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Show 2 Wednesday, June 8.1988 TheSalinaSun Opinion The Salina Sun Shored Serv ices may be in future for GV Hospital was held at Central medical to discuss a Center Valley possible shared services agreement between the Gunnison Valley Hoshospitals in pital and other Central and Northern Utah. A meeting non-IH- C Hospital representatives at- tending included Rick Kinnersley, DirectorofRegional Services for the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City; Mike Graham, Administrator of the Mountain View HOspital, Payson; and members of the Board, medical staff and administration of Central Valley Medical Center, Ncphi, and Gunnison Valley Hospital, Gunnison. Dr. Richard McDermott, health care consultant from Provo, reviewed some of the operating problems small hospitals are now having. As health care has become more specialized, some rural facilities have found tat they lack the patient volume needed to purchase some items of equipment, or to hire some specialized personnel. McDermott reviewed a rural health care network he began during the 1970s under a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. At that time he was Assistant Administrator of the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, in Provo. He noted he was surprised at how inexpensively some services could be provided to rural facilities, through the use of shared service networks. In recent years, some rural hospitals have affiliated with hospital corporations to obtain personnel and equipment at reduced costs. Corporate dues, for rural facilities are often steep, however, and the hospitals usually lose much of their local autonomy. McDermott said that all of the hospitals represented at the meeting compete with Intermountain Health Care. While the Utah valley Regional Medical Center, one of IHCs Miner injured in at Skyline Mine A Fairview miner is recover- ing at the University of Utah Medical Center from injuries received in a mining accident May 26, at Skyline Mine. Lee R. Sorenson, was caught between a continuous miner and the mine wall about 12:30 p.m. during the day shift, according to Glen Zumwalt, general manager, and mine spokesman. The lower part of Sorensens larger facilities, has always been very helpful to Gunnison, some members of IHCs corporate staff have viewed the Gunnison Valley Hospital as a competitor, and have placed themselves in somewhat of an adversarial role to that facility. The G unnison Valley Hospi tal provides about $2million a year in revenues to IHC hospitals through patient referrals. In recent months, many members of the medical staff, board and community have wondered of this support should be going to facilities that are more supportive to the GUnnison Valley HOspital. Those attending the meeting heard presentations from Rick Kinnersley, of the University of Utah, and Mike Graham, Ml View Community HOspital on services tat their facilities could provide to Nephi and Gunnison. Both expressed their commitment to quality health care in rural Utah. VILLAGE SQUARE accident Letters to the Editor We welcome letters to the Editor. Letters must be signed. All letters will be printed with name. Unsigned letters will not be printed. We try to print all letters as they are submitted but at editting for length at times is necessary. If editting is required the writer will be called and notified if Following these presentations, members of the medical staffs of both the Gunnison Valley Hospital and Central valley Medical Center told of the support they could provide these larger facilities through an adjustment of patient referral patterns, where appropriate. The Gunnison Valley HOspital and the Central Medical Center are now in the process of evaluating a proposal to share an administrator; controller; and certain pieces of specialized equipment. The Board authorized McDermott to prepare a memorandum detailing how this might work. If accepted by both parties, the draft might serve as the basis for a formal contract between the two facilities. This might be the first step in establishing an informal network to provide some shared services between hospitals, according to Dr. McDermott. " By possible. American Legion thanks ali tribute to their Though we didnt get the cooperation of the weather, the Annual Memorial Day breakfast was successful. Local people together with those who traveled great distances renewed acquaintances and enjoyed luscious breakfast The Legion and Auxiliary would like to thank all those who participated to make this function a success; those assisting with the cooking, serving and cleaning up, Bryan and Bodie Ence, Matt, Justin and Todd Torgerson, Richard Jorgenson and Jessie Kimball, and many others. It was through everyones a combined efforts that the event was a success. The Salina American Legion departed compaid rades at the Aurora and both Salina cemeteries on Memorial Day. Inclement weather prevented the flag display set for the Legion Lawn. All preparations were made and many hours of labor were spent unpacking, assembling, disassemthe flags and bling and be stored to All had away to poles. make room to serve the breakfast inside, due to the cold and rain. Thanks to those Auxiliary and Legion members who helped and the Your help is many volunteers. greatly appreciated. Salina American Legion Post 36 Salina American Legion Post 36 Auxiliary Thanks to all who helped Chuck Stiles Dear Editor: Several comments have been made as to how beautiful and well cared for the Pioneer and Eastside Cemeteries looked this past Memorial Day. Many of us want to thank the leg was seriously injured in the accident, Zumwalt said. Sorensen was working as fire boss on the mines lower seam when the accident occurred. He was transported by company ambulance to a Price Hospital where he was stabilized, then air lifted to the University of Utah Medical Center. Zumwalt said the accident is still under investigation, and reported that no break in coal production occurred at the mine. City Council and City Crew of Scott Holt and team for their successful efforts to beautify those areas. They should be proud of themselves. We are proud of, and grateful to, them. Sincerely, Maurine Crane American Legion Auxiliary holds quilt raffle to raise funds The American Legion Auxila raffle to help raise money held iary for girls from North Sevier High The drawing was held on Memorial Day, with Cindee May, winning the quilL School to attend Girls State. SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW? Taxes in Utah higher than national average Utahs taxing capacity is 19 below the national average and its taxing effort is 9 higher than the average for the nation. These facts were reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in a study which measures how Utah compares with other states in its ability to raise revenue to support state and local spending programs. The study indicates that Utahs low taxing capacity (ability to raise revenue from commonly used tax bases) places the state at a considerable disadvantage in at- tempting to provide state and local services for its citizenry. The problem is compounded by the fact that Utah has a higher proportion of its population enrolled in the public schools than any other state in the nation. In other words, the demand for governmental services in Utah is high but its taxing capacity is low. Because of this problem, the state has been forced to make a greater than average taxing effort. AS indicated, the overall tax effort in Utah was approximately 9 greater than the national average. Utah had the highest tax effort among the eight Mountain States and the ninth highest tax effort in the United States. Foundation analysts point out that the three major sources of state and local tax revenue in Utah and the United States are the sales tax, the income tax, and the property tax. The tax effort for the sales tax in Utah was 49 greater than the U.S. average and the tax effort for the income tax was 35 higher than the national average. Utahs relative use of the property tax, on the other hand, was about 4 less than the U.S. average. In other words, Utah tends to be high in its use of the property tax. The Foundation indicates that these tax comparisons are based on a system which measures how much revenue a state could raise if it employed tax rates that were equal to national averages. This provides a more accurate guide of fiscal capacity than either population or personal income which often can be misleading because taxes sometimes can be shifted to individuals and organizations residing outside of the state. "AMOS-FELL-ER HERE-SA- YS TO HAND OVER 7HE BANK'S MONEY OR HELL BLOkU OUR BRAINS OUT! BETTER GO GET THE COOKIE JAR OFF THE BACK SHELF" Subscribe today! Call 529-783- 9 Economy Continued from Page 1 400 applicants each. Those looking for work in the services sector amounted to 370. Overall, labor market activity in the district was more restrictive Demand induring the quarter. creased slightly over the previous quarter, but supply increased by nearly 500 applicants, making competition more intense especially in the professional, machine trades, and structural occupations. Mike Sylvester, Labor Market Forage Equipment. Well cut you a deal when you buy a John Deere round baler, square baler, mowerconditioner, forage e harvester or forage harvester. Buy a second hay tool and well cut you an even better deal: $600 off on the second purchase. Stop in today. The USPS pull-typ- 4780-800- 0 nearly completed Every post office box in the United States has, or will soon receive a special mailing from an 3gency of the United States Government. The Postal Service is cooperating with the Centers for Disease Control on a mailing that will place information about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the hands of every person in the nation. The brochure is called Understanding AIDS. Between May 26 and June 30 ihe brochure should be received in every mailbox across the United States. The subject of AIDS is one of die most sensitive topics which indi- - viduals and families have to deal with today. The brochures hopefully will provide information that parents can discuss with their children in the loving atmosphere of their own home, rather than without the benefit of parental guidance. Some have already said that they resent government intrusion into their homes with the AIDS information. However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is so concerned about the growing AIDS epidemic that it is giving top priority to information the American people in a heroic effort to stop the spread of the deadly disease. 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