GOVERNING BOARD MEETING
Meeting Room #1
Members Present: Mr. Kevin Conway Dr. Dennis Palmer
Ms. Susan
Mr. Don Johnson Ms. Sharon Sims
Mr. Rex Johnson Mr. Dick Stone
Mr. Bill Joseph
Absent:
Others Present: Mr.
Tim Putnam Ms. Tara Stevens
Mr. Myron Higgins Ms. Donna Wade
Call
to Order:
The July 17th
meeting of the Mercer County Hospital Governing Board was called to order by Mr.
Don Johnson, presiding Chair at
Minutes:
Minutes of the
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve the
Financial
Report:
Ms. Tara Stevens, CFO
reviewed the financial reports with the Board.
Gross Patient Revenue
for June was $1,239,441; Other Operating Revenue for June was $18,573. Gross Operating Revenue for June was $11,258,015;
Net Operating Revenue for June was $929,325.
Total Operating Expenses for June were $880,109. Fiscal Year 2006 loss from Operations was ($506,177)
and Net Profit of $70,385. Gross AR Days
are at 83.25. Discussion ensued.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve the financial report as submitted.
Planning/Operations:
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Land Update – Ms. Tara Stevens reported the
hospital will place $126,278.98, proceeds from the land auction, into a Money
Market account. Ms. Stevens reported the
hospital may need to look at other options regarding the sale of the house and
five acres.
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Master Facility Plan Update – Mr. Myron
Higgins reported Shive-Hattery continues to meet with staff regarding the
Master Facility Plan.
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ECG Proposal – Mr. Tim Putnam reported
the hospitals’ ECG is no longer reliable.
The Mercer Foundation for Health is willing to support the acquisition
of a new machine. Discussion ensued.
Motion
was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the donation from the
Mercer Foundation for Health for the purchase of a new ECG System.
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Cardiac Rehab Grant – Mr. Tim Putnam
reported the hospital in conjunction with the
Management
Report:
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Administrative Update – Mr. Tim Putnam
reported the hospital received final approval from IDPH for the nurse call
system.
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Strategic Planning Session – The
Governing Board Strategic Planning Session has been scheduled for Tuesday,
August 22nd.
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Healthcare Abbreviations – Mr. Putnam
reported a list of common abbreviations used in healthcare were included in
packets for review. Ms. Donna Wade
discussed issues with abbreviations and how the medical world is moving away
from using several abbreviations due to the complexity of medicine.
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Mercer Foundation for Health – Mr. Putnam
reported the Mercer Foundation for Health’s Ice Cream Social is Thursday, July
27th at Aledo’s Central Park Pavilion. There will be an appreciation ceremony
honoring Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Palmer for their thirty years of service in
Mr.
Putnam reported Maureen Conway, the Foundation’s Executive Director has
submitted her resignation to pursue a full-time position. She will continue to work with the Foundation
until her replacement is hired.
Quality
Improvement Report:
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A motion was made, seconded and
unanimously passed to approve the Policy and Procedure Process policy.
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A motion was made, seconded and
unanimously passed to approve the Patient Grievance Process policy.
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QI Rotation – Mr. Putnam reported Executive
QI Committee dates were included in packets for review. Members selected dates they would attend.
Medical Staff Officers
and Committees:
A
motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve Dr. Rosca as
Vice-Chief of Staff.
Personnel:
Mr.
Tim Putnam reported the hospital will be hiring a full-time clinic manager to
cover the part-time RN position previously posted, and the current full-time
LPN position that will be going to part-time.
This position will be a working manager providing management oversight
at the clinic. Due to a low candidate
pool and an increased need for support in the IT department, the hospital will
be making the current part-time Maintenance position full-time.
A
motion was made by Ms. Sharon Sims, seconded by Ms. Iris Paulsen to go into
Closed session. Roll call vote: Mr. Rex
Johnson, yes; Mr. Don Johnson, yes; Ms. Iris Paulsen, yes, Ms. Susan Ewing,
yes, Mr. Kevin Conway, yes; Ms. Sharon Sims, yes; Mr. Dick Stone, yes; Dr. Dennis
Palmer, yes; Mr. Bill Joseph, yes.
A
motion was made by Ms. Sharon Sims, seconded by Mr. Rex Johnson to return to
Open session. Roll call vote: Mr. Rex
Johnson, yes; Mr. Don Johnson, yes; Ms. Iris Paulsen, yes, Ms. Susan Ewing,
yes, Mr. Kevin Conway, yes; Ms. Sharon Sims, yes; Mr. Dick Stone, yes; Dr. Dennis
Palmer, yes; Mr. Bill Joseph, yes.
New
Business:
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Discussion
ensued regarding moving forward with information in regards to a Governance
plan.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously
passed to establish a Task Force to make recommendations to the Board on how to
proceed with information from the Governance Conference. Task Force members will be Kevin Conway, Sue
Ewing, and Bill Joseph.
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Mr.
Bill Joseph reported the grant for the wind turbine has been submitted. Mr. Tim Putnam reported the wind test tower
data will be posted at www.illinoiswind.org.
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