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CLEARWATER HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY
Agenda - April 28, 19B1
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, . Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes of 11/29/79
.3. Old Business
\ 0,.., Approval of Organizational Seal
'4 New Business
Waive sending Annual Report,
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Hospital Update Report by John Gray
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Election of Chairman & Vice-Chairman
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CLEARWATER HEALTH PACILITIES AUTHORITY MEETING
April 28, 1981
The City of Clearwater Health Facilities Authority met
in the Mayor's Conference Room in City Hall, on Tuesday,
April 28, 1981.
The following members were present:
C. J. Wollett
George Bouse
Ruth Condon
Frank George
Clinton Holden
Chairman
Vice Chairman
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Also present were:
John Gray
John Sweger
Thomas Bustin
Lucille Williams
Director of Administration
Hospital Board Member
City Attorney
City Clerk
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Chairman,
C. J. Wollett. He presented the minutes of November 29, 1979,
which had been mailed to the members of the Authority. Upon
hearing no corrections or additions, he declared the minutes
approved.
Business
By unanimous consent, the Board
report to the appointing authority.
forms will be forwarded to the Board
of June 1981.
waived sending an annual
Financial disclosure
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The Chairman presented the Clearwater Health Facility
Authority's Seal for approval.
Hospital Update Report (Morton F. Plant)
John Gray, Director of Administration and John Sweger,
Hospital Board Member, reviewed the background information on
the hospital and reported a long~range plan was drawn and later
revised, outlining future development over a ten year period.
Among the facilities considered, was a medical office building
which the Board has since reconsidered and will not proceed in
that direction. Acquisition of two nursing homes is a step
in the direction of a geriatrics care unit. A new expanded
obstetrical department is being considered. Expansion of the
Heart Center, with a heart catherization laboratory, costing
one~half million dollars will be opened in the near future.
The hospital has purchased land for parking. In-patient beds
in the older buildings need to be replaced and more private
rooms are being requested by patients. A new and expanded
laboratory, which is in one of the older buildings, is being
planned, and will be funded by a grant. Expansion of rehabili-
tation and cardiovascular services has been discussed. They
are trying to activate their long-range plan, but replacement
of beds and facilities is a major concern. Many of the departments
are housed in small spaces in buildings that need to be rebuilt
and/or renovated, as they are not up to Code.
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The hospital property stretches from Bay Avenue to South
Ft. Harrison Avenue, east and west, and from Corbett Street,
north to Pinellas Street. The hospital is licensed for 745
beds and there are 674 to 680 beds currently available. The
Board questioned whether there was a demand for 745 beds.
John Gray responded by stating there were a number of variables
to be considered; that men and women cannot be placed in the
same room, the intensive care, orthopedic and obstetric units
need to be separate, as well as smokers and non-smokers. A
hospital needs greater flexibility than a hotel. A flu
epidemic really creates many problems. A new facility would
take approximately three years to construct. There is a
natural growth in this area as well as a natural age growth
that must be considered. The over age 65 population group
use hospital facilities four times more than those under age
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The plan is proceeding slowly and an architect has been
commissioned. The planning committee has been meeting regularly
with the architect, but a specific plan has not been approved
yet. The committee has discussed the plans for development
and expressed concerns on whether or not they could afford
them. They had discussed a 30-year plan for the new property.
Building was to be done in increments of 200 beds at a time.
However, construction on this new property would create a
transportation problem between the old and new facility. The
cost of this project would have been $20 million dollars and
the plan was discarded.
A proposal to place a new facility on the east side of
the present building was discussed, but that would have been
a $30 to $40 million dollar project. They then considered
other alternatives of converting the solarium and an addition
to the Witt Building. They concluded that some things needed
to be placed on the new property, such as a warehouse or
purchasing department, a business office or a dispensary.
Current planning envisions a 60 to 80 thousand square foot
building, at a ball-park estimate of $10 to $15 million dollars.
The hospital's balance sheet shows assets of $42 million
dollars. They are making an effort to keep the costs down
and only recently implemented an increase in the last month
of the year in which it was authorized. The charity and bad
debt load carried by Morton Plant Hospital for the first six
months of this year, amounted to $l~ million dollars. The
Hospital Foundation provides a million dollars per year and
in addition assists with special programs, such as the Cancer
Center and the Adler Laboratory. This philanthropic endeavor
aids in curtailment of hospital costs.
The hospital could support a $40 to $50 million dollar
bond issue. Their current bonded debt is $5 million dollars.
The hospital's auditors are Ernst and Whinney and if a bond
issue is considered for new construction, they will prepare
a feasibility study with an economic projection of the costs
and the effect on the hospital. The hospital would probably
receive a bond rating of AA.
Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
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Clinton Holden nominated C. J. Wollett, Chairman, and
George Bouse, Vice-Chairman. Motion \~as duly seconded and
carried unanimously.
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Meetings
Di~cussion ensued on holding regular meetings at,specified
periods of time. By unanimous consent the Board agreed to meet
on Tuesday, November 17, 1981, at 4:00 p.m., at the hospital.
It was suggested that regular meetings be held at City
Hall to avoid a conflict of interest and to be more access able
to the public. The next meeting will be a special meeting to
tour the facilities and consider a possible project for the
hospital.
By unanimous consent the City Clerk will be custodian of
the Clearwater Health Facilities Authority Seal.
Meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
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I, Lucille Williams, duly appointed City Clerk of the
City of Clearwater, Florida, certify the foregoing to be
a true, and .correct copy of the minutes of the 'April 28, 1981,
meeting of the Clearwater Health Facilities Authority, and
all persons dealing with the Authority may rely upon this
certificate.
Witness my hand and the corporate seal of the City of
, Clearwater this 28th day of October 1981.
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Lucille Williams
City Clerk
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