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SOUTH RENOVO - Bucktail Medical Center CEO Tim Reeves, amid a struggle to save the life of the small, rural hospital in Western Clinton County, was asked to resign and did so, according to various sources.
The following statement was released Wednesday evening by the Bucktail Medical Center Board of Directors, but it was not sent to The Express community newspaper.
“Effective Dec. 6, 2023, the Bucktail Medical Center Board of Directors accept the resignation letter of Administrator Tim Reeves.
“The Bucktail Medical Center Board of Directors would like to thank Mr. Reeves for his years of services. During his tenure as the Bucktail Medical Center Administrator, Mr. Reeves lead the Center through a challenging bankruptcy, prepared and implemented one of the most effective hospital and nursing home responses in the state to the COVID-19 pandemic, and laid the groundwork for capital improvements that will benefit the Center for years to come. These are just a few of his accomplishments.
“His selfless work will leave a lasting impression on Clinton County. We consider ourselves lucky to have been able to work with him. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.”
As a result of not receiving the release yesterday, The Express today reached out to unnamed sources at the hospital who told the newspaper that Reeves was asked to resign over issues related to cost reporting for reimbursement. A check of the hospital’s social media page shows no such announcement, nor does its web site.
Meanwhile, it has been widely publicized recently that BMC – a community hospital and nursing home – has been having trouble making payroll and is looking for financial assistance from creditors and is pursuing public funds.
Reeves has been at the helm for a while now, working to steer the institution toward financial solvency.
He instituted an ambulance service this year to try to bring more patients to BMC, but that has had limited success due to patients being redirected, the sources told The Express.