Medical Center to subsidize hospitalists
A hospitalist is a physician usually an internist or family practitioner hired by the hospital to care for inpatients. They often make rounds for outpatient doctors on evenings and holidays.
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2005
Page
1
A hospitalist is a physician usually an internist or family practitioner hired by the hospital to care for inpatients. They often make rounds for outpatient doctors on evenings and holidays.
Ector County Hospital District aims to hire four hospitalists to work exclusively at Medical Center Hospital next year. The 501(a) ProCare subsidiary would subsidize the program, with projected 2006 costs of 687000 and offset revenues of 336000, drawing concern over added expenses after a prior district loss.
MCH weighs hiring four hospitalists initially with potential to add two more. Salaries would run 60 000 to 80 000 dollars each, plus support staff and other costs. Total annual program cost is about 550 000 dollars for MCH and Texas Tech Internal Medicine. The term hospitalist began in 1996 when about 800 were employed nationwide. now about 10 000 work as projections say 25 000 by 2010.
ECISD officials seek a new home for the district truancy court after dissatisfaction with Odessa city operations. The Aug 16 school board budget includes 300000 for the court, while ECISD reports no attendance gains from the current arrangement. 2004-05 average daily attendance was 94.7 percent.
Truancy is a Class C misdemeanor defined by 10 or more unexcused absences in a school year with possible charges against parents for minor truants. More than three unexcused absences in any four-week period may also incur charges. ECISD notes no attendance gain from truancy court, with a 94.7 percent average daily attendance, below the 95.6 percent state 2002-03 average.
Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners will discuss selling 45 000 acres or about one sixth of Big Bend Ranch State Park in a closed Austin session. Houston businessman John Poindexter who owns nearby Cibolo Creek Ranch has been in negotiations with the department. The sale could raise funds to buy portions of private lands within the park.
Sharon Wilson, Ector County Elections Administrator for 18 years, faces removal after disputed resignation claims. County Judge Jerry Caddel says she resigned Monday in a closed session, while Wilson asserts she did not resign and asked if commissioners wanted her to resign. The controversy follows recent talks on election procedures involving Wilson, Caddel, County Attorney Cathy Linch, Assistant County Attorney Lilly Plummer, and a Justice Department representative.
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