Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
TRAINING. Members of East Adams Rural Healthcare and East Adams Care Center participated in decontamination training on Sept. 19. The exercise taught them proper use of the equipment in case of an emergency, which would require decontamination. Seventy-two percent of the employees from both facilities participated in the training. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson
Initially planning for the East Adams Care Center to be converted into a wing of the hospital on Oct. 1, hospital district administrators are anticipating a delay in approval.
CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom said at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Sept. 22 the district is still waiting for approval from various agencies before the conversion can officially begin.
Bostrom said the first approval has to come from Noridian before the application can be submitted to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Bostrom explained once CMS receives the application, they have 60 days to approve.
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