Hospitals grapple with bad debt as earnings swing
Townsend cites rising bad debt and reclassified amounts lifting 2001 figures while 2002 results look stronger. Slower patient visits at St Luke's led to staffing cuts and higher rates, though 2003 shows a return to profit. Other Iowa hospitals saw net income slide 2000–2002 though Mercy Iowa City improved to 4.7 million, and average statewide operating margin held at 3.1 percent.
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Mussels Thrive Questioned by River Water Quality Efforts
Glochidia larvae were released into fish in containers near City Park then returned to river sites as biologists from Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa track survival. The release, part of a multistate effort begun in 2000 after zebra mussels harmed native species, aims to reestablish mussels in interiors rivers amid sediment and chemical concerns.
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Drugs and Ritalin abuse rising in Eastern Iowa
MECCA official says legitimate use and abuse of Ritalin mix with other drugs in the region. Linn County cases range from forged prescriptions to motorists unknowingly using others drugs. Pharmacists report yearly altered prescriptions and even copies where numbers were whited out. Ritalin commonly abused to calm children but can have the opposite effect. Local pharmacists note some parents illegally sell extra pills. Codified list of abused meds includes Vicodin, Lortab, propoxyphene, alprazolam, Ativan, diazepam, Hycodan, Demerol, Dilaudid and Percodan.
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Stolen narcotics drive most Iowa pharmacy thefts
Between October 1 2002 and October 1 this year 56 of 74 thefts from Iowa pharmacies involved narcotics. The Iowa State Board of Pharmacy Examiners rejected a plan to require secure paper prescriptions citing cost and sufficiency of current controls.
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Ferry Crash Shatters Staten Island Commute Toll
A 310‑foot ferry carrying about 1,500 passengers slammed into wooden pilings at Staten Island landfall at 3:20 PM, injuring 34 and killing at least 10. Witnesses spoke of decapitated victims and severed limbs as crews searched wreckage and authorities investigated weather and possible drug or alcohol factors. The Andrew J. Bareri was damaged, and the stormy harbor and 62 degree water contributed to the tragedy.
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Death ruled suicide in Betty Duay case revived as homicide
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department reconfirmed Betty Duay’s 1966 death as a homicide after new crime scene work and computer imaging showed she could not have fired the rifle. Only her husband, Rev. William Duay, was in the room, prompting repeated calls for accountability and renewed focus on past investigations. Jane Ferry, Betty’s daughter, urged closure as the case revisited questions from decades ago. The church community expressed prayers while officials weigh next steps.
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