St. Joseph's Continuing Care Centre

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors was held 09 March 2010.  The following matters were discussed:

BOARD EDUCATION

2010-/2011 Budget - Mrs. Ruest presented the 2010/2011 Budget to the Board of Directors.  The hospital component was reviewed by the Fiscal Advisory Committee in February and the hospital and long-term care budgets were reviewed by the Finance Committee.  Mrs. Ruest pointed out that we are operating the Complex Continuing Care (CCC) operating very efficiently.  The Board of Directors approved that the Capital Budget for 2010/2011 in the amount of $131,250 and the Operating Budget in the amount of $17,224,820 ($10,157,500 for Long-Term Care; and $7,067,320 for Complex Continuing Care), with a forecasted deficit of $40,512 for LTC and a surplus of $4,515 for CCC be recommended to the Members of the Corporation for final approval.

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

Father Mark Miller – Father Miller will be invited to Cornwall in the near future.  He will give ethical presentations to staff at our Centre, and will also speak to the priests of the Diocese about Parish Nurses.

SISTER CUDDIHY’S REPORT

Parks Canada Recognition of RHSJs – Parks Canada will honour the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph at the Mother House Chapel on March 26^th.

ADMINISTRATION REPORT

Mrs. Ruest’s report covered:  Hospital Service Accountability Agreement (H-SAA) Update, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities, and Census information.  Also discussed were:

Corporate Liaison Appointment – Appended to Mrs. Ruest’s report was the position description for the newly-established Corporate Liaison.  This position has been created by Catholic Health International (CHI) in part to replace the Sister Liaison.  Sister Cuddihy has graciously agreed to serve in this new capacity.  Sister Cuddihy’s appointment was recommended by the Board to the Members of the Corporation for approval.

COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, FINANCE AND PERSONNEL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Management Fiduciary Statement – The Board of Directors accepted the Management Fiduciary Statement for the month January 2010 and referred it to the Members of the Corporation for information.

Financial Statements – Mr. Despatie reviewed the Financial Statements.  Both operations are on budget and there has been little change in financial position.  However, the $16M loan will debenture in September 2010, changing from a 1 percent loan rate to an estimated 5 percent rate.  The Board of Directors approved the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 January 2010 as presented.

AUXILIARY REPORT

Change in President of Auxiliary - It was noted that this will be Mr. Vigeant’s last Board of Directors meeting.  Mrs. Bernadine Greffe has been elected President of the Auxiliary for the next two years.  Mr. Abell expressed the appreciation of the Board of Directors to Mr. Vigeant for his efforts and commitment to the Centre in his role as President of the Auxiliary.

MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Medical Staff Reapplications – The Board of Directors approved the 2010 reappointment of the following to the Medical Staff of Complex Continuing Care:

- Dr. E. Bazile           Courtesy Staff;

- Dr. G. Foley             Active Staff;

- Dr. M. Mokhtari       Courtesy Staff;

- Dr. S.C. Patel          Active Staff;

- Mr. M. Turcotte       Chiropody Only.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES – The Education Calendar for March 2010 was circulated to the Board of Directors for information.