To date, all board members and the board chairs an all Regions have been appointed. Most of the other personnel hired by the Regions come from institutions in the Region. For example, a former supervisor of one care home is now an RHA employee supervising all care homes in the Region. Consequently, some institutions have lost staff. Past funding for that staff is now expected to go to the RHA for the current fiscal year.
Regions are free to opt for open or closed board meetings.
One of the two Regions has closed board meetings. It reasons that board members with limited experience will feel less inhibited than at open meetings. They prefer to provide the media with information rather than have them glean it at meetings. The Region with open board meetings has had few area people attend. However, the media has attended regularly and has reported accurately and helpfully.