Shreveport Times
November 6, 2026
North Caddo Medical Center Board Meeting Minutes: September 22, 2026
BOARD MEETING: Regular Meeting DATE: September 22, 2026 MEMBERS PRESENT: Kenneth Cochran, Jennifer Fant, Robert Green, Mary Irvin, Michael W. Nation, Sr., David Norman, Adam Oliver, Brenda Smith, Thomas Tebbe. MEMBERS ABSENT: None. TIME CALLED TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m. OTHERS PRESENT: David Jones, CEO, Dakota Robinson, CFO, Drew Burnham, Attorney, Kourtney Tyson, Foundation Director, Stacy Alexander, Chief Nursing Officer/Foundation Vice-Chair, Ross Hansen, Chief Information Officer, Greg Guest, Clinic Quality & Outreach Director, Britney Stringham, Adm. Asst. LOCATION: NCMC Board Room, 1003 S. Spruce St., Vivian, LA BOARD CHAIR: Kenneth Cochran SECRETARY: David Jones I. CALLED TO ORDER ? Kenneth Cochran, Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. II. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ? Brenda Smith offered the Invocation. Adam Oliver led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. III. Approval / Amend Agenda ? Kenneth Cochran stated we need a motion and a second to approve the agenda. Robert Green made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Thomas Tebbe seconded the motion. The vote: Yeas: Kenneth Cochran, Jennifer Fant, Robert Green, Mary Irvin, Michael Nation, David Norman, Adam Oliver, Brenda Smith, Thomas Tebbe. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstained: None. The agenda was approved as presented. IV. Community Comments ? Kenneth Cochran stated there is no one present requesting to make community comments. V. Minutes of the Regular Meeting August 25, 2026 - Kenneth Cochran stated we need a motion and a second to approve the minutes of August 25, 2026, with discussion, if any, to follow. Robert Green made a motion to approve the minutes of August 25, 2026, as presented. Michael Nation seconded the motion. There was no discussion or correction noted. The vote: Yeas: Kenneth Cochran, Jennifer Fant, Robert Green, Mary Irvin, Michael Nation, David Norman, Adam Oliver, Brenda Smith, Thomas Tebbe. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstained: None. The vote was unanimous in favor of approving the minutes of the regular meeting of August 25, 2026, as presented. VI. Foundation Report ? Kourtney Tyson, Foundation Director, stated I'm really pleased to announce we had a very successful Gala this year and a lot of fun. We sold over 300 tickets. Thank you. David Jones stated I want to brag on our Foundation. They always do a fantastic job at every Gala. They take each one to another level. It was a fantastic night and well attended and everybody had a great time. I want to personally thank the Foundation Board for everything they've done and brag on them for sure. VII. Chief of Staff Report ? David Jones stated Dr. Woods is off today. He worked 24-hour shift yesterday. David Jones said Dr. Woods asked me to fill in for him. Basically, he said there was nothing new going on to report. All is well. VIII. Old Business ? 1) Construction Update: David Jones gave updates. There is good movement in South Bossier. The maintenance building will be a few weeks down the road. Board discussion followed. IX. Review August Statistics and Financials ? 1) Statistics: Dakota Robinson, CFO, gave an overview of the August statistics with discussion to follow. 2) Financials: Dakota Robinson, CFO, gave the Financial Report. He went over the August financial statements. Brenda Smith made a motion to approve the Statistical and Financial reports as presented. Robert Green seconded the motion. The vote: Yeas: Kenneth Cochran, Jennifer Fant, Robert Green, Mary Irvin, Michael Nation, David Norman, Adam Oliver, Brenda Smith, Thomas Tebbe. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstained: None. The vote was unanimous in favor of approving the August Statistical and Financial reports as presented. X. New Business ? 1) David Jones stated we have two items under new business. One is the purchase of an IT server that's relacing some 8-year-old equipment. The purchase is from Insight for the price presented to you and if I can get a motion and a second, we have our Chief Information Officer here to give a little more information and to answer any questions. Adam Oliver made a motion to approve the IT Server purchase. Jennifer Fant seconded the motion. Ross Hansen, CIO, discussed the item. There was Board discussion. After discussion Kenneth Cochran called for a vote. The vote: Yeas: Kenneth Cochran, Jennifer Fant, Robert Green, Mary Irvin, Michael Nation, David Norman, Adam Oliver, Brenda Smith, Thomas Tebbe. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstained: None. The vote was unanimous in favor of approving the IT Server Purchase as presented. 2) Surplus List: David Jones stated our second item is a Surplus List. If I can get a motion and a second to approve the list, you can review it and we can discuss this. Robert Green made a motion to approve the surplus list as presented. Jennifer Fant seconded the motion. David Jones briefly discussed the list. Discussion followed. Kenneth Cochran called for a vote. The vote: Yeas: Kenneth Cochran, Jennifer Fant, Robert Green, Mary Irvin, Michael Nation, David Norman, Adam Oliver, Brenda Smith, Thomas Tebbe. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstained: None. The vote was unanimous in favor of posting the Surplus list. XI. Administrative Report ? David Jones stated from time to time we have different department heads, different administrative team come in and we have Greg Guest here and wants to go over our CQI for 2026. Greg Guest stated today we're going to go over 2025 summaries. This report is to let you know that we're being proactive in our departments to determine what works and what doesn't work and we'll fix it if it doesn't work. Also, we must have quality improvement in the clinics. We do chart reviews in the clinics. We do four a month. The charts are audited and everything indicated must be in the chart for it to be acceptable ? if not it has to be fixed. We also do patient surveys and review those. There were Board comments. The Board thanked Greg Guest for his report. There was Board discussion regarding updating the Board portrait. XII. Medical Staff Recommendations ? September 2026 Medical Staff Recommendations were presented by David Jones, CEO, for Board approval. MEDICAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS: 1) Stacy Greenspan, M.D. - Requests Provisional Privileges in the field of Radiology for the period of September 22, 2026, through September 30, 2027. 2) Emma Kayal, DPM - Requests Provisional Privileges in the field of Podiatry for the period of September 22, 2026, through September 30, 2027. MEDICAL STAFF REAPPOINTMENT: 1) Jody Meek, M.D. - Requests Courtesy Privileges in the field of Mental Health for the period of September 22, 2026, through July 31,2028. ADVANCE PRACTICE PROFESSIONALS APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENT: None. EXTENSION REQUEST: None. VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS: None. A motion was made by Robert Green to approve the (2) Medical Staff Appointments and (1) Medical Staff Reappointment. Thomas Tebbe seconded the motion. The vote: Yeas: Kenneth Cochran, Jennifer Fant, Robert Green, Mary Irvin, Michael Nation, David Norman, Adam Oliver, Brenda Smith, Thomas Tebbe. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstained: None. The vote was unanimous in favor of approving the September Medical Staff Recommendations as presented. XIII. Executive Session - Kenneth Cochran stated there is no business to be discussed in Executive Session. XIV. Adjourn ? There being no further business Kenneth Cochran said I would entertain a motion to adjourn. Thomas Tebbe made a motion to adjourn. Michael Nation seconded the motion. The vote: Yeas: Kenneth Cochran, Jennifer Fant, Robert Green, Mary Irvin, Michael Nation, David Norman, Adam Oliver, Brenda Smith, Thomas Tebbe. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstained: None. The vote was unanimous in favor of adjourning the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 5:01 p.m.
North Caddo Hospital Service District
North Caddo Medical Center
Vivian, Louisiana
David C. Jones, Secretary
November 6 2026
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