4/7/25 Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Catti, Adam, Chris, Matt, Ron, Deb, Hubert, Lynn, John, Cindy, Bob F., Casey, Dave, Ann, Aaron J.
Attendees: Catti, Adam, Chris, Matt, Ron, Deb, Hubert, Lynn, John, Cindy, Bob F., Casey, Dave, Ann, Aaron J.
Brag Bucks/Anniversaries/Birthdays:
Aaron J. – visited commissioning of USS Iowa over the weekend in CT; learned a lot about how they operate
Aaron J. – visited commissioning of USS Iowa over the weekend in CT; learned a lot about how they operate
Club updates:
Scholarships – we have received Kuemper’s; Adam picked up Carroll High’s today
Speakers: Chris – Kimmes Country Store – 4/14
Cindy Neil – 4/21 – Living abroad and degree
Hubert – ISU Feed Mill update – 4/28
Hubert – Panama Canal – 6/9
Scholarships – we have received Kuemper’s; Adam picked up Carroll High’s today
Speakers: Chris – Kimmes Country Store – 4/14
Cindy Neil – 4/21 – Living abroad and degree
Hubert – ISU Feed Mill update – 4/28
Hubert – Panama Canal – 6/9
Speakers:
Allen (CEO) and Sarah (VP of Patient Services) – St. Anthony’s
- Construction:
o OB and Dialysis has been updated and completed.
OB averages 30 deliveries per month; May is set to delivery 52
OB has partnered with Crawford County to take on OB services
Offering a lot of pre/post OB classes and support groups
Radiation construction – adding 10 procedure rooms
o ER construction – moved a lot of staff to St. Anthony office building (American Home Shield building)
• 8000 visits annually (30 pt/day)
• Treatments being done in the hallways
• Helipad location – SW side of hospital; away from the hospital
• Pt safety with nurses’ station
• Moving pharmacy to 3rd floor – pending board approval
• PET CT (early cancer screening) adding onsite instead of once per week; this would also serve as a backup CT scanner for when the primary CT scanner is down
• Parking issues: add a parking deck (adds 190 additional parking spaces) to the South side of the hospital
No formal dollar amounts yet; plan to take to board of directors in June
o VA Clinic just signed 30-year contract
o Critical access operating for 1 year now; can only have 25 inpatients at one-time
o Staffing:
• Recruitment and retention – nationwide problem; nurse residency program and partnership with University of Iowa
• Physician: Dr. Dirkx (ortho), Dr. Sibenaller (internal med), psych (part-time); openings: family med, radiation/oncology, OBGYN
o Childcare: still in the infant stages of planning
Allen (CEO) and Sarah (VP of Patient Services) – St. Anthony’s
- Construction:
o OB and Dialysis has been updated and completed.
OB averages 30 deliveries per month; May is set to delivery 52
OB has partnered with Crawford County to take on OB services
Offering a lot of pre/post OB classes and support groups
Radiation construction – adding 10 procedure rooms
o ER construction – moved a lot of staff to St. Anthony office building (American Home Shield building)
• 8000 visits annually (30 pt/day)
• Treatments being done in the hallways
• Helipad location – SW side of hospital; away from the hospital
• Pt safety with nurses’ station
• Moving pharmacy to 3rd floor – pending board approval
• PET CT (early cancer screening) adding onsite instead of once per week; this would also serve as a backup CT scanner for when the primary CT scanner is down
• Parking issues: add a parking deck (adds 190 additional parking spaces) to the South side of the hospital
No formal dollar amounts yet; plan to take to board of directors in June
o VA Clinic just signed 30-year contract
o Critical access operating for 1 year now; can only have 25 inpatients at one-time
o Staffing:
• Recruitment and retention – nationwide problem; nurse residency program and partnership with University of Iowa
• Physician: Dr. Dirkx (ortho), Dr. Sibenaller (internal med), psych (part-time); openings: family med, radiation/oncology, OBGYN
o Childcare: still in the infant stages of planning