Your World Today – Thursday, October 22, 2015
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NEWS: Thursday, October 22, 2015
The Salem Memorial District Hospital regular board meeting was held Tuesday evening in the Hospital Library and began with the audit report from Eddie Marmouget from B K & D. Marmouget said for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2015, the hospital had a loss from operations of $1,400,885 and an excess of expenses over revenues of $890,230. Marmouget said that there were audit adjustments needed on third party settlements as well as for contractual allowance and provisions for uncollectible accounts. He indicated the hospital had cash on hand to operate for 38 days which is down from last year when it was 67 days of cash on hand. He said he would like to see the hospital have cash on hand between 90 to 100 days. Marmouget stated that the hospital had a 12 % decrease in acute care admissions for the year and under billed Medicare about $500,000. The hospital is still waiting on reimbursement from the 2011 Medicare cost report of over $300,000 and spent from $250,000 to $300,000 on the relocation and construction work at the clinics. Marmouget was concerned that the hospital’s net operating margin fell to -7.3% and their total margin dropped to -4.8%. Marmouget reported there were no material weaknesses with the audit. He then updated the board on swing bed reimbursement as it is being targeted by the government and may be cut. He said that the hospital must continue to negotiate private insurance contracts in an attempt to cover the shortfalls of the Medicare reimbursement or face serious income limitations. He showed a graph that if the federal government continues with the same trends in Medicare including cuts, fixed cuts and Sequestration, in eight years the projected income will have only increased 26.23% while projected expenses will have increased 43.61%. In conclusion, Marmouget said the hospital’s financial situation is solid as their current ratio of current assets to current liabilities is over 3:1 and their long-term debt to capitalization is a very low 5.55%. The Salem Memorial District Hospital continues to offer health care at a very affordable rate with the average gross revenue of $7,976 and $4,076 in operating expenses per adjusted discharge which are both far below the average rural Missouri charge and even less than what the Salem Memorial District Hospital charged last year when the average gross revenue was $8,049 per adjusted discharge. He wanted to thank his assistant Jean Nyberg as well as Dennis, Kasey and Monica for their assistance in preparing the audit.
An accident occurred Wednesday morning at 6:00 in Dent County on Highway 32 about nine miles east of Salem. According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2006 Lincoln Continental driven by 51-year old Scott Johnson of Farmington was traveling eastbound on Highway 32. The Lincoln Continental traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a rock embankment. Johnson suffered moderate injuries and was taken by Air Evac to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Johnson was wearing a safety device at the time of the accident. The Lincoln Continental sustained extensive damage and was towed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing of Salem. The Highway Patrol was assisted by the Dent County Sheriff’s Department.
Join The Doe Run Company (Doe Run) and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on Saturday for a fun and educational evening at the annual Fall Rocks celebration. This free event offers more than a dozen kid-friendly programs to teach future generations about the natural resources that have shaped Missouri’s landscape and economy. Fall Rocks will take place from 5-8 p.m. at the Missouri Mines State Historic Site. Attendees will have the chance to explore exhibits at the Powerhouse Museum, which showcases restored mining equipment, samples of Missouri’s geology and mineral resources, and view a short film illustrating the historical lead mining and milling process. Guests can enjoy free hot dogs, chips, hot chocolate and soft drinks, and enter to win a raffle for two adult and two youth bikes. The Missouri Mines State Historic Site is located in Park Hills, Missouri, on the south side of Highway 32 at the Flat River Drive overpass. For more information, contact Art Hebrank at the Powerhouse Museum at (573) 431-6226.
The Dent-Phelps County Cattlemen’s Association, in cooperation with MFA Salem & MFA Licking, will be conducting an informative discussion with Dr. Allen Wessler, Director MFA Feed Division on the new FDA rules that take effect in December 2016 that will limit the use of antibiotics in livestock feed and Introduce MFA New Shield Technology. The meeting will be held tonight beginning at 7:00 PM at Wilson’s Family Life Center, behind Wilson Mortuary in Salem.
The Dent County 4-H members are holding their Annual Recognition Night program on Saturday, beginning at 5:30 PM at the Indian Trail Archery on Highway 19 North. The program begins with a dinner. For more information about the Annual 4-H Recognition Night program and dinner, contact Linda Shelton Dent County 4-H Youth Program Associate by calling 729-3196.
SPORTS [TOP]
The 3rd seeded Salem Football Tigers will host the 6th seeded St. James Tigers Friday night at 7:00 at the SHS Football Field. Admission to the game will be $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. The game can be heard on KSMO, ksmoradio.com and recorded for Fidelity Local 6.
Right-hander Marco Estrada faced one batter over the minimum through the first seven innings before giving up a solo homer to Salvador Perez in the 8th inning as Toronto scored four runs in the 6th inning to beat Kansas City, 7-1. The series returns to Kaufmann Stadium for Game 6 on Friday night at 7:00 on FS1.
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, who played three games of the postseason with a compromised left thumb, underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in that thumb. Molina will follow the procedure with 8-12 weeks of no baseball activity, but is expected to be ready for the start of Spring Training in February 2016.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services Raymond Paul Rubczak of Rolla, age 30, will be held at 11:00 this morning at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. James. Interment will be held at the Rolla Cemetery in Rolla. All arrangements are under the direction of the James and Gahr Mortuary.
Funeral services for Mabel Asher of Bixby, age 87, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Interment will be in the Crocker-Stricklin Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Crocker-Stricklin Cemetery.
Funeral services for Bennie Smith III, age 51, will be 1:00 this afternoon at the James and Gahr Chapel in Salem. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to service from 11:30 until service time on Thursday. There will be no interment.
Funeral services for Dale L. Halcomb of Salem, age 81, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be today from 5:00 to 7:00. Interment will be in the Lake Spring Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Iva Halcomb Family.
Funeral services for Lois Baraba (nee Chandler) of St. Louis, age 76, will be held Saturday at 12:00 noon at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be Saturday form 10:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Shoal Creek Cemetery in Berryman, Missouri.
Funeral services for Carl Lee “Bud” Davis of Viburnum, age 86, will be held Sunday at 2:00 at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Viburnum. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Viburnum. Interment will be private at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Viburnum.
Funeral services for Bernard Carl Faulkner of Bixby, age 88, will be held Monday at 11:00 at the Viburnum Christian Church. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Viburnum, with a Masonic service at 7:00. Interment will be in the Boss Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Viburnum Christian Church of Boss Cemetery.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high near 78.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 54.
Friday..Cloudy with a 70% chance for showers and thunderstorms, high near 72.
Friday night..Cloudy with a 60% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low of 55.
Saturday..Cloudy with a 60% chance for showers, high of 68.
