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Regular Session Minutes
Monday, NOVEMBER 27, 2017
12:00 Noon
The Board of Trustees of North Colorado Medical Center met in Regular Session on Monday,
November 27, 2017, in the Richard Stenner Boardroom located at North Colorado Medical
Center. Dr. Susan Carter declared a quorum and called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m.
ATTENDANCE REPORT
NCMC Board of Trustees: Dr. Susan Carter, Mark Lawley, Kevin Mullin, Michael Simone, Brian
Underwood, and Jason Yeater, with Catherine Davis and Sean Conway (Commissioner, non-
voting member) both being Excused
Banner Health: Margo Karsten (NCMC CEO) -Excused; and Wendy Sparks (NCMC COO)
Staff: Ken Schultz (Board Executive)
Recording Clerk: Esther Gesick (Weld County Clerk to the Board)
PUBLIC COMMENT - There was no public comment.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
It was MSC (Simone/Lawley) to approve the minutes from the October 30, 2017, Regular
Session meeting.
CEO REPORT or COO REPORT
NCMC COO, Wendy Sparks, gave the following report:
• Patient Satisfaction — The various divisions are busy because folks who have met their
deductibles are trying to schedule elective procedures under the current year so the costs
will be covered. Ms. Sparks confirmed there is a trend for patients taking longer to meet
their deductibles, therefore, the elective procedures are held off until later in the year.
Dr. Carter commented some insurance companies are setting earlier cut-offs for elective
surgeries because of this trend.
• Imaginariums — While waiting for the presentation, Ms. Sparks introduced the concept of
Imaginariums who are responsible for promoting an enhanced consumer experience and
patient satisfaction through improved phone apps for easier access, a streamlined billing
process, increased ambulatory care to address insurance demands, additional urgent care
clinics, and conversion of certain services to free-standing sites so that they may be billed
separately from traditional hospital services, resulting in lower costs and overhead.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Esther Gesick, on behalf of Commissioner Sean Conway, reported that he is unable to be
present and is attending the Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI) conference in Colorado Springs,
starting this afternoon through Wednesday. He requested the following be communicated:
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The County Road 49 Grand Opening went very well, the Board of Commissioners are pleased
with the overall project, and he regrets his absence for the Security dog presentation today.
NCMC, INC. REPORT
Jeff Carlson introduced himself as the interim in training for Ken Schultz's role in anticipation
of his Retirement on March 1st. He stated he has served the past ten (10) years on various
NCMC boards, was a Trustee for six (6) years, as well as an Inc. Board member for eight (8)
years. He stated he is familiar with the hospital workings and is looking forward to attending
future meetings. While waiting for the presentation, he stated he has been doing finance
work for the past ten (10) years with a non-profit organization in Fort Collins that provides
mental health and substance abuse treatment for youth. Prior to that he worked for Weld
Mental Health. Ken expressed his confidence in Mr. Carlson to fulfill the role and
responsibilities with a creative mind and fresh ideas. Mr. Schultz stated he plans to spend his
retirement with his family and do some traveling.
NEW BUSINESS - There was no New Business.
OTHER BUSINESS - Dr. Carter stated she will be terming out in January, 2018, so her vacancy will
need to be appointed and a new representative elected to serve NCMC Inc. Board. Catherine
Davis is also eligible for reappointment.
VISITATION PRESENTATION
Dr. Carter reviewed the trial period to have presentations made by the departmental
representatives, with a summary report and Q&A summary to be written up by a rotation of
the trustees. Jason Yeater will provide the summary today and Brian Underwood will do next
month on December 11th. Ms. Gesick commented it may be possible to propose an
amendment to the bylaws if an improved process is determined. Dr. Carter noted the County
Attorney and Commissioners are aware of the change in process on a trial basis.
SECURITY OFFICER, BRIAN CLARK AND HIS K9 PARTNER 'AIRES'
Following the meeting Jason Yeater submitted his presentation summary and Dr. Carter
provided a summary of the Q&A portion of the visit, written copies of which are attached as
a part of these minutes.
VISITATION PRESENTATION SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11TH
Brian Underwood
PLANNING SESSION - No discussion was held on scheduling a future planning session.
ADJOURN
There being no further business to come before the Board, it was MSC [Simone/Underwood]
to adjourn the meeting at 1:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Esther Gesick
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Presentation of Security -Canine division to the Board of Trustee NCMC
1. Brian Clark/partner Aries (dog) with supervisor Kullen Voegeli
a. Brian has 4 yrs. Exp. with banner in this role
i. Previous work in weld law enforcement and military
b. Program has 2 officers and 2 dogs Aires, Kira
i. Dogs are a mixed breed
1. Aries is a Dutch shepherd and Belgian malamute mix
a. They do this to get a longer life out of the dog
ii. Dogs work on patrol for 4 hr. shifts
1. Have to be careful not to overwork dogs on shift
2. Patrol in 2 roles
a. Protection
i. Serves as a deterrent as a "presence"
1. Preventative security
a. Being seen, statistically less likely to
have incident
b. If an incident is occurring they will
"hover" in area in case they are
needed
c. Work in conjunction with other
officers verbal de-escalation
b. Narcotics
i. Stop/patrol for outside drugs in hospital
1. Highly sensitive:
a. dog can find q -tip that touched
cocaine in large warehouse
b. can detect narcotics even with
countermeasures: exp. Coffee
wrap, vacuum sealed
iii. Dogs training
1. 1-2 years of training before dog can begin to patrol
2. Dogs do continued training every other Saturday in a myriad of skills
3. Have to constantly refresh skills as dogs need refreshing
4. Only special dogs can function in 2 or more roles/certifications
a. Banner seeks dual role dogs due to its small size of force
c. Dogs are not owned by handlers
i. If hander leaves dog is property of banner
ii. Handler may purchase dog at time of retirement
November 27, 2017 meeting - Board of Trustees North Colorado Medical Center
Visitor Question and Answer Session
SECURITY - CANINE DIVISION
Kullen Voegeli and Brian Clark, dog Aries, a Dutch shepherd and Belgian malamute mix.
Kevin Mullen — Can you explain the drug smell area and how it works with opioids?
The dog was certified March 2017, after a one-year training for narcotics. The dog can detect
especially high concentrations in different area. Some areas are appropriate for the medical
situation, so if the dog goes on alert it is acknowledged, then asked to go onto the next area.
Michael Simone - How many dogs are there in the unit and what is their training?
They train every other Saturday. The Arvada canine SWAT officer with 24 years of experience
trained Aries. There are two dogs in Colorado, 38 in Arizona. They are trained invite work and
master control their first two years.
Mark Lawley — Who owns the dogs?
Banner owns the dogs and this is part of the contract for the working life of the dogs. At the end of
that contract the owner/handler has first option to purchase.
Susan Carter - So the dog program at NCMC is actually into categories?
Yes, this is the security division of the canine unit; there's also a volunteer unit that has dogs as
therapy dogs.
Brian Underwood — Are the dogs used with employees? No personnel searches are done manually
without dogs.
Susan Carter — What about masking agents? The dogs are trained to sniff out narcotics even when
they're covered in strong scents and they can still pick up narcotics as their noses are very sensitive.
Kevin Mullen - Have these dogs gone elsewhere? They have gone to North Colorado family medicine,
one time to McKee hospital, and to Brush.
Brian Underwood - Are there warning stickers in the emergency room that a canine unit is present? No
written stickers, dogs have had numerous instances in the emergency division but most things are
searched manually first.
Kevin Mullen — When there's an alert regarding gun power, do you call law enforcement? Usually gun
powder explosive and vapor trained dogs find paraphernalia which is investigated verbally.
Kevin Mullen - Can the dogs distinguish between drugs that are dispensed from the hospital versus
outside drugs? No, they detect all narcotics, especially heroin, cocaine, opioids.
Michael Simone - Is there a difference between the female versus male dogs? Not really, however, the
females are more defensive of their owners in general. The other dog here at in CMC is Kira, who is not
having this problem.
Wendy Sparks — If there's a suspicion of drugs do you call law -enforcement? Patient care comes first; if
it's just paraphernalia they want the promises to be vacated and searched.
Esther Gesick
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Ashford, Anna L <Anna.Ashford@bannerhealth.com>
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 11:57 AM
Voegeli, Kullan; Clark, Brian
Esther Gesick
Thank you from the NCMC Trustees
Dear Kullan & Brian,
The NCMC Trustees wish to thank you for visiting them last Monday. They appreciate you taking the time out of your
busy day to let them learn about the important work that you do.
Thank you,
Anna
Anna Ashford
Administrative Assistant Sr.
NCMC, INC.
1801 16th St., Greeley, CO 80631
Phone (970) 810-1574 Fax: (970) 810-6644
anna.ashford@bannerhealth.com
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