Information About McCall Memorial Hospital
Joining St. Luke's Health System
From Dan Krahn, Board of Trustees Chairman
McCall Memorial Hospital District
I would like to take a moment to answer some questions you might have about why McCall Memorial Hospital would join St. Luke’s Health System.
The primary responsibility of the hospital’s Board of Trustees is to assure that
everyone living in and visiting our area has access to high-quality health care.
Changes in healthcare make it increasingly difficult for independent rural hospitals to survive. Our budget shows decreasing reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid, shrinking cash reserves, and increasing charity care and bad debt. We believe it is necessary to proactively explore our options in order to continue offering the quality
of health care our patients have come to expect. More
Expected Benefits of a New Relationship with St. Luke's are to:
- Provide the best outcomes for patients
- Maintain personalized patient care
- Improve access to care
- Retain local control over hospital operations and services
- Protect the future of high quality health care in our region
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Sequence of Events
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December 2007 - McCall Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees began to
explore benefits of McCall Memorial Hospital aligning with a health system
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January 2009 – Board of Trustees approached St. Luke’s Health System to discuss the possibility of joining their system
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June 2009 - Steering Committee was formed to explore possibility of joining
St. Luke’s Health System
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April 2010 - Letter of Intent signed between McCall Memorial Hospital and
St. Luke’s Health System
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April-July 2010 - Public Process including internal meetings with staff and external community meetings to seek input and answer questions
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August 3, 2010 – Advisory Vote scheduled
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Definitive Agreement would be prepared if Board of Trustees agrees to join
St. Luke’s Health System
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October 1, 2010 - McCall Memorial Hospital would join St. Luke’s Health
System if board signs Definitive Agreement. St. Luke’s McCall a 501(c)(3) not
for profit entity would be formed.
Letter of Intent
by and between McCall Memorial Hospital District and St. Luke's Health System.
Signed April 1, 2010
A Letter of Intent is used to preliminarily state in writing the mutual intentions and understandings between McCall Memorial Hospital and St. Luke’s. A Letter of Intent
is a non-binding document. It does not create any legally enforceable commitment or agreement; and, it is not intended to include all the terms and conditions that may ultimately be agreed to by the parties. The full, legally binding terms are addressed within a Definitive Agreement.
Hospital Taxing District Advisory Vote - August 3, 2010
Advisory Vote Results
Total Votes - 602
Yes - 515 (86%)
No - 87 (14%)
Results of the Advisory Vote Press Release
A McCall Memorial Hospital District advisory vote is being requested by the Board of Trustees. It is important to the Board and to St. Luke’s Health System leadership to provide every reasonable opportunity for community members to provide input into joining St. Luke’s.
Our Board of Trustees have been granted decision making authority via their elected positions. While a public vote is not legally required, public endorsement of McCall Hospital joining St. Luke’s is still important to both McCall and St. Luke’s leadership.
Therefore, we are holding an advisory vote for residents of the hospital district as
well as identifying methods for residents outside of the district – who also use the hospital to voice their opinion about McCall joining St. Luke’s Health System.
Both McCall Hospital and St. Luke’s see this input as valuable and given that 50
% of McCall Hospital’s constituents live within the district and the other 50 %t live outside of the district, we want to ensure both groups have a voice in this decision.
If you have questions about voting or providing input email or call 634-4061, ext. 131.