Administrator’s Bi-Weekly Review For Two Weeks Ending December 20th, 2025

Continued Dedicated Service to Our Community

With only a week left in 2025, we can safely say that the looming wind-down period over the next busy family times leaves us mostly just a few moments to think of the new year ahead. The winter solstice was last Sunday, so a good piece of news is that the days are now back on the getting longer cycle. We’re also being privileged this year with a very mild few days, weather wise, so our thinking ahead can be done in relative comfort.

Being my 70^th year on earth, 2025 passed by more quickly than any I can remember, and though much was accomplished, I feel I am carrying over a few things into 2026 that I had hoped to have checked off the list by now. Certainly, I had hoped to have had a new doctor sign on the dotted line for future employment with us by now…but surely, we can close that need out in the upcoming first quarter. We have a few candidates in the “interested pipeline”. And may I add my thanks for the wonderful contributions made by Dr. Melanie Byram to our medical community over her career. We wish her all the best in her now retired status.

One thing achieved to which we were just recently notified, is the “zero-deficiency three-year-reaccreditation” received by our MCH Medical Clinic! This review demonstrates that a high degree of evidence-based practice occurs here, along with the serving of highly satisfied customers. So, congrats to our 18-19 providers and staff members who contributed to this designation, led by Sara Roberts!

January will bring in a few legislative changes, mostly brought about by CMS and the Big Beautiful Bill. These changes will affect us in both positive and negative ways, so the net impact is still a bit unnerving. Hopefully the new guidelines will be more subtle than substantial, and we will have ample time to adjust.

As this is my last report in 2025, I want to thank all supporters and utilizers of MCH, and we will strive to serve you even better moving forward! Wishing everyone of you a Blessed Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!

-Kevin Leeper, CEO