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PSA talks with Meharry progress; board told draft moving to exhibits, July deadline remains target
Summary
Board members said negotiations on the professional services agreement (PSA) with Meharry have moved from a main draft to crafting exhibit criteria; joint hire, finance and other committees are meeting and the parties are working toward a July deadline.
Mister Esquivel, a board member, told the Hospital Authority Board that negotiations on the professional services agreement (PSA) with Meharry are making steady progress and continuing on an aggressive timetable.
The board heard that the conversation has moved from the main draft to developing criteria for the agreement's exhibits, with a working target of a July deadline. "We did have a commitment from both organizations that we really wanna work toward that goal," Dr. Elders said, describing recent meetings as productive.
Why it matters: The PSA is presented to the board as "the first step" required before the hospital and Meharry can move forward with the deeper partnership items board members have discussed. Progress on the PSA affects physician recruitment, shared governance for joint hires and the hospital's timeline for other strategic plans.
Board members said subject-specific committees are meeting between full PSA sessions. Dr. Bullock is leading the joint-hire committee and Dr. Blacklish is leading the finance committee; both were identified by the board as taking active roles. Esquivel said separate working groups are addressing finance and physician recruitment and that "the meetings are very productive." The board was told a follow-up PSA meeting is scheduled for June 11.
No formal action on the PSA terms was taken at the meeting. Board members framed the update as a status report; they did not vote to execute any agreement and did not present a finalized PSA to the board.
Provenance: The board's PSA update was introduced by Mr. Esquivel and amplified by Dr. Elders across multiple agenda items during the meeting. The first relevant mention appears when the chair called for PSA updates and Esquivel reported on recent meetings; the update continued into Dr. Elders' report and the meeting calendar discussion.
