Madison Medical Center February Board Meeting
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The Madison Medical Center Board of Trustees met Feb. 12. The following board members were present: Connie Matthews, Libby Wood, and Debbie Elders. Board members absent: Denny Ward and Kent Marler. MMC staff present: Lisa Twidwell, Administrator/CEO; Allan Sucharski, CFO; Jennifer Penuel, COO; Melissa Helm, Acute Care DON; Kristen Starkey, Nursing Home DON; Carol Hyatt, Director of Physician Practices; Maureen Medley, Administrative Assistant. Also present: Josh Wilks of CliftonLarsonAllen.
MMC’s annual audit report was presented to the Board by Josh Wilks from CliftonLarsonAllen.
The following departmental reports were presented to the Board: Acute Care Nursing, LTC Nursing, Rural Health Clinic, COO/Human Resources, and CFO.
Kristen Starkey, Nursing Home DON, is one of the organizers of the Compassion Cafe` and serves as a R-1 School Board member. Carol Hyatt, Director of Physician Practices, and Lisa Twidwell, administrator, are members of the MCCDD board. Linda Rhodes, pharmacist, is a member of the Optimist Club. Beth Simmons, marketing manager, is a University of Missouri Extension Office board member and serves on the board of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce.
MMC’s new lab manager, Andrey Atkeson, started work on Feb. 10. He will be replacing Nan Allgier, who is retiring in May.
The Board approved the purchase of two analyzers from McKesson for the Lab. This will allow the facility to have backup analyzers to utilize when the main chemistry analyzer is not available, due to repairs/maintenance.
A 4% salary raise cap for employees was approved by the board.
The board approved consulting staff privileges for Elias G. Issa, M.D., an Avel eCARE hospitalist telemedicine physician, allied health professional staff privileges for Michelle E. Allen, FNP-BC, consulting staff OB/GYN privileges for Craig A. Frayer, and consulting staff privileges in radiology for Thomas K. Ceballos, M.D., and Dale C. Vincent, M.D.
The Board approved the October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2026 Medical Staff Committee Members List, which was approved by the Medical Staff at their December 16, 2024 meeting.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the board of trustees will be March 12, at 9 a.m. in the West Main Medical Building.
