It also opens up the ‘legal system’ but denies it is driving patients away or distributing care
BEND, Ore. economic continuity, the number of patients and the impact of the workforce on COVID-19.
“As part of St. Charles Health System’s ongoing restructuring, two leadership positions have been eliminated,” he said Friday.
“The positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, currently Dr. Jeff Absalon, and Senior Vice President of Strategy, currently Rod Marchiando, have been reduced as a cost-cutting measure. Both positions are members of the St. Charles Executive Care Team. Plans to change their jurisdictions are currently being developed with the goal of making the reductions effective by Aug. 1.”
“I want to sincerely thank Jeff and Rod for their many contributions to St. Charles during their tenure,” said Dr. Steve Gordon, interim president and CEO of St. Charles. “They are talented administrators who have dedicated years of their lives to improving healthcare. They care deeply about our caregivers, patients and the communities we serve. They will be missed and we wish them the best in their future endeavors.”
In response to a question from NewsChannel 21, a spokesperson for St. Charles Kayley Mendenhall confirmed that James Reedy, director of nursing at St. Charles Redmond, “relinquished his position after recently completing his nursing studies to pursue other opportunities.”
“It wasn’t a layoff,” he added.
Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Goodman said the nonprofit health system has spent more than $40 million so far this year, prompting May to lay off 100 employees and eliminate 76 vacant positions.
Mr Goodman said the hospital was not planning any more layoffs and was still working to fill the more than 400 staff.
Mendenhall also shared with NewsChannel 21 the positive words of St. Charles presented to the OPB after his lecture on the St. Charles on Friday said the patients of St. latest subvariant:
“We are not turning away patients and we are not distributing care. Depending on the patient’s medical needs, we are admitting them to our Emergency Department until a bed becomes available or we are working with our partners to place them in the right place. .
“Like other hospital systems across the state, we have a lot of capacity, even though we continue to struggle with shortages of medical staff. Earlier today, we launched our Hospital Incident Command System to address our major patient and staffing issues. Our goals are staffing, managing patient admissions and discharges, and ensuring the safety of patients and caregivers.
“The issues we are facing are not unique to St. Charles. Every hospital in Oregon is experiencing patient flow issues because there are not enough beds due to staff shortages, the increase in COVID-19 patients and other issues. This is a local problem, but a widespread one. across the state and beyond,” the statement concluded.
When asked about the command structure, Mendenhall explained, “We were in the Hospital Incident Command Structure (HICS) for two years to support our response to COVID,” and it was suspended on March 30 due to the situation at the time.
“It means we can use things quickly to deal with problems,” he said. “We reactivated our Hospital Incident Command System on Friday afternoon to deal with the bed overload and staffing shortages we are experiencing, as are health systems across the state.”
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