Erlanger HospitalIt appears doctors will get a guaranteed voting seat on the Erlanger Health System board of trustees after all.
Final language of a bill to revamp the public hospital’s governance puts the hospital’s chief of medical staff on a nine-member board, House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick said Sunday in a news release.
Someone “experienced in corporate compliance” will hold another board seat, according to the release. And the bill specifically directs the new board to ensure the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority “purchases goods and services at competitive prices, and avoid[s] conflicts of interests among the Board, management, and current or potential vendors.”
“The intent of this legislation is to provide Erlanger Health System with a governance structure more in keeping with the $500 million enterprise that it has grown to become,” McCormick said in the release. “Reforming the board structure is another step in the ongoing process of improving Erlanger’s competitive position, and providing the best possible service throughout our community.”
Erlanger board Chairman Ronald Loving said Sunday night that, on behalf of the Erlanger trustees, “I thank the Hamilton County legislative delegation for its support of the Erlanger Health System and its mission.