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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
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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.
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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
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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
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continue to operate the facility as a community
general hospital open to the public,rfree of
discrimination based upon race, creed, color,
sex, or national origin The nonprofit corporation
shall also agree to provide such services to
indigent patients as the municipality and the
nonprofit corporation shall agr^e " Now, read
what the deed agreement says
"This conveyance is made pursuant to the
provisions of G S 131E-8, and thus, upon the
express conditions that the Corporation continue
to own. and through its own forces or a
corifrolled nonprofit subsidiary of the Corporation
maintain and operate Forsyth Memorial Hospital
as a community general hospital open to the
public, free of discrimination based upon race,
creed, color, sex, or national origin. Further, the
vl
reported in PAUL MILLER
- ommenda- SmvICBS
recocnition H&S Rciocdtcd To
i s outstan- E.C. Hill Insurance Agency !.
' ^"formal 3078 New Walkertown Road .
For An Opportunity To Serve You
In Insurance
ncc Cpl. Real Estate Income Tax
lugus son * Residential Bookkeeping
1. Evalene Call 722-7515
gan Road, ^ ^
r duty with Or Stop By
>ion, Camp 1' =
VROLINA MEDICORP
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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
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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.