The Bradley County Medical Center board went over the annual approvals at their meeting last Tuesday.
There were also policy approvals that were approved. The communication protocols for a nuclear or chemical accident were updated. Changes were also made to the mass casualty plan that was based on the results from the drill they performed in August. The other policies remained similar. The policies that were approved were: nuclear or chemical accident, travel/expense reimbursement policy, mass casualty plan, collections policy, financial assistance policy, BCMC employee discounts on BCMC medical bills, BCMC Sunshine Committee policy, and the Facility EMR Outage Plan.
The following annual approvals were also approved: conflict of interest policy, code of conduct plan, compliance plan, auxiliary policy, Bradley County Medical Center Board bylaws, Bradley County Medical Staff bylaws, medical staff required committees, medical staff officers, home health bylaws, quality improvement plan, financial assistance policy, exposure plan, HIPAA, emergency preparedness manual, and the fire and safety policy and procedure manual.
In regular business, a motion was made to keep the same board officers on the Bradley County Foundation board and the Bradley County Medical Center board.
Controller Matt Pace reported a loss of $275,000 in October. The hospital had a gross of $3.9 million and $1.6 million in revenue. He also said accounts receivable increased. CEO Leslie Huitt said there was a $519,000 loss for the fiscal year.
Chief Nursing Officer Jamie Wolfe reported there was an increase in COVID cases, but it was not a drastic increase. He also said flu was very active in the community. COVID and flu was impacting the staff with them being out sick.
Wolfe reported also the emergency room had been “extremely busy” with a record number of patients in the emergency room.
Vice President of Support Services Marilyn Johnson reported they purchased white boards. She told the board the BCMC Foundation Board was planning a fundraiser dinner to raise money for laptops and charge carts for the hospital.
She also reported the thrift store, run by the Auxiliary Board, was doing well. Kids First is also being renovated.
Johnson reported there were maintenance issues they were aware of. She said supply chain issues were affecting maintenance work. The maintenance department had concerns about the roof and that it needed to be replaced. The board approved for the BCMC to apply for a grant to pay for the roof repair.
The board approved the budget.
There is no meeting in December. The next meeting will be on Thursday, January 26.
