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Carrus representative tells Bristow Hospital Authority the hospital posted a large loss, cites new billing system and pending CAH decision
Summary
At the Feb. 17 meeting of the Bristow Hospital Authority, Jill Atchley of Carrus Lakeside Hospital presented a profit-and-loss statement, reported a recent large loss, said a new billing system is in place, and said the hospital has filed an appeal and awaits a CMS decision on a critical access designation.
At the Bristow Hospital Authority’s Feb. 17, 2025 meeting, Jill Atchley, a representative of Carrus Lakeside Hospital, told trustees the hospital recently "had a big loss last month" and has implemented a new billing system "that will hopefully help with the billing." The update was presented alongside a profit-and-loss statement shared with the board.
Atchley said Carrus has filed an appeal and is waiting on the hospital’s critical access hospital (CAH) status or another CMS designation. She also stated that "an executive order has been sent to Senator Mark Wayne Mullins’ Office" seeking assistance. Attorney Beth Anne Childs told trustees she spoke with Mullins’ aide and that the senator’s office was busy; Childs said she did not know when the matter would be addressed. No trustees posed questions during the update.
The presentation provided financial context for earlier board actions at the meeting, including a consent-agenda payment to Carrus. Trustees did not take a formal action on licensing or CAH status at the meeting; Childs said the ARPA-expenditures item tied to hospital reimbursements will be taken up at a special meeting.
