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The Next Page for Champaign County's Nursing Home
Story air date: Thursday, July 10, 2008
The head of a St. Louis-based consulting firm hired to manage the Champaign County Nursing Home says there will be no quick turnaround for the facility. But Management Performance Associates President Michael Scavotto also says the home is also getting a bit of a bad rap due to a massive debt… empty beds… and an uneven number of Medicaid and Medicare residents. Scavatto just completed his first visit to the Nursing Home, getting a first-hand look at the facility and meeting with staff. AM 580’s Jeff Bossert spoke with him.
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disability • government • Champaign County • health careDanville's VA Hospital and the Future
Story air date: Monday, May 05, 2008
The Veterans Administration hospital that serves central Illinois and western Indiana has a new leader. AM 580’s Tom Rogers spoke with Michael Hamilton about two issues VA facilities all over the nation face – maintaining quality and preparing for an influx of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
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disability • government • United States • health • health careAthlete/Novelist
Story air date: Friday, February 29, 2008
An accident in her teens left Arley McNeney with only partial use of her legs, but it led her to success in wheelchair basketball. That experience provides the background for the University of Illinois graduate student’s first novel entitled "Post." McNeney played with Canada’s national wheelchair basketball team, which won a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. Now, her novel is shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize in the "best first book" category. AM 580’s Michael Koliska spoke with McNeney off the court during the National Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Champaign.
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disability • literature • people • sportsRacing for Recognition
Story air date: Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Disabled people in Africa face significant discrimination. But this is changing in Ghana, where as part of a long-term effort, a wheelchair athlete at the University of Illinois is helping Ghanaian athletes with disabilities (left to right: Emmanuel Boateng, Patrick Obeng and Ajara Busanga) prepare for next year's Paralympics in Beijing. AM 580's Michael Koliska has their story.
