LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING MINUTES

June 17, 2009

Present:           Joe Flannery                Gene Meyer                Jane Maskus               

                        Judy Keller                  Simon Scholtz             Sherri Vaughn, MD

                        Chuck Heath               Dana Hale                   Kathy Clausing-Willis

                        Verdell Taylor             Karen Shumate           Janice Early-Weas

                        Mark Praeger, MD      Deborah Thompson     Mike Thompson, MD

                        Sheryl Jacobs              Sheryle D’Amico       

                        Allen Belot                  Jeff Novorr

Absent:            Donna Osness (excused)

                        Dan Lambert (excused)

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 Verdell Taylor, seconded by

            Sheryl Jacobs to approve the agenda as presented.

            Motion carried.

Approval of Consent Agenda

a) Approval of May 20, 2009 Board of Trustee Minutes

b) Finance Committee Report – May, 2009 Financials

c) Planning Committee Report

d) Governance Committee Report

MOTION: made by Sheryl Jacobs, seconded  by

Judy Keller to approve the Consent Agenda.

Motion carried.

Medical Executive Committee Recommendations

Dr. Mike Thompson reviewed the Medical Executive Committee’s recommendations for Board approval.

Medical Staff – New Appointments:

Karen Evans, D.O. – (Active Staff, Family Practice) – Appointment effective 6/17/09 through 12/31/2010 with privileges as requested.  There is to be a Provisional period of her new appointment with assignment to the Department of Family Practice.                                                                 

Allied Health Professional Staff and LMH Employee – New Appointments:

Gail Ciesielski, Nurse Practitioner – (Sponsor:  Lawrence Hospitalist Physicians) 

Appointment effective 6/17/09 through 6/30/10 with assignment of duties as requested.  There will be a Provisional period during this initial period of appointment.

Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes

June 17, 2009

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Reappointments, Privileges or Status Changes for the following:

Jon Barr, MD                          Charles Barth, MD                  Timothy Bateman, MD           Rodney Bishop, MD              

Lee Bittenbender, MD             Joan Brunfeldt, MD                Vance Burns, MD                   Matthew Buxton, MD

Kevin Bybee, MD                   Elias Chediak, MD                  John Clark, MD                      David Cohen, MD

William Daniel, MD                Renu Debroy, MD                  Matthew Deedy, MD              Patricia Denning, MD

Steven Dillon, ME                  Lakshmi Duvvur, MD            Raonak Ekram, MD                Keelyn Ericson, MD

Scott Eveloff, MD                   Walter Farrell, MD                  Warren Frick, MD                  Eric Friskel, MD

J.Douglas Gardner, MD         Michael Giocondo, MD          David Goering, MD                Thomas Good, MD

James Grantham, MD             Chad Gustin, MD                   Michael Hajdu, MD                William Hale, MD

Matthew Harms, MD              Donald Hatton, MD                Kelli Henderson, DDS            Steven Hendler, MD

M. Scott Hickman, MD          John Hiebert, MD                   J.Philip Hoffmann, MD          James Herrin, MD

Robert Holcomb, MD             R.Bruce Hoskins, MD            Kenneth Huber, MD               Eric Huerter, MD

Steven Hull, MD                     Warren Johnson, MD             William Jones, MD                 Marshall Kelley, MD

L.Elaine Kennedy, MD           Jason Kimball, MD                 Kenneth Kimmel, MD            Teresa King, MD

Sanjeev Kumar, MD               Steven Laster, MD                  C.Shaffia Laue, MD                Stephanie Lawhorn, MD

Edward Letourneau, MD        G.Charles Loveland, MD        Anthony Magalski, MD          Lida Osbern, MD

Michael Main, MD                 Steven Marso, MD                 John Martinez, MD                 A.Iain McGhie, MD

Paul Morte, DO                      Nancy Nowlin, MD                                James O’Keefe, MD               Gerald Pees, MD

William Perdue, MD               Shari Quick, MD                    Brian Ramza, MD, PhD          Cheryl Rice, MD

Terrance Riordan, MD            Bruce Rothschild, MD            Beth Rundquist, MD               Barry Rutherford, MD

David Safley, MD                   Marcus Scarbrough, MD        Greg Schnose, MD                 Katherine Schooley, MD

Eston Schwartz, MD               Cory Sise, MD                        David Skolnick, MD               Christopher Stapley, DO

Scott Solcher, MD                  Richard Sosinski, MD            Sharon Soule, MD                  Matthew Stein, MD

Ronald Stephens, MD             Kevin Stuever, MD                 Randall Thompson, MD         Anne VanGarsse, MD

William Weatherford, MD      Kathleen Weatherstone, MD Ronald Weiner, MD  Eden Wheeler, MD

Alan Wimmer, MD                 Aubrey Wright, MD               Charles Yockey, MD              K.Michael Zabel, MD

Martin Henry Zink III, MD   

Stella Brainoo, ARNP – Resignation effective 6/30/09

Kye Evans, M.D. – (Active, Emergency Medicine) Addition of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Warren Johnson, M.D. – Resignation effective 6/30/09

David Lutes, M.D. – Resignation effective 6/30/09

Trey O’Neal, III, M.D. – Resignation effective 6/30/09

W. Spencer Payne, Ph.D.  – Resignation effective 6/30/09

Robert Porter, M.D. – Resignation effective 6/30/09

Chief of Pathology

Dr. Carol Moddrell has resigned from the position of Chief of Pathology.  Dr. Richard Galbraith has been appointed by the Chief of Staff to fill the vacancy in this office.

MOTION: made by Chuck Heath, seconded by

            Judy Keller to approve the Medical Executive

            Committee’s recommendations as presented.

            Motion carried.

Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes

June 17, 2009

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CEO Comments

• Gene Meyer reported on negotiations with Cardiovascular Consultants and has a meeting tomorrow with the president, Dr. Huber.  More information will be provided to the Board following the meeting.
• Gene Meyer reported on the meeting with Lawrence Surgery Center regarding laparoscopic surgeries and GI scopes.

Old Business:

a) Maine Street Parking Options – Gene Meyer reviewed a proposal from the city for Woody Park.   Soil testing has been completed and will allow surface parking.  Next steps will be further discussion with the city and the Pinckney Neighborhood group.

New Business:

a) Baldwin City Practice - David Jones, DO, has tendered his resignation and is joining a group in Topeka.   Dr. Vaughn is working with coverage during the interim and has a physician interested in coming to Baldwin.

Announcements

a) Breast Center Open House is June 23 at LMH South from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

b) Board/City Commission luncheon is July 14 at 12:00 noon in Conference Room A.

Adjournment

There being no further discussion, it was moved by Chuck Heath, seconded by Sheryl Jacobs to adjourn the meeting.         

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        Verdell Taylor

                                                                        Secretary