LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MINUTES
4601 Ironbound Road EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8791
MEMBERS PRESENT: Emma
Rhyne, Co-Chair ; Steven
Bennett; Robin Bristow and John McMahon.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Charles
Loundermon, Chair; Doris Foreman; Rich Adams and Timm Eberly
STAFF
PRESENT: Gianna
Mitchell, Human Rights Advocate; John Favret, Hospital Director and Lisa
Webster, LHRC Liaison Support and Mark Stevens, Disability Rights Advocate -VOPA
Representative.
1. Call to Order
The Local Human Rights Committee meeting was
called to order at 10:30 a.m. with Emma Rhyne, Co-Chair presiding, for the
purpose of hearing business as presented on the agenda and such other
transactions or matters that may be presented to the Committee. Ms. Rhyne, LHRC Co-Chair, introduced Mr.
Stevens, VOPA Representative to the committee. Mr. Stevens has been assigned to monitor Eastern State Hospital.
2.
Agenda
The June
21, 2007 Agenda was not reviewed.
Action: Due
to lack of quorum, the Agenda will be reviewed/approved at the July 19, 2007
meeting.
3. Minutes
Minutes of the May 17, 2007 LHRC meeting were
not reviewed.
Action:
Due to lack of quorum, the
Agenda will be reviewed/approved at
the July 19, 2007 meeting.
4. Hospital
Directors’ Reports
Mr. Favret presented the May 2007
Disposition of the Abuse/Neglect
Investigations Report; Facility Monthly Report and the Formal and Informal Complaints Report (see the June 2007, LHRC
packet).
Action:
The committee members present accepted the Hospital Directors’
Reports for May 2007.
5. ECT Video(s) Review The Committee Members reviewed the Video Tape Titled “Informed ECT
for Patients and Families with Dr. Max Fink” (1986).
Action: Committee members present reviewed the video and utilized the
Evaluation Aid Template (EAT). Many of the members present felt this was one of the most informative
videos they reviewed. It was
recommended
that the video be shown at the July meeting to members
that were not able to attend the meeting
in June for final rating/
discussion. Ms. Mitchell will provide another ECT Video at
the July
19, 2007 LHRC Meeting.
6. LHRC Membership Interview.
One individual was interviewed for the vacant consumer
position on the ESH LHRC. Due to lack of quorum the committee members
present did not vote but made a
recommendation that will be brought before the full committee at the July 2007
meeting.
7. Announcement(s)
Ms. Mitchell reported LHRC Training is still
pending.
8. Adjournment-
Having no further business, a
motion was made by Ms. Bristow properly
seconded by Mr. McMahon that the
meeting be adjourned. The motion
passed
unanimously
and the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. The
next scheduled meeting will be held Thursday, July 19, 2007 in Building #33 at 10:30 a.m.
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06/27/07
/lw
cc: LHRC Members
Hospital Director
Patient Safety Officer/Complaint Liaison
Region V Human Rights Director
Human Rights Advocates
Attachments:
LHRC Attendance