Rural Health Hurdles series launch online
Rural hospitals face funding staffing and access challenges unlike larger urban facilities. Read all six stories in the Rural Health Hurdles series at thegazette.com for in depth reporting on the struggles and potential solutions.
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Rural hospitals struggle with new quality metrics in value care
Chelsea Keenan notes ACA shifted U S health system to value based care and rural hospitals face challenges reporting quality measures. Iowa Hospital Association President Kirk Norris says many metrics such as ventilator associated pneumonia don’t apply to facilities lacking ICUs, complicating reporting and raising questions about non reporting.
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Public school recreation limits lock out community track use
In Iowa City Corridor districts, new turf fields and gates restrict public access to school facilities. Jenny Waddilove, a longtime user, says families joined her workouts, while athletic staff note funding and security drive closures after hours. Many districts balance taxpayer funded upgrades with open access rules.
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Shooting at Coral Ridge Mall highlights mall security
Private guards at Iowa malls and facilities lack required training and background checks amid rising threats. Police say off duty guard Alexander Kozak, 22, faces first degree murder charges for the June 12 shooting of Coralville mall employee Andrea Farrington, 20, as shoppers watched. Further licensing questions grow among lawmakers and the public.
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Alexander M. Kozak
North Liberty
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