Check it out...give them a chance.
http://www.danvillenewsandviews.com/
True, some are going to say it's all PR spin. Maybe, maybe not. But you'll have to admit that one of our concerns about DRMC over the past couple of years is a lack of accessibility. Is this a step to answer that criticism? I hope so.
I figure if everyone who visits and uses the "Ask DRMC" button to ask rational, educated and mature questions, we will soon find out how serious they are. If DRMC will use this site to answer some of the hard questions, then this could present a helpful forum.
UPDATE: Technical problems are now fixed...their site should be receiving questions.
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I'm disappointed in this. If they were serious they would not require your name. Any employee dumb enough to post a tough question has got to fear for her job. I can't see that there is much to celebrate here. It looks like puffery to me.
Use an alias, if you fear backlash. You can create an anonymous email account on hotmail.
I tried to post a question...kept getting an error message that "A valid sender email is required". I put my email address in, but the same message keeps coming up. Anybody else having this issue?
Memo from hospital this pm that commercials are being filmed next week. Hey Ruth ! It would do better for PR if you would use that money to hire quality patient care staff
Hasn't DRMC had enough advertising??? What can they hope to gain from costly advertising (commercials)? Another desperate attempt!
OK So what should we ask them that we haven't already posted and/or proven?
They've been reading all of this for a long time. The site-meter will tell you that. Some of them keep it on, probably minimize it on their screen, and bring it up frequently. Then they check the latest posts, to see if anything else has been incriminating. Then, if something happens like their stock going down or a public comment from an analyst associated with one of the banks they've borrowed funds from, they'll jump in here and say something ridiculous-trying to discredit.
I don't see the point. We've stated the truth, addressed the issues, they know what the joint commission report is about. They know how unhappy the community is with their service. They're just upset that they cannot get each exact IP address completely so they will know who all they are dealing with. IP addresses do not include the final numbers when listed on the site meter. They would like nothing more than to have another route to find out.(Last night for instance, they must have rotated sleep....watching and waiting.)Truth is, you can be in any hotel anywhere, and use their internet, and it will be their IP address that will come up. Wireless communication can use any connection at a college. Libraries have computers. Schools have computers, other large corporations have computers. Fact is, many people in all walks of life are using good technology at the workplace more and more, and LEARNING something about the issues.
They've tried to throw blame back to the community as much as possible, everytime we validate our concerns.
We've all heard the stories, done the research. They just refuse to admit any guilt, or support any correction. So, what are we going to say..."Why won't you try to provide quality healthcare at the hospital?" They'll say, "We are trying, but its all your fault."
Then its pause, wait, nothing changes. Pause, wait, nothing changes.
They thought they wrapped their nest up pretty tightly, and now they want to know how we got so smart-cause they sure didn't intend on this happening. Guess they weren't wrapped quite as tightly as they thought.
There are hundreds of pages viewed on this web-site every day. Almost 30,000 so far. The variety tuning in is spreading more and more, state to state. And America's need for quality healthcare is something that everyone needs to be finding solutions to!
"They've been reading all of this for a long time. The site-meter will tell you that. Some of them keep it on, probably minimize it on their screen, and bring it up frequently. Then they check the latest posts, to see if anything else has been incriminating. Then, if something happens like their stock going down or a public comment from an analyst associated with one of the banks they've borrowed funds from, they'll jump in here and say something ridiculous-trying to discredit."
Funny I thought I saw a request for more unbiased input. Looks like you only want input from people if it supports your agenda.
Tough.
Ha Ha! Hey Ruth, bring us some more nurses! But don't advertise! People will slam you for making commercials. Funny stuff.
What a tremendous blogsite! My sister just told me about it. I never dreamed Danville could do this. One day our community--my former community--might be FREE. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to come home. Now you need to elect some leaders.
I was just saying...we've been asking for them to listen.
The Commission has listened, with no commitment from LPNT that they will do anything with the information. We've wanted a direct line to DRMC, even if it does go through the PR filter. Now, we have it. Send in the key questions that we have...if nothing is ever done and no response is ever made, then we can say 'you asked and we told'. IMHO, so far we've been telling but they haven't been asking.
Now, seize the opportunity...fill the inbox with our questions, concerns and suggestions on how to make it work from today forward.
If not, it's more of the same.
I, like other posters, am happy that there has been a very un-Danville-like sharing of opinions, questions and thoughts. Yes, there have been some people who have added nothing to the conversation but noise....but people have started talking about what is going on and, more importantly, what is going on outside this town that impacts our hospital and our community. Such an outside awareness has been lacking for too many people in this community for too long.
My $0.02...resume the debate.
Sorry, you can't come home again. Home as it was once known does not exist anymore.
I see a real inconsistencey here. One post you say "Give them a chance."
Yet didn't you use this blog to undermined their negotiations with Texas?
You say you care about this place and want a true forum yet you don't value anything without a negative spin.
Can you honestly not see your hypocracy?
I've been in the trenches too long not call it like I see it. I care about what happens to us and there is too much complete fabrication here.
I wish the open lines of communication were with us. The people doing the work. What do we need to take care of the patients? More staffing sounds great, but if we keep losing patients, it won't matter. What else? Get rid of Meditech? (I'll be one of the first celebrating when this occurs!) Quality supplies? Absolutely! Better communication between the departments? PLEASE!! I can't help you if I don't know what you need AND you don't know what I need to help you. Respect from Lifepoint? Yes! And, yes, respect is earned. Many of us do great work that is worthy of respect. However, I hate to go here but there are a few people who are not giving 50% of their effort much less anything close to 100%. What can we do with these people? Many of these slackers have the ear of the department director so they get away with it. (Sorry for that rant, but we do see what others do and don't do AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR PATIENTS see this as well!!! They are hurting us.)
Point is Lifepoint really needs to truly listen and work with us to improve the operations at DRMC. If they persist in doing things like a bull in a china shop, we will become broken like the trampled, crushed fragments of fine china that fell victim to the rampages of an animal outside of its environment.
Lets start with some real truth. E-mail from Ruth 2 days ago that "Effective Monday July 28th no incentive pay will be given out for working extra". So how are they going to get nurses to work extra in this place with limited resources without some incentive? If I recall, they tried this measure when Lifepoint first bought the hospital and no one worked extra and the nurses that were working were so short staffed that it caused some of them to quit. Can you say another mass exodus.
"Point is Lifepoint really needs to truly listen and work with us to improve the operations at DRMC."
Excellent, well thought out, sincere post.
It looks like they are listening. If they follow through maybe we will find our way.
Sorry to p--- on your parade, but we've spent over two years whispering, screaming, begging, imploring, writing, emailing and praying for LifePoint to listen. They have heard nothing we've said.
I'm finished and am working out some time, with applications for other sorts of work. They took all the good faith I could give them and threw it on the ground and rubbed my face in it. I really was too dumb to believe that these people would treat others in this manner, but I've learned my lesson!
That's exactly my wife's experience. What they have done to her has had a terribly negative effect on our home--our marriage, our children. We pray every night for doors to open, and with God's help, they will.
I asked a question as SE suggested. I used my correct name, phone number and email. My question was bounced back with an error note saying I must provide a valid email address. I tried several times, but no cigar.
Don't you think this is simply something a PR person cooked up to look like they are interested? If it doesn't work, they are not serious. Just more BS, it looks like.
I went to DRMC and have no complaints about my experience. My son works there, and he says so long as you don't give a hoot about what's going on, he gets along fine. He has friends who get all stirred up hating the place and the new people, but he says it's easy to get along. He just shuts up, does his job and draws his pay. Maybe that's what more people need to do.
Bingo! That's just what LifePoint wants....shut up and do your job and don't give a damn about the patients. Your son may soon be in upper management and might even be called to Brentwood for a corner office. Good luck!
Shut up and do your job! Wow, what a concept.
So now we live in a dictatorship where one is not allowed to talk?
As healthcare providers it is our duty to speak out about unsafe staffing issues. It is our responsibility to ensure safe patient outcomes and quality patient care. As you so eloquently put it "shut up and do your job", I can gaurantee you that every healthcare employee at this facility works harder than you do sir or madam. So, we will not shut up when circumstances put patients in jeopardy. We will, however, do our job to the utmost of our abilities, but, we will not shut up and let a corporation whose only motive is profits place the lives of our patients in danger.
But if you carry out that noble intent and spend the time needed with patients, you'll soon enough be on the fast-track out of Danville Regional.
"I see a real inconsistencey here. One post you say "Give them a chance."
Yet didn't you use this blog to undermined their negotiations with Texas?"
First point...when nothing but negative is posted here, there is criticism that this blog is a bitch-and-moan session, typical of the 'little minds in Danville' and offering no hope of any purposeful solutions. When a positive comment is posted, we are drinking LPNT's Kool-aid and this is nothing but a PR front for LPNT. So, as far as that goes, the blog is damned-if-we-do and damned-if-we-don't.
My post said give them a chance...numerous people have given it a try and it is not accepting the messages. That adds up to lost credibility (yet again) in my book. So, I will update the original post to reflect what we learned and move on.
Second point, I didn't use this blog to undermine negotiations in Texas. It's surprising that you point that out, because I just read that no real businessmen would read a 'pitiful little blog' and make any business decisions based on what they read there. What I attempt to do is present information from around the country about LPNT facilities that may be germain to the situation we have at hand. If the powers that be at McKenna read this blog and it encouraged them to do more diligence, then that result should be cheered since we have repeatedly criticized the powers that be in Danville for not doing the same.
I appreciate your readership and, yes, educated and spirited debate is a good thing...especially here in Danville where I don't think we have done too much with it. We do have the attention of some key opinion leaders, so let's hope that continued educated and mature posts will help fill in some of the blanks for those in power who must chart the future course.
Very well stated SE.
Exactly!
The new website was started yesterday. Shall we let them know there is a problem and give them a day or two to work out the kinks? Might be the mature educated thing to do.
I called the hospital and was told they are aware of the problem and are working to correct it.
I tried to send another question, and it went through. Looks like they have corrected it.
Give it a try!
In this blog:
I see the honest, just, honorable posts of caring people speaking out about real issues with genuine concern.
I also see the malicious perpetuation of rumors, half-truths and outright lies.
Danville needs this forum. It is a good thing but must be taken for what it is.
Back to the subject at hand:
"Three notions are critical to repairing the situation and moving forward:
-- First is an appreciation that the goal is to repair the sense of trust between this hospital and its community. When trust has been damaged in a relationship, it can be repaired, gradually, over elapsed time, by each party being clear about what it is going to do, and then doing it -many times in succession. Trust builds from the repeated successful accomplishment of stated goals.
-- Second, in order to do this, an ongoing dialogue needs to take place - a dialogue centered on the issues which are at the core of this lack of trust, the plan for addressing them, and ongoing and routine follow-up on the results of implementing that plan.
-- Third, and this is the most important notion, leadership is needed from key parties, sitting at the same table, engaged in this dialogue. In this case, the three parties needed are physicians, community leaders, and LifePoint."
Here we are:
Looks like they are already implementing a plan to open lines of dialogue starting with the new website.
Anderson looks like a good choice for Lifepoint leadership.
Now- Where do we go?
Which physicians will come to the table?
What community leaders best represent our interest?
What about an employee representative? Any nurses out there willing to go to the table?
What can I do to help?
Great Article on LifePoint's performance at a similar hospital. Doesn't seem to be a problem in this hospital. Sounds like things are really going well. . .
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital What to expect in 2007
By TRICIA NEAL
Commonwealth Journal
Somerset — Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital CEO Jeff Seraphine could boast of many high-dollar projects which have either recently been completed or are nearing completion.
The hospital has invested approximately $100 million in equipment, an imaging center, a sleep center, a building expansion, a parking garage, and other new endeavors.
“In the last several years, our hospital has been in a big growth and investment mode. What I tell my new employees is that we’re a big community hospital that, a few years ago, decided to grow up and become a regional hospital,” Seraphine said.
But when asked about his goals for 2007, he would rather talk about something a little less technical.
While there are still many milestones ahead, Seraphine says, this year, LCRH leadership is focusing on getting back to the basics — putting emphasis on the hospital’s mission statement: Leading the way to better health care by treating patients like family.
“Our priorities lie in providing patient satisfaction,” Seraphine explained.
“Our investments in our facility and in equipment have helped move us into a regional role. Now we want to make sure we’re leading the region in what we set about to do in our mission statement.”
This year, Seraphine is making a “commitment to service and recruiting” — two ideas which go hand-in-hand, he says. The arrival of more quality physicians means the hospital will be better able to become a place where patients feel valued.
Rounding out the staff...
LCRH now offers a full-service heart program and a highly-sought-after neurosurgery program. The neurosurgeons at LCRH are the only ones in a 40-county area in southeast Kentucky.
“We are looking at ways to provide those services for more patients than we normally service,” Seraphine explained.
“There is a growing shortage of physicians nationwide. People don’t realize how hard it is to recruit good physicians, and I think we’ve done a good job of recruiting them to our community,” he continued, adding that LCRH spends about $2 million per year attempting to bring physicians to the area.
Faster service...
The hospital’s emergency room — often a target of community complaints — was revamped last year.
“We knew the ER could do better,” Seraphine admits candidly.
“We were facing challenges that face every hospital — shortages, long waits. But when you live in Somerset/Pulaski County, it doesn’t matter what other hospitals are facing. So we’ve focused on that initiative for about the last year-and-a-half.”
Eleven emergency room physicians were removed last February, and a “handful” of physicians committed to “getting people in and out of the ER faster” were brought in, Seraphine said.
Now, Seraphine says, patients’ surveys and physicians’ feedback from the emergency room are improving.
“Since April of 2006, 99 percent of patients have either seen a doctor or had treatment started in less than 30 minutes,” Seraphine bragged.
In fact, LCRH boasts a “30-minute guarantee” for their ER services.
“I’m unaware of anybody else in the state that is advertising that kind of guarantee,” Seraphine said.
Quality from an expert’s perspective...
The hospital is ensuring quality service by employing a first-ever chief medical officer, Dr. Michael Citak.
“Dr. Citak was hired in July of 2006. He is well-respected and is an excellent surgeon. He is now part of our administrative team, providing a physician’s perspective to make sure we provide quality service — to make sure you are getting what you want for your family,” Seraphine said.
“We want to set a standard in this region for quality service,” he continued.
Service with a smile...
An emphasis is being placed on employee satisfaction at LCRH.
“If your staff is not satisfied, you’re patients will never be satisfied,” Seraphine said.
“We want to create a good work environment for our physicians and our team members. We’ve seen team members’ satisfaction surveys move up to above average for our company, and well above the national average, recently.”
LCRH employees have been motivated to improve their patients’ stay with what Seraphine calls “wow moments.”
“This year, we are insisting that our employees spend some money on satisfying our patients, on making our patients feel like they have been treated special,” he said.
Employees are going the extra mile to provide special meals or other acts of kindness for patients who need a lift. “Wow moments” are shared in staff meetings — and Seraphine hopes the staff will find it easier and easier over time to give of themselves to help their patients.
A reputation of perfection...
As Seraphine predicted, with happy staff comes happy patients.
He said the hospital has seen “significant strides” in company rankings in the area of patient satisfaction.
“We were in the bottom third of our company, and we’re now closing in on the top third,” he said.
Seraphine says there’s a difference between a “satisfied” patient and a “very satisfied” patient, and that he doesn’t want to settle for either type.
“The very satisfied patients are the loyal patients. ... We’re seeing a lot of good results, but we’re trying not to rest on that. ... We don’t want to be average. We want to be known for it,” he said.
“We’re still buying equipment and making advancements, making what we have better. We’re still recruiting, and we have excellent services now — we’re just making them better. ... But we want to be known for great service. We can perform surgeries and build buildings, but if we want to be a regional medical center, we’ve got to do things better than we have in the past.”
To the poster discussing "Three notions are critical to repairing the situation and moving forward:"
Please keep in mind that nurses are not the only employees at DRMC. We have a stake in the success or failure of this hospital. Our input would also be invaluable!
"Great Article on LifePoint's performance at a similar hospital. Doesn't seem to be a problem in this hospital. Sounds like things are really going well. . .
"
Well we were told by some of the "management" yesterday and today that we can expect the ratio's here to go up and the staff numbers to go down.The pharmacy also is to be "trimmed" and this follows the lovely "ruthless" email that there will be NO more incentive pay (I guess the O's need bigger bonuses)
Which company do we work for Jekyl or Hyde?
In a profession suffering from a shortage and that is clearly willing to pay for experience education and training elsewhere, we are cursed with a money hungry psuedo-giant with no regard for staff or patients.
What is Sitemeter?
Patients are still being abused in the facility. Two months ago, a patient was being treated with antibiotics to the point of over-dose, her family had to check her out immediately(after two weeks of hospitalizion) with internal bleeding and checked her into a university hospital. She had pleaded for help, one of the hospital associated physicians(family care owned by same corporation) and states that when she asked her nurse how many patients she was overseeing.....22!
There is still an investigation.
As far as Nuerosurgeons. The last one recruited in had a 20 year chemical dependance problem and just came off of probation for falsifying prescriptions at several pharmacies for his own use at a previous location. I guess he really "needed" 1100 pain pills during a course of 1 year! He had just settled a case in his previous location, which paralyzed an 11 year old girl by doing kyphoplasty after she was completely healed!
Think about it though. He had big debts to pay...hungry. What species of more profitable surgeon could be recruited?
As far as Ctak, its a little questionable when a physician expedites surgery, based on in-conclusive testing, then avoids answering questions later about difficulties from an invasive proceedure.
As far as their expertise in recruiting physicians, that whole theology is another ball of wax. Lifepoint spends money on offices, etc. and then those physicians have to return the favors through profitability. Its all a money game, and when you "pass go" you have to pay more than $200.
Now, if you'd like to read a book, I could tell you about all of the cases of questionable oncology diagnosis which has had numerous investigations, and even one oncologist abruptly leaving town! His nurse found several patients that had been treated with chemo/radiation who's test reports actually did not validate they had cancer! (But they had good health insurance!) She left his practice.
How about the 80 year old man who was told he had malignant cancer, and they gave him chemo/radiation with a heart condition last year until part of his intestine ruptured!(Different oncologist) His type of cancer they found, does not spread!(But he had good insurance!)
But it really doesn't matter to Lifepoint, they want the money!
They'll also bring in the people who will bring in the money.
It's just another branch of HCA made over!
If anyone talks, they get booted. If local physicians talk, they bring in competitors. But really, how can you possibly stay quiet? These are people too!
Lifepoint sets up their environment to be handicapped to real medical needs and progress. Information difficult to obtain, technology outdated, then everything becomes quite accidental. Pharmacy errors due to being short staffed. Nurses get the blame and take the falls. But, the directors, CEO's and management will always get paid well! Lots of stock and lots of checks, at the expense of whom?
Are parking garages and the ads what makes quality care? How can you ever find patient satisfaction and quality care on the outside of a facility, when the truth remains on the inside? The actual workers who provide it, educated in medicine, continue running and spinning so fast that they rarely have time to tie their own shoes to keep from falling! They call this quality?
Wow! What are the Oncologists names?
Yes, the public should know their names. It could save lives.
On the subject of names, who are the Danville docs who have put an option on the property just north of Bojangles in Blairs. I gather they will own the facility to keep LifePoint from wrecking their reputations, but will they be affiliated with one of the legitimate community hospitals in the area?
I think this is outrageous and you should be sued. The sensitive deal in Blairs is supposed to be completely confidential. Your reckless commentary could destroy all the efforts. I think it's time for you people to shut up!!!
I agree. Warning people is your moral duty.
The oncologist who has left has probably changed his name already. He was from India-left almost 2 years ago. According to friends I know working in the same building, he was obscure in communicating where he was going. The other one is still practicing the last time I checked. Usually when patients question him, he eventually backs up.
So maybe some of us are a little paranoid. We see and hear what we want to see and hear.
So what's going on at the site north of BoJangles? Some rumors say it's the nephrologists and urologists getting out of Dodge. Other rumors say it's going to be an acute-care center.
What's up?
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2007/07/23/daily3.html?from_rss=1John Maupin Jr., former president of Meharry Medical College, has been elected to the Regions Financial Corp. board of directors.
Maupin spent 12 as president of Meharry Medical College in Nashville before taking his current position as president of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Maupin also serves on the board of directors for LifePoint Hospitals Inc., a rural hospital management company; the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Companies I and II, a mutual fund complex for American International Group Inc., group retirement plans; and HealthSouth Corp., a provider of inpatient rehabilitative health care services.
Regions has $140 billion in assets and operates approximately 1,900 AmSouth and Regions banking offices in 16 states.
Meharry Medical College is the nation's largest independent private, historically black institution dedicated solely to educating health professionals.
http://www.news-tribune.net/local/
Saint Catherine Regional Hospital CEO resigns
By DAVID MANN
David.Mann@newsandtribune.com
Jeffrey Probus will resign as president and chief executive officer of Saint Catherine Regional Hospital in Charlestown.
The announcement was made Monday afternoon by hospital Chairman Robert Lane. Probus will resign for personal reasons. When asked for comment, officials declined to elaborate.
Probus had only been president and CEO of the 96-bed hospital since September 2006. According to Leslie Ingram, an executive assistant at the hospital, Probus came into that job shortly after the facility was acquired by Michigan-based Saint Catherine Health Care in May of that year. The facility was previously known as Medical Center of Southern Indiana. The name was changed when it was purchased from LifePoint Hospitals Inc.
For now, Lane will assume leadership of the facility until a permanent appointment is announced.
“I look forward to coming to Charlestown and spending more time here,” Lane said in a press release Monday. “Our employees at the hospital have made major progress moving the facility forward, with the addition of new services and new technology. I look forward to working with them to continue these advancements.
“We thank Mr. Probus for the contributions he has made to Saint Catherine Regional Hospital and the community during the past year, and wish him future success,” Lane said.
"I think this is outrageous and you should be sued. The sensitive deal in Blairs is supposed to be completely confidential. Your reckless commentary could destroy all the efforts. I think it's time for you people to shut up!!!"
Please explain your logic here.
"sensitive confidential deal"...Looks like the Docs are making secret deals again. Someone better get on the ball find out exactly what's going on so we can have a say in the future of our healthcare this time. Learn from experience.
We all know what happens when physicians start making secret deals.
Some interesting commentary from LPNT during a 2007 event brief of guidance on Thompson Business Intelligence Service:
Analyst: "if we looked at sort of a total margin in Virginia '07 guidance versus '06, what are you assuming and what could go right there that would make that margin do better than what you're forecasting?"
BILL GRACEY (LPNT COO): ...basically at Danville leadership stabilization; emergency department efficiency has been our number one challenge in the community; getting the physicians back on board, which is a process we described earlier that we think we're pretty good at overtime; and therefore as a result of all that getting the community back on board.
The community when that hospital was bought was not included in the decision and it's been a real challenge regaining their trust at a time where, as you recall, they had lost their other number one employer to a plant in India. So there's a real sensitivity there that -- you've heard us talk about it, but obviously you can't underestimate how that flows through community attitudes and affects physicians, employees, etc.
The last thing at Danville is plain old operating efficiencies. There operating like a not-for-profit sometimes does with perhaps a heavy focus on keeping people happy as opposed to a heavy focus on maximizing margin and return. Obviously the goal is both."
"Nursing leadership is a remaining issue also at Danville as I think about it. "
"Danville, as you correctly pointed out, is the opportunity of all opportunities."
When asked "what measures have you taken to manage more your nursing and tech recruiting and labor?"
Gracey responded:
"Another thing we're looking at is we actually have a nursing school at one of our hospitals in Virginia and we're looking at seeing if we can't get an opportunity for a lot of our existing nurse techs and even LPNs to through eLearning kinds of initiatives to go through that nursing school and benefit LifePoint Hospitals all over the place. So it's a myriad number of things, but basically it's making sure you capture the local nursing graduates. It's making sure that as you flex staff you flex intelligently and not with a hatchet and that we take advantage of our nursing school opportunity that we're exploring right now out of Danville. "
http://www.insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?n=1&neID=20070105560.2_7aeb1433b5964dc4
"We all know what happens when physicians start making secret deals."
We assume you're talking about the crooked lifepoint deal with one of the 5.
There is no secret conspiracy going on among the doctors. They are fed up with the unsafe nursing ratios just like everyone else. Their loyal patients are refusing to be admitted to DRMC, therefore, they are losing revenue. Some do have privileges at other facilities and are seeing patients there. The so-called conspiracy is simple: They are looking to team up with Centra Health in Lynchburg and build an ambulatory surgical center within the county. Ask them, they are not trying to hide anything. This has the hospital management upset and is what prompted the carefully worded e-mail from Jess Judy letting the doctor's know they them along with Centra Health would be in for a long legal battle over the certificate of need for such a facility. I think competition would be good. But, no conspiracy exist.
The C.O.N would be quick as the County has already backed it publicly. Some of the MD's have also let "Mr" Judy know he's not the greatest.
Your are correct they are fed up with lifepoint and they let us know if we ask, as we are fed up with the risks also , this is a very disreputable company and a nightmare to try to work for/with.
Also with Centra's ratings and pull they could eat lifepoint for breakfast. I hope they do....soon.
Please clarify. The news accounts have been very confusing, as usual. The Bojangles site in Blairs is mentioned as well as a site north of Chatham. I had the idea that the Bojangles site was to be a private facility owned and operated by physicians who can no longer tolerate LifePoint. Then, I gathered, the facility north of Chatham would be associated with Centra Health.
Could someone please help out here.
Thanks,
DRY FORK.
If our local politicians have a voice in getting us the CONs needed to go forward, I hope everybody is all over them.
Surgical suite -Blairs
Centra critical care center - N of Chatham
Patients are still being abused in the facility.
What facility are you talking about? Does not sound like Danville.
The joint venture with local doctors and Centra health is being propsed around where the new Wal-mart is to be built. The center in the northern part of the county is going to built by...don't know. One can assume that it is Centra, and with the counties resolution, that will go a long way with getting the C.O.N. Now, about Bojangles. The company that owns the dialysis clinic has bought the land, has drawn plans, and will construct a dialysis center in that area. It is being built so that their patients in the northern part of the county wont have so far to drive.
Maybe we should all go back to taking vitamins and using silver utensils like our successful forefathers. It could make us all much wealthier....
overall.
When I was a child, I got really sick. I couldn't walk for almost a year. I went through diagnosis after diagnosis, several different medications. Nothing worked.
Then my mother, whom was one of the most intelligent women I've ever known, started giving me vitamins. I started walking and felt much better in about one month. I've been so blessed by using that very lesson, and have lived a normal physical life since.
My children also. Rarely sick, as long as they take their vitamins.
One of them recently scored in the top 99% on ACT nationally. Top 97% on PSAT.
America's best defense to a diseased nation could be vitamins, and a healthier diet.
As a nation, we are all addicts. One prescription makes us dependant on another, then another. Before long, we have to take 3 or 4 medications all as a remedy for the ones before. Make any sense out of it! Who can afford it! We are addicts. We let others think for us. We doubt our own abilities many times. Let's stop, open our eyes and take a good dose of common sense.
Many poorer countries do not have the incidence of cancer that seem to plague Americans. They suffer a lot from diseases that begin with unsanitary conditions and effects of drugs.
Americans are seen to be the ones with all the money.Other countries want what we have, and they think we are all extremely rich! They'll do whatever they can to get it. See, the poorer you start, the more craving for it you have. We also find easier routes than thinking for ourselves. We want instant remedy, but sometimes that isn't always possible. Maybe we should just start thinking for ourselves. Maybe we need to value opinions more on what we have learned rather than what elected officials or "ones higher and wealthier" say. How did some of them get that way anyway ..Lies..Schemes...
Manipulating?
In so many ways, America needs to go back to the basics. We've done a whole lot of the things the wrong way, made the wrong choices. We've taken the easy way out, or the greedy way out. Fast money.
Given the results, is this the way God would really want it for us? Don't just read these words and discard them.
Don't take anyone's word over your own God Given ability to evaluate and reason. You don't have to be the loudest church choir singer either, to have the biggest heart. You just have to know that He loves and cares for us all-each of us.
Keep praying, He'll answer. May not be instant, and then again could be. I do know that He will answer, though. He always does.
Nice blog. Never thought I'd see something like this in Danville. Thanks to someone.
I asked once before: Are the Bank Boys still around? Davenport is such a press hound that we see him in the paper all the time, but how about the rest of them?
The rumor keeps spinning around that Ashby is moving away. I don't know about the others.
Folks hate those guys so much that it's always hard to know what's true about any of them. I don't know where they are, but I do know that wherever they are, they're sniffing around under a money tree, hoping some low-hanging fruit will fall their way.
You jerks need to get lives of your own. Those guys got their money and are gone. Nothing you say matters to them. Forget it!
We'll take care of our lives ,jackass, tend to yours.Oh wait you're tending to ours by reading "the blog", these "guys" have wrecked and endangered so many lives it's criminal and we still don't know how they sold something that they didn't own.
From WBTM website:
(DANVILLE) --THE TOP RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITIZEN’S COMMISSION THAT EXAMINED LIFEPOINT’S OPERATION AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL IS ABOUT TO BECOME A REALITY. CITY LEADERS HAVE ANNOUNCED A MEETING NEXT WEEK TO ORGANIZE WHAT WILL BE CALLED THE HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE PANEL. DANVILLE MAYOR WAYNE WILLIAMS PROMISED EARLIER THIS MONTH TO MEET WITH LEADERS FROM PITTSYLVANIA AND CASWELL COUNTIES TO BEGIN FORMING THE NEW LEADERSHIP COMMISSION. THEIR GOAL IS TO START AND MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE WITH LIFEPOINT OVER ISSUES AT DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. NO WORD YET ON THE EXACT COMPOSITION OF THE NEW PANEL.
OMG!!!I am trying to follow this conversation. Is there any intelligence in this blog? You wonder why Lake Cumberland is doing so well- they must have better, more educated people to work with. If the writings in this blog are an example of Danville at it's finest then we are in deep deep doo doo. And before you idnetify me as a LifePoint Flunkey- I have lived here for over a decade. But y'all need to step back and first understand what you are writing about and maybe then you could speak intelligently.
From yahoo finance
"Stifel Nicolaus analyst Jerry Schluderberg lowered his rating on the stock to "Hold" from "Buy," saying management failed to give a clear sign on how it plans to improve operations in the near term."
So basically they have NO idea how to fix lifepoint and it's going down the tubes , sounds like DRMC.
And to the above post. most of us we're born here and have seen the constant corruption and destruction by greedy companies and "those in the know" as for education the hospital in general are some of the most educated people in danville (or most communities ) a large part of us have at least one Bachelor's degree or higher and multiple certifications , how about you Mr Knowitall ?, try again.
I have lived in Danville most of my life and have invested most of my career at DRMC. I am educated and do know what I am talking about.
No one at the executive "O" level listens to what we have to say and this blog has provided an outlet for those of us living daily in the LifePoint nightmare! I know this because I am a manager at DRMC and an expert in my field.
Others across this country need to be advised of this corporation's business practices.
To ye little one whom opens mouth and insert's foot..."You wonder why Lake Cumberland is doing so well- they must have better, more educated people to work with. If the writings in this blog are an example of Danville at it's finest then we are in deep deep doo doo."
The writings on here on not just an example of Danville's finest, but also Lake Cumberland's finest.
Lake Cumberland has some of the same problems and some of the postings on here are from Lake Cumberland Educated People.
Do your research little one, do not just breeze in and read the most recent posts, and open mouth. Read all of the July 27 posts. Some are not only from Danville.
To the 2 posts above
"No one at the executive "O" level listens to what we have to say and this blog has provided an outlet for those of us living daily in the LifePoint nightmare! "
Yes exactly.
Nice work on this site. Just tuned in. Keep it up.
Given the high level of distrust of the Bank Boys and low level of esteem felt for the Bank Boys by an ever broadening and vocal community, why don't we ask them to resign from the Hospital Foundation Board? Maybe we could organize a ticker tape parade for their departure.
I think a slickster like Jess Judy would make a nice Bank Boy.
Might as well be, he's sucking money out of the community now too,as a member of the "lifepoint mafia" and the leader in bully tactics he's now drawing a salary and pension based on the work of hard working people in Danville that never had to feed him before.
It will be interesting when Ruthless and Anderson return form Tennessee next week. They are sure to be handed challenges to repair this broken ship.The first step would be remove the RUTHless one and start building a culture of trust. Everyone who has seen her manipulations, games and lies is sitting in waiting for someone in Tennessee to wake up to the fact she is destructive and self serving. It has been interesting to watch people wake up to really see her games, her prejudices, her perosnality flaws and lack of moral character.
Those in Tennessee already know Ruth's ways. She was strategically placed at DRMC by the corporate office to serve as a mole.
Yeah well the new CFO "dodged" the truth about moving with 2 cities for 2-3 weeks , so he started practicing early.
I don't think he was dodging. As a member of Martinsville City Council, he just wanted to announce his resignation plans on his own terms and not let the Martinsville Bulletin make the announcement before he was ready. That paper has a very adversarial relationship with the council members and does anything they can to make them look bad.
He doesn't need help if this type of vagueness is representative, and a straight forward answer something like: I will release my decision at the appropriate time.
And not: Yes, No, Yes, No, would have been much more respectable.
Has anyone gotten an answer from "Ask DRMC"?
Don't know the Martinsville paper. If we had a paper like that, a paper privately owned by Danville people, maybe we would have by now found the leadership we do not have. Davenport, Majors, Motley and Ashby would have been and shot down like clay pigeons in Martinsville and would have never been able to bilk the community.
Above post: I think he/she meant to type "Don't KNOCK the Martinsville paper," and he/she is so very right. If God would only give us a newspaper.
What's the story on whether Ashby is going to cut and run. That rumor keeps coming up. Does Ashby ever comment on anything, ot does he just "listen" to his patients?
Rumor I hear is that Ashby's wife wants to split and "start over," be he wants to stay. He still thinks he might make it onto the Bank Board, I suppose?
who cares what ashby does? he ain't my shrink anymmore! Ha Ha.
(DANVILLE) -- THE NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE DANVILLE REGIONAL FOUNDATION SAYS HE WILL STRESS "PATIENCE" AND "FOCUS" AS HE BEGINS OVERSIGHT OF THE FOUNDATION'S $200-MILLION FUND. KARL STAUBER, 56, BEGAN WORK WEDNESDAY AT THE FOUNDATION, WHICH WAS FORMED TWO YEARS AGO FROM THE SALE OF DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (DRMC). HE SPENT THE PAST DECADE IN CHARGE OF A SIMILAR FOUNDATION IN THE MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL AREA, BUT HIS ROOTS ARE IN SMALL TO MIDDLE-SIZED COMMUNITIES. ALTHOUGH HE IS A NATIVE OF STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND HIS WIFE IS FROM LYNCHBURG, STAUBER SAYS HE WILL HAVE TO REORIENT HIMSELF WITH THE AREA. LAST YEAR, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED MORE THAN $17-MILLION IN GRANTS TO 5 LOCAL AGENCIES.
FROM WBTM website
This gent is going to "reorient" himself. You bet he will. He may have done some --s-kissing before he got here, but he ain't seen nothing until the bank guys work him over.
Some of this material is superior. Thanks to all.
Questions asked and answered...from the "news and views website":
"Why was the Danville Regional executive team in Nashville last week? To discuss downsizing at DRMC?
The Danville Regional Medical Center leadership team was in Tennessee, along with their counterparts from all of the company’s hospitals, to attend the annual operations meeting. There are no plans to downsize DRMC. Rather, there are plans to continue to increase services at DRMC with the expansion on the sixth floor, the purchase of a linear accelerator and additional diagnostic equipment."
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