Aiyana Roche. Image used by permission.
A fundraiser account and a GoFundMe page have been set up for the Roche family of Buffalo, that are facing major medical bills due to a recent skiing accident.
Ten year-old Aiyana Roche was skiing at Meadowlark Ski Area west of Buffalo on February 22
nd, when she struck a tree and suffered multiple injuries, according to her father, Ryan Roche.
Aiyana was originally taken by ambulance to the Johnson County Healthcare Center where they performed x-rays of her leg where they found the bone fractures, and a scan of her neck to make sure there were no issues there.
The next steps for the Master Plan for the Johnson County Healthcare Center was touched on by the hospital board at their recent meeting.
Not only capital construction projects, but looking at the possibility of financing those projects at the current lower interest rates to save money in the long run.
CEO Sean McCallister said he would like to bring Dan Odasz from Plan One Architects to a future meeting to help the board update their Master Site Plan now that some of those projects have been completed with COVID-19 funds.
McCallister said he would like to have the board discuss the Master Site Plan and a new electronic medical records system for the facility.
At their regular meeting for February, Johnson County Healthcare Center CEO Sean McCallister reported to the hospital board that an issue came up with the reimbursement from the State Loan and Investments Board, or SLIB, concerning the COVID-19 projects.
He explained that SLIB denied nearly $600,000 of the $3.1 million the JCHC submitted to them due to issues with deadlines on the projects, and he explained further.
McCallister said he believes the risk is quite low that the JCHC will not get the remaining $600,000 in reimbursements.
He expects to hear from the SLIB this week as to when they will be getting the remaining reimbursement.
The Hospital Board of Trustees for the Johnson County Healthcare Center, during their regular meeting Wednesday night, voted to pay back the remaining money from a loan acquired from the Hospital Foundation.
The hospital owes just under $600,000 of the money borrowed from the foundation used for the construction of the Amie Holt Care Center.
According to discussions at the meeting, the hospital makes two $85,000 payments annually to the foundation, and it would take about 3 ½ years to pay back the balance at that rate.
Board President Dr. Mark Schueler said the JCHC’s current positive financial situation, with about $12 million in the bank, means that it makes financial sense for the JCHC to pay back the loan balance now, and means the Foundation would be able to use the funds now if needed.
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