Robin Hood revisited

[Guest guest]

Bob,

I am meeting with my priest again this Monday to discuss some ideas. I have more

questions after some reflection.

My recent experiences from volunteering at a nearby free clinic is that numerous

walk-ins show up, some for refills, some for acute and/or chronic problems, and

some for physicals. Very, very inefficient. This clinic is only open one night a

week, so this may be a big part of the problem. Do you face these challenges,

and if so, regularly?

Also, with a salary cap, how do you define your responsibility? I can see being

asked to do more and dedicate more time without any change in personal income.

How do you set your salary?

Also, I can see that the monies could potentially fund other projects, such as

mental health, dental, community classes, more services, etc. How do you kee

from growing and expanding out of control? Who decides what is acceptable, or

not, for the practicioners?

You see that my mind/ego is stepping up its role in my exploration of this

model. Please help me to appease it so that my intuition can play a more

prominent role.

Thanks,

Charlie Vargas

New Mountain Medicine

lin, NC

Date: 2006/12/12 Tue PM 11:59:28 CST

To:

Subject: Re: Robin Model Explored

Dear Charlie, I would focus my efforts on getting folks from within your

community with 1) a strong knowledge of business, 2) law, 3) insurance, and 4)

accounting interested in helping out with your new proposal to help you provide

health care to the uninsured of your community. A computer/ISP and/or marketing

person might be helpful too. Further contact will spring from the group. I would

probably approach them one at a time and see if they would be willing to come to

an informational meeting. You should feel free to invite more than one person

from each field if available. It would help if they new each other or were

invited by your priest; " Father Joesph and I are having a meeting to explore a

really neat new way to provide health care to the uninsured that I think could

work in our community. " Then hand them a copy of " Looking for Luke " from our

website. Also have your priest or other community clergy (spiritual advisor to

the Board) come and give them a brief 15 minute introduction to how St. Luke's

works. Don't tell them it is an invitation to join the Board. If they are

interested, they will be happy to help.

Bob

vargasca1@... wrote: Bob,

I am still thinking about what you have written about your clinical model. I

have discussed it with my priest, and he is supportive. He thinks that reaching

out to other leaders of local churches may be an effective way to gain support.

I am wondering about what the next step would be. I know a few business people

in our parish, and I think they would be supportiv

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