Board and Commissioners meeting

The Hospital Board met privately with the County Commissioners earlier this month. The Board re-iterated the need for physicians being members. They presented the Commissioners with articles, consultant reports, facts from Hendricks County Hospital in Indy, recommendations from the Medical Staff and support from the Medical Society. It appeared to have fallen on deaf ears. Some in attendance did not get the impression that the Commissioners would do anything this year. The feeling was it would appear as if they made an error in judgment if they were to now appoint a physician.

If anyone looks at the past 3 months of hospital statistics, financial and satisfaction numbers, diversion days, staffing issues, and gauges of employee satisfaction, they would easily see that we have taken several steps backwards from just a year ago. Accountability to the Board has suffered because they do not receive the needed information to make informed decisions and keep abreast of the ongoing problems.

The Commissioners did make an error in judgment and should admit the mistake. When asked why they did not reappoint me to the Board, Mr. Frieberger stated that I had threatened him and Mr. Reisert stated he didn't support the reappointment because of that. Mr. Frieberger is not telling the truth and fabricating stories to save face. He did not like being held accountable for his actions. If the threat of accountability is what he is referring to, then he is right. I hold people accountable for their actions. There is no threat implied.

Forecast for FLOYDS KNOBS, IN (on a scale of 1-12):
Today's allergy levels: Tuesday - 10.6/High
Today's predominant pollen:Oak, Maple and Ash.