Monument Valley

[Battlecat]

A very interesting story indeed.  You've done an excellent job of crafting an interesting world in your short story! 

[calibanX]

Tomas Neto: I'm glad you enjoyed it Tomas. It's back to Sim City for a while. Monument Valley still has a lot left to show.

Battlecat: Thanks for indulging me Battlecat. Now to some city building!




Monument Valley hasn't escaped the recent outbreak of Swine Flu (H1N1). In fact, it's hit the Valley pretty hard. Fortunately, Monument Valley has a pretty good health infrastructure. There are a few holes that need to be plugged though as the statistics will show.



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27.2

The statistics above show a system that is keeping Monument Valley healthy but is under some stress.

Astoria
The statistic that stands out most throughout the valley is Astoria's 5/1 patient-doctor ratio. That ratio is making the residents of the area the healthiest in Monument Valley. With 132 doctors serving a population only slightly larger than Arcadia's, only 15% of the area's total capacity is being used by Monument Valley Sims, by far the lowest in the valley.

Shenandoah Valley
In stark contrast to Astoria, Shenandoah Valley has serious problems. 97% of its medical care capacity is currently being used. Shenandoah Valley is served by a single clinic and the flu is seriously taxing its resources.

Big Fork
Big Fork is weathering the crisis moderately well. With a population just over ninety thousand, it maintains a patient-doctor ratio of just 16/1. Only 35% of the area's resources are currently employed. The cost of employing 539 doctors and specialists in the system, however, is incredibly high.


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Monument Valley's clinics provide ambulatory care to patients outside of the hospital emergency room system, usually on an unscheduled, walk-in basis. Urgent care centers are primarily used to treat patients who have an injury or illness that requires immediate care but is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an emergency room. Often urgent care centers are not open on a continuous basis, unlike a hospital emergency room which would be open at all times.

Of the twenty five health care facilities in the Monument Valley area nineteen of them are walk-in clinics.


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27.5

Monument Valley's system of Medical Centers and Hospitals provide for patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often, but not always provide for longer-term patient stays. There are five Medical Centers in Monument Valley. These facilities are generally funded by the state, by health organizations, (for profit or non-profit), health insurance companies or charities.


27.6

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services based in Atlanta, Georgia. It works to protect public health and safety by providing information to enhance health decisions, and it promotes health through partnerships with state health departments and other organizations. The CDC focuses national attention on developing and applying disease prevention and control (especially infectious diseases), environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, prevention and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.

The CDC Center in Monument Valley has one of the few Biosafety Level 4 laboratories in the country, as well as one of only two official repositories of smallpox in the world. The second smallpox store resides at the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR in the Russian Federation.


27.7

Air National Guard C-17s loaded with generators, cargo vans, trailers, pickup trucks, bottled water, meals ready to eat and medical supplies landed in Monument Valley to support a particularly severe outbreak of the H1N1 virus.

Teaming with the C.D.C. and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the on-going medical support efforts are a total-force mission being carried out by the 16th AW; 512th Airlift Squadron; 716th Air Mobility Squadron; 101st Medical Group; Monument Valley Air National Guard.


27.8

The Star of Life.


For those that read and enjoyed 'The Strange Life of Tiko Shore', I appreciate your enthusiasm and your patience. We'll now come back down to terra firma for a bit and rejoin our tour of Monument Valley and it's less extraordinary citizens. Another story may be in our future, however. Who knows where this journey will take us.

Thanks for stopping in.

Geoff

[Battlecat]

I'll quite happily indulge some good story writing!  I went back and read the works in one sitting, it's very well done. 

Those are some very awesome hospitals there.  Nice use of current events to highlight it!  The one in 27.4, the Big Fork Medical Center is pretty impressive, where did you track that one down? 

[Tomas Neto]

Your style is unmistakable!!! Monument Valley is a stunning and beautiful place! I'm impressed with each update that you do, Geoff!!! Awesome!!! 

[ecoba]

It's good to see a new update from Mounument, Geoff.

I like that hospital and the area around it, I also like the statistical region view!

Ethan

[danielcote]

Nice photoshoping and I see you put them in order from smallest to largest facilities. 

[calibanX]

Those are some very awesome hospitals there.  Nice use of current events to highlight it!  The one in 27.4, the Big Fork Medical Center is pretty impressive, where did you track that one down? 

Battlecat, I found that hospital on a Spanish Sim City site. It's worth the time to browse their BAT's. Lots of stuff I don't see in anyone else's MD'ing. Here's the [link] to their site.

[soulchaser]

This Hospital is a part of a pack....you can also find it on the Stex, if I remeber right...


Great MD, CalibaX, by the way...impressive statistics!

[calibanX]

Battlecat: I hope you were able to find what you needed Battlecat. Soulchaser is probably correct regarding the Stex. I never did get around to looking to see if those hospitals were on the LEX or on the STEX.

Tomas Neto: Thank you Tomas. I love your enthusiasm! I also love those paths that wind through your mosaics. I've copied that idea and put them into this update. It would seem that it is not quite as easy as you make it look I'll continue to work on the technique.

Ethan (ecoba): Thank you for the compliment Ethan. I'm glad you're pleased with the update. Stop in again.

danielcote: Thank you daniel. Yes, you're correct about the smallest to largest ordering of health care facilities. The larger the buildings were the more visually interesting they became. It would have been somewhat anticlimactic to end the update with a small clinic. It's nice to see you here again.

soulchaser: Thank you for that soulchaser. I'm glad you liked the statistics.




Welcome to the city of Valley Junction. We're continuing our tour of Monument Valley with a short stop in this small manufacturing town. Lumber from Mill Creek to the South is hauled by road to the mills and factories here in Valley Junction. The town is overwhelmingly blue collar and has a thriving industry. Located along a major highway and only forty five minutes from Monument Valley International Airport, Valley Junction is perfectly situated within the valley.


28.1

The Old Riverfront District is dominated by large factories. Much of Valley Junction's industry has moved to the city's outskirts however.


28.2

Old Main Street remains the center of Valley Junction's social life. As the city grew to the East of the Bly River Old Main Street ceased to be the city's business center.


28.3

The West side of the Bly River is forested and largely undeveloped.


28.4


28.5

Let's get an overview of Monument Valley as a reference.


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Stay Tuned. More is in store from Valley Junction.

Geoff

[amapper]

I really like that little river. What a great small town this is. Very nice.

[Delecto]

Remarkable area Caliban, I cann't wait to discover the continuation. 

[Battlecat]

Great little town there!  Love the little details, particularly the pathways you've got winding around town. 

[Tomas Neto]

Geoff, the paths are great, really a nice work!!! Fantastic!!! I adore a lot your suburbs, because they're very realistic, and beautiful too!!! Awesome update my friend!!! Impressive landscape!!! 

[Yan077]

wow, your last updates are awesome my friend 
I particulary like the region overview, it's very impressive and so realistic.
Your mix of landscapes and low density urban areas is also fantastic !
Congrats Geoff 

[Nexis4Jersey]

Awesome update , looks like a typical American Suburb

[io_bg]

Great update, I love these suburbs! Really nice layout and detailing on the river!

[ecoba]

I too, am in love with that river. Is it game water? If so, then that is the best game water I've seen detailed.

The way that the suburbs are layed out really is unique, I don't think I've been in one like it. Also, I was wondering how you got a diagonal road to connect to a diagonal street. I've never been able to do this.

Hope to see more of Valley Junction and Monument soon!

Ethan

[Schulmanator]

Another great update! Your detailing is awesome and it all blends together so well. 

[ManuelR]

Two nice new updates I nearly missed. Really great job on Monument Valley. I especially like the region views, they look very realistic.

[kwakelaar]

Really a very nicely done river and banks and the detailing along your paths are great.
The map at the end of your update is wonderful, I think you are very good at making those, I like the combination of colours and symbols.