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<br />Please accept ~his as a repor(; to the Centerville City Council and <br />the citizens of Centeville as Cent erville , s representative to the Forest lake <br />District Memorial Hospit ale <br /> <br />The Board holds meetings monthly. Matters which are handled by the <br />Board are hospital policy, expenditures of over $500000, acceptance of Doctors <br />to the staff, room rates and related rates and building cons1;ruction and remodeling <br />and any related matters. <br /> <br />While the financial condition of the hospital is sound the use of the <br />hospital is dovm. This is a general trend due to the economy and is common <br />around the ccuntry. While this has affected the economics of the hospital it <br />has not been serious encngh to warrant serious action ouch as a ta.~ levy on the <br />citizens. The mill rate presently in effect results in less than $1000 per year <br />per family 0 <br /> <br />The Board moved cautiously on expenditures on one hand but recognized <br />that the purchase of some new medical equipment is necessary from time to time to <br />maintain a modem medical facility. <br /> <br />The hospital is currently negotiating for the sale of 6.1 acres of land <br />to Macon Industries (Pat Gaughn) for construction of low cost rental units to <br />the elderly which will be federally financed. This facility would also bring addi- <br />tional hospital use into the hospitalo Also considered are sales of the SlianSOn <br />residence and one (1) acre to the bOl'11ing alley for eJq>ansiono <br /> <br />The Forest Lake Hospital is a completely modern facilityo I would urge <br />our citizens to make use of the hospital whenever they have need, including <br />emergency situations. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />rw~ <br />F. W. KRUGER <br />