Thursday, August 26, 2010

ANOTHER TERRIFIC DAY....SUNNY AND HIGH OF 75.
MORE OF THE SAME FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE HOSPITAL BOARD MET THIS TUESDAY AND SAY THEY WANT TO DUST OFF THEIR BUILDING PLANS AND TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT EXPANSION.
BOARD MEMBER DWAIN TRENKAMP SAID 85 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S BUSINESS IS OUTPATIENT BUSINESS. TRENKAMP BELIEVES THE BOARD NEEDS TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE EXPANSION PLAN AND MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY FOR OUTPATIENTS. HE SAID THE TREND IS FOR OUTPATIENT NUMBERS TO INCREASE.
HE BELIEVE THEY NEED TO REVAMP TH THEIR PLANS TO ACCOMODATE THE CHANGES.
HE SAID THE HOSPITAL'S FUTURE IS DEPENDENT ON OUTPATIENT SERVICES.
HOSPITAL ADMINISTATOR CURT COLEMAN SAID THERE ARE PEOPLE AT GENESIST THAT CAN HELP REVISE THE LOCAL MASTER SITE PLAN. COLEMAN ALSO SAID
THEY NEED TO LOOK AT THE AIR HANDLER UNITS AT THE HOSPITAL WHICH ARE MORE THAN 30 YEARS OLD. HE SAID THE HOSPITAL NEEDS TO BE MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT AND FOCUS ON OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THERE IS SOME MINOR REMODELLING GOING ON NOW AT THE HOSPITAL. THE S-H-I-P OFFICES ARE BEING MOVED TO THE FORMER PHYSICAL THERAPY OFFICES AND THE MEDICAL
RECORDS WILL BE SHIFTED TO CARDIAC REHAB.
LAST NIGHT WAS THE DEADLINE FOR HOSPITAL BOARD FILING OF PAPERS FOR THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION. GLORIA JORGENSEN AND MIKE NICKESON
BOTH FILED PAPERS BY THE DEADLINE, TO KEEP THEIR PRESENT POSITION
ON THE HOSPITAL BOARD. SINCE NO OPPOSITION, BOTH WILL BE ELECTED TO NEW 6-YEAR TERMS.

LR ROEDER FROM RURAL WELTON PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO KMAQ
THIS MORNING WITH HIS 1980 PICK-UP. YOU COULD HEAR HIM COMING.
A DIESEL. HE GOT OUT, SMILED, AND SAID HE HAS ONLY TWO MORE PAYMENTS
LEFT. OH YEA....IT HAS 630,000 MILES ON IT. LOOKS IT. BUT, RUNS GOOD.

KMAQ IS 52 TODAY!

SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US SINCE THE START.

I REMEMBER THAT 1958 DAY .... A FUN DAY WITH LOTS OF NICE COMMENTS.

HOPE WE CAN EARN NICE COMMENTS DURING YEAR 53 STARTING TOMORROW.

DENNIS VOY

PS: SEE THE PHOTOS BELOW.....ALL THE WAY BACK TO A PHOTO OF JIM AND
CAROL ROUND...... JUST BEFORE THE PHOTO OF THE TRAY OF GOODIES.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CLICK ON TO "OLDER POSTS" FOR IT.

1 comment:

  1. Perhaps you have forgotten about Vashelle's restaurant which is another new business that has recently opened in Maquoketa. We've eaten there several times and enjoy it. Great food, great service, and it is so nice to be able to eat a nice dinner looking out over the beutiful view of the golf course without having to have a membership. It's obvious that anyone and everyone is welcome there.

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