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Japanese disaster brings business
to Sweetwater company
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Ludlum Measurements, Inc., a local manu-
facturer of radiation detection equipment, has
experienced a significant increase n business
due to the disaster in Japan, according to Mick
Truitt, vice president of sales, marketing and
business development.
Japan is still dealing with the results of the
8.9 magnitude earthquake and following tsu-
nami. Not only are they working to clean up
from that disaster, tney ;
with the resulting radiation leaks from the
Fukushima nuclear plant, and that's where
Ludlum's comes into the picture
An average monthofproductionfor Ludlum's
is about 6oo units. This past month Ludlum's
processed around 2,000 units. Truitt said the
company is trying to keep up with orders the
best they can ani have hired 25 new employ-
ees in the last month while current employees
are enjoying a little more overtime.
The wide range of radiation detection equip-
ment Ludlum Measurements produces is very
helpful to first responders in a radiation disas-
ter; however, people are now using them in
their homes as well. The Ludlum s es depart-
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RPMH to implement hospitalist program
By Belinda Serrano
Staff Writer
The Nolan County
Hospital District Board of
Directors met for its reg-
ular meeting on Monday
evening, April 25, 2011
at the Rolling Plains
Memorial Hospital,
Newly appointed board
member Jose Villafranca
was sworn in at the meet-
ing. Administeringtheoath
of office to Villafranca was
Board Chairman Carlos
Alvarado.
During the meeting, two
topics generated a great
deal of discussion, the
Phase Two portion of the
Energy Services Project/
Buil< ng Improvement
Project, which consists
of the renovation of the
Medical Surgical Unit, and
the proposed Hospitalist
Program.
Some changes were dis-
cussed for Phase Two of
the project since it was
reviewed at the recent
Strategic Planning meet
ing held on Tuesday, April
12. Currently, the time
line for the completion of
Phase Two is December
2012.
Proceeding with both
phases simultaneously
will result in savings in
excess of $100,000 over
the life of the project. The
new change order was pre-
sented to the board which
will eliminate a time gap
and reduce costs in order
to meet a February dead
lini set b\ the >spital
staff. After discussion, the
board approved the sec-
ond phase of the facility
upgrades.
Also discussed in great
detail was the consider-
ation and approval of a
hospitalist program for
a term of one year with
EmCare. During this time
the concepl be evalu-
ated for effectiveness. It
was reported by admin-
istration that references
from two like-sized facili-
ies were obtained with
both facilities giving high
marks to bo EmCare
Inpatient Services and
hospitalist programs.
Hospitalists are doctors
whose practice consists
entirely of caring for hos-
pitalized patients. They
work closely with patients'
family physicians, commu-
nicating with the family
physicians prior to admis-
sion and upon discharge
in order to maintain good
continuity of care. Their
accessibility to inpatients
can have a positive effect
on patient care through
ready access in the hos-
pital and on the doctor's
practicing in their offices
by avoii ng interruptions
in the office.
With the potential start
date set for this August,
positive feedback has
been received from both
the local physicians and
hospital staff. Because of
the timing and impact on
the community, the board
stressed how crucial it is to
promote the changes and
nform the community in
advance. The board then
The Nolan County Hospital District Board of Directors welcomed a new board
member at their meeting on Monday night, April 25, at Rolling Plains Memorial
Hospital. Jose Villafranca (right) is being sworn into office by Board Chairman
Carlos Alvarado (left).
approved the hospitalist
program.
Approvals were given
during the meeting over
a range of issues as well,
'lie financial statements
from March 2011 were
reviewed and approved,
with the month standing
as one of the highest rev-
enue months overall in
some time. A variety of
departments came in over
projections and year to
date, the financial stand-
ing is considerably greater
than the previous year.
In addition to the finan-
cial statements, the March
2011 accounts payable and
payroll, along with the
month's bad debt write
off list were reviewed and
approved. Aid while no
action was taken, analysis
over two funds were pre-
sented. The Reserve Fund
and Physical Therapy Fund
were reviewed from the
previous quarter ending
on March 30, both show-
ing substantial growth.
The minutes from
the previous meetings
Photo by Garla Howard
were also reviewed and
approved, and the board
approved the quarterly
Quality Report which was
presented at the previous
meeting, the Physician
Credentialing files and
another Quality Report.
In the Administrator's
Report, a variety of updates
were given, including an
update on the Facility
Plan. A company based in
Abilene has been current-
ly surveying the building
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 143, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 2011, newspaper, April 29, 2011; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229459/m1/1/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.