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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-12-1995 Board of Health MinutesBOARD OF HEALTH MEETING THURSDAY-JANUARY 12, 1995 The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Plain- view-Hale County Health District was called to order at app- roximately 12:30 P.M., Thursday, January 12, 1995, by Board Chairman Dr. Stephen L. Turner, at Golden Corral Steakhouse. Those attending were: Dr. Stephen Turner, Dorothy Tilson, John Castro, Dr. Mary Bublis, Donna Womble, R.N. Kay, Earl Brown, Dr. Kit Linton, Dr. TonyLo MDonaDet , Don son, Nina Morris, Benny Cantwell, Barbara Dorman, Mayor©Lloyd Woods and City Manager Jim Jeffers. Also present were Ben Linton, a guest and the secretary, Billie Standefer. The Chairman declared the minutes were approved as and explained there were no Expenditures to be a PredentHd, then called for Mr. Castro's report. presented, He Mr. Castro shared that the City Council had approved renovation of the current Health Department facility, including installing a new heating and cooling system plus carpeting in all rooms except exam rooms. He explained he and City Councilman Dwaine Dodson were to meet with the County Commissioners on January 23, 1995, to hear their decision on the Health Department re- novation. (City/County were to share renovation costs of the total - $ 81,000.00.) Mr. Castro told Board members the Department's Medicaid Electronic Billing Program was off to a the "kinks" were being worked out of thegproraod m. that "turn around" time on receivingfrom mgMedi He was shortened by three weeks time due atoethe fnew lgs pro- cess. He expressed his desire to upgradebilling systemPro- to establish better the computer sts o establish programs for reporting requested this.) (He stated grant funds would be used for Continuing his report, Mr. Castro explained that D. L. Wilson, Immunization Coordinator, Region I, in Lubbock, Texas, had called to offer a new program for keeping track of Imm- unizaion Records for the Department. This proram full time Clerical position to work with all aspectsl©fethea Immunization Program. He stated this would be fully funded by Texas Department of Health, and that it would be up for vote at the next Board meeting. In other statements to the Board, Mr. Castro said the Ref- latron machine (for Cholesterol screenings) was being re- paired at a cost of $ 540.00; that a new report for Animal Control would be added, monthly, to the Board packet. Dr. Mary Bublis stated, in her report to the Board, that the current most reported Communicable Diseases were Upper Respi- ratory Infections, Strep, Gastro Enteritis, Chicken Pox, Flu, Pneumonia, Pharengitis and Bronchitis. Mr. Castro mentioned the Fire Marshall had made an inspection of the Department, and had approved the air quality in the building, but stated the need for fire walls. In addressing the Teen Pregnancy Committee agenda item, Mr. Castro proposed a meeting within the next two weeks to elect officers and get the information to other interested parties as Committee members. The Board Chairman stated, according to a recent statistical report, Hale County was in the top ten reported teen pregnancies in the state of Texas. He attributed this high percentage to the area's deliveries being done in Hale County . The Chairman stated that Dr. Gary Abercrombie,a long-time Board member originally appointed for the City and County, had submitted his resignation. The Chairman expressed his thanks for Dr. Abercrombie's long and loyal services to the Board, and said Dr. Rickey Cross had been suggested as a re- placement. He then welcomed Benny Cantwell, a newly elected County Commissioner, to the Board as an ex -officio member. Continuing, the Chairman stated renovation for the Depart- ment facility would be under the direction of Contractor Tom Prutzman. (Mr. Prutzman sub -contracting some of the renovation.) Mayor Woods asked the Chairman if he had information of St. Mary's Hospital, out of Lubbock, planning HMO services in Plainview. The Chairman stated that he, Dr. Turner, would be working with them here, and that a facility site was being decided. He said local Doctors not under contract already, would be considered to work with them and new Doctors would be brought in from other places. Thldp was no ot,er business; the meeting was adjourned. a./ ie Stande Secretary