Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, July 20, 1994 TAG: 9407200084
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Roanoke Electric Steel Corp., Roanoke-based speciality steel products maker, Tuesday declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share of common stock, payable Aug. 25 to shareholders on Aug. 8.
- Staff report
Lewis-Gale earns high accreditation
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has awarded its highest ranking to Lewis-Gale Hospital and to the Lewis-Gale Psychiatric Center in Salem.
The commission, which accredits about 80 percent of the nation's 5,300 hospitals, awarded its second-highest ranking to Roanoke Memorial and Community hospitals, according to a spokeswoman.
The higher ranking - accreditation with commendation - was established in 1991, commission spokeswoman Alice Brown said. But the list of hospitals to earn that ranking was not released until this year because the commission wanted to wait until all hospitals had a chance to apply for it. Hospitals are accredited every three years.
The difference between the higher ranking and regular accreditation is like "the difference between a B and an A in school," Brown said. Hospitals that earn a regular accreditation are considered "very fine hospitals" by the commission but did not earn a score of 90 or above on every standard.
To earn the higher ranking, hospitals also must show exemplary performance in quality improvement, patient rights, medication use, practitioner credentialing, safety and organization management, the commission said.
The Illinois-based commission has awarded its highest ranking to approximately 5 percent of hospitals surveyed since the category was established.
- Staff report
Gasoline prices on rise across U.S.
The nationwide average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline is up 2.8 cents in one month to $1.143 per gallon, the American Automobile Association reported Tuesday.
The motor club said its monthly Fuel Gauge Report shows the average price of self-serve mid-grade gasoline is up 2 cents nationwide to $1.239 per gallon. The self-serve premium price is up 1.5 cents to 1.319.
Average increases in full-service gasoline prices are: regular unleaded, up 1.6 cents to $1.398 per gallon; mid-grade, up 0.2 cent to $1.495; premium, up 0.6 cent to $1.552.
The average price of self-serve unleaded is highest in the West at $1.26 per gallon, up 4 cents, and lowest in the Southeast at $1.068 per gallon, an increase of 1.1 cents.
- Staff report
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