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Parkland hospital's governing board voted Tuesday night to hire a = consultant=20 to help figure out Dr. Ron Anderson's next role with = the=20 institution.
Anderson is the current longtime CEO and president of Parkland.
After a three-hour closed door meeting, Parkland Memorial Hospital's = Board of=20 Managers voted to hire Integrated Healthcare Strategies at a cost of about = $50,000, board=20 Chairwoman Dr. Lauren McDonald said. The company will = analyze=20 Anderson's strengths and weaknesses and recommend his next role at the=20 institution he's led for almost 30 years.
The board decided last month to replace Anderson at the end of the = year and=20 asked him to consider another Parkland position.
Earlier Tuesday, Anderson sent a memo to hospital staff that said = "until told=20 otherwise, I remain Parkland's CEO until Dec. 31, 2011."
"At the Board's request, I provided them with plans including one of=20 succession and transition," Anderson's email says. "I have also met with = their=20 consultant and outlined the same information previously provided to the = Board. I=20 welcome discussion with Board members."
The memo continues:
"In the face of these difficult times, we can't let any outside = influences=20 distract us from our most important mission - providing safe, quality = patient=20 care to the people of Dallas County. My focus and yours must remain on = the=20 current and future health of Parkland."
After inspecting and reinspecting Parkland, CMS regulators concluded = last=20 week that the hospital no longer qualifies for federal funding because = of=20 patient-safety problems. But the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid = Services=20 allowed the hospital to avoid a funding cutoff by accepting a = CMS-approved=20 outside overseer.
CMS took the unusual step =E2=80=9Cin recognition of the devastating = impact the=20 termination of Parkland Hospital would have on the citizens of Dallas = County and=20 the Medicare/Medicaid patients it serves,=E2=80=9D a letter from CMS to = the hospital=20 states.
The U.S. Justice Department has also launched a sweeping = investigation of=20 Parkland, asking hospital officials to preserve a wide range of = psychiatric=20 billing and patient-care records.
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