Vermont Hospitals Raise Room Rates Increases Seen
Vermont Medical Center in Burlington announced a 4.20 daily room-rate hike to 91.50 for semi private rooms with rates to start Oct. 5. The increase follows higher costs, including a 7 percent wage package rise, and a 15.2 percent budget jump for fiscal 1976 with malpractice insurance soaring to 420,000. Rutland General Hospital also plans an average 11 percent rate rise for new patients starting today, with existing patients affected by Oct. 10. ICU rate climbs to 190 daily. overall costs cited include x ray and lab item increases and higher fuel and food costs.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
Vermont Medical Center
Medical Center
Herluf Olsen
Ums
Olsen
Rutland
John Richwagen
Richwagen
VPIRG pushes wider evacuation plan for Vermont Yankee area
VPIRG asks the Vermont Public Service Board to require monthly nuclear accident evacuation instructions in bills to customers within 40 miles of the Vermont Yankee plant. The group argues current 20 mile and NRC standards are insufficient and cites UCS and Sierra Club findings. Utilities named include Central Vermont Public Service, Green Mountain Power, Vermont Electric Cooperative and municipal systems in Ludlow Readsboro and Jacksonville.
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Pownal
Springfield
Connecticut River
VPIRG
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Public Service Board
Union of Concerned Scientists
Sierra Club
Herman Bluestein
PSB
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Green Mountain Power Corp
Vermont Electric Cooperative
Municipal Electric Systems
Ludlow
Readsboro
Jacksonville
Common Cause to Meet November First at Killington Center
Vermonters and a national group of Common Cause plan the second annual meeting on November 1 at Killington Convention Center Sherburne with 9 to 10 a.m. coffee. 1,200 Vermont members will organize in the morning and discuss public issues after lunch. The event aims to boost citizen access to government and disclosure of lobbying and campaign financing. Local coordinators and areas are listed, inviting all Vermonters to participate. Dr Wesley L Harris named first director of MIT Office of Minority Education. half-time duties allow continued teaching and research.
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Sherburne
Archimedes
Vermont
Common Cause
Killington
House of
Congress
Rutland Area
Brattleboro
Putney
Kitty Shumlin
RFD
Cambridge, Mass
UPI
Wesley L. Harris
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harris
Princeton
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