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NORWAY -- Dickinson County Healthcare System is seeing a cash flow increase, chief restructuring officer Dennis Smith told the Norway City Council.
Smith spoke briefly to the council on Monday, saying a system of checks and balances was being put in place to keep finances stable.
"We're not going through the place with a machete," Smith assured, adding DCHS's financial troubles occurred for a variety of reasons. "I think the health care community lost its way a little bit," Smith added.
Now, Smith said, the hospital is doing well enough to consider the repair, replacement and upgrading of some of its tools, such as the computer tomography, or CT, scanner.
Smith also said there are plans to have a new family practice in the hospital as well as a retail pharmacy where newly discharged patients can have their prescriptions filled before leaving the building.
Additional consideration is being given to having a substance abuse program in the emergency department, Smith said.
In other news, the board:
-- Approved a special event application allowing signs for the April 6 Crossroads Church rummage sale to be placed on public property.
-- Authorized $25,320 for the operating license required to maintain stream gauges on the Sturgeon and Menominee rivers. The payment is part of a joint funding agreement between the city of Norway and the U.S. Geological Survey, who will contribute $4,460 for the continued operation of gauging stations.
Brian Christensen can be reached at 906-774-2772, ext. 29, or at bchristensen@ironmountaindailynews.com.