For the last eight weeks we have been working diligently to get everything ready for this conversion. Most of this work is done "behind the scenes," as a majority of what is changing has to do with licensing, billing, and documentation. Last week the conversion team from Alabama arrived to train our staff in their respective departments. They were surprised with how versatile our staff is, making multiple comments about all the "hats" our staff wear. We truly do have the best here at BSMC. As of October 1st, we officially became a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital (CAH)!
We have decertified our...