AGENDA of Board of Directors for
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Location: Teams only
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
5 Pillars: People, Service, Quality, Finance, Growth
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 Privileges (Health & Safety Code §32155)
On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following were granted appointment privileges:
Salah Sherif, M.D., Emergency Medicine to Provisional Staff
Pushwaz Virk, M.D., Internal Medicine to Provisional Staff
On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following were granted temporary re-appointment privileges:
Vincent Martinez, CRNA, Anesthesiology to Consulting Staff
B. Medical Staff report to the board by attending providers
C. Significant exposure to anticipated litigation – 3 potential cases (Government Code §54956.9(b))
D. Trade Secrets – 3 - (Government Code §54956.87)
E. Public Employee Evaluation (Government Code §54957(b)(2))
Title: Chief Executive Officer
· Evaluation tool
· Discussion/action on evaluation tool
4. RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION
Disclosure on reportable action taken during closed session
5. 2:00 P.M. Board Meeting
Welcome to our guests
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. Tiffany Van De Wal, Infection Prevention
C. Teach board about AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explain, Thank you), Paula Rhodes, RN
8. MINUTES
Approve minutes of the Finance Board meeting of July 28, 2021
9. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM
Board self-evaluation, via ACHD (Association of Healthcare Districts)
10. WRITTEN/VERBAL REPORTS
A. COVID-19 report updates
B. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Matthew Matthiessen, report attached
Ø Strategic Planning
Ø Presentation from visiting hospitals in Northern CA
C. Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Gonzalo Tafoya, RN, report attached
D. Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Martha Robichaux, report attached
Ø Appraisal chart
Ø Workers Compensation chart
E. Press Release & Community Outreach, Therese Williams
Ø Status of Northside Clinic grand opening
F. Information Technology (IT), Craig Burchfiel, IT Manager, report attached
G. Northside Clinic update, Terry Woodward, Plant Operations Manager
11. AGENDA ITEM(S) FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
A. CEO Annual evaluation
B. Wage Scale
C. Architectural presentation from April 2019
D. Recruiting & retaining medical providers
E. Board of Supervisors, report to the board, Rosemarie Smallcombe
12. NEXT MEETING DATES/CALENDAR
A. Policies & Procedures and Bylaws: September 9, 2021 @ 2pm
B. Agenda creation: September 9, 2021 @ 3pm
C. Regular Board Meeting: September 22, 2021 @ 2pm
D. Finance Board Meeting: September 29, 2021 @ 2pm
E. Board Education: October 6, 2021 @ 2pm
13. ADJOURNMENT
In memory of Billy Faught (Hospice), Kathy Johnson (employee) and Ronald Schmidt (Hospice)
Congratulations on the birth of baby:
Allison Eve to parents Sarah Kathleen & Zack Peckinpah & grandparents Kym & Damon Brownell
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.
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, if you require special accommodations to participate in a board meeting, please contact the District at 209-966-3631, x-5101 at least 47 hours prior to the meeting.
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
