GOVERNING BOARD MEETING
Meeting Room #1
Members Present: Mr. Kevin Conway Dr. Dennis Palmer
Ms. Susan
Mr. Don Johnson Ms. Suzanne Ramer
Mr. Bill Joseph Ms.
Sharon Sims
Absent:
Others Present: Mr.
Tim Putnam Ms. Susan Pearson
Mr. Myron Higgins Ms. Tara Stevens
Call
to Order:
The August 21st 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 July was $1,168,918; Other Operating Revenue for July was $22,507. Gross Operating Revenue for July was $1,191,426;
Net Operating Revenue for July was $826,138.
Total Operating Expenses for July were $858,179. Fiscal Year 2007 loss from Operations was ($32,040)
and Net Loss of ($32.69). Gross AR Days
are at 87. 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 and Mr.
Tim Putnam reported the hospital is finalizing negotiations with the buyer for
the house and five acres. Discussion
ensued. Ms. Stevens reported the Farm
Committee has made a recommendation to utilize Dale Jones auction service for
the sale of the property, and attorney David Zwicker for the legal paperwork
should the purchasers’ financing be unsuccessful.
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Master Facility Plan Update – Mr. Myron
Higgins distributed the summary of construction costs submitted by
Shive-Hattery. Discussion ensued.
Management
Report:
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Administrative Update – Mr. Tim Putnam
reported the hospital received State Mammography Certification from Illinois Emergency Management
Association.
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Mr. Putnam discussed a HIPAA issue from
another facility that was currently being reviewed at the State level, and the
consequences involved with breach of confidentiality.
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Mr. Putnam reported Comp Data information
was included in packets for review.
Discussion ensued.
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Strategic Planning Session – Mr. Putnam
reported the Governing Board Strategic Planning Session will take place
Tuesday, August 22nd.
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Mercer Foundation for Health – Mr. Putnam
reported the Mercer Foundation for Health’s Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction
will be held Thursday, September 21st at the Aledo VFW. Tickets can be purchased through
Administration. The Foundation is
interested in having the Governing Board help serve at the dinner, spouses are
invited as well.
Governance
Task Force Report:
Mr. Don Johnson
reported he had received information from the Task Force regarding committees,
and Board members interests. The
Governance Task Force Report was included in packets for review. Discussion ensued.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve the Governance Task Force Report and
Committees as listed.
Motion was made,
seconded and unanimously passed to approve committee membership as
presented. Governance/Nominating
Committee – Kevin Conway, Sue Ewing, Dick Stone; Finance/Audit Committee – Rex
Johnson, Iris Paulsen, Dr. Dennis Palmer; and Executive Performance and
Compensation Committee – Bill Joseph, Suzanne Ramer, Sharon Sims.
Quality Improvement
Report:
Mr. Tim Putnam reported
the hospital has implemented a process of monitoring quality indicators to be
consistent with Medicare guidelines.
Medicare will be comparing this information nationally and posting the
results.
Medical Staff Appointments:
A
motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the initial
appointment of Kristin Wurzburger, MD to Active Staff in the Department of Internal
Medicine.
A
motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the request for
change in privileges, specifically the addition of a CT/ultrasound guided
paracentesis, for Byung Hyun, MD in the Department of Radiology,
Personnel:
Mr.
Tim Putnam reported the hospital Purchasing Coordinator position was open. Mr. Putnam reported the hospital will be
adding a second full-time Administrative Assistant position.
A
motion was made by Ms. Iris Paulsen, seconded by Ms. Suzanne Ramer to go into
Closed session. Roll call vote: Mr.
Kevin Conway, yes; Ms. Susan Ewing, Mr. Don Johnson, yes; Mr. Bill Joseph, yes;
Dr. Dennis Palmer, yes; Ms. Iris Paulsen, yes, Ms. Suzanne Ramer, yes; Ms.
Sharon Sims, yes.
A
motion was made by Ms. Sharon Sims, seconded by Ms. Iris Paulsen to return to
Open session. Roll call vote: Mr. Kevin
Conway, yes; Ms. Susan Ewing, Mr. Don Johnson, yes; Mr. Bill Joseph, yes; Dr.
Dennis Palmer, yes; Ms. Iris Paulsen, yes, Ms. Suzanne Ramer, yes; Ms. Sharon
Sims, yes.
New
Business:
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Discussion
ensued regarding conducting a GAP (Governance Assessment Process) Survey, the
board self-evaluation. Interest was
expressed by the Board to conduct the survey prior to the members leaving the
Board. A recommendation was made to
conduct the survey in November and present results to the Board at the December
meeting.
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Dr.
Dennis Palmer reported that he has hired a Nurse Practitioner.
Adjournment:
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to adjourn
the Board meeting. With no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:07 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shannon Ziegenhorn, Administrative
Assistant
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Susan D. Ewing
Secretary/Treasurer