Dear Friends,
The summer of 2022 has been marked by unusual weather patterns, commercial challenges and disruptions, continued economic and global uncertainty and a third year of fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve observed a decreased volume with some of our services – such as the delivery of babies, which has been down from recent years. But the expansion of managed care has also reduced reimbursements that are a critical part of organizational sustainability. Like most businesses across the nation, RRH has also observed an increase in expenses as labor, transportation and material costs continue to rise. At the same time, we have maintained our commitment to keeping wages competitive for our highly trained staff. But the confluence of these two factors has yielded some financial challenges for RRH to overcome. This is reflective of the overall fiscal health observed in hospitals across California – half of which are experiencing significant revenue losses. A more sobering national trend that has surfaced in our community is patient violence against staff. In order to protect everyone at the hospital, including our providers, employees and other patients, we have installed metal detectors at the main entrance. However, none of these challenges are stopping RRH from expanding the services we know our community needs. We continue to recruit physicians – including two new OB/GYNs and two internists who will begin practicing with us this summer. Our Board of Directors also continues to approve new equipment, including a new fluoroscopy suite, new blood banking software and radiology equipment that will assist procedures in orthopedic and general surgery. Even with the significant obstacles and difficulties before us, RRH is undeterred in our mission to provide “world-class services close to home.”
JAMES A. SUVER, FACHE President/Chief Executive Officer
2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Shrooq Abu-Issa – Secretary Christopher Ellis – Director Margi Hannon – Treasurer George (Bud) Haslam – Chair Marti Hoppus – Director Dana Lyons – Vice Chair Walter Martin – Director Rita Read – Director James Rizzardini – Director
Paige Sorbo – Director Judy Tharp – Director
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