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The meeting agenda includes authorizing administration to publish bid notices and solicit competitive bids for the construction of a new EMS station. Additionally, the Board will review the financial audit for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, conduct physician credentialing for several consulting radiologists, review the CEO report, and examine various financial statements including operational reports, budgets, balance sheets, and investment of public funds. The Board will also hold an executive session to discuss personnel matters and a report from the Compliance Officer.

The key discussions for this meeting included the Rural Hospital Financial Stability Improvement Grant under Old Business. New Business items featured citizen comments, approval of the 2025 Uncompensated Trauma Report, physician credentialing for initial appointments and reappointments (including several Consulting Radiologists and one Consulting Pathologist), a Midlevel Annual Protocol for an Allied Health Professional, the CEO Report, and review of financial statements for the period ending December 31, 2025. The agenda also set aside time for an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters and receive a report from the Compliance Officer.

The meeting included an authorization to publish bid notices for the construction of a new EMS station. The agenda covered the approval of the financial audit for the year ended September 30, 2025, physician credentialing for several consulting radiologists, the CEO report, and the review of various financial statements including operations, budget, balance sheet, and public funds reports. Additionally, the board planned to convene in an executive session to discuss personnel matters and a report from the compliance officer, with potential follow-up actions to be taken thereafter.

The meeting agenda includes a session for public citizen comments, the authorization for administration to publish bid notices and solicit competitive bids for the construction of a new EMS station, and an executive session to deliberate on personnel matters, including the evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer.

The meeting included discussions on the Rural Hospital Financial Stability Improvement Grant, with the CEO providing an update. Key actions involved physician credentialing, including initial appointments for multiple consulting radiologists, reappointment of a consulting pathologist and an emergency physician, and the removal of one emergency physician appointment. The CEO's report covered updates on physician recruitment and the Rural Health Transformation Program, and noted plans for a future strategic planning session. Financial statements for the period ending October 2025 were reviewed, showing net operating revenues of $2.4 million for the month against expenses of $2.8 million, resulting in a net gain of $17,012. The Board also entered into an executive session to discuss personnel matters and a report from the Compliance Officer.