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MACH Changes and Progression

Angela Adams

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Agenda

• LTC James Boxmeyer Background• MACH Advantages• MACH Disadvantages• MACH vs. Local Hospitals• MACH Trauma?• MACH Changes

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Background: LTC James Boxmeyer

•Current DCA and Chief of Martin Army Community Hospital (MACH)•Involved in all aspects of the facility•Upcoming retirement: Nov/Dec 2013

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Military Hospital Advantages

• More Stable Leadership• Stronger employment bonding• Acceptable to team work• Job security• Unique military mission• More “Quality Care” focused

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Military Hospital Disadvantages

• Non-business structured• War focused (get

soldiers in and out to complete their missions)

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MACH vs. Local Hospitals

• Technology• Appointments• Customer Service/Wait-Time• Physician-patient relationships

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MACH Trauma?

• MACH is a non-trauma hospital

• Transiting to trauma = disadvantage– Hire many trauma trained

physicians and staff needed– Creates enormous expense – Two local trauma hospitals– Not enough trauma

incidents

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MACH Changes

• Faster budget approval• Improved technology• Better government

structure

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Summary

• Budget• MACH Comparison• MACH 2014 Change– Technology– Customer care

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Questions

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ReferenceBoxmeyer, James. (2013 February 06). Fort Benning, GA: Martin Army

Community Hospital.