1996-01-22; Central Michigan Life

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Central I  IEZ EZ
Michigan LITE
MONDAY,
JANUARY 22,
1996
VOLUME 78, NUMBER 50
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN 48859
©1996 CM LIFE
(517)774-3493
12 PAGES
SPORTS
Men's  hoop  squad  cries
foul against Miami
Central's men's hoop
team beat themselves in a
loss to Miami on
Saturday. The Chippewas
lost two key players to
early foul trouble.
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ARTS
&
ENTERTAINMENT
'Behind       the       Broken
Words' peformance
entertains 500 in Warriner
Auditorium
Anthony Zerbe and Roscoe
Lee Browne performed
theatrical interpellations of
famous 20th century poets
Friday night.
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CAMPUS
CMU volunteer groups
support Special Olympics
Approximately 300
volunteers are providing
support for the Special
Olympics. Out of the 300
volunteers 100 are from
CMU volunteer groups.
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Hospital to purchase abandoned TM I building
By Sylvia Dana
LIFE Staff Wn
I Writer
CMLT students might benefit
from a decision announced
Friday by Central Michigan
Community Hospital officials to
purchase property in University
Park for $1.15 million.
Formerly known as Task
Management Inc., the 24,000
square-foot building on 15 acres
of land will be the site of a new
"wellness center" and the intention is the facility will expand
opportunities for CMU students,
said Mark Cwiek, CMCH president and chief executive officer.
TMI, an environmental
research and testing company,
which previously occupied the
site where the center -will be
located, filed for Chapter 11
bankruptcy in November 1994.
CMCH Board of Directors
approved the purchase of the
building at a Jan. 17 meeting.
"It is a high priority to meet
the needs of the university, faculty and students," he said about
the center.
"There are many ways the hospital and the university can
work together to complement
each other's efforts to serve the
community   through   research,
student internship programs
and other educational activities," Cwiek said.
Complete with fitness equipment, a track, an aerobic dance
floor, a conference center, a
Jacuzzi and juice bar, the "stylish
and attractive" center will cost
more than $1 million to renovate, Cwiek said.
Stephen Lada, senior vice
president/chief operating officer
of CMCH, said the center is an
expansion of a program already
in place in the Center for Human
Performance and Cardiac
Rehabilitation Program.
"There is more of a demand to
use the fitness equipment. The
center will give us the capacity
to serve community needs," he
said.
Cwiek said the center, not yet
named, also will provide a continuity of care to handle cardiac
patients and those with pulmonary problems.
Programs at the center will
include the Central
Occupational Medicine Program,
wellness and education services,
fitness and rehabilitation programs as well as physical, occupational and speech therapy.
According   to   John   Caldwell,
Medical officials give positive
prognosis for managed health care
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By Sylvia Dana
UFE Staff Writer
With managed health care fast approaching,
medical professionals in the Mount Pleasant area
are taking proactive steps to initiate a *communi-
ty-ba«ed,* health care system.
Central Michigan Community Hospital and
Davis Clinic- P.C. are discussing integration with*
in six months for a not-for-profit health care delivery system, officials announced at a press conference Friday.
"The integrated health care system offers the
opportunity to move from the traditional fee for
service system to a new mode! of care to manage
the health of a population," said John Caldwell,
chief of staff at CMCH and president of Davis
Clinic^RC, 314 S. Brown St.
Caldwell said his vision is that a majority of
doctors in the community will join together in the
venture so that patients will have access to a
broader and more flexible health care system.
"This is a big step for Davis Clinic. We have
chief of staff at CMCH, the center's emphasis will be on prevention of health problems by controlling weight and maintaining
physical activity.
According    to    Pat    Housley,
been delivering services to the community for thej
past 50 years,** Caldwell said.
Patients who have been served at Davis Clinic*
which may be renamed Central Clinic in tha
future, will continue to see the physicians they
have in the past* Caldwell said.
According to Mark Cwiek, CMCH president
and chief executive officer, the system allows '
the ability to contract with Health Maim
Organizations  more  effectively  and  improves |
access to medical care for Medicaid patients.
"In the future, under managed care, the plan]
will more likely call for a certain dollar amount to]
he paid to go to the system whether a patient is
seen or not,** Cwiek said. "The system will decide]
how money is going **> be apportioned. The incentive is to keep you well. We will emphasise prima*
ry care."
As part of the new health care delivery system,
Cwiek also announced  that CMCH's Board ofj
See CARE Ffe&e 11
director of community relations
for CMCH, membership charges
for the facility have not been
established.
"None of those types of details
have   been   talked   about   as   of
is
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LIFE Photo/Katherine Gawlowski
Several students enjoy a game of hockey Saturday afternoon after sub-freezing temperatures made for
smooth skating in front of Rose Arena. But warmer temperatures may sideline backyard hockey players, as
temperatures are expected to rise above the freezing point today- reaching as high as 40-degrees.
yet," she said.
Cwiek    said    the    project
expected   to   create   at  least
See CMCH Page 12
SCAN finds
accident
rates lowest
in five years
By Jennifer Pawlowski
LIR
E Assistant News _ditor
The accident rate on High
Street in 1995 is the lowest it
has been in the last five years,
according to one member of the
South Central Association of
Neighbors.
Lynn Simons, a member of
the group against widening a
section of High Street to three
lanes, has been using statistics
from the Michigan Department
of Transportation and the
Mount Pleasant Public Works
Department to study traffic volume and safety on the street.
"Not only is (High Street)
having less traffic, the accident
rate is going down," said
Simons, a licensed psychologist
with the Behavior Medicine
Associates of Mid-Michigan in
Mount Pleasant.
Simons said she obtained
accident rate information
Friday from Alex Fuller, an
engineering aide at the
Department   of Public   Works.
See SCAN Page 2
MLK Week celebration ends with fourth annual Unity Ball
By
LIR
E Staff Writer
After a week of activities celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s
accomplishments, the week concluded with the fourth annual
Unity Ball Saturday night.
Approximately 100 people
arrived at 7 p.m. in the Bovee
University Center Terrace Room
for a night of dancing, eating
and diversity.
Despite the fact guest speaker
Paul Johnson, a member of the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe
and Michigan Education
Association, did not show up to
speak, the ball continued with
the rest of the evening's schedule.
"The entire week was very
successful. I just don't know
what happened with the Paul
Johnson situation," said Steve
Clark, assistant director of
Minority Affairs.
Students who attended the
ball said they found the event
enjoyable.
Mike Thiefels, Ann Arbor
sophomore, said, "(The Unity
Ball) is an important step in furthering awareness and a practi
cal thing to do."
Jaynaya Barlow, Saginaw
senior, said she brought friends
from other universities with her
to the Unity Ball.
"We looked forward to dressing up for the evening and having a good time," she said.
Andy Limatta, Clarkston
senior and member of
Intervarsity Christian
Fellowship, said the group
attended to acknowledge diversity.
"Eleven of us from
Intervarsity attended this event.
Our group is interested in racial
recognition and doing different
things for it while meeting people," Limatta said.
Cornel Morton, assistant vice
president for Diversity, also
attended the banquet and said
the ball brought many students
together.
"Knowledge is important.
Many people don't want to study
others' cultures. Stereotypes
grow out of ignorance," he said.
He said the dozen organizations that worked together to
help make the ball a reality is
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LIFE Photo/Jim Mitte
Anetra CaHandera, Grand Rapids sophomore, and Mike Wollshlager, Livonia senior, dance during tha
Unity Ball celebration
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