Hospitals seek nurse relief via schedules and travel staff
Iowa hospitals face a nurse shortage with travel nurses filling gaps and costs rising. Union leaders push staffing ratios and overtime limits while colleges expand two year programs to train more nurses. Administrators emphasize retention and better rewards as key to stabilizing care.
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University Hospitals
Iowa City
Linda Q. Everett
Everett
Iowa
St. Luke’s
Cedar Rapids
Osborn
Mercy Medical Center
Haag
Cathy Singer
Service Employees International Union Local 199
SEIU
Sarah Swisher
US Hospitals
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Vivian Rose
Health Sciences
Melanie Dreher
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Dreher
US College of Nursing
Airport facing revenue shortfall prompts cost cuts and parking expansion
The Cedar Rapids airport faces a 1.6825 million shortfall due to reduced air travel and may raise charges such as parking, passenger facility fees, and concession fees. A hiring freeze, travel cuts, and deferred capital projects are planned while a 426 additional parking spaces gravel lot is built north of the long lot. A temporary road plan links Wright Brothers Boulevard while the runway and terminal access are reorganized.
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Cedar Rapids
FAA
Horsfield Construction Co
Epworth
Horsfield
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Wright Brothers
Edgewood Road
Airport Administration
PS Air and
Federal Express
Stripping Taliban Protection Shrinks Bin Laden's Maneuver Room
U S officials say pressure erodes bin Ladens options as Northern Alliance agrees to U N talks on a new Afghan government. Abdullah says venue may move abroad with possible sites Germany Switzerland or Austria while U S seeks a quick conference. B 52 strikes expand bombing around Kandahar Kunduz.
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bin Laden
Rice
CNN
Colin Powell
Northern Alliance
U.N
United Nations
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Dobbins
United States
Kabul
Powell
Afghanistan
Lakhdar Brahimi
Fox News
ABC
NBC
Eoficnd
Taliban Alamolm
Ue bin Laden
Chase ends after pursuit in busy Iowa City area
A pursuit ended with a semi backing into a squad car and a man extracted from the cab window. Ward was handcuffed on the ground as witnesses reported moaning. Residents along West Eighth Avenue watched police tape and sirens as the scene cleared after the chase moved from Sixth to Eighth Avenues.
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Harris
West Eighth Avenue
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David DeWitte
Davidd
George Ford
Georgef
U.S
Afghan Islamic Press
Kandahar
Nangarhar
Chase
Ward
Daugherty
Sixth Avenue
Seventh
Eighth
Johnson
Cindy Hadish
Cindyh
Justin Harris
Michael Johnson
Marion
Helper
Earncash
Hamburger
Nike
econom@foods
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Edgewood Rd
Blairs Ferry Rd
7Th Ave
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