LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MINUTES

4601 Ironbound Road EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL

 

Williamsburg, VA 23187-8791

 
July 19, 2007

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:                        Charles Loundermon, Chair; Rich Adams; Steven Bennett; Robin Bristow; Timm Eberly and John McMahon.

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:                        Emma Rhyne, Co-Chair            Doris Foreman                           

 

STAFF PRESENT:                                    Gianna Mitchell, Human Rights Advocate; Dennis Murray for 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 10:40 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.    

 

2.                 Agenda

            The June 21, 2007 Agenda was reviewed.   

 

           Action:                 Motion was made by Mr. Adams            and properly seconded by Mr. McMahon that the LHRC approve the June 21, 2007 Agenda.

                         The motion passed unanimously.

 

The July 19, 2007 Agenda was reviewed.   

           

            Action:                       Motion was made by Mr. McMahon and properly seconded by Mr.

Adams that the LHRC approve the July 19, 2007 Agenda.  The motion passed unanimously.

     

3.           Minutes

Minutes of the May 17, 2007 LHRC meeting were reviewed.

                       

Action:             Motion was made by Mr. Bennett and properly seconded by Mr.

                         McMahon that the LHRC approve the May 17, 2007 minutes as

                         written.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

               

 

3          Minutes (continued)

Minutes of the June 21, 2007 LHRC meeting were reviewed.

                       

Action:        Motion was made by Ms. Bristow and properly seconded by Mr.

                     Adams that the LHRC approve the June 21, 2007 minutes with

                     noted changes.  The motion passed unanimously.           

 

4.        Hospital Directors’ Reports

Mr. Murray presented the June 2007 Disposition of the Abuse/Neglect Investigations Report; Facility Monthly Report and the Formal and Informal Complaints Report   (see the July 2007, LHRC packet).

           

Action:                     The committee members present accepted the Hospital Directors’

Reports for June 2007.

 

            Peer/Peers

Mr. Steven, VOPA Representative asked how often Peer/Peers occurred and how did the hospital trend the data on Peer/Peers?  It was recommended by the committee that Peer/Peer trend data be reported on a monthly basis.

 

A motion was made by Mr. Eberly and properly seconded by Mr. Adams that the committee receives on a monthly basis Peer/Peer Trend Data based on Building/Program, Staffing Levels and Frequency.

 

            Action:                                    The Risk Manager will be asked to provide the committee with this    information.

 

 

5.          ECT Video(s) Review    The ECT Video(s) will be reviewed at the September 20, 2007 Meeting

           

6.         LHRC Membership Interview.

One individual was interviewed for the vacant consumer position on the ESH LHRC on June 21, 2007.            

 

Action:                        A motion was made Ms. Bristow and properly seconded by Mr. McMahon that the full committee accept  the recommendation made by committee members present at the June 21, 2007 ESH LHRC meeting and to recommend Ms. Schweiger to the SHRC for membership to the ESH LHRC.  All were in favor.

                         

 

 

7.       Announcement(s)

Ms.   Mitchell reported that the anticipated date for LHRC Training is September 13th and 14th  2007 at the Holiday Inn - Koger Center in Richmond.  LHRC Members will receive information as soon as arrangements are final.  

            

 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, September 20, 2007 in Building #33 at 10:30 a.m. 

 

                             

                                                      _________________________ 

                                              Charles Loundermon-Chair

07/25/07

/lw

cc:       LHRC Members                        

             Hospital Director

             Patient Safety Officer/Complaint Liaison

             Region V Human Rights Director

             Human Rights Advocates

                       

Attachments:

LHRC Attendance