Attendance: Brenda Moos, Sandy Zutz-Wiczek, Diane Bankers, Garrett Estenson, Stacey Heins, Leann McMullen, Robert Woods, Ellen Ryan, Randy Ulseth, Brent Thompson, Julie Ray, Karen Renaud, Heather Sanftner, Kim Tepley
Absent: Jill Sawyer, Becky Gallik, Kris Bombard, Mark Vizenor
ADMINISTRATION/BOARD/FINANCIAL UPDATE – Randy Ulseth
- Managers shared experiences from the Studer books they selected.
- Patient experiences and wins were shared including Good Catch Award, weekend care, women’s health event in Pine City, and leadership rounding.
- Update on FLHS collaboration with Mora schools on a Fieldhouse/wellness center
- CEO goals update
- Financial update for June and July – year to date – over budget on net operating revenue due to growth.
- Update on the USDA financing – target for submitting package – October 1
COO UPDATE – Sandy Zutz-Wiczek
- Patient Access Center opened on Monday, August 22nd and should help with CGCAHPS scores
- Dr. Kampa to start 9/12/16
- Dr. Gaalswyk – will start the end of September
QUALITY UPDATE – Ellen Ryan
- Annual education update – 64% complete. Will send out an email to managers with list of employees that still have incomplete assignments.
HUMAN RESOURCE UPDATE – Kim Carlson
- Kim demonstrated the Tool Kit as follow up to the Leadership Development Institute that was held on July 28th.
OTHER
- Kim gave an update on contract negotiations
- Ads have been placed for clinic, hospital and OR nursing
- Ellen will send out the new primary care medical home questions that were added to the clinic surveys
- Leann shared the breast cancer screening goal of 82%
- Room 1 in radiology is now digital
- MRI hours have been expanded
- Pine City Clinic saw 337 imaging patients in June
- MRI helium loss was reviewed
- Kim updated on marketing happenings, thanking employees for the help with parades. She will be organizing a float committee in January of 2017.
- Construction campaigns are underway
- Patty Lind received recognition from the American Pharmacy Association
- New chemical analyzer has arrived
- Lab stats are up 12%
- Update on nursing students from Pine Tech, and Capstone requests from SCSU, NDSU
- ICU room 653 has been converted to an environmentally safer room for patients
- Julie Ray gave an update on the call center and urgency services new employee appreciation.
- New surgery manager – Lisa Raths starting September 12th
- Health Care Home certification – approved.
- Garrett presented updates on hand therapy referrals, video fluoroscopy now available, echocardiograms available on Mondays and Thursdays. Wound therapy moving to hospital service department.
- Dr. Kaijage has 15 current OB patients – full schedule of 18 – 20 patients/day.
- Dr.Christina Kramer – adding Wednesdays – OB/GYN
- Joshua Asp has accepted the position on VP of Finance and will start on September 26th.