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Report From The Board (September 2009)
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors was held 01 September 2009. The following matters were discussed:
BOARD EDUCATION – Board Members were offered a tour of the new Complex Continuing Care facility at the close of the meeting.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT
Mrs. Ruest’s report covered: Long-Term Care Compliance Review, Long-Term Care Pilot Project, Accreditation Update, Eastern Counties Hospital Clinical Services Distribution Plan, and Census Information. Also discussed were: Capital Redevelopment Project re Move Day – The relocation of the Complex Continuing Care programme was successfully completed on 09 July 2009. The move itself went very well. All residents lunched in their new home. After more than a decade of planning, approvals, and construction, we are finally operating both programmes at St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre in our co-located facility at 14 York Street. We are now working on the completion of financial reporting and required documentation for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The official opening will take place on 16 September 2009.
Meeting with President/CEO of the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) – Mrs. Ruest summarized the discussions of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) group of five area hospitals who met with Mr. Tom Closson, President and CEO of the OHA. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss local issues. Overall, there was a good exchange of information at this meeting.
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) AND PUBLIC RELATIONS (PR) COMMITTEE
MDS/RAI 2.0 – The Long-Term Care Homes Common Assessment Project has started. Training of key personnel took place in April and May. Registered Staff training has been completed and training on the new software was done in June. Data entry began over the summer. Our RAI Coordinator is Charlene Andrews who has been an employee of the Centre for almost 30 years and has a nursing background. Our Back-up Coordinator is Patricia Denis who is also a long-term employee with a nursing background.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, FINANCE AND PERSONNEL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Management Fiduciary Statement – The Board of Directors accepted the Management Fiduciary Statement for the months of April, May, June and July 2009 March and referred it to the Members of the Corporation for information.
Financial Statements – Mr. Despatie reviewed the Financial Statements. Both operations are very close to budget and there are no concerns at this time. The Board of Directors approved the Financial Statements for the months ended 30 June 2009 and 31 July 2009 as presented.
MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dr. Makan Mokhtari – Dr. Mokhtari sometimes provides locum coverage for Dr. Gatien. His application is complete and has been verified. The Board of Directors appointed Dr. Mokhtari to the Courtesy Staff.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES – The Education Calendar for September 2009 was circulated to the Board of Directors for information.
The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, 06 October 2009 at noon in the Boardroom, 14 York Street.