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Bowdle Healthcare Center posts November facility profit but nursing home shows year-to-date loss
Summary
Bowdle Healthcare Center reported a November facility-wide profit of $241,832 (YTD $213,330) while the nursing home continued to show losses; the council accepted personnel changes, approved health-safety policies and authorized healthcare payment-of-claims.
Bowdle Healthcare Center financials for November presented on Jan. 6 showed a facility-wide profit of $241,832 and a year-to-date profit of $213,330, Healthcare Administrator/CFO Kirby Kleffman told the City of Bowdle council. Kleffman’s breakdown recorded a hospital monthly profit of $266,713 (YTD profit $308,245), a nursing home monthly loss of $23,961 (YTD loss $62,674) and a clinic monthly loss of $920 (YTD loss $32,241).
Kleffman said acute care days were down while swing-bed use increased; emergency room and clinic volumes remained steady and ancillary services were strong. The council reviewed the November statistical report and the financial statements as part of the Healthcare Center agenda item.
The council approved a personnel list noting no new hires and the separation of Sheila Hoffman, an LTC registered nurse; Margaret Bobby moved to accept the personnel changes and Darryn Barnhardt seconded. Kleffman also requested and the council approved the facility Policy and Procedure, the Respiratory Protection Program and the 2025 Performance Improvement Program (each reviewed by Dr. Kessler and Kindra Hartung), on a motion by Barnhardt and second by Rex Gab.
Council members also approved the healthcare center payroll and a long list of vendor payments and claims (detailed in the minutes) after a motion by Mike Gunderson and second by Darryn Barnhardt. The minutes list major vendors and payments for the facility, including pharmacy, staffing and equipment/service vendors; the minutes do not summarize a single total for all claims in the text.
The council’s approvals were unanimous among members present. No formal public comment or extended debate on the Healthcare Center finances is recorded in the minutes; the record lists motions and approvals and references supporting documentation (financial statements and statistical reports) reviewed by council members.
