Posted by (+6) 13 years ago
Interesting read on our new CEO...
http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_317115639.html
http://www.adaeveningnews.com/local/local_story_317115639.html
Posted by (+4947) 13 years ago
Posted by (+12509) 13 years ago
Yikes! I'd heard rumors about this. So, why was he hired here if he was fired for incompetence there? Maybe he works cheap and they won't let him near the accounting department.
Posted by (+53) 13 years ago
They passed up some really great candidates for this guy. There were over a 100 candidates to choose from.
One of the candidates was even raised in Miles City and his family still lives here. He is doing a pretty good job at his hospital up in Glasgow, MT.
So why did they pick this guy from Oklahoma over the others?
Maybe the corporate office needs someone who will do all of their bidding for them with no questions asked. So, he probably is the right guy for the job. I think he probably really needs this job and will do what it takes to keep it. Could he be their head hunter and hatchet man?
What could the Hospital Board be thinking? They are the ones responsible for the final decisions at our Hospital. How can they have the best interest of this community in mind? How can we as a community have any real confidence in the Board?
Oh, by the way, our hospital is going to become a Critical Access Hospital with limits on numbers of patients treated per day.
One of the candidates was even raised in Miles City and his family still lives here. He is doing a pretty good job at his hospital up in Glasgow, MT.
So why did they pick this guy from Oklahoma over the others?
Maybe the corporate office needs someone who will do all of their bidding for them with no questions asked. So, he probably is the right guy for the job. I think he probably really needs this job and will do what it takes to keep it. Could he be their head hunter and hatchet man?
What could the Hospital Board be thinking? They are the ones responsible for the final decisions at our Hospital. How can they have the best interest of this community in mind? How can we as a community have any real confidence in the Board?
Oh, by the way, our hospital is going to become a Critical Access Hospital with limits on numbers of patients treated per day.
Posted by (+652) 13 years ago
The Critical Access Hospital Program was established under the 1997 federal Balanced Budget Act...the act was signed into law by Mr. Bill Clinton, on August 5, 1997.
Posted by (+4947) 13 years ago
Posted by (+12509) 13 years ago
Critical Access Hospitals don't limit the number of patients per day, they limit length of critical stays and force seriously ill patients to be transferred to another hospital i.e. Billings. That does seem to be the long term goal of all the medical facilities in Billings. Get patients out of Miles City and on the road, no matter the distance, the weather, or the cost.
This is one of a number of reasons my opinion of HRH has been heading downhill of late. Very sad.
This is one of a number of reasons my opinion of HRH has been heading downhill of late. Very sad.
Posted by (+69) 13 years ago
It's really too bad that corporations have come in and taken over our healthcare. They don't give a squat about the community only their bottom line. You would think you would want someone who's responsible and has a good track record to take the lead of the hospital. But if this is the guy they want to hire, then it's on them.
Posted by (+18391) 13 years ago
At this point I think you should give Mr. Webb a chance. People get fired for a number of reasons not all of which are a reflection of the person's ability to do a good job. At first glance it looks like Ada, Oklahoma, is an even poorer community than Miles City. That hospital could've been in dire straits in a down economy regardless of who its CEO was.
Posted by (+53) 13 years ago
To me it did not look like Ada was a poorer community then ours? I'm not sure how you came to that. They had 14.7 million in reserves for their hospital at one point.
Also, to set the record straight, CAH do limit the amount of inpatients(acute and swingbed) in the hospital per day. I have heard that amount for Miles City will be 25 patients, thats for Medical, Surgical,Intensive Care and OB/GYN. That number is concrete you can not go over it, except in very special circumstances. The number of hours of admission is an annual average of something like 96 hours.
Critical Access is many hospital's version of a bailout.
Also, to set the record straight, CAH do limit the amount of inpatients(acute and swingbed) in the hospital per day. I have heard that amount for Miles City will be 25 patients, thats for Medical, Surgical,Intensive Care and OB/GYN. That number is concrete you can not go over it, except in very special circumstances. The number of hours of admission is an annual average of something like 96 hours.
Critical Access is many hospital's version of a bailout.
Posted by (+18391) 13 years ago
Ada:
As of the 2006 census,[1] Ada's 16,008 residents consisted of 6,697 households and 3,803 families. The population density was 999.3 people per square mile (385.9/km²).
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Median household income was $22,977, while median family income was $31,805. Males had a median income of $25,223 versus $17,688 for females. Ada's per capita income was $14,666. Some 14.8% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under 18 and 11.4% of those 65 or over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...,_Oklahoma
Miles City:
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 8,487 people, 3,528 households, and 2,194 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,593.3 people per square mile (1,002.1/km²). There were 3,890 housing units at an average density of 1,188.7/sq mi (459.3/km²).
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The median income for a household in the city was $29,847, and the median income for a family was $41,190. Males had a median income of $30,123 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,449. About 9.4% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...y,_Montana
As of the 2006 census,[1] Ada's 16,008 residents consisted of 6,697 households and 3,803 families. The population density was 999.3 people per square mile (385.9/km²).
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Median household income was $22,977, while median family income was $31,805. Males had a median income of $25,223 versus $17,688 for females. Ada's per capita income was $14,666. Some 14.8% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.8% of those under 18 and 11.4% of those 65 or over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...,_Oklahoma
Miles City:
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 8,487 people, 3,528 households, and 2,194 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,593.3 people per square mile (1,002.1/km²). There were 3,890 housing units at an average density of 1,188.7/sq mi (459.3/km²).
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The median income for a household in the city was $29,847, and the median income for a family was $41,190. Males had a median income of $30,123 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,449. About 9.4% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...y,_Montana