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Brookings Health System
Board of Trustees
November 24, 2009
Members:
President Keith Corbett, Vice-President Roberta Olson, Secretary Jim Booher, Dan Little,
Al Baker, Debra Johnston (arrived at (6:58 p.m.), Rob Jones, Dianna Evers, Sandra
Faltemier, Julie Whaley, ex-officio, Jael Thorpe, ex-officio
Guests:
Roger Oberg, CEO, Kevin Coffey, CFO, Tammy Hillestad, CNO, Linda Minor,
Professional Services Division Director, Don McCoy, Administrative Services Division
Director and Deb Davis, recorder
President Corbett called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m.
A motion by Evers, seconded by Faltemier to accept the agenda.
Consent Agenda
A motion by Evers, seconded by Little to approve the following consent agenda items:
Minutes from the October 22, 2009 Board of Trustee Meeting, Charge-off/Write-off
Accounts for October 2009, Credentialing: 1-year provisional Courtesy Staff: Phillip
Benzmiller, M.D., Medical X-Ray Center; 2-year re-appointment to Courtesy Staff:
Daryl Rife, M.D. Medical X-Ray Center; Delineation Changes for Charles Flohr, M.D.
and Brad Paulson, M.D. both from Medical X-Ray Center; Account Payables for October
2009 (see detail below):
Accounts Payables for October 2009:
AARC, $125.00; ALCON LABORATORIES INC, $2,672.32; ALLEGRA PRINT & IMAGING, $58.10; ALLEN
MEDCIAL SYSTEMS, $156.53; AMS SALES CORPORATION, $1,095.00; AMO SALES & SERVICES INC,
$444.16; AUTOMATIC BUILDING CONTROLS, $544.63; AVERA BROOKINGS MEDICAL CLINIC, $1,004.20;
BAETE-FORSETH BROOKINGS, $123.10; BAUMAN ELECTRIC, INC, $658.37; BECKY HOLTER, $107.98;
BIOMERIEUX, INC, $2,927.40; BIRD & CRONIN INC, $50.06; STEP SAVER INC, $77.96; BRENDA JOHNSON,
$50.80; BRIAN STERUD, $62.70; CARDIAC SCIENCE CORP, $2,430.00; CARDINAL HEALTH, $989.10;
CARDINAL HEALTH, $16,454.26; CARDINAL HEALTH, $219.34; CARQUEST AUTO PARTS, $59.85;
CARSTENS INC, $512.16; CENTRAL BUSINESS SUPPLY, $1,285.58; CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS,
$2,186.64; CITY OF BROOKINGS LANDFILL, $5.04; COLE PAPERS INC, $971.48; COMFORT INN, $165.00;
CONTROL SERVICES INC, $6.52; DATEX OHMEDA, $440.00; DEANNA SANTEMA, $45.92; EMPI INC,
$98.70; ENCOMPASS GROUP, LLC, $1,302.24; FASTENAL COMPANY, $26.51; FENWAL INC, $399.63; FIRST
CONTACTS, $64.75; FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE INC, $76.88; FISHER HEALTHCARE, $2,580.12;
FORWARD ADVANTAGE, $3,049.00; GAYMAR INDUSTRIES, INC, $68.45; GLAXOSMITHKLINE
PHARMACEUTICALS, $6,985.90; GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY INC, $529.28; GREAT PLAINS SOAPS &
SUPPLIES INC, $596.60; HCMTI/HBC, $3,423.04; HEALTH CARE LOGISTICS, INC, $364.53; HOSPIRA
WORLDWIDE, INC, $2,037.66; HUNTLEIGH HEALTHCARE INC, $195.10; J&J HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
INC., $3,745.24; JON WEBER, $62.70; KAESER & BLAIR INCORPORATED, $636.00; KEVIN COFFEY,
$125.40; KREISERS INC, $13,346.31; LANSINOH LABORATORIES, INC, $353.80; LINDA MINOR, $37.33;
LOWE'S, $182.62; LYNNE KAUFMANN, $228.10; M & T FIRE & SAFETY, $115.00; MASIMO AMERICAS,
INC, $612.89; MEDIACOM LLC, $1,578.61; MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC, $28,437.06;
MEDRAD, $781.34; MERCEDES MEDICAL INC., $556.02; MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE, $266.61; MIDLAND
MEDICAL SUPPLY CO, $33.39; MINNESOTA WEST, $25.00; MINNTECH, $190.00; KELLY MASER, $49.97;
ELSEVIER, $176.00; NANCY HOPE, $342.69; NEOFORCE, $441.17; HEARTLAND PAPER COMPANY,
$443.53; NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, $99.58; NOVARTIS VACCINES, $9,350.00; J & J HEALTH CARE
SYSTEMS, INC, $37.03; PATTI DEYOUNG, $353.88; POSITIVE PROMOTIONS, $52.70; PRAIRIE IMAGING
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SERVICES, P.C., $287.50; PRECISION DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, $1,620.00; PRECISION LENS, $3,886.78;
PRECISION OPTICS, INC., $132.50; PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS, INC., $30.43; PATTERSON MEDICAL-
SAMMONS PRESTON, $120.30; SARSTEDT, INC., $136.17; SCANTRON CORPORATION, $225.04; SDHIMA,
$30.00; SHAMROCK SCIENTIFIC, $30.25; SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS, $129.60; SIOUXLAND
STAFFING SERVICES PROF., $3,313.70; SIZEWISE RENTALS, $120.00; SOURCEONE HEALTHCARE
TECHNOLOGIES, $1,266.72; STERIS CORPORATION, $1,644.02; STRYKER ENDOSCOPY, $1,536.62;
SUTURE EXPRESS, $198.15; THE OUTLET, $10.00; THE TECHNOLOGY SOURCE, INC., $995.00; W.T.
FARLEY, INC, $448.27; WAL MART, $68.91; YELLOW BOOK WEST, $251.00; ZIMMER US, INC, $1,499.34;
BLUE CROSS, $261.28; UNITED AMERICAN MEDICARE CLAIM, $14.39; NEBRASKA MEDICAID, $303.45;
DAKTRONICS, INC, $102.00; ISCIE C PETERSON, $76.33; RANDI HART, $304.00; BECKA FOERSTER,
$25.00; BYRON NIELSEN, $261.00; KELLY L BIDDLE, $1,706.77; AAF INTERNATIONAL, $773.41; AMANDA
BUNKER, $20.35; AMERICA'S PPO GREAT PLAINS, $70.57; AMERICAN SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS,
$56.48; APPLIED MEDICAL, $1,785.00; ASHLEY BOHMAN, $195.80; AVERA BROOKINGS MEDICAL
CLINIC, $50,137.13; AVERA MCKENNAN, $105.00; BETH NEMMERS, $23.10; BIOMERIEUX, INC, $498.00;
STEP SAVER INC, $195.78; BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BROOKINGS, $40,000.00; BP OF BROOKINGS, INC,
$318.95; BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS INC., $1,181.04; BROOKINGS ACE HARDWARE, $34.99; BROOKINGS
AREA TRANSIT, $52.00; BROOKINGS HEALTH SYSTEM, $50.00; BROOKINGS HOSPITAL PETTY CASH,
$135.21; BROOKINGS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, $29,216.39; C R BARD INC, $1,012.50; CARDINAL HEALTH,
$2,871.63; CARDINAL HEALTH, $15,735.61; CARDINAL HEALTH, $596.71; CAREER TRACK, $149.00; CDW
GOVERNMENT, INC, $524.57; CENTRAL BUSINESS SUPPLY, $2,983.10; CENTURION MEDICAL
PRODUCTS, $544.82; CITY OF BROOKINGS LANDFILL, $35.67; COLE PAPERS INC, $1,253.80;
CONTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, $113.50; COOKS WASTEPAPER & RECYCLING, $1,749.17; US
SURGICAL, $1,495.95; CULLIGAN, $40.25; CUMMINS CENTRAL POWER, LLC, $791.26; DJ ORTHOPEDICS,
LLC, $333.87; DAKOTA DATA SHRED, $303.71; DAVID CARLSON, $66.00; DEB MOORE, $23.65; DEB
PRODOEHL, $269.50; DIAGNOSTIC CYTOGENETICS INC, $275.00; DILLER MEDICAL, INC., $256.23; DR
JAMES WALERY, MD, $2,000.00; DR. RONOLD TESCH, $207.69; ECOLAB PEST ELIMINATION DIV,
$311.36; ELECTRIC PULP, $3,500.00; EMSAR TWIN CITIES, $1,578.45; FASTENAL COMPANY, $4.01;
FEDEX, $81.51; FIRST BANK & TRUST, $1,884.19; FIRST CONTACTS, $34.85; FISHER HEALTHCARE,
$67.38; FIX IT SHOP, $40.90; GE HEALTHCARE-, $13,588.99; GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY INC, $298.36;
HAROLDS PRINTING COMPANY, $1,950.00; HEMATOLOGICS, INC., $1,700.00; HENKIN SCHULTZ, $167.00;
HONEYWELL HOMMED LLC, $250.00; HOSPIRA WORLDWIDE, INC, $2,679.99; IMMUCOR, INC, $312.08;
MITEL TECHNOLOGIES - DATANET, $3,256.74; ITC TELECOM, $18.95; JAN OLSON, $332.20; JERI NELSON,
$9.35; JESSE WALSH, $92.40; JODY OETKEN, $484.00; J&J HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS INC., $1,023.65;
JOLENE MOBERG LEE, $12.10; JULIA ALTHOFF, $68.79; JULIE HENRY, $397.65; JULIE VANDEWEERD,
$158.40; KAREN RIEFFENBERGER, $45.76; KEVIN COFFEY, $59.40; KREISERS INC, $8,361.68; LEWIS
DRUG, INC., $9.73; LISA HARTENHOFF, $45.65; LISA MALONE, $88.55; LIVING DESIGN INC, $72.00;
LOWE'S, $75.35; LUCY KEPHART, $16.50; LYNETTE RICHARZ, $391.60; LYNNE KAUFMANN, $108.35;
MACON & COMPANY, $71.11; MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, $8,173.12; MARGARET MARTIN,
$25.30; MARY SCHWAEGERL, $402.04; MEDIACOM LLC, $84.75; MEDICAL INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY, INC, $5,696.00; MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC, $134.90; MEDRAD, $290.88; MEDTEC
MEDICAL, INC., $457.13; MILLER CONSULTING, $2,500.00; MINNESOTA CHEMICAL COMPANY, $30.36;
MTF, $361.91; NEXT INC., $70,844.11; NINA NORDBYE, $109.45; NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, $10.13;
ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE, $38.78; PAM FITZGERALD, $67.10; PEGGY KLINE, $2,500.00; PERSONALYSIS
CORPORATION, $215.77; PHYSICIANS LABORATORY LTD, $25.53; PITNEY BOWES, $256.11; PRECISION
DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, $1,620.00; PRECISION LENS, $3,003.00; RANDI BAUMAN, $393.80; REMEL INC,
$1,372.80; RES MED, $6,174.36; RESPIRONICS, $228.03; RICHARD ISHOL, $195.00; ROGER OBERG, $227.99;
RUHOF CORPORATION, $173.40; RUNNINGS FARM & FLEET, $24.99; SARSTEDT, INC., $152.49; SD STATE
TREASURER, $1,959.24; J.A. SEXAUER, $176.52; SHARI KLEINJAN, $366.85; SHELLEY HAGENSON,
$414.15; SHELLY DEKNIKKER, $325.60; SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS, $6,439.19; SIEMENS
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, $3,117.75; SILVER SCREEN ADVERTISING, $275.00; SIOUXLAND STAFFING
SERVICES PROF., $3,028.90; SIZEWISE RENTALS, $24.00; SOJO'S SPORT WEAR, $56.00; SOURCEONE
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES, $1,114.32; SOUTH DAKOTA MAGAZINE, $49.00; STERIS CORPORATION,
$135.62; SUTURE EXPRESS, $503.10; SWIFTEL COMMUNICATIONS, $5,933.31; TERRI SELLERS, $46.20;
THE KIPLINGER LETTER, $79.00; THE OUTLET, $17.34; THE RENTAL DEPOT, $155.85; THREE EAGLES
COMMUNICATIONS, $1,422.00; THREE RIVERS BENEFIT CORP., $6,301.85; PRECISION DYNAMICS
CORPORATION, $23.58; TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPER, $108.00; TRANSMED, INC, $3,600.00; TRUDY A
ANDERSON, $40.00; U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, $3,000.00; UNIPOWER CORPORATION, $40.31; UNITED
PARCEL SERVICE, $243.39; VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC, $413.48; VERIZON WIRELESS, $95.23;
VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS, INC., $1,117.79; WAL MART, $1,069.79; WIRELESS WORLD BROOKINGS,
$159.00; ZIMMER US, INC, $6,264.70; DAKOTACARE, $712.07; BLUE CROSS ADVANTAGE, $49.39;
TRICARE WEST REGION, $43.57; PRECISION BILL REVIEW, $161.60; VOID, $5.85; THERESA JANISZESKI,
$20.00; ROSEMARY C MEISTER, $87.77; KEVIN D PRICE, $13.63; RAJESHKUMA M PARMAR, $539.00;
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DIANE POTTRATZ, $136.00; KEITH POPPEN, $66.90; LAURA M HEIGH, $39.48; AIMEE WERTZ-LUTZ,
$200.00; DAVID P OLSON, $28.12; WESLEY G TSCHETTER, $95.05; SARAH J VAA, $328.86; MICHAEL P
REGER, $285.57; JULIA AESOPH, $116.69; KATHERINE A WENANDE, $1,199.21; CONNIE M SEWARD,
$39.21; SHAYNA MCMAHON, $16.30; STEPHANIE M SCHULTE, $101.00; CRAIG D TREIBER, $23.76; LYNN
M OLSON, $118.00; CECILIA R PEREZ, $197.00; BETH E BERRETH, $174.76; RODERICK D MEYER, $24.52;
WESLEY TOMMERAASEN, $146.60; CINDY D HOUFEK, $77.12; JESSICA R SIVERSON, $85.00; ABBOTT
LABORATORIES, $585.40; ALCON LABORATORIES INC, $915.00; AMCON, $82.90; AMERICAN
SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS, $46.48; AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE GROUP, $79.00; AMY WISKUR, $29.00;
AVERA MCKENNAN HOSPITAL, $134,711.94; AVERA MCKENNAN REGIONAL LAB, $7,958.41; BEST
BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC, $50.95; STEP SAVER INC, $107.42; BROOKINGS REGISTER, $5,385.45; CANDY
JOHNSON, $191.64; CARDINAL HEALTH, $4,783.49; CENTRAL BUSINESS SUPPLY, $921.32; CENTURION
MEDICAL PRODUCTS, $826.50; CENTURY BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC, $530.00; COLE PAPERS INC,
$1,100.79; CULLIGAN, $9.00; DJ ORTHOPEDICS, LLC, $318.25; DATASCOPE CORPORATION, $144.00; DR
JAMES WALERY, MD, $1,440.00; E PROVIDER SOLUTIONS, LLC, $3,410.05; EKERN HOME EQUIPMENT
COMPANY, $681.83; ELECTRIC PULP, $440.00; ENCOMPASS GROUP, LLC, $1,602.41; ERIC GUNNARE,
$10.81; FIRST BANK & TRUST, $2,761.14; G & R CONTROLS, $3,051.50; GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
INFORMATION, $120.00; HAROLDS PRINTING COMPANY, $556.30; HAUGE ASSOCIATES INC, $5,609.08;
HOMESTEAD DO IT CENTER, $69.18; HONEYWELL GLOBAL FINANCE LLC, $1,830.00; HOSPIRA
WORLDWIDE, INC, $234.48; HUNTLEIGH HEALTHCARE INC, $481.10; HY-VEE PHARMACY, $1,371.41;
HYGIENIC LABORATORY-ACCT REC, $679.80; JOERNS HEALTHCARE, $806.45; JOHNSTONE SUPPLY,
$117.49; JON WEBER, $125.40; JUDY DUFFY, $60.50; KAREN SKOGSTAD, $68.00; KONE, $312.11;
KREISERS INC, $769.58; LOWE'S, $293.12; M & T FIRE & SAFETY, $3,005.00; MACKSTEEL WAREHOUSE,
INC., $28.82; MARGARET MARTIN, $52.96; MARISA GUSTAFSON, $36.04; MEDIBADGE INC, $38.70;
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC, $144.34; MEDTRONIC USA INC., $95.00; MENARDS - SIOUX FALLS, $273.36;
MOBILE NEURODIAGNOSTIC SERVICE, $1,189.00; NAPA AUTO PARTS, $99.99; NEWTON GROUP,
$1,407.64; NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, $892.94; OMNICARE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, $684.07; PENNER
PATIENT CARE INC, $82.00; PERSONALYSIS CORPORATION, $1,447.31; PHYSICIANS LABORATORY LTD,
$833.33; POLYMEDCO INC, $93.45; PRAIRIE IMAGING SERVICES, P.C., $720.75; PRECISION DIAGNOSTIC
SERVICES, $1,620.00; PRECISION LENS, $714.00; R & L PROPERTIES, $1,424.00; REMEL INC, $156.55; RES
MED, $116.41; RICHARD L. HAUGEN, $70.00; SANFORD USD MEDICAL CENTER, $150.00; SCOTTS LAWN
SERVICE-SIOUX FALLS, $418.00; SDAHO, $450.00; SDEMTA CONFERENCE, $455.00; SHEILA HABER,
$58.80; SPEEDY CLEANERS, $324.40; STERIS CORPORATION, $36.55; STRYKER ENDOSCOPY, $2,587.23;
TAMARA HOLZER, $26.00; UNIPOWER CORPORATION, $36.17; UNITED ACCOUNTS, INC., $21.00;
UNIVERSAL HOSPITAL SERVICES, $22,040.20; VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC, $106.27; ZEROWET INC,
$72.90; UNITED WORLD LIFE, $22.34; CATHERINE BENTON, $79.00; JOAN LUNDIE, $38.94; RICHARD W
EDIE, $136.00; A OX WELDING SUPPLY COMPANY, $8,145.36; AAA COLLECTIONS INC, $3,192.21;
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, $35.43; ALADDIN TEMP-RITE LLC., $108.01; ALCON LABORATORIES INC,
$1,350.00; ALLERGAN USA, INC., $230.80; AMS SALES CORPORATION, $2,790.00; AUTO BODY
SPECIALTIES, $41.80; AVERA BROOKINGS MEDICAL CLINIC, $101.77; B BRAUN MEDICAL INC, $727.72;
BARBARA KARNES BOOKS, INC, $188.00; BAUMAN ELECTRIC, INC, $777.86; BD-CRITICAL CARE, $74.15;
BROOKINGS ACE HARDWARE, $9.99; BROOKINGS AUTO MALL, $31.50; BROOKINGS CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, $15.00; BROOKINGS ENGRAVING, $228.50; BROOKINGS HEALTH SYSTEM, $51.10; C R
BARD INC, $1,384.44; C.R. BARD, INC., $1,406.50; CABANA BANNERS, $144.00; CARDINAL HEALTH,
$2,348.91; CARDINAL HEALTH, $28,539.57; CARDINAL HEALTH, $1,787.02; CAREFUSION ALARIS
PRODUCTS, $283.39; CDW GOVERNMENT, INC, $1,350.12; CENTERPOINT ENERGY SERVICES, INC,
$5,765.63; CENTRAL BUSINESS SUPPLY, $2,237.71; CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, $665.79; CITY OF
BROOKINGS, $812.08; CITY OF BROOKINGS LANDFILL, $5.12; CLIA LABORATORY PROGRAM, $2,922.00;
COFFEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC, $800.00; COLE PAPERS INC, $998.23; CONMED CORPORATION,
$2,049.14; COURTESY PLUMBING, $138.00; DJ ORTHOPEDICS, LLC, $89.75; DALE'S ALIGNMENT SERVICE
INC, $128.75; DATASCOPE CORPORATION, $256.00; DATEX OHMEDA, $1,530.48; DAVES WINDOW
CLEANING INC, $365.00; DEB CONATSER, $61.60; DEB DAVIS, $102.40; DILLER MEDICAL, INC., $112.44;
DR. RONOLD TESCH, $5,783.30; ELI HEALTHCARE, $217.00; ELLIS & WATTS INTERNATIONAL, INC,
$5,800.00; EMSAR TWIN CITIES, $81.96; ENCOMPASS GROUP, LLC, $6,309.03; FENWAL INC, $754.31;
FIRST BANK & TRUST, $5,484.00; FIRST CHOICE OF THE MIDWEST, $223.47; FISHER HEALTHCARE,
$311.04; GAS'N MOR, $54.57; GE HEALTHCARE-, $226.66; GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION, $37.13;
GLOVER & HELSPER, PC, $2,990.98; GOODCARE LLC, $11,416.15; GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY INC,
$267.41; GREASE BUSTERS, INC, $720.00; HALO INNOVATIONS, INC, $833.04; HAMMEL, GREEN AND
ABRAHAMSON, INC, $78,778.91; HAROLDS PRINTING COMPANY, $765.15; HCPRO, $591.95; HOMESTEAD
DO IT CENTER, $14.37; HOSPIRA WORLDWIDE, INC, $2,996.16; HUNTLEIGH HEALTHCARE INC, $195.10;
HY-VEE INC, $1,190.14; ICU MEDICAL, INC., $25.25; IMMUCOR, INC, $298.03; MITEL TECHNOLOGIES -
DATANET, $9,175.00; INTOXIMETERS, $170.00; INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, $990.80; JAN
FJELDOS, $1,150.00; JEAN STEELE, $67.65; JENNY BICKETT, $60.00; JULIE WERNER, $247.27; KAREN
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WEBER, $298.51; KARLA HANSON, $66.00; KEANE INC, $5,220.00; KEEN MOBILITY COMPANY, $304.99;
KELLY MASER, $400.00; KREISERS INC, $17,144.79; LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES, $62.42; LARRY PIERCE,
$450.00; LINDSAY NORTHRUP, $830.00; LOWE'S, $69.33; M & T FIRE & SAFETY, $174.56; M.J. DALSIN INC,
$492.92; MALLINCKRODT, $150.61; MARKETLAB INC, $44.34; MEDIBADGE INC, $68.80; MEDLINE
INDUSTRIES INC, $242.05; MEDRAD, $290.88; MERITCARE HEALTHCARE ACCESSORIES, $231.00; MITEL
NETSOLUTIONS, $1,147.78; NAPA AUTO PARTS, $7.38; NEOTECH PRODUCTS, INC., $89.28; HEARTLAND
PAPER COMPANY, $1,458.81; NORBERT DOLAN, $803.15; J & J HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, INC, $2,677.29;
OXYRASE, INC., $62.00; PINESTAR TECHNOLOGY INC, $165.00; PRECISION LENS, $1,239.00; PRESS
GANEY ASSOCIATES, INC, $1,435.91; PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS, INC., $77.53; RADIOSHACK
CORPORATION, $9.98; REMEL INC, $319.40; RES MED, $1,908.50; RESPIRONICS, $1,331.41; ROBERT E.
FISHBACK, $1,000.00; ROSE FEDT, $120.00; ROYAL SOVEREIGN INTERNATIONAL, $97.41; RUNNINGS
FARM & FLEET, $43.98; PATTERSON MEDICAL-SAMMONS PRESTON, $165.69; SANSIO, $850.00;
SARSTEDT, INC., $287.45; SEQUAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., $3,280.07; SIEMENS HEALTHCARE
DIAGNOSTICS, $50.16; SMITH MEDICAL ASD, INC., $117.83; SODEXO, INC & AFFILIATES, $65,183.20;
SOURCEONE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES, $2,409.61; SPECIAL SYSTEMS INC, $281.40; THE ST JOHN
COMPANIES, $251.87; UNIVERSAL HOSPITAL SERVICES, $14.60; US COMPOUNDING, $84.00; US
ENDOSCOPY GROUP, $648.84; VASCULAR SOLUTIONS, INC, $1,004.46; VERIZON WIRELESS, $1,479.33;
WIRELESS WORLD BROOKINGS, $9.99; WW TIRE SERVICE INC., $5.00; ZIMMER US, INC, $72.11;
TRICARE FOR LIFE, $93.42; NORIDIAN ADMIN SERVICES, $234.38; NORIDIAN ADMIN SERVICES, $21.64;
NORIDIAN ADMIN SERVICES, $42.96; STATE FARM MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT, $1,068.00; FREEDOM
SERVICES, $758.12; DAVID W HANNA, $223.00; MARGARET A PAGE, $6.00; BROOKINGS PROFESSIONAL
OFFICES INC, $348.39; BROOKINGS PROFESSIONAL OFFICES INC, $1,800.00; BROOKINGS
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES INC, $1,800.00; AAA COLLECTIONS INC, $401.50; AAHAM, $1,225.00; ABBOTT
LABORATORIES, $143.63; ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT INC, $354.10; AFLAC, $10,368.93; ALADDIN TEMP-
RITE LLC., $35.91; AMERICA'S PPO GREAT PLAINS, $83.02; AMO SALES & SERVICES INC, $334.97;
APPLIED MEDICAL, $1,180.00; ARTISTIC IMAGES BY JAEL, $1,100.00; AVERA BROOKINGS MEDICAL
CLINIC, $159.02; AVERA MCKENNAN EDUCATION SERVICES, $105.00; NATUS MEDICAL INC, $66.96;
STEP SAVER INC, $97.60; BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC, $610.72; BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS INC., $1,181.04;
BREIT LAW OFFICE, PC, $848.50; BROOKINGS AREA TRANSIT, $40.00; BROOKINGS HEALTH SYSTEM,
$7,228.20; BROOKINGS HEALTH SYSTEM, $306.09; BROOKINGS HEALTH SYSTEM, $2,790.69;
BROOKINGS HOSPITAL PETTY CASH, $116.33; BROWN & SAENGER, $5,732.24; BUCK & BUCK, $70.00; C
R BARD INC, $149.10; CARDINAL HEALTH, $2,222.89; CARDINAL HEALTH, $5,833.53; CARDINAL
HEALTH, $2,391.15; CARQUEST AUTO PARTS, $9.98; CARSTENS INC, $16.21; CDW GOVERNMENT, INC,
$290.23; CENTRAL BUSINESS SUPPLY, $1,728.90; CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, $1,032.84; CHILD
SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER, $1,490.00; COLE PAPERS INC, $809.47; COMFORT INN, $165.00; CORINNA
MEAD, $70.44; CXTEC, $1,969.99; DJ ORTHOPEDICS, LLC, $89.41; DAKOTALAND FEDERAL CREDIT
UNION, $10,757.67; DAVES WINDOW CLEANING INC, $375.00; C R BARD, INC, $264.61; DELL
MARKETING L.P., $46.99; DELTA DENTAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA, $13,914.32; DILLER MEDICAL, INC.,
$32.98; DIRECT SUPPLY EQUIPMENT, $172.40; DR CHARLES HINTON, MD, $660.00; DR JAMES WALERY,
MD, $440.00; DR. RONOLD TESCH, $4,553.59; DRESSEN CUSTOM TRAILERS, INC, $8,150.00; ELECTRIC
PULP, $2,800.00; ENCOMPASS GROUP, LLC, $8,231.40; FIRST BANK AND TRUST, $630.00; GE MEDICAL
SYSTEMS INFORMATION, $96.34; GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY INC, $46.93; GREAT PLAINS SOAPS &
SUPPLIES INC, $2,659.22; GUARDIAN, $5,138.27; HAROLDS PRINTING COMPANY, $691.80; HAUGE
ASSOCIATES, INC, $150.00; HILL REFRIGERATION WEST, $335.00; HONEYWELL HOMMED LLC, $250.00;
HOPKINS MEDICAL PRODUCTS, $56.95; HOSPIRA WORLDWIDE, INC, $1,896.72; ICU MEDICAL, INC.,
$50.50; ING LIFE INS & ANNUITY CO, $15.50; ING LIFE INSURANCE, $2,716.00; MITEL TECHNOLOGIES -
DATANET, $48,015.00; J.H. LARSON COMPANY, $478.33; JON WEBER, $125.40; KIWANIS CLUB OF
BROOKINGS, $117.75; KREISERS INC, $8,391.01; LOWE'S, $103.36; MACKSTEEL WAREHOUSE, INC.,
$21.69; MARKETLAB INC, $414.96; MEDIACOM LLC, $888.72; MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
INC, $2,600.00; MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC, $50.80; MEDRAD, $581.76; PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC, $44.88;
MIDWEST BOILER REPAIR INC, $741.54; HEARTLAND PAPER COMPANY, $855.09; NORTHWESTERN
ENERGY, $211.14; J & J HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, INC, $43.32; PC CONNECTION SALES CORP, $48.83;
PERSONALYSIS CORPORATION, $432.14; PINESTAR TECHNOLOGY INC, $165.00; PRAIRIE GRAPHICS,
INC, $1,342.00; PRECISION DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, $3,780.00; PRECISION LENS, $5,729.34; R & L
PROPERTIES, $1,424.00; REMEL INC, $1,309.43; RES MED, $6,009.94; ROBERT E. FISHBACK, $151,959.63;
SARSTEDT, INC., $134.85; SDHCA, $152.50; SDSU WELLNESS CENTER, $499.40; SHEILA SCHNEIDER,
$52.80; SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS, $7,824.76; SIOUX VALLEY WIRELESS, $147.90;
SIOUXLAND STAFFING SERVICES PROF., $5,384.00; SOUTH DAKOTA RETIREMENT SYSTEM,
$133,502.07; SOUTH DAKOTA SUPPLEMENTAL, $850.00; SST GROUP, $46.50; STANDARD REGISTER CO,
$405.52; STERICYCLE, $2,029.00; STERIS CORPORATION, $3,878.17; THE OUTLET, $56.09; TOWN &
COUNTRY SHOPPER, $1,345.50; U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, $3,000.00; UNIPOWER CORPORATION, $266.41;
UNITED WAY, $138.33; UPSTAIRS SOLUTIONS, $480.00; UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC, $106.74;
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WELLMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, $127,707.81; WESTCON CONTACT LENS, $126.50; WILKINSON
& WILKINSON, $132.00; WILSEY CO PELLA PRODUCTS & SPEC, $10.58; YELLOW BOOK WEST, $251.00;
ZIMMER US, INC, $1,206.56
Total $1,709,696.42
Motion carried.
Committee Reports
QI/Personnel Committee:
The QI/Personnel Committee met on November 10, 2009. The committee brought forth
a recommendation to approve changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (P/P
8311-93). The change brings the policy into compliance with the recent federal Genetic
Non-Discrimination Act. Motion carried for approval of the changes to the policy.
Data was discussed on patient satisfaction scores and percentile ranking. Seven
performance improvement projects are currently in progress. Oberg noted the
organization is working toward consistency throughout the organization. Hillestad
presented a performance dashboard with six major areas with targets established within
each area. The information will be updated quarterly and utilized throughout the
organization to monitor how the health system is doing.
Strategic Planning Committee:
The Strategic Planning Committee met on November 17, 2009. The group reviewed and
recommended to the Board approval of the 2010-2012 Strategic Plan, as well as the
detailed marketing plan. It was noted every year the committee will revisit the plan.
Motion carried to approve the strategic planning documents.
Finance Committee:
The Finance Committee met on November 19, 2009. The committee brought forth two
recommendations. The first recommendation was to approve the bid from Olympus for
the endoscopic video systems used in the operating room. Motion carried. The second
recommendation was to approve the proposal to develop a BHS Foundation. The
Autopsy policy (P/P 7010-G) was brought forth for discussion and approval. Minor
changes were made to the form. A motion from Olson to approve the changes to 7010-G.
Evers seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Executive Committee:
The Executive Committee met on November 24, 2009. The committee reviewed the by-
laws, noting minor changes and asked the entire Board to review and submit
recommended changes by December 15th for discussion at the December Board meeting.
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Unfinished Business
Construction Task Force Update:
Oberg noted with the purchase of the property on Yorkshire now finalized, the land will
be used as a temporary parking for staff during the ED/Lab remodel.
Land Purchase Update:
Oberg continues to meet with land owners to look at other opportunities available.
CEO Report
Oberg noted a staffing analysis was done last year and BHS was benchmarked in the 75
percentile for staffing and efficiency. The information will be updated for 2008 to see if
there has been improvement. Oberg noted he has passed the SD state exam for a
Nursing Home Administrators license. The actual license will be received once payment
has been processed.
CFO Report
Coffey highlighted the October financials. Overall for the year to-date results continue to
be ahead of budget. Total organizational expenses for October were $2,812,627.26.
Payroll and benefit expenses (excluding MRI) for October $1,613,285. Charity Care for
October $48,158 making the total for the year $236,049, compared to a 2008 fiscal year
amount of $171,198.
Personnel Information
Salary Changes:
New Hires: Byrd, C., $11.20; Duin, L., $10.00; Ellefson, C., $9.50; Hegdahl, M., $23.00;
Jensen, K, $29.00; Kramer, C., $11.20; Leonard, N., $13.75;
CNO Report
BHS participated in the distribution of the H1N1 vaccine to the community. Working on
system-wide education regarding the hospital disaster plan. All requirements have been
met as a result of the Department of Health visit. Nursing staff working with Dr. Eric
Wait, Avera Brookings Medical Clinic OB/GYN, on two new surgical techniques.
Meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
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Jim Booher, Secretary