Thursday, March 20, 1997 Most read newspaper in Nye, [smeralda, & Death Valley !/OI. XlV, NO. |2
Conflicting Glimmers of hospital hope and despair
Commissioners drop another half million into regional medical center
By: Susan Keck and Brent
Mathenson gazette staff
The New County
Commission, meeting as the
Nye County Hospital
District Board of Trusties,
voted to approve an action
item allowing Nevada Rural
Hospital Project (NRHP) to
take interim control of Nye
Regional Medical Center
(NRMC) with Cameron
McRae voting no and Red
Copass abstaining on the 3-
1-1 decision on March 18,
1997.
Minutes before, the Board
had voted 5-0 to table a
proposal by Nevada Rural
Health Centerlnc. to assume
operations at the NRMC
clinic. Nevada Rural Health
Center's proposal alleged
that the NRMC Hospital part
of the operation was not
financially viable or
sustainable. The implication
was that it should be shut
down.
Speaking at the
conference was Bill Welsh
of NRHP who outlined what
services they could provide
i the short term to help Nye
Regional to come up with an
appropriate operating plan
as well as preparation for
their upcoming meeting with
the department of taxation
scheduled April 3.
Because of the recent
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the mining town's history. Story and photos on page 28 photo by Patti Babcock
concerns raised in meetings
that NRPH attended with
commissioners and state
agencies Welsh said. "We
would review the general
ledger and financial
statements and correct any
errors to obtain accurate
financial reports."
Welsh also went into
more detail regarding the
hospitals extended care
facility and the potential that
service have to bring in
revenues.
Welsh concluded that
they would be able to provide
a more through plan in 45 to
90 days and if the decision
was made to close it down
they could assist in that
process as well.
Commissioner Dick
Carversaid,'l think we need
to proceed with their
assistance."
Commissioner Cameron
MeRae said. "For the public
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Rumors run rampant on
Teacher's Death
By: Robert Lowes
The sudden death of Mindy Moutague, 27, Pahmmp Middle
School teacher, over the weekend remains under investigation
by the Nye County Sheriff' s Department, although preliminary
autopsy results appear to indicate there was no foul play
revolved.
However. her sudden death has spurred rampant rumors
throughout the fast growing South County Community.
Apparently her young age had a lot to do with the rampant false
rumors that ranged from possible assumptions of rape and
strangulation.
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PMC is not a picture of health
by C. Michael Carlson
Pahrump Medical Center was once a sigh of relief to many
in and around the Pahrump Valley. But now, it is has
become yet another headache to a town with many
frustrations.
Arcon Health Care took over operations earlier this year,
after Henderson based St. Rose Dominican excused
themselves from their agreement, citing financial losses.
According to local newssources, Arcon agreed to have
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Senators move to De-Rail Northern Nevada Nuke Train
DOE Scheduled to Ship
High-Level Nuke Waste
From Foreign Reactors Thru
Nevada
WASHINGTON-U.S.
Senators Richard Bryan and
Harry Reid, both D-Nee., are
alarmed by the Department
of Energy plans to ship
containers of highly enriched
uranium waste from Taiwan,
Korea and Japan through
Nevada this summer.
"I am deeply concerned
with how this decision by the
DOE was made and how it is
being implemented," Reid
said, "Not only have there
been no hearings conducted
for residents along the
transportation routes, but it
appears that many Nevada
towns scheduled to have
waste come through were left
out of recent emergency
management training
workshops and planning
meetings by the Department
of Energy."
"Unfortunately, keeping
effected communities out of
the loop has become the
modus operandi for the
Department of Energy,"
Bryan said. "There is no
more dangerous substance
that could be transported on
our nation's highways or rail
lines than nuclear waste. It
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