The Hospital Commission shall have charge of the administration, operation and maintenance of all hospitals, nursing homes, medical clinics, and ambulance services now or hereafter owned by the City. These general powers herein granted, shall not be considered to be limited by enumeration of specific powers in this section. The Commission shall have power to hire, discipline and terminate the chief administrative officer of the hospital and clinic with concurrence of the City Council. The Commission shall have the power to hire all other necessary employees; to fix and pay their compensation including that of the chief administrative officer of the hospital and clinic; to reimburse officers and employees for expenses necessarily paid or incurred in performance of their duties; to require a bond of any officer or employee and pay the premium thereon; to effect all necessary insurance; to make repairs of the hospital, medical clinics and nursing home buildings and their contents; to purchase all necessary hospital, nursing home, medical clinics and ambulance equipment, apparatus, and supplies; to receive and accept, with the approval of the Council, on mutually agreeable terms all donations for hospital, nursing home, medical clinic and ambulance service purposes; to establish such committees as it may see fit; and to make rules relating to its own procedure and to the administration, operation and maintenance of such hospitals, nursing homes, medical clinics, or ambulance services. Nothing in this section shall be construed to vest any power in the Commission to construct any additional hospitals, medical clinics, or nursing homes or additions to hospitals, medical clinics, or nursing homes, or appurtenant structures; such powers to be in the Council. (Ord. No. 407(2nd Ser.), § 1(subd. 3), 5-24-2010)
HOSPITAL COMMISSION MINUTES ARE POSTED ON THIS SITE AFTER FORMAL ADOPTION BY THE COMMISSION (minutes are adopted at the next regular meeting).
Current Hospital Commission Members
- Blake Combellick – Short bio
- Dr. Laura Hulsebus – Short bio
- Gary Swedberg – Short bio
- Jerry Pfeifer – Short bio
- John Lammert – Short bio
- Margie Nelson – Short bio
- Mary Ann Harty – Short bio
- Stephen Grams – Short bio
- Margie Nelsen, Chair
- Blake Combellick, Trustee
- John Lammert, Vice-Chair
- Gary Swedberg, Trustee
- Dr. Laura Hulsebus, Trustee
- Mary Ann Harty, Trustee
- Jerry Pfiefer, City Council Representative
- Stephen Grams, City Council Representative
The Hospital Commission meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at River’s Edge Hospital & Clinic at 12:20 p.m.
2018 Hospital Commission Minutes
2017 Commission Minutes
- 1-25-17 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 2-22-17 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 3-22-17 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 4-26-17 Hospital Commission
- MinutesBoard Presentation
- 5-24-2017 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 6-28-2017 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 7-26-2017 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 8-23-2017 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 9-27-17 hospital commission minutes
- 10-25-17 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 11-9-17 Hospital Commission Special Session Meeting Minutes
- 11-22 -17 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 12-27-17 Hospital Commissin Minutes
2016 Commission Minutes
- 1-27-16 Hospital Commision Minutes
- 2-24-16 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 2015 REHC Audit Report
- 3-23-16 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 4-27-2016 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 5-25-16 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 5-25-16 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 6-22-16 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 7-27-16-hospital-commission-minutes
- 8-24-16-hospital-commission-minutes
- 9-28-16-hospital-commission-minutes
- Hospital Commission Minutes 10-26-16
- Hospital Commission Minutes 11-21-16
- 12-28-16 Hospital Commission Minutes
2015 Commission Minutes
- 1-28-15 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 2-25-15 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 3-25-15 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 3-27-15 Special Commission Meeting Minutes
- 4-29-15 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 5-27-15 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 6-24-2015 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 07-29-2015 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 8-26-2015 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 9-23-2015 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 10-28-2015 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 11-23-2015 Hospital Commission Minutes
- 12-23-15 Hospital Commission Minutes
2014 Commission Minutes
- 1-29-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 2-26-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 3-26-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 4-30-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 5-28-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 6-25-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 7-30-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 8-27-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 9-24-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 10-29-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 11-25-2014 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 12-30-14 Hospital Commission Minutes
2013 Commission Minutes
- 01-30-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 02-27-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 03-27-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 04-24-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 05-14-2013 Hospital Commission Special Meeting Minutes
- 05-29-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 07-31-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 08-28-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 08-28-2013 Hospital Commission Workshop Meeting Minutes
- 09-25-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 10-30-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 11-26-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes
- 12-18-2013 Hospital Commission Meeting Minutes







