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JCF logo butterflyAGENDA of Board of Directors for
Regular Board Meeting
Monday, October 31, 2016 

Location:  John C. Fremont Healthcare District, Board Room
5189 Hospital Road, Mariposa

Candy O’Donel-Browne, Chair, Linda Pribyl, R.N. Secretary-Treasurer,
Samuel “Mike” McCreary, Ph.D., Suzette Prue and Carl E. Wood, R.Ph., 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 1:30 p.m.
Regular Board Meeting 3:00 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

  1. Public Employee Evaluation (Government Code §54957(b)(2))
     Title:  Chief Executive Officer
  2. Medical Staff (August) Report to the Board, Aimee Gover, Medical Staff Coordinator

Medical Staff Privileges (Health & Safety Code §32155)

On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following were granted re-appointment privileges:
Khanh Nguyen, M.D., Teleneurology to Consulting staff

On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following was granted appointment privileges:
Michael Azarkh, M.D., Internal Medicine to Provisional staff

On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following was granted temporary appointment privileges:
Shahin Laghaee, M.D., Gastroenterology to Consulting staff
Dipti Nevrekar, M.D., Teleradiology to Consulting staff
Sunit Patel, M.D., Pulmonology to Consulting staff
Paul Singer, M.D., Teleradiology to Consulting staff

On recommendation from the Medical Executive Committee, the following was granted a change in status of privileges:
Roger Gallant, M.D., Emergency Medicine from Provisional Staff to Associate Staff

4.        RECONVENE PUBLIC SESSION

  1. Disclosure on reportable action taken during closed session

5.        3:00 p.m. Call to Order Regular Scheduled Board Meeting

  1. Introduction of guests
  2. Employee of the month for November, Mary Rudich, Home Health & Hospice, Medical Records Clerk

6.        BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

7.        Public Comments

8.        DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

  1. CEO Contract
  2. Board Discussion:  Human Resources P&P 4.29 “Admin Time Off” and Board of Directors BOD 01 “CEO Compensation Philosophy”
  3. Proposal by Sierra Rural Physicians, Inc. for Hospitalist services
  4. Rural Physicians Group agreement approved at Special Board Meeting on August 10, 2016
  5. Policy & Procedure Medical Staff C-6 “Contracts” update
  6. Review and accept agreement(s) spreadsheet (lists agreement(s) signed, cost and term of each)
  7. RECOMMENDATION from Policies & Procedures and Bylaws committee to adopt, affirm and delete the following Policies and Procedures:
    • Affirmation of Acute (Med/Surg) P&P N-MS-706 “Patient Discharge Planning and Implementation” with recommended change.
    • Adoption of Health Information Management P&P 2024 “Completion of Medical Records for RHC”
    • Adoption of Human Resources P&Ps  1.25 “Harassment/Sexual Harassment” with recommended change and 4.2(a), (b), (c)  “Paid Time Off (PTO)” with recommended changes
  8. New hospital building project – site visits to Lompoc & Bishop after the election
  9. Resolution 12-16 honoring Michele Chapman, M.D. in her retirement from JCFHD
  10. Discussion Finance Board meeting place
  11. Posting requirements of agendas (Brown Act §54954.2)
  12. Robert J. Rose, M.D. amended agreement
9.        CONSENT AGENDA
  1. Approval of minutes of the Regular Board meeting of September 28, 2016
  2. Approval of minutes of the Special Board meeting of October 3, 2016
  3. Review and accept Policies & Procedures and Bylaws committee minutes of October 12, 2016
  4. Approval of minutes of the Finance Board meeting of October 19, 2016
10.        WRITTEN/VERBAL REPORTS
  1. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alan MacPhee
  2. Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Theresa Loya
  3. Chief Information Officer (CIO), Phil Blas
  4. Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Martha Robichaux
  5. Chief of Medical Staff (COS), Kenneth Smith, M.D.
  6. Medical Staff bylaws update, Kenneth Smith, M.D.
  7. Employees Association (EA), Randall Davis, President
  8. JCFH Foundation, Marilyn Corral, President
  9. JCFH Volunteers, Phyllis Linnebur
  10. Outreach Activity Report, Lorna Coci
  11. Quarterly Risk Management, Theresa Loya
11.        AGENDA ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
  • ADAMS Management Services Corporation proposal
  • Bill Peterson, KCoe Isom, JCFHD annual audit presentation November 30th
  • Site visits to Lompoc Valley Medical Center and Northern Inyo Hospital, Bishop deferred to after the election
  • Gary Hicks, CPA, G.L. Hicks Financial, LLC – financial analysis for building the new hospital
  • PRIME (Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal) update quarterly

12.        INFORMATIONAL ITEM(S)

  1. Calendar – November meeting dates and/or rescheduling
  2. Choose date for December Finance & Regular board meetings

13.        ADJOURNMENT
In memory of Paul Simmons, Gerald Telles (SNF Resident), Raina Wasson (SNF & Hospice Resident)

Regular Meetings convene at 2:00 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month, at the Senior Center unless otherwise resolved at a prior meeting.  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.  The Senior Center is handicapped accessible.

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, x271, 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.


Visit the John C. Fremont Healthcare District
 website for full information and Board Packet (pdf).