Friday, August 22, 2014

Hold on! Let me take a selfie...


What a Summer MPMC has had!  Many changes have been made in many areas and a majority have had a very positive effect.  The overall financial picture is improving; the community, staff and all providers have seen improvement.  Morale, while it ebbs and flows like at any other business, is better.  Though we have a lot of work left to do, I am proud to report that patient satisfaction scores are doing well and continuing to rise. 

I wanted to give some updates on some projects that are nearing completion…but first, let me take a selfie….

Wicked selfie skills.


 

The email server migration is taking place tomorrow morning (8/23/14).  Email will be down for 24 hours so please refrain from checking your email under Sunday after 5am.  Also, please check ALL your mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops) and turn the auto email check function off.  Elizabeth, John, Evaldas and Synoptek will be available Monday for training and questions. 

The final large item that will require IT downtime will be the IT server migration to Denver, which will take place the weekend of 9/6/14.   After this migration, all data will be accessed through our new network in Denver.  There will be a clean-up period where user issues will be rectified as we find them. 

The CEO search is going well; two candidates have scored exactly equal per Centura Health’s talent evaluation scoring.  Both candidates will be interviewing at MPMC over the next month.  The first candidate is scheduled to interview with the Board, Leadership, Managers and Staff this Monday and Tuesday, 8/25 & 8/26/14 (see the all MPMC email from earlier this week). 

The other candidate…hold on let, me take another selfie…

Dr. Stuerman, Brendan, Myself reppin' MPMC at recent Golf Tourney
(photo courtesy and not pictured Jason Bryan)


 
…The other candidate will be interviewed soon as well.

July was the best month in hospital history from a financial stand point.  I am sure most of you felt this with the volume of patients we had come through the organization.  Kudos goes out to the entire organization for taking this in stride and maintaining excellent patient service.  Now that August has rolled around and schools have started…things have slowed down a bit.  Hopefully this will give everyone a short breather until ski season kicks into high gear again. 
After my 3 month hiatus from the blog expect to see this regularly…the info, not the selfies.

As always, thank you all for your dedication and your hard work!