The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1994 Page: 2 of 76
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Page 2 A The Albany News Thursday, October 13, 1994
By Melinda L, Lucas
During three meetings held in
the past week, Shackelford County
Hospital District directors con-
firmed the hiring of a new admin
is'trator, appointed an interim ad-,
m mist rat or and replaced their
initial choice for medical technolo
gist with.a new applicant
The hoard also made decisions
to cover t he lah work until the new
technologist fulfills his .present
responsibilities and heard a pre-
liminary report from the new ad
niiiiistrator
(>0t. 5th & Oct. 7th Sessions
Hospital directors, after a 10
mihute closed session. Confirmed
t hat Ronald Phippsof Mreckenridge
had agreed to t he t wo coiidit io,ns of
employment • that he accept an
an npal saltiry of $/Y,ri,(>00 an d That
He anil his family move to Albany
wit Inn one year
Several mem hers of t he hoard
- had also requested time to more
thoroughly check Phipps' refer
eilcesas they specifically related to
his responsibilities at Stephens ,
M'efnorial Hospital.
Phipps spent last Friday at the
Ideal hospital and plans to be iii
Albany on Thursdays and Fridays
for the next two weeks. He will
oHiei'alK take over his, duties as
hospital administrator on October
•20
I'nt i1 that time, the day-to-day
operation- of the facility will be
handled by hospital employee
Melissa Black, who was appointed
as interim administrator at the
October 7 meeting.
Black met in executive session
with the board and when the
meeting was re opened to the
public, the motion was made by
Bob Tidwell to hire her to act as
administrator during the two-week
period before Phipps begins his
duties. Black will be paid a stipend
for the extra responsibilit ies.
Earlier 111 the meeting, Black
had outlined several options for
handling lab work until a medical
technologist, or lab tech, could be
employed.
The directors opted to hire one
or more local residents to remain
on call according to an evening and
weekend schedule to he set tip by
Black l.ab work will he taken as
needed 10 Abilene.
Also, the directors learned that
board president Karen (-'lenient
had been unable to directly contact
ilarley Clinton,, who had been for-
mally offered the job of lab lech at
the October 6 special meeting. He
was reportedly out of the state in
pursuit of another job opportunity
• In the meantime, another ap
plicatjon had been received and
was opened (luring the October'?
meeting,
('lenient called the applicant.
Joe Wal a ski of Knox County, and
set up an .interview for Friday
After) meeting with Walaski
Friday morning, board members
o fit Ted h i n v t h o I oc a 1 po s 111 o n, wh 1 c h
he accepted and will assume No.
yemb^r 1
Susan .Jones, representing the
•Community Resource Center
board, met with the directors on
Wednesday'evening, asking for a
clarification of the direction being
taken by the hospital'district,
whether it be to have a fully-ac-
credited acute care facility, swing
bed unit or emergency room only
Several of the board members
expressed their desire to maintain
complete hospital care, and maijo
reference to the fact that "most
young doctors seem. to want to
perform certain procedure-, minor
surgeries, .etc "and were thus .more
at t racted t o facih t iest hat -offer such
services
"All oft he employees want Jo see
t his facility become a viable hospital
once more," said Black "We have
nurses right now. who "art; getting
cont inumgeducat ion and recognize
the need for const ant improvement
I don't think they've been getting
enough credit for that! ■ .
"Tb'is is a t tying t mie for us, but
it's jiist going to get better." she
concluded. ,
Monday's Meeting
During the regular monthly
meeting time on Monday, October
10, hospital directors discu ssed t be
possibility of purchasing the local
nursing home should it. bo offered
for sale as many rural Beverly
Enterprise home- have be. n re
cently
Although the board members
had.no further information, thev
agreed that it was worth invest;
gating, and Mike Parsons w.as
asked to contact Beverly- F,liter
prises
In other business, the board dis-
cussed the Community Resource
('enter and decided to ask a ORC
representative to, make A formal
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Black presented the quality as-
surance report and CPA James H.
Cotter was present to review the
hospital's financial report for Sep-
tember.
The new administrator, Ron
Phipps, attended the meeting and
met with the hoard in executive
session-to discuss the possibility of
a contract, as well as his job de-
scription-andan evaluation process.
The motion was made in open
session by Bob Tidwell to present a
job description with an evaluation
• process at the next meeting
There will be no contract.
In a report of his day-long visit
to the hospital on the previous
Friday, Phipps discussed several
informal recommendations, in-
cluding the possibilities of resum
ing surgical services, moving the
emergency room, reviewing phar-
maceutical charges, and gett ing the
■facility licensed as a "swing-bed"
unit in addit ion to acute care.
I le also expressed .the hope that
the board would agree to hire a
full tune maintenance person to
begin I he process of painting, pa
poring and generally recondition-
ing t he liospi tal from "front to back
Phipps stated that he had been
m contact with a physician who
was w illing te'perform surgery at
the Albany facility, with patients
referred bv the local doctors.
He also asked for and was
granted permission to immediately
begin clearing out unused and ob-
solete equipment stored at the
hospital
Plans are currently underway
for the annual Fall Fest sponsored
by the Albany Parent-Teacher Or
ganization.
This year's event will take place
on Saturday* October 29. on the
campus of Nancy Smith Klemen
t.ary School. '
The cafeteria, which tradition
ally draws a large crowd, will serve
from r>:0() to 9:00 p.m., while the
games and other activities will oc
cur from 5:30 to 9:30.p.m
< 'hen Hawkins is PTO president
and Debra Ruff will again serve as
Fall Fest chairman.
RufT'requested that local parents
and other volunteers make plans
to help set Up Fall Fest booths,
beginning at 9:00 a.m. on October
29 Men are needed at that time,
w ith mothers and other volunteers
set to decorate starting at 1000
a. m. ■
"There are no major changes in
the set-up this year," said Ruff.'
"The booths will be constructed in
basically the same way, and there
are several - men who are 'experi-
enced in putting them together
I'hey just need some help."
She added that the process has
"gone snioothly" the last, few years,
With ail adequate number of vol
•int-eers. "We really appreciate all
D-FY-IT fellowship
slated after game
Homecoming activities will be
held oh Friday night for local jun-
ior high and high school students,
according to DARF to I) l- Y IT of-
ficer Raleigh Breeden
Albany students may attend a
fellowship at the Ice House Party
Room immediately follow ing tin
football game
Members of the Matthews Me
morial Presbyterian ('hqreh and
the First ('hrisfian Church will be
preparing; food and serving re-
fresh nients for t he drug f ree event
Breeder)-■■ stated-that there will
be no disc jockey, but ('l)s w ill lie
played, and ,t he student s will have '
the opportunity to visit with
friends, listen to music, and eat.
Students may bring guests, but
t,hey must be junior high or high -
school.age.
lie asked tlint any adults who
wish to help chaperone contact him
or Tom Ant lion s
Parents are asked to pick up
their children at 12 01). midnight or
before.
The activities are being spon
sored by the I) FY IT program and
will take the place of the after
game fellowship normally coordi
nated by the Albany Ministerial
Alliance
Trinity Lutheran Church will
Imst t lie event after the final home
game against Ranger, (ktober 28.
the people who help us each year,"
Ruff also reported that there are
'Several new booths and events
planned for this year's Fall Fest,
including pony rides provided by
Randy Rollins, face paint ing, hole
in one golf green and a special
velcro baseball tbrow.
Proceeds from the annual Fall
Fest always stay w it hin t he school
system, benefiting students and
teachers
Projects in the past include
computer programs, playground
equipment. PA 'systems for both
the NSFS cafeteria and the choral
department, band instruments,
theater lights at the high school
auditorium, a. I jon mascot uniform,
etc
• Organizers emphasize that the
Fall Fest is a community effort
eac'h Veilr, especially in the cafete
ria. where all foods are donated by
businesses and individuals;
"We really appreciate all the
support we get from the corrimu-
Ruff concluded
Albany Lion fan- are urged to
part tcipate iii IvFAN' radio'.- Spirit,
Drive" this Thursdav n ight as part
of homecoming act ivilies.
AHS hea'd ■ het Header Kelly
Bailee explained that 'everyone
vho supports I he I .ions should call
at t• T(>-532'i (hat
Wl
the stat ion ...
evening between TOO and 10 00
p.m. to "vole' toi Albany
"•Just call over
them you're from Albany.'
Bart.ee "Your vote will beeoiinted
in the total "
She added that it would be even
1 M ' I I I I V .
there and tell
said
better it people cah actually drive
to Abileli.ealidappearat the KFAN
station' on South 1 sf
A similai contest time is sched-
uled for fans of't he Baird Bears.
•Representat ives of KKAN radio
w ill visit the w inner s pep rally on
Friday, afternoon to make a pre-,
senta.i ion to the school
I In-, Albany homecoming pep
rally will lie held at the Hank Park
downtown, beg in n ing at 3:00 p. m.
Bartee also announced that the
cheerleaders will paint the streets
Thursday night
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1994, newspaper, October 13, 1994; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413120/m1/2/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.