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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBHSMinutes_2003_10_23 BROOKINGS HOSPITAL AND BROOKVIEW MANOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING October 23, 2003 The Board of Trustees of the Brookings Hospital and Brookview Manor met on September 25, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. in Hospital Conference Rooms A-B-C. Present were: Michelle Robbins; Dianna Evers; Rob Jones; Chuck Blazey; Eric Rasmussen; John Ramsay; Tim Reed, ex-officio; Julie Whaley, ex-officio; Dave Johnson, Administrator; and Pam Emmett, Executive Secretary. Students from US Government class were also present. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Rob Jones. Consent Agenda: The following items from the consent agenda were approved: Charge-Off/Write Off Accounts; Accounts Payable; Funds for Annual Awards Banquet and Christmas Party: authorizes $4,500 to be utilized for the annual Awards Banquet and Christmas Party; Award of Bid for Colonoscope: award bid to Olympus America, Inc. for $22,297.44 for a new colonoscope; Credentialing: approved William Price, Ph.D. for 1-year provisional allied health staff and approved the following practitioners for 2-year reappointments in the following categories: Active Medical Staff: Richard Hieb, M.D.; Debra Johnston, M.D.; Merritt Warren, M.D.; Ingrid Chamales, M.D.; Chan Park, M.D.; John Ramsay, M.D.; Kenneth Knudtson, M.D.; Ronold Tesch, M.D.; Richard Holm, M.D.; Matt Bien, M.D.; Dan Cecil, M.D.; Satish Saxena, M.D.; Gerald Turner, M.D. Courtesy Medical Staff: Josie Alpers, M.D.; Phillip Benzmiller, M.D.; Sabina Choudhry, M.D.; Susan Duffek, M.D.; Charles Flohr, M.D.; Karla Murphy, M.D.; Bonnie Omdahl, M.D.; Daryl Rife, M.D.; Diane Sneed, M.D.; Mary Goepfert, M.D. Allied Health Staff: Shawn Fitzpatrick, P.A.-C.; Konard Hauffe, D.D.S.; Marilyn Ruhlman, P.A.-C.; Carrie Appino, C.N.P.; Heidi Evers, LPC-MH-QMHP; David Fossum, P.A.;Ann Hay, CPC-MH, QMHP; Randy Knutzen, D.D.S.; Pamela Lewis, PA-C; Treese Morford, CSW-PIP; Amiel Redfish, P.A.-C.; Delaina Rickwa, PA-C; Misty Rudebusch, PA-C; LaQuita Simons-Olson Statistical Report; Statistical Graphs. M/S/P. Financial Report: Board members approved Dave’s description of the financial report for Brookings Hospital, Brookview Manor, and Home Health/Hospice Agency for September 31, 2003. M/S/P. Minutes: Board members requested a change in the minutes of September 25, 2003, to reflect a question of payment to the law firm of Glover, Helsper and Rasmussen and not to Eric Rasmussen. Minutes were approved as amended. M/S/P. Support for Career and Technical Education: Board members questioned how we were supporting career and technical education. There was a consensus of the Board to have Dave Johnson contact the South Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education (SDACTE) to have them define what the effort is that we are supporting and what this consists of. It was noted that the Board did not want our name tied to legislative issues without Board permission but we support the general concept of education. Dates for Upcoming Board Meetings: Board meeting dates were changed for the next three months as follows: November 20, December 23, and January 20. Committee Reports: Joint Conference (Medical Affairs): Dianna Evers stated the Joint Conference/Medical Affairs committee had not met the past month but Ardelle Lundeen is in the process of revising the Board of Trustees Bylaws. Strategic Planning: Michelle Robbins stated the Strategic Planning Committee had not met this past month. Finance & Personnel: Rob Jones stated Finance & Personnel Committee had not met this month. It was noted this committee needs to meet in the next couple of weeks to go over the upcoming budget. Unfinished Business: Rob Jones presented the plaque that will be hung in the hall by kidney dialysis. Board members felt we should have a picture in the paper to include Scotty Roberts, Head of Volunteer Service Bank (Rose Stee), Rob Jones, a kidney dialysis patient, and someone from Prairie Lakes Healthcare System. It was noted that the ER contract has been signed and returned to the Brookings Medical Clinic. Rob Jones questioned if any final decisions had been made on the site for the Senior Center. Chuck Blazey noted the ad hoc committee for choosing the Senior Center site he was chairman of had met and voted to approve the Elks Club as a preferred site for the Senior Center. He stated that the ad hoc committee felt this was a better site than the Brookview Manor site, and the cost looked better. Chuck was asked if the committee had previously approved the area by Brookview Manor as a preferred site, and did that mean there were two preferred sites. It was clarified that the committee gave the last and final approval unanimously to the Elks Club as their final preference. Tim Reed stated there has been no formal vote of the City Council for the actual final site and the cost of remodeling the Elks Club building was not known at this time. It was questioned if there would possibly be requests coming to the Board of Trustees from the city to help fund the Senior Center. Tim reiterated that there has never been a vote by the City Council to have the Senior Center put into the Elks or anywhere else nor action taken on a request for funding. Eric Rasmussen stated we still want the Senior Center here, it is a good business decision for us to have the Senior Center here and he personally feels the Senior Center should be located at our site and would be a better location for Senior Citizens. Dianna Evers stated we had made a decision but we should be willing to hear other options. Eric reiterated that the Board made a unanimous decision to October 23, 2003 Page 3 request the Center be located on Yorkshire Drive and our role would not be to look at other options as we endorsed the area by Brookview Manor and needed to stand behind that decision. Tim Reed stated that the Senior Center is a high priority and has been needed for a long time. The City Council needs to look at budgeting, capital needs for the city and the second penny sales tax. The city has numerous projects that are being looked at at this time. He stated that the Senior Center is also being looked at and it still comes down to how much it is going to cost and again stated there has been no actual vote on a site for the Senior Center. Questions were raised as to whether operational costs would be paid by income and whether some subsidy may be needed from others. October 23, 2003 Page 4 Sponsorship for Brookings Marathon: Board members reviewed and approved a request from Dave Johnson who had visited with Drs. Matt Bien and Rick Holm, on behalf of the Prairie Striders that Brookings Hospital and Brookview Manor be the primary sponsor for the 2004 Brookings Marathon and Half Marathon with a commitment of $5,000. Eric stated that the course had been changed this year to involve more of the community. M/S/P. Eric Rasmussen abstained. New Business: None. Reading and Information: Board members received for information and reading: Minutes from Executive Committee and Quality Council meetings; Congregate Living Progress Chart; Thank you from Boys and Girls Club; Board of Trustees Education; Department of Health and Human Services Establishment Inspection Report; Correspondence from Medical X-Ray Center; Article from Hernando Today; and a thank you from Priscilla Hill. From the reading and information the following items were discussed: The progress schedule for congregate living was reviewed and it was noted that construction is a little behind schedule but is going well. Dave Johnson also stated he had met recently with South Dakota Independent Hospital Alliance Administrators and the subject of Board education arose. There was discussion at this meeting about holding a Trustee educational session, bringing in a speaker for general education for Trustees about their responsibility and role as a Board member. This could possibly be held in Huron in the spring and Dave asked if the Board had interest in this idea. There was a consensus of Board members that this would be of interest to them. It was also noted by a Board member that Brookings may be a more central location for the meeting. An article from the Tampa, Florida Hernando Today was included in the packet. In regards to this article, Tim Reed stated that the Council has not voted to ask for hospital money. A letter from Medical X-ray Center was discussed. It was noted that after the first of the year Medical X-ray Center would be contracting with Nighthawk Radiology Services (NRS) to provide teleradiology services after hours. This service would cost $55/x-ray films so it was hoped that the PA’s would be calling in the on-call doctors to read films before sending them to teleradiology. Dr. Ramsay asked if the Medical Staff was experiencing any problems with the new coverage for interpretations. This issue will be further discussed at the November Executive Committee and Medical Staff Business meetings. Comments: None. The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 p.m. October 23, 2003 Page 5 ____________________________ Michelle Robbins, Secretary