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Sun Sept 1 1, 1988 Dayton Daily News 1 ROYKO: It's hard to be a new Republican4B FIRST LOOK: New editor settling in6B Metro Daytdff Hospital officials compare operations, scars DALE HUFFMAN tion, that would not have happened." Robert L. Willett, president and chief executive officer of Kettering Medical Center: "How is it that a corporation is able to do business and get a satisfied public? How is it that that happens? We probably haven't told our story as effectively, we probably haven't spent the money to tell the story and others have probably (told) the story that they would like to see." The image problem was among the issues discussed at a rare round-table meeting of top hospital officials Aug. 31 at the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association. Represented were Good Samaritan Hospital and Health Center, Grandview Hospital and Medical Center, Miami By Ray Marcano STAFF WRITER Local hospitals, faced with a host of important, complicated issues in a rapidly changing health care industry, seem most concerned about what the public thinks of them. Top hospital administrators say their institutions have an image problem.

Herman Menapace, chief executive officer of Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia: "We're probably the most criticized industry, for being successful, than any industry I know. Look at the life span and how many people are growing older. That didn't happen 40 years ago. Without the advance of the technology and the advances in educa system is "broken" because half of all hospitals will lose money on the program next year. More changes are coming in the way local medical education programs are funded and operated.

Occupancy rates, although decreasing, don't mean hospitals are in financial jeopardy because other factors, like length of stay, influence financial strength too. Hospitals will share technology when appropriate. Dayton hospitals, like others across the country, face financial pressure brought on by public and private insurers. In short, Medicaid, the state and federally funded program; Medicare, Valley Hospital, Children's Medical Center, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Kettering Memorial Hospital and Greene Memorial Hospital.

Administrators shared their perspectives on whether hospitals will share more technology as finances become tighter; whether falling occupancy rates at local hospitals are a cause for concern; and who will pay for the education of medical residents and other health care professionals. The six chief executives and one chief operating officer spent about an hour discussing those three subjects and another hour voicing what they believe are the important issues facing the local health community. They agreed: The federal Medicare financing Friendship at art show bridged years the federal program; and other insurers pay a set amount for services, even if the payment is less than a hospital's or doctor's actual cost. Many insurance companies, therefore, try to purchase services at the lowest possible cost. In some cases, hospitals and doctors can make up the difference by charging more for other services.

In some other cases, they absorb the loss. Still, nationwide, employees paid an average premium of $1,985 in 1987, compared to $1,645 in 1984, according to Foster Higgens, a health care analysis group. Nationwide and in Dayton, about 18 SEE H0SPITALS3B Public tours new studio ofWPTD By Kevin Harter STAFF WRITER WPTD is going back to the future. Behind the five-tiered former parking area at East Fourth and South Jefferson streets, a 25,000 square-foot state-of-the-art television studio is housed, Dayton's only downtown television studio. The 21st century technology is hidden and protected by walls of cement, corrugated aluminum and glass block.

It is a combination that Jerry Ware-ham, station president and general manager, feels properly combines history with the seemingly endless technological horizon. "The architecture is functional and it accomplishes what we wanted in an economical and stylish way," Ware-ham said. "And it harkens back to the age of early TV in the '40s and '50s with the glass block and art deco." Working at a $70,000 control panel illuminated by red, yellow and green lights in Studio Neil Black, production manager, said he was pleased with the new facility and its equipment. "This brings us into the 21st century," Black said, as he demonstrated the panel's wide range of special affects by adding a star to the TV screen and rotating it before fading out. The new facilities offer much greater potential in all operations, Wareham said "For us, its the first time the staff has been together and that's a tremendous boost to our efficiency," Wareham said.

"Regardless of what anyone thinks of the exterior, this is an excellent facility." Previously, administrative offices were located at 3440 Office Park Drive in Kettering and the operations center and transmitter were in Jefferson Twp. About 1,000 members of the public television station toured the station Saturday, a small fraction of the 28,000 current members, but an impressive turnout according to officials. While some critics feel the building is architecturally unattractive and unfriendly in appearance, many people stopped during the tour to tell officials they liked what they saw. "Unique," was the word most often used to describe what was formerly part of the Transportation Center. "This is very nice, very functional," LAURA SHAGORYSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Judy Phillips of Huber Heights examines stained glass window art at the Starving Artists' Festival on Saturday afternoon Price right at Starving Artists sale Artist Julia Salt planned to be back under the large tree, next to the war monument in Miamisburg's Library Park this weekend.

She was to bring several paintings of covered bridges with her, as she has for the past 19 years, as she takes part in the annual Starving Artists alio w. But this time around things are different. Oh, if the show hasn't been delayed a wek because of rain, she's there. But she thinks because she is 81 and has been suffering aches and pains, that this year just might be her last year at the show. It is different for her today in another way.

D.L. Snyder won't show up to buy a special covered-bridge painting that she always hid away and saved for him. At the age of 68, Snyder died May 1 after complications from diabetes. Snyder's widow, Charlotte, of 413 Corona Ave. in Oakwood said it is difficult for her think about the Starving Artists show this weekend, because it brings back sad memories.

"D.L. and Julia were friends for years," Mrs. Snyder said. "He would go and take photographs of covered bridges all over the state and in Indiana, and would give them to Julia. She made beautiful oil paintings of the bridges." According to Mrs.

Snyder, "Each year we would go to the show in Mia-misburg to see what bridges she displayed. And she always had the surprise painted bridge for him. There are wonderful memories and this is a touchy time for me," she said. It was Salt, one of the artists who helped organize the annual Starving Artists show 19 years ago, who gave Snyder the nickname, "Mister Covered Bridge Man." Interest began early Snyder's attraction to covered bridges, and his subsequent hobby of collecting photographs, drawings, paintings, books and brochures, apparently began when he was a boy growing up in Piqua. "He would go fishing with his grandfather and they often would be under the covered bridge on the south side of Piqua," Mrs.

Snyder said. "It was in the late 1940s that he started photographing bridges here in Ohio and Indiana. In time his collection grew." A couple of years ago, someone set the Roberts covered bridge, built in 1829 and located outside Eaton, on fire and damaged it. Even though Snyder was suffering from the pain of his medical problems, Mrs. Snyder said she drove him to Eaton when he asked her to.

"The bridge was roped off, but he walked at least a quarter of a mile to take pictures," she said. "He had taken some a few years before when it was beautiful." He wanted to show the before and after photos, she said, "so that people would know that torching such bridges was destroying American history." While bedfast during his illness, Snyder catalogued all his clippings and pictures, putting notes on many of them. Snyder had a stroke on the first day of May and died later the same day in Kettering Memorial Hospital. With tears in eyes With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Snyder said, "I went through some of his albums this morning, and (a photograph of) the covered bridge in Carillon Park, covered and surrounded by a big snow is beautiful." She added, "Since the Starving Artists show is here, I hoped that you might consider telling the story of Mrs.

Julia Salt, the artist, and her friend, the Covered Bridge Man, D.L. Snyder" Mrs. Salt, retired after 43 years as a paper factory worker in West Carroll-ton, said she will miss her friend Sny-der'at the show this year. "I have been painting for about 40 years I guess, and a big part of that has been the bridges," she said. "Mr.

Snyder loved the bridge paintings. I really don't know how many of my bridge paintings he has. "One of the paintings I have this year is painted from a photograph he made. i it'a a nnw nicture with a hand-lettered on glue-on wooden hearts. They sold so fast that three women working at a frantic pace couldn't put names on fast enough.

The Miamisburg Starving Artists show originated 19 years ago with 10 Miamisburg artists. For the first 18 years, items sold for $10 and under, but inflation sent the ceiling up to $25 this year. Two hundred-forty Ohio artists and craftsmen exhibited wares at the show. Many items were discounted to meet the $25 ceiling. Pat Mercurio of Cincinnati displayed Oriental-style water colors on rice paper.

"The paintings I normally sell for $40 are going for $25 today and tomorrow," she said. "I'm also using this show to reduce my inventory of small paintings." The outdoor show and sale continues today from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Miamisburg Library Park on Ohio 725 in downtown Miamisburg. By Julia Helgason STAFF WRITER If it's artsy-craftsy bargains you're after, you'll find plenty at the Miamisburg Starving Artists sale where originals from jewelry to stained glass to oil paintings are going for $25 and under. Despite the low prices, some starving artists earned enough Saturday to buy this week's groceries.

By 10 a.m. Shelley Sizemore of Middletown had sold 55 painted wooden kitty-cat cutouts at $15 each. "This is the first time I've done this show," said a beaming Sizemore, "and so far it's been just great." People turned out by the thousands Saturday, enjoying perfect weather at the outdoor sale while they got a jump on the Christmas shopping or rewarded themselves with a leather belt, a ceramic goose or a lacy pillow. "It's a fantastic show," said Sandy Savage, a Kettering artist and member of the Starving Artists executive board. "We were scheduled to open at 9 o'clock, but by 7 (a.m.) we already had a lot of people here with their shopping bags." And the folks weren't browsing.

They were buying. Karen O'Connor of Dayton was 'mostly Christmas shopping." A large bag stuffed with purchases represented only a $60 outlay, she said. Anna Brown of Kettering shopped for herself "for a change." Her favorite purchase was a glossy 12-inch acorn wreath. She went home happy. Business was so brisk at the family tree concession that "Family Tree Ladies" Louann Lee and Lori Smith couldn't keep up with demand.

The trees were personalized with names of family members The 10 worst intersections Crash numbers pile up at Gettysburg, Third The ten intersections at which the most accidents occur 5 I A GERMAN THIRD ST. rtjTOWN said Alan Shaw of Dayton. "A lot of thought was put into a unique design." As a result of the central, expanded facility, officials say a "new" station will be created. While Dayton's WPTD (Channel 16) and Oxford's WPTO (Channel 14) are separate stations, they offer the same programming. "Our long-term goal is to provide more service by splitting programming," said Rick Blooming-dale, promotion manager.

Woman likely to face charges for firing shot A Dayton woman who fired a shot at police Saturday night may face misdemeanor charges, a Dayton police supervisor said. Police had been called to a house in the 4600 block of Burkhardt Avenue around 10 p.m. on the report of a woman attempting suicide, Lt. Dan Baker said. When police arrived, the woman was in a bedroom with a gun.

Through the closed door, officers attempted to persuade her to come out, Baker said. Instead, she fired a shot through the door. No one was struck. By midnight, she had been convinced to leave the house and was taken to Miami Valley Hospital for observation. Baker said misdemeanor charees would WAYNE to available for all area interstate interchanges.) Kerry Lawson, acting traffic engineer for Dayton, said an on-site check is made annually of the top 10 accident intersections to see if there is some obvious cause to be corrected.

"Usually, you find there isn't any one thing that accounts for the high incidence of accidents," he said. "There's likely to be high volume, cross-turns and other contributing factors." The chief engineers of all three jurisdictions also said a high number of accidents may mean an intersection is hazardous, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's the most dangerous. A better measure of danger compares the number of accidents with the traffic volume, they said. Those comparisons were not readily available for Dayton intersections. This is not the first time the Gettysburg-West Third intersection has been high on a list of reported accidents.

It ranked a close second in a count that totaled reported accidents from 1983 through 1985. Dorothy Lane at Wilmington Pike in Kettering headed that list, but did not make the top 10 of 1987. By Jim Bland STAFF WRITER More traffic accidents occurred in 1987 where Gettysburg Avenue meets West Third Street than at any other intersection in Montgomery County, area traffic statistics show. Among the area's three largest jurisdictions Dayton, Montgomery County and Kettering it wasn't even a contest, according to a review of traffic engineering statistics. The Gettysburg-West Third intersection with 71 reported crashes left its nearest competitors in the dust.

The intersection of Gettysburg and Hoover Avenue, just a few blocks north, was tied for second with 41 reported accidents along with North Main Street and Shoup Mill Road in Harrison Twp. The Main Street-Shoup Mill Intersection is the only site on the list of the 10 top accident intersections outside of Dayton. It has ranked high in the past. (With 39 reported accidents, the Interstate 75 Interchange at Needmore Road is also a high-accident, non-Dayton intersection. It was not included in the top 10 list because statistics are not I Ul 1 Intersections and number of accidents 6.

Helena and Main (37) 7. Gettysburg and McGee Blvd. (36) 8. Linden and Smithville (36) 9. Wayne and Wyoming (36) 1 0.

Free Pike and Gettysburg (35) Newcomers to the list in 1987 were Helena Avenue and North Main Street, Free Pike and Gettysburg, Wayne and 1 Gettysburg and W.Third (71 2. Gettysburg and Hoover (41 3. N. Main (Ohio 48) and Shoup Mill (41) 4. Gettysburg and Germantown (39) 5.

Grand and Salem (37) Other dropouts were Dorothy Lane at Woodman Drive in Kettering, West Third Street at James H. McGee Boulevard in Dayton and Keowee Street at Stanley Avenue in Dayton. It's neauuiui. n-- covered bridge in it. "Guess I'll keep 'coking Int0 the laces expecting him to come and SEE INTERSECTI0N3B Ml 1.