The Board of Directors of the Nolan County Hospital District d/b/a/Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital, will hold a public hearing at the ED Classroom, 200 East Arizona, Sweetwater, Texas on September 26, 2011 at 5:00 P.M., for the purpose of considering board member district populations and boundaries based upon the 2010 Census, and the consideration of proposed plans for revised board member district boundaries. The Board of Directors wil receive public comments on the proposed district boundaries and redistricting plans. The Board of Directors will accept proposed redistricting plans from the public. To be considered, public plans must be drafted in accordance with the redistricting guidlines approved by resolution by the Board of Directors. The public plan submission deadline is September 20, 2011 at 5 P.M. The maps and materials related to the above referenced public hearing and the criteria and guidlines for plans presented by members of the public are available for inspection at the Administration Office, 200 E. Arizona Street, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA
El consejo directivo del Distrito de Hospital del Condado de Nolan (haciendo negocios como Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital) tendra una audiencia publica en la Clase ED, 200 East Arizona, Sweetwater, Tejas a las 5:00 P.M., el de septiembre de 2011, con el fin de considerar las poblaciones y los limites del districto del consejo y fronteras basados en el Censo 2010, y la consideracion de los planes propuestos para los limites revisados del districto del consejo. El consejo de directivo recibira los comemtarios publicos sobre los planes de fronteras propuestas de los districtos. El consejo directivo aceptara del publico, sumisiones de planos de rediseno de distritos. Para ser tomados en cuenta, los planos del publico deben ser redactados segun las guias de rediseno de distritos que han sido aprobadas por resolucion del consejo directivo. La fecha limite de sumision de planos del publici es el 20 de septiembre de 2011, a las 5:00 P.M. Mapas y las materiales disponibles y relacionados a la audiencia publica de referencia y los criterios para los planes presentados por miembros del publico, estan disponible para la inspeccion en la oficina de administracion, 200 E. Arizona Street, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
The NOLAN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT conducted public hearings on September 6, 2011 and September 9, 2011 on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the NOLAN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by 5.14 percent. The total tax revenue proposed to be raised last year at last year’s tax rate of $0.252370 for each $100 of taxable value was $2,265,751. The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of $0.252370 for each $100 of taxable value, excluding tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is $2,379,498. The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of $0.252370 for each $100 of taxable value, including tax revenue to be raised from property added to the tax roll this year, is $2,420,413. The Nolan County Hospital District Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in the tax increase at a public meeting to be held on September 12, 2011 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital New Classroom at 12:00 PM.
Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase
The NOLAN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 5.14 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. The first public hearing will be held on September 6, 2011 at 12:00 PM at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital New Classroom. The second public hearing will be held on September 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital New Classroom. The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows: FOR: Carlos Alvarado, Wayne Chowning, Linda Kite, Jose Villafranca, Kirby Andrews, Steve Holcomb, Karen Rainbolt
AGAINST:
PRESENT and voting:
ABSENT:
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in NOLAN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT last year was $41,732. Based on last year’s tax rate of $0.252370 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $105.32. The average taxable value of a residence homestead in NOLAN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT this year is $43,293. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.240036 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $103.92. If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.252370 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $109.26. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.
RPMH welcomed Sweetwater, Roscoe, Highland and Blackwell school district teachers and staff with a “Back to School” gift baskets filled with RPMH bottle of hand sanitizers and information on the importance of getting the Flu vaccine. We wish all area schools a great year!
Sweetwater Middle School
Dr. Ellen Walthall, M.D. will be traveling to Kenya, Africa as a medical mission team member and RPMH has donated IV fluid tubing to assist teams at feeding stations. The medical mission trip is sponsored by the Golf Course Road Church of Christ in Midland. Some of the areas in Kenya the medical team will be visiting are: Nairobi, Kericho, Muhoroni and Nukyru.
On Wednesday, July 13th the Diabetic Outreach Team offered to the community free cholestrol, blood pressure adn blood sugar screening at the Nolan County Courthouse. The team had a successful day with 41 people screened in 4 hours! There was a lot of nutritional and health information available. So, watch for future programs offered by RPMH Diabetic Outreach Program and come join! Prevention Saves Lives!
A BIG thank you to Alice Velez, Susan Almanza, Irene Garcia, Helena Beltran and Brenda Hollis for their role in making this event a success.
RPMH participated in the July 4th parade. Many hospital employees walked, drove go-carts or rode bikes to celebrate this special day.
RPMH employees had a Water Drive to support our fire fighters. From left to right are: Kim Kiser, Esther Regalado, Ronny Ashley, Steve Clark, Grant Madden, Carla Howard
RPMH Water Drive for Fire Fighters
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital will have their fabulous jewelry and accessories sale on Monday, June 20th in the ER Classroom from 8:00-5:00pm. The type of payments available are cash, checks, credit cards and payroll deduction. All proceeds benefits the Hospital Auxiliary. Come and experience the frenzy!
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (RPMH) received a grant from the Texas Hospital Insurance Exchange (THIE) in the amount of $5,000 to implement medication management/reconciliation software that will help enhance the process for medication reconciliation at the time of patient discharge.
Administration and management of medications to patients is one of the most important tasks of any healthcare provider. The hospital is looking forward to leveraging the latest technology in patient medication management to help improve the process thanks to the recent grant.
“Rolling Plains has been successful in the management of medication reconciliation, but now we’re ready to take it to the next level,” said Donna Boatright, chief executive officer at RPMH. “The grant will help us continue to adopt the newest technologies to better serve the people of Nolan County.”
Medication reconciliation continues to challenge hospitals across the country because there are so many people involved in tracking the medications a patient takes before, during, and after a hospital stay. From nurses to physicians, home health aides to the patients themselves, management can easily become convoluted if not properly documented and tracked.
“Thanks to the grant from THIE, the new software will help us greatly improve how patient medications are handled,” said Boatright. “From admission to the point of discharge and transition, information technology can help us become more efficient at tracking this type of information.”
In the end, improved patient care is the bottom line benefit with the new software. After going home from a hospital stay, they can rest assured that their prescription list is correct so they can focus on the most important thing—recovery.
