Flint Hills Community Health Center continued to top financial estimates in the month of April.
According to the latest financial report presented at the FHCHC’s Board of Director’s meeting Tuesday, the center saw a net gain for the month of $49,000 which is roughly $66,000 more favorable then the projected loss of $17,000.
This brings FHCHC’s net gain for the year to just over $241,000 according to Chief Financial Officer Seresa Howe.
CEO Renee Hively stated the health center has seen an uptick in productivity as opposed to last April with more appointments coming in on a regular basis.
Howe went on to say the health center did have to make a negative contractual adjustment allowance of $20,000 during the month. Howe says the adjustment came at the request of the center’s auditor and lingering impacts from COVID-19.
According to Howe, the allowance uses historical payment data to predict the size of revenue that the health center will bring in on a monthly basis.
In other business, the board approved accepting the extension of the Families First Act emergency sick leave program which was recently extended to Sept. 30. Hively says the program has been an invaluable tool for the health center and its staff over the past year as they have many “young staff with young families.”
The program allows staff to utilize additional sick leave due to COVID-19 rather than having to use their standard sick leave or time off.
The FHCHC Board of Directors will reconvene for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jun. 22 at noon inside the Havenhill Conference Room and on Zoom.
