Mammoth hospital launches $3 million capital campaign
A $3 million community capital campaign supports a $27 million St. Catherine Hospital patient tower project. The drive funds $36 million in new and renovated facilities including maternity, medical surgical and ICU space, plus surgery and lab upgrades. Donations come from staff, executives, physicians, board members, and community over 36 months, with gifts from $1 to $27,000.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Victor Hawkins
Roy Cessna
Cessna
Hawkins
St. Catherine
Luther Fry
Organization For the Capital Campaign
Fry donates for new St. Catherine Hospital facilities
Ophthalmologist Dr. Fry donates to St. Catherine Hospital enabling an 80 percent survival rate with apheresis, bringing this life-saving machine to southwest Kansas. Gift funds a women's center with 12 labor and delivery rooms, an operating room, NICU wing, and a new cafeteria, plus ongoing facility improvements.
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Fry
St. Catherine Hospital
Victor Hawkins
St. Catherine
Dr. Fry
Denver
Wichita
Fry Eye Associates PA
Walnut St
Hawkins
Kansas
Sebelius outlines campaign targets and savings plan
Democrat candidate Sebelius cites models from five to six states showing rapid service improvements and budget savings. She estimates $100 million plus from fraud reduction in medical programs and over $50 million from tougher tax collection, supports expanded gambling, and aims for more federal dollars while pledging quick spending cuts. She recalls 1995 insurance commission reforms to stretch existing funds.
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Sebelius
Sept 11 inquiry notes delays in sharing Phoenix memo
A July 2001 FBI memo warning that al Qaida could be training pilots in the United States was not shared with the FAA until after the attacks. Eleanor Hill said limited distribution and bureaucratic hurdles hindered information flow among agencies, affecting warning and response. The report cites at least a dozen clues since 1994.
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Washington
FBI
al-Qaida
United States
Federal Aviation Administration
Phoenix
Eleanor Hill
House
Senate
FAA
Hill
CIA
State, Defense and Transportation Departments
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Kenneth Williams
Osama bin Laden
U.S
State Department
County funds teen dance to benefit Emmaus House
County commission agrees to pay 750 dollars rent for a non alcoholic youth event and reduce the deposit to 500 dollars if liability insurance and security are provided. The project grew from a GCHS student retreat and is part of activity nights after games.
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Page al
Emmaus House
Mayo
County General Fund
Anthony Garcia
FFA
GCHS
Cliff Mayo
Stacy Mayo
City pool plan sparks recreation board concerns
Garden City recreation leaders urge written city responses on pool management and a clear renovation plan. They flag budget strain, security, accessibility, liability, and timeline as key issues while city officials cite commitment and propose potential improvements costing up to eight million dollars with features like slides and zero-depth entry.
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Rec Commission
Garden City
Rec Board
City Commission
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Mammoth Capital Campaign
Pook- Lloyd & Linda DeBerr
Garden City, KS
Finney County Health Department
Finney, Ford
Seward
Health Department
Board
Recreation
City
Ortiz
Marsha Esslinger
Marsha
Evergreen
Campus View St
Gardencity.net
Terrys
Terry Photography
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