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Votes at a glance: Medical appointments approved; quality report approved; community marketing contract terminated; multiple vendor contracts approved
Summary
The board approved medical staff appointments, ratified termination of a community health marketing contract, approved several IT and imaging vendor contracts and unanimously approved the CEO severance agreement with the payment source amendment; the financial report was presented as informational only.
The Hospital Authority Board recorded or approved the following actions during the meeting.
• Medical staff appointments: The medical executive committee recommended five initial appointments and two reappointments. The board approved the appointments by voice vote. Appointments announced included Dr. Brandon Allen (internal medicine), Carl King (physician assistant, internal medicine), Stephen Miller (orthopedic surgery), Ashley Nickerson (general cardiology), Saul Previs (internal medicine), and reappointments for Dr. Brian Fisher (vascular surgery) and Dr. Michael Gunn (obstetrics and gynecology). The committee motioned and the board approved the appointments.
• Quality report: The board approved the quality report after presentation by quality staff.
• Financial report: The finance presentation was accepted as informational and formal approval was deferred to the finance committee to allow further refinements.
• CEO severance: The board approved the severance agreement with Dr. Webb for $890,813.26 with an oral amendment that the payment be made from the Metropolitan Department of Finance’s judgment and losses fund; the agreement includes a release by Dr. Webb of employment‑related claims. Metro entities did not release claims that Metro may hold against Dr. Webb.
• Ratification of contract termination: The board ratified notice of termination of the community health marketing contract, effective March 30, following concerns about performance and board relations.
• Vendor and service contract approvals (committee‑recommended): The board approved a set of contracts discussed in committee, including (summary list as presented at the meeting): a refurbished radiographic/fluoroscopy unit and an OEC c‑arm (Radon Medical Imaging), a practice resource / reporting network agreement, a cancer registry contract, antivirus software renewal (Sophos), managed network monitoring and managed detection & response services (Presidio), and multifactor authentication (Cisco). Several contracts were discussed in finance and ELT and recommended for approval; the board voted in favor of each.
• Other: Minutes from February and March 10 were deferred. Several contracts (Fujifilm and Treehouse) were deferred for additional review.
Ending: The board instructed staff to return refined financial materials to the finance committee and to provide implementation plans for approved contract changes and for actions arising from the internal audit corrective action plan.
