December 5, 2006

• Ron Bender, CEO, presented the Collections committee requests for approval of accounts for outside collection and legal action.  After discussion the Board approved the requests.

• Ron Bender passed along an update to the Board from Marcia Newell on the status of donations to the Kansas Department of Commerce tax credit program.  Marcia Newell reported that of the total of $271,000 in credits only $74,357 remains.  The capital campaign has been going well and Newell expects that the Clay County Hospital Foundation will meet its goal of raising a million dollars for the CCMC “Building for a Healthy Future” project.

• The Board has received word that Pat Pierson has declined his elected position to the Clay County Medical Center Board of Trustees.  Pat was elected on a write-in vote to fill the position that will be vacated by Deb Wietharn at the end of the year.  The Board discussed the coming vacancy and has begun the process to appoint a new Trustee.

• The board discussed the construction project and additional planning issues.

• The next Board meeting is set for Tuesday, December 19th at 8:00pm in the Clay County Medical Center dining room.