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Staff unanimously
votes 'no
confidence' in
Florida hospital
CEO
By Alyssa Rege
C
oncern over a new admissions policy led
staff physicians at Naples, Fla.-based NCH
Healthcare System to issue a vote of no
confidence against the system's CEO, NBC 2 News
reports.
e system's physician staff held an emergency
meeting Jan. 17 and voted "no confidence" in CEO
Allen Weiss, MD. e meeting came amid NCH's
latest admissions policy, which states that physi-
cians outside of NCH could not write prescription
orders.
Some physicians claim hospital administration is
increasingly turning to bullying and scare tactics
to enact policy changes, the report states. Com-
munity residents and physicians have staunchly
voiced their opposition to a prior admissions policy
announced in summer 2018 that eliminates admis-
sion privileges for independent physicians on three
floors at NCH's flagship hospital in Naples.
Dr. Weiss previously said the community's concern
over the admissions policy stemmed from a "mis-
understanding."
Questions regarding the admissions policy may
have also led to the cancellation of one of the health
system's largest fundraisers scheduled to take place
in March.
In a statement obtained by NBC 2 News, NCH said:
"We understand there are a variety of perspectives
relative to the hospitalist [model]. We are piloting
on three units, but hope that the physicians we
work with every day to care for patients will rec-
ognize that our ultimate goal is to do what is in the
best interest of our patients and community."
"e NCH board has not received any official
notification of any vote that occurred last night
at the physician meeting that has been reported
in the media. Nothing has changed. As the board
said in its message to the community on January
11: 'e management team and staff at NCH have
the full support of the board. e board is proud of
the accomplishments of our employees and their
passionate commitment to quality,'" NCH Board of
Trustees Chair Mariann MacDonald said in a Jan.
18 statement obtained by Becker's Hospital Review.
n
HCA announces $1B public offering that could
be used for acquisitions — 4 insights
By Eric Oliver
N
ashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is offering $1 billion in aggregate
principal senior notes, subject to market conditions, the company an-
nounced.
What you should know:
1. HCA stated the proceeds of the offering will be used for, "general corporate
purposes, which may include acquisition."
2. Several financial institutions are acting as joint book-running managers for the
offering.
3. The Nashville Business Journal said while HCA hasn't specified what the funding
will be used for — if the funds go towards an acquisition — it would be new CEO
Sam Hazen's first major move since taking over from former CEO Milton Johnson
Jan. 1.
4. HCA was tied to KKR's purchase of Nashville-based Envision Healthcare in 2018,
but the deal never came to fruition. HCA sought to acquire Envision's ASC unit
AmSurg. n
