How Can You Help With This Election?

You all have special talents. Pick the one(s) that fit you.

1)Write a letter to the editor:

http://www.goskagit.com/site/letters-guidelines.html

The ballots have already been sent out, so to get your letter published in a timely manner, do it ASAP.

2) Pass out leaflets door to door. Doorbelling is a proven way to positively influence voters. I was pretty uncomfortable doing this at first, but once you get the hang of it it’s actually kind of fun getting feedback from voters. If you pick up 50 flyers you can have them passed out in a short time. Go with a buddy if you wish and make the work go twice as fast.  Call me @ 360 540 1351 for flyers and we will coordinate your route so we don’t overlap

3) Display a car window sign or two in your vehicle. They will be found in your break room or get some when you pick up flyers.

4) Join us for some of the one hour informational sign holding sessions at major intersections in Mt Vernon.  I only have a few preprinted signs left so make up some signs of your own design and lets put on a show.

Hwy 536 (Memorial Hiway) and S First.  (Tri Dee)

                                          

If some of you want to wave signs at other times that would be great too.

Let's spread the word!  The ballots have been mailed out.
 Please visit The Skagit Valley Herald site and read about the candidates.

http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/candidates-vie-for-hospital-district-positions/article_86aeadc0-f1de-56ff-990c-e74fc2da4af2.html#.Vh8Zm-cfmRU.facebook


Next, scroll to the bottom and write a short endorsement for your favorite candidate. That would be, ahem, Al Dennis,  of course. Also I'm endorsing Peter Browning for the other open seat.

Every vote counts! Last election there were 7000 votes cast, and I lost by 7. Yes. Seven out of 7000. Let's get out the vote.

You don't have to live in Dist One to give me an endorsement. Your support from anywhere in the world where you may live will be much appreciated.

Just an aside. Several people have asked how much the commissiner's job pays. Answer : Zippo, Nada, Nothing, It is a volunteer position that if  I win, I must resign from my job at the hospital and it will actually mean a reduction in my income. The cost is worth it tho, because I feel strongly about improving our community hospital.

IN SUMMARY!! Visit the site, scroll to the bottom of it and write a short note endorsing me for the job.

Thanks,
Al

Top management gets bonuses totaling $235K despite disastrous DNV survey

Last year, despite nurses and MD’s sounding warnings, a hospital accreditation survey found the hospital to be non-compliant in six areas. Meetings were held , hands were wrung, rumors were spread that this was so serious that the hospital may face a forced closure.

2014 is also the year the $498K/yr CEO was given a $97.8K BONUS! Bonuses for the top four administrators totaled $238.8 K. Is this a case of the existing board members not being diligent in evaluating the performance of their management team? Or have they done their evaluation and found that the management team was right on track as they wished and were paying out bonuses despite less than stellar patient care?

In my view the board’s incumbents are placing too much emphasis on the business-speak of “metrics, margins, cash, value base, productivity, growth, health of the organization etc.” and not enough on safe patient care. It would appear that the accrediting agency agrees w/ me.

It is time for two new board members. I urge you to vote for Al Dennis and Peter Browning