KVHD CCO did she want to go?
Pictured below, Cynthia Burciaga, at last month's board meeting giving the community the bad news that the hospital needs money and has to have money to continue operations and services to the community.
Burciaga, has been giving reports to the community since she began her job with the district last year, hired on by former CEO, Rick Carter. The CCO and the current CEO were hired around the same time, but were not brought on together.
However, it always appeared that the new CEO, Tim McGlew, and Burciaga, were a working unit, as McGlew constantly lauded the CCO with praise thanking her for her hard work in the skilled nursing facility and allowing her extended reports about difficult subjects such as the pharmacy situation. Burciaga gave detailed reports on staffing, her involvement with the pharmacy, and introduced us to a new Director of Nursing for the nursing facility, who lasted less than two months in the position.
What is happening at KVHD human resources?
And what happened that a CCO, who has been praised by both the CEO and CFO, Chet Beedle, as doing a great job changing the systems, and being available to work as a nurse in the nursing center, when there is a shortage?
Information has come in which needs to be researched regarding other matters related to the hospital, but right now there are more questions than answers involving the circumstances surrounding the departure of Burciaga.
Some witnesses to an event have told me there may have just been a misunderstanding that could have been resolved with the hospital's "open door policy." The open door policy implies that employees can come forward with problems straight to the CEO, without any prejudice, but more of mediation. As to the validity of this claim, we will have to find out.
I'm sure the administration will give us the whole story soon.
In the picture below, Burciaga introduces the new Director of Nursing last year who was employed less than a couple of months, and of course, because of "privacy" restrictions on the information of employees, no explanation was given for his short stay at KVHD.
Then when I questioned the short duration of employment, and asked about a replacement, I was told, that Burciaga was now the Director of Nursing too with an assistant in the SNF. So, both CCO, DON, and messenger to the community, it would seem the hospital lost several employees in one.
Burciaga who sits next to Controller, Barbara Figeuroa at the board meetings, will be absent from her regular spot at the meetings, and I'm sure we will be updated (well, I'm not sure, but I hope the community will be informed properly) as to the process of replacing the multipurpose nurse, and if there will be a CCO and DON or how this will now be organized.
Though rumors abound, we have solid information that a resignation was submitted, then rescinded, and finally a decision by the CEO, will likely lead to the departure of the CCO. As soon as we get complete information on this, I will report.
The Kern Valley Healthcare Board of Directors will have their monthly meeting this week, Wed. March 3, at 5:30 pm in the hospital cafeteria.
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