“We recognize the urgency of our situation and are moving quickly to complete a thorough assessment and make timely improvements,” said George Lamb, Chairman of the SMCS board of directors. “While this is a challenging time for our organization, we have never been more united in our commitment to ensuring that SMCS and Springfield Hospital remain viable and continue to fill a critical need in the communities we serve. The board is most appreciative of the commitment of our employees and especially for their extra effort during this time.”
According to Lamb, the appointment of an interim chief executive officer and chief financial officer are being finalized. The selected candidates will bring extensive experience working with critical access hospitals and federally qualified health centers, as well as a successful history of improving financial operations. Chief of Practice Operations Josh Dufresne will continue to serve as the primary administrative contact for SMCS and Springfield Hospital until the appointments are finalized.
As part of its ongoing assessment of SMCS’ operations and finances, Quorum Health Resources has deployed an experienced lead financial consultant and committed other resources to support SMCS and Springfield Hospital. The board and SMCS leaders are actively reviewing system data and changes will be implemented as they are identified.
Lamb and Dufresne emphasized that operations at Springfield Hospital and all SMCS locations continue with no interruption to patient care. “Providing the highest quality of care to our patients remains our first priority,” said Dufresne. “Our board and staff are committed to fulfilling our mission and continuing to serve patients at Springfield Hospital and our health centers throughout the region.” “With the leadership and guidance of the SMCS and Springfield Hospital boards of directors, we are working diligently to address operational issues with a focus on improving cash flow, ensuring continued access to supplies and equipment and strengthening the trust of our patients, employees and community members,” he added.
The entire governing body should resign or be fired for their poor leadership
ReplyDeleteThis is soo true! If the board had any sense or gave a damn they would clean house and get rid of the administration that has failed. The Hospital and health center has lost and continues to loose great staff, drs, nurses due to the poor leadership. The bullying that goes on that is brushed under the rug. Clean house and start fresh if this town looks into things they will truly learn allot of things that have gone on and go on that are unheard of in any other Hospital. Administration bringing family members in with no Medical background to be a director of a health center paying top dollar. It's not what you know its who you know right now in this organization to get ahead. They do not support there staff and patients are left hanging with poor care because of the constant staff changes due to poor management. It's time the board open there eyes and look into why all the staff changes. It starts at the top. Springfield needs change!!!
DeleteI left with Springfield Hospital because very disappointing with MY BLOOD WORK, MY TESTS, and MY RESULTS left for DAYS! It IS NOT the doctors nor PA, but TRINKLED to the employees, "secretaries", "nurses", or result. This is not acceptable!
ReplyDeleteI left to DHMC months ago, ANSWERED for my primary care who I like. Plus, with my blood work at DHMC, I look on my computer for my blood work! To me, that is beautiful!
Plus, yesterday, open my us Mail for SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL ads for a donation! A little TOO LATE for that!
I agree crownie, as extremely POOR LEADERSHIP for $260,000 per year; unheard of at Springfield Vermont!
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DeleteUnder single payer health care, none of this would have happened. The hospital would not have to haggle for payment and guard against victimization from each of a dozen in insurers. It would know how much income it would be getting in the coming year; it would be able to negotiate the next year's budget, and it would not be enslaved to the charge master.
ReplyDeleteBut as we're enslaved to a hypothetical "free market," we'll just have to suffer what DHMC imposes on us when it takes over the Medical System.
I've been to DHMC; whatever they "impose" on us will be better than what we have. I'm afraid to go to SMCS the way it is currently run!
DeleteWhile I am a proponent of a single payer health care system, I do not believe that that is the root cause of the problem in this case. Management and leadership problems have been visible from how doctors' offices changed after being taken over by SMCS, to billing errors and lack of responsiveness to correct those errors. The internal workings need to be fixed regardless of the health care system.
DeleteRealistically, CHUCK GREGORY, is A CHOICE of insurance companies to choose, NOT YOUR! Unfortunately with going to see an ER at Springfield Hospital and DON'T HAVE INSURANCE AT ALL, that is ok, because it is an emergency, and therefore CANNOT BE HELP, accordingly to ER in the lobby sign! For examples, I had hemorrhaging, dehydration, and sprained ankle at Springfield Hospital ER taken care!
ReplyDeletePlus, NEW PAs at ER at Springfield Hospital, I don't dare too as might see at older PAs who know patients' symptoms and know each other, and very reliable source, too. It IS too bad when higher up manager got fired with PAs at Springfield Hospital; extremely POOR QUALITY at Springfield Hospital and Springfield Hospital ER!
One form of single-payer health care is global budgeting. Medical systems negotiate with the state as to what they will receive for a year of operation. They then know what they will be making and can operate accordingly. The negotiation of course includes for the possibility of overruns in any given year (say, for tornado disaster or train wreck victims). There is no bazaar haggling for each and every treatment, bandaid and cotton swab provided.
ReplyDeleteUnder the present system, the uninsured receiving procedures have to be over-charged in order to cover the "free" ER treatment provided the indigent. Doesn't happen under single payer!
Sounds a little like block grants, only on a smaller scale. It won't always be a single catastrophic event that causes cost over-runs, it may be just more people getting sick. I'm in favor of universal healthcare, but I'll need more details on your plan. A lot of the "bazaar haggling" comes from doctors operating on "fee for service" arrangements. Having them be salaried employees would guarantee them a paycheck, and eliminate the need for them to over-bill.
DeleteAgain, REALISTICALLY Chuck Gregory YOU ARE LIVING A BUBBLE WITH WISHES AND DREAM COME TRUE; not in THIS LIFE!
ReplyDeleteChuck, You will say anything to get Obama Care to continue, it's failing.
ReplyDeleteRoger, when Obamacare was first proposed, I opined that the insurance companies and the Republicans would see that it was shaped in such a way as to have it fail by 2017. So, I'm off by a couple of years.
DeleteI still haven't forgiven Obama for taking "the public option" off the table at the very start.
Obamacare makes certain that the insurance companies get 15% for "administrative expenses." Compare that with Medicare's 2-3%.
Obamacare is not single payer.
11:24, you're saying that the 36 countries with better and cheaper health care systems than we have are all imaginary! I love you.....
The architect of Obamacare, Jonathan Gruber, made the mistake of speaking over a live microphone that "ACA will get passed because the American public is stupid".
DeleteVermont then hired him to craft their system.....an abject FAIL! for which we're all still paying.
Great point 8:05 and 8:10, many leaders of that Sheep Party live on this blog site! Follow the pretty shiny ball!
DeleteI do have to say Chuck is not one of the Sheep he has his own opinions, they are just to liberal to be successful in the world we live today.
Most Vermonters have little knowledge of the Gruber scam as it was barely covered in the state's liberal rag newspapers. If I wanted to know something, I'd have to go to Boston newspapers or talk radio.
ReplyDeleteSpringfield Hospital failed to send my xrays to DHMC for my Surgeon to view, they failed to do that now I have osteolysis, tendonitis and calcification around my radial. Misdiagnosed with Brugada, sent home with someone elses COMPLETE medical history. Had a tendon sleeve pulled out from my arm when it should have been tucked back in. Sutures taken out only to have more pop out months later. Given narcotics with no laxatives developing a serious backed up issue for weeks on end. Having your nerve endings stitched up instead of just the surface..and murdered my cousin during a hysterectomy. Five different failed attempts for an IV. etc
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