Show Hospitals More Money Locally When the two hospitals planned for Davis County are are built they will provide a a. a 2 million dollar enterprise for forthe forthe forthe the county William P P. P Moore vice chairman of the Davis County Advisory Committee and president p of the Hospital Hos- Hos pital Association said approximately approximately ima ely people e will be employed employed em em- between the two facilities ties I IONE ONE HOSPITAL will be located lo- lo lo located i on the new Antelope Drive formerly known as Syracuse Road between Lay Layton ton and Clearfield The other will be located in Bountiful Each hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital will serve its individual ends of the county but will share Jointly major support fa facilities facilities fa- fa such as laundry There will be a large laboratory laboratory laboratory labora labora- tory which both will share for major majo laboratory work while a smaller lab will care for immediate immediate immediate im im- mediate needs It is also planned to have one advisory y board serving both facilities Such a aboard aboard aboard board to avoid political affiliation affiliation affiliation affil affil- would be appointed to terms non-concurrent non with political po political political po- po offices In the planning of a location for the hospital in the north end of the county consideration had to be given to the flight pattern of planes from Hill Air Force Base to ensure a minimum of noise The present site sHe is considered considered considered con con- most desirable of the many studied because the plan planes s swill will have circled tar far above the building by the time they near it I THE SITE Is also well located for easy access from both hoth east and west off orr the freeway An Interchange is located north of Layton about one mile south of the hospi hospital tal and another is one mile north at South Hill Field Road The hospital in the south end I of the county will have its major major major ma ma- jor access roads planned from Crom So South and East with other other other oth oth- er feeder roads leading in A PATIENT ORIGIN study made by the Utah State Division I of Health which i indicated c ate d where patients came from and where they went in regard to the six major hospitals in this Immediate im immediate immediate im- im mediate area was the basis basi of a study by Frank Johnson PhD when Davis County considered building a hospital Dr Johnson associate professor professor professor pro pro- fessor of marketing College of Business University of Utah and assistant Dean of the Graduate Graduate Graduate Grad Grad- School performed an ex extensive extensive extensive ex- ex study of Davis County's needs according to population economic socio-economic factors medi medi- cal service patterns and p population population pu- pu lation lalio trends THE PROJECTED Increase of or population was a major fac lac- tor In 1968 the population In Inthe inthe inthe the north end was projected projected projected pro pro- to 1970 and 92 In 1980 There will be as many in north Davis as there is at present within the entire county The vice chairman of the Davis Davis Davis Dav Dav- is is County Hospital Advisory Committee Will William i a m Moore I noted that when Weber County had a population less than Davis County's present population of ol It already had two hospitals hospi with approximately ely beds THIS NUMBER NUl of beds is planned for Davis County's hospitals hospitals hospitals hos hos- as they are warranted The main reason for not going I immediately to that many beds I is due to the physical relation o of doctors to residents There I are fewer than 28 doctors per peri i thousand people or less thant than one-fourth one of the state average t I With the presence of ol a hospital hospi hospi- I tal facility ty this ratio Is expected expect expect- I ed to alter When more than beds are required present hospital hospital hos hos- pital plans allow for it on 01 the theba ba basis is of additional facilities be being being be- be ing added onto the complex ac according according ac- ac cording coding to architect Richard G G. G Sharp HILL HILL-B HILL BURTON URTON Funds a federal federal fed fed- I eral government hospital grant guarantee government participation P pation In the building of the hosP hosI hospital hos hos- I pital petal facilities up to 50 of conI construction construction con con- I costs including I equipment and furnishings It isi isa is isa i a time one-time grant called primarily primarily marily a construction grant ad adI administered administered ad- ad I ministered through the US U.S. I Public Health Service and lo locally locally locally lo- lo cally through the State Division I of Health Davis County's hospital program program pro pro- I gra gram has received the endorsement endorsement endorse endorse- ment of G. G D. D Carlyle Thompson Thomp Thomp- son director of Utah Di Division vision of Health and has the approval of the State Hospital Advisory AdvIsor I Council ASSUMING UNG A successful bond issue on June 4 construction of the hospitals will begin In the spring of 1970 and completion is scheduled for early 1972 The total bond funds required Is es estimated estimated estimated es- es at The project i cost of the two new hospi hospi- hospitals i this is estimated at including the government grant of an approximate Bond Boad sale would be made asi as i money Is required An Initial sale of 1 million would provide pro funds to 0 acquire the land and to pay various fees connected with the adm administration of the program pro pro- gram Ik lk |