Show Hospital Plans Told To Council A total of oC 2 27 7 acres Including the seven where the present Community Hospital now stands would provide for adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate expansion for 40 30 years architect Richard G G. G Sharp told the Bountiful City Council Wednesday when he explained ex explained explained ex- ex Davis County's hospital plans HE TOLD THE council that there will be two hospitals one in the northern portion of oC the county and the other located in Bountiful serving the southern portion Plans also include the economics For example he said payroll for the two would number approximately ap approximately approximately ap- ap proximately people at a total in salaries of oC about 2 million per year This sizable sum is presently limited to Weber and Salt Lake counties where the I major hospitals are located He HeI I said the policy polley of the tile county ad administration administration ad- ad administration ministration and the hospital administrators would be to tomake tomake tomake make the new facilities self self- supporting so no tax levies would be required HOWEVER he pointed out that l if no profits at all were realized re realized realized re- re a tax levy of up up to three mills would repay outstanding bonds The tax levy would be negligible amounting to under 10 a year to a owner home-owner with a home assessed at The two hospitals would provide provide provide pro pro- vide between beds and each would be large enough to maintain all necessary departments departments departments depart depart- ments and laboratories excepting excepting excepting except except- ing exotic ones such as might be required for brain surgery These he said are generally found only in hospitals located in large metropolitan centers AVAILABLE TO Davis however however however how how- ever would be a radiology department de department department de- de physical therapy de department department department de- de full time pathologist etc He said one advisory board would be appointed to serve both hospitals To avoid some of the pitfalls associated with politics these would be appointed to terms non-concurrent non with po po- po offices HE ANTICIPATED the question question question ques ques- tion of why Davis County needs two new hospitals instead of one located In the middle by saying that geographically the county is shaped as an hour-glass hour with witha a distribution of people following following following follow follow- ing a similar pattern He said there existed commercial and social orientation to adjacent metropolitan areas which meant that those In the northern portion portion por por- portion tion went to hospitals in Weber County and those in the southern portion went to Salt Lake South Davis Community Hospital he said Is presently operating at nearly capacity 74 beds He said that a planned relocation relocation relocation relo relo- cation of St. St Marks Mark's Hospital would move that hospital to I South in Salt Lake Fifteen per cent of St. St Marks Mark's load now comes from Davis County IN WEBER County the David O. O McKay facility is designed to handle the normal growth of Its own area Davis County's expected population increase would soon saturate all Ogden facilities In other words Mr Sharp said according to several studies studies studies stud stud- ies made if one hospital were to be built In the middle of Davis County the county might eventually wind up with three because of present trends toward to toward toward to- to ward each end of or the county and consideration of traveling time A BOND election Is scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- for June 4 The total bond funds required is estimated at which includes payment payment payment pay pay- I ment in 1971 of an estimated balance on the loan for the I South Davis Community Hospital Hospital Hospi Hospi- I tal of The project I cost for the two new hospitals is estimated at Estimated Estimated Es Estimated Es- Es Hill-Burton Hill Fund contributions contributions contributions con con- are Mr Sharp said the bonds would be sold as money was re re- re An Initial sale of ot 1 would provide funds to acquire land and pay various fees connected d with administration tion of ot the program The balance balance balance bal bal- ance of or the bonds would be sold as needed after two or three years when construction begins tentatively vely sol set for mid 1970 or early 1971 IN THE MEANTIME he said the present hospital which will later become a part of the 27 acre hospital complex in Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- will continue to be a general general general gen gen- eral hospital until the new is completed and In service It will then be renovated and enlarged to beds with direct enclosed enclosed en enclosed en- en closed connections to the new hospital for lor all administration and services Major ace access e s s roads are planned from South and East with other feeder roads i leadin leading in I MR SHARP reminded the council that at least fl five ve years would elapse fore any new I hospital facilities would be available for occupancy but that tha It was necessary to start towards that joal oal Immediately He told the councilmen that when Weber County had fewer population than Davis has now I they had two hospitals in the county Mayor Morris commented commented commented com com- I that although no action was required of Bountiful City Council he would like to go on record as heartily endorsing the plans Councilman Tolman said that it looked to him as though the county either went Into the hospital business or there would be no additional hospitals for the county since church organizations no longer want to provide them I R OTHE-R I I OTHER MEMBERS MEl of the council all went on record as thoroughly approving of the I move lk ik |