LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MINUTES
4601 Ironbound Road EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8791
MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles
Loundermon, Chair; Rich Adams; Steven Bennett; Robin Bristow; Doris Foreman;
John McMahon and Jajala Schweiger.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Emma
Rhyne, Co-Chair 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 and Jennifer Heilbron – VOPA Intern.
1. Call to Order
The Local Human Rights Committee meeting was
called to order at 10:35 a.m. with Charles Loundermon, 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. Mr.
Loundermon along with LHRC Members welcomed Jajala Schweiger to the ESH LHRC
Committee.
2.
Agenda
The September 20, 2007 Agenda was
reviewed.
Action: Motion
was made by Mr. McMahon and properly seconded by Ms.
Foreman that the LHRC approve the September
20, 2007 Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
3. Minutes
Minutes of the July
19, 2007 LHRC meeting were reviewed.
Action:
Motion was made by Ms. Bristow and properly seconded by Mr.
McMahon that the LHRC approve the July 19,
2007 minutes
as written. The motion passed unanimously.
4. Hospital
Directors’ Reports
Mr. Favret presented the July and August 2007
Disposition of the Abuse/Neglect
Investigations Report; Facility Monthly Report and the Formal and Informal Complaints Report (see the September 2007, LHRC
packet).
Action:
The committee members present accepted the Hospital Directors’
Reports for July and August 2007.
5. Peer/Peers (follow-up)
The Human Rights Advocate will meet with the Hospital Director and relay the committees request for Peer/Peer
Data. Data to be reported will include
building number and ward per number of incidents and number of patients.
6. Update Research Project
Dr. Colaizzi reported that the research project on the Evaluation
of the Effects of Meta –Cognitive Skills Training for Schizophrenic Patients was
on track. (See interim Summary dated
September 6, 2007).
Action: The committee would like to have the
person that is involved with
the study to update the committee on the research
project.
7. Ward Rules – Medical
Services – Building 4B
Ms. Yvette Chase, RNC presented
the committee with the Ward Rules for 4B with noted changes.
Action: The committee voted to accept the Ward Rules with noted
Changes. All were in favor.
8. ECT
Video(s) Review The ECT Video(s) will be reviewed at the
October 18 , 2007 Meeting
7.
Announcement(s)
Mr.
Loundermon shared copies of the LHRC Seminar with members who were not able to
attend. He also reported that the
seminar was very informative.
Ms.
Jajala Schweiger was congratulated on her appointment by the SHRC to the ESH-LHRC.
Ms. Mitchell gave an overview of
changes made to the Human Rights Regulations.
Ms. Mitchell announced that there
is a possibility that there may be a special session called for a LAR hearing.
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 11:45 a.m. The
next scheduled meeting will be held Thursday, October 18, 2007 in Building #33 at 10:30 a.m.
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09/24/07
/lw
cc: LHRC Members
Hospital Director
Patient Safety Officer/Complaint Liaison
Region V Human Rights Director
Human Rights Advocates
Attachments:
LHRC Attendance