Danville Mayor Wayne Williams said he will step down
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Danville Mayor Wayne Williams said he will step down from City Council to take a job in Georgia.
Williams has accepted a position with Meadows Regional Medical Center in Vidalia, Ga.
"It is an exceptional opportunity at an expanding hospital that includes administrative responsibilities as well as a surgical practice. I was not looking for the change, but was honored, and surprised, when approached for the position. I will miss my family, friends and especially the people of Danville that make this such a great city," Williams said in a press release.
Williams was elected to Danville City Conncil in 1998. He was named vice mayor in 2000 and was elected mayor in 2006.
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From WAKG:
MAYOR WAYNE WILLIAMS IS LEAVING DANVILLE. THAT ANNOUNCEMENT CAME THIS MORNING. WILLIAMS IS LEAVING TOWN FOR A POSITION IN VIDALIA-GEORGIA. WILLIAMS WILL JOIN MEADOWS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.
HE’LL STAY ON AS THE CITY’S MAYOR, AND AS A MEMBER OF DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL, UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
WILLIAMS WAS FIRST ELECTED TO COUNCIL IN 1998. HE WAS THE LEADING VOTE-GETTER IN THE COUNCILMANIC ELECTIONS THAT YEAR. HE WAS RE-ELECTED IN 2002 AND AGAIN LAST YEAR. WILLIAMS WAS SELECTED BY CITY COUNCIL AS MAYOR IN JULY OF 2006.
WILLIAMS ADMITS IT WAS A HARD CALL. HE HAS DEEP LOCAL TIES AS THE SON OF FORMER MAYOR RONALD WILLIAMS. AFTER A STINT IN THE AIR FORCE, WILLIAMS RETURNED TO DANVILLE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, JOINING E-N-T AND ASSOCIATES IN 1994.
WILLIAMS TOOK A LEAD ROLE EARLIER THIS YEAR IN ADDRESSING ISSUES AT DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. HE APPOINTED A COMMISSION TO EXAMINE PROBLEMS AT THE HOSPITAL, AND WAS SHARPLY CRITICAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION AT D-R-M-C.
WILLIAMS STRONGLY EMPHASIZED TODAY AT THE RECENT ISSUES AT THE HOSPITAL DID NOT FACTOR INTO HIS DECISION TO LEAVE. HE SAYS THE HOSPITAL IS IN GOOD HANDS WITH A NEW C-E-O AND THEIR RECENT RE-ACCREDITATION WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION.
WILLIAMS WILL BEGIN HIS NEW DUTIES JANUARY 7th, 2008.
"WILLIAMS STRONGLY EMPHASIZED TODAY AT THE RECENT ISSUES AT THE HOSPITAL DID NOT FACTOR INTO HIS DECISION TO LEAVE"
Is there anyone left who can tell the truth..?
Guess now lifepoint will bring in more half-as!@d hospitalists, wouldn't that be just great.....not.
Ain't it sad? When someone comes in to improve themselves, we bitch. When someone leaves to improve themselves, we bitch. What an awful pattern. This blog could've been started about anything within Danville and the results would be the same.
A lot of the coming and going can be logically assumed to be results of lifepoint destabilization. Williams says not in his case, but I'd bet that the lifepoint conditions are at least indirectly responsibile.
What a joke. Anyone who knows Wayne knows that he sees the Lifepoint mess as hopeless--the last place in the world for a skilled doctor with a young family to hope to make a decent living.
The exit of this man is our future. And who can blame these guys?????
Wayne is very bright and ALWAYS politically correct!
Hey...just noticed there are no LPNT hospitals in Georgia. Maybe Dr. W. is making a smart move after all.
Has anyone seen the letter where Internal Medicine docs will no longer see patients in the hospital?
Beware you will be assigned a hospitalist if your physician does not cover at the hospital. These MDs are terrible and it is recognized throughout the hospital that they are incompetent. Some barely speak english and those that can have difficulty speaking to patients intelligently. SCAREY!
Please post the letter and the Hospitalists are a slap in the face,horrible scarey socially technically, culturally, incompetent.
Must have been a misprint...strongly emphasized that Lifepoint DID factor in his decision to leave!????????
Maybe he's tired of being in Daddy's shadow?
Good luck in his new position of authority.
So much for politics.........
Wayne Williams is a man of integrity who opts to focus on the positive rather than the negative. What purpose would it serve to have him denounce LifePoint and "burn bridges" before he leaves for Georgia?
In numerous conversations with my husband (a fellow physician) he has expressed the hope that the current hospital situation with LifePoint would improve. Does Wayne think it will. . .that is another question. Obviously he and his medical partners have been unhappy with LifePoint. They are currently doing most of their surgeries in South Boston and one of his partners (Donna Sharpe) is leaving for Roanoke. It will be interesting to see what Sam Meadema does.
Mr. Humphrey, the new CEO of DRMC, certainly seems like a well qualified individual and I am sure Wayne wishes him only the best. The current problems created by LifePoint won't be fixed overnight. The community needs to give Mr. Humphrey a chance to turn things around. His biggest obstacle is that LifePoint is his boss. Will the company let him do what he has to in order to get DRMC back to where it should be?
Many of the physicians in the area could easily leave (my husband and I have discussed moving) or simply retire if the hospital does not improve. The majority of doctors in the community are in the 50-62 year range. Most of their children are in college or older. There are plenty of opportunities away from Danville. The hospital environment is getting worse. Hmmm. . .physicians decide to leave. My husband is getting weary of the mess created by LifePoint. It comes to the point where one has to say enough. Why continue to remain in a toxic environment.
Wayne's leaving will definitely create a void in the medical community but one can't fault him for saying yes to a wonderful opportunity in Georgia. Will more physicians also decide to go. . .only time will tell.
The people who gave us Lifepoint (Bank Boys and misled docs)said that for profit companies want to grow hospitals and expand services. That was how they made more money. We should have a larger medical staff and more services offered. Instead we have seen over a dozen physicians leave in the last twelve months and, with the exception of hospitalists, there have been none coming to town. The Lifepoint recruiter is a part timer from Martinsville who is rarely seen in Danville and the last few potential candidates were scared away by the mess that is Danville Regional. Hospitalists are doctors that could not find jobs elsewhere so should not count as new physicians in the community. For a company in the business of healthcare, Lifepoint really does not show a knowledge of how to grow a community hospital, never mind keep it stable.
To the two posters above, thank you...you've restored my faith in this blog. I've watched the chit chat turn very negative and catty. True, there has been very little in the way of news to talk about, so perhaps the conversation turns more negative and biting just out of boredom.
There is still room for opportunity here in Danville. Not in recent memory has there been so much turnover in leadership in this city (mayor, hospital, foundation, economic development, etc). I guess now we get to see if this community really wants change or more of the same.
I think the greatest danger right now is the presence of doctors in the hospital who hardly speak English. They can't find work elsewhere so they come here. My dad nenevr knew what his doctor was talking about.
What sort of dump has Wayne Williams created. I don't blame him for fleeing the scene, but I sure object to people praising him for it. he had a hand in making the mess and now he, like the bank boys, is running for the hills.
Dispikable Cowards!
Has anyone analyzed just how many top physicians have left Danville in the past year or so?
I'll list a few of them:
Singer's partner
Kozlowski
Sharpe
Andrews
Cassidy
Cohen
Brown
Jones
McCann
Williams
Sharp
Does anyone really think this is a coincidence?
To "Dispickable Kowards"--
You are right that they are all cowards who have destroyed our hospital, but can't yoyu do a little better with your spelling? You spell like a low-hanging fruit.
Funny! You yourself misspelled "kowards" and "youyu".....sometimes its not spelling as much as typing errors....besides it's the issues that are important not typing errors.
Oh My God. You are all sounding like a bunch of high-school girls, picking on each other, picking on those who cannot or will not respond. When will you all grow some chest hair and act like MEN and leaders of this community and actually DO something.
What good is talk without action? Mere gossip if you ask me. What good is action without thought? Foolhardy and likely to fail.
When will you all get out from behind your anonymous masks, form a community-based task force, a strong grass-roots initiative to start asking the hard questions, and to find out what needs to be done to fix this ever-worsening problem. Then do it.
Or, you can all sit comfortably behind your desks, Starbucks in hand, and gripe about the situation, which would be much easier, and after all, would last only so long until Lifepoint finally closes the doors to one of Danville's most important assets forever.
Then you can find something else to gripe about, like Danville's continued downward spiral because it lacks a viable hospital.
I'm willing to bet that if an actual leader came forth from this group, posted a time and a date, that the wheels would then start turning.
Who will take that first step, and when? What will it take for someone to turn the first shovel full of shit and start the long hard process of digging out from under this mountain of manure that covers our hospital?
How about one of those wonderful people that started this mess? How about our "civic leaders" who have now been silent for two years? How about those doctors that sold all the others a bill of goods about how wonderful a for profit would be? They are still in town, for now.
Said as he sits behind his desk with his starbucks in hand anonymously bitchin wating for SOMEONE ELSE to sign a name and do something. "Oh My God"
First, it's SHE, not He, and second, I don't believe in throwing away my money on status beverages.
I have been a homeowner in Danville for over six years, and understand the unique and precious town that this is.
Though my principal residence is Northern Virginia, I have given every last minute of my spare time, every thought not devoted to my family, home or profession, and every ounce of energy possible, including hours that should have been spent asleep, on doing whatever I can to help Danville thrive. I do this gladly, willingly, and without pay. And I don't even live in Danville yet.
Many of you who were born in Danville don't understand just how special this town is. The people here are amazing, the warmth they exude is genuine and their caring for each other is sincere. There are no other people in the world as wonderful as the residents of Danville are. Ask anyone who moved here from elsewhere and they will agree.
The variety of home-grown businesses with generations of family toil behind them have evolved to serve and understand this town in a way that no big box store ever could. Some of those businesses, like tobacco and the textile mills, grew into a industries that enriched and grew this town. The way that people here support their local businesses has helped keep the character of this town intact.
Danville is on the cusp of "becoming" at this point. The textile industry is all but gone, the tobacco industry is no longer king. Danville needs to re-invent itself into the future by using the assets it already has.
No amount of new construction and development, no amount of historic preservation and heritage tourism, and no amount of branding and advertising will bring new businesses and industry to this town if we lack a quality hospital.
I get the feeling that not all of you understand that this is about more than just a hospital, or a nursing job, or having a doctor/mayor in town. This is about the future success or failure of Danville as a whole. Are you willing to risk such an amazing place through inaction and gossip?
Don't bother arguing about how you lack the time to get involved. The amount of time the average American spends in front of the television alone would add up to an amazing grass-roots effort if re-directed. The computer is another thief of time.
Each of us must put forth whatever time and energy we can muster, and offer up whatever assets you can spare to whatever cause ignites your inner spirit. Since each of you are so completely captured by this issue, it is one you should work hard to try to solve.
For those of you who don't think your time is worth it, then shut up, quit bitching, and let those who do take action get on with it without having to answer your stupid remarks.
I have devoted myself to create a better future for Danville. I ask that each of you do the same.
-Carla Minosh
Carla, I don't know you but you are absolutly right. Please stay fresh and charged up.
Congratulations you owned a house for a whole six years, some of us have been trying for decades through public service and patronage and taxes and endless meetings to stop the downward spiral. Danville is not on the cusp of becoming anything,it's 25 years behind at best, a few minimum wage jobs will not rescue an area of economic depression surrounded by economic giants.
Microeconomics will not work .
"Many of you who were born in Danville don't understand just how special this town is."
Look around Danville is not anymore special than a million other depressed old mill towns , the houses of Dan River Inc. are a testimony to the indentured servant practices that have kept Danville behind for Decades, as is the mentality of lifepoint.
"Don't bother arguing about how you lack the time to get involved."
I've spent and others have spent more volunteer time than you could possibly ever imagine to only have increased expenses go to who knows where.DRMC was built on volunteer efforts and mandatory (volunteer ) efforts. To no avail sold out to cost even more money for less service , so goes Danville's history of ill-informed contractualism.
"No amount of new construction and development, no amount of historic preservation and heritage tourism, and no amount of branding and advertising will bring new businesses and industry to this town if we lack a quality hospital."
Exactly--The original purpose of the blog.
And "let those who do take action get on with it without having to answer your stupid remarks."
If the remarks are so stupid , don't address them.
Too many people have wasted too
much blood sweat and time to support a few people's playground.
"And I don't even live in Danville yet."
Waiting for us to fix the mess first?
Clearly, the reason Carla is so pitifully mis-informed is that she doesn't live here. Wait 'til she tries that! Wait til one of her loved ones winds up in this dump of a hospital. Maybe she can run for mayor, since he has pounded the final nail in the coffin and fled, leaving his father and siblings behind to suffer on. GO WAYNE!
I get so tired of these new people, these wannabe Danvillians, squawking about how much they love this place and then when they get here, the first thing they want to do is change everything. If the Boys had not wrecked health care here, Danville would still be an okay place--and okay is good enough for me. What sane person would want to live in a hell-hole like Charlotte or Ral;eigh. And if you do, then GOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Carla is right in many of her observations. I welcome her to our city. My family endured hardships caused by the exodus of Dan River and the change in ownership of the hospital. (20 + years lost at DRMC) That resentment alone will prevent us from using the hospital, no matter what ad campaign they run. I am sure their are many in Danville with the same attitude. I for one think a major step would be for a change in leadership in the Foundation. They will not admit they made a bad decision and continue to let their egos rule. What entitles them to this position? What steps can be taken to remove them from these positions? In the meantime I continue to vote with my dollars by not supporting those on the board till they start stepping aside and admitting mistakes. A quiet but hopefully effective measure. A shame since I prefer to support local business.
Please stick to the issues and stop the senseless mudslinging. Voice your opinion and try to keep an open mind. When you make a ignorant statement then the rest of your message gets lost.
It is clear that the Board of the Foundation made a mistake. Has anyone taken a look at the charter of the Foundation? Does anyone know who the Foundation was set up to benefit -- for surely there is a beneficiary of a public trust such as this one, and I suspect it is the population of this fair town. Perhaps that is a good place to start, for this continued griping really has no substance, and will produce no effect unless there is planned action and thought behind it.
I did not come to Danville to try to change it, I came and found the gem that I had discovered was slipping away either through inaction or direct intentional destruction by leaders who clearly did not comprehend fully the consequences of their actions.
Please, feel free to have a difference of opinion -- it is our freedoms which makes this country great, and open discourse produces a better understanding of any situation. However, please also be respectful and don't put words in my mouth or call me names behind a cloak of "anonymous". That shows that your are not only mean-spirited, but a coward to boot.
If we can all reveal ourselves to each other and have a truly open and productive discourse, perhaps some action can result. One thing is clear -- we all care deeply about this problem and want to see it resolved, let's not tear each other apart arguing, but come together collectively and support each other in solving this problem.
-Carla Minosh
We wouldn't be anonymous except , lifepoint has made it clear, we will be fired.
Wait a minute -- Lifepoint really said they would fire you for being part of this Blog? Ha. That's great. I've got some lawyers you all need to talk to.
Let them fire you, you will make far more money on the lawsuit than you ever would working for Lifepoint. Actually, by signing your names to these blog entries you almost guarantee that Lifepoint _won't_ fire you, because if there is even the appearance that your personal opinions posted to this Blog were the reason for dismissal, even Lifepoint will recognize the liability.
As long as you don't slander or post incorrect information, your opinions are your own, and the Constitution of The United States of America guarantees the right to free speech. Even Lifepoint cannot take that right away from you.
-Carla Minosh
Virginia is a right to work commonwealth .They can fire you (let you go)at any time for any reason, not give you the reason, and there is nothing you can do about it, it is Virginia law.
Carla, I beg to differ with your point about inappropriate termination. In Virginia, it is fire at will. No reason needs to be given. To prove that a blog entry was the cause would be next to impossible. No one is perfect and if Lifepoint were pushed for a reason (they don't have to respond) they could surely find something to fire you for. Many have been terminated for giving their "free" opinions in public within hearing of administrators.
Lifepoint thinks this blog is a joke. You are using the excuse that Lifepoint will fire you because you want to badmouth them but are chicken to do. And Yeah, I am chicken to work with you, not Lifepoint because most of you on this blog have proven what viscious, back biting people that you are.
If lifepoint thinks this blog is a joke, why is Ruthless on it several times a day? Why do they pay PR people to post on it?
Im not one of you fancy doctors and nnurses on this website, but let me ask a question. My mom just got out of the Lifepoint Memorial hospital. Who are these creeps who come around and say they are doctors when they can't hardly speak English? Someonme explained that the state pays them grant money to come here since most of our doctors left? What's the story? Where do these people come from? The one we ended up with was incompetant on top of not being able to explain anything!
Horrible experience and I'll never go back.
Don't worry folks. I've heard there's a cure for the condition that Lifepoint is suffering from! They've even given it a diagnosis of course, so that it can be treated effectively with a new, though not thoroughly tested, prescription medication!
It's so exciting!
It's called "El Branio Farte"-a condition in which one is exposed to too much el gasolineos, and problemo rises to top of scalpe. Condition can be treated with simplistic retention of el grenish substances of fundeous. Commonly referenced as too muchos gravies or liqueed infectious floese at top of a functioning body.
The medication is sure to be released soon, as regulators do not want to inhibit various constructed compounds from being distributed quickly, even though they may be quite expensive. Expense is no object for the ones suffering from the diagnosis of this dementia, so hopefully the cure will match the cause.
( Someonme explained that the state pays them grant money to come here since most of our doctors left? )
This is incorrect ..,
and by the way FYI 35 %or more of the docs practicing medicine in the US are foreign graduates.!!!!those creeps !!
I've seen the creeps lifepoint calls docs, and that is the reason no sane person woulkd set foot in that hospital.
But slow down, pls, in trashing foreign docs. We have hundreds of fine ones in this country--and even in Danville. Chatham has a superior doctor here (Shah???) from one of the eastern countries.
Just because the pass-through creeps at Lifepoint-DRMC are awful, it is unfair to smear them all.
That is certainly true, in a big way. Lifepoint has very low standards in hiring Hospitalists, and I cannot blame the public for being horrified by some of them. But it is important NOT to smear all physicians from foreign lands. Some of those who have settled in Danville are far better physicians than some of the homegrown ones who have not yet pulled out.
Of course the hospitalists are second-rate. This is the only sort of job they can qualify for. It's far cheaper for LifePoint to toss them off on the public than it is for them to create conditions in which decent physicians want to live and work.
Wake up, folks. That's LifePoint!
I was treated in Eden for three days by a very qualified hospitalist. Dr. Parsen was amazing, thorough and respectful. Why can't Danville employ such quality in it's practitioners?
Two words : lifepoint greed
I went over to Martinsville to see their new ENT doc, and he's terrific. He's not foreigner, raised in Oklahoma, trained in LA, and St. Louis, and has a great personality, and looks like Santa Claus. My kids love him! I'm sad we lost Dr. Williams and Dr. Sharpe, but Dr. Sprehe in Martinsville is just great, only 30 minutes away,and he operates at both Martinsville and Eden. I wish he would come over here, but he says he is too busy. And his office staff is always smiling, polite and friendly, something that has been lacking at Danville ENT for years.
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