July 15, 2010 Thursday
FRANKLIN
COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
Notes from Board Meeting:
Acquisition of the Foss Home:
The Board had
previously announced purchase of the Foss home
located at 82 North First East in Preston. This
property was purchased for possible future use
because it is adjacent to existing Hospital
property on two sides.
Today there were
discussions about whether to remove the home for
liability and safety purposes. It was decided
to have the home evaluated for asbestos content
and have the home removed.
There are no
active plans to pursue a major Hospital or
Nursing Home expansion on the current campus or
on the Miller land site. There are still
ongoing activities to improve our financial
position and ability to finance improved
services.
Improving Services:
Various ideas were
discussed to improve services.
1. Rearrange some
storage facilities to allow for a remodel of the
Ultrasound exam room.
2. Look at
rearranging the Business Office and Admissions
areas to improve patient privacy and
appearance. Reevaluate next month and consider
moving Billing Office and some accounting
functions off campus.
3. Evaluate
Emergency Room services to improve the
admissions process, exam room usage, and waiting
room needs.
Medicaid Payment Suspensions:
We began receiving
payments from Medicaid again the first week in
July.
Mike Andrus
Administrator
