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Show JUAN KKt'OKI) Wednesday, March 6. 2002 Puge 2 T11K SAN Concern about debt financing for hospital project Officials from the San Juan Health Care District held a scoping meeting to accept public imput into a proposal to approach the Community Impact Board for nearly $700,000 for needed upgrades at San Juan Hospital in Monticello. Community sentiment measured at the February 27 meetWednesday ing in Blanding was that County residents are hesitant March 6 S.U.L.U. meeting, p.m., our Comers Cultural Center, Blanding. Social Security rep at Family in Monticello, nwni. Social Security rep at Workforce 7 Ser-ic- 10-1- ing of the health care district. Health care officials told the p.m, Mlutl Service Area board meeting, p.m.. Sen ice Area office bldg. Thursday March 7 Economic Dcxelopment meeting, 7 p.m., Monticello High School. Social Security rep at Workforce Sen ices in Hlanding, 10 a.m. noon. Bluff Culinary Water meeting. 7 p.m.. Sen ice Area olficc bldg. 10 a nv. of Utah. This could total $78,000 a year in savings," said health care administrator John Hart. The Utah Network helped pay the startup costs and will subsidize the ongoing cost of the Tele-Heal- th teleradiology. a result of a strong flu season, however theyre hopeful that the revenues will continue to be significantly higher than previous years, years in which the district suffered devastating financial losses. keeping patients at home, said Hart. With more diagnostic, surgical and medical equipment, we can retain more health care in the county, to the benefit of all. After financing the CT Scan purchase in 2001, San Juan In total, the district had a total of 55 CT Scans since the machine went into service in County Commissioners rejected a district request for an additional $500,000 for the January, 30 percent higher equipment and suggested the district approach the CIB. When Commissioners rejected the request, they gave $75,000 to the district as seed money for the projects. Timetable for the CIB proposal is an April 1 application deadline and an August 1 funding. than anticipated. In adition, there have been 19 CCU patients since it opened in November, averaging a patient every four days. Hart said this District is ready to move to Phase 2 of the upgrade, which is the CIB pro y, struggling district would be able to repay any new debt that may be accrued if the CIB refused to grant the funds to the district. "How do you plan to meet the payback if the loan is a significant portion of the financing package, said Blanding resident Lynn Stevens. Health care officials, who say they have not yet set the grantloan targets for the CIB applicae tion, said thev will trv to the amount of grants. The officials were hopeful that the new equipment will Monday March II SJC Commission meeting. 10 a.m.. Commission Chambers. Monticello. Utah Navajo Trust fund Trustees meeting, x-r- ay This new equipment makes approximately 15 Blanding sense for increasing the qualarea residents who attended ity of care. It will help us rethe meeting that they were cruit, attract and retain qualseeking a combination grant ity surgeons, said Hart. and loan from the CIB for the Preliminary results of the $700,000 in equipment, which new CT Scan and CCU show a new very positive trend. Usage in will include a digital operating table and a series of the hospital is 70 percent scoping equipment. higher in January than it was the if Residents questioned in December, said district fi- es 2 Sen ices in Blanding, 7 to accept further debt financ- l pay for itself and will increase usage of San Juan Hospital. The cost of reading an will drop from roughly $29 to $10 if we can send it via teleradiology to the University posal. Weve helped take a facility that was transferring patients out, into one that is now Hhndmg. Wednesday March 13 Monticello City Council meeting. 7 p.m.. City offices. BlutV Water meeting. 7pm, Bluff Sen ice Area office bldg. Cirand Water & Sew er Sen ice meets. 7 p in.. District office. Moab. maxi-miz- March 14 Thursday Utah Nasajo Trust Fund Administrative Meeting. 10 a m., MVIIS. nancial officer Lyman Duncan, and February is 30 percent higher than that. Revenues in January show that the net loss for the month was slightly over $10,000, significantly below the $37,500 monthly subsidy from property tax or the $75,000 from the total San Juan County operating subsidy. Officials state that February is likely to be the highest revenue generating month in the history of the district. They acknowledge that the seasonality related to the revenues as Meeting will discuss economic development in Monticello Residents of the City of measure and understand comMonticello are encouraged to munity sentiment as they de- attend a meeting focused on the future of the community. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 at the Monticello High School Cafeteria. The meeting will be moderated by State of Utah Rural Development expert Les Prall. The City recently created an economic development committee to help coordinate development efforts in Monticello. The committee wants to velop a strategic plan for nomic development. eco- The committee has already taken a number of interim steps, including imminent designation of Monticello as a Rural Smart Site by the State of Utah. With the Smart Site designation, businesses in the community can begin pursuing high tech contracts with the assistance of the State of Utah. 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