Doctors wages and patient costs in Iowa debate
An Iowa Medical Society view cites a survey finding hospitals blamed for high costs more than doctors. It notes wide office charges in Linn County from 14 to 21 dollars, mentions doctors' earnings vs. plumbers, rising physician fees nationally, and specific Iowa figures for psychiatrists, urology, pediatrics, and Cedar Rapids and Iowa City practices.
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Iowa Medical Society
Association of
Doctors
Joseph Galles
Linn County
Galles
Edick Hartunan
Cedar Rapids
J.F. Kanealy
Peter Wallace
Iowa City
Florida
United States
Employers Health Association
Kanealy
Edick Hartunian
Paul Seebohm
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa
Seebohm
Blue Cross
Jim Kenworthy
Doctors Strike Balance on Pay and Malpractice Costs
Iowa physicians discuss salary disparities across regions and specialties. Surgeons top pay scales with a Cedar Rapids bypass fee of 3200 dollars, while pediatrics lag. Malpractice insurance averages near 40000 annually, fueling defensive medicine.
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Wallace
Wilson Strong Jr
Cedar Rapids
Strong
Galles
Iowa study flags wide hospital use gaps and costs
A statewide study shows Clinton County residents twice as likely to be hospitalized as Audubon County residents. It notes 1980 Iowa hospital days per 1000 people at 1287 nationally, with Clinton County at 1835 and Audubon at 817, and highlights varied tonsillectomy rates and higher Cedar Rapids prostate surgeries.
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Iowa
Clinton County
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rap
Ebinger to head St. Luke's Health Care Foundation
Donald R. Ebinger elected president of the St. Luke's Health Care Foundation for 1983. The Cedar Rapids resident, 2511 Brookland Drive NE, also chairs Bishop Buffets Inc. and succeeds Robert E. Yaw, founder and former president. New directors include Claudette Roby, Charles Loomis, Wayne Engle, and William Lux. The foundation funds St. Luke's Hospital through gifts and grants, supporting Lifeguard helicopter costs and a $1 million outpatient surgery center campaign now under construction.
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Donald R. Ebinger
St. Luke's Health Care Foundation
Ebinger
Brookland Drive
Bishop Buffets, Inc
Robert E. Yaw
J.S. MacQuiston
Mimi Meffert
Bruce Thorsen
Warren Rees
James Pickens
E.Y. Bickel
J.S. McQuiston
Richard Tool
Manchester
Founda
Tion
Larrayne Bezanson
Charles Cebuhar
Joyce Dennis
Richard Elijah
Anna Margaret Hardesty
Vyr Justice
Jack Milroy
Samuel Wallace
St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
St. Luke’s Hospital
Iowa
Pride to Hold State Convention in Cedar Rapids
Pride will sponsor a state convention in Cedar Rapids at Kirkwood Community College Iowa Hall. Registration starts at 8 45 a.m. with a 10 dollar per person fee. Lunch options include Kirkwood cafeteria or sack lunches. No pre registration required. Six concurrent workshops run until 3 30 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Sach
Did You Know Facts On Brooms Salt And Salt Spills
The note mentions soaking a broom in hot salted water to extend its life. It also claims ancient Egyptians used hypnotism as far back as 3000 B.C. and that spilling salt in Japan is considered good luck.
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Japan
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