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CNA class approved; board hears emergency-department surge and staff training updates
Summary
The hospital's director of nursing said DPHHS approved a CNA class and outreach to a local high school is underway; Dr. Stenseth described a busy festival weekend with multiple motorcycle traumas and plans to increase ER training.
Mountainview Medical Center’s director of nursing reported that the state approved a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class and that hospital staff have reached out to the local high school to explore workplace learning for recent graduates.
"Sharon noted DPHHS approved CNA class. She has reached out to the high school for workplace learning," the board was told. The CNA program approval is intended to expand the local nursing pipeline; the board did not record additional budget details for the class during the meeting.
In the medical-staff report, Dr. Stenseth said the "Red Ants’ weekend was busier than normal; had festival attendees that didn’t know about the medical tent." He described recent motorcycle traumas and said there were seven ER visits on one Monday. The medical staff are increasing training in intubations, IV access and chest-tube procedures, and several nurses are being trained in the ER to build capacity. Flu vaccines were received and medical staff will review bylaws over the next couple of months.
Board members were briefed on these operational and staffing developments; no formal board action on staffing or training was recorded in the transcript.
