CEO says UMC wants to take over El Paso Children’s Hospital
By Vic Kolenc, El Paso Times, Texas | |
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What will put the hospital back on strong financial footing, CEO
"Their (UMC) proposal did not include any financial specifics. It was merely a proposal which would change the (board) governance structure (in such a way) that UMC had a predominant role in our governance structure. That was really the only nature of the proposal," Dziesinski told the
It's fair, he said, to characterize UMC's proposal as a takeover.
UMC's Chief Executive Officer
UMC officials have said that
But Dziesinski told the
Dziesinski said part of what has crippled the hospital financially is that it re-paid UMC
The UMC board this week sent a confidential proposal to the
That triggers a 60-day period in which neither side could discuss the dispute publicly, he said.
Dziesinski, who became CEO in April, revealed the
Three doctors said media reports have mistakenly portrayed the hospital as failing and has hurt staff morale among the 609 employees.
Dr.
"We stand here today to fight and are behind our leadership 100 percent," she said.
Dr.
He added that "what he (Dziesinski) has presented to us is a sober, competent and comprehensive plan" to revive the hospital's financial health.
The hospital is proposing that service agreements with UMC be renegotiated to reflect the "real costs of services."
After hundreds of meetings over three months with UMC officials,
Dziesinski is proposing that the hospital's rental agreements be changed so it no longer has to pay
The hospital has hired
The hospital also will make
The hospital can be self-sufficient within two years, Dziesinski said at the press conference.
He also revealed Friday that UMC officials in late May made a federal Uniform Commercial Code filing against
That essentially puts the world on notice that UMC is seeking payment of its multimillion-dollar debt, Dziesinski said. That filing has further strained relations between them, he said.
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