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Bowdle Healthcare reports September loss; council approves personnel changes and claims payments
Summary
Bowdle Healthcare Center reported a $146,873 loss for September and a YTD loss of $274,337; the City Council accepted personnel changes and approved payment of the facility's October claims during the Nov. 4 meeting.
Bowdle Healthcare Center recorded a facility-wide loss of $146,873 for September and a year-to-date loss of $274,337, Healthcare CFO Brooke Heilman told the City Council at its Nov. 4 meeting. Heilman broke the totals down by service line, saying the hospital showed a September loss of $117,201 (YTD loss $212,813), the nursing home a September loss of $14,932 (YTD loss $34,438) and the clinic a September loss of $14,741 (YTD loss $27,086).
Heilman also reported operational statistics: hospital acute days were comparable to last year, swing-bed days were up, nursing home admissions were down, outpatient visits were down while emergency-room visits were up; ancillary services increased and some rehab services declined slightly. Those monthly trends were presented to the council for review.
Kirby Kleffman, the facility administrator, presented October personnel changes that included multiple hourly rate adjustments across nursing and support staff. Council Member Darryn Barnhardt moved to accept the personnel changes; Council Member Rex Gab seconded and the motion carried with all voting yes.
The council reviewed an itemized list of the Healthcare Center's October claims, which included payments to major vendors and service providers. Council Member Amber Shaykett moved to approve the healthcare center payment of claims; Darryn Barnhardt seconded, and the motion passed with all voting yes.
Separately, Dave and Carla Knecht of North Central Insurance presented a proposed Blue Cross Blue Shield premium increase of 10.38% for 2025. Kleffman also informed the council that Bowdle Healthcare Center would no longer accept Humana Medicare Advantage as an in-network plan; Kleffman said patients may continue to receive care but claims would be processed as out-of-network, which could raise patient out-of-pocket costs.
The council took no further action on the insurer proposal or the Humana network change at the meeting; the financial results and vendor payments were reflected in the council's approvals recorded in the meeting minutes.
