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Post by catsmeow on Nov 8, 2007 6:01:57 GMT -5
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Post by sj on Nov 8, 2007 7:26:33 GMT -5
Medical people are the reason for a lot of those new, big homes in Amaillo.
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Post by catsmeow on Nov 8, 2007 22:26:47 GMT -5
This guy makes more than $1 million for a nonprofit organization. Health care in this country is deteriorating to the point that fewer people than ever before can afford good care and/or insurance.
No one sees a problem with this picture??
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Post by petiepanzer on Nov 8, 2007 23:51:29 GMT -5
Of course, it's a problem. That is a shady outfit and the whole reason for the merger between High Plains and St. Anthony's originally was supposed to be to save money. Instead, it appears to have lined the pockets of some hospital administrators. Most people don't realize this, but St.'s was actually the best hospital in this town prior to the merger. They gave their patients the best possible care out of the 3 and it was actually the hospital of preference for a significant number of surgeons. In addition, they had just revamped their O.R.'s when the merger went through. So, they decided to consolidate all surgery over at H.P. and let those wonderful assets at S.A.'s go to no use. I also know a lot of the people that had previously worked over there were not happy with the new arrangement. They will even tell you that the quality of care has dropped considerably since the merger. I blame all the Baptist board members that were so eager to pull off that coup. NW is not any better, though, and the admin. over there doesn't treat their employees any better.
Yes, I would say that there is something wrong when a pencil pusher is making about 10 times what a surgeon in private practice in Amarillo is making. Oh well, the people of the Panhandle get the shaft once again, thanks to the cronyism of the old boy network.
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Post by catsmeow on Nov 8, 2007 23:56:08 GMT -5
It appears to me that once again, here is a nonprofit board that is NOT paying attention to what is going on in its own organization.
One of my main gripes is that if a person is going to serve on a board, do it with the intention of getting dirty while working. That means knowing the ins and outs of everything and sincerely overseeing the system. It sounds to me, from the story, like too many people are simply going on the advice of so-an-so because so-and-so said so, without really knowing anything of substance.
Volunteers who do not have time to serve on boards with the intention of truly spending time at it need not apply. Period.
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Post by horribilis on Nov 12, 2007 23:32:49 GMT -5
Non profit organizations should be on the lean side of the compensation scale because they are organized not for profit. An organization that reaches out to the community for the donation support to the extent that BSA does shouldn't be paying their CEO a salary that is outlandishly extravagant for the overall size (measured in total revenue) of the organization. It doesn't surprise me that he is the 2nd highest paid hospital CEO in the state.
I have worked with payroll systems of many companies large and small, including hospitals. $2.5 million is wildly out of range for an organization with the overall budget and number of employees at BSA. Execs of larger organizations are typically compensated well below $1 million dollars, somewhere in the $500k to $900k range.
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Post by marked on Nov 13, 2007 10:58:27 GMT -5
I'll do the job for an even million.
Boom, saved the company $1.4mm.
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Post by catsmeow on Nov 13, 2007 17:34:25 GMT -5
Wow, Marked. That's awfully generous of you to offer that. ;D
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Post by marked on Nov 13, 2007 17:40:51 GMT -5
Wow, Marked. That's awfully generous of you to offer that. ;D I know. And I can't stand hospitals. |
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Post by catsmeow on Nov 13, 2007 17:46:55 GMT -5
Wait ... I thought you were already rich?
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Post by marked on Nov 13, 2007 18:03:27 GMT -5
Wait ... I thought you were already rich? I do fine, but I ain't makin 7 figures automatically. Plus, nurses would be all over me. I worked in surgery in high school, so I've always had a fondness for women in scrubs. |
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Post by petiepanzer on Nov 13, 2007 19:10:50 GMT -5
I'll do the job for an even million. Boom, saved the company $1.4mm. I'll lowball Marked and take the job for $850K. I don't have any little rug rats that need to be tucked in at night, either, so the hospital can have 100% of my attention. |
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Post by catsmeow on Nov 13, 2007 19:13:48 GMT -5
I'll do the job for an even million. Boom, saved the company $1.4mm. I'll lowball Marked and take the job for $850K. I don't have any little rug rats that need to be tucked in at night, either, so the hospital can have 100% of my attention. Yeah, Petie ... but would the nurses be all over you? I mean, that's a really important qualification for a hospital CEO. |
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Post by petiepanzer on Nov 13, 2007 19:39:58 GMT -5
I'll lowball Marked and take the job for $850K. I don't have any little rug rats that need to be tucked in at night, either, so the hospital can have 100% of my attention. Yeah, Petie ... but would the nurses be all over you? I mean, that's a really important qualification for a hospital CEO. I am 6'3", 212 lbs., and have a BMI of 12% I don't mean to sound conceited, but I have never had any real problems attracting members of the opposite sex. Now, keeping them around with such a quirky personality is a different story, but if a tryst in the supply closet is what they desire, I can deliver. |
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Post by catsmeow on Nov 13, 2007 20:08:18 GMT -5
Yeah, Petie ... but would the nurses be all over you? I mean, that's a really important qualification for a hospital CEO. I am 6'3", 212 lbs., and have a BMI of 12% I don't mean to sound conceited, but I have never had any real problems attracting members of the opposite sex. Now, keeping them around with such a quirky personality is a different story, but if a tryst in the supply closet is what they desire, I can deliver. Ummmm. .... At least you're honest .... |
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