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Public should hear study’s details soon
Published Friday, August 1, 2008
The potential future of our county hospital is tucked away nicely at the end of an in-depth, comprehensive study.
The Horne Group — a consulting firm hired to examine Natchez Regional Medical Center — sent their findings to the hospital Wednesday.
And though we don’t yet know what the study says, we suspect the group’s advice is “sell.”
The study is now in the hands of the Adams County Board of Supervisors, and some supervisors say they don’t plan to talk about its findings until their Monday board meeting.
We hope the board will make the details of the report public before they vote on the next step. The hospital’s future is too important not to get every decision on the table before a decision is looming.
The taxpayers, who ultimately own the hospital, should be given a chance to know the details, ask questions and voice an opinion before any decision is made.
If the board releases the details of the study Monday, they should also set a date for a public hearing. Summarized copies of the study should be available for residents to pick up before the hearing.
Once everyone has had a chance to hear the details, the final decision is in the hands of the board elected to serve the county.
But we hope they’ll let the people in on the secret first.
Comments
Posted by andy (anonymous) on August 1, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)
i cannot wait to see this study
Posted by redusmfan (anonymous) on August 1, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If the study was done totally objective, it might be a good read. But if it was done , like many studies, just to support the ideas that hired it...then it is a waste of ink and trees.
Posted by hopefloats (anonymous) on August 1, 2008 at 6:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The study was part of formality like the audits to prepare the hospital for sale according to what Philips was quoted as saying in nd...what if no one wants to buy? I would like to know what other hospitals are interested if any what they have to say. I hope the Board of Supv. asks a lot of good questions and don't go into closed session, i think everyone should be able to hear what is said. There appear to be lots of renovations in progress can't say the same for NCH.
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