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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 File photo The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission has a new virtual chief financial officer (CFO). At a special called meeting on Saturday, May 1, the commission voted to hire Welch, Couch and Company to provide virtual CFO services. The proposal was submitted by Bill Couch, who has worked with the hospital commission for many years. According to Couch’s proposal, his firm is asking for $7,000 per month for virtual CFO services, $9,000 annually for the Medicare cost repo...

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 File photo The Eureka Springs Hospital is seeking an independent contractor to serve as its new chief financial officer (CFO). At a special called meeting on Monday, April 5, commissioner Kent Turner moved to begin the procurement process to acquire an independent contractor as a virtual CFO. Turner said the contractor must have experience with Medicare, Medicaid and medical cost reporting. The commission voted unanimously to approve the motion. The commission discussed ...

Thursday, April 8, 2021 File photo The Eureka Springs Hospital is seeking an independent contractor to serve as its new chief financial officer (CFO). At a special called meeting on Monday, commissioner Kent Turner moved to begin the procurement process to acquire an independent contractor as a virtual CFO. Turner said the contractor must have experience with Medicare, Medicaid and medical cost reporting. The commission voted unanimously to approve the motion. The commission discussed the topi...

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission has narrowed down its CEO candidates. On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the commission met in executive session for approximately one hour to discuss the CEO candidates. When the commission returned from executive session, chairman Tyson Burden announced that the commission is ready to “move forward to the personal interview step in the CEO search process.” “We will be undertaking that in the coming weeks,” Burden said. Earlier at the me...

Thursday, January 28, 2021 The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission has narrowed down its CEO candidates. On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the commission met in executive session for approximately one hour to discuss the CEO candidates. When the commission returned from executive session, chairman Tyson Burden announced that the commission is ready to “move forward to the personal interview step in the CEO search process.” “We will be undertaking that in the coming weeks,” Burden said. Earlier at the me...

The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission is working toward hiring a new CEO. On Monday night, the commission held an executive session that lasted approximately 54 minutes to discuss CEO applicants. When the commission returned from executive session, chairman John House announced that the commissioners ranked the applicants. “We have five that we are going to interview, we have four that we have ruled out and we have some we are keeping in reserve,” House said. “For privacy purposes of the ap...