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Nunnery: I think one of the things it is important to keep
in mind is 13 to 14% is about what it has been increasing for the
last five years. This is not significantly higher than what we
would expect anyhow.
Campbell: (Unclear) Asked a question regarding cost of
hospital care.
Nunnery: So, sir, I think that the medical cost will always
be at least as high as the cost of living, and if we can ever
hold it to around the cost of living, we will have accomplished
something major.
Chairman Troutman asked other members of the board and the
county manager if they had further questions.
Campbell: Let me ask someone one more question; How much
of this money is going to be spent for buildings and how much
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for equipment and other things?
Nunnery: Mr. Campbell, Iredell Memorial's total project is
$18 million. $14 million is for the cost of construction, that's
new building and renovations. The additional $4 million includes
fees of architects, consultants, major equipment, minor equipment
and about $1.4 million for contingency.
Campbell: What services are you going to be able to provide
with the new set-up that you can't provide now? Are you going
to be able to give the citizens of this county more care or
different types of care or
Nunnery: Mr. Campbell, we should be able to offer a higher
volume of care.. Our current ancillary areas are, for example,.'45%
short of space for our current volume, so in order to be able to
offer a higher volume of care to meet the needs of the future, etc„
with increased population, etc., we will need the expanded space.