Albert lea divesting themselves of Mayo and looking for something else seems like a good idea. imo
Not sure how that could be done tho.
My parents came up to watch my youngest play some baseball last night and I was talking to them about this. I was saying that Allina or Sanford could be possibilities to move it but my mom seems to think that Mayo owns the hospital building. Unlikely they'd sell or lease to a competitor. Wonder if the city has any leverage for any TIF or bonding for all the remodeling done in recent years to the building?
-------------- After we screw up health care reform, let's take on the initiative of unscrewing the education system (gov't education) Tacitus: (c. 56 AD-c. 117) "The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates."
We have a city that hasn't blinked twice about putting together a 50 million dollar package to relocate city hall to lake front property on the old Farmstead lot. Lets change the priority of the Blazing Star Landing project to the rebirth of Naeve Hospital/Albert Lea Clinic. There are plenty of unaffiliated small town Hospital/Clinics operating profitably..
Mayo claimed revenue losses as the reasoning for closing the hospital, they blamed Medicare and Medicaid, are we to believe the same market forces that effect revenues at the hospital wouldn't be the same for the Clinic...it's only a matter of time before they consolidate Clinic operations.
My opinion, Mayo is extremely top heavy, it's board of trustees is made up of extremely wealthy Corporate Executives, they're on some Med City Destination Craze and us rural rubes can suck hind tit.
Austin, they're taking Albert Lea out first, but you guy's have more Medicaid and Medicare folks, combine that with ours and you guys will hear the same song and dance routine from Mayo down the road as they funnel us all to the Med City, if you've got the money...
When Mayo Clinic’s chief executive made this announcement they showed their hand: "The Rochester-based health system will give preference to patients with private insurance over those with lower-paying Medicaid or Medicare coverage, if they seek care at the same time and have comparable conditions."
Mark Ciota is the Kieth Barnes of this deal, this stuff is going on way above his pay-grade.. Ciota was actually involved with the Naeve Health Care Foundation, their mission statement—Ensuring the Future Of Local Quality Heath Care..there are a number of other local folks on the board..we should follow through on Foundations Mission Statement.
-------------- History is no more than the lies agreed upon by the victors.
Last night I found out that I was reliable. Back when Mayo wanted the community to help fund putting additional floors on the new clinic building, I listened to the lies and went out with those lies and retold them to help raise money for the expansion. "By having the expanded facilities, Albert Lea was going to be able to attract the medical staff needed to sustain services in our community." Well last night I couldn't keep claiming that those statements I was retelling were apple butter. It looked like apple butter, but I must conclude it was deodorize Mayo sh-t! Well I retold that lie and retold it until I became totally RELIABLE. For this I am truly sorry!
In addition to being in the Albert Lea High School Auditorium last night, I have just read the Tribune to see if what I thought was said had been heard by the media. After Dr. Ciota stated the two hospitals had a $4.6 million loss in 2015 and an $8 million loss in 2016, he was asked which hospital generated the loss. Dr. Ciota response was that they had merged the two hospitals together and there was no way to tell what caused the loss or where it was generated. What type of a CEO is he to not be drilling down on these losses as they occur. There must be an endless supply of Mayo Apple butter.
"Dr. Gostout has a passion for our local communities and recognizes the mutual reliance between our community practices and destination medical centers,” says John Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO, Mayo Clinic.
“She has demonstrated her skill in guiding the integration of clinical practices and is gifted in bringing groups together
to work through tough issues and solve problems.(like getting ice cream for their meetings)
This made her an ideal choice to lead our important work within Mayo’s community practice in the Midwest.”
Dr. Dairy Queen Gostout has a new flavor being offered to the public. I think she calls it "Snake Oil." Well worth driving 30 miles for. It is one of Dr. Noseworthy's favorites and a staple of supporters of DESTINATION MEDICAL CENTER. Well worth the 6.5 billion dollar and a few local health care centers it will cost.
Nothing will change at the Hospital... The Mayo CEO that said help the patients that can pay and let the others wait for an opening is now trying to break the Union, the same Union workers that were Pickiting at Albert Lea Medical Center the same day Mayo announced a fake change..
Non-Profit my Ass... Mayo is an illegal Monopoly....
