LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MINUTES
EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
4601 Ironbound Road
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8791
MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles
Loundermon, Chair; Emma Rhyne, Co-Chair; Robin Bristow; Rich Adams and Steven
Bennett.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ned
Goodwin; Mary Rickmond; Doris Foreman
and Timm Eberly
STAFF
PRESENT: Willie
Barnes and Gianna Mitchell, Human Rights Advocates; Dick Roberts, Patient
Safety/Complaint Liaison for John Favret, Hospital Director and Lisa Webster,
LHRC Liaison.
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.
2.
Agenda
The January 18, 2007
Agenda was reviewed.
Action: Motion
was made by Ms. Bristow and properly seconded by Mr. Adams that the LHRC
approve the January 18, 2007
Agenda. The motion passed
unanimously.
3. Minutes
Minutes of the called December 1, 2006 LHRC
meeting was reviewed.
Action:
Motion was made by Ms. Bristow and properly seconded by Ms.
Rhyne,
that the LHRC approve the December 1, 2006 minutes. The
motion
passed unanimously.
4. Hospital
Directors’ Reports
Mr. Roberts
presented the November and
December 2006 Disposition of the Abuse/ Neglect Investigations Reports;
Facility Monthly Reports and the Formal and Informal Complaints Reports (see the January 18, 2007, LHRC packet).
Action:
The committee members present accepted the Hospital Directors’
Reports
for November and December 2006.
Follow-up
Ms. Barnes reported on an incident regarding a patient that had limited fluid
intake. The members were interested in
learning more about Polydipsia.
Action: Mr. Adams will research Polydipsia and
report to the
committee at the next scheduled LHRC
Meeting (February 15, 2007).
Mr. Eberly was interested in tracking how often patients were receiving chemical restraints and reporting data to the committee.
Action:
Mr. Roberts recommended that the
committee do some research on
Chemical Restraint at a Mental Health Facility, before asking
the
hospital to give a
report on the statistics.
Ms. Mitchell has
requested an extension for a hearing on an appeal to an abuse allegation by a
former patient.
Action: A
motion was made by Ms. Bristow and properly seconded by Ms. Rhyne to approve to
extend the time for the submission of a hearing on an appeal to an abuse
allegation.
5. ECT Video(s)/ ECT Policy – 450-19 and Consent Form Revisions/Update
ECT Video(s) -
Action: Ms. Barnes reported that the ECT Videos have been
ordered
and are in the Library. Members present requested to review
the videos at the February 15, 2006
meeting.
ECT Policy – 450-19 –
Action: Corrections
to the policy have been made and the Consent Form has to be sent to the Forms
Committee. Ms. Barnes reported that
there was still no update on the forms being approved. There will be an update at the February
15, 2007 LHRC meeting.
6.
Announcement(s) -
Ms.
Webster, Ms. Barnes and Ms. Mitchell thanked the committee members for another
successful Holiday Celebration for the patients.
7. Adjournment-
Having no further
business, a motion was made by Mr. Bristow properly
seconded by Mr. Adams
that the meeting be adjourned. The
motion passed
unanimously and the meeting adjourned at
11:30 a.m. The next scheduled meeting
will be held Thursday, February 15, 2007 in Building #33 at 10:30 a.m.
_________________________
01/25/07
/lw
cc: LHRC Members
Hospital Director
Patient Safety Officer/Complaint Liaison
Region V Human Rights Director
Human Rights
Advocates
Attachments:
LHRC Attendance