The Dent County Health Center Board of Trustees met May 16 for its monthly meeting. In attendance were Bob Parsons, Bob Gravely, and Carol Lacy. Roma Jones and Zach Moser were present as staff. Board members Dennis Floyd and Lori Hasten were absent.
Moser presented his administrator’s report, including a reminder that there will be a food regulation town hall 7 p.m. May 30. Letters and invoices for the first food inspection fee have been mailed out. Regulations and fees become effective July 1.
• May 20 is Hepatitis C/STI testing day, all day.
• the health fair had 64 attendees. There were five total trainings that sent staff members around the country, at no cost to DCHC. There were also two vaccine clinics held in April.
• building maintenance included replacement of a toilet, the completed installation of a larger generator, and the expectation of an insurance claim due to the April 18 hailstorm, which damaged the outdoor electronic sign and possible parts of the building.
• progress on the Strategic Plan was discussed.
DCHC financial reports for April, including the review from H&R block, were reviewed.
Current Assets on April 30 were $1,141,065.92. Total assets were $1,814,649.38, total liabilities were $175,406.62, and equity was $1,639,242.76. Revenue for March was $153,340.10, expenses were $119,243.51 for net operating revenue of $34,096.59. After other revenue and expenses, net revenue was $33,169.69.
The financial reports and report from H&R Block were approved.
The draft of the Financial Audit was presented. The board requested time to review the audit before granting approval. The preliminary report was an unmodified opinion with no material weaknesses or findings
Moser made the board aware of a list of changes that could be made to the building and for potential long-term facilities planning, including the potential of bringing complementary partners onto campus. Moser did not suggest any specific action at this time.
Gravely asked about the opioid settlement money for Dent County. Moser confirmed that Dent County, through the commissioners, has received money but has not spent it. They will be using MRPC to evaluate uses of the money.
All statistics listed are for April 2024 and are reported by Moser, unless otherwise stated.
For communicable diseases:
• Covid-19 – 4 reported cases
• Sexually transmitted infections – 19 screening encounters and 72 total tests conducted
• COVID-19 – 4 vaccine doses were administered
• Influenza vaccine – 3 doses administered
• 90 other vaccines were given, including the new RSV vaccine and new formulations of pneumonia vaccine
• Lab Draws: 195 individual patients.
• Rapid Tests (COVID, Flu, RSV, Strep): 9 appointments.
Nurse Practitioner Service Detail
• Show- Me Healthy Women – 1
• Online Appointments (self-scheduled visits not otherwise classified) – 10
• Other well-woman exam – 5
All appointments other than WIC totaled 512, including:
• All Nurse Practitioner Appointments – 144
• All Treatment Court Visits – 125
• All Lab Appointments – 185
• All Immunization Appointments – 5
In maternal-child health:
• Show-Me Healthy Women –1
• Presumptive eligibility (temporary Medicaid) – 2
Jones presented an environmental report with seven total inspections and 23 environmental questions answered during the month.
The next regular board meeting date was set for 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 20.
