Comments by tellmestraight
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Posted on March 5 at 4:24 p.m.
This gets more bizarre by the day! First the hospital is broke and knocking at the door of bankrupcy. Not enough money to run payroll and pay venders. Next we're told they've signed a contract to bring in another cardioloigst. Now they've spent $150,000 on beds for a unit they dont't even have a CON for. This sounds more like Keystone cops than anyting else!
Posted on March 3 at 11 p.m.
Well, so much for NRMC learning from their mistakes! After getting themselves
up to their (excuse me, our) eyeballs in debt, guess what they have done! Well,
gone right out and signed a contract with another physician! Yes, folks, that's
right! With their backs up against the perverbial wall they went right out and
did it again! This time it's a cardiologist in his 50s who just happened to be
in town today. If it weren't in our little community it would be laughable.
Instead it screams of the gross incompetance of our esteemed hospital board.
Rather than utilizing the services of the cardiologist already in practice here,
they just couldn't resist the urge to go out and spend more money that they
(excuse me again, we) don't have! Just how long do you think he might stick
around? Long enough to complete his contract and collect those nice paychecks
for just being in town? What about the patients
Regional manages to funnel into his practice? What happens to them when he's
done his time here and moves on to the next town with a fat yearly contract?
It's one thing to buy out practices of established physicians, at least you are
relatively assured they'll be around for some time. With an older, out of town
doc, there's no reason to believe he'll stay here long enough to unpack his
diplomas, much less put down roots! You know the old saying "you can't teach an
old dog new tricks", well, I guess our old dogs can't get even get their old
tricks right.
Posted on March 3 at 8:46 p.m.
Well, so much for NRMC learning from their mistakes! After getting themselves
up to their (excuse me, our) eyeballs in debt, guess what they have done! Well,
gone right out and signed a contract with another physician! Yes, folks, that's
right! With their backs up against the preverbial wall they went right out and
did it again! This time it's a cardiologist in his 50s who just happened to be
in town today. If it weren't in our little community it would be laughable.
Instead it screams of the gross incompetance of our esteemed hospital board.
Rather than utilizing the services of the cardiologist already in practice here,
they just couldn't resist the urge to go out and spend more money that they
(excuse me again, we) don't have! Just how long do you think he might stick
around? Long enough to complete his contract and collect those nice paychecks
for just being in town? What about the patients
Regional manages to funnel into his practice? What happens to them when he's
done his time here and moves on to the next town with a fat yearly contract?
It's one thing to buy out practices of established physicians, at least you are
relatively assured they'll be around for some time. With an older, out of town
doc, there's no reason to believe he'll stay here long enough to unpack his
diplomas, much less put down roots! You know the old saying "you can't teach an
old dog new tricks", well, I guess our old dogs can't get even get their old
tricks right.
Posted on March 3 at 8:42 p.m.
Well, so much for NRMC learning from their mistakes! After getting themselves
up to their (excuse me, our) eyeballs in debt, guess what they have done! Well,
gone right out and signed a contract with another physician! Yes, folks, that's
right! With their backs up against the preverbial wall they went right out and
did it again! This time it's a cardiologist in his 50s who just happened to be
in town today. If it weren't in our little community it would be laughable.
Instead it screams of the gross incompetance of our esteemed hospital board.
Rather than utilizing the services of the cardiologist already in practice here,
they just couldn't resist the urge to go out and spend more money that they
(excuse me again, we) don't have! Just how long do you think he might stick
around? Long enough to complete his contract and collect those nice paychecks
for just being in town? What about the patients
Regional manages to funnel into his practice? What happens to them when he's
done his time here and moves on to the next town with a fat yearly contract?
It's one thing to buy out practices of established physicians, at least you are
relatively assured they'll be around for some time. With an older, out of town
doc, there's no reason to believe he'll stay here long enough to unpack his
diplomas, much less put down roots! You know the old saying "you can't teach an
old dog new tricks", well, I guess our old dogs can't get even get their old
tricks right.
On Attorney: Hospital plan should be decided upon in the next 30 days
Posted on March 3 at 8:37 p.m.
Well, so much for NRMC learning from their mistakes! After getting themselves
up to their (excuse me, our) eyeballs in debt, guess what they have done! Well,
gone right out and signed a contract with another physician! Yes, folks, that's
right! With their backs up against the preverbial wall they went right out and
did it again! This time it's a cardiologist in his 50s who just happened to be
in town today. If it weren't in our little community it would be laughable.
Instead it screams of the gross incompetance of our esteemed hospital board.
Rather than utilizing the services of the cardiologist already in practice here,
they just couldn't resist the urge to go out and spend more money that they
(excuse me again, we) don't have! Just how long do you think he might stick
around? Long enough to complete his contract and collect those nice paychecks
for just being in town? What about the patients
Regional manages to funnel into his practice? What happens to them when he's
done his time here and moves on to the next town with a fat yearly contract?
It's one thing to buy out practices of established physicians, at least you are
relatively assured they'll be around for some time. With an older, out of town
doc, there's no reason to believe he'll stay here long enough to unpack his
diplomas, much less put down roots! You know the old saying "you can't teach an
old dog new tricks", well, I guess our old dogs can't get even get their old
tricks right.
Posted on March 3 at 8:35 p.m.
Well, so much for NRMC learning from their mistakes! After getting themselves
up to their (excuse me, our) eyeballs in debt, guess what they have done! Well,
gone right out and signed a contract with another physician! Yes, folks, that's
right! With their backs up against the proverbial wall they went right out and
did it again! This time it's a cardiologist in his 50s who just happened to be
in town today. If it weren't in our little community it would be laughable.
Instead it screams of the gross incompetence of our esteemed hospital board.
Rather than utilizing the services of the cardiologist already in practice here,
they just couldn't resist the urge to go out and spend more money that they
(excuse me again, we) don't have! Just how long do you think he might stick
around? Long enough to complete his contract and collect those nice paychecks
for just being in town? What about the patients
Regional manages to funnel into his practice? What happens to them when he's
done his time here and moves on to the next town with a fat yearly contract?
It's one thing to buy out practices of established physicians, at least you are
relatively assured they'll be around for some time. With an older, out of town
doc, there's no reason to believe he'll stay here long enough to unpack his
diplomas, much less put down roots! You know the old saying "you can't teach an
old dog new tricks", well, I guess our old dogs can't get even get their old
tricks right.
Posted on March 1 at 12:31 p.m.
wood duck,
This has been years in the making. Regardless of the management source, (a management firm or board management)
NRMC has been inefficiently run. In the past, they were able to cover their losses because reimbursements were higher and the business environment was better (more privately insured patients. The days of Regional being a cash cow have been over for years--decades actually. The board has been oblivious to this fact until now. That is assuming they get it now. Considering their "Oh my goodness! How did this happen?" attitude, that may be a rather large assumption.
Posted on March 1 at 10:03 a.m.
There is enough blame in this situation to spread around. There is a mentality that a Medicare or Medicaid card give the holder carte blanc to visit the ER for any problem. Also, there are individuals who have no physician and use the emergency room as a doctor's office. There is a belief that government subsidized health care is free. I don't know about you, but I learned a long time ago that NOTHING is free. Eventually someone has to pay. In this case it is NRMC and the citizens of Adams county. Like it or not, a hospital is a business. NRMC has made poor business decisions. When the economy changes, for better or worse, a business must change its operations in order to survive. Blaming the mangement company will only get you so far. The board of NRMC shares the responsibility, though I have yet to see them own up to it.
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Posted on May 21 at 2:07 p.m.
I agree wholeheartedly EnKiKur! The ND article today states this study would range "from $25,000 to $150,000".
Please allow me to add a little more fuel to the fire. Last month, Dr. Kenneth Stubbs was appointed Vice-President of Medical Affairs at NRMC, to the tune of $150,000 per year. Dr. Stubbs has been quoted numerous times saying that he "feels it best for the community that NRMC remain a non-profit institution." If he truly feels this deeply regarding Regional's importance as a non-profit entity, then he should perform the ultimate altruistic deed and forego his $150,000 salary (for the good of the hospital and community, of course). That would cover the funding needed for the study.
On County calls for hospital study