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IOWA CITY ALUROY CLINIC
John Kam~,:r~~oyor, M.D. R E eEl V ED JUL 3 I 1990
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July 26, \990
leva City City COuncil
CI vlc CCntor
4\0 E. IIashlngton
10Vil CI ty, IA 52240
Dear Council Membersl
t IIIIl sending you this lotter to protest tho rllCl!J1t polley thllt llor! tillJO
Cablovlslon Iuls Instituted. I om enClosing 0 xorolCllCl copy or my II'Ost
recent billing stotcll1lnt, As you 11111 noto on this, Horltago
Cablovlslon Is stotlng that Ir tholr bill Is not paid by tho 20th or
tho II'Onth, thoy 11111 be OBsosslng 0 $5.00 penalty reo. This $5.00 reo
Is outrageous, os tho totol bill ror basic sorvlce Is only $19.6\,
Thorororo, this penalty reo ("sorvlco roo" or "Ul14nco chargo") Is
approxlrotolY 2~, I doubt llhothor this Is oVlln legal In tho state or
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For Instonco, lova Illinois Gas & Eloctrlc clulrgos 1% per II'Onth ril14nco
chargo ir bills ors paid late, Pleasant Valloy clulrgos 2% rinance
chargo per IOOnth, ond AldoJ:1llln Insurance Agency chargos 1. ~ per
IOOnth. Thoreroro I t scans to me only proper that Horltogo Cablovlslon
lIOUld clulrgo no IOOro tluln 1 or 2% per IOOnth os 0 rll14nco charge ror
bills that oro paid loto, A loto payment ponolty or rlnonco roo or
2~ percent sounds IOOro like sarothlng that llould be done by orgonlzed
crlro,
Agoln, I om outroged by tho Imposition or this $5.00 servlco reo ond
lIOuld strongly urge that tho council do sOll'Othlng to haVll Horltogo
Cablovlslon rosclnd this nOlI policy,
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Slncoroly yours,
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John Knnroonroyor 1M, D.
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RECE IVEO JUL 30 1990
July 29, 1990
Iowa City Council
I City Manager's Office
Civic Center
Iowa CIty, Iowa 52240
Dear Council members:
I am responding to Mercy IIospltal's request that I let you know how I feel
regardIng tholr request for permission to provIde air care service directly
to Mercy IIosplta 1.
IIowevor, I am not respondIng In the manner In which they Intended, I do not
support tnclr request and hope that you as one unIt will vote unanimously
not to allgw ~Ir cm servite to /l.ercy'Hcspltal.
It Is unfortunato that Mercy IIospltal Is located In a resIdential area but
since It Is I feel the Integrity of the neighborhood must be preserved for
those who eIther choose to or must lIve In tho general hospital area.
Although safety Is an Issue, It Is by no means the only one. An additIonal
Issue whIch needs to be addressed, Is the noise factor. lie are all bombarded
on a dally basIs by sounds over which we havo no control, People In the prIvacy
of theIr own homes have the rIght to not bo bombarded by excessive outsIde
sounds. If a hellcoptor has ever flown directly over your home, you must know
the sound levol wo're talkIng about. They are even nosIer as thoy ltrt off or
touch down, I live In CoralvIlle directly In the path the air care helIcopter
takes from Its hangor near Oakdale to UniversIty IIospltals".1 know of what
I speak!
The citizens of Iowa City who ltve In the Morcy Hospital area are counting on
you to uphold theIr rights and Just say "no" to Mercy Hospital.
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Joan' Jehle ~
617 th Avenue
Coralville, Iowa 52241
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An Important Message from
Mercy Hospital Iowa Oity........
On behalf of thl! propll! Wl! C.lIl! for, p.lIt1cul,lIly Ihl! 65% of our patients who
Ih'l! outsldl! of Iowa City /Coralvllll!, Mercy Is sl!Cklng thl! approprlatl! city
permission 10 rl!cl!ivl! p.ltlents brought 10 Ihe hospital by air ambulancl!,
Ml!rcy has no plans to purchasl! a hl!lIcopll!r, In facl, therl! arl! only
four or OVl! patll!nts a month who nred Ihls aCCl!SS, Thl!Y would be
Iransporll!d by Unlvl!rslly of Iowa Air Carl! or LIfeguard from 51, Lukes
In Cedar Itlplds,
Mercy also docs nol plan to bl!coml! a trauma center. Air access Is
nl!Cdl!d by existing p.ltlents of Ml!rcy doctors, alllc.llly 111 patll!nts for
whom time iilid (ijn\lnully 01 (dfc Is a ffilclal/actor,
Sa/l!ty concerns havl! always bcl!n 01 utmosllmporlance 10 Ml!rcy. Thl! Iwo
helicopter servlcl!S primarily serving Mercy patlenls havl! nl!Vl!r experll!nced
an Injury In Ihl!lr comblnl!d 20 Yl!ars of pallentlransport. A spl!clal area on thl!
Ihlrd ll!vl!1 roof of Ihl! I!ml!rgency Carl! Unit was construcled In 1982 becausl!
o( its dl!Slrabll! elevatl!d locallon, This spring Ml!rcy voluntarlally applied (or
and rccl!lved positive ufety dl!ll!rmlnatlon (rom the FAA,
Although Ihe process 01 approval Is unclear at this time, It Is Important that
ml!mbers o( the Iowa Clly Council hl!ar Immediately from citizens who
bl!lIevl! this IIfl!Savlng accl!SS Is Important. Please contact them and Il!t thl!m
know your (l!Cllngs, Also, It Is Imporlant that prople supporting Ihls service
appc.u at the July 31 Iowa City Council Mccllng to voice their support In
person, II you have questions or concerns, plme call our Community
Relallons Departmenl at 339.3658,
Richard C. Drron
Prl!sldl!nt and Chll!/l!xl!cullvl! OUicer
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Iowa City Council Members as IIstl!d In thl! Municipal Dlreclory:
Dill Ambrlsco
D.mcl COurlnl!Y
Susan Horowitz
Karl!n Kubby
Randy t.,rson
John McDonald
Naomi Novick
6 MI. Vl!fI\on Drlvl!
I Prince Ion Court
1129 Kirkwood
802 I!, Washing Ion
522 N, Linn St., U 1
23 Rita I.yn Courl
306 Mullin Avenul!
338.3807
351-6734
35,1-4225
338.1321
3501.9,119
351.3029
337.46019
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