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