Dr. McClintick To Continue Serving Community At GWCH Following a five-minute executive session held last Thursday, Feb. 22 for discussion of non-elected personnel, members of the Greenwood County Hospital (GWCH) Board of Trustees voted to approve the employment contract with Dr. Mike McClintick.
A Trane bill for the ongoing HVAC project was presented to members of the board. At this time, GWCH CEO Sandra Dickerson provided an update on progress and upcoming items for completion. Items shared in regards to the boiler included: Two new boilers were delivered and installed onto the new housekeeping pads, pumps shipped March 15, butterfly valves will ship March 29 and temperature control materials have been delivered to the Trane office in Wichita. The update in regards to the chiller side included: Chillers are expected for delivery in mid-June, ice storage tanks have been ordered and will be delivered in late March, concrete pad for the ice storage tank has been framed in and is expected to be poured within the next couple of weeks and the heat exchanger was anticipated to ship last Thursday Feb. 22.
Plans for mobilizing on the lighting project were shared as March 4. The lighting project is slated to conclude by early May. The bill for the amount of $237,500 was approved for payment.
Inquiries were made in regards to the system function during lower temperatures, as were seen this winter. Issues with some facilities’ systems, shutting down due to extreme cold, were noted and questions were posed, inquiring if the new heating system would function in such weather. Strong assurance was provided that this system design would not fail.
During her regular report, Dickerson shared that Pulmonary Rehab had moved into their new space. The hospital is looking to find an engineer to assess the wall between the old recovery room and physical therapy. Interest in opening a portion of the wall to enlarge the physical therapy area was expressed, however the wall is load-bearing and an engineer is needed. Dickerson advised board members that the Critical Issues Summit would be held on Jan. 29-March 1. Four GWCH representatives were registered to attend. Concrete for the Rehab parking had been poured and is curing. Once it is ready, lines will be painted by the maintenance department.
During discussion of revenue, expenses and cash flow figures, it was shared that expenses, which were noted as having seen an increase in December, decreased from the previous month by $115,000. Revenue from the sales tax decreased last month. For the month of January, $53,000 in sales tax was received. Though this number was low, the hospital saw good numbers on patient revenue. The Statement of cash flows was presented. GWCH ended the month with a positive net increase in cash. The positive increase in cash positively impacted ratios – days in accounts receivable decreased. Following discussion, members of the board approved the financials.
The year-to-date statistics report was reviewed. It was noted that overall numbers were slightly lower than last year and this is something they are keeping an eye on. Outpatient service numbers are around or above where were last year while emergency room visits were a little lower. GWCH staff is working to get wound care numbers added to the report.
Medical staff held their regular meeting Feb. 20. During their meeting, information was presented from case management and appointments and reappointments were approved. Appointments included: Jama Abdullahi, MD; Summer Masters, APRN; Robert Hieger, APRN and Shannon Barus, APRN. Reappointments included: Steven Clark, MD, Radiology; Jacob Wallace, MD, Radiology; David Gutschenritter, MD, Radiology and Serge Srour, DO, Radiology.
Board members approved the consent agenda which included the following: Minutes of the Jan. 25 meeting, and Jan. 5 and 9 special meetings; January treasurer’s report; January disbursements; payroll/ benefits in the amount of $875,490.44 and accounts payable in the amount of $934,311.56.
An executive session for discussion of property acquisition for the duration of 15 minutes was held by board members with all staff present remaining. Following the session, no action was taken.
No board education was provided.
The next meeting of the GWCH Board of Trustees will be held on March 28 at 5:30 p.m.
