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Brookings Health System
Board of Trustees
September 29, 2005
Members present: President Ardelle Roberts, Chuck Blazey, Carole Johnson, Rob Jones,
Roberta Olson, Dr. Ramsay, Michelle Robbins, Dianna Evers, CEO Vern Carda, CFO
Kevin Coffey, Ex-officio designee Donna Langland, guests: Cindy Mydland from the
Sioux Valley Clinic and Linda Minor; Director of Brookings Health System Laboratory/
Nuclear Medicine department. Absent: Zeno Wicks
President Roberts called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
The agenda was revised to consider the new business Microbiology instrument purchase
first. Linda Minor reported the current instrument was purchased in 1992 and after being
depreciated, has been carried on the capital equipment inventory as a non-repair / replace
item. The manufacturer can no longer support the software. Following discussion,
replacement was recommended on a motion by Roberta Olson and seconded by Chuck
Blazey. All members voted in favor of the motion.
Consent agenda: The minutes of the July meeting were moved to unfinished business on
a request by Chuck Blazey. Motion by Roberta Olson and seconded by Carole Johnson
that the following items be approved: Charge-off/ write off accounts; Accounts
Payable: A Ox Welding Supply Company, Oxygen, Gas Supplies, 4,082.38; AAA
Collections Inc, Collections, 5430.59; Aatell and Jones, Dietary Supplies, 110.14; Abbott
Laboratories, Laboratory Supplies, 5,996.59; Accu-Med Services (MCS), Supplies,
255.00; Ace Septic, Purchase Service, 272.50; Advance Sign Engraving, Supplies, 33.00;
Advanced Medical Optics, Medical Supplies, 234.72; Advantage Healthcare Net Inc.,
Travel, 75.00; Aesculap, Medical Supplies, 72.72; Aircast Inc., Medical Supplies,
547.50; Aladdin Temp-Rite LLC., Supplies, 515.07; Alcon Laboratories Inc., Service
Contract/Med Supplies, 10,696.00; Allen Medical Systems, Inc., Medical Supplies,
187.44; Allied Electronics, Supplies, 126.68; America’s PPO Great Plains, Insurance,
72.55; American Academy of Pediatrics, Publications, 52.90; American Business Forms,
Forms, 5,817.32; American Health Care Supply, Supplies, 58.18; Ameripride Linen &
Apparel, Purchase Service, 217.35; AMICI Inc., Medical Supplies, 489.00; Anne Smolik,
Travel, 31.18; Applied Medical, Medical Supplies, 585.00; Argus Leader, Advertising,
1,186.85; ASD Healthcare, Pharmacy Supplies, 10,005.00; Auto Suture Co., Medical
Supplies, 1,653.15; Avera Brookings Medical Clinic, Purchase Service, 11,085.80; Avera
Brookings Medical Clinic PT, Purchase Service, 13,500.00; Avera McKennan Education
Services, Education, 100.00; Avera McKennan Hospital, Blood Bank/Purchase Service,
2,331.68; Avera McKennan Regional Lab, Purchase Service, 8,716.12; Avera
McKennan-Mobile MRI, Purchase Service, 29,484.00; B Braun Medical Inc., Medical
Supplies, 1,537.76; Barb Booten, Travel, 74.11; Bard Vascular Systems Div., Medical
Supplies, 169.65; Baxter Healthcare Corp., Med/Lab Supplies, 704.28; Best Business
Products Inc., Supplies, 1,094.12; Beth Reed, Travel, 44.14; Bio Rad Laboratories,
Laboratory Supplies, 506.36; Biomerieux, Inc., Laboratory Supplies, 779.75; Biomet,
Medical Supplies, 5,407.00; Bird & Cronin Inc., Medical Supplies, 138.62; Border States
Electric Supply, Supplies, 299.64; Boston Scientific (Microvasive), Medical Supplies,
795.50; Brenda Johnson, Travel, 105.30; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Medical Supplies,
1,540.00; Brookings Hospital Revolving Fund, Supplies, 576.58; Brookings Animal
Clinic, Supplies, 59.28; Brookings Area Transit, Supplies, 15.00; Brookings Chiropractic,
Purchase Service, 392.00; Brookings Hospital Petty Cash, Supplies, 101.79; Brookings
Marathon, Miscellaneous, 2,500.00; Brookings Municipal Utilities, Utilities, 21,547.80;
Brookings Register, Advertising, 2,819.41; Brown & Saenger, Supplies, 270.04; BSN
Medical, Inc., Medical Supplies, 146.94; BSN-(Beiersdorf) Jobst Inc., Medical Supplies,
34.68; Buhl’s Rug Rental and Laundry, Rental/Lease, 280.50; Builders Supply Company,
Supplies, 331.50; C R Bard Inc., Medical Supplies, 1,701.34; C.R. Bard,
CAP.EQ/Medical Supplies, 13,789.00; California Thoracic Society, Dues, 380.00;
Cardinal Health, Phar/Lab/Med Supplies, 52,560.90; Cassling Diagnostic Imaging,
Purchase Service, 9,367.05; Cellular One, Communications, 472.61; Central Business
Supply, CAP.EQ/Supplies, 8,680.87; Chad Munsterman, Purchase Service, 189.00;
Channing L Bete Co Inc., Publications, 340.80; Chek-Med System (GI Supply), Medical
Supplies, 208.65; City of Brookings, Purchase Service, 700.00; City of Brookings
Landfill, Purchase Service, 13.30; Clites Electric Construction, Building, 979.31; Cole
Papers Inc., Supplies, 6,410.24; Comfort Inn, Purchase Service, 139.05; Conmed
Corporation, Medical Supplies, 767.26; Connections Inc., Benefits, 873.62; Containment
Technologies Group, Supplies, 153.92; Cook Medical Inc. (Urological), Medical
Supplies, 258.68; Cooks Wastepaper & Recycling, Purchase Service, 1,663.57; Creative
Surfaces Inc., Supplies, 21.24; Crescent Electric Supply Co., Supplies, 139.94; Culligan,
Supplies, 22.00; D J Orthopedics, LLC, Medical Supplies, 113.58; Dade Behring Inc.,
Laboratory Supplies, 10,426.57; Dakota Data Shred, Purchase Service, 146.02; Dakota
Food Equipment, Dietary Supplies, 355.41; Dakota Truck Underwriters, Insurance,
10,265.00; Daniel Wegehaupt, Travel, 46.17; Daryl Dusharm, Benefits, 94.22; Datex
Ohmeda, Purchase Service, 1,101.00; Datex-Ohmeda, Purchase Service, 796.44; Dean
Foods North Cent., Dietary Supplies, 3,684.94; Denver Biomedical, Inc., Medical
Supplies, 853.78; Diller Medical, Inc., Supplies, 258.84; Dr. Sarah Smith, Miscellaneous,
4,166.67; Dynamic Technical Building, Building, 275.51; Ecolab, Supplies, 1,451.62;
Ecolab Pest Elimination Div., Purchase Service, 423.45; Edward Don & Company,
Dietary Supplies, 408.79; Eide Bailly LLP, Purchase Service, 4,950.00; Einspahr Auto
Plaza Inc., Maintenance Vehicle, 1,245.73; Ekern Home Equipment Company, Supplies,
47.77; Encompass Group, LLC, Supplies, 420.10; Eugene Beckman & Sons, Supplies,
7.72; Exp Pharmaceutical Services Corp., Purchase Service, 366.55; Farm & Home
Publishers LTD, Advertising, 225.00; Farm & Ranch News, Advertising, 225.00; Farmer
Bros Co., Dietary Supplies, 746.11; Fastenal Company, Supplies, 9.79; Fedex, Freight,
141.60; First Bank & Trust, Purchase Service, 1,137.51; First Bank & Trust – VISA,
Supplies, 45.65; Fisher Healthcare, Laboratory Supplies, 4,113.99; Flowers on Main,
Public Relations, 85.00; Fluke Biomedical Radiation, Medical Supplies, 100.00; Food
Services of America, Dietary Supplies, 19,340.50; G & R Controls, Purchase Service,
7,424.14; Gartzke Products Incorporated, Medical Supplies, 440.00; Gas’N Mor,
Supplies, 146.00; Gaymar Industries, Inc., Capital Equipment, 3,989.67; GE Healthcare
(Amersham Health), Medical Supplies, 4,459.00; GE Medical Systems, Capital
Equipment, 803,860.65; GE Medical Systems Information, Medical Supplies, 37.13;
Glover, Helsper & Rasmussen, Legal Fees, 1,352.00; Grainger, Inc., Supplies, 172.40;
Graybar Electric Company Inc., Supplies, 71.51; Grease Busters, Inc., Purchase Service,
625.00; Harker S Distribution Inc., Dietary Supplies, 5,469.32; Harolds Printing
Company, Forms, 4,404.93; Hauge Associates Inc., Collections, 3,585.60; Health Care
Systems Inc., Purchase Service, 2,365.00; Health Forum, Publications, 441.00; Health
Professions Institute, Publications, 45.00; Heiman Inc., Purchase Service, 94.00; Hewlett-
Packard Company, Purchase Service, 1,340.00; Hillyard, Supplies, 61.13; Hollister
Incorporated, Medical Supplies, 235.88; Homestead Building Supplies, Supplies, 170.83;
Hospira Worldwide, Inc. (Abbott), Pharm/Med. Supplies, 5,569.48; Hubert Company,
Dietary Supplies, 105.71; Huntleigh Healthcare Inc., Medical Supplies, 390.20; Hy Vee
Food Store, Dietary Supplies, 1,504.97; Hy-Vee Care, Pharmacy Supplies, 705.95; Hy-
Vee Pharmacy, Pharmacy Supplies, 68.59; Index Stationers, Supplies, 4.25; Instromedix,
Medical Supplies, 186.15; Insty Prints, Supplies, 10.40; Inter-Tel Netsolutions,
Communications, 1,013.65; ITC Telecom, Communications, 18.95; J H Larson
Company, Supplies, 93.86; Jan Olson, Travel, 49.81; Johnson & Johnson Health Care,
Medical Supplies, 11,235.43; Jolene Moberg Lee, Travel, 168.48; Julie Henry, Travel,
175.77; Julie Vandeweerd, Travel, 205.74; JV Trees, Purchase Service, 79.42; K-Art X-
ray Supply Co., Medical Supplies, 213.92; Kara Drew, Travel, 55.89; Keane Inc.,
Purchase Service, 6,172.21; Kevin Coffey, Supplies, 135.19; Kone Inc., Purchase
Service, 637.10; Kreisers Inc., Medical Supplies, 17,940.13; Lab Safety Supply Inc.,
Supplies, 59.02; Laboratory Supply Company, Supplies, 224.73; Laerdal Medical
Corporation, Medial Supplies, 104.34; Lake Preston Ambulance, Purchase Service,
209.94; Lake Preston Drug Store, Pharmacy Supplies, 339.50; Leading Edge, Purchase
Service, 1,936.25; Lisa Hartenhoff, Travel, 46.57; Lisa Wolf, Travel, 108.94; Living
Design Inc., Supplies, 72.00; Lommen Health Sciences LIB, Publications, 25.00; Lucy
Kephart, Travel, 238.95; Lynette Richarz, Travel, 141.75; Lynne Kaufmann, Travel,
104.08; Mac Med, Medical Supplies, 74.74; Mallinckrodt, Inc., Medical Supplies,
295.37; Marie Chandler, Supplies, 20.00; Marshall Independent, Advertising, 131.78;
Martin Oil Co., Fuel, 1,457.45; Mass Marketing Inc., Advertising, 125.00; Maxwell Food
Equipment, Dietary Supplies, 49.51; McMaster Carr Supply Company, Supplies, 38.28;
Med Rad, Medical Supplies, 254.68; Mediacom LLC, Purchase Service, 1,469.04;
Medical Nutrition USA, Inc., Dietary Supplies, 156.00; Medical Waste Transport, Inc.,
Purchase Service, 1,150.78; Medline Industries Inc., Supplies, 18.64; Medtronic ERS
(Physio), Medical Supplies, 530.64; Midland Hospital Supply, Medical Supplies,
8,490.14; Midstates Flooring Center, Supplies, 99.95; Midwest Glass, Purchase Service,
40.82; Midwest Medical Service Inc., Rental/Lease, 180.00; Midwest Science Biocenter,
Laboratory Supplies, 36.39; Millipore Corporation, Laboratory Supplies, 110.66; Mix
Dry Cleaners, Inc., Supplies, 55.00; Mobile Instrument Service, Purchase Service,
1,506.87; Mobile Neurodiagnostic Service, Purchase Service, 2,316.00; Nielsen’s,
Supplies, 125.08; Northstar Surgical, Medical Supplies, 190.06; Northwestern Energy,
Utilities, 280.78; Northwestern Services Corp, Utilities, 9,739.42; NXC Imaging,
Purchase Service/Supplies, 389.68; Nyberg’s Ace, Inc., Supplies, 84.75; Oasis, Medical
Supplies, 260.40; Occupational Therapy, Purchase Service, 8,722.17; Office Depot, Inc.,
Supplies, 869.46; Olson’s Ag & Auto Parts, Supplies, 50.56; Oriental Trading Company
Inc., Supplies, 21.80; Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Laboratory Supplies, 1,152.17;
Oxyrase, Inc., Laboratory Supplies, 71.50; Pam Fitzgerald, Travel, 145.39; Pan O Gold
Baking Company, Dietary Supplies, 788.95; Park Properties, Fuel, 160.29; Party Depot,
Supplies, 11.94; Pat Park, Travel, 44.95; Patient Refund Checks, Refunds, 5,853.14;
Patrick Zoss, Travel, 46.17; PC Connection Sales Corp, Supplies, 44.94; Peak
Development Resources, LLC, Publications, 175.00; Physicians Laboratory LTD,
Purchase Service, 833.33; Pitney Bowes Inc., Rental/Lease, 221.00; Polaris Group,
Education, 810.00; Posey Company, Supplies, 64.98; Postmaster, Postage, 323.33;
Prairie Graphics, Supplies, 878.50; Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Purchase Service,
1,140.00; Precision Diagnostics Services, Purchase Service, 9,150.00; Precision Lens,
Medical Supplies, 4,277.79; Priscelle Hill, Travel, 46.17; Proxymed, Inc., Purchase
Service, 738.50; Quinton Cardiology Inc., Service Contract, 2,299.24; Radioshack
Corporation, Supplies, 108.10; Remel Inc., Laboratory Supplies, 2,053.29; Respironics,
Medical Supplies, 1,463.69; RFD News Group Inc., Advertising, 226.00; Ross Products,
Medical Supplies, 590.13; Royal Sovereign International, Supplies, 41.91; Royce
Medical Company, Medical Supplies, 296.15; Ruhof Corporation, Supplies, 189.96;
Runnings Farm & Fleet, Supplies, 184.32; Rusch Inc., Medical Supplies, 36.47;
Sammons Preston Rolyan, Medical Supplies, 310.75; Scantron Corporation, Forms,
250.30; Schwaab Inc., Supplies, 572.58; SD State Treasurer, Taxes, 1,712.78; SDAHO,
Travel, 436.00; SDICC, Travel, 75.00; SDSU College of Nursing, Supplies, 150.00;
Sharon Hansen, Travel, 180.63; Shelley Hagenson, Travel, 142.56; Shelly Deknikker,
Travel, 180.22; Shepardsons Hardware Hank, Supplies, 14.37; SHRM, Dues, 160.00;
Siemens Medical Solutions, Purchase Service, 2,205.82; Sioux Falls Two Way Radio,
Supplies, 125.00; Sioux Valley Clinic Labs, Purchase Service, 2,737.96; Sioux Valley
Wireless, Communications, 147.90; Sizewise Rentals, Rental/Lease, 776.00; Skillpath
Seminars, Education, 149.00; Smiths Medical ASD Inc., Medical Supplies, 948.43;
Sourceone Healthcare, Medical Supplies, 3,322.48; South Dakota Nurses Association,
Travel, 30.00; Staff Care Inc., Purchase Service, 8,329.45; Staff Travel, Travel, 1,468.10;
Stella Satterlee, Travel, 14.17; Step Saver Inc., Supplies, 268.19; Steris Corporation,
Supplies, 1,763.81; Steven Bunkers, Travel, 135.96; Streck Laboratories Inc., Laboratory
Supplies, 202.92; Stryker Endoscopic Sales Corp, Medical Supplies, 1,503.85; Sunrise
Machine & Tool Inc., Supplies, 62.60; Sunrise Medical, Inc., Supplies, 1,169.77; Suntrac
Services, Inc., Supplies, 82.28; Swiftel Communications, Communications, 2,963.36;
Technology Imaging Services, Supplies, 2,085.00; Tek Products, Supplies, 1,058.46; The
Greeter, Advertising, 27.00; The Healthcare Communicators Inc, Publications, 175.00;
The Rental Depot, Supplies, 109.80; The St. John Companies, Supplies, 85.22; Thermo
Biostar, Inc, Laboratory Supplies, 561.55; Three Eagles Communications, Advertising,
300.00; Total Maintenance Systems Inc, Purchase Service, 745.00; Town & Country
Shopper, Advertising, 12.30; Tri Anim Health Services Inc, Medical Supplies, 258.02;
Tri-State Hospital Supply, Medical Supplies, 290.25; TV Productions, Advertising,
653.47; U.S. Foodservice, Dietary Supplies, 4,281.68; U.S. Postal Service, Postage,
3,000.00; United Ad Label, Supplies, 150.54; United Parcel Service, Freight, 321.22;
United Retirement Center, Purchase Service, 1,550.00; Universal Hospital Services,
Rental/Lease, 109.11; UPCRA, Travel, 10.00; US Endoscopy Group, Medical Supplies,
482.61; US Surgical, Medical Supplies, 309.00; Verizon Wireless, Communications,
168.76; Vern Carda, Travel, 392.93; Walmart Community BRC, Supplies, 283.96;
Watertown Public Opinion, Advertising, 59.25; Weaver & Company, Medical Supplies,
45.36; Web MD, Purchase Service, 149.13; William R. Rossing Jr., M.D., Purchase
Service, 1,500.00; Wilson Ophthalmic Corp, Medical Supplies, 94.42; Windstone
Medical Packaging, Medical Supplies, 156.32; Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc, Publications,
1,220.49; YES Distributing Inc., Dietary Supplies, 128.90; Zerowet Inc, Medical
Supplies, 66.07; Zimmer US, Inc, Medical Supplies, 6,413.57.
Recommendation authorizing a bid for orthopedic fracture table, Credentialing
recommendations, the revised Swing Bed Program Manual, Statistical report;
Statistical graphs. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
Financial Report: CFO Coffey presented the August 2005 financials for Brookings
Hospital, Home Health/Hospice Agency, Brookhaven Estates, and Brookview Manor.
This included $1,031,735.81 in payroll and benefit expense for the month. A $43,000
loss at BVM was discussed. It was questioned if the remodeled Hospice room at BVM is
being used for Hospice patients. Kevin Coffey reported recent Hospice patients requiring
facility care have been admitted to the Hospital. All BVM rooms are being used at this
time. An appropriate roommate is not available for all residents. Allocations to the BVM
budget are being reviewed.
Personnel Information:
New employees: C. Andrews, 15.37; R. Lehman, 7.65; L. Rieckman, 8.02; T. Squires,
23.03; S. Tomaszewski, 7.65; C. Witte, 10.12.
Salary changes: W. Crevier, 12.23; J. Hamilton, 9.84; R. Hunt, 25.07; C. Knutson,
12.20; V. Koistinen, 14.30; J. Rost, 10.28; J. Schoepf, 17.04; V. Selleck, 11.19; K.
Storhaug, 20.07; M. Tvedt, 16.96; A. Van Holland, 10.75.
Committee reports:
Joint Conference committee: Did not meet in August.
Strategic Planning: Michelle Robbins reported from the minutes of the September 19,
2005 Meeting. All items are contractual, to be discussed in the Board executive session.
Finance /Personnel: Dianna Evers reported on the September 28 meeting. For
information; a donation request was tabled until more information is provided. New
information management software is being evaluated; The EICU plan is being tabled.
Contractual recommendations were referred to the Board executive session.
Executive Committee: Did not meet in August.
Unfinished Business:
Critical Access Hospital discussion: Vern Carda reported from the Eide Bailly report and
discussed payment projections. Additional information about utilization and payers was
reviewed and discussed. It was recommended on a motion by Dianna Evers and
seconded by Michelle Robbins that Brookings Health System maintain the current 49 bed
acute care status. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
Chuck Blazey requested the minutes of the August meeting be corrected to record his
motion that Brookings Health System participate in a partnership with the Pain Clinic.
There was no second for the motion.
Comments: Cindy Mydland reported the plan to begin providing service at the new
Sioux Valley Clinic by mid October continues. Two surgeons started providing same day
surgery here in August. They have reported they are very satisfied with Brookings
Health System resources. They plan to increase utilization of our services in the future.
Executive Session: The Board went into executive session according to SDCL: 1-25-2.5
at 8:03 p.m. President Roberts read the reminder for maintaining confidentiality of all
information discussed during the executive session. All members agreed to the terms of
the requirement. The Board came out of executive session at 9:05 p.m.
The Finance /Personnel Committee moved we accept the General Electric bid for the
MRI. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
It was recommended on a motion by Dianna Evers and Seconded by Carole Johnson that
we establish a lease plus interest joint venture contract with Avera McKennan. Dr.
Ramsay abstained. All others voted in favor of the motion.
The Strategic Planning Committee moved the facility accept a proposal from the
Chancellor Group for a comprehensive strategic planning process and hire the group to
assist with our strategic plan development. All members voted in favor of the motion.
The Strategic Planning Committee moved the facility accept the MSA comprehensive
employee opinion survey proposal and hire MSA to conduct the employee opinion
survey. All members present voted in favor of the motion.
A bid From Lawrence Research for a community survey was reviewed and discussed. It
was recommended on a motion by Roberta Olson and seconded by Michelle Robbins that
we hire Lawrence Research for no more than $17,000 to conduct the community survey.
All members voted in favor of the motion.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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Dianna Evers, Secretary