1. CEO Report to the Hospital Authority Board Open Session
Donna Katen-Bahensky
President and CEO
February 9, 2011

2. Leadership Update
Dixon Kaufman, MD named Chief of Transplantation and Ray D. Owen Professor
William Clancy, MD named Medical Director of Sports Medicine
Umberto Tachinardi, MD named UW Health Research-Information Officer

3. Recruitment Updates Chief Nursing Officer Pathology Chair
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Chief

4. Quality Council Changes
Reconstitute the Quality Council membership with the Clinical Chairs, the Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Medical Officers, Chief Operating Officers and the VPs of IT.
Donna Katen-Bahensky, CEO UWHC and Jeff Grossman, MD, CEO UWMF chairing Quality Council.
UW Health Quality and Safety Leaders will staff the committee.
PFCC representation on committee.
Quality Council will meet eight times a year on the 3rd Wednesday of the month starting March 16.
Remaining four months, the Council of Chairs will devote a second monthly meeting to Quality.

5. UW Health Organ Procurement Organization Recognition
HHS Gold Medal of Honor
Of the 58 OPOs in the country, only 8 received this award
For simultaneous achievement in all three outcome categories:
Conversion rate
Organs transplanted per donor
Donation after cardiac death
Silver Medal
Achieving a 97.6 percent conversion rate
32.5 percent donation after cardiac death rate
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6. Announcements JCERT Accreditation for UWHC
Employee Engagement Survey – Feb. 3-21
National Kidney Foundation’s Spotlight on Life Gala fundraiser 6

7. 2.1.11 Snow Emergency More than 100 staff stayed over during storm
Administrative sites and Clinics closed February 2
135 ride requests
Dozen of nearby staff came in to help cover for others
Free lunches and dinners for employees
Normal operations resumed at 4pm February 2 7