If you're a patient of the Rural Health Clinic in Mount Mesa, Ca, then you've been through a lot of changes in the last few months, as former clinic manager, Dr. Jack Nadler, headed out for new pastures leaving a big gap in local healthcare.
One patient seeing new RHC PA, Christine Black, looked at her prescription when she arrived home to find Kern Valley Healthcare District, board member, hospitalist, and owner of Sienna Wellness, Dr. Robert Gross' name on it.
Gross, who owns Sienna Wellness, just down the street from the Rurual Health Clinic, has been working all angles recently as he is reported by KVHD attorney, Scott Nave, to be the interim doctor for the beleaguered clinic.
You may not see him, he must be quite busy as he is watching the hospital, his own clinic and now rural health, but he's the man behind the medications for the PA who came on after the clinic lost Stacey Bohn PA and shortly after, Dr. Nadler.
What kind of conflict could this cause, other than patients wondering how Dr. Gross' name appeared on their medication when they not only didn't know he was practicing at the clinic, and also have never seen him as a patient?
I tend to wonder if Dr. Gross has not overstepped this time taking on the clinic along with all his other responsibilities. And to continue to be in a position such as board member would seem to put him in a constant state of conflict of interest as he would be expected to objectively vote on many things that would concern the hospital and clinic... not to mention his own compensation.
But I suspect the question would be better put to Dr. Gross himself who maybe running the "Gross Healthcare District" soon. What's next? Board member, David Derr, working in the kitchen for extra cash or Victoria Alwin taking a percentage of the district's next desperate attempt at taxing valley residents, Measure Duh?
I'll email him now and get the response to you as soon as possible. FYI, the question has been put to KVHD, CEO, Tim McGlew, and so far, there has been no response. (McGlew must still be in meetings...)
Persistance and Tenacity, requires a new chapter, a new beginning....
Well Laura just read Susan Barr's article in next weeks newspaper and you will find the answers to all these questions. The only problem is that Gemcare does not contract with Bob Gross so Gemcare people can no longer go to the Rural Health Clinic. This seems strange as all the employees are now Gemcare Patients. Also news from David Derr says that Bob Gross has to be given two one year contracts to "manage the clinic" when Derr got rid of all the long term grandfather contracts the minute he was on the board. Looks like Bob Gross will soon own the Hospital but can he handle that and run up Highway 99 to work in other hospital Emergency Rooms to keep his Sienna Wellness Intitute open....gee wonder what ever happened to the Chief of Staff Doc Finstad? Why doesn't he get to put his name on some of these departments and receive $100 per hour to do so? Maybe he also is out looking for more lucrative fields? Poor KVHD the day Bob Gross got on the board is the day the District signed it's own death sentence! But no body cares, 7 people were the audience tonight, loosers, that is what the valley is for electing these thieves!
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