^^The numbers from the Star Trib. may be coming from Mayo. 2014 is the last year the State has separate data on Austin and Albert Lea, the spreadsheets are a little fuzzy, as in fuzzy math.
Albert Lea has 77 licensed beds of which they're only using 67 for whatever reason maybe staffing or Mayo manipulation of the numbers.
Austin has 82 licensed beds, they utilizing 81 which would give them a statistical advantage from the get-go..
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There's some unethical accounting or manipulation going on here, in years past Naeve Hospital would get so full they'd have to hire outside Agency Nurses just to cover the staff, our county population hasn't changed that much.
Mayo has stated the Hospital is only 5% of their Albert Lea services, if Mayo can't continue to carry that measly 5% for the health and welfare of the community, well, they don't have our community's best interests in their long-term goals.
As for Mayo's books, a forensic audit is beyond the scope of most locals, the Minnesota Attorney General should become involved.
At the least we have a discrimination case, Mayo has already incriminated itself in statements made against Medicare and Medicaid patients.
The radical right running Mayo would love to break the Union.. Nurses will lose seniority if transferred to Austin because Austin has a different Union.. Mayo needs to go.. If they are losing money in Albert Lea and Austin, they only need to fire the CEO's that caused the over staffing and get real number crunching CEO's.. Its done that way in most businesses..
Inpatient will be available in the Emergency Room for big bucks.. Expensive babies will be delivered in Albert Lea and Mayo will make a killing.. Shady Mayo doesn't operate like a non-profit and should be stripped of that status..
This video says 2016 but they were out there about the same time this year wanting a contract with Mayo.. Talking to Mayo is like talking to the wall.. SEIU
