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County, Hospital Authority commission
study of indigent care needs in county
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
WARNER ROBINS
Houston County commissioners
agreed to foot half the cost of a
study that looks into indigent
health care for this area during
their regular session Nov. 19 in
Warner Robins.
Commissioners met a week
prior with members of the
Hospital Authority of Houston
County to discuss funding of the
study that will be conducted by
Janus Healthcare Consultants,
Inc., a company based in
Colorado.
Dr. Skip McDannald, Chief
Golden headed to Sno-Do event in Canada
Special to the Times-Journal
Johanna Golden, a member of
the Perry High School Junior
Civitan Club and governor of the
South Georgia District, is partici
pating with other governors and
leaders from Canada and the
United States in the 22nd annual
Junior Civitan Sno-Do (snow
Council
In one other matter, the manag
er of the Commodore Manor
apartment complex on Macon Rd.
asked council for help in trying to
get school busses from the school
board to go into the complex each
Tolleson
HCDA chairman Tee Tolleson added, pointing out
that existing industry expansions shows businesses
who are considering locating in the area that it is a
thriving place to be.
Worrall thinks the expansion will not only add
employment opportunities, but will also allow the
city to begin taking care of a traffic problem caused
by log trucks going in and out of the facility.
“This will provide the city with the impetus to
Art
Foundation has art hanging in
hospitals worldwide. Some of the
connections with international
hospitals were made through
Nunn.
The donation will save the
community up to $50,000 in
financial support which is typical
ly required before Feight under
takes a project, Kinnas said.
The art project involves commu
nity volunteers who will, literally,
paint by numbers, Kinnas said.
School
enth and eighth grade students and
will be designed to accommodate
about 1,000 students.
Funding for the new building is
coming from the $34 million bond
referendum approved by Houston
County voters Sept. 17.
Among uses Hinnant and board
members are considering for the
old middle school are as a magnet
PMS
“I think being a School of Excellence is great. This is a good year for
us,” commented Bth grader Wendy Tarpley.
Another Bth grader Ronald Ragin said, “It’s nice to be going to a
School of Excellence every day.”
Houston County Board of Education member Skip Dawkins praised
the job done by the staff at PMS. “They are a wonderful staff,” he said.
“Just because the building may not be the best in the world, it doesn’t
effect their spirit.”
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Executive Officer for the Houston
Healthcare Complex, told com
missioners total cost for the study
is $50,000 and asked if they would
consider funding half that amount.
The county portion, $25,000,
will come from the Contingency
Fund.
The study will include looking
at the feasibility of establishing an
indigent care clinic in Warner
Robins.
“A detailed market and finan
cial feasibility analysis including
recommendations for collabora
tively funding a risk pool will be
conducted to determine the oppor
tunities, issues and barriers
dough). The marathon event is
being held Jan. 26, 1997, in Barrie,
Ont., Canada. Contributions will
benefit the Civitan International
Research Center.
Golden, daughter of Jtidith and
James Golden, is collecting dona
tions for her participation in the
event. Businesses and individuals
morning rather than picking up the
students by the roadside.
Mimi Hunt, the apartment man
ager, said,’’There are 12-15 stu
dents picked up each day and we
are concerned about their safety.”
begin a long range traffic plan to alleviate heavy
truck traffic on city streets,” said the mayor.
He said there have been traffic problems at
the intersection of Ball Street and Jernigan
Street.
The mayor also compliments the effort put forth
by city officials, including council and all members
of city government in doing their part in attracting
such a project in Perry.
In appearances before the Perry
Kiwanis Club Nov. 12 and the
Perry Rotary Club Nov. 25,
Kinnas explained the project and
showed a brief videotape about
the project.
Feight or another artist will
arrive in Perry Dec. 16 to outline
the various art projects on canvas
es for walls and ceiling tiles for
the ceiling. Volunteers will paint
the project during the next 72
hours before the artist completes
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school, a pre-kindergarten center
or an alternative school.
The board could also consider
plans to use the building by other
government agencies.l
Persons wishing to make for
mal, written comments con
cerning the pattern can be made
by Dec. 17 at 7 p.m., Hinnant
said.
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involved in the development of
new services,” according to Linde
Howell, Janus vice-president.
“The assessment will include
an analysis of community per
ceived need, cultural considera
tions in development, location
analysis, and current utilization
patterns of the focused population,
as well as resource requirements
including clinical, capital equip
ment, and space, and potential
sources for donation and discount
ed acquisition,” she said.
McDannald said the study is
expected to be ready for presenta
tion to county and hospital offi
cials in about three months.
in the Perry area may contact
Junior Civitan International at 1-
800 Civitan ext. 132, to make a
donation.
Junior Civitan is a community
service organization for young peo
ple. Its purpose is to provide young
people with opportunities for per
sonal and career development.
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Worrall said they don’t really
have control over school actions
but he suggested that police chief
George Potter could “possibly get
involved with the school officials”
to express the safety concerns.
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the project Dec. 19.
Volunteers are being sought
from the community. Both civic
clubs will have volunteers attend
ing the various painting sessions.
Sessions include 1-5 p.m. Dec. 16-
18, and 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 17-18.
Volunteers do not have to be
talented artists. Members of the
Foundation for Hospital Art will
draw the outlines of what is to be
painted, place the color code on
each part of the picture, and leave
the painting to the volunteers.
Kinnas said because of the new
25,000-square foot addition to the
hospital, the art will be particular
ly useful to decorate the new wing.
Some of the art will hang in the
new labor delivery rooms and the
new surgical suites which opened
two weeks ago, she said.
According to a doctor quoted
on the videotape, art is a signifi
cant contributor to the healing
process. He said the colors help
break the monotony of the decor
of a hospital.
A patient quoted on the video
tape said the artwork took him
away from the painful environ
ment and enabled him to see and
visualize something nice.
Volunteers can contact Perry
Hospital at 987-3600 for addition
al information.
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