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JCF butterflyAGENDA of Board of Directors for 
Regular Board Meeting 

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 

Location: 5189 Hospital Road, 
Mariposa, CA  95338 

  Board Room maximum (COVID) occupancy is 9 people  

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 by Katrina Anderson, Service by Paula Rhodes, Quality by Kristen Fournier, 
Finance by Matthew Matthiessen & Shahri Taj, Growth by Therese Williams

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
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    3.        CLOSED SESSION

A.     Trade Secrets – 3 - (Government Code §54956.87)

B.     Medical Staff Privileges (Health & Safety Code §32155)

On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following were granted appointment privileges:

Amy Henderson, MD, Teleneurology to Consulting Staff

Angela Uthe, LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker to Allied Health

On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following were granted temporary re-appointment privileges:

Richard Leach, MD, Emergency Medicine to Associate Staff

Vincent Martinez, CRNA, Anesthesiology to Consulting Staff

On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following were granted re-appointment privileges:

Michael Abramov, MD, Radiology (remote only) to Consulting Staff

Theodore Faber, MD, Teleneurology to Consulting Staff

Kazem, Fatima, MD, Teleradiology to Consulting Staff

Reshma Gokaldas, MD, Teleneurology to Consulting Staff

C.     Medical Staff report to the board by attending providers

D.    Significant exposure to anticipated litigation – 3 potential cases (Government Code §54956.9(b))

E.     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 guestsguests may voluntarily sign in if they wish to have their name spelled correctly in the minutes of this organization.

    6.        ANNOUNCEMENTS

Therese Williams, Director of Public Relations & Community Outreach

    7.        PRESENTATION

Strategic Plan/Action update & discussion

    8.        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.

                9.        EDUCATION

A.     Board of Supervisors, Rosemarie Smallcombe

B.     Michelle “Shelly” Long, Informatics Supervisor

              10.        MINUTES

Approve minutes of the Regular & Finance Board meeting of December 15, 2021

  11.        DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM

A.     Resolution 3-22, special transaction and use sales tax measure request

B.     Ordinance for sales tax, update and possible action

C.     Resolution 2-22, adopting AB 361, Virtual meeting requirement for February, attached

D.    Labor Union, update

E.     Resolution 1-22, Nondesignated Public Hospital Bridge Loan Program, Shahriar Tajbakhsh, attached

F.      Code of Conduct, annual review and signing by Board, attached

  12.        WRITTEN/VERBAL REPORTS

A.     COVID-19 report updates

B.     Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Matthew Matthiessen

C.     Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Gonzalo Tafoya, RN, report attached

D.    Chief Operating Officer (COO), Ginger Clark, RN

E.     Public Relations & Community Outreach, Therese Williams, Director, report attached

F.      Information Technology (IT), Craig Burchfiel, IT Manager, report attached

G.    Northside Clinic update, Ginger Clark, RN, COO

H.    Employees Association, Toni Zaccardi, Secretary, December minutes attached

  13.        AGENDA ITEM(S) FOR FUTURE MEETINGS

A.     Wage Scale

B.     Mission, Vision, Values – David Sandberg, 2022

  14.        NEXT MEETING DATES/CALENDAR

A.     Regular Board Meeting:  February 16, 2022 @ 2pm

B.     Finance Board Meeting:  February 23, 2022 @ 2pm

C.     Policies & Procedures and Bylaws:  TBD

D.    Board Education:  TBD

  15.        ADJOURNMENT

In memory of Joyce Alvernaz (SNF Resident), Roberta Phillips, Andrew Trujillo

In celebration of the birth of baby Charlie to parents Aida & Julian Minehan and Auntie Therese Williams (employee)

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