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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Task Force Created To Address OR Issues

A new task force being created to come up with recommendations on how to begin addressing the shortage of operating room time and inconsistent access at the Regional Hospital.

The issue came to a boil after two senior surgeons went public on the issue.

President and CEO of Horizon Heath Network Donald Peters says Horizon has been working on the issue for years but compounding issues like budgets and lack of beds created a perfect storm for frustration.

The force will be lead by Nancy Savage,VP of Clinical Services and Margaret Melanson, the Executive Director of the Regional Hospital. 

They will have a report to doctors and nurses in 2 weeks.