The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. board voted yesterday to reaffirm Esther L. Mu\u00f1a as the corporation\u2019s chief executive officer, with board chair Lauri Ogumoro saying they would work closely with her in addressing areas where they deem it necessary for her to improve.<\/p>\n
The board voted 3-1 to reaffirm Mu\u00f1a\u2019s role in CHCC during yesterday\u2019s board meeting at the Administration Office\u2019s conference room.<\/p>\n
Ogumoro, Saipan\u2019s David Rosario, and Tinian representative William Cing, via phone patch, voted to reaffirm Mu\u00f1a to retain her post. Dr. Larry Hocog of Rota was absent.<\/p>\n
Letitia Reyes, the third representative from Saipan and CHC\u2019s former nursing director, was the lone member who opposed Mu\u00f1a\u2019s reappointment. \u201cI have no further comment. In my case, my vote is performance based,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hocog made the motion to approve the board\u2019s evaluation and to affirm Mu\u00f1a\u2019s re-appointment based on their assessment.<\/p>\n
Ogumoro said this was the first time that Mu\u00f1a was evaluated by a board. \u201cWe\u2019ve completed the evaluation process and we agreed that she\u2019s doing her job. This is the first time we did it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first time to have a board of trustees and we have to do an evaluation. It\u2019s an annual process. This kind of sets the foundation for it. We voted to reaffirm her and she retains her position. Every year, just like all of us [CHCC board] we get evaluated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ogumoro said that most board members agreed that Mu\u00f1a has been working hard in addressing critical areas of the CNMI\u2019s lone hospital. \u201cBut, there\u2019s always room for improvement and our job now is to put together the areas that we see where she can improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we will work with her on those deficiencies. I think that she\u2019ll take it as constructive criticism, so that she can raise her score in the evaluation next time,\u201d added Ogumoro, who is also the Karidat Social Services executive director.<\/p>\n
She said that Mu\u00f1a meets most expectations based on the score she got from the American Hospital Association. \u201cWhat I\u2019ll do is to talk to her first about that [performance evaluation].\u201d<\/p>\n
Backed by hospital staff<\/p>\n
Doctors, nurses, directors, administrators, and other personnel showed their overwhelming support for Mu\u00f1a\u2019s leadership. A cafeteria staffer even said they are now making money\u2014a source of additional revenue for the hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve heard the overwhelming support that she [Mu\u00f1a] had from the staff. She\u2019s been able to accomplish a lot. She has strengths and she has weaknesses. Just like all of us,\u201d said Ogumoro. \u201cThe challenges she had are great. Running the hospital despite the minimal financial support that she gets and overwhelming uncompensated care cost.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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