August 14, 2001

• Ron Bender, Chief Executive Officer, presented the requests for collection action on accounts receivable. After discussion, the requests were approved.
  
  
• Deb Wietharn, Board Member and Ron Bender presented the results and recommendations from the Capital Acquisitions Committee. The following items were approved by the Committee and submitted to the Board for their approval.
  
  
  • Purchase of a Coulter MAXM hematology flow cytometry system for the Laboratory. Marilyn Thurlow, Lab Director was present to explain the system and answer any questions. After discussion the purchase was approved from Beckman Coulter, for a cost of $33,000
    
    
  • Purchase of an Olympus Gastroscope for Surgery at a cost of $21,125, and a Thompson-Farley Retractor for Surgery at a cost of $10,830. Marilyn McCartney, Surgery Director was present and explained the need for the new equipment and how it would improve service and patient care. The purchases were approved.
    
    
  • Purchase of a Nellcor Puritan Bennett Handheld Capnograph/Pulse Oximeter model NPB-75 for use in the Emergency Room at a cost of $3,195 and a Nellcor N-395 Pulse Oximeter for use in the Intensive Care Unit at a cost of $2,860. After review and discussion the units were approved.
    
    
  • Purchase of a NuStep TRS-4000 for the Wellness Center. Jason Metz, Wellness Center Director explained in his request that the units are very popular with the older members and an upgrade is also needed to accommodate use by Cardiac Rehab and Physical Therapy. The purchase was approved at a cost of $3,195.
    
    
  • Purchase of a ventilation hood and duct work for the Kitchen dishwasher area at a cost not to exceed $6,000.
    
    
• The Board also toured the clinic and the clinic basement area to view the work being done in preparation for the beginning of Dr. Chance William's practice and discussed longer range planning issues.
  
  
• The next Board meeting is set for Aug 28, at 8 p.m.