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Bowdle Healthcare Center reports large March losses; council approves staffing and policy changes
Summary
Council heard March financials showing a facility-wide monthly loss of $409,104.14 and YTD loss of $356,185.48; the council approved personnel changes, policy updates, an education-reimbursement amendment and a two-year telemedicine appointment for Peter Wei, MD.
At the May 5 meeting, a representative identified as Kleffman presented March 2025 financials for the Bowdle Healthcare Center showing a facility-wide monthly loss of $409,104.14 and a year-to-date loss of $356,185.48. The report broke out component results: a hospital monthly loss (reported as $(265,753.55) with a YTD profit of $20,609.05), nursing home monthly loss of $(76,550.61) (YTD loss $(230,809.31)), and clinic monthly loss of $(66,799.97) (YTD loss $(145,985.22)). Kleffman said March was a slow month across several service lines, with declines in acute days, swing-bed and outpatient visits; rehab services were up.
Kleffman presented personnel changes for April, noting a new hire, Paola Grebner (long-term care), with no separations or wage increases reported. The council approved the personnel changes unanimously.
On policy matters, the council approved updates to disclosures of confidential information and an interchangeable medication policy as reviewed by Kessler. The council also approved a change to the education reimbursement agreement to extend the required graduation window from one year to five years.
The council approved adding Avera telemedicine practitioner Peter Wei, MD, to the medical staff for a two-year term. The council also approved hospital payment of claims later in the meeting.
Kleffman gave a public-health funding update, saying some community health service funding was cut and that he secured $22,000 annually from the county commissioners to continue CPR, blood pressure and diabetes checks, stop-the-bleed and stroke education, flu/COVID clinics and other community services.
The council approved the presented motions and claims by unanimous vote.
