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GOVERNING BOARD MEETING
April 16, 2007
Conference Room A
Members Present: Mr. Kevin Conway Dr. Dennis Palmer
Ms. Sue Ewing Ms.
Suzanne Ramer
Mr. Don Johnson Ms. Sharon Sims
Mr.
Absent:
Others Present: Mr.
Tim Putnam Mr. Jim Stolt
Mr. Myron Higgins Ms. Shawna Weeks
Ms.
Call
to Order:
The April 16th meeting of the Mercer County
Hospital Governing Board was called to order by Mr. Don Johnson, presiding
Chair at 7:00 P.M.
Minutes:
Minutes of the March 19th,
2007 meeting were included in packets for review.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve the March 19, 2007 minutes as
submitted.
Closed
Minutes:
Minutes of the March 19,
2007 meeting were distributed for review.
A
motion was made by Mr. Dick Stone, seconded by Dr. Dennis Palmer to go into
Closed session. Roll call vote: Dick
Stone, yes; Dr. Dennis Palmer, yes; Don Johnson, yes; Sharon Sims, yes; Susan
Ewing, yes; Suzanne Ramer, yes; Rex Johnson, yes, Kevin Conway, yes.
A
motion was made by Ms. Sharon Sims, seconded by Mr. Rex Johnson to return to
Open session. Roll call vote: Dick
Stone, yes; Don Johnson, yes; Sharon Sims, yes; Suzanne Ramer, yes; Susan
Ewing, yes; Rex Johnson, yes; Kevin Conway, yes; Dr. Dennis Palmer, yes; Bill
Joseph, yes.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve the minutes as submitted and keep
closed.
Financial
Report:
Mr. Jim Stolt, Interim CFO
reviewed the financial reports with the Board.
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Gross Patient Revenue for March was $1,472,929;
Other Operating Revenue for March was $39,279.
Gross Operating Revenue for March was $1,512,208; Net Operating Revenue
for March was $1,147,868. Total
Operating Expenses for March were $1,140,313.
Fiscal Year 2007 profit from Operations was $53,374 and Net Profit of $519,066. Gross AR Days are at 103.51. Discussion ensued.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the financial report as
submitted.
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Mr. Tim Putnam and Mr. Stolt reviewed key
financial indicators relevant to the Master Facility Plan financing with the
Board.
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Mr. Stolt reviewed and discussed the
preliminary FY 2008 Budget with the Board.
A recommendation was made to submit the preliminary budget to the
Planning/Operations:
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Master Facility Plan Update – The Board
received a copy of the revised master facility plan drawing. Mr.
Tim Putnam stated due to completion of necessary paperwork and cost of
inflation, that anticipated project total is $10 million. Mr. Putnam reported he met with a group of
approximately 32 employees with representation from all departments to review
the drawings and discuss the Master Facility Plan. Mr. Putnam reported Shive-Hattery has
conducted an analysis based on building a new clinic in a higher traffic area
and utilizing existing clinic space for the business occupancy services; the
next result increases the amount by $450,000.00. Discussion ensued.
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IDPH Update – Mr. Myron Higgins reported the
hospital continues to work with OSF to meet IDPH criteria that will allow the
hospital to provide MRI services for inpatients.
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IT Update – Mr. Higgins reported the new
IT server has been installed, training at the hospital will continue and a
hardware evaluation will be conducted.
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Wind Feasibility – Mr. Putnam stated wind
feasibility data should be available by the next Board meeting.
Management
Report:
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Administrative Update – Mr. Tim Putnam
reported Hospital Week is May 7 – 13.
A
recommendation was made by the Board for Tim Putnam to ask the County to
consider passing a Resolution in support of Hospital Week.
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Mr. Putnam reported the Mercer Foundation
for Health’s Spring Gala will be May 6th at Moon River Supper Club
in
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Shawna Weeks was introduced as the Clinic
Manager. Ms. Weeks gave a brief overview
of the clinic, structure, services and future needs.
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Mr. Putnam reported the hospital’s water
softener needs to be replaced.
Maintenance has reviewed several options and has made a recommendation
to purchase the Kirby water softener including the removal and installation for
$10,950.00.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to authorize the purchase of the
equipment.
Quality
Improvement Report:
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the Quality Report as
submitted.
Finance and Audit
Committee Report:
Mr. Rex Johnson
reported the committee is in place and has met for the second time. Going forward the Committee will present a
report to the Board at the same time as the financials.
Personnel:
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Mr. Tim Putnam reported Kevin Fowler has
accepted the position of CFO with an anticipated start date of May 7th.
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The hospital has begun actively searching
for the Chief Nursing Officer position, and is in the interview process for the
Med/Surg Manager.
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Mr. Putnam reported he has been accepted
into the DHA program through Medical University of South Carolina.
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Mr. Myron Higgins reported the hospital
has an opportunity to hire a full-time Ultrasonography Tech. The tech would be at the hospital four to
five days a week, and has the ability to perform other diagnostic tests.
New Business:
Mr.
Kevin Conway and Mr. Rex Johnson reported they attended the ICAHN Governing
Board Workshop in
Adjournment:
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to adjourn
the Board meeting. With no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:44 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shannon Ziegenhorn, Administrative
Assistant
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Susan D. Ewing
Secretary/Treasurer