UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS

SEMI-ANNUAL MEDICAL STAFF MEETING

MINUTES

June 1, 2010

Old Clinic Auditorium

Dr. Brian Goldstein, Chief of Staff, called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutesof the meeting ofNovember 17, 2009 were unanimously approved.

MEDICAL STAFF COMMITTEES ANNUAL REPORTS

Dr. Brian Goldstein encouraged faculty to review the annual committee reportsthat were posted online in advance of the meeting. He thanked the committee chairs and committee members for their dedication in serving on the various committees of the Medical Staff.

PRESENTATION OF ROBERT C CEFALO HOUSE OFFICER RECOGNITION AWARDS

Dr. Philip Boysen presented the House Officer Recognition Awards (Dr. Boysen’s full remarks are available with these minutes in the Office of the Chief of Staff). UNC Hospitals has renamed these long-standing annual awards in honor of the late Dr. Robert Cefalo. The honorees have distinguished themselves as exemplary physicians, capable leaders and compassionate caregivers.

House Officer Recipients: Dr. Gregory Basura, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery; Dr. Gregory Bianchi, Department of Pathology; Dr. Madeline Dillon, Department of Allergy and Immunology; Dr. Jennifer McEntee, Division of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Department of Medicine; Dr. Robin Reed, Department of Psychiatry; Dr. Paul Riesenman, Department of Surgery.

PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION, DR. ALAN HINDERLITER

Dr. Goldstein announced that the Medical Staff would like to honor Dr. Alan Hinderliter, Professor in Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology. Dr. Rowell Daniels gave a brief history onDr. Hinderliter’scontributions and accomplishments over 18 years as Chair of the Pharmacy Therapeutics Committee. On behalf of the Medical Staff, Dr. Brian Goldstein read and presented a resolution in honor of Dr. Hinderliter. Dr. Hinderliter thanked everyone for the recognition and for the resolution.

ACTION ITEM

Affiliate Medical Staff – New Medical Staff Category (proposed Bylaws language)

Dr. Brian Goldstein read the new proposed Bylaws language and explained the reason for the amendment to the Bylaws. A copy of the proposed language is available upon request in the office of the Chief of Staff.

Approved

REPORT FROM UNC HOSPITALS

Presented by Gary Park, President, UNCHospitals. Mr. Park’s slides are available on request with these minutes in the Office of the Chief of Staff.

Mr. Park reported that we have had an exceptional year, financial performance has been good, patient satisfaction scores continue to rise thanks to the Carolina Care Program, and our quality indicators with BCBS and CMS are very strong. He thanks everyone for all of their hard work. Regarding the financial performance, through March, we have had an adjusted operating income of $33 million. FY11-15 from operations we need to make a 6.3% operating margin.

We continue to address the consequences of Alamance Regional Medical Center’s opposition to our Certificate of Need (CON) for the Hillsborough Hospital. There was a mediation conference approximatelysix weeks ago but we did not reach an agreement. Alamance Regional has deposed several of our department chairs and we have deposed several of their board members and some of their physicians. We are going to do everything we can to get this done.

Mr. Park announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Todd Peterson will retire effective June 30th, after 21 years. A celebration will be held in Todd’s honor in the Cancer Center Lobby from 2:30-4:30 on Friday, June 4, 2010. Dr. Brian Goldstein has been selected as the next Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Chris Ellington, current Chief Financial Officer, has meanwhile been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and will now report directly to Mr. Park.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WITH FOCUS ON NC BUDGET

Presented by Mr. Kevin FitzGerald, Executive Associate Dean for Administration

Mr. FitzGerald gave an update on budget items that have been talked about at the General Assembly in the last few months. He indicated that nothing has been finalized and everything is subject to change, as the General Assembly continues to meet.

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT

Presented by Dr. Philip Boysen, Designated Institutional Official and Executive Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Boysen’s slides are available on request with these minutes in the Office of the Chief of Staff.

Dr. Boysen reported that over the past twelve months, the Office of GME received 45 letters from the ACGME concerning different accreditation decisions and citations. Some of the program citations include duration and scope of education, resident operative experience, monitoring of duty hours, faculty certification, evaluation of program, evaluation of residents, and evaluation of faculty.

The ACGME’s focus: compliance with duty hours regulations, innovation in the transition of care, patient safety and error reduction, resident supervision, faculty development, fundamentals of education, completion of timely Program Internal Reviews, and “core competencies” teaching and evaluation.

ADJOURNMENT:

Dr. Goldstein encouraged those present to call him at 6-8622 or to email if they have questions or concerns.

The meeting adjourned at 6:00pm.

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Brian P. Goldstein, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P.

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