DRAFT DRAFT
GOVERNING BOARD MEETING
Meeting Room #1
Members Present: Mr. Kevin Conway Mr. Bill Joseph
Ms. Sue Ewing Dr.
Mr. Don Johnson Dr. Cristina Rosca
Mr.
Absent:
Others Present: Mr.
Tim Putnam Ms. Tara Stevens
Mr. Myron Higgins Ms. Krystal Jungmann
Ms. Susan Pearson
Call
to Order:
The February 19th meeting of the Mercer County
Hospital Governing Board was called to order by Mr. Don Johnson, presiding
Chair at
Minutes:
Minutes of the
After minor amendments
were made, motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the
Closed
Minutes:
Minutes of the
A
motion was made by Ms. Sharon Sims, seconded by Ms. Susan Ewing to go into
Closed session. Roll call vote: Kevin
Conway, yes; Sue Ewing, yes; Don Johnson, yes; Rex Johnson, yes; Bill Joseph,
yes; Dr. Dennis Palmer, yes; Dr. Cristina Rosca, yes; Sharon Sims, yes.
A
motion was made by Ms. Susan Ewing, seconded by Mr. Kevin Conway to return to
Open session. Roll call vote: Kevin
Conway, yes; Sue Ewing, yes; Don Johnson, yes; Rex Johnson, yes; Bill Joseph,
yes; Dr. Dennis Palmer, yes; Dr. Cristina Rosca, yes; Sharon Sims, yes.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed for the closed minutes to remain closed.
Financial
Report:
Ms. Tara Stevens, CFO
reviewed the financial reports with the Board.
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Gross Patient Revenue for January was $1,541,285;
Other Operating Revenue for January was $14,515. Gross Operating Revenue for January was $1,555,801;
Net Operating Revenue for January was $1,099,334. Total Operating Expenses for January were $1,153,964. Fiscal Year 2007 profit from Operations was $214,793
and Net Profit of $603,802. Gross AR
Days are at 92.98. Discussion ensued.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve the financial report as submitted.
Planning/Operations:
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Master Facility Plan Update – The Board
received a copy of the revised plan for review.
Mr.
Tim Putnam discussed the revisions with the Board, noting that the new plans
will also be reviewed with staff for additional input as well. Mr. Putnam stated as the design plans become
finalized, that there were still areas needing to be addressed such as the HVAC,
plumbing and electrical. Drawings will
also be sent to McGladrey for their review.
Ms.
Tara Stevens reported that she and Tim Putnam had met with Tom Mayfield from
Minnesota Investments (MISC) regarding financing for the master facility
plan. Ms. Stevens reported MISC felt
the project is favorable with regards to obtaining financing on the hospitals
own merit. Ms. Stevens stated the hospital is reviewing
other available financing options as well.
Discussion ensued.
A
recommendation was made to look at multiple cash flow and financial pay back
options, i.e. 15, 20 and 25 years.
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IT Update – Mr. Putnam reported Myron
Higgins will be the project coordinator for the IT implementation project. Representatives from HMS began meeting with
hospital staff and have an anticipated “go live” date of July for existing
systems.
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Strategic Plan – Mr. Putnam reported the
Strategic Plan was included in packets for review.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the strategic plan as
presented.
Management
Report:
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Administrative Update – Mr. Tim Putnam
reported the hospital received notice from the Illinois Department of Public
Health of approval for funding in the amount of $18,000.00 for the Ticket for
the Cure Grant.
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Mr. Putnam reported the administrative
support area needs to be modified for functionality and efficiency. The new office furniture totals $5030.40.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to authorize Tim to make the
purchase.
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Mercer Foundation for Health – Mr. Don Johnson
introduced Krystal Jungmann as the new Foundation Director. Ms. Jungmann reported the Foundation sent out
a year-end mailing with proceeds to support funding of the Datascope, and that
proceeds from the
Quality
Improvement Report:
Ms.
Susan Ewing agreed to become the standing committee member for the Executive QI
Meeting.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the Quality Report as
submitted.
Medical Staff Appointments:
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Robert Chesser, MD for
reappointment to Consulting Staff in the Department of Physical Medicine.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Rajendra Dahal, MD for
reappointment to Consulting Staff in the Department of Nephrology-Medicine.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Marc Dicklin, PA-C for
reappointment to Allied Staff in the Department of Family Practice.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Kathleen Hart-Dittmer, MD
for reappointment to Active Staff in the Department of Pathology.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Dean Herrin, DC for
reappointment to Allied Staff in the Department of Chiropractic-Medicine.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve William Hoover, MD for
reappointment to Active Staff in the Department of Pathology.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Gary Olson, DDS for reappointment
to Consulting Staff in the Department of Dentistry.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Dennis Palmer, D.O. for
reappointment to Active Staff in the Departments of Family Practice and
Medicine (Dr. Palmer abstained from the vote).
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Eileen M. Wayne, MD for
reappointment to Consulting Staff in the Department of Ophthalmology.
Executive
Performance and Compensation Committee Report:
Mr. Bill Joseph
reported the committee had reviewed their charter establishing timelines and
meeting dates.
Finance and Audit
Committee Report:
Mr. Rex Johnson
reported the committee met with Tara Stevens to discuss items that the hospital
needs to watch for during the transition period while searching for a new CFO,
and Tony Cawiezell from RSM McGladrey to review the Interim Cost Report. Mr. Johnson reported that Rick Lee and Tony
Holtschlag were willing to serve on the committee as “at large” members. Discussion ensued.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve Rick Lee and Tony Holtschlag to be
at large members of the Finance and Audit Committee subject to Tim’s
investigation of any conflict of interest.
Governance/Nominating
Committee Report:
Ms. Susan Ewing
reported the committee will begin their review of the Governance Bylaws. The committee researched “conflict of
interest” through the County finding that the County currently did not have a
policy in place and that elected officials and key personnel completed annually
a statement of economic interest. Discussion
ensued regarding approval of a hospital policy for conflict of interest.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve the Conflict of Interest Policy as
presented.
Personnel:
Motion
was made by Ms. Sharon Sims, seconded by Mr. Rex Johnson to go into Closed
session. Roll call vote: Kevin Conway,
yes; Sue Ewing, yes; Don Johnson, yes; Rex Johnson, yes; Bill Joseph, yes; Dr.
Dennis Palmer, yes; Dr. Cristina Rosca, yes; Sharon Sims, yes.
Motion
was made by Ms. Susan Ewing, seconded by Ms. Sharon Sims to return to Open
session. Roll call vote: Kevin Conway,
yes; Sue Ewing, yes; Don Johnson, yes; Rex Johnson, yes; Bill Joseph, yes; Dr.
Dennis Palmer, yes; Sharon Sims, yes.
Dr. Cristina Rosca excused herself from discussion during the meeting.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to accept the recommendation from Executive
Performance and Compensation Committee on further education for our
administrator.
Adjournment:
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to adjourn
the Board meeting. With no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Shannon Ziegenhorn, Administrative
Assistant
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Susan D. Ewing
Secretary/Treasurer