Hospital seeks higher margin to maintain Aa bond rating
Standard & Poor's expects a 2.5 percent operating margin to preserve the hospital's Aa rating as it plans to issue 75 million in new bonds for construction. Third quarter margin was 1.1 percent with about 80 percent of patients covered by government or private contracts.
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Standard & Poor’s
Medicare
DeFurio
John Forsyth
Wellmark Inc
Karen-Bahensky
Iowa
Bumper Sticker Family Finds History in Every Lane
Dave Rasdal notes how his Fredericksburg and Davenport family fostered a bumper sticker collection that spans politics religion sports and daily life. The items tell stories from Goldwater in 64 to I Shot J R from Dallas and include messages about doctors nurses and safe parenting.
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Fredericksburg
Maureen
Davenport
Todd
Carrie
Cedar Rapids
Gerry
San Francisco
Goldwater
J.R
Dallas
Iowa
Shueyville
Iowa Hawkeyes
Cancer therapy using radio frequency to destroy tumors explained
Radiology Consultants experts Berg Pedersen and Dr Elwood Stone describe a needle based procedure guided by CT to heat and kill tumor tissue with radio frequency energy. The method targets tumors four centimeters or smaller and can be done under local anesthesia.
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Berg, Pedersen
Elwood Stone
Berg
Pedersen
Moacyr Oliveira
Clark
Iowa City
Device ablation progress shown by Boston Scientific
A Boston Scientific device used in open surgery and percutaneous methods has 6 years open use and 3 years percutaneous use. The procedure is not yet used for lung cancer at the site. Through skin treatment lets patients go home the same day or stay overnight. An Iowa retiree aims to regain mobility and shed oxygen and wheelchair needs.
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Rita Liddell
Clark
Bluestem board weighs Cedar Bend donation and landfill plans
Bluestem supports Cedar Bend with a 3 million dollar donation pledge while delaying public comment on the move. Chairman David Zahn notes the 10 million credit funds only close Site 1 landfill and monitor for 30 years, with expansion plans for Site 2 north of Marion and a 150 acre extension. A June 2 public hearing addresses involuntary annexation as Linn County and Marion clash over the project.
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Bluestem
Cedar Bend
Marion
Bluestein
Linn County
County Home Road
Highway 13
Marion City Hall
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GazetteOnline.com
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Cedar Rapids, IA
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Boston Scientific
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Hadish
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