tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post3805065290972834415..comments2023-10-02T06:01:07.043-05:00Comments on The-Paris-site: What Does Essent Want?....3/30fac_phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07837459359891180522noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-65912967657099966042009-03-31T13:21:00.000-05:002009-03-31T13:21:00.000-05:00FROM:Charlie Therrien TO:StaffSUBJECT:Common quest...FROM:Charlie Therrien <BR/>TO:Staff<BR/>SUBJECT:Common questions<BR/>March 30, 2009<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>As I meet with departments and individuals there are a few questions that come up<BR/>that I thought I would respond to across the hospital.<BR/>Will DTO continue?<BR/>We will continue to make sure that we maintain the correct level of staff for the<BR/>fluctuating level ofpatients in both the inpatient and outpatient areas, clinical and<BR/>non-clinical. I understand that this creates anxiety and financial pressure during<BR/>difficult times; however we are trying to reduce our expenses and avoid the<BR/>elimination ofpositions.<BR/>Why spend money on Studer at this time?<BR/>The investment in Studer is an investment in the training and development of our<BR/>people. It is consistent with our educational assistance program, CME, and<BR/>other training that are all investments in the employees. The measurable outcome<BR/>from all of these initiatives is to improve employee satisfaction, which drives<BR/>patient satisfaction, which drives volume growth.<BR/>What is the hospital doing to increase business?<BR/>National trends indicate that people are putting off elective and non-urgent<BR/>healthcare services due to the economic issues that we all are facing. In order to<BR/>offset these trends we are actively pursuing strategies to grow new business. For<BR/>example, we are actively working on a plan to open an urgent care center in New<BR/>York, we are in the process of developing a coordinated women's health program,<BR/>we have hired nurse practitioners and physician assistants to improve access to<BR/>primary care services, and we continue to actively recruit more physicians to the<BR/>area.<BR/>Please don't hesitate to contact me with any additional questions. Thank you very<BR/>much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-80623258659099583642009-03-24T09:10:00.000-05:002009-03-24T09:10:00.000-05:00When you find yourself in a hole the first thing t...When you find yourself in a hole the first thing to do is to stop digging. Why can't Essent seem to figure that out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11360009.post-11726575313303538132009-03-23T03:44:00.000-05:002009-03-23T03:44:00.000-05:00Does it really matter? The way I see it is we now ...Does it really matter? The way I see it is we now have Baylor in Greenville and Sulphur Springs. That means e$$ent is losing patients and staff because the people of Paris don't have to drive too far to go to a real hospital. What are the odds that Baylor is going to put e$$ent out of buisness here or eventually buy them out? The only question is how big of a loss will e$$ent have to take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com