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Robert Packer Hospital
Board of Directors
January 17, 2018
Operations Report

The Guthrie Clinic at A Glance:
Lori Barnett has been appointed to the position of President/COO, Guthrie Troy Community Hospital effective December 2, 2019. Lori has
been with Guthrie for fourteen years. In 2004, Lori joined Guthrie as an Operating Room Staff Nurse at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. She
was promoted to Surgical Services Coordinator at Robert Packer Hospital, Nurse Manager at Troy Community Hospital, Chief Nursing Officer
at Troy Community Hospital, and most recently served as VP/COO/CNO at Guthrie Troy Community Hospital. Lori received her BSN and
MSN at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.

The twelfth annual Guthrie Sayre Turkey Trot presented by Robert Packer Hospital Auxiliary, was a success. Nearly seven hundred runners
crossed the finish line on Thanksgiving Day. Race proceeds are being tallied and will be donated to the Guthrie Community Garden and the
annual Food, Farm Family Festival.

Guthrie is one of four recipients of a WalkWorks grant from Pitt Public Health. Joining the network this fall are Guthrie, the City of
Washington in Washington County, Mt. Union Borough in Huntingdon County, and Windber Borough in Somerset County. The grant and
accompanying program is designed to expand opportunities for physical activity in the built environment. As the project moves forward,
Guthrie will engage community members to assist with identifying a one to two mile walking route which will be used by walking groups.
WalkWorks will provide technical assistance, promotional materials and signage to each community partner. The partners will also be
encouraged to use Walker Tracker.

Guthrie is offering scholarships to area high school seniors who are planning a career in health care. Students must be a member of the Class of
2019 and enroll in a health-related program of study. There are also a limited number of Guthrie Employee Scholarships for the children of
Guthrie employees. The employee must be a .6 Full Time Employee or greater and have one or more years of employment with Guthrie. These
scholarships will support any field of study. The deadline for applying for these scholarships is Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. Children of Guthrie
physicians are not eligible.

Recognition:
The December Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital Pillars of Excellence Award was present to Mike Kranz, Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Mike has
been with Robert Packer Hospital for thirty-four years. Mike continually embraces Guthrie’s core values of Patient-Centeredness, Teamwork,
and Excellence in everything he does.

Congratulations to all those who were nominated this month: Christine Beach, OR; Tammy Davenport, Internal Medicine Residency; Lee
Holman, GMG; Lawrence Horton, Radiology Informatics; Mike Kranz, Pulmonary Rehab; Wendy Madigan, Nuclear Medicine; Cheryl
Portalatin, Care Coordination; Lisa Reeves, Care Coordination.

Informational:
Guthrie is pleased to announce its support of a new initiative to help those seeking treatment for substance abuse and addiction to eat healthier,
understanding that proper nutrition will assist in successful recovery efforts. Dutch’s Food Stand is located at CASA-Trinity and will provide
healthy food to CASA-Trinity clients at risk for food insecurities. Food donations will come from individuals and businesses as well as local
farm stands (in season). CASA-Trinity clients may receive food from the food stand while receiving services at CASA-Trinity. Please contact
Laura Manning at 570-887-6387 for more information.

Guthrie is proud to support local efforts to improve health and promote a healthy lifestyle. As a sponsor of the 2019 Southern Tier Heart Walk,
our goal is to organize teams from each clinic and hospital to raise funds and participate in the walk on April 7, at SUNY Broome Community
College in Binghamton. To help with this effort, Guthrie is seeking one or more people from each location to be team captains. Please contact
Kristin Butler, Strategic Planning and Marketing, 570-887-5769.

A new NexGen EAP benefit, provided by eni, our Employee Assistance Provider, is now available. The app, BalanceBenefits, provides
convenient access to all benefit components from your mobile device. The app allows the user to review the benefit, contact a virtual
concierge for research on any topic, start Legal and Financial consultations and access resources. This also allows the user to access E-learning
courses and entertainment discounts, health advocacy and wellness information.

Clinical Regulatory:
Joint Commission action plans are underway, all are progressing and on target. Department of Health made an unannounced visit for an
anonymous patient complaint which was unsubstantiated. A Citation from the annual Behavior Health Unit survey in August was reviewed and
cleared, we are now in compliance.

Department of Environmental Protection visit occurred on November 6, 2018. This visit resulted in on finding, the calibration of equipment in
Radiation Oncology. A response was submitted on December 12, 2018.
There is a new Department of Health regulation, effective December 23, 2018, Patient Test Results Information Act (Act 112). This requires
entities that perform diagnostic imaging services notify patients of an abnormality no later than twenty days after the date of service. Due to
the vagueness of the regulation and questions from several organizations state-wide, sanctions have been delayed one year.

Nursing:
The Eight North West transition of cardiac services is going well. The patient care teams are proud of the new unit and share many comments
of the lean design that saves time and steps. Press Ganey patient experience has demonstrated an increase overall top box satisfaction.

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