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Kiowa County Hospital District meeting minutes – August 26, 2025

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(Kiowa County Press)

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

BOARD MEETING

August 26, 2025

The Kiowa County Hospital District Board met in regular session on August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Cobblestone Inn Meeting Room.

District Board members present were Karl Eikenberg, Pam Cole, Doug Uhland, and Mary Eikner. Absent – Jerry Weber (called).

Others present: Beth Bell, Shannon Dixon, Jodi Stolzenberger, Renay Crain, Nikki Lenox, Raina Lucero, Mike Lening, Sheri Mendez, Josh Vanderpool, Donna Adame, and Beth Spady.

The group discussed that going forward the Prairie Pines Board would meet at 6:00 pm and the Weisbrod Health Board meeting would start at 6:30 pm.

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Pam Cole, Chair of the Board at 6:30 p.m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

A motion was made by Karl Eikenberg to approve the July 22, 2025, minutes as presented. Motion seconded by Doug Uhland. All aye.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

A motion was made by Mary Eikner to approve the agenda with the addition of Department of Local Affairs Community Development Block Grant under new business and ambulance barn updates under old business. The motion was seconded by Doug Uhland. All aye.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment.

CREDENTIALING

Dr. Michael Letzing, Dr. Gregory Tomc, and Dr. Mark Murray were approved for telemedicine privileges. A motion was made by Doug Uhland to approve the above providers as presented. Motion was seconded by Karl Eikenberg. All aye.

Section 5.4 has been updated to reflect current providers and has been approved by Med Staff. A motion was made by Doug Uhland to approve the section 5.4 providers as presented. Motion was seconded by Karl Eikenberg. All aye.

POLICIES & PROCEDURES

There are no policies and procedures that are ready to be presented to the Board. Weisbrod Health is working to reformat all policies and procedures prior to them being uploaded into our quality software.

STANDING REPORTS

MONTHLY FINANCE REPORT

The Board received a written report from the CFO.

The July financials were reviewed and showed a profit for the month and a year-to-date profit. In June, the days cash on hand was 241 and days in AR was 104.

PRAIRIE PINES UPDATE

Prairie Pines is close to finalizing the financial statements which currently show a profit of approximately $31,000 through August of 2025. The resident census at Prairie Pines is 12.

The plan of correction has been submitted to the State. Jodi Stolzenberger and Sheri Mendez are working to complete all employee evaluations. Jodi Stolzenberger will start the assisted living administrator training in September.

Amanda Hokanson is helping format the Prairie Pines policies and procedures.

A new concrete pad will be poured by the end of the week. The outbuilding from the Sorter property will be reassembled at Prairie Pines to help with storage.

MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORT

Weisbrod Health would like to recognize Carl Blodgett and Jeremy Brown for their hard work and efforts in moving the shed from the Sorter property.

In addition, JB Brown was also recognized for performing the Heimlich maneuver on a patient who was choking.

Weisbrod Health received a shout out from Children’s Hospital regarding a mutual patient. Several employees including Nikki Lenox, Bryan Mattuski, Krystle Campbell, and Dr. Thorndike were praised.

WH has signed an agreement with Josh Brothers to offer dental services starting October 1, 2025. The Josh Brothers will be utilizing the mobile clinic to provide dental services in Eads, Cheyenne Wells, and Springfield. WH will lease the mobile clinic to the Josh Brothers who will be responsible for all operations.

A press release and marketing materials promoting the Josh Brothers will be distributed during fair week and also at our annual Hospital Transformation Project Chili Cookoff Dinner which will be held on Friday, October 24.

Weisbrod Health will not be required to pay back any CHASE fees. The Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) anticipates Colorado Health Care Policy and Financing (CHCPF) will retain control of the funding but has been advised that there will be more transparency going forward.

Lincoln Health is no longer contracting with Inspire Rehab. Starting in September, Joe Zinger will provide services in Byers and Paige Johnson will come to Weisbrod Health on Thursdays.

Eight employees attended the annual Eastern Plains HealthCare Consortium (EPHC) training. Lionel Wilson, lab manager, was recognized for his efforts as the leader of the affinity lab group.

Weisbrod Health employees have completed their annual evaluations and have received their merit-based raises for the year.

Weisbrod Health has presented a resolution to the County for their review. This resolution if approved would allow Weisbrod Health to include the ambulance department on the cost report.

The final requests for County Impact Fees will be submitted to the County.

OLD BUSINESS

FACILITY UPDATE

Weisbrod Health is meeting with the construction team on a weekly basis. The Sorter house has been demolished, and a temporary fence will be placed around the job site in the next week. The shed has been disassembled and will be moved to Prairie Pines for storage.

Joe Aldrich, an owner’s representative, has been hired by Weisbrod Health to assist with the construction process going forward. WOLD has added two options for the pre-engineered building. Can Am has been selected as the subcontractor for the building. WOLD and Reliant will be meeting with Can Am to determine delivery date of the building.

AMBULANCE BARN

Landon Richards with Fat Puppy Construction visited with the Board regarding the new ambulance barn. After discussion, the Board is open to receiving a wood post frame building bid for the ambulance barn. Fat Puppy Construction will provide a bid for the Board to consider at the next monthly meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS (DOLA)

Weisbrod Health is interested in applying for a DOLA Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to assist with the design and feasibility of phase two of our renovation project. After discussion, a motion was made by Mary Eiker to authorize Weisbrod Health to submit an application and for Beth Bell, CEO, to sign on behalf of Weisbrod Health. Motion was seconded by Doug Uhland. All Aye.

A public hearing meeting pertaining to the DOLA CDBG will be held at the Weisbrod Health meeting room on Sunday, August 30 at 4:00 pm.

FIRE DISTRICT LAND REQUEST

Members of the Kiowa County Fire Protection District (KCFPD) Board attended the Board meeting to further discuss the possibility of acquiring a portion of the land south of Eads. The KCFPD Board feels that three acres of land would be sufficient. Beth Bell and Raina Lucero will coordinate on next steps to include having conversations with Kiowa County Economic Development Foundation (KCEDF), deed language, and review of recent land survey.

QUALITY ASSURANCE & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

Renay Crain presented the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) plan for Weisbrod Health to the Board. A motion was made by Karl Eikenberg to approve the Weisbrod Health QAPI plan as presented. Motion was seconded by Doug Uhland. All aye.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

A motion was made by Karl Eikenberg to go into executive session for the purpose of personnel issues pursuant to and as permitted by CRS 24-6-402(4)(f). Motion was seconded by Mary Eikner. All aye.

Mary Eikner made a motion to return to regular session. Motion seconded by Doug Uhland. All aye. The executive session convened at 8:44 pm and was returned to regular session at 9:48 pm.