By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the July 24 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, CEO Chris Stipe explained the hospital’s interest in purchasing the building that houses the Panora clinic.
“I do have a meeting scheduled with the landlord of the Panora clinic next week to sit down and work on getting on the same page about the purchase price,” Stipe said.
Danielle Lauzon, clinical safety and quality coordinator, reviewed the most recent quality improvement measures. She also reported on the status of training employees in a program called MOAB (Management of Aggressive Behavior).
“We did send one employee to MOAB training. We sent her to the train-the-trainer class, and we’re going to send two more employees to that, and then those three individuals will train all of us on MOAB,” Lauzon said.
Lauzon also reported that the hospital is obtaining personal safety alarm devices that staff can wear and activate if they need immediate assistant to maintain safety.
Foundation Director Dennis Flanery shared information about an ongoing fundraiser event.
“We have a raffle that we’re doing now through Labor Day weekend. People have been generous in putting some packages together for us,” Flanery said, adding that seven packages will be raffled off, with each package valued at more than $1,000.
The next regular meeting of the trustees is set for Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. The public is welcome.