Fees set for Cedar Rapids air ambulance and updates
The Area Ambulance Advisory Board approved liftoff 70 dollars and 1.50 dollars per mile with 100 dollars per hour over two hours for the new air ambulance service at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. A separate Iowa City service via University Hospitals may begin in March under a private contractor with a 32000 per month cost. a helipad project awaits a Board of Regents vote Friday. Ground ambulances will now pay 50 dollars per heart monitor use to fund equipment and training. Ted Welch was named new chairman, replacing Austin Sparling.
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Area Ambulance Advisory Board
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Canney
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Board of Regents
University
Melrose Avenue
Area Ambulance Board
Ted Welch
Austin Sparling
Hospital Council
Cedar Rapids News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Community notices include Dr. Kazem Fathie detailing stroke surgical approaches at the Embassy Club, a Friday noon Catholic Laymen talk by John Wathan at Bishop Cafeteria, and moving plans for Dr. Fathie’s practice set for April 1 1979. Also listed are sales, openings, and local ads for plants, seeds, drapery, plumbing, tickets, and jewelry.
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Kazem Fathie
Embassy Club
John Wathan
Cedar Rapids
Kansas City Royals
Bishop Cafeteria
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Peck’s
Immaculate Conception
Anthony Scolaro
Cedar River Tower
Burpee and
Northrup King Seeds
Frontier Garden Center
Robert L. Paul
McKinley St
Bessie Vohaska
Third Ave. SE
del Mar
Klinger Paint
5Th Avenue SE
Johnny’s Parkway
F.A.C.S
Fiala Plumbing and Heating, Inc
Paramount
Iowa Comets
Five Seasons Center
Adv
15Th St
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
Murray’s Grocery
Pierson’s Florists
Ellis Bird
16Th Ave
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
America
Gootet
Goodyear
Collingwood
2Nd Ave
Westside
Gary Barmore
Williams Blvd
Marion
East Edge
7Th Ave
Mon
Bob Shimon
YY Price
Flare Jeans
Missy & Jr
All Men’s Winter Coats & Jackets
FBI
Thirty Second
Oakland Rd