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Thursday, March 4, 2021
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Eureka Springs Hospital will have a new ramp soon.
On Monday night, interim CEO Angie Shaw told the Eureka Springs Hospital Commission that the concrete ramp on the back side of the hospital is in need of repair. Shaw said the ramp is used for deliveries and to wheel patients to the helipad for helicopter transfers.
These past few years have been pretty brutal on it, Shaw said. From my understanding, it was built in the 1970s. Its lasted quite a bit, but it is starting to deteriorate.
After the last winter storm, Shaw said, the deterioration has grown worse.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission has narrowed down its CEO candidates.
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the commission met in executive session for approximately one hour to discuss the CEO candidates. When the commission returned from executive session, chairman Tyson Burden announced that the commission is ready to move forward to the personal interview step in the CEO search process.
We will be undertaking that in the coming weeks, Burden said.
Earlier at the meeting, the commission addressed its 2020 audit. Burden said the commission has used Windle & Associates for past audits and asked the commissioners if theyd like to continue working with Windle. Commissioner Michael Merry said there has been a hold-up on the audit with Windle in past years.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission has narrowed down its CEO candidates.
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the commission met in executive session for approximately one hour to discuss the CEO candidates. When the commission returned from executive session, chairman Tyson Burden announced that the commission is ready to move forward to the personal interview step in the CEO search process.
We will be undertaking that in the coming weeks, Burden said.
Earlier at the meeting, the commission addressed its 2020 audit. Burden said the commission has used Windle & Associates for past audits and asked the commissioners if theyd like to continue working with Windle. Commissioner Michael Merry said there has been a hold-up on the audit with Windle in past years.
The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission is working toward hiring a new CEO.
On Monday night, the commission held an executive session that lasted approximately 54 minutes to discuss CEO applicants. When the commission returned from executive session, chairman John House announced that the commissioners ranked the applicants.
We have five that we are going to interview, we have four that we have ruled out and we have some we are keeping in reserve, House said. For privacy purposes of the applicants, we will keep those names private for now.
Also at the meeting, commissioner Tyson Burden updated the commission on the status of chief financial officer Scott Stones contract. The commission previously addressed Stones contract on Nov. 10 when Burden said Stone is planning to sell his business and leave his position at the hospital when his contract expires on Jan. 31. The commission asked Burden to see if Stone would be willing to extend his contract by a few months until th