Page A8-The Chronicle, T W achovia; more pron Larry Butler has been elected assistant vice president at Wachovia Bank and Trust in Winston-Salem and Theodore W. Hawes 111 has been elected banking officer. Robert E. Earnhardt and Michael O. Mercer Tvave been elected vice president. Since joining Wachovia in 1975, Butler has served in his current position as management anaiysi in me retail banking group. He is a Greensboro native and a graduate of North Carolina Central University. Hawes has been with the bank for four years and is administrative manager of the branch automation project in the retail banking group. A native of Oradell, Ghusun Hassan ? Hassan is honored Ghusun Y. Hassan, a ninth-grade clarinet player at Carver High School, has been name "Band Student of the Month -- January." She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Asmar Hassan (Beverly) of Tony Drive. She has been reading music for four years. Her ; fornwc teachers. in cludeirtfSstjirFretich, Ode!! Shoffner and Robert Listokin. Her ambition is to become a computer programmer. At Carver, she is an honor student and is active , in the marching, concert and pep bands. Her previous honors include first chair in the AllCounty Band, superior ratings in solo and smallensemble contests, superior bandsmanship, perfect attendance and a trophy in track. R.V. Boone, her present band teacher, has a high regard for Ghusun. "She has been an outstanding student in every way," Boone said. "Her selfdiscipline, dependability, leadership and musicianship serve as models for other students to follow. I am proud of Ghusun's work and attitude." Lisa Pegram, another, ninth-grade clarinet player, won the runner-up honor. Other top ten students for the month are Pete Birkner, Freda Henry, Lowell Mur chison,^ Michael Strange, John \Foster, Lowell Basham>Tanya Martin and Johnny^Taylor. Honorable mentions were given to Franklin Butler, Greg Wilks, Argress Hymes, Steven Moore and Todd Murphy. ^cV ? ?> s hursday, February 9, 1984 N.J., he is a graduate of the H Univeristy of Virginia. He earned a master's degree i iRL from the College of William Earnhardt, a native of Salisbury, is manager of the ~ bank's dealer lease center. He has spent 16 years in the A bank's sales finance group ^k the ^k Winston-Salem offices. M A I Mercer joined Wachovia M B| A I year as manager per- ^k years the Mercer a of Frederick, Md., and a graduate of Catawba College. He has a master's degree in business adFlorida State University. Larry G. Butler ? FORSYTH?M MORIA Reorganized On January 31. 1984. the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners transferred the deed of Forsyth Memorial Hospital to a new nonprofit organization called Carolina Medicorp The new organization includes Forsyth Memorial Hospital s as the largest subsidiary, a nonprofit service company, a proposed surgical center and a profit-making subsidiary. Thoughtful people in our community have asked questions about the new organization These questions deserve answers Q Forsyth Memorial Hospital is doing a good job of serving everyone's needs Why change9 A First and most important, so your hospital can continue serving the needs of all citizens with the same good quality of care. Young and old Black and white Those who can pay for medical services by themselves or through insurance But also those who cannot pay, and the senior ?c- citizens who depend on Medicare The hospital wants to do this without asking for tax money. Your hospital has not usedaoua$y4ax mdney since 1968 ' v v' f * . ^ There may be a problem meeting these objectives, however 70% Government vs. Nongovernment Patients 60% 50% 40% ^ "" " " Nongovernment " mm Government 30% 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 The number of Medicare and Medicaid patients at your hospital now numbers more than insured patients or patients who pay full costs ? ' Q What is the problem? A The problem has three parts. First, the federal government does not pay hospitals the full cost for treating Medicare and Medicaid patients. Hospitals are not allowed to charge these patients the difference in cost. Instead, hospitals charge paying patients and insured patients more to make up the difference Next, more people are using Medicare and Medicaid every year. This year, Medicare and Medicaid patients will use $8.2 million of services at your hospital that will not be covered by Medicare and Medicaid payments. And last, paying patients and insurance companies say they don't want to pay more than their share. Who would? Patient days/year at Forsyth Memorial Hospital (In thousands) ^ 260 250 ^ 243 224 ?' 200 186 150 1969 1974 1979 1983 Since 1969. Forsyth Memorial Hospital has seen an increase of 40 percent m patient aays per year Q How will reorganization help this situation^ A Currently, Forsyth Memorial Hospital is one of the most cost-effective hospitals in the nation According to a national survey by Equitable Life, North Carolina has the second lowest hospital room rates in the country ^mong major rhetrooolitan hosnitals in the state FMM has the dowest rates The new organization is being created to keep rates low The plan allows your hospital to start some side businesses not directly involved with hospital business. Nursing homes, for example. These side businesses will be run to make profits. The money will go back into your hospital - > f Seaman finish basic training Seaman Recruit Bonair Avenue, Reginald L. Noble, son ed a letter of i of Mrs. Doris Noble of tion. North Patterson Avenue, He received tl has completed his basic superior perfoi V training in Orlando, Fla. duty while serv He is a 1979 graduate of the carrier USS North Forsyth Senior High Eisenhower, hot School and attended Norfolk, Va. i^^r Winstor>-Salem Statp I . v 7" ?_ a letter of < University tor two years. Uon js officia, Marine Pfc. Robert of an individual Halrston Jr.. son of djng accomplish Robert Hatrston of W alker- presented dur town and Clara S. Hairston ceremonies of Shattalon Drive, has reported for duty with the Marine La 3rd Force Service Support Gregory E. Bi Group, Okinawa, Japan. of Earlie anc Navy Aviation Boats- Baugus of Mor wain's Mate 1st Class has reported foi Anthony J. Lewis, son of 1st Marine Divii Ernestine L. Lewis of Pendleton, Calif 1 HOSPITAL AND C/ ion ? a new 1 to pay for the health care costs of the elderly and those who cannot pay You might compare this idea to a church that has a profit-making side business, such as a parking lot, a grocery store, or apartments Q Why not start a profit-making side business without reorganizing^ A The hospital isn't allowed to You see, when it was a county-owned organization, your hospital was forbidden by law to run profit-making businesses like this Even for a good cause like helping the elderly and the poor Q Is the county giving the hospital away to some big profit-making corporation? A No The county is assigning the deed to a nonprofit organization that will continue to run the hospital and also run some side businesses The organization Is the same one that has built M? mp? tal v Q Who will govern the nonprofit organization? A The board of trustees ? just as they do now Q And who controls the trustees9 < A The County Commissioners ? jCist as they do now The plan states that the County Commissioners will appoint twelve out of nineteen trustees That's two-thirds of the board COUNTY PEOPLE elect , COUNTY COMMISSIONERS who appoint THE TRUSTEES who govern THE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION Here's the way the people of Forsyth County control the hospital now That's the way the new organization works, too Q How can the community be assured the elderly and those who cannot afford to pay will continue to receive equal care with paying patients9 A It's the law It's in writing Look at what the North Carolina law says G S 131E-8(a) "A municipality may sell or convey to a nonprofit corporation any rights of ownership the municipality has in a hospital facility if the If I I I. , ^ . ? . . 44 ~ 4 ~ i IWM^I vun11 owi (JUI Mui i <^^iuminwion, Camp 1' = VROLINA MEDICORP ' way to serve I Corporation shall provide services to indigent patients of Forsyth Memorial Hospital as the County and Corporation shall agree, including : specifically any Forsyth County resident needing emergency care without regard to ability to pay." Q What if the new organization doesn't do that? A A Both the law and the deed say this: "Should the Corporation fail to operate Forsyth Memorial Hospital as a community general hospital open to the general public, or (fail) to carry out the terms and conditions of the conveyance, all ownership rights in the hospital facility, shall revert to the County." Forsyth Memorial Hospital Compared with N.C., U.S. Hospitals ? Cost per patient day S256 72 261 17 426 25 FMH NC US * 'r 'Vr?fci &0D* beds) (685+ beds) No of Full-time employees per occupied bed 3 1 325 4 11 FMH N C U S (200+ beds) (685+ beds) Source: American Hospital Astn , October. 1983 Forsyth Memorial Hospital is one of the most efficient hospitals in the state and in the nation The reorganization will help keep it that way Q Who is going to get rich from this change9 A m NODoay it s a nonprofit organization. There will be no dividends paid to anyone. Money made from the profit-making side businesses, will go back to the hospital. Q What happens if one of these side businesses fails? A The failure of "an independenf subsidiary will not affect the entire organization The hospital will continue serving the elderly and those who cannot pay. Q The local newspaper printed a study'~th;af' showed some hospitals who reorganize have problems. What are those problems? How will this organization avoid them? A The study said there were two major problems ? communications with employees and employee morale. The hospital does a lot of communicating with its employees and will do even more after the plan is underway. As for morale, the hospital's employees are of the best workers in the field of health care Forsyth Memorial is a very efficient organization The plan will help keep i1 that way Number of Employees 2S00 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital ^2231 2000 2087 ~ ^ 1683 1500 1136 1000 1969 1974 1979 1983 The number of FMH employees has nearly doubled in the last T5 years a The Board of Trustees and the Administration of Carolina Medicorp and Forsyth Memorial Hospital welcome your comments and suggestions to improve health care for all citizens of this area Carolina Medicorp. 3333 Silas Creek Parkway. Winston-Salem, N C 27103 Your hospital serves everyone. Careful planning will help keep it that way.