1990-02-28 Regular MeetingI
KODIAK ISLAND HOSPITAL ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING, 2/28/90, 7:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER: 7:04 pm
PRESENT: Betty Springhill, Gretchen Saupe, Ben Ardinger, Jeannie Volker,
Wayne Stevens; also, Kate Fitzgerald (Director of Acute Nurses), Keith
Vorachek (staff accountant) absent: Lorne White, Dr. Hlavinka.
II. AGENDA: Added to New Business (V) - Transfer of write offs of
accounts receivable. Remove III. A. Finance Minutes.
III. MINUTES
A. 2/14/90 Regular Meeting: Gretchen Saupe moved, Wayne Stevens seconded
to approve minutes. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSED.
B. 2/22/90 Quality Review Meeting: Receipt noted. Gretchen gave review
of minutes & commented on QR article in LHS Update.
IV. PRESENTATIONS
A. Business Office, by Sharon Ludvigson-Manager. Sharon gave overview of
business office functions: billing, filing, statistics, roles of
employees, etc. Discussion with board on need for usable, flexible
computer system.
B. Anesthesia, by Keith Falatko, CRNA. Provides anesthesia for surgical
and obstetrical cases. Gave report on department goals & plans; stated
surgeon now doing PE tubes. Board commended Keith's safety record.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Transfer of Accounts Receivable: Accounts totalling $184,640 requested
to be transferred from active accounts to bad debt collections.
MOTION: Jeannie Volker moved, Wayne Stevens seconded to authorize John
Salness to transfer active accounts receivable to collection. Discussion
on return, approximately 1/2 at best internally. ALL IN
FAVOR. MOTION PASSED.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
A. C.A.T. Scan: Architects were here from Borough. Examining different
plans for most economic building. May build on modular unit behind
laundry, depends on fire code; 6/15 target date.
B. Smoking Policy: Task force organized; will have policies in place by
April 6.
VII. ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
A. January Financial/Stats: Improvement in January revenue compared to
December. Financial reviewed; cash flow improved over December. Stats
discussed; membership liked format/desired to continue to receive them.
Members recommended using graphs for financial information. Ben met with
auditors last week; Keith Voracheck doing a great job, only had 2 audit
adjustments. Discussed financial presentation -Finance Committee could
review and Board could receive summary.
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B. Hospital Funding: Health construction bill approved by House
subcommittee; heard Thursday by House Dept of Health & Social Services.
Next week House Finance Committee -very critical. Writing letters
encouraged.
C. Tony Knowles Visit: Half hour visit 2/22.
D. Audit Adjustments: Two adjustments - (1) Clarification of workmens
compensation expense; (2) Write down of uncollectables. In past, more bad
debt written off than had allowance for. Allowance had to be adjusted by
increasing bad debt expense by about $521,000 (accounts should have been
written off in -87 & -88).
E. Committee Meetings: Mr. Salness will confer w/Chairmen & set up
meetings for Joint Conference and Education/Planning. (Betty not available
Tuesday).
VIII. BOARD COMMENTS
Gretchen: Re/home health; Kate Fitzgerald responded Joan Minks coming to
hospital about every day and working with discharge planner. Re/has LHS
acknowledged responsibility regarding a board motion re/termination
agreement. Mr. Salness stated LHS feels it's a shared responsibility and
Tom will be coming up to speak to Board.
Ben: Locum tenens surgeon doing surgery? Some surgery.
Jeannie: Re/Admin' house use? Transient quarters for temporary help and
ER doctor. Use for Comf-ish? No.
Wayne: PR Committee Minutes of 2/15 reviewed. Predicted growth of
population west of Kodiak & our hospital could plan for this.
Betty: Concerned re/obsolescence of computer system. Heard glowing
remarks about Dr. Bites. Surprised surgeries are down.
IX. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Kate Fitzgerald: Will report back to Board on ER room levels and charges.
Recruitment discussed. We are competing with travelling nurses.
X. EXECUTIVE SESSION
9:30 pm Regular Meeting commenced and Executive Session convened to discuss
personnel matters.
10:15 pm Executive Meeting adjourned; Regular Meeting resumed. No action
taken.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
10:17 pm: Regular Meeting Adjourned
Bett S
PrAnghfll Chairperson
Recorded by Beth Stohl-Reiland.
e White, Secretary