Health Center Board of Directors
The Health Center Board of Directors (HCB) has the following authorities and responsibilities:
- Adherence to County fiscal and labor policies, and County ordinances;
- Participation in the selection, annual review an continued leadership of the Executive Director of PHD FQHCs.
- Adoption of a quality of care audit procedure, identification and consultation about the services to be delivered and the hours of clinic operation;
- Review and approval of FQHC financial priorities and approval of the clinic budget within appropriations made available by the Board of Supervisors;
- Adoption of policies necessary and proper for the efficient and effective operation of the FQHC clinics;
- Periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the FQHC clinics in making services accessible to County residents; and
- Development and implementation of a procedure for hearing and resolving patient grievances.
All meetings of the HCB, are called, publicly noticed, held, and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (commencing with Section 5490 of the California Government Code).
According to federal regulations, HCB members are comprised of both clinic users (consumers) and community members. Potential members must complete an application which demonstrates that they meet the qualifications outlined in federal guidelines.
Community members must possess training, skills, and expertise in the provision of outpatient medical services to the underserved. Specific areas of expertise may include: business, health administration, finance, community affairs, education, housing and shelter services, insurance, marketing, public relations, and other health and social service organizations and providers. No more than 50% of the community members may derive more than 10% of their annual income from the health care industry
Consumers must comprise at least 51% of the HCB and be representative of the clinic user population of the County's FQHCs in terms of ethnicity, location of residence, race, gender, age and economic status. The consumer representation will provide feedback on service improvements to meet consumer needs.
The Health Center Board members are as follows:
Skip Szymanski (Chair)
Emily Casarez (Co-Chair)
Filipo Chapelle
Wm. Darrel Gardner
Celia Lee
Sylvia Bernard
Stephen Ferrara
Lee Herrington
Richard Osbourne
Jason Pryztowsky
Cynthia Guerrero, Member-At-Large
Lauren Geeb
Dana Gamble
(Executive Director, Health Centers – Non-Voting member)
Health Center Board Agendas and Minutes
(All files are PDF format. Packets are large files and may take time to load.)
Date/Time | Location | Agenda | Approved Minutes | Board Materials |
April 27, 2022 / 12:00pm - 1:05pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | April 2022 Packet | |
March 23, 2022 / 12:00pm - 1:25pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | March 2022 Packet | |
February 23, 2022 / 12:00pm - 1:20pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Feb 2022 Packet |
January 26, 2022 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Jan 26 2022 Packet |
January 12, 2022 / 12:00pm - 12:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Jan 12 2022 Packet |
December 15, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Dec 2021 Packet |
November 17, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting
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Agenda | Minutes | Nov 2021 Packet |
October 27, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Oct 2021 Packet |
September 22, 201 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Sept 2021 Packet |
August 25, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:06pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Aug 2021 Packet |
July 28, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | July 2021 Packet |
June 23, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | June 2021 Packet |
May 26, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | May 2021 Packet |
April 28, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | April 2021 Packet |
March 24, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | March 2021 Packet |
February 24, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | In Packet | Minutes | Feb 2021 Packet |
January 27, 2021 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | In Packet | Minutes | Jan 2021 Packet |
December 15, 2020 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Dec 2020 Packet |
November 18, 2020 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Nov 2020 Packet |
October 28, 2020 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Oct 2020 Packet |
September 23, 2020 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Sept 2020 Packet |
August 26, 2020 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | Aug 2020 Packet |
July 22, 2020 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda | Minutes | July 2020 Packet |
June 24, 2020 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting
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Agenda | Minutes | June 2020 Packet |
May 27, 2020 / 12:00pm - 1:15pm | Virtual Meeting | Agenda |