HOSPITAL CEO MAY GET RAISE BOARD CONSIDERS CONTRACT EXTENSION.Byline: Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Dealing with a potentially hot-button issue Noun 1. hot-button issue - an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions gut issue issue - an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss in an election year, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital directors are considering whether to extend the contract of CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Matthew Abraham. Abraham, who earns $275,000 a year, is 18 months into his four-year contract. ``He's done a damned good job, considering what's happened at other hospitals,'' said Dr. Don Bean, one of the five directors. ``There's no way to deny him some sort of reward. He's kept the hospital afloat and solvent solvent, constituent of a solution that acts as a dissolving agent. In solutions of solids or gases in a liquid, the liquid is the solvent. In all other solutions (i.e. .'' Director Steve Fox Steve Fox may refer to:
Fox could not be reached for comment Friday. Abraham was in India visiting his mother and was scheduled to return early next week, directors said. Abraham was hired in December 1998, as an interim administrator to replace former Chief Executive Officer Bob Harenski. The board hired Abraham as the hospital's permanent CEO in February 1999. Under his four-year contract, Abraham is paid a base salary of $275,000, plus 7.6 percent in deferred compensation for overseeing administration of the 358-bed hospital. He receives the same life, disability and health insurance options as other hospital employees. He gets five weeks' vacation and 12 sick days. The contract does not provide for an incentive bonus, car or expense allowance, and no additional supplemental retirement benefits - a source of conflict between Harenski and the hospital board. Bean, who said he is favor of extending Abraham's contract and giving him a raise, said no new contract terms have been proposed. Director Gary Hill Gary Hill (born in 1951, Santa Monica, California, U.S.) is an American artist who lives and works in Seattle, Washington. One of the pioneers of video art, Gary Hill has exhibited his video and video installations worldwide (Artfacts 2007). said Abraham received a positive evaluation from the board last February. ``We gave him an excellent evaluation. We didn't do anything with it at that time,'' Hill said. Hill said he does not have a problem with extending Abraham's contract and is ``open to discussion'' on the issue of a raise. The seats of Fox, Deborah Rice and Larry Chimbole are up for election in November. Chimbole is not seeking re-election. |
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