Governing Board Meeting
Members present: Dallas Roskamp, Dan Wildermuth, Luke Johnson, Chris Hollingsworth, Doug Nagel, Bryan Breitling, Avera Regional Administrator, Erica Peterson, Vice President Partner Operations, Sandy Schlechter; COO/CFO, Brad Burris; CEO, and Denise Solma, Executive Assistant.
Meeting was called to order by Chairman, Luke Johnson at 1:00pm.
Agenda was approved by Hollingworth and 2nd by Roskamp.
March 24, 2026, Minutes were approved with a motion by Wildermuth and 2nd by Nagel.
Plant Operations Report – Pete Swanson, Facility Manager, gave an update on the Dietary sewer lines. We are about 75% finished. Flooring tiles, wall protection and painting still need to be done. Lights have been ordered for the Hospice House. Transfer switch parts are in. JCI will be here in June to work on the air handlers. Still waiting on information on the generator repairs.
Financial Report – shared by Sandy Schlechter; COO/CFO. She informed the Board that February was a good month. We are now eight months into the current fiscal year. ER and Outpatient visits remain up, while Clinic and Home Health visits are down again this month. A motion from Roskamp and 2nd by Hollingsworth approved the financial report subject to audit.
Medical Staff Appointment/Reappointments – A motion by Hollingsworth approved the Physician Reappointments. The motion was 2nd by Nagel. Motion approved.
Human Resources Monthly Report – Judy Raschke, HR Director shared PCMC is currently looking for eleven people to fill our current positions. For the month of March, we had twenty-one applicants for various openings and filled two positions. We are currently working with staff to learn about their DISC assessments. PCMC is also doing some advertising in the Metro area to see if we can attract new employees. This is due to possible changes with Hennepin Healthcare.
Clinic Update – Amy Nelson, Clinic Manager updated the group that continues with Physician and CRNA recruitment. We are excited to welcome Nate Everson and Shelly VanRockel to our staff mid to end of 2026. They will work in a variety of areas such as the Clinic, ER and Hospitalist. Morgan Mack has started work at PCMC in the Orth Services. We look forward to expanding this area.
Nursing Report – Jessica Smidt, Chief Nursing Officer, was unable to attend.
Administrator’s Report – Brad Burris shared that the Hospice Benefit is just around the corner, March 28th, social hour starting at 4:00pm, Dinner at 6:00pm and auction starting at 7:00pm. There are tremendous amounts of activity going on with PCMC staff as we prepare to start Epic employee training. Work continues with the operating room project…please see meeting dates listed in your packet.
McKennan Update – Bryan Breitling, Avera Regional Administrator also brings information on EPIC training. Reminder that vacations will be limited April-August. Lab and Radiology continue to work to make sure all equipment works with the Epic software. Stryker had their computer system hacked into, and this has led to some difficulty in getting supplies. Thank you for all who attend the Board of Consultors meeting, hopefully this brought you some added information.
Adjournment – Meeting was adjourned at 2:03pm with a motion from Hollingsworth and 2nd by Nagel.
Respectfully submitted,
Luke Johnson, Chairperson
Dan Wildermuth, Secretary