LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING MINUTES

February 18, 2009

 

 

Present:            Joe Flannery                 Gene Meyer                 Jane Maskus   

                        Judy Keller                   Simon Scholtz               Kathy Clausing-Willis

                        Chuck Heath                Dana Hale                    Janice Early-Weas

                        Verdell Taylor              Karen Shumate Mike Thompson, MD

                        Donna Osness              Deborah Thompson      Andy Ramirez

                        Mark Praeger, MD       Sheryle D’Amico

                        Allen Belot                   Jeff Novorr

                        Dan Lambert                Sherri Vaughn, MD

 

Absent: Sheryl Jacobs (excused)

 

Others present:  Karrie Britt, Journal-World reporter

 

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 Mark Praeger, seconded by

            Allen Belot to approve the agenda as presented.

            Motion carried.

 

Consent Agenda

a)      Approval of January 21, 2009 Board of Trustee Minutes

b)      Planning Committee Meeting Minutes

 

MOTION: made by Donna Osness, seconded by

Chuck Heath to approve the Consent Agenda.

Motion carried.

 

Finance Committee Report – December, 2008 and January, 2009 Financial

December, 2008 -  Chuck Heath reported that year-end financials showed a solid year and will be discussed further when the audit report is presented in April.

January, 2009 – A good month with a positive bottom line.  Expect a difficult year and look for bottom line to decrease.  The staff was congratulated on another good year.

Moody’s Visit – A meeting was held with Moody’s analyst on February 5, along with our Investment Bankers from Piper Jaffray.   A copy of the presentation along with a draft of the Moody’s report was distributed to the Board.  Mr. Heath reported that the LMH presentation was great and the staff was congratulated on a job well done.

 

 

Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes

February 18, 2009

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            MOTION: made by Chuck Heath, seconded by

            Donna Osness to approve the December, 2008

            and January, 2009 financials.  Motion carried.

 

Facilities Committee Report

·        Judy Keller reported that the Committee met with J.E. Dunn and we are nearing the end of our major campus project.  Open House for the surgery addition will be March 5.  Due to the project’s completion, the Facilities Committee will not be meeting monthly but only as needed.  

·        The medical office building is progressing and it is projected that the shell will be completed by the second week of August.

·        Treanor Architects, PA have been selected for the Eudora project.

 

Medical Executive Committee Recommendations

Dr. Mike Thompson reviewed the recommendations for Board approval:

 

ALLIED HEALTH STAFF – New Appointments:

Carla Krose, PA – (Allied Health Professional, sponsor: Lawrence Orthopaedic Surgery) 

Amy Hecker, PA – (Allied Health Professional, sponsor: Lawrence Orthopaedic Surgery)

Appointments for Ms. Krose and Ms. Hecker effective 02/18/09 through 06/30/10 with assignment of duties as requested.  There will be a Provisional period during this initial period of appointment.                                                   

REAPPOINTMENT

John Ebeling, M.D. – (Active Staff; Neurological Surgery)

STATUS or PRIVILEGE CHANGES:

Jason Sinclair, M.D. – (Consulting; Radiology/Telemedicine) Resignation effective 01/16/09

 

MOTION: made by Allen Belot, seconded by

Donna Osness to approve the Medical

Executive  Committee’s recommendations.

Motion carried.

 

CEO Comments

Gene Meyer reported on the following:

·        The Legislative Luncheon will be March 6 at LMH in Conference Room A.

 

 

 

Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes

February 18, 2009

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·        Mr. Meyer asked Karen Shumate to update the Board on new Anticoagulation Clinic.  The physician office providing this service is closing their clinic and LMH will be taking over with space in the Same Day Surgery area.  Two physicians have agreed to help with the clinic along with a Nurse Practitioner.  Services to start April 1, 2009.

 

Old Business

Physician Recruitment

·        Dr. Sherri Vaughn reported that physicians have signed contracts for the Eudora and Tonganoxie practices.   An interview with an endocrinologist has taken place but no response received.

·        Gene Meyer reported that he met with two gastroenterologists from the Kansas City area who are interested in the Lawrence area.

·        Dr. Mike Lange is visiting with a pain management specialist and hopes it will be successful.

 

Remote Hosting Option & Physician Order Entry-

·        Remote Hosting Option (This is the relocation of Cerner related hardware, system level software, operating system, & database software to the Cerner remote hosting facility.) Jane Maskus reported on the progress.  March 31, 2009 will be the flip date with a 6-8 hour downtime between 10:00 pm and 4:00 am.  Ms. Maskus stated that more detail will be coming later as to savings.

 

·        CPOE  - Dana Hale reported on the physician order process.  Committees are in place and working on communication plans for medical staff meetings and training with go-live in November.

 

Strategic Planning Report

·        A first quarter report will be available for the March Board meeting.  A Board retreat needs to be scheduled to discuss the strategic plan.  The Board has an educational conference in May so a retreat will be scheduled for June.

 

New Business

The Importance of the HealthCare Sector to the Douglas County Economy

Kathy Clausing-Willis gave a power-point presentation on the Health Care Trends Impacting Communities.  Many people don’t realize the importance of healthcare to the local economy and LMH’s services in Douglas County that contributes to economic development.    LMH’s impact – 965 LMH employees live in Douglas County with total economic impact of $78,030,286. 

 

 

 

 

Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes

February 18, 2009

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Gene Meyer called attention to an AHA article in the packet for the Board’s information.

 

Announcements:

..Surgery Open House March 5, 2009 at 4:30 pm

..March meeting changes:  Finance Committee will meet March 23

                                            Planning Committee has been cancelled for March

                                            Board meeting will be March 26

 

Executive Session

            MOTION made by Chuck Heath, seconded by

            Mark Praeger that the Board of Trustees recess to

            Executive Session for consultation with hospital

            attorney which would be deemed privileged in the

            attorney-client relationship, to include the  CEO, CFO,

VP/Medical Affairs and Chief of Staff.   Open meeting

to resume in this room at 10:30 a.m.  Motion carried.

 

MOTION: made by Chuck Heath, seconded by

Joe Flannery to extend the Executive Session to

10:40 a.m.  Motion carried.

 

MOTION: made by Chuck Heath, seconded by

Donna Osness to leave Executive Session.

Motion carried.

 

Open meeting resumed at 10:42 a.m.  

 

Adjournment

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

 

 

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                        Verdell Taylor

                                                                        Secretary