January 28th Rooks County Health Center Board of Directors minutes
(The following article is taken from the minutes of the January 28th Rooks County Health Center Board of Directors regular meeting.)
President Jeff Van Dyke called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. The other board members present were Charles Allphin, Charles Comeau, and Michael Oller, MD. Also present were Pam Harmon, Cindi Knipp, Stephanie Bjornstad, Frank Rajewski, William Stahl, Eric Sumearll, Anthony Thomas, and June Karlin, recording secretary. Board Members Absent: Jon Voss.
Charles Allphin made a motion to approve the December 19th, 2019 regular board minutes and the December 31st, 2019 electronic vote minutes. Charles Comeau seconded the motion. No further discussion took place. Motion carried 4-0.
Charles Comeau made a motion to approve initial privileges to expire December 31st, 2020 for Nelson Uzquiano, MD based on Medical Staff recommendation. Charles Allphin seconded the motion. No further discussion took place. Motion carried 4-0.
Charles Comeau made a motion to approve the 2020 Infection Prevention, Quality Improvement and Risk Management Plans and Organizational Chart. Charles Allphin seconded the motion. No further discussion took place. Motion carried 4-0.
Jeff Van Dyke and Stephanie Bjornstad participated in patient rounds prior to the meeting. Bjornstad reviewed the
Bjornstad reviewed the results of the November 2019 Emergency Room, Observation, Inpatient, Outpatient and Surgical patient satisfaction surveys with the Board.
William Stahl noted the COO report was emailed. Stahl provided an update on the status of the renovation project. The architects will be on site Wednesday to perform the punch list walk through on the Pharmacy. The Fire Marshal will perform the 50% walk through inspection on the education and outpatient renovation area on February 20th, 2020 at 11:30 a.m.
During the Communication and Development Report, Eric Sumearll announced the Foundation is close to meeting its fundraising goal for the capital campaign with $1,801,000.00 raised. Rookstock is scheduled for May 2nd, 2020 and planning is well underway. The planning committee feels the production costs to put on the event will decrease compared to previous years.
The Rooks County Health Center Auxiliary has donated an additional $10,000.00. Sumearll reported the Auxiliary is considered a major donor and has donated $40,000,00 for projects over the past five (5) years. Some of the projects they have contributed towards are the Capital Campaign, software for materials management and swad dling clothes for newborns born at RCH.
Pam Harmon provided an update on the nursing and clinical department activities. Harmon reported an obstetrics affiliation group has been formed between some of the northwest Kansas critical access hospitals. The group plans to collaborate together on educational and quality projects.
AJ Thomas stated legislation for Medicaid Expansion is moving forward. It is expected there will be a sliding scale surcharge that will be passed on to the hospitals to help cover the cost of the program. The surcharge will be based on the number of enrollees in the program. Currently it is estimated RCH’s surcharge would be around $60,000.00. The expansion is expected to impact hospitals by decreasing bad debt and increasing revenue. It is anticipated the increase in revenue and surcharges will offset each other. Overall the impact for Kansans will be positive and they encourage people to take a proactive approach to their healthcare.
Thomas distributed a worksheet listing expected expenses and capital expenditures for the year 2020 and a proposal outlining costs for the facility refresh.
Jeff Van Dyke made a motion to approve Phases 1 and 2 of the facility refresh with an upgrade to utilize Sherwin Williams Duration paint, purchase furniture for Phases 1 and 2, purchase an Omnicell for the new Outpatient Services area and to purchase the parts necessary to do the repairs needed to the water heater. Phase 3 of the refresh will be revisited when Phases 1 and 2 are complete. Michael Oller, MD seconded the motion. No further discussion took place. The motion carried 4-0.
Thomas reviewed the final results of the 2019 PERFECT goals with the Board. Net Healthcare Claims and Annual Operating Loss was not met under the financial goals. The bonuses will be awarded based on the updated calculations. The 2020 PERFECT goals have been determined and will be shared with the staff at the next quarterly staff meeting.
Rajewski presented the December Financials and Operating Statistics to the board members. The monthly gross revenue was $2,279,041,00 and the year to date was $26,840,221.00. Charles Allphin made a motion to approve checks 50708 thru 50993 and online bank transfers found on page 14 of the Board packet. Charles Comeau seconded the motion. No further discussion took place. Motion carried 4-0.
At 7:56 p.m. Charles Comeau made a motion to recess to executive session for ten (10) minutes to discuss bad debt. Michael Oller, MD seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0. Frank Rajewski and Anthony Thomas joined the executive session. The Board returned to regular session at 8:01 p.m. Charles Comeau made a motion to approve bad debt as presented. Michael Oller, MD seconded the motion. No further discussion took place. The motion carried 4-0.
