Audit of Federal Funds Received by Rural Health Services, Inc., d b a Margaret J. Weston Medical Center,

1999 of Health and Services OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Y d/b/a The designation of financial or management practices as questionable or a recommendation for tbe disallowance of cost incurred or claimed as well as other cooclusioos and recommendations in this report represent the findings and opioioos of the HHS/OIG/OAS. Final determination on these matters will be made by authorized offkials of the HHS operating divisions. JUNE GIBBS BROWN JUNE A-04-98-04225 General Insnector CAROLINA SOUTH CLEARWATER, CENTER MEDICAL WESTON J. MARGARET ’ INC. SERVICES, HEALTH RURAL BY RECEIVED FUNDS FEDERAL OF AUDIT Human Department 1999 277 330 31,1998. 17 dI 1994 29822 1, 0. 1,1998 3 1,1994 wlcrr 0% .* Office DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Office REGION J-N S.W. A-04-98-04225 J. Dear J. as as EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Objectives as Center’s the meeting not systems management patient and accounting inadequate by hampered was making decision Effective spending. unnecessary and wasteful reduce to effort concerted no made had management Center’s the periods, long for unpaid were vendors many Although capital. working of short critically and debt in deeply was Center the losses, operating of years After operations. its guide to needed procedures and policies meaningful and assets its protect to needed controls management and internal basic most the lacked Center the period, that During May through June period the during operations ...