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BROOKINGS HOSPITAL AND BROOKVIEW MANOR
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
February 26, 2004
The Board of Trustees of the Brookings Hospital and Brookview Manor met on
February 26, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. in Hospital Conference Rooms A-B.
Present were: Michelle Robbins; Dianna Evers; Rob Jones; Eric Rasmussen; Dave
Kasperson; Ardelle Lundeen; Roberta Olson; Chuck Blazey; Tim Reed, ex-officio;
Julie Whaley, ex-officio; Dave Johnson, Administrator; and Pam Emmett,
Executive Secretary.
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:
Minutes; minutes from January 20, 2004; Charge-Off/Write Off Accounts;
Accounts Payable; Authorization to Advertise for Bids for a Hematology
Instrument; Award Bid for Coagulation Analyzer; Award of Bid for
Ambulance; Credentialing: appoint Tara Wieneke, PA-C and Debra Johnson,
MS, CPCMH to 1-year provisional allied health staff and Christopher
Gregory, M.D. to 1-year provisional courtesy Medical Staff; Statistical
Report; Statistical Graphs. M/S/P.
Financial Report: Brookings Hospital, Brookview Manor, and Home Health/Hospice
Agency financial reports for January 2004 were reviewed and approved. This included
$934,479.82 in payroll expense for the month. M/S/P.
Committee Reports:
Executive Committee: Ardelle Lundeen reported the Executive Committee had
met and discussed how the Mayor wanted to meet with the hospital Board
and discuss quality of life and the image of the hospital.
Rob Jones noted that he feels Brookhaven will compliment Brookview Manor
and our campus and he would have also liked to see the Senior Center
located here.
Tim Reed asked what the best way is to communicate to the City Council
when we are looking at large expansion projects? Board members felt that
with two City Council members on our Board, they would be relaying this
to the City Council. Tim also asked if it would be appropriate to share
with Mayor Munsterman the article entitled “Long-Term Care Needs to Change
Its Focus?” It was questioned if it would be appropriate to have Rob
Jones, as president of the Board, attend City Council meetings semi-
annually to keep the Council apprized of things that are going on with
the hospital.
Joint Conference (Medical Affairs): Has not met.
Strategic Planning: Has not met.
Finance/Personnel: Has not met, but will likely be meeting the first part
of April.
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Unfinished Business:
New Business:
Reading and Information: Board members received for information and reading:
Minutes from Executive Committee; Brookings Hospital Home Health Agency
Annual Report; Article - “Long-Term Care Needs to Change Its Focus;”
SDAHO Legislative Bulletin #5; Thank you note from the family of Collin
Johnson; and Department of Labor Correspondence.
Comments: A question was raised regarding funding for East Central Multi-
District, which had previously been approved by the Board and City
Council. It was noted that these payments were being made monthly, and
we have sent the first two payments to them. It was noted that students
that have taken the pro-med class have really liked the class. Board
members felt this was a good investment into the community. It was also
noted that the hospital/manor had been instrumental in funding portable
defibrillators that were put into police and sheriff cars, which is also
beneficial to the community.
Tim Reed brought up a letter that had previously been sent to the
hospital from Rita Thompson from City Hall regarding publishing of our
salaries. He stated that this was brought up because our salaries were
not published at the end of 2002. He also stated that the salaries had
been published at the end of 2003. It was noted that the Brookings
Register had been contacted about not publishing the salaries and
accounts payable and they stated they had been sent to the wrong
department and they did not forward them to the correct department for
printing. This has now been resolved and changes in salaries should be
published monthly from now on.
Eric Rasmussen stated he would be resigning effective June 1, 2004. May
will be his last meeting. Eric also passed out an article entitled
“Hospitals Sock Uninsured with Much Bigger Bills.” It was noted that in
the SDAHO Legislative Bulletin, SB 127 - the hospital price-reporting
bill was defeated.
In accordance to South Dakota Codified Law (SDCL) 1-25-2.5, Board members went
into Executive Session at 7:55 p.m. to discuss marking and pricing strategies.
Executive Session ended at 9:05 p.m. with no action taken.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
February 26, 2004
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Michelle Robbins, Secretary