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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 30, 2021 MC Health District selects new CEO Morrow County Health District compliance officer Emily Roberts was select- ed as the interim CEO of the district in a unanimous vote of the board at the MCHD meeting Monday night in Irrigon. The board approved a $185,000 an- nual salary plus insurance and other benefits for Rob- erts, who currently lives in Yacoult, WA. Roberts is in the process of moving here with her husband and young child. Previous administrator Bob Houser retired in De- cember and a subsequent administrator, Ryan Fowler, left the district after only several months. Interim administrator Victor Van- derDoes resigned follow- ing statements he made at a Boardman Chamber of Commerce meeting. He had previously worked for the district as administrator. It was not revealed what VanderDoes said. Earlier two MCHD physicians, Dr. Russ Nich- ols and Dr. Dan Ham- bleton re- signed, at the time leaving MCHD with no full-time doctors. Dr. Russ D r. B e t s y Nichols Anderson, who was a part-time physician for the district and had previ- ously worked full-time for MCHD, has stepped up to accept the role of MCHD Chief Dr. Dan of Staff. At Hambleton the time of Monday night’s meeting Anderson was in Montana MCHD CEO Emily Roberts Dr. Betsy Anderson to attend the graduation of her daughter. The board approved locum tenens (temporary physician) service agree- ments for Nancy Hutnak, D.O., Kenneth Lindsey and William Everts and phy- sician employment agree- ments for Dr. Ed Berretta, who was also previously employed full-time by the district, and Dr. Joshua Sirucek. The board granted tem- porary locum privileges to Dr. Jeffrey Westin, a locum’s physician from Comp Health and Dr. Wil- liam Everts to cover the emergency room, hospital and clinic and to Dr. Samuel Milstein for the clinic. The board also received a letter indicating approval of a request for a $67,000 loan from the Greater East- ern Oregon Development Corporation (GEODC) for a real estate purchase. Terms are 120 months at a 1.5 percent interest rate. The loan will be used to purchase the former Lu- theran Church building for use as the physical therapy building. In other business, the board: -learned that Jodi Fer- guson moved from confi- dential administrative and financial assistant to fi- nancial assistant, payroll and credentialling position; Mayci Richman, former Irrigon Medical Center medical assistant, to the community relations and communications coordina- tor role; and Larissa Gray from hospital business of- fice clerk to the confidential accounting and adminis- trative assistant. Human Resources Director Patti Allstott reported that the district is continuing to recruit for a Home Health & Hospice RN, a patient business office admitting clerk, a hospital RN and a maintenance technician. She said that an interview for a dietary director can- didate is scheduled for this week. -learned from Kathleen Greenup, R.N., Chief Nurs- ing Officer, that the district currently has an opening for an RN and the position was posted for statewide exposure. She noted that all CNAs currently on the reg- ular payroll have obtained their CNA-2 certification “which will offer them a broader scope to be able to assist nursing staff with more tasks.” Greenup also noted that she has gotten “positive feedback from the nursing staff working with locums physicians.” She added, “MCHD personal protective equipment and COVID testing supplies remain adequate.” -learned of recent hires, Sarah Rea, Home Health & Hospice clerk, Jerry Conklin, Hospice chap- lain and Katelynn Sowa, Home Health & Hospice VA homemaker. -heard a report from Andrea Fletcher concerning “Morrow County Health District 2021 Impact Strat- egies”: to “Provide educa- tion and/or programs to pro- mote healthy lifestyles”; to “Improve communication and coordination among health service providers”, “Improve communication and coordination among health service provides, and “Improve communi- cation between health care providers and the commu- nity,” youth mental health, alcohol/tobacco/drug use, maternal and family health needs, oral health, chronic disease, social determinants (housing and food); and health workforce. -approved a resolution authorizing the following to sign checking and savings accounts: John Murray, board chair, Emily Roberts, interim chief executive offi- cer, Nicole Mahoney, chief financial officer, Kathleen Greenup, chief nursing officer, Kris Jones, chief operating officer, and Patti Allstott, human resources director. -held two executive sessions, one for submis- sion of confidential infor- mation to the board; and one to consider the employ- ment of a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent. -received the following profit and loss statement through May from CFO Ni- cole Mahoney: $1,149,644 in gross patient revenue, $52 in provision for bad debts, $97,770 in contrac- tual and other adjustments, $185,460 in tax revenue, $2,964 in other operating revenue for $1,240, 246 in total operating revenue; $1,540,685 in total oper- ating expenses, a $27,547 non-operating gain for a loss of $272,892 for the month and an average monthly-year-to-date gain of $135,888. 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