The Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors is looking for a new board member.

Tammy Moore, who had been on the board six months, announced her resignation at the end of the Jan. 15 board meeting, effective immediately.

“I am grateful for having the opportunity to serve on the board of this fine organization for the past six months and offer my best wishes for continued success,” she said.

Moore and her husband, Scott, former Ellsworth city administrator, have their house for sale.

“I believe there are greater things for Scott and for me ahead,” she said.“There is a place that cannot wait for Scott and his skills and his talents to get there. We are truly sad that it couldn’t be here in a place we call home.”

In other business:

• Andrew Bair, chief executive officer, said the Holyrood City Council wants to talk more regarding the remodeling project for the Holyrood Rural Health Clinic. Bair said the rooms in the clinic are too small for an examination.

“The question stands as to whether or not to renovate the current Main Street location of the clinic or simply move the clinic to the Plum Creek Apartment’s vacant office space,” he said.

Due to a scheduling conflict, Tina Davis, the hospital’s director of population health, will represent ECMC at the next meeting of the Holyrood City Council and report back to the board.

• Steve Berkhouse, director of business operations, said gross revenue for December totalled $1,817,155, compared to budgeted gross revenue of $2,050,312. He said the majority of the difference is in inpatient and outpatient hospital revenues. Year-todate, gross revenue is $10,909,909, which is 11.3 percent less than budgeted revenue.

He said operating expenses for December totaled $1,299,883, compared to budgeted expenses of $1,539,174. For the year, total operating expenses are $9,156,794 compared to budgeted expenses of $9,196,103. Salaries and benefits make up the majority of the difference between the two figures since December is a month with three pay periods. He said repairs and maintenance were less than budget due to budgeting for costs related to a facilities master plan in December that has not been used. Supplies were under budget due to some minor equipment that was budgeted but not purchased.

• Bair said the hospital is retooling its emergency preparedness structure. with him taking the lead role. He will work with the Local Emergency Planning Committee and lead the hospital through hospital incident command systems training.

• Bair said he is still working on a provider compensation model.

• Bair said before a FY2021 budget can be set, it would be prudent for the board to review and reset the hospital’s strategic plan.

“We want the board to be included in establishing our assumptions that will drive the budget for FY2021,” he said. “Thus we need to set calendars to include workshops for strategic review and budget assumptions.”

Bair said he would like to look at a late March time frame for a strategic plan and assumptions workshop.

The next meeting of the Ellsworth County Medical Center board of directors will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the hospital conference room.