Public Health Trust Board of Trustees - Regular Meeting

Thank you, Carmen. Thank you all. I just want to say thank you to, as always, to what makes Jackson great, which is the people in Jackson. It's the doctors, the nurses, the staff, the team, the financials, EVERYONE THAT WALKS THESE HALLS. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK ESTHER. SHE'S THE BOSS FOR ME. SHE'S THE ONE THAT HELPED ME NAVIGATE HOW TO DO THIS JOB BETTER. IT'S NOT A JOB. IT'S REALLY, I'M HAPPY TO SERVE. IT'S ALL IT IS. BUT ESTHER, THANK YOU. LORIS AND ARIANA AND EVERYBODY AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. WITHOUT THEM, reminding me and telling me how to be more involved, and always with a smile, al

So the Audit and Compliance Committee gave their presentation today. It reported strong progress in their continuing task to go through all of the different areas that we look at. AS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD PREVIOUSLY SAID DURING THAT COMMITTEE, THIS IS A GOOD THING. OUR AUDIT COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE IS A VERY GOOD THING. THEY WORK VERY WELL WITH EVERYONE, AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE BETTER. WE'RE GOOD, BUT WE CAN BE BETTER, AND THEY CERTAINLY DO A JOB. I NOTED THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ALWAYS IN GETTING BETTER, IN CONTINUING TO BECOME MORE COMPLIANT, IF YOU WILL. AND THEY SH