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1991-03-13 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND HOSPITAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MARCH 13, 1991 PRESENT: Ben Ardinger, Gil Bane, Gordon Gould, Dr. William Brewer, Gretchen Saupe, Betty Springhill, Lorne White, Jeannie Volker, Kate Fitzgerald, DON, Jan Blanton, Interim Administrator. ABSENT: Wayne Stevens The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: Moved and seconded to accept the amended agenda. APPEARANCES AND CONEWU ICATIONS Motion Carried. Chairperson Springhill updated the Board on the status of Senate Bills 67 and 111. Both bills have passed through the Health, Education and Social Ser- vices Committee and are now being reviewed by the Finance Committee. Compan- ion House Bill 149 has yet to go through the House HESS Committee before it goes to the Finance Committee. Ms. Springhill stated that she had received a telephone call from Bill Hogan, who is the Veterans Affairs representative. The Veterans Administration is looking for a site for a Veterans Home and Kodiak is being considered as a possible site. There will be a hearing at the Legislative Information Office on March 14, 1991 regarding this subject. Ms. Springhill stated that she would attend this hearing and urged the other Board members to attend also. Ms. Springhill announced that Edmond Myers had accepted the position as Administrator of Kodiak Island Hospital & Care Center. Corlene Hogg, Quality/Risk Manager, made a presentation about the function and role of the Quality/Risk Management Department. Elements of the depart- ment include utilization review, risk management, and quality assurance. Local, state and federal standards are used to measure quality of care in the facility. She presented an overview of the various committees involved in quality/risk management. Gordon Gould asked that the minutes of the February 27, 1991 meeting be amended to delete the second sentence of the second paragraph under the heading "Emergency Room Services". Lorne White moved and Gil Bane seconded the motion that the meeting minutes of February 27, 1991 be adopted and ap- proved as amended. Motion Carried. Advisory Board Meeting March 13, 1991 Page Two CONE TTEE REPORTS Debra Raper, Recording Secretary and ComFish Committee Chair distributed information packets and T-shirts to those Board members who had committed to work at the event. She expressed appreciation on behalf of the PR and Com - Fish Committees for the Board's participation. OLD BUSINESS A. RIR 2000 It was the consensus of the Board that April 5, 1991 would be an accept- able date to meet with Nancy McMurtry, and that an evening program would be appropriate. The Board requested that the Recording Secretary make the necessary arrangements. B. C.T. Scanner There will be a sneak preview of the facility on March 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for the Medical Staff and Advisory Board members. on Satur- day, March 23, there will be a public open house. Publicity releases will be placed in the paper and public service announcements distributed to the radio stations. C. surgeon Recruitment Mr. Blanton stated that Dr. Fortier had drawn back as a candidate for surgeon after conversations Dr. Fortier had with a previous surgeon and general practitioner who had left the island. Dr. Mason interviewed with the Medical Staff, met with staff and Board Members and seemed impressed with the opportunity and the island. Dr. Brewer stated that he was impressed with Dr. Mason's credentials and had spoken with people in Pratt concerning Dr. Mason. Those conversations were positive. Mr. Blanton stated that the Kodiak Island Hospital & Care Center is pursuing a contract with Dr. Mason. He stated that both attorneys from LHS and the Borough would review the contract prior to its being presented to Dr. Mason. D. Facility Mission Statement Discussion regarding this agenda item was tabled until the next meeting. Board members were asked to review the various statements. NEW BUSINESS A. Administrator Recruitment Jeannie Volker moved the accept the letter to employees regarding the letter to staff regarding the appointment of Edmond Myers as Administra- tor. Gil Bane seconded the motion. The question was called. There was discussion and changes in format were made. Motion carried. Advisory Board Meeting March 13, 1991 Page Three B. Response to Letter to Editor It was the consensus of the Board that it did not wish to respond to the Letter to the Editor published in the March 6, 1991 issue of the Daily Mirror captioned "Problem at Hospital is Mismanagement". C. Union Negotiations Mr. Blanton reported that successful negotiations had occurred and that a contract would be presented to the union for ratification shortly. He stated that Joe Smith, VP of Operations, LHS, had done an excellent job of negotiations for the hospital by achieving a one year contract exten- sion and an average pay raise below budget. Due to his having negotiat- ed the contract, the facility did not expend a great amount of money on legal fees and would not have renegotiate the contract until 1993. It was the consensus of the Advisory Board that the negotiated pay raise was within the percentage approved through the budget process by the Borough Assembly and that it was the responsibility of administration to determine the timing and implementation. ADNDNISTRATOR'S REPORT As attached. Mr. White asked if a countersuit had been filed by the facility in the Eufemio matter to recover attorney fees. Corlene Hogg was asked to research this matter and report back to Administration. Mr. White expressed a concern that if KCA was guaranteed a non-medical detox- ification room, that it might negatively impact availability for inpatient care. Kate Fitzgerald explained how census needs would be met and that room availability for inpatient care would not be compromised. Mr. Blanton reported that the transmission in the 1986 Oldsmobile Cierra owned by the hospital was broken and would require between $600 - $1,000 repairs. The low Blue Book value on the vehicle is $2,200. It was the recommendation of the Board that the vehicle not be repaired, but that trade- in value for the vehicle be determined and Requests for Proposals be issued for either a new or slightly used (less than two years old) vehicle. Noting that he would be Acting Administrator until April 15th, Mr. Blanton asked the Board's approval that he attend the LHS Administrator's Spring Meeting in Denver during the first week of April. It was the consensus of the Board that Mr. Blanton attend the meeting; however, the Board also was positive about Edmond Myers attending. Mr. Blanton was asked to contact Joe Smith regarding this possibility. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Kate Fitzgerald stated that Juanita Jones, Director of Nursing at the Care Center had submitted her resignation and that recruitment was ongoing. Advisory Board Meeting March 13, 1991 Page Four :•• 1 • I IDI Lorne White questioned whether the Board needed to make a motion supporting the concept of using Kodiak as a Veterans' Long Term Care Center. It was the consensus of the Board that until more was known about the project, that it would not make such a motion. Gretchen Saupe expressed her appreciation to Corlene Hogg for her presenta- tion. Ben Ardinger stated that he feels that an Ears, Nose and Throat Specialist needs toN��'iak at hast monthly. He stated that he felt that paying t e urgeon o' aWlat fee basis would be a better alternative than paying various contractual terms. Gil Bane expressed his appreciation to Kate Fitzgerald for the informative tour of the facility which he had taken. Betty Springhill noted that Dr. Alvarez is off island and that the fees for a locum tenens surgeon are being partially paid by Kodiak Island Hospital & Care Center. /:\Iji(• l: ►lul It Meeting adjourned // at 9:35 p.m. Recorded by Debra Raper. W4�� (/L34� Jeanne V lker, Secretary/Treasurer rY�RECEIVED RPR 0 2 91 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE /,