Kiowa County Hospital District Board Meeting Minutes - July 29, 2026

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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

BOARD MEETING July 29, 2026

CALL TO ORDER

The regular meeting of the Kiowa County Hospital District Board was called to order by Pam Cole, Chair of the Board at 6:43 pm at the Cobblestone Inn Meeting Room.

ROLL CALL

District Board members present were Pam Cole, Mary Eikner, Doug Uhland, and Karl Eickenberg. Absent was Jerry Weber. Others present: Beth Bell, Mei Lan Lening, Jasmine Shea, Renay Crain, and Aidan Hettler.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA –

CONSENT APPROVAL OF MINUTES –
CONSENT CREDENTIALING –
CONSENT POLICIES/PROCEDURES – _CONSENT

A motion was made by Karl Eickenberg to approve the above consent items as presented. The motion was seconded by Doug Uhland. All aye.

STANDING REPORTS

MONTHLY FINANCE REPORT The Board reviewed the CFO report. There was a question about the balance sheet regarding Cerner liability. It was explained by Beth Bell.

MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT Beth Bell told the Board about JUWI’s mitigation plan and impact fee. She stated that she denied their original plan. She will submit a letter with a request for a different plan. She would like to have a plan that would include putting an ambulance barn in Haswell.

ACTION ITEMS

HRSA-26-046 Beth Bell presented the Board with the HRSA-26-046 Grant. Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program. Beth stated that this covers a 4 year Scope and that we have requested $250,000 each of the four years. Awards should be awarded as soon as October of this year. A motion was made by Mary Eikner to approve Beth Bell and Andrea Quast to apply for the HRSA-26-046. The motion was seconded by Karl Eickenberg. All aye.

RHTP GRANT Aidan presented the Board with the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). He explained that this was a 5-year grant to help offset Medicaid cuts. He explained that there are 8 funding categories that must be used to meet the criteria. He shared the strategy the team came up with in each category. The application is due August 3, 2026, and Weisbrod Health should know if they are awarded this grant by October. A motion was made by Mary Eikner to approve the submission of the RHTP Grant as presented. The motion was seconded by Karl Eikenberg. All aye.

QAPI Plan Renay Crain presented to the Board the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Plan. She explained the plan is to systematically and comprehensively monitor and improve the quality of clinical care, enhance the quality of life for our patients, and optimize organizational management practices. A motion was made by Karl Eikenberg to approve the QAPI plan as presented. The motion was seconded by Doug Uhland. All aye.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

AMBULANCE BARN Beth Bell updated the Board on the Ambulance Barn and told them about an option to have storage above the bathroom and storage room with access from the ambulance side with a ladder. The change order would be an additional $8,600.00. The Board was not crazy about the idea of accessing with a ladder. Beth will reach out to see if there is another way that would be safer. If it is under the threshold of her approval she will go ahead with the change order.