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ahd as on Health Council decision on the recom- .nd Aadmoa County residents mendatim the councd WIN g m wted to support pluu for the the hospital. and to give expansion of Oak Ridge residents an oppwtmity to I& H a p i u Thursday at an open at these ruggatlorn and at UW meebng which council Tuesd8y to discuss he pro pod rid was allal "to prcscnt the Ralph Lillard. vice pmidmt cxpnrion proposal and i t s ICooruurd a Page 6%. 1) Clinton Wuh to d the h pital and a eouncil three primary reasom justifying boud member, presented lhe the need for the harpiol erpmpoed cxparrsion ud ctm prnsron. Thy were hated as: ( I I detailed' in a 24 page paper facilities are .is years d d and hnded to 8ll those who at- some facilities a n in nedd wed. either updating or replrcemcnt. Acewding to the Wtemmf ( 2 ) the large mcrease rn h e the pMt invdva renovating number d Mysicians utilizing certain areas in the present 1% Ihe hospltal h u increased the yerr-old structure, including demand for services to thc point W e n t room and the basic where the present size oLrhe electrical and mechanical hospital and the d its ayslems. Additionrlly it includes propams am inadequate, and mstructim d a new wing (3)adjurtmentsneedtokmade deb Will house XW basic to facilitate changing comrupporl facilities such 8s munity health needs and OOeraIini room, amvvy program. room. Intensive Care. Unit. Lllard loid that in the prst 21 CaoMry care Unit rad 18 months 18 new pysicians have 8dditiWl Ptlent kds.. established practices in Oak M.5 million, $3.75 million of expected by j d y . He wid this Will be borrowed from has significantly increased the PnVl@ sources. T h -1 d the demand for serwces by ptienu fu& Will come from a s h in the hospital's service area. The new ad tion will supply hwiul. The ProJmt 1s classroom space and other rheduld far COmPletion by the equipment 10 VI& h d t h f ii ly ur 19W1971. related instructwn to citizens. Prop ad Program has four diabetic education classes. the fit to mm bam d special classes for high ichd acute prtiem. Wiu be students inlacsled in mea,L C. r comp w by l a ? tiw the According to the pper. Lhc *rating suite. the increase in operating expenses care roOm Memive per patient per day in Lhe new hfthe c m v care facility wll average about 6.2 Plana and waga and the em*sir* projected costs include an updating t h electrical average annul wlary increase mechanical systems of the d 5,s hospital, invo~ves a new me p apr bat i,, light mWencY ge-hi a new current innationary trend switchgar* the c a t increase appeared ektricP1 reasonable fa the substanual in -la the increase in fanlities and pabent aiUahbekof the East Tennessee Health building. Planning Council. expressed eoo ~ l eud the ymrn that the estimated costs increase was tm conservative. A o u ~ tica tIcNiccI* statement was mcluded in the m p new wnw motion to supper( the project udc out-pstient surgery in mcressc aa an opumirtic figure. Lillard pointed out that lh which 8 pstienl will check into ported to su%q.auowed to Ihc national average d $113. He -er area the said the 6.2 increase is a rcrovery room laken back to lhcn projected figure and not an dircharged, haspital plr,,, automatic increase. He sald the Hospital Board of lrustees to mphasir on aut- makes all declsions concerning rrport a to adjust Tom Rollins. a representative d the Architectural Barriers M,pions to accomplish this Committee. asked council involve a deeentralid nursing mem+n if provisions had been campt and ww pslient established to make Ihe hospilal roomr lo added to he sceond accessible to the handicappcd. lloor UW lyy' facility, Older Lllard replied that the q u s l i ~ n meeting Monday and that special n m p for pcnms in whcclchalrs and other provisions fa the handwpcP YnCI Ol four Lhat he hapllal werc included in the a t plalrs hve lo pa^ kwh chilrctural specifications. A midclrd definite. insure accessibilily t o the Health Plinning Council in Knoxvillr. then by .the Stale Office d Comprehensive Health Planning and fidy by thc Tennessee llealth Yocilities Cuiiiiiiiz~ioii. Lillml said the hospital hopes to start paritive According 10 the P8Wrt Such c l . u a include the pr-nt ,,,e emcrgcncy room ptienthospital was muchper lowerat than The final emphasis point in the vIIuK fiml slep in The projwt must next