BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING MINUTES
December 19, 2007
Present: Joe Flannery Gene Meyer Janice Early-Weas
Donna Osness Simon Scholtz Andy Ramirez
Chuck Heath Deborah Thompson Chris Penn, MD
Judy Keller Jane Maskus
Dan Lambert Kathy Clausing
Others present:
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Joe Flannery, Chairperson.
Approval of Agenda
The agenda was presented for approval.
MOTION: made by Chuck Heath, seconded by
Dan Lambert to approve the agenda as presented.
Motion carried.
Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda was presented for approval.
MOTION: made Donna Osness, seconded by
Motion carried.
Community
Relations Committee Report
Facilities
Committee Report
Judy Keller reported that the contingency fund is less than $4,000. The Committee’s concern is that the project has 40% more to go before completion. Management has asked the architects and construction management group to determine ways that can be taken out of the remaining work without compromising quality.
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RFP's have been received for the Eudora project. They are being reviewed and the Facilities Committee is focusing on reporting the results to the Board in January.
General Medical
Staff Report
Dr. Penn reported on the General Medical Staff’s nominations for the 2008 Medical Staff Officers, Department Chiefs, the at-large members of the Medical Executive and Joint Conference Committees and the Quality Improvement Committee Chair:
Chief of Staff Michael Thompson, M.D.
Vice Chief of
Staff Scott Solcher, M.D.
Secretary
Executive Committee – Members-at-Large
Samantha
Durland, M.D.
Richard
Galbraith, M.D.
James Smith,
M.D.
Joint Conference Committee – Members-at-Large
Michael Hajdu, M.D.
Kevin Hughes,
M.D.
Brian Hunt, M.D.
Department Chiefs
Anesthesia Daniel
Roelofs, D.D.S.
Emerg. Med. Scott
Robinson, M.D.
Family Prac. Daniel Dickerson, M.D.
Int. Med. K. Michael Zabel,
M.D.
Ob-Gyn. Phillip
Moreano, M.D
Pathology
MOTION:
made by
Medical
Executive Committee Recommmendations
Dr. Penn presented the Medical Executive
Committee recommendations for approval:
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MEDICAL STAFF – New Appointments:
Richard May, M.D. – (Active Staff; Family Practice)
Appointment
effective 12/19/07 through 12/31/08 with Family Practice privileges as requested
and additional gastroenterology privileges as follows: diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy,
diagnostic and therapeutic EGD with biopsy, removal of food impactions, snare
biopsy of colon with removal of polyp and pinch biopsy. There will be a Provisional period during
this initial period of appointment with proctoring as defined by the
Credentials Committee (two colonoscopies, two EGD’s and two food bolus
procedures).
Ryan Moore, M.D. – (Active Staff; Emergency Medicine)
Appointment
effective 12/19/07 through 12/31/08 with Emergency Medicine privileges as
requested.
There will be a Provisional period during this initial period of appointment.
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STAFF* –
New Appointments:
Jan Morey, ARNP – (sponsors:
Lawrence OB/GYN Specialists).
Appointment effective 12/19/07 through 12/31/08 with assignment of
duties as requested. There will be a
Provisional period during this initial period of appointment.
MEDICAL and ALLIED HEALTH STAFF –
Reappointments:
John Bardini, MD Christian Binder, MD David Borel, MD David
Cohen, MD
David Coll, MD
Richard Galbraith, MD Bertrand Gallet, MD Connie Gapinski, MD Michael Handley, MD
William Jones, MD
James Manidgo, MD
Scott Patrick, MD
John Schreiber,
Michael Thompson, MD Kathleen Weatherstone, MD Susan Andersen,
ARNP Elizabeth Frank, PA-C
Kathleen Griesemer, CRNA James Haase, CRNA Jeffery Herman, CRNA Randall
Holm, CRNA
Sherry Hugi, CRNA Jason Kidd, CRNA Martha Marples, CRNA Ruth Ann Morris, CRNA
Kay Prather-Rodriguez, CRNA Cheryl Soza, CRNA Jacqueline Urban, CRNA
MEDICAL and ALLIED HEALTH STAFF –
Privilege or Status Changes:
The
following practitioners do not request reappointment (see reappointment chart
attached). Their appointments will
expire 12/31/07: David Bankston, MD, Sean Casey, MD,
Mark Greenfield, MD, Matthew Nadler, MD, Steven Waldman, MD and Anne Owen,
Ph.D.
David Cohen, M.D. – (Active Staff; Internal Medicine/Interv. Cardiology)
delete bone marrow aspiration/biopsy, joint aspiration, diagnostic and
therapeutic, therapeutic joint injection, therapeutic bursa injection and skin
biopsy.
Robyn Hart, M.D. – (Active Staff; Radiology/Radiation Oncology) change to
Courtesy Staff
Marcus Scarbrough, M.D. – Active Staff; Internal Medicine/Hospitalist) delete
neonatal privileges and biopsy sigmoid colon, pleural biopsy, proctoscopy and
sigmoidoscopy.
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MOTION:
made by
Donna Osness to approve the Medical
Executive Committee’s recommendations.
Motion carried.
CEO Report
Gene Meyer reported that he had visited with Dr. Wendt regarding the approval of the Orthopedic Center of Excellence and he was very pleased to hear the Board approved. Community Relations is working on plans for promoting the Center. Once the construction moves are complete a designation of rooms will occur.
Old Business
a) Physician Recruitment – Gene Meyer reported that the general surgery groups are recruiting two physicians and the physicians are now in the process of having their legal counsel review the contracts.
a. The Internal Medical Group, assisted by LMH, have been interviewing physicians. One physician that they were interested in chose to go Hays, KS. They are continuing their search.
b. LMH is recruiting for the Eudora practice.
c. A
new physician will be joining the
d. Cardiovascular Consultants are interviewing four physicians for interventional cardiology. The group has been rotating to cover services at LMH and not what LMH wants for the future but doing a nice job.
b) Crisis Stabilization Services Report – Dana Hale gave a report on the background on closing the mental health unit for the new board members and the providing of services after establishment of the Crisis Stabilization Services in the Emergency Department. Two rooms were designated for patients presenting to the ED with some type of psychiatric diagnosis. A majority of the patients being referred are going to Stormont-Vail and others to Osawatomie.
c) Community
Health Assessment Status – Donna Osness reported on CHIP’s sub-committee that
is working on a Community Health Assessment survey. Some agencies were too high. Ms. Osness reported that the state does an
assessment each year of a county but when asked where
New Business
No new business to report
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Announcement
a) Board group picture to be taken before the January Board meeting. Due to some board members being gone, the pictures will be scheduled for February.
Executive Session
MOTION: made by Chuck Heath, seconded by
to Executive Session for consultation with hospital
attorney which would be deemed privileged in the
attorney-client relationship, to include the CEO,
CFO, and Chief of Staff. The open meeting to
resume in this room at 10:30 a.m. Motion carried.
MOTION: made by Donna Osness, seconded by
11:15 a.m. Motion carried.
The open session convened at 11:17 a.m.
MOTION: made by Donna Osness, seconded by Judy Keller that
the Board approve reappointments for 90-days for the six physician
anesthesiologists. The physicians’ privileges will be unchanged
during this period of time. RFP’s are to be prepared with a designated
time of 90 days and notification sent to the anesthesiology group with
encouragement for the group to participate. Motion carried.
MOTION: made by Joe Flannery,
seconded by
the Board uphold the Medical Executive Committee’s decision to
not reappoint Mary Vernon, M.D. to the active staff. Motion carried.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary