FIRSTLIGHT HEALTH SYSTEM
August 24, 2011
Attendance: Kris Bombard, Randy Ulseth, Dawn Plested, Chris Kimbler, Ellen Ryan, Myrna Sampson, Katie Kerr, Deb Wright, Erik Olson, Sue Belford, Diane Bankers, Bill Kellogg, Brent Thompson, Karen Renaud
Absent: Bob Woods, Gordy Forbort, Fran Kacon, Pat Runquist, Kim Carlson
Hospital Board/Financial Update – Randy Ulseth
- Diane Mandernach, CEO and Danieal Rabideaux, CFO from SISU presented information on the change over from a coop based organization to a “for profit” company that sells services to coop members and also outside the SISU group.
- CEO goals update was given.
- Review of proposed bylaw changes. Changes will be made and will be presented at September meeting.
- Randy gave an Administrator’s update
- Nominating committee update was presented.
- Financials for the month of July were reviewed. Surgery is seeing growth, up 20% this year. Year to date – bottom line is above budget.
Quality Update – Ellen Ryan
- Several departments have received training on the Quality Risk module that was implemented in January. If there is a need for additional training or if you would like Ellen to attend one of your department meetings to review or give 1:1 training, please contact her.
- Ellen reviewed the quality dashboard measures for the categories of optimal care and patient satisfaction survey.
- Joint commission survey will occur sometime between now and the end of October.
- Minnesota Department of Health will be conducting a survey at the clinics for Rural Health Care status sometime soon.
Other
- Community walk scheduled for October 1st
- Women’s health event, October 27th
- Sue is interviewing for Clinic coder/lead physician educator
- Clinic is adding Echo days and cardiology will be in clinic once a week
- COLA inspection in Laboratory is forthcoming.
- Cardiac CT angiography will be up and running next month.
- Pine Tech RN students will have orientation starting next week. In addition, an RN student will be doing a leadership study at the hospital from August – October.
- Discussion on cell phone use. Chris Kimbler will bring additional information at the next meeting.
- Pharmacy continues to work on several projects.
- New HUC starting in nursing.
- IV pumps will all be replaced by early November.
- Impact testing in PT is going well, Jake has been doing the testing. There will be training and education coaches and teachers at the high school.
- Dana Zurich from PT is retiring in September
- CFO interviews have been completed, there is one coming back for a second interview.