HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-1993 Board of Health MinutesBOARD MEETING
JANUARY 28, 1993
The board of Directors of the Plainview -Hale County Health
District met on Thursday, January 28, 1993, at approximately
12:30 P.M. at the Golden Corral Steakhouse.
Those attending were: Dorothy Tilson, Dr. Stephen Turner,
Dr. Gary Abercrombie, Donna Womble, Earl Brown, Nina Morris,
James Belk, Mayor Gene Ridlehuber, City Manager Jim Jeffers,
Terry Powers, Medlin Carpenter, Margaret Kay, Don Dickson.
Also present were Ester Banks, R.N.
Guest Dr. James Morgan and secretary,y representing the department,
Isabel Rodriguez.
Vice Chairman Tilson asked the board to review the minutes from the
December, 1992 meeting; after reviewing the minutes, Dr. Turner
made the motion to approve the minutes as presented with a second
to this motion by Donna Womble the board approved the minutes as
presented.
After a review of the December, 1992 Expenditure Report, a motion
to pay the Expenditures by Donna Womble with a second to this
motion by Margaret Kay, carried by a vote of the board.
Dr. James Morgan from the Texas Department of Health gave an
extensive report on the Public Health Review that was requested
by the board.
Some of Dr. Morgan's recommendations to the board were:
trative board.
county wide.
L.V.N.s.
1. That the board consider becoming an adminis-
2. To have a Community Needs Assessment done.
3. Recommended that nursing districts be made
4. Recommended the possibility of utilizing more
5. Recommended assigning an R.N. and an L.V.N. or
Community Service Aide to each county wide nursing district.
6. Recommended nursing salaries be adjusted to the
state level if possible.
Reports by Esther Banks to the board included that services
offered at the department continued to grow even though the
department was short staffed.
The Board then went into Executive Session.
The Board reconvened. There was no other business.
adjourned. Isabel Rodriguez Meeting was
Secretary