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Brookings City Council
July 23, 2009
The Brookings City Council convened in a joint session with the Brookings Hospital Boaxd at 5:00
p.m. on Thursday,July 23, 2009, at the Brookings Hospital with the following members present:
Mayor Tim Reed, Council Members Julie Whaley,Mike Bardey,Jael Trieb (arrived at 5:19 p.m.) and
Mike McClemans. City Manager Jeffrey Weldon, City Attorney Steve Britzman and City Clerk Shari
Thornes were also present. Council Member Tom Bezdichek was absent.
Mayor Tim Reed and Keith Corbett, Hospital Board Chaie,provided updates on theiz zecent
discussions with other health caxe facilities, the desire to broadcast future joint meetings on the city's
channel and website, and the appointment of Council Members Whaley and Trieb as ex-officios on
the Hospital Board.
Kevin Coffey,Acting CEO for Brookings Health Systems,provided financial statements and
current statistics on health care services provided by the Brookings Health Systems to include acute
patient days, ambulance runs,births, emergency room vitsits, home health visits and MRI/CAT
procedures. Coffey also provided an overview of the following future health cate needs and issues
which included the Obix Perinatal Data System, Hugs and Kisses Infant Security System,Women's
Expo Event,physician recnutment, the X-Stop surgery pxogram,partnerships with the Boys and
Girls Club and the Yorkshire Eye Clinic,Bedside Medical Vexification Program,the Picture Archival
Systenn, Physician Order Management, and the hiring of new CEO,Roger Oberg,who will staxt
August 1S`
Steve Larson,NEXT Inc., and David Willer,HGA,provided design updates on Phases I,II and III
of the Brookings Health Systems e�ansion plans including updated floor plans of the expanded
emergency room and la.boratory space (Phase�. Initial review of plans and the presenta.tion of the
Master Plan are tenta.tively planned for August 10`''. Fina.l construction/bidding documents on
Phase I will be completed in eight weeks (mid September). They're pla.nning to bid the project yet
this Fall 2009. It was noted that the ambulance ga.rage is not included in this plan. There was
additional discussion about ambulance service options.
Council membexs asked if the two groups could get together when the total project cost is finalized
but before it goes to bid. Council members noted that there have been large changes to the plans
since the April presentation and it would be important for the Council to understand the full
ramifications and costs of the project. Additional community input was also suggested.
No action was taken. Meeting adjourned at 6:18 p.m.
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