Covenant, CCH await attorney general nod
By Jan Runions, Claiborne County Progress, Tazewell, Tenn. | |
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Decosimo representative
During what was to have been the last meeting of the CCH board of directors, Conner said the State Attorney General has about 45 days from the time the office receives the package to make its decision.
"We are currently in a wait and see mode," said Conner.
Since there has been no word, the board decided to recess the meeting and was to have reconvened on
Once Covenant officially takes over the reins, the facility will undergo a name change to the
Conner has been vocal in his assurances the lease agreement calls for little to no change in policies and few employment pool changes for at least the first year or so.
Seven Covenant Human Resource agents were at the hospital last week, conducting employee enrollment, he said.
The current CCH board of directors will be defunct, as a new Covenant board is rotated into position to oversee the Health Systems' agenda.
If all goes as planned, the takeover should occur around the first of March. Meanwhile, Covenant continues to tweak plans and work details, said Conner.
He said the employee insurance will remain in effect through the end of March.
One of the board's last functions involved approving a change in its bylaws. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification will expand from the emergency room setting into the rest of the facility.
Administrator
The hospital had a loss of some
During the first seven months of the fiscal year, the hospital is
Brown said he foresees an influx of patients coming to the facility due to nearby
"They will still see them in the ER triage, but they will not admit them," he said.
The CCH currently has
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