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~-o. -"' 4..~.. ~~ .., ~~ ~ Communication Q~w Z ~ !9~ Communications are provided by the daily 'South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News .provided on a weekly basis. Several AM and FM radio stations within South Bend and Elkhart, as .well as stations from Chicago, provide news and music to a variety .of listeners. All major television networks are available to residents of the City with signals originating in Elkhart and Chicago. Cable television is also. available throughout most of the City. Utilities The City of South Bend receives natural gas from Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), electric service .from Indiana and Michigan Electric: Company and telephone .service from Indiana Bell Telephone Company. Water and sewage .treatment and collection are provided by the City's Municipal Utilities. Health Care The City of South Bend and the Michiana area is served by four acute care hospitals, Memorial Hospital, Michiana Community Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center in South Bend and St. Joseph Hospital in Mishawaka. Memorial Hospital is a 526-bed hospital with 2,100 employees. The hospital is undergoing extensive growth including a $9.3 million ambulatory care and outpatient surgery center. The Center will provide six operating rooms, two of which will-have laser equipment, and admitting and recovery area. This project is expected to be completed by November, 1991. Additions and renovations. also include a $1 million Leighton Center for senior resources which •.~ill be completed in May, 1991, a $1.8 million expansion of the open heart recovery. area and a renovation of the pediatric intensive care center. The St. Joseph Medical Center employs 1,685 full and part-time employees and is licensed for- 339 beds. They opened a $8 million outpatient care facility in January of 1989. The hospital is also undergoing several internal remodeling projects and additions, including more operating rooms. The Michiana Community Hospital employees 450 and is a 107-bed hospital. Charter .Hospital of South Bend is a psychiatric. care facility with treatment programs for alcohol and drug abuse. In addition, there are 13 nursing homes in the City of South Bend. Recreation/Culture/Librarv The City of South Bend has a wide-variety of recreational facilities available to the residents. The City has 71 public parks covering 1,400 total acres which provide swimming pools, softball and baseball diamonds, tennis courts, 35 supervised playgrounds and a recreational center. -The Parks Department also provides two 18-hole championship golf courses and one 9-hole course. The City of South Bend is the home of the South Bend White Sox, a minor league team of the Chicago White Sox. Coveleski"Re,gional Baseball Stadium, named after Hall of Famer, Stanley Coveleski, is a new 5,000 seat facility which is rated. as • one of the best stadiums in minor league baseball and holds sold-out crowds during the White Sox's season. Last year the team won the Midwest League Championship and placed third in attendance in comparison to all Class A teams. -5-