AGENDA of Board of Directors for
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Location: JCFHD Board Room
5189 Hospital Road, Mariposa
Candy O’Donel-Browne, Chair, Linda Pribyl, R.N. Secretary-Treasurer,
Philip H. De Bry, D.D.S., Brenda Forrest, M.D. and Joseph E.C. Rogers, M.D., Directors
Mission – To excel in the provision of quality health care services
Vision – To be the organization of choice for community health care
Closed Session 1:00 p.m.
Regular Board Meeting 2:00 p.m.
1. Call to order and roll call
2. Open Session: disclosure regarding Closed Session items pursuant to Government Code §54957.7
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. Medical Staff report to the board by attending providers
B. Significant exposure to anticipated litigation – 2 potential cases (Government Code §54956.9(b))
C. Trade Secrets – 2 - (Government Code §54956.87)
D. Public Employee Evaluation (Government Code §54957(b)(2))
Title: Chief Executive Officer
4. RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Disclosure on reportable action taken during closed session
5. 2:00 P.M. Board Meeting
Welcome to our guests—guests may voluntarily sign in if they wish to have their name spelled correctly in the minutes of this organization.
6. Public Comments
Persons wishing to speak on any subject not on the agenda may do so at this time. This legislative body cannot act on or discuss an item that is not on the agenda according to Government Code §54954.2(3). Persons wishing to comment on an agenda item are invited to do so when the Board considers that item and the Chair calls for comments. Thank you for your participation.
7. EDUCATION
A. AirMethods, Heather Geske, Area Manager, Northern CA, report attached
B. Glody Walters, Director of Home Health & Hospice
8. CONSENT AGENDA
NOTE: The Consent Agenda consists of items that are generally viewed as non-controversial and routine by JCFHD. If the Board wishes to discuss an item, it will be removed from the Consent Agenda. Consent Agenda items are generally approved in one single motion. This is the appropriate time for the public to advise the Chair of any comments to the Consent Agenda, or to request that the Board consider removing an item from the Consent Agenda.
A. Approve minutes of the Finance Board meeting of June 30, 2021
B. Accept minutes of the Policies & Procedures Committee of July 8, 2021
9. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM
A. Resolution 8-21 honoring Albert Montoya, PA-C in his retirement
B. Upon recommendation from Policies & Procedures and Bylaws committee – the following were recommended to be affirmed and/or adopted:
Ø Adoption of Compliance contract & plan
· Compliance Contract of Respectful Practice
· Compliance Plan 2022
Ø Affirmation of COVID Protocols
· “Post COVID Exposure and Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel”
Ø Adoption Human Resources P&Ps
· HR 2.4 “Work Week Schedules”
· HR 8.4 “Complaint Employee Action Hotline”
Ø Affirmation of Infection Prevention P&Ps
· IP-102 “Hand Hygiene”
· IP-501 “Tuberculosis Surveillance Program”
· IP-503 “COVID-19 Vaccine and Distribution”
· IP-504 “Testing of Health Care Personnel for SARS CoV-2”
· IP-EH-01 “Screening and Immunization”
Ø Affirmation of Pharmacy P&Ps
· Pharm 1.3 “Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee”
· Pharm 2.5 “Medication Withdrawal from the Drug Room”
· Pharm 4.8 “Sterile Admixing Performed by Nursing”
Ø Affirmation of Skilled Nursing Facility Protocols
· SNF-16 “PROTOCOL COVID-19 Testing Guidelines”
· SNF 19 “COVID Visitation”
· SNF-25 “POC (Point of Care) Daily Testing for Covid-19”
C. Contracts and Agreements — review and accept operating agreements, costs and terms on attached spreadsheet, Chief Executive Officer
10. WRITTEN/VERBAL REPORTS
A. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Matthew Matthiessen
Ø Strategic Planning
B. Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Gonzo Tafoya, RN, report attached
Ø Spacelabs (telemetry) report
C. Chief of Operations (COO), Ginger Clark, RN
Ø Clinics call center update
D. Information Technology (IT), Craig Burchfiel, IT Manager, report attached
E. Employees Association (EA), Toni Zaccardi, Secretary, annual meeting minutes attached
F. Northside Clinic update, Terry Woodward, Plant Operations Manager
G. New Hospital update, Therese Williams, PR and Outreach Director
H. Workforce Quality Group, update, Kristen Fournier, RN
11. AGENDA ITEM(S) FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
A. CEO Annual evaluation
B. Wage Scale
C. Strategic Planning report
12. NEXT MEETING DATES
A. Regular Board Meeting: August 18, 2021 @ 2pm
B. Finance Board Meeting: August 25, 2021 @ 2pm
C. Policies & Procedures and Bylaws: September 9, 2021 @ 2pm
D. Board Education: October 6, 2021 @ 2pm
13. INFORMATIONAL ITEM(S)
Calendar – August meeting dates and/or rescheduling
Ø Director Pribyl’s birthday is the 15th of August
14. ADJOURNMENT
In memory of David Adamcik (previous employees’ husband), Margaret Caulkins (employees Aunt – 2 months shy of 103rd birthday!), Robert “Bud” Puckett (SNF Resident), Neil Stonum (long-time Hospital supporter), Veronica Williams (employees Mother)
Regular Board Meetings convene at 2:00 p.m. once each month. Citizens wishing to schedule matters for Board consideration must contact the Clerk of the board in writing stating the action requested. Appropriate requests will be scheduled before the Board as time allows. Deadline for submission of written materials is seven days in advance of meeting. An original and five copies of all supporting materials must be submitted.
Public Presentations: The law provides the opportunity for the public to be heard on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, before or during the consideration of that item by the Board. For all items, including items not on the agenda, the public presentation time at the start of each meeting is appropriate. The Chair may set time limits as appropriate to manage the Agenda. State law does not allow action to be taken on any item not on the Agenda.
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This agenda shall be made available upon request in alternative formats to persons with a disability, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12132) and the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code §54954.2). Persons requesting special accommodations to participate in a District meeting, please contact the Board Clerk at 209-966-3631, x-5101, during regular business hours, at least 48 hours prior to the time of the meeting.
Pursuant to the Brown Act as codified in Government Code §54957.5, any documents pertaining to a non-closed agenda item distributed to a majority of the Board of Directors in less than 72 hours before a Board meeting shall be available for public inspection. Said documents shall be available for inspection at the John C. Fremont Healthcare District Administrative Office located at 5189 Hospital Road, Mariposa, California, Monday through Friday, except Holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Source: JCF
