Consultant study shows Sacred Heart hospital occupancy
A consultant study outlines how Sacred Heart Hospital is used within the Le Mars area as residents seek other facilities. The Herman Smith report cites 86.7 percent occupancy in 1964 and 80 percent in 1959, higher than many area hospitals except Cherokee and Orange City, illustrating continued use of alternate hospitals. The analysis explains the local pattern and implications for keeping Sacred Heart open.
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Sacred Heart Hospital
le Mars
Herman Smith
Cherokee
Orange City
Sioux City
Orange City Municipal Hospital
Community Hospital
Sioux Center
Sioux Valley
Hawarden
Akron Hospital
Admis Occu
LIONS
Pancy Sacred Heart
Orange City Municipal
Community
Akron
Iowa Hospitals Lead In Beds And Admissions 1964
Iowa's hospital data show above average beds and admissions per 1,000, with 4.42 beds and 154.4 admissions, plus 1,202.5 patient days per 1,000 and 74.6 percent occupancy in 1964. The state ranked 12th in beds, 11th in admissions, 11th in patient days, and 25th in occupancy, with longer stays in Sacred Heart and Sioux City facilities.
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Iowa
J.A.H.A
Plymouth County Hospital Admission Patterns in 1965
Plymouth County with 23 779 residents shows 3 671 projected admissions at 154 4 per 1 000, but only 2 289 admissions occur in county hospitals, 62 3 percent of the state rate. Sacred Heart Hospital handles 1 935 admissions from a 13 967 person service area, with a 116 3 rate versus 154 4 statewide.
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Plymouth County
Sioux County
Sioux City
Sacred Heart Hospital
Collision on county road A near Le Mars injures driver
Francis William Nicholson of Hawarden drove a 1966 Buick west into a 1965 Chevrolet truck at an intersection 3 miles south and 2 east of Le Mars. Nicholson sustained head cuts and was treated at Le Mars clinic. damage valued at 725 dollars. Claude Hamilton of Dana Iowa was charged with failure to yield.
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County Road A
le Mars
Francis William Nicholson
Hawarden
Sassness
Buick
Sioux City
Claude Hamilton
Dana, Iowa
County A
Nicholson
Hamilton
Petersen Wins Fellowship Toward PhD Training
Richard Petersen of Le Mars received a fellowship under a grant of 113,320 dollars to Iowa State University in Ames for training of educational research. Dr Virgil Lagomarcino, director of teacher education, noted 17 such fellowships were granted at the university.
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Iowa State
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Harold Dilts
State Department of Public Instruction
Richard Petersen
le Mars
Iowa State University
Ames
Virgil Lagomarcino
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Giele
United States
Sioux Center Community Hospital
Hospital
Petersen
Lombardi Road
Westmar College
ECI Repairing
E. W. Fry
4Th Ave
Imi
LE Mars Area
Dennis Osterbuhr
Ralph Johnson
UTECH
Hwy
Arie J. Bomgaars
Bob Bomgaars
New York Life Insurance Special
First St
Enjoyment
Margo Lounge
Francis Hickey
Hal Shranger
Siouxland Furnace
Cleaning Service
Lowa
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