orthope- dic Green-Orthoped- ic Olson-Podia- tric Peterson-E- ar, Phillips-Radiolo- gist Cardiology ainic 7" Nose & Throat 3rd Tuesday each month 1st Thursday each month 2nd Tuesday each month 2nd & 4th Wed. each month 2nd Wednesday each month ; ; 644-261- 2 644-261- 2 644-581- 1 644-26-12 644-58- 11 644-261- 2 The Kane County Hospital's regular governing board meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Kane County Hospital's Conference room. 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