Trustee Minutes of December 2nd, 2021

Board Meeting Minutes

Mt. Grant General Hospital

Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

11:30 a.m.

Present: Richard Schumann, Chairperson; Jona Roberts, Business Office Manager; Hugh Qualls, Administrator; Karen Womack, Member; Hunter Bolanos; HR Assistant, Dr. Ruch; Chief of Staff; Nancy Rutherford, Co-Chairperson; Michelle Dow, Clerk; Paula Viani-Reed, Member; Sandrae Lehman, CFO

Absent: Tamiya Ferguson, DON/RN

—Call to Order

The meeting of the Mt. Grant General Hospital Board of Trustees was called to order at 11:30 a.m. by Richard Schumann, Chairperson.

—General Public Comments

None

—Approval of minutes

The minutes from the Thursday, October 23rd, 2021, minutes were approved with a motion by Karen Womack seconded by Nancy Rutherford.  Motion carries.

—Financial Report – Sandrae Lehman, CFO

Sandrae presented the financials for November 2021, including investments, budget usage, and revenue. Days cash on hand up by 9 days. AR days went down by 6 days. Payroll Protection Act forgiveness have been approved for MGGH. Testing and COVID-19 Mitigation funds explained. We retained a positive of $391k for the month of November.

Financial Statement for November 2021 was approved with a motion by Nancy Rutherford and seconded by Karen Womack. Motion carries

—Committee Reports

1. Trustee of the Month — Nancy Rutherford/ Paula Viani Reed
2. Emergency Department — Tamiya Ferguson. Copy attached to original minutes. Tamiya absent, presented by Hugh Qualls. ER Visits are up significantly from prior month. Continue to monitor the Non-emergent v. emergent visits.
3. Pharmacy —Tamiya Ferguson. Copy attached to original minutes. Presented by Hugh Qualls explained the Pharmacy Report. No significant changes.
4. Patient Safety — Tamiya Ferguson. Copy attached to original minutes. Patient safety report reported by Carol Lemieux, member. Shortages with some supplies but will continue to monitor. Nursing home is open for visitors.
5. Infection Control — Carol Lemieux. Copy attached to original minutes. Carol presented infection control report; including COVID-19 updates, OSHA ETS Updates, statistics, and mitigation efforts.
6. Building and Grounds — Randy Canady. Copy attached to original minutes. Presented by Hugh Qualls. Repairs and future projects presented.
7. EMS & EE Safety — Carol Lemieux. Copy attached to original minutes. Carol Lemieux reported on drills, natural disasters, employee safety committee, training, cyber security, and security updates.
8. Administrator Report — Hugh Qualls. Copy attached to original minutes.

1. ARPA Funds!!
2. MRI Ribbon Cuttings 12/03 10:00am
3. VFC Program: Medicaid-eligible children
4. Grants
   • Helmsely: Radiology
   • WNPF: PT Gym
5. COVID Mitigation
   • Staff vax rate v. County rate
6. Staffing
   • CNA Class
   • Clinic Front Desk, Provider Office
7. Annual Meetings: Board Member needed
   • RHC 12/08 08:00am-10:00am
   • CAH 12/1511:30am-01:00pm

—Review, discussion and appropriate action on employee medical, dental, and vision coverage effective January 1, 2022

Motion to approve employee medical, dental, and vision coverage effective January 1, 2022 was made by Nancy Rutherford and seconded by Paula Viani-Reed. Motion carries.

—Review, discussion and appropriate action on Retiree Insurance Policy effective January 1, 2022

A motion to approve Retiree Insurance was made by Michelle Dow and seconded by Karen womack. Motion carries.

—Review, discussion and appropriate action on proxy privileging for Telemedicine Roster for Physicians

A motion to approved privileges for roster of physicians was made by Nancy Rutherford and seconded by Michelle Dow. Motion carries.

—Review, discussion and appropriate action on recommendation from the Medical Staff to grant privileges to Laura Wittman, APRN, initial appointment Emergency Medicine/Hospitalist; Jonathan Papaharis, APRN, initial appointment Emergency Medicine/Hospitalist; Jason Lasry, MD, initial appointment Emergency Medicine/   Hospitalist; Carly Harvey, MD, reappointment consulting Radiology; Aamer Forooki,        MD, reappointment consulting Radiology; Roman Raju, MD, initial appointment consulting Radiology

A motion to approve privileges for roster of physicians was made by Nancy Rutherford and seconded by Karen Womack. Motion Carries.

—Trustee and Future Agenda Items

None

—General Public Comments

None

—Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned at 1:07 pm with a motion by Michelle Dow and seconded by Karen Womack. Motion carries.