KITTITAS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT No. 1 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ REGULAR MEETING MINUTES - May 25, 2023

Oct 13, 2026

Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 1 Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting with remote call-in details and a fixed agenda. The session included approval of the agenda, consent items covering board minutes and checks, public comment, and multiple presentations from leadership and department staff. Reports and dashboards addressed quality guidance, compliance, operational updates, personnel roles, and finance items including capital expenditure requests. Additional board and education items, old/new business, and an executive session preceded adjournment, with future meeting dates listed.

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CategoryForms

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Pages92

Reading Time32 min

AccessFree to download

Call to Order

Consent Agenda and Agenda Approval

Public Comment and Announcements

Presentations

Reports and Dashboards

Education and Board Reports

Old Business and New Business

Executive Session and Adjournment

Call in by phone: 888 475 4499 Meeting ID: 837 1260 9605 Passcode: 968500 May 25th, 2023 1. Call Regular Meeting to Order 2. Approval of Agenda ** (Items to be pulled from the Consent Agenda) (1) 3. Consent Agenda ** a. Minutes of Board Meetings: March 23rd, 2023 and April 27th, 2023 (3-10) b. Approval of Checks ( 11) c. Report: Foundation (12) d. Minutes: Finance Committee March 21st, 2023 and April 25th, 2023 (13,14) 4. Public Comment and Announcements 5. Presentations: a. Introduce Accounting Staff – Scott Olander b. Financial Audit 2022 – Tom Dingus, DZA** 6. Reports and Dashboards a. Quality – Mandee Olsen, Chief Quality Officer (15-25) b. Chief Executive Officer – Julie Petersen (26-33) i. 2023 Compliance Committee Work Plan** c. Operations i. Dede Utley, Chief Nursing Officer (34,35) ii. Rhonda Holden, Chief Ancillary Officer (36,37) iii. Stacy Olea, Chief of Clinic Operations (38-41) d. Support Services i. Michele Wurl, Chief Public Relations Officer (42-47) ii. Jeff Yamada, Chief Information Officer (48-54) iii. Ron Urlacher, Chief of Facilities (55-69) e. Medical Staff i. Chief of Staff, Roberta Hoppe, MD 1. MEC Recommendations for Appointment and Re-Appointment** (70) 2. Revised Vascular Surgery Delineation of Privileges** (71,72) ii. Chief Medical Officer, Kevin Martin MD (73,74) f. Finance – Chief Financial Officer-Scott Olander (75-92) i. Operations Report ii. Capital Expenditure Request for Vitek 2 Microbiology Analyzer** iii. Capital Expenditure Request for Homecare Homebase EMR** Call in by phone: 888 475 4499 Meeting ID: 837 1260 9605 Passcode: 968500 7. Education and Board Reports a. 2023 American Hospital Association Leadership Summit – July 16-18, 2023 – Seattle (Early bird by June 2nd ) b. June 3rd, 2023 – Canyon River Ranch, [9 a.m. to 3 p.m](9 a.m. to 3 p.m).– Board of Commissioners’One day retreat c. 2023 Rural Hospital Leadership Conference – June 26-28, 2023-Chelan 8. Old Business 9. New Business 10. Executive Session a. Recess into Executive Session-RCW 42.30. 110(i) b. Convene to Open Session 11. Adjournment Future Meetings June 22, 2023, Regular Meeting July 27, 2023 Regular Meeting Future Agenda Items KITTITAS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT No. 1 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ REGULAR MEETING MINUTES March 23rd, 2023 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Matt Altman, Terry Clark, Jon Ward, Bob Davis, Erica Libenow. KVH STAFF PRESENT: Julie Petersen, Mandee Olsen, Scott Olander, Dr. Kevin Martin, Dr. Andrew Thomas, Jeff Yamada, Vicky Machorro, Stacy Olea, Rhonda Holden, Dede Utley, Ron Urlacher, LeAnn Bolding 1. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM. 2. Approval of Agenda: ACTION: On motion of Jon Ward and second of Terry Clark, the Board members unanimously approved the agenda as amended (to correct an error and add an item under Old Business) . 3. Consent Agenda: ACTION: On motion of Erica Libenow and second of Jon Ward the Board members unanimously approved the consent agenda as submitted. 4. Public Comments/Announcements: Michael Barrow, of 101 S. Chestnut [St. in](St. in) Ellensburg, made comments to the Board regarding his experience while attempting to lobby Commissioner Clark. Barrow went on to describe his desire to see more social workers at KVH. 5. Presentations: President Altman presented two Safe Catch awards, one to Erin Marshall, an Imaging Technician, and the second to Heidi Rhodes, LPN, from Home Health and Hospice. LeAnn Bolding gave a presentation to the Board about “LEAN” at KVH and process improvement. Ron Urlacher, COF, presented the Board with an update on the Expansion Project as well as the updated project phasing. 6. Reports and Dashboards: Mandee Olsen, CQO, informed the Board on updated guidance from CMS when they survey and the conditions of participation from the Board. Olsen also presented the Board with the updated Quality dashboard, highlighting a f

FAQs

What were the main agenda items covered in the meeting?

The meeting covered approval of the agenda, consent agenda items, public comments and announcements, presentations, reports and dashboards, education and board reports, old and new business, and an executive session before adjournment.

What did the consent agenda include?

The consent agenda included board meeting minutes from March 23rd and April 27th, 2023, approval of checks, a foundation report, and finance committee minutes from March 21st and April 25th, 2023.

What kinds of updates were included in the reports and dashboards?

Reports and dashboards included quality and compliance guidance, key metric highlights such as the Sepsis Bundle and Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention, masking guidance updates, CEO and operational updates, and finance updates including capital expenditure requests.

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