S.D.C.H. receives quality award

BOUNTIFUL — South Davis Community Hospital (SDCH) was recently recognized as one of the recipients of the Step I National Quality Award.

The award was presented by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL).

“This facility’s achievement places it at the forefront of organizational and performance excellence,” said AHCA/NCAL President and CEO, Bruce Yarwood. “Where the mission of quality care for elderly and disabled Americans is vigorously pursued.”

The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program was created in 1996 and is modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award – the nation’s premier award for recognizing distinguished achievement.

“SDCH’s achievement shows that dedicated frontline caregivers, administrators, nurses and physicians are committed to providing quality care and to meeting residents’ needs,” said Yarwood.

The South Davis Community Hospital has been operating as a nonprofit hospital for approximately 32 years.

n iTransact makes app for iPhone

FARMINGTON — iTransact, a credit card payment acceptance company based in Farmington, created an application called the “Transactions App” that can be used with the new iPhone 3GS.

“The application essentially turns a business owner’s iPhone into a mobile credit card terminal,” said Hannah Dalton, spokesperson for iTransact. “This will give them the ability to accept credit card transactions anywhere in the world.”

For more information, visit www.itransact.com.

n Blockbuster, Samsung team up

Blockbuster Video, with locations in Davis County, and Samsung are partnering up in an effort to make renting movies easier. According to both company websites, Samsung’s newest high-definition TVs will include a built-in feature that will allow customers to rent the latest DVD releases from Blockbuster.

The rentals are expected to be priced from $1.99-$3.99 each and will give the customer a 24-hour window to watch the movie. The movies are streamed through a high-speed Internet connection to the TV and is initially set to begin offering the service this fall. For more information, visit www.blockbuster.com or www.samsung.com.

n Red Mango introduces new tea

LAYTON — Red Mango, with a location in Layton, will be offering iced tea with fortified products in it.

GanedenBC30, founded in 1997 by a company in Ohio, is a strain of probiotic shown to help support the immune system and regulate a person’s digestive system, according to founder, president and CEO Dan Kim.

“Red Mango provides easy and delicious ways to be healthy,” said Kim. “Our new iced teas have both the benefits of antioxidants and probiotics, and our frozen yogurt became even healthier with the addition of GanedenBC30.”

The product became available July 27 and will be used in three flavors.

For more information, visit www.redmangousa.com.

n Census call center to hire 1,200



SANDY — It’s anticipated about 1,200 people will be hired to staff a Census Bureau call center, starting early next year. The full and part-time positions will be needed for the Sandy call center, which will be one of three across the nation that will be set up as part of the Census which is conducted every 10 years.

A press release from Commerce CRG, which is leasing the building to Vangent, Inc., said the former Discover Card building will be used. Move-in is scheduled to begin in October. The call center will serve as an information resource and hotline for U.S. residents who have questions about how to complete the 2010 Census form and general questions about the Census. In addition, outbound calls will be used to gather information for incomplete forms or to verify data, the press release said.

The decemial census is the largest non-military activity undertaken by the federal government. Data gained is used to apportion the U.S. House of Representatives, and to distribute $300 billion per year in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments.

For more information, visit www.census.gov.

tbusselberg@davisclipper.com