Blackman resigns from hospital district board
Peggy Blackman, longtime member of the board of directors of Marion County Hospital District #1, has resigned.
A written resignation was read Feb. 21 by board chairman Gene Winkler which was effective immediately. Blackman was not present at the meeting.
Board member Judy Reno suggested Jerry Dieter of Marion be appointed to serve Blackman's unexpired term. The board decided to table the decision until the next board meeting.
In other business:
— St. Luke Hospital, Living Center, and Marion County Home Care is tobacco free. The board made the decision for the entire campus be free of all tobacco products beginning May 1, as a recommendation from local physicians.
— Interim chief executive officer Emmett Schuster was instructed to plan a mock Medicare survey in preparation of a real survey in future months.
— Efforts continue to recruit another physician. Hospital personnel and Winkler have talked with a physician from California who is interested in relocating to a small community.
— Joe Pickett, radiology director, said installation of new CT equipment is near completion. Nuclear medicine equipment will be shipped soon.
— A 30-minute executive session was requested to discuss personnel. When the meeting reconvened, Schuster was authorized to continue salary negotiations with Michael Jacobs, physical therapy director.
The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. March 21 in the clinic basement.
