HERMANN — The executive director of the Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce has been named the newest member of the Hermann Area District Hospital Board of Directors.
Melissa Lensing was …
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HERMANN — The executive director of the Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce has been named the newest member of the Hermann Area District Hospital Board of Directors.
Melissa Lensing was selected last week by the board during its monthly session to fill the seat held by the late Tim Puchta, who had been in the post less than a year when he died. Lensing will serve the remainder of the first year and then is expected to run for election in April to serve the remaining five years of the term.
Also planning to file for election to the board is Dave Johnson, a former director who was named to the panel to fill the seat held by the late Michelle Fehlings, who was in the last year of her term when she died. Johnson will be seeking a full 6-year term in April.
Meanwhile, according to HADH Administrator Dan McKinney, the hospital’s 2023 budget looks a bit more positive with savings to be realized from the closing of the Medical Clinic of Owensville and the closing of the hospital’s Home Health Care program. Related to those closings, the board approved the sale of excess medical and office equipment from the clinic and the program. That sales will be conducted by sealed bid, McKinney noted.
That program will be picked up as by Mercy Hospital in Washington. In his post-board meeting recap, McKinney noted that Mercy “will strive to continue services for any HADH Home Health patients remaining on service as of Dec. 31.”
Mercy Washington intends to add the HADH Home Health Care staffers to its own Home Health Care roster of employees.
Like other public agencies, HADH is facing higher insurance coverage costs in the next year. McKinney said the hospital’s property insurance rates will rise by 10 percent, an increase attributed to a 15-percent boost in the hospital’s assessed value stemming from the opening of the new Hermann Clinic. The hospital also faces a 38-percent increase in cyber liability coverage and an increase in its deductible from $50,000 to $100,000.
Some good insurance-cost news was received regarding Workman’s Compensation coverage. This cost is going down by 26 percent because of a continued reduction in claims.
