Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System's 11-member board of trustees elected a new chair and added several members in recent weeks, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The board elected Linda Moss Mines as its new chair. She will replace outgoing chair Mike Griffin. The board also welcomed Sheila Boyington, president of education technology company Thinking Media, as its vice chair, and Gerald Webb, a judge, as the board's new secretary.
Two other board members were added who will replace current leaders: Vicky Gregg, former CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, and Jim Coleman, a hospital industry leader.
In addition the the board changes, members voted to adopt a new management incentive plan for the 2020 fiscal year. Under the self-funded plan, no awards will be given out unless Erlanger makes $5 million in excess revenue and meets specific safety, quality and service metrics.
This is the first time executive incentives will consider patient safety and quality over financial performance. Forty percent of incentive pay will be tied to finances, while 60 percent will be linked to quality, safety and service, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The changes come after the system separated with former CEO Kevin Spiegel in September. Mr. Spiegel and other hospital leadership faced criticism from physicians on Erlanger's Medical Executive Committee. In June, the committee approved a no-confidence vote in several of the health system's executives, including Mr. Spiegel, and raised concerns about operational issues, including understaffing and policies that cause overcrowding in the emergency department and operating rooms.
The health system also recently eliminated or restructured 30 management positions as part of a management reorganization. Erlanger's new president and CEO, William L. Jackson, MD, said the layoffs won't "be in vain" and will ultimately benefit system operations.
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