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By Cheryl Powell
POSTED: 12:38 p.m. EST, Jan 12, 2009
Beacon Journal medical writer
Akron General Health System recently cut four senior management positions as part of an ongoing effort to restructure the hospital's administration and reduce costs.
''It's been a really tough year, so it was determined that we needed to take some tough steps,'' hospital spokeswoman Rita Kelly Madick said this morning.
Akron General lost money in 2008, Madick said.
Among those losing their jobs was Cathy Ceccio, Akron General Medical Center's chief operating officer. Her position was cut late last month and will not be filled at this time, Madick said.
The three other top administrators whose positions were eliminated: Phyllis Marino, senior vice president for marketing and public relations; Thomas Lubotsky, president of Akron General Partners; and John Agler, vice president of managed care. Their last day was Friday.
The executive positions won't be immediately refilled, but hospital leaders are continuing to evaluate the best way to organize the staff, Madick said.
Layoffs are possible, she said.
''This process isn't finished,'' Madick said. ''This is going to be an ongoing process to reach stability. Is there a list now? No. Is there a layoff possibility? Yes, but nothing would be communicated to the public before it was communicated to the staff.''
Cheryl Powell can be reached at 330-996-3902 or chpowell@thebeaconjournal.com.
Beacon Journal medical writer
Akron General Health System recently cut four senior management positions as part of an ongoing effort to restructure the hospital's administration and reduce costs.
''It's been a really tough year, so it was determined that we needed to take some tough steps,'' hospital spokeswoman Rita Kelly Madick said this morning.
Akron General lost money in 2008, Madick said.
Among those losing their jobs was Cathy Ceccio, Akron General Medical Center's chief operating officer. Her position was cut late last month and will not be filled at this time, Madick said.
The three other top administrators whose positions were eliminated: Phyllis Marino, senior vice president for marketing and public relations; Thomas Lubotsky, president of Akron General Partners; and John Agler, vice president of managed care. Their last day was Friday.
The executive positions won't be immediately refilled, but hospital leaders are continuing to evaluate the best way to organize the staff, Madick said.
Layoffs are possible, she said.
''This process isn't finished,'' Madick said. ''This is going to be an ongoing process to reach stability. Is there a list now? No. Is there a layoff possibility? Yes, but nothing would be communicated to the public before it was communicated to the staff.''
Cheryl Powell can be reached at 330-996-3902 or chpowell@thebeaconjournal.com.
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Posted 12:57 PM, 01/12/2009
While I am sure the hospital will take every measure to continue excellent patient care, I am sure that as we continue through this economic downturn, more layoffs will come and patient services will have a higher threat of being compromised. President elect, healthcare needs a bail out, only if they are not trying to monopolize the market.
Dade City, Fl
Posted 01:20 PM, 01/12/2009
Why are hospitals in a mess when they never should have been? The government stinginess that always finds ways to strip payments away from hospitals from medicare and medicaid. Hospital should be kept fat with cash because it is in all of our best interest.
True story, once the government made Medicaid changes about 7 years ago. The hospitals in Akron payed for a federal Medicaid consultant that works withing Medicaid to assist them in interpreting the changes. Guess what? The consultant misinterpreted the changes to the hospitals and later the hospitals were fined by the US government. We are talking a 2 million dollar fine. That is your government at work.
If the government would have not robbed the hospitals of medicaid and medicare money the hospitals could run efficiently even through a depression when one occurs.
akron, oh
Posted 08:54 AM, 01/13/2009
When you have millions lost to giving away free care to those who have no way of paying this is what happens. No one will go to see their doctors in the office if they cant pay. This in turns bring them to a hospital because we have to provide them with care. This will NOT go away anytime soon. All the hospitals are in danger of losing millions of dollars.
