Governing Board Meeting
Members present: Luke Johnson, Chris Hollingsworth, Doug Nagel, Dallas Roskamp, Dan Wildermuth, Erica Peterson, Vice President Partner Operations, and Judy Raschke, Director of Human Resources.
Meeting was called to order by Chairman, Luke Johnson, at 1:00pm.
Agenda was approved upon a motion by Hollingsworth, seconded by Wildermuth. Motion carried.
June 23, 2026, Minutes were approved upon a motion by Nagel, seconded by Roskamp. Motion carried.
Capital Request – (Emergency Room Cot) The scheduled presenter was absent. The capital request was not presented or considered, and it was struck from the agenda.
Pete Swanson, Facility Services Manager, requested approval for a Mitel phone system upgrade for $106,951.78. Upgrade was approved upon a motion by Wildermuth, seconded by Hollingsworth. Motion carried.
Plant Operations Report – Pete Swanson, Facility Services Manager, discussed multiple facility projects including a medical gas pad, surgical remodel, and elevator repairs.
Updates were provided on IT infrastructure and router replacement.
Monthly Financial/Statistical Report – Sandy Schlecter, COO/CFO, was not in attendance. The report was not presented and was deferred to the next board meeting.
Medical Staff Appointments/Reappointments – was approved upon a motion by Hollingsworth, seconded by Roskamp. Motion carried.
Human Resources Monthly Report – Judy Raschke, Director of Human Resources, reported 26 current openings, 4 new hires in June, and one staff departure. 1 of those new hires was recruited from our Student Sponsorship Program. For the month of June, 51 applicants had applied for PCMC’s various positions.
Clinic Report – Nelson, Clinic Manager, reported that 3 physicians are scheduled for site visits, with more candidates in the pipeline. Nate Everson, PA starts mid-September, along with Dr. Nero. Kids are starting to come in for their sports physical. Epic post-live stabilization efforts are ongoing, with revenue integrity consuming significant staff time.
Nursing Report – Jess Smidt, Chief Nursing Officer, reported that nursing staff have adapted well to Epic, and efforts are being made to stabilize charge flows and use Epic data for quality projects. Due to Epic, Press Ganey patient satisfaction surveys were delayed in June.
Administrators Report – Brad Burris, CEO, was not in attendance. Hard copy of Board Report, from Burris, was presented to the group. Epic – the next several months will be a period of EMR stabilization, followed by several more months of optimization. Issues are being worked through in relation to charges not dropping in certain departments correctly. Journey published the bid notice on 7/22/26 for the operating room/sterile processing project. Bids are due by 8/14/26.
Avera McKennan Update – Erica Peterson, Avera VP Partner Operations, reports on Epic post-live rounding and stabilization efforts across the system, with a post-live assessment schedule for August 12th. It will probably be another 9 months before true stabilization is hit. This issue is not isolated to partner sites; it is system wide. The administrator meeting is coming up on August 2, providing an opportunity for our partner site leaders to get together.
Wildermuth requested that the minutes reflect his request to include location on the agenda for the next Board meeting.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:50pm with motion by Hollingsworth, seconded by Wildermuth. Motion carried.