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... structural system for the improved hospital similar to that in the reference hospital , using conventional steel framing . A preliminary evaluation of a concrete structural system showed that this system was more expensive and offered ...
... structural system for the improved hospital similar to that in the reference hospital , using conventional steel framing . A preliminary evaluation of a concrete structural system showed that this system was more expensive and offered ...
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... structural frame , etc. ) without seeing specifically how each system relates to the others . Another disadvantage stems from the overlapping nature of fast - track which demands more than ordinary coordination of design and ...
... structural frame , etc. ) without seeing specifically how each system relates to the others . Another disadvantage stems from the overlapping nature of fast - track which demands more than ordinary coordination of design and ...
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... structural and mechanical design to accommodate future expansion . However , the study continued that , in spite of the deficiencies , credit must be given , because adequate health care services appeared to be avail- able and because ...
... structural and mechanical design to accommodate future expansion . However , the study continued that , in spite of the deficiencies , credit must be given , because adequate health care services appeared to be avail- able and because ...
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... structural steel Concrete ingredients Percent of average annual price increase 1968-71 1971 10 24 7 12 55 5 7 5 6 Engineering News - Record has forecast an increase of about 5 percent in the prices of structural steel , cement ...
... structural steel Concrete ingredients Percent of average annual price increase 1968-71 1971 10 24 7 12 55 5 7 5 6 Engineering News - Record has forecast an increase of about 5 percent in the prices of structural steel , cement ...
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... Structural steel 6.0 3.0 4.3 3.3 Cement 7.6 2.2 Freight rate increases Increases in freight rates also have contributed to the rise in the cost of construction materials . Construction materials are generally transported by railroad ...
... Structural steel 6.0 3.0 4.3 3.3 Cement 7.6 2.2 Freight rate increases Increases in freight rates also have contributed to the rise in the cost of construction materials . Construction materials are generally transported by railroad ...
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Page 229 - 3 years after the effective date, report to the Congress his recommendations for legislation to avoid unnecessary duplication and to achieve coordination between the act and other Federal laws. The purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act is to insure as far as possible that every worker in the
Page 843 - follows: Census division New England Middle Atlantic South Atlantic East North Central East South Central West North Central West South Central Mountain Pacific Total
Page 849 - authorizing HEW to withold or reduce under Medicare, Medicaid, and Maternal and Child Health programs certain reimbursement amounts to providers of services and HMOs for depreciation and interest and, in the case of proprietary providers, a return on equity capital, related to capital expenditures that are determined to be inconsistent with State or local health facility plans. Capital
Page 98 - the recommendations which I understand will be reflected in the final version of the report. The opportunity to review and comment on this report in draft form is most appreciated. Your office should be commended for a very thorough and thoughtful analysis of a most difficult and complex
Page 161 - Our report to the Congress entitled "Benefits Could Be Realized Through Reuse of Designs For Public Housing Projects," B-114863, December 2, 1971, stated that, because of the vast number of individually designed public housing projects which now exist, many designs could be reused,
Page 483 - many hospital-based physicians regard their work now with an apathy previously unknown." DISCUSSION One of the most cutting criticisms of Swedish medical care is the charge that a Swedish patient "has many doctors, but no doctor," since a different doctor will probably treat him for each hospitalization and each out-patient visit to the hospital. The patient is often shunted between different
Page 484 - balanced with the advantages of having a well trained physician available to diagnose and treat all citizens for any serious illness, an advantage not all Americans can claim. An ideal system would combine the personal knowledge and concern of an American "family doctor" with the specialists' knowledge and efficient medical facilities a Swedish doctor has.
Page 489 - plastic surgery, acute coronary care, renal dialysis). Of this the patient pays nothing, and the State Insurance Board, $2, regardless of what kind of service the patient gets. Under the new law in force since January 1, 1970. the patient pays $1.50 (US currency) to the hospital for each outpatient visit. The RFV pays a
Page 815 - Medicala, authorized by title XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended, is a grant-in-aid program under which the Federal Government participates in costs incurred by the States in providing medical assistance to persons
Page 22 - Sir Richard Doll, a physician and epidemiologist who was one of the first to draw attention to the relationship between heavy smoking and lung cancer, described the winds of change blowing through the NHS. The static tripartite division was rapidly being modified by