Elkins

What really works for New York choreographer Doug Elkins, whose company opened a weekend of appearances at Towson State University's Stephens Hall last night, is how he manages to loot a variety of dance styles to create his unique off-centered and humorous dances.But what makes this choreographer successful is also the same thing that undermines his works. Mr. Elkins is a stickler for detail, and his penchant for physically describing every possible stylistic variation can sometimes lead him dramatically off the deep end.The highlight of the evening was the closing work, "The Patrooka Variations," which demonstrated just how cleverly Mr. Elkins can fasten disparate movements together and make them look logically inevitable.

The chief executive of a Hunt Valley-based operator of geriatric nursing homes has been named the winner of the 1991 Maryland Entre- preneur of the Year Award.Dr. Robert N. Elkins, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Integrated Health recently from William E. Cole Jr., firector of Entrepreneurial Services for Ernst & Young.Dr. Elkins founded Integrated Health Services five years ago, and it has grown into a company with 43 care facilities in 15 states and annual revenues exceeding $124 million.

A Hunt Valley-based operator of geriatric nursing facilities has filed a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering expected to generate about $40 million.Integrated Health Services Inc. plans to sell 3 million shares of common stock at a price anticipated to be about $13 per share, according to a release issued by the company. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co.Inc. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. have been selected to underwrite the transaction. There would be nearly 7 million shares of common stock outstanding after the offering, vTC IHS said in its prospectus.