Hospital Board approves
two percent raise for employees
by Andrea Schneider/Staff
Writer
Published: Claiborne Progress
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
TAZEWELL— The Claiborne
County Hospital Board approved a two percent raise for eligible employees
upon request of Hospital Administrator Daniel Colon.
Colon asked the board to consider providing the raise to eligible employees
because finances are stabilizing and he feels the hospital employees deserve
the raise.
He added that the raises would total $213,000 for the fiscal year if
everyone eligible receives the raise.
The raises would be retroactive and revert back to July of 2008. This is to
take care of those employees who would have been eligible for raise
consideration from July 2008 until today. July marked the beginning of the
2008-2009 fiscal year.
In other business,
County Mayor Joe Duncan announced that Betsy Shoffner had been reappointed
to serve another term on the Board. He also noted that Russell Essary had
been appointed to fill a recently vacated seat.
The board approved the Professional Code of Conduct for hospital staff and
approved physician credentials during the Medical Staff Report. Also during
this report the board approved the Quality Management Report.
During the Administrator’s report Jessica Justice reported that the combined
Net Income for the month of September was $112,910 compared to a budgeted
Net Loss of $174,972.
Justice noted that when developing the budget this year the hospital
budgeted for losses in the first three months. Instead they have seen
income.
Also in the Administrator’s Report the board discussed Dr. Chris Yonts and
negotiating a Physician’s Income Guarantee. The board gave Colon permission
to begin negotiation with Yonts.
Yonts is a native of Harrogate and has said upon completion of his residency
wants to come back to practice in Claiborne County.
Before adjourning Jack Bryant said that the Baker Cancer Center will be
present next month with a report on their finances. He said he spoke to the
center and they reported that for their first quarter their finances “look
good”.
