Briefcase
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Home Health passes with flying colors
Newman Home Health received no deficiencies in a recent inspection and review conducted by the Kansas State Department of Health and Environment. The inspection was actually a two-part review to satisfy the Medicare Recertification Survey and the State Licensure Survey. Newman Home Health was also recently recognized for being ranked in the 96th percentile nationwide compared to over 6,600 home health agencies. Rankings are based on 80 admission and dismissal assessments as part of the CMS public reporting data. Results are computed by HealthInsight, and reported on their website at www.healthinsight.org.
Newman Home Health is located at 1015 Industrial Road, and is directed by Vicki Fell, R.N.
After hours set
The Emporia Area Chamber & Visitors Bureau will be the host for a Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Emporia Christian School, 1325 C of E Drive.
According to a news release, the school was founded in 1992 to provide “a Christ-centered elementary education alternative to the Emporia community.” The staff is certified and the school offers child care beginning at 7:30 a.m. and running until 5:30 p.m..
Jim Sanborn is the administrator and principal.
Reservations are required for the After Hours. Call the chamber office at 342-1600 or visit the Web site at www.emporiakschamber.org to register. On the Web site, click on the Community Calendar, find the event, and register. The reservation deadline is Tuesday.
Ribbon cutting planned
A ribbon cutting will be held a 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Seamless Data Systems, 710 Industrial Road. The event, sponsored by the Emporia Area Chamber & Visitors Bureau, is in recognition of the business’ new location. The business remodeled its new location and added 1,200 square feet of space.
Seamless is run by Jim Belford, president; Alan Uttinger, vice president; and Karen Belford, secretary-treasurer. It is a computer-consulting and data-networking company and provides Internet services for rural areas of Lyon County.
There will be refreshments and tours after the ribbon is cut.
More Ford cuts?
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has said that it wants to cut its blue-collar work force by another 4,200 employees, according to a person briefed on a presentation to union officials.
The struggling automaker is offering buyout and early retirement packages at manufacturing operations in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Indiana as it continues efforts to trim its factory ranks to match lower demand for its products.
Ford has declined to publicly state a target number, but Joe Hinrichs, group vice president of global manufacturing, told union officials the company has 4,200 more blue collar workers than it needs, according to the person briefed on the presentation.