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I can speak for our medical group, that Brian Aston was a breath of fresh air, in a very tough environment. I totally agree with MD67, that he will be missed. It was a matter of time before he left us to go on to his own CEO career. Thats what good administrators do I suppose. His business accumen, ability to relate to physicians, and at times challenge us will be missed. He made us think strategically as physicians and provided outstanding leadership through the Damore era and the economic downturn. Not many hospitals in the country performed as well as Mission during his time with us. That must mean something. We too wish him the very best. We also with Dr. Paulus the very best. Tough times are no doubt ahead in this ever-changing profession we have chosen.
I can tell you that Brian Aston will be a big loss for us at Mission! It is already becoming apparent since he left. He was the one person that was honest, straight-forward, and provided the leadership we needed through tough times. I am concerned that we dont have the leadership now that we will need. The progress we made while he was here was greater than any time in the last 10 years. Remember how facility plans were stuck in the mud for 10 years? Mr Aston came in and we did more facility improvments than we have ever seen. He got rid of a lot of dead weight in the organization. He improved quality, operations, and service. Physicians trusted him. Employees felt he was fair. Thank you Mr. Aston for all the help and all your hard work. Thank you Thank you Thank you. You made me proud to work at Mission once again!
Brian Aston was one of the best administrators we have had at Mission in a long time. I can tell you, coming from someone who has been at Mission for 20 years, Mr. Aston brought much needed changes. He was courageous and took on tough issues. He helped our organization financially, and the physicians really liked him – a rarity at Mission. He also cared about people, and was focused on quality patient care. He has a great value system and helped many of us become better leaders at Mission. The vast majority of people know this, and he will be sorely missed. It is a great loss for Mission. We will miss him a lot!
Hopefully, Dr. Paulus is in the process of cleaning up the Mission leadership teams. Beginning with Brian Aston and Maria Roloff is a good start. We all know it will take time to move honestly and effectively. Hopefully, he will finally get to investigating the Copestone leadership team. The staff work in an environment of high stress, fear of leadership and lack honest communication. This has been going on for almost 3 years. Most of the experienced staff have been terminated, given the chance to resign without notice or have been fortunate enough to find other jobs.
I can speak for myself and my physician colleagues and say Brian Aston was good to us and he will be missed. He was good for Mission Hospital. We wish him the best.
We have been down this path of "anonymous" posts getting out and making life miserable for everyone. I think the VP that the "concerned rad" is speaking about has learned this very valuable lesson. I am sure that Dr Paulus is trying to give her time to exit gracefully. Everyone makes mistakes and she deserves the chance to do better now that she knows better. If she does not exit then I will not post anonymous BS but will be speaking to Dr. Paulus and the board as any truly concerned physician should do!
Why has the VP of ambulatory services not been relieved of her job?????
Come on Dr. Paulus, this is an easy one…..look at the department stats.
And retirement of Maria Rolloff can not come too soon.
Let's get this new leadership started!
Having had the distinct privilege of hearing Dr. Paulus speak, it is evident where his heart lies; with quality care and the patients – About time! After watching the devastation from Damore, Aston, Roloff, Sink, Ayscue and others who cared nothing for the patient but who focused on the money, Dr. Paulus is a refreshing change. He is also concerned about the decreasing healthcare reimbursements, but he has a plan that will incorpoate rewards for wellness and quality care. He is carefully evaluating his team and as he is sharp, h will soon discern who else needs to go so that Mission can continue to heal. Having worked at MSJ for 20 years, Joe Damore and his cohorts brought nothing but pain and destruction to the much loved and respected hospital. It will take 10 years to recover, but under Dr. Paulus' guidance it surely will. Damore and Aston bullied the region (our way or we will crush you), and the physicians – it will take time to repair those relationships, but Dr. Paulus is on the right path. If I could advise him, I would say like the others – listen to the people, people like Drs. Buechler, Shillinglaw, Silvers, or anyone with more than 10 years at Mission; they are your history and they have the wisdom, remembering what worked before Hurrican Damore came in and "damoralized" the system and the community. Thank you again, Dr.Paulus for taking that first step and for the honesty in your announcement. Our experience with other emails of that sort under Aston and Damore were contrived and dishonest. Your honesty is refreshing and much needed!
Bluesky Man is right…..nice that someone is still willing to speak out . Search on Dr. Paulus….please search on!
All he will need to do is check the credentials and background of the VP of Ambulatory to see that she is grossly under qualified to serve in her role. She couldn't survive in Virginia, so Aston rescued her to NC because he was so hell bent on bringing in his own people at the cost of everything else. He brought in an entire group of misfits that had nothing in common with the community and with no respect for the culture of the organization. Hopefully Dr. Paulus will at least respect the culture of the hospital and the region, unlike Aston and Damore.
Many good employees are no longer at Mission but bad managers function as they wish. Keep digging Dr. Paulus. Listen to your people, allow them to be heard since HR shows no guidance, no support. You started a good thing for the good of Mission-don't stop now.
Dr. Paulus has good instincts and makes deliberate and sound decisions. Good news for the Health Care System.
Speaking of cut backs….did the new administration decide to cut out the employee satisfactions survey? While Dr. Paulus is doing some nice things I think he needs to know what we, the employees, think about the other leaders around here. We could really save some bucks by cutting some of them! my department has been through nothing but upheavel and realignmants for several years and we are sick of it! Our VP talks a good game but we now have figured out that she don't know anything. She just seems to think that hiring more and more managers is the answer. we need more techs NOT managers!
Hopefully these individuals who are leaving have learned a valuable lesson. Even bad leaders deserve a chance to redeem themselves. And more importantly lets hope the board of this hospital has learned their lesson!
About 4 years ago i had a horrible experience at Mission Hospital Emergency room.
Took my husband in because of sudden horrific pain and while he wailed on a bed out in the hallway, an African American elderly woman was on another bed out in the hallway. There were no rooms for either patients. She was begging someone to help her, said she had had a stroke and she couldn't move her arms. The woman was hanging on the edge of her bed about to fall out and her hospital gown was half on and she was exposed and cold- no covers. She was crying while doctors and over worked nurses walked by.
I ended up helping her and my husband, trying to keep both calm…..this hospital emergency room is a disgrace to this community. If these people who are leaving the hospital were in charge four years ago, then it's time they were run out of town.
I congratulate Dr. Paulus on his fine decision!
Now if he is able to discern the rest of the "toxic team" and get them out, our hospital might become a happy place to work and one we can be proud of again. And if we are cutting back then it doesn't show in the radiology department. We have more managers then ever!
I say "good riddance! "
Way to go Dr. Paulus! Keep up the good work! There are several others that needs to go! How about the VP of Ambulatory/ Ancillary Services I heard she has fired all the good leaders but hired back twice as many to help cover those jobs. I thought we were cutting back!!!!!