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PMC reports stronger finances, fewer nurse callbacks and pending rural health grant review
Summary
Chief nursing officer Jennifer Bridal reported staffing improvements and an unannounced survey with no findings; finance reported a positive month with higher net patient revenues and improved accounts receivable days; PMC awaits state review of Rural Health Transformation Program submissions and has submitted congressionally directed spending requests.
Jennifer Bridal, the chief nursing officer, told the board the nursing team has restructured roles after Elizabeth Hart’s retirement and added a second night nurse. ‘‘Before the official change, we had 262 callbacks. After the three-and-a-half months since the change, we’re 94,’’ Bridal said, describing a substantial drop in nurses being called back from home and a reduction in total callback hours.
Bridal also said the facility underwent an unannounced state survey related to a recent cluster of deaths; the review…
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