We appreciate your releasing to the public your listing of qualifications desired for the interim CEO. Your making this information available allows us and others to give you the benefit of our thoughts and experience.

We urge you to consider each of the "qualifications" that you list as important factors to consider, but not to eliminate any candidate because he or she does not have every listed qualification.

In particular, we provided the board with an outstanding candidate that appears highly qualified to do what is needed at MCDH. That he does not have experience in California should not rule out him (or any other otherwise desirable candidate). A highly successful manager will have the ability to quickly acquire the essential knowledge that is specific to California.

Also, we would appreciate clarification about whether or not the board is at this time considering management companies as candidates for supplying the interim CEO. We believe that a management company could be the best choice for MCDH, because it would bring with it experts in computers, billing, accounting, purchasing, etc. -- all of which could contribute importantly to solving current problems. In our continuing effort to assist the board, we have provided, via Ms. McAllister, information on Brim Healthcare Hospital Management Company, another management possibility that we heard about from one of our contacts.

I again emphasize that we want to join with you in constructive dialog and assistance. In the absence of your communication back to us, we continue to provide information and suggestions.  We would welcome a more collegial relationship.
Sincerely,

The Hospital Resource Council

Tom Birdsell
Mike Dell'Ara
Richard Miller, MA, PhD
Vince Taylor, PhD