MERCER COUNTY HOSPITAL
GOVERNING BOARD MEETING
July 17, 2006
Mercer County Hospital
Meeting Room #1
7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Mr. Kevin Conway Dr. Dennis Palmer
Ms. Susan Ewing Ms. Iris Paulsen
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 7:00 P.M.
Minutes:
Minutes of the June 16, 2006 meeting were included in packets for review.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the June 16, 2006 minutes with corrections as noted.
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:
§ 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.
§ Master Facility Plan Update – Mr. Myron Higgins reported Shive-Hattery continues to meet with staff regarding the Master Facility Plan.
§ 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.
§ Cardiac Rehab Grant – Mr. Tim Putnam reported the hospital in conjunction with the Mercer County YMCA has submitted a grant application to the Trinity Health Foundation for funding assistance to develop a Cardiac Rehab program in Mercer County. Discussion ensued.
Management Report:
§ Administrative Update – Mr. Tim Putnam reported the hospital received final approval from IDPH for the nurse call system.
§ Strategic Planning Session – The Governing Board Strategic Planning Session has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 22nd.
§ 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.
§ 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 Mercer County.
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:
§ A motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the Policy and Procedure Process policy.
§ A motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed to approve the Patient Grievance Process policy.
§ 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:
§ 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.
§ 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 9:05 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shannon Ziegenhorn, Administrative Assistant
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Susan D. Ewing
Secretary/Treasurer