Norman Regional Hospital Authority

NORMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY Board Meeting April 27, 2026 MINUTES The Norman Regional Hospital Authority met in monthly session Monday, April 27, 2026 at 5:30p.m. in the Norman Regional Hospital Board Room. The meeting Agenda was posted April 24, 2026 on the NRHS and City of Norman websites and at the entrance to Norman Regional Hospital. Members Present: Kelley Lobb, MD David Nimmo Danny Hale Mary Womack Kevin Pipes Dr. Lacy Anderson, MD Dr. Muhammad Anwar, MD Andy Sherrer Others Present: Dr. Aaron Boyd, MD, President & CEO LeAnn Richardson, Chief Nursing Officer & Chief Ambulatory Officer Calvin Bohanan, Chief Operating Officer Dr. Joe Voto, MD, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bruce Parker, MD, Chief of Medical Staff Dr. Archana Gautam, MD, Chief of Medical Staff Elect Larry Harden, Administrative Director, Risk & Compliance Gina Morgan, Director, Finance Melissa Herron, Director, Integrated Marketing Mike Nabors, Manager, Safety & Security Steven Sheriff, Director, Technical Support & Telecommunications Jason Delgado, HIT, Manager, Desktop Engineers Eman Ahmed, OU’s JC Penny Leadership Board Fellow William Hoffman, Director, Nursing Resources & EMSStat Misty English, RN Lawrence Carter, MD, Hospitalist Meghan Bedwell, RN Tracy Biggs, RN Julie Jennings, RN Iris Benton, RN Shannon Umber, RN Lainee Grider, RN Kalli Cannon, RN Shannon Largent, Administrative Director, Patient Care Services & Patient Quality Vanessa Bentley, Director, Patient Care Services Gina Morgan, Director, Finance Trish Crow, Coordinator, Development, NRH Foundation  NRHA Board Minutes 2 April 27, 2026 Jeff Farley, Supervisor, Duane Fitch, Partner, Plante Moran Ryan Marler, Guest Lynn Webber, Guest David Floyd, Floyd & Driver Jeff Raley, Floyd & Driver Members Absent: Joan Greenleaf Kevin Pipes Recorder: Claudia Todd, Executive Assistant Agenda Item I. Meeting Called to Order Dr. Lobb called to order the April 27, 2026 Norman Regional Hospital Authority business meeting at 5:34 p.m. Agenda Item II. Introduction and Recognition of Outstanding Healers A. May 2026 Employee of the Month Kalli Cannon, RN Intermediate Care Unit. Dr. Lobb introduced to the board Meghan Bedwell, Manager Intermediate Care Unit. Ms. Bedwell shared Ms. Cannon has been a part of the Norman Regional family for almost 3 years. She graduated from Newcastle High School and continued her education by earning her Associates of Nursing, Bachelors of Nursing & in May will be graduating with her MSN as a clinical nurse specialist. Ms. Cannon is an excellent nurse and an advocate for all her patients. She is very thorough, attentive, and goes out of her way to make sure they have everything they need. She will move to another unit upon gradiation and will be greatly missed by her ICU coworkers. Ms. Cannon is excited to be working on the hospitalist side beginning in September and is very thankful for the honor. Dr. Lobb, on behalf of the Board, extended a heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to Ms. Cannon. Her steadfast dedication, professionalism, boundless compassion, and consistently positive attitude contribute significantly to advancing Norman Regional as a caring and high-quality health system. B. Nurse of the Year Awards Dr. Lawrence Carter, Hospitalist presented the Nurse of the Year Awards. Each year Physicians and Providers nominate candidates for Nurse of the Year  NRHA Board Minutes 3 April 27, 2026 Awards. A Physicians Focus group established the Nurse of the Year Awards in 2010 to honor nurses who are the frontline for our patients. NRHS has over 1,000 nurses across the system and tonight the top 1% are being honored. These 11 nurses go above and beyond to make a difference daily. Iris Benton, RN – Nurse of the Year Tracy Biggs, RN – Finalist Janaya Blair, RN – Finalist Misty English, RN – Finalist Lainee Grider, RN – Finalist Julie Jennings, RN – Finalist Greta Morgan, RN – Finalist Denise Stabel, RN – Finalist Shannon Umber, RN – Finalist Hannah Crawford, LPN – LPN of the Year Diane Butler, APRN – APRN of the Year Each of these finalists were nominated by their colleagues who see firsthand the impact they make every single day. Across every nomination, a few themes stood out: compassion, clinical excellence, leadership and an unwavering commitment to do what is right for patients and one another. These finalists are described as knowledgeable, skillful and equally known for their kindness and calm presence while reassuring patients and families in difficult times. Iris Benton, RN is the Nurse of the Year. Ms. Benton is someone who embodies the very best in the profession. From the moment she walks into the ER, she brings with her something you cannot teach – an energy that lifts those around her. In a setting where every second matters and emotions can run high, Ms. Benton is the steady calming presence. She consistently advocates for her patients and ensures they are not only medically cared form but also treated with dignity and compassion. C. Trustee Recognition Dr. Lobb acknowledged Mr. Hale celebrated a birthday recently Dr. Boyd shared Dr. Muhammad Anwar was voted the Best Cardiologist by Norman Transcript readers. Ms. Cannon, Ms. Bedwell, Dr. Carter, Ms. English, Ms. Biggs, Ms. Jennings, Ms. Benton, Ms. Umber, Ms. Grider, Ms. Largent, Ms. Bentley and Mr. Farley left the meeting at 5:42pm. Agenda Item III. Approval of the March 23, 2026 Hospital Authority Board Meeting Minutes  NRHA Board Minutes 4 April 27, 2026 A. Dr. Lobb asked for approval of the March 23, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes ACTION TAKEN: Dr. Anwar made a motion to approve the March 23, 2026 minutes. Dr. Anderson seconded the motion and the motion was approved unanimously with aye votes from Dr. Lobb, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Hale, Ms. Womack, Dr. Anderson, Dr. Anwar and Mr. Sherrer. Agenda Item IV. Medical Staff A. Dr. Parker presented the Medical Staff report. He stated the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) met on April 20, 2026. Topics covered were charting policy changes, the new Hospice process, discharge medications, CMS requirements, Credentialing, Committee reports and updates from the Executive Team. ACTION TAKEN: None, Information only Agenda Item V. Patient Quality & Safety Committee B. Dr. Lobb stated the Patient Quality & Safety Committee for April 6, 2026 was cancelled. Dr. Lobb expressed condolences to Ms. Greenleaf in the passing of her husband. ACTION TAKEN: None, Information only Agenda Item VI. Finance Committee Meeting A. Dr. Boyd presented the NRHS Financial report for March 2026: March 2026 Financial Performance  Gross Revenues .................................. (Budget $227,301,411)............ $223,847,109  Net Patient Revenue .............................. (Budget $49,556,100).............. $48,723,734  Total Operating Expenses ..................... (Budget $52,725,075).............. $51,754,700  Other Operating Revenues .......................... (Budget $822,429)................... $704,829  Operating Income .................................... (Budget $2,346,546).............. ($2,326,137)  Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses) ........ (Budget $500,517)................. ($369,789)  Excess Revenues over Expenses ............ (Budget $1,846,029).............. ($1,956,348)  EBIDA ....................................................... (Budget $4,171,636)............ ($4,0564,005) Year-to-Date  Operating Income .................................. (Budget $33,250,451)............ ($37,368,241)  Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses) ..... (Budget $4,122,420).............. ($3,595,554)  Excess Revenues over Expenses .......... (Budget $29,128,031)............ ($33,772,687) ACTION TAKEN: Mr. Nimmo made a motion to approve the March 2026 NRHS Financial Statements. Dr. Anwar seconded and the motion to  NRHA Board Minutes 5 April 27, 2026 approve the March 2026 Financials were approved unanimously with aye votes from Dr. Lobb, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Hale, Ms. Womack, Mr. Sherrer, Dr. Anderson and Dr. Anwar. Agenda Item VII. Old Business Dr. Boyd shared the following:  Nurses Week is May 4-8  Hospital Week is May 11-15  May 11th is Norman Regional’s 80 years of Compassion Celebration. Invitations to Trustees will be sent out within the next week Agenda Item VIII. New Business None Ms. Eman, Mr. Marler, Mr. Fitch, Ms. Herron, Mr. Nabors, Mr. Hoffman, Ms. Morgan and Ms. Weber left the meeting at 6:07pm. Agenda Item IX. Proposed Executive Session A. Proposed Vote to Convene an Executive Session 25 Okla. Stat. § 307.B.4 to Discuss with Legal Counsel (i) Pending Internal Peer Review/Credentialing Investigation Regarding the Medical Staff Members/Applicants Listed Below; ACTION TAKEN: Mr. Sherrer made a motion to adjourn into Executive Session. Dr. Anderson seconded and the motion was approved unanimously with aye votes from Dr. Lobb, Mr. Nimmo, Dr. Anwar, Ms. Womack, Dr. Anderson, Mr. Sherrer and Mr. Hale. B. Medical Staff Recommendations Regarding the Medical Staff Members/ Applicants as Listed in XIII.B 1-3 Below. 1. Recommend New Provisional Medical Staff Appointments: a. Atrac Kay, MD – Medicine – Active b. Derek Irwin, MD – Pathology – Active c. Candena Allenbrand, MD – Pediatrics – Consulting d. Luca Brunelli, MD – Pediatrics – Consulting e. Olufolajimi Obembe, MD – Radiology – Privileges Only 2. Recommend Advancement of Medical Staff from Provisional Status: a. Danushka Seneviratne, MD – Medicine – Consulting b. Michael Confer, MD – Medicine – Consulting c. Jerry Jaboin, MD – Medicine – Consulting d. William Fife, MD – Radiology – Privileges Only  NRHA Board Minutes 6 April 27, 2026 3. Recommended Medical Staff Reappointments: a. Muhammad Anwar, MD – Cardiovascular Medicine – Active b. Sunil Mathew, MD – Cardiovascular Medicine – Active c. David Fish, MD – Emergency Medicine – Active d. James Thorp, MD – Radiology – Active e. Kathryn Cook, MD – Pediatrics – Active f. Matthew Ryan, MD – Pediatrics – Active g. M. Dianne Chambers, MD – OB/GYN – Active h. Nigam Sheth, MD – Anesthesia – Active i. Lubna Mirza, MD – Medicine – Consulting j. Reba Beard, MD – Pediatrics – Courtesy k. Brittney Wicks, APRN-CNP – Hospital Medicine – Allied Health l. Kristina Valentino, APRN-CNP – Pediatrics – Allied Health m. Marcin Kopec, MD – Radiology – Privileges Only C. Request to Adjourn Out of Executive Session and Return to Regular Session ACTION TAKEN: Mr. Sherrer made a motion to adjourn out of Executive Session. Dr. Anwar seconded, and the motion was approved unanimous aye votes from Dr. Lobb, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Hale, Ms. Womack, Mr. Sherrer, Dr. Anderson and Dr. Anwar. Dr. Lobb noted the Board returned to regular session. There were no decisions or votes taken except to return to regular session and any information shared during the Executive Session is privileged and needs to remain in Executive Session. D. Proposed Vote to Approve or Disapprove the Medical Executive Committee Recommendations Regarding Credentialing of the Referenced Medical Staff Members as Listed in XII B 1-3 ACTION TAKEN: Dr. Anderson motioned to approve credentialing items as recommended by Medical Executive Committee and Credentials Committee of all referenced Medical Staff members listed in XII B 1-3. Mr. Sherrer seconded, and the motion was approved with unanimous aye votes from Dr. Lobb, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Hale, Ms. Womack, Mr. Sherrer, Dr. Anderson and Dr. Anwar. Agenda Item X. Resolution for Debt Issuance ACTION TAKEN: Mr. Sherrer made a motion to approve the Resolution for Debt Issuance as presented. Dr. Anwar seconded, and the motion was approved unanimous aye votes from Dr. Lobb, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Hale, Ms. Womack, Mr. Sherrer, Dr. Anderson and Dr. Anwar. Agenda Item XI. Resolution of Official Intent  NRHA Board Minutes 7 April 27, 2026 ACTION TAKEN: Mr. Sherrer made a motion to approve the Resolution of Official Intent as presented. Dr. Anderson seconded, and the motion was approved unanimous aye votes from Dr. Lobb, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Hale, Ms. Womack, Mr. Sherrer, Dr. Anderson and Dr. Anwar. Mr. Floyd and Mr. Raley left the meeting at 6:40pm Agenda Item XII. Administrative & Performance Updates Mr. Bohanan shared the following:  The majority of Construction projects are complete  Porter campus consolidation and exit plans continue  The IT Consultant will begin their 8-week evaluation and assessment for an EMR program. Simultaneously an evaluation of the entire HIT department begins to determine a road map for the future  Supply Chain department began the Vizient Integrated Supply Chain model with significant savings projections already identified, and some being realized across multiple areas Ms. Richardson shared the following:  Clinics o Dr. Boyd met with Primary Care Physicians and APP’s to provide an update on our financial progress o Phase One rolled out on the new EMR service utilized in clinics. It decreases the cognitive load of a Physician or APP while they are meeting with the patient instead of the charting that may need to be done. o Contract renewals are in the process of going out to Primary Care Physicians o Specialty Clinic Physician contracts will begin going out in May  Payer Negotiations continue and some timelines are coming due. NRHS is preparing messaging for patients as those deadlines near  Patient Experience survey results are improving in both target areas of patient communication/handoff of materials and the ready to discharge information  CMS Star ratings – Mortality is rated from 1 to 5 stars and there are 8 measures used to determine the rating. The reporting period for the 8 measures vary from 1, 2 and 3 year periods which affects how quickly the overall score can update and improve.  Clinical Documentation department still training, but making progress Dr. Voto encouraged everyone to attend the 80th Celebration Event on May 11th. Agenda Item XIII. Board Open Discussion None  NRHA Board Minutes 8 April 27, 2026 Agenda Item XIV. Adjournment ACTION TAKEN: Dr. Anderson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:14pm. Mr. Hale seconded, and the motion was passed with aye votes from Dr. Lobb, Mr. Nimmo, Mr. Hale, Ms. Womack, Dr. Anderson, Dr. Anwar and Mr. Sherrer. Respectfully Submitted, Mary Womack, Vice-Chair/Secretary