RM Health care a difficult business yields better profits
RM Hospital CEO Larry Felix discusses health care as a difficult business with heavy regulation and limited resources. The RMH system, county owned and tax financed, reports reduced patient deaths and complications, moved to a healthy profit margin, and kept a lid on patient expenses while earning a Five Star Rating in 2004 for rural hospitals. RMH serves Franklin and surrounding counties with inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation services at the Gollier Rehabilitation and Wellness Center.
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RMH
Franklin
RMH Gollier Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
Survivor Kedem recalls Nazi terror and aid in escape
Polish survivor Kedem recounts escape from Nazis beginning in Krakow in 1939. He details deportation trucks, hiding in a pigeon coop, hiding from executions of children, and being saved by Schindler and later U S soldiers. He stresses teaching future generations about the six million perished and ongoing Holocaust risks.
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Kedem
Krakow
Josef Mengele
Adolf Hitler
Kedhem
Schindler
Auschwitz
U.S
Accident Report From Kansas Highway Patrol Investigation
Troopers lead investigation into a severe crash with a toppled SE chassis in a ditch by the highway. A silver Lincoln sustained heavy front-end damage. Murphy and 72 year old Alvie Bowen were airlifted to Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Krueger’s body was taken to Dengel & Son Mortuary in Ottawa. Additional details on condition were not available. multiple agencies assisted including Franklin County EMS and Wellsville Fire Department.
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Alvie Bowen
Texas
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
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Dengel & Son Mortuary
Ottawa
Apt
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sheriff’s Department
Wellsville Fire Department
Franklin County Emergency Medical Service
City manager delays filling Ottawa auditorium position
City Manager Weldon Padgett will delay replacing a key Ottawa Municipal Auditorium staffer. He plans public hearings to explore options for the auditorium while noting many stakeholders will be involved, including schools ACT Ottawa and the Ottawa Community Arts Council. A renovated middle school theater could impact operations.
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Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Weldon Padgett
Padgett
ACT Ottawa Performing Arts Group
Ottawa Community Arts Council
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McCune Music
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NIE
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Crist Auto Sales
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