Fewer patients push Iowa hospitals toward maximum tax
Iowa rural and county hospitals face financial peril as patient admissions fall 11 percent statewide and 17 percent in small rural facilities. A Hospital Association study notes 2.9 percent fewer patient billings in 1984 with 3.5 percent cost cuts, including 8.2 percent fewer employees and 3.9 percent less bed capacity.
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Iowa
Donald Dunn
Iowa Hospital Association
Medicare
Dunn
Hospital Association
ST. Luke's Mercy
Declining patient counts at Iowa hospitals in 1984
Dunn notes an 11 percent drop in admissions in 1984 despite a 6.8 day to 6.5 day decline since 1983. The DRG system and stricter admission review drive reduced utilization while communities consider tax-supported hospitals like Monticello. Iowa closed 218 acute beds and reallocated 307 to lower care.
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Dunn
Iowa Foundation For Medical Care
Monticello
Iowa
Iowa and Nebraska Lead U.S. Bank Failures in Early 1985
FDIC figures show Iowa and Nebraska combined account for about 35 percent of U S bank failures in the first 11 weeks of 1985 with four Iowa banks and two Nebraska banks closed. Iowa official Tom Huston warns the banking industry remains worse off than last year and more closures are ahead.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Tom Huston
Hawkeye
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
Huston
Commercial State Bank of Afton
Citizens State Bank of Arapahoe
Neb
Man reports $200 robbery after tavern follow-home
Cedar Rapids resident Al Strohman reports a man from Ernie's Avenue Tavern followed him to his porch and demanded $200. A struggle left Strohman with a minor thumb cut while the suspect, described as white, about 5 feet 7 with a slim build, fled with the money.
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Cedar Rapids
al Strohman
18Th Ave
Ernie
Strohman
Cedar Rapids Teen Injured In One Car Crash
A 17 year old Cedar Rapids resident James P Bennett of Fox Meadows Drive drove south on East Post Road at High Ridge Road SE at 10 48 p m Saturday. His car left the road on a curve hit a tree and a utility pole. He was listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital Sunday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
James P. Bennett
Fox Meadows Dr
East Post Road
High Ridge Road
Linn County Sheriff's
Bennett
Mercy Hospital
Corvette Crashes Near Winthrop In Early Morning Crash
A 24 year old Independence man Ralph E Stiefel was cited for failure to have control and driving left of center after a one car crash on Highway 939 west of Winthrop. The 7 am incident damaged the Corvette about $2000 but left the driver uninjured. The car struck a utility pole and rails before stopping on railroad tracks.
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Winthrop
Ralph Everett Stiefel
Independence
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
Stiefel
Volunteer drive seeks diverse help across groups in Iowa
Eastern Iowa task force calls for volunteers to speak to groups staff envelopes assist Pluggy or join fire prevention committees. RSVP leaders recruit seniors 60 plus for community service. Various agencies list training dates contact numbers for details and enrollment.
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Cheryl Wall
Home Fire Safety Task Force
Iowa
Faye
Judy
Better Business Bureau
Nancy
Lisa
United Way Information and
I& R
United Cerebral Palsy Center
Eighth St. NW
Marcie Hosch
Indian Creek Nature Center
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
L.lv
Edie Liotis
Independence school budget hearing weighs tax impact
Independence school board debated a 1985 86 budget up 5.6 percent with a total property tax ask of 2.58 million dollars including a 0.6714 cent schoolhouse levy. Frank and Kitty Rehberg urged careful spending while 11 residents attended. The district may seek renewal of the schoolhouse levy in September. Board also discussed upgrading computer programs at district schools at roughly 60 000 for equipment and 20 000 to 30 000 for personnel with 16 new computers at the high school part of a 26 machine network.
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Frank
Kitty Rehberg
Frank Rehberg
Clair Swan
Swan
Marengo Hosts Open Door Town Meeting With Lawmakers
State Sen. Joe Brown and State Reps. Janet Carl and Richard Varn hold an open door town meeting Saturday in the Marengo Public Library basement at 1020 Marengo St. The 1:30 p.m. session invites questions on current legislative issues.
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Marengo
Joe Brown
D-Montezuma
Janet Carl
D-Grinnell
Richard Varn
Salon
Marengo Public Library
Marengo St
Marion Briefs highlight bank lucky star receipts
Farmer's State Bank invites readers in Cedar Rapids and Marion to scan Hy-Vee ATM receipts for a Lucky Star promotion. Prizes include a Wilson ham or a 2 liter bottle of 7 Up. Advertisement urges placing ads in the Marion Briefs via Gazette phone numbers.
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Farmer’s State Bank
Cedar Rapids
Marion
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