New Chairman
The newly elected Chairman is Jerrol Miles who was voted in by a majority of the members. with a 5:4 split.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. Thomas Jefferson
We begin this week in anticipation of the first Board meeting of the year with the addition of the newest members. This will take place Tuesday night.
We are excited and hopeful that we will see some real and substantial changes as we proceed into 2007.
Recently, eleven members of the active Medical Staff invited the four newest Board Members out to dinner. It was very enjoyable and casual and allowed each of us the opportunity to get to know each of them and offer our services for consultation when issues arise.
The stated goals of meeting were:
1.) To build a relationship with Board members
2.) Educate members on issues and problems
3.) Improve quality of care
4.) Help ensure success of FMHHS
To this end, the meeting was a great first start and we look forward to doing this again. There was lots of open discussion on a variety of topics and the Board members asked some very good challenging questions.
It is refreshing to have Board members willing to tackle some very challenging problems.
One writer in Modern Healthcare stated that this came from their "Department of Obvious Conclusions" and “This is consistent with theories of aging that suggest that better-built organisms last longer.”
A recent report by the MGMA (Medical Group Management Association) defined some benchmarking standards that demonstrated what makes some medical practices perform better than others.
The key points were:
The bottom line is that the better-performing practices demonstrate a commitment to patient satisfaction, benchmarking their practices, maintain strong effective leadership and are not afraid to invest time and money on improvement for the ultimate goal of success.
A restaurant in Phoenix has caused some controversy for exploiting health care workers (particularly nurses).http://www.heartattackgrill.com/
Several national organizations as well as the local nurses are outraged the restaurant is making money by appealing primarily to male fantasies.
Their menu has items like single bypass burger up to quadruple bypass burgers and flatliner fries.
The grill owner refers to the complainers as being “prudes”, “cranks” and “lunatics”.
The attorney generals office did force the owner to stop using the word nurse at his restaurant, but the website still shows it quite plainly. There is now a disclaimer regarding the word nurse.
Our employees receive the highest base pay in the industry and we have insurance programs available for both full and part-time employees. Rather than paying the lowest possible wages that we can get away with, we pay them the highest possible wages that we can get away with. Our Nurses* work hard and deserve to be rewarded by sharing in our success.
The element of sex appeal is prevalent at the grill, and we believe that our Nurses* are as socially acceptable as the all-American cheerleader. Our "famous" Nurses* are an important part of the Heart Attack Grill experience. We hire women who best fit the classic image of a loving and understanding confidant. Claims (by PC Nazis) that we exploit beautiful women are as ridiculous as saying the NBA exploits men who are tall and athletic. Our Nurses* have the equal right to use their female sex appeal and natural charm to earn a living as do actresses and super models. We applaud the women's rights movement because it guarantees that women have the right to choose their own careers. It should be known that women occupy the majority of management positions at the Heart Attack Grill.
Taste Worth Dying For® is more than just a slogan, it's the core of a philosophy which understands that life is short so one should "Eat, Drink, and be Merry!"
*The use of the word "Nurse" above is only intended as a parody. None of the women pictured on our website actually have any medical training, nor do they attempt to provide any real medical services. It should be made clear that the Heart Attack Grill and its employees do NOT offer any therapeutic treatments (aside from laughter) whatsoever
The question is whether this is objectionable, in poor taste, or just freedom of speech and expression?