This WEek the Kern Valley Healthcare D"istrict in it's Transparent Monthly meeting forum, Will be bringing news to it's valley residents and Patient pool, the new Salary Increase for KVHD CEO, Timothy McGlew.
McGlew, who came to the Kern River Valley, following the sudden resignation of former CEO, and avid "solitaire" fan, Rick Carter, who resigned shortly into his Kern River Valley career, and Salary, with benefits including Travel, planes, trains and a Stipend for lunch.
When Residents thought the 175K a year salary given Carter for his time at the Helm of KVHD, along with his Fringe benefits, would by them a grand leader,Along Came Tim MCglew, whose salary has Eclipsed them all.
This Month, McGlew will see his salary again Ascend into an Atmosphere of "AUSTERITY" every where in Goverment, EXCEPT: KVHD.
THe Ceo, MCGlew, coming from a background with the HOME FOR JEWISH PARENTS, and a Project of substantial worth, working with KVHD Debt Control PRogram, CAl MTG. who CONTROLS the Hospital's bond indenture, was FAMILiAR with McGlew. They had Worked with him on a project for the HJP, to the tune of 60 million.
Though 60 million is a STarter figure, at the Jewish home, this was a Real figure that has been pAID out at KVHD. The tiny community hospital has paid out over 60 million on the DEBT related to the 1988, BOND INDENTURE, it was afforded by CAL MTG.
In return the community, comprised of a demographic of mostly retired persons, disabled, and elderly residents, were mired in controversy starting with a nursing Center which was projected to contain 140 beds and constructed only half that at 70, but at the twice the projected cost. Residents are repeatedly asked to BAIL out the hospital with a tax themselves measure.
BAil OUT and RAise the SAlARy in the same breath, has been the attitude of the recent regime run by Mcglew.
McGlew, has spoken of the Home for Jewish PArents construction project and his RELATIONSHIP with CAL MTG. Debt holder, however, McGlew has avoided questions as to this subject when it did not relate directly to the KVHD bailout attempted in 2010.
McGlew, and Board member, Bob Jamison, as the radio Disc JOck, took the CEO and CFO, Chet Beedle aboard his Radio talk show and Shook the town down for votes on tax "MEASURE "G" for McGlew two years ago.
Expanding the KVHD hospital has been set aside until 2014, when the hospital strategic plan has scheduled an other attempt at getting help by having local tax payers, pay more in property taxes.
Mcglew and KVH D CFO, CHet Beedle, both, in 2010, urged community leaders to support their Measure G, and CLAIMED to have 80 percent Community support to do this. After the Ballots were counted there was a Sigh of Disbelief as the "TAX AND SNIFF" measure apparently did not appeal to local KNoses.
The CEO, will share his new salary level this week at the TRanslucent or parent or whatever, meeting.
The KVHD BOD meeting begins at 5:30 pm on WEd. Sept. 5th, in the Cafeteria.
Also, on the menu this week, is a peek a the top echelon, Who has THE STrings aNd Where Do they ATTACH ? CAL Mtg. is the Special this week, imposing a sTANdard, of DEBT resolution, that eXTends into the Future, the INTEREST goes on, at a rate we cannot afford to pay.
SEE what is new at the TOP, as CApitAL improvement, would Be approved.
CAl mtg. and the OFFICE OF STATEWIDE heaLTHCARE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. AND how do they know ASPEN STreet ARchitects? And why are they hanging on to KVHD?
Inquiring minds will know, this an d more...
Persistance and Tenacity, requires a new chapter, a new beginning....
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Monday, September 3, 2012
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
How to save journalism article timely and snippet from KVHD board meeting....
I happen to see a small paper, the Community Alliance, out of Fresno, and there isn't anything provocative or even high tech about the little black and white "free" paper, but the article on the front page caught my attention.
The article which actually was taken from the nation http://www.thenation.com/. The title is what caught my eye: "How to save Journalism."
If you get a chance this morning with your cup of coffee, take a read about what you read, and think about it more.
Nobody is going to convince me that there was a golden age of journalism where it wasn't "used" by one person or another for campaigns or money making ventures, but it can certainly be criticized for taking itself seriously these days.
Just becuase you can put up two hundred televisions on a wall, and look emotionally at each and every one of them, doesn't mean you are diseminating the news in a manner which helps anyone.
Plane goes down, thirty people are hurt, hundreds dead, and we have broadcasters crying it out on television. Help me out here, but did you know any of these people?
The job would be to get pertinent information to families of the victims, not start the wake before anyone has died.
Open up the community alliance, http://www.fresnoalliance.com/ and take a read just to provoke thought on these matters.
If you were completely interested in the topic, there is a professor, Michael Parenti, I believe he's still at Berkely, not sure, but he wrote some wonderful, scathing, but informative books on the relationship between politics and the mass media.
And here's another article with the ABC in it; I've been really reading about the sinking ship called the evening news, and have actually turned on the television which I don't like, and watched some old time news.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100305/OPINION12/3050321/1002/OPINION/As-networks-chased-profits-news-product-suffered
And now a hospital board snippet
Yes, I missed the board meeting as I struggled with a dead battery in my camera at 5:30, I knew it was not going to happen.
The news that has come to me so far has been that CCO, Cynthia Burciaga, attended the meeting and spoke during the public portion of the meeting, "the three minute warning."
Burciaga, had quite a few things to say such as that she had resigned because of personal issues, was supposedly ignored for two days before she could get an appointment with the "open door policy" the CEO, Tim McGlew.
McGlew refuted a few things that Burciaga said, but was generally quiet as she explained she had wanted to work in the ER. She said she is unable to do this because she, and we are not clear on this, may or may not have threatened a "grievance" procedure against two people, and one a board member.
We have heard the 20 plus year, board member, Brad Armstrong the trustee who voted to sink the hospital with debt in the 1980's, and was around for other ruinous mistakes such as the hiring of elder abuse charged former CEO, Pam Ott, and the prolonged problems in the nursing facility which were not policed by the hospital's own elected officials.
As board member, Bob Jamison likes to say, "stuck on stupid," these mistakes have been repeated and some still are.
There was no reporter or obvious support shown from the board for Burciaga, who wanted to work in the ER, and still wants to work at the hospital, but because of the technicalities with the grievance procedure, she will likely have to move on, unless the board works something out with her.
Armstrong at several meetings last year, and at one famous meeting in 2007, has talked about this "grievance procedure" and said it works, but the employees somehow don't' know how to use it, even though it it laid out in the manuals at the hospital.
Without going into detail, I have video of Armstrong's explanation of this employee policy and it does not match what is in the employee handbook.
It seems at this time, it is the community who is wondering what happened to Burciaga, and only time will tell if there is more to this story than is apparent at the moment.
Just finishing up her role as fundraiser for Whiskey Flats, Burciaga played the role of "Cimaron Cynthia" raising money for charity, and she said in her speech she would be forever, "Cimaron Cynthia."
We will dig a little deeper and see what we find, as people are inquiring as to what happened. I'm getting the impression people are thinking "cover up" ... Again.
The article which actually was taken from the nation http://www.thenation.com/. The title is what caught my eye: "How to save Journalism."
If you get a chance this morning with your cup of coffee, take a read about what you read, and think about it more.
Nobody is going to convince me that there was a golden age of journalism where it wasn't "used" by one person or another for campaigns or money making ventures, but it can certainly be criticized for taking itself seriously these days.
Just becuase you can put up two hundred televisions on a wall, and look emotionally at each and every one of them, doesn't mean you are diseminating the news in a manner which helps anyone.
Plane goes down, thirty people are hurt, hundreds dead, and we have broadcasters crying it out on television. Help me out here, but did you know any of these people?
The job would be to get pertinent information to families of the victims, not start the wake before anyone has died.
Open up the community alliance, http://www.fresnoalliance.com/ and take a read just to provoke thought on these matters.
If you were completely interested in the topic, there is a professor, Michael Parenti, I believe he's still at Berkely, not sure, but he wrote some wonderful, scathing, but informative books on the relationship between politics and the mass media.
And here's another article with the ABC in it; I've been really reading about the sinking ship called the evening news, and have actually turned on the television which I don't like, and watched some old time news.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100305/OPINION12/3050321/1002/OPINION/As-networks-chased-profits-news-product-suffered
And now a hospital board snippet
Yes, I missed the board meeting as I struggled with a dead battery in my camera at 5:30, I knew it was not going to happen.
The news that has come to me so far has been that CCO, Cynthia Burciaga, attended the meeting and spoke during the public portion of the meeting, "the three minute warning."
Burciaga, had quite a few things to say such as that she had resigned because of personal issues, was supposedly ignored for two days before she could get an appointment with the "open door policy" the CEO, Tim McGlew.
McGlew refuted a few things that Burciaga said, but was generally quiet as she explained she had wanted to work in the ER. She said she is unable to do this because she, and we are not clear on this, may or may not have threatened a "grievance" procedure against two people, and one a board member.
We have heard the 20 plus year, board member, Brad Armstrong the trustee who voted to sink the hospital with debt in the 1980's, and was around for other ruinous mistakes such as the hiring of elder abuse charged former CEO, Pam Ott, and the prolonged problems in the nursing facility which were not policed by the hospital's own elected officials.
As board member, Bob Jamison likes to say, "stuck on stupid," these mistakes have been repeated and some still are.
There was no reporter or obvious support shown from the board for Burciaga, who wanted to work in the ER, and still wants to work at the hospital, but because of the technicalities with the grievance procedure, she will likely have to move on, unless the board works something out with her.
Armstrong at several meetings last year, and at one famous meeting in 2007, has talked about this "grievance procedure" and said it works, but the employees somehow don't' know how to use it, even though it it laid out in the manuals at the hospital.
Without going into detail, I have video of Armstrong's explanation of this employee policy and it does not match what is in the employee handbook.
It seems at this time, it is the community who is wondering what happened to Burciaga, and only time will tell if there is more to this story than is apparent at the moment.
Just finishing up her role as fundraiser for Whiskey Flats, Burciaga played the role of "Cimaron Cynthia" raising money for charity, and she said in her speech she would be forever, "Cimaron Cynthia."
We will dig a little deeper and see what we find, as people are inquiring as to what happened. I'm getting the impression people are thinking "cover up" ... Again.
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