County leans toward Baptist Hospital
By BRIDGET EVARTS
Community News Reporter
Forsyth county commission
ers inched closer toward deciding
on Baptist Hospital's proposal to
assume the mantle of health care
in East Winston.
County manager Graham
Pervier ticked off a short list of
concerns with the proposal, but
indicated that the county would
be receptive if these features were
worked out.
Before proceeding with nego
tiations, Pervier said, Forsyth
county commissioners want to be
assured of future care for indi
gent patients, job security for
Reynolds employees, delivery of
services, and the size of the new
facility.
Commissioners also want all
parties to enter the deal with
open eyes. Instead of following
the model of support that the
county uses with Reynolds, most
commissioners would like see
Baptist's takeover as more priva
tization than partnership.
Commissioner Walter
Marshall said that approach will
make some community members
skeptical.
"The more you lean toward
privatization, especially [with]
black folks, the less faith they're
going to have in you," said
Marshall.
The medical center first
approached the county late last
year with a proposal to build a $5
million facility off from 14th
Street. Baptist promised to cut
county subsidies in the first two
years of operation to $4 million,
and reduce funding to $3.75 mil
lion over the next three years.
Baptist's involvement hinges
on the county's support of unin
sured patients with a base-guar
antee subsidy. If indigent
patients increase or decrease 10
percent, the medical center would
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reconsider the baseline for coun
ty involvement.
This clause and several other
items in the proposal's outline,
trouble some commissioners.
"We need more meat on the
bones," said board chairman
Peter Brunstetter. "We could get
to the end of this and find there
isn't an acceptable arrangement."
Last year, the county dedicat
ed $4.6 million, or less than 2
percent of the budget, to fund
Reynolds Health Center.
Pervier predicted that the
county would work out a defini
tive proposal' with the medical
center within two months.
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That's right! There's going to be
a wedding. "Manless Wedding" ...
and you're all invited. The dress
code is "Early fleamarket" by
Sethos.
Sethos Court No. 105
Daughters of Isis will celebrate
Itheir 50th anniversary next month.
AVe will keep you apprised of all the
activities leading up to and culmi
nating this historic occasion.
- If you are up to a rib-shaking,
j(nee-slapping, "tear-iffic" good
lime, I highly recommend you make
your way to the Masonic Hall on
34th Street this Saturday, May 31,
"at 5 p.m. to witness the greatest
wedding ever held.
; I saw the rehearsal last week and
] was floored. The rehearsal went
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into overtime because we couldn't
get the cast to stop laughing.
Deputy of the Desert Doris
Robinson should get an Oscar for
her performance. There is no sanity
in this production. You'll get a mix
ture of a shot-gun wedding ... but
without the gun, and the two fami
lies bear a close resemblance to the
McCoys and the Hatfields. 1 can't
let all the details out. You have to be
there to enjoy this craziness. It's a
family thing, so please bring the
children.
The casting manager, director
and producer is First Lieutenant
Queen Cooper. Daughter Yvetter
Tolliver is the illustrious comman
dress. Noble Clark Hanner is the
noble advisor.
The Masonic Mission
Pat Rhodas-Landingham
'FashionShow .
The radio station, WSMX i
1500 AM, wiJJ sponsor, "The 1
Women of Elegance", a fashion <
.show and luncheon scheduled for
Saturday, July 12, at noon. The
show will feature first ladies of
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ministry. All those wishing to par
ticipate in this event are asked to
Contact the WSMX business
joffice at 761-0730 during normal
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business hours. There will only be
25 ladies featured in the show, so
ill churches wanting to showcase
:heir first lady are encouraged to
:all quickly.
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Five Point looking for help to help others
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Five Point Family Assistance,
located in the Salem Garden
Resource Center, is a program
designed to help the needy and
the elderly. The program also
does recreational activities for
the youth in the community.
Twice each month. Five Point
serves senior citizens, the sick
and shut-ins.
Five Point is soliciting mone
tary gifts and donations of meat,
canned goods and clothes to
keep their program going in full .
force. They are asking the help
of churches and civic-minded
organizations for support in this
effort. Call Jackie Wilson at
788-2901 or Doretha Watson at
785-2661.
Shipmates needed
for giant reunion
Navy and Maripe Corps ship
mates who served aboard the USS
Columbus CA-74/CG-12, 1944
through 1976 and the USS
Columbus (SSN-762) past and pre
sent, please contact A1 Lewis, Sec.,
726 E. Covina Blvd., Covina, CA
91722-2955. Work Phone (818) 339^
3568 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific
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A1 Lewis, secretary at the location
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The goal oj every surgery is to
improve the quality of life for our
patients. For some, it may mean
reduction of pain; for others it
is improved mobility or correction of
a deformity. At Forsyth Hospital, our
surgeons and our surgical teams have
the ability to do this.
In highly complex procedures, '
such as the Gaines Procedure, every
member of our team is involved in
the planning. We carefully consider
each option before we decide on a
course of treatment.
Then our physicians, operating
room staff, nurses and rehabilitation
staff coordinate every step of a
patient's recovery to provide the
greatest opportunities for success.
Along with the diverse technical
abilities of our team, I think this is
what makes Forsyth's orthopaedic
program unique.
Or. Harlan Daubert
Orthopaedic Surgeon
You May Never Need To Have
Your Soine Reconstructed. But If You Do... i
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Repairing spinal injuries and the effects of degenerative
disease are among the most complex procedures
performed by the orthopaedic surgeons at Forsyth
Hospital. Last year, we were one of the first centers
in the country to perform a technically demanding
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surgical technique - the Gaines Procedure - which was
developed to reconstruct severe spinal deformities. '*
Fortunately, most of us will never require surgery this
complex. But if we do, it's reassuring to know this level '
of technical expertise is available at Forsyth Hospital.
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