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Show A F Hospital Trying to Cut Costs The American Fork Hospital took another step forward this past week in its cost cutting campaign. Mrs. Florence Adams, Ad-ams, Registered Nurse, was presented with a 15.00 check by Miss Turley Barker, R.N., and chairman of the Hospital's Employee Em-ployee Council. The suggestion made by Mrs. Adams was to put a small paper pap-er cup dispenser in each patient room to reduce the number of steps taken by the nurses. The saggestion was passed upon by the Hospital Administratiae Council. In order to reduce hospital costs, each employee has been encouraged to submit sugges tions so the hospital may become be-come more efficient in its operations. oper-ations. At the same time employees em-ployees may earn an extra $5 for each suggestion that is accepted. ac-cepted. As hospital equipment, supplies, sup-plies, and personnel costs continue con-tinue to increase, it is imperative impera-tive that new methods be developed de-veloped to reduce operating expenses. ex-penses. The American Fork Hospital Employee Suggestion program will be a vital aid in controlling these costs. The Hospital seeks to serve the citizens cit-izens of North Utah County by improving patient care and holding the amount of hospital bills to a minimum. |