AMENDED
MINUTES OF A MEETING A JOINT MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE AND HOSPITAL
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
April 19, 1983
A joint meeting of the Executive and Hospital Committees of the
Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University was held on Tues-
day, April 19, 1983, at 7:30 a.m. in the University Meeting Center.
Present were Messrs. Balfour, Craigie, Grey, Ludeman, Reynolds and
Smith; Drs. Coleman, Gayle and Nemuth; and Mesdames Bemiss and Thal-
himer. Mr. Cotten was absent. Also present were Drs. Ackell, Hall,
Maurer, Wilson, Woods and Young; Messrs. Bruegman, Fraley, Lash, Ross,
Schrock, Taylor and Ware; and Mrs. Price.
Mr. Ludeman called the meeting to order and asked Mr. Robert J.
Grey, Chairman of the Hospital Committee, to preside.
Mr. Grey presented Mr. Myles Lash, Director of MCVH, for a presen-
tation on the status of the physical facilities at the medical center.
Mr. Lash reported on the construction projects underway and the physi-
cal moves taking place to accommodate the North Hospital renovation
program.
Mr. Lash reported that the patient statistics are significantly
improved over last year and that the length of patient stays has not
increased. The statistics do show a reduction in the employment vacan-
cy levels at the hospital.
Mr. Lash reported that hospital operating expenses have exceeded
the budget but revenues are also higher than expected. Mr. Lash noted
that one area of concern is the increased patient population in the
self-pay category. Many of these accounts may be uncollectible.
Accounts receivables for 1982-83 consisted of 61 percent third-party
reimbursements and 39 percent self-pay.
Mr. Lash introduced the 1983-84 Hospital Operating Budget. He
indicated that the 1983-84 budget'is based on the following assump-
tions:
Patient Day Activity will reach targeted levels.
No further reductions in State or Federal support.
Reasonable State matching funds will be provided for the
changes in the State retirement system.
No unanticipated increases in State personnel salary struc-
ture.
Cash collections will meet projected schedules.
New Medicare regulations will be implemented July 1, 1983.
Negotiations with the Medical School and University for ser-
vices do not exceed planned levels.
Based on these assumptions, the Hospital's budget will require an
overall 8 percent increase in hospital room rates.
Mr. Grey stated that the Board and administration must begin work-
ing on a solution to the situation where patients are treated at MCVH
and the hospital is not reimbursed for these services. Dr. Ackell
echoed this statement and indicated that this was a serious problem for
us.
On motion made and seconded, the Hospital Operating Budget for
1983-84 was approved.
Mr. Ludeman called the meeting of the Executive Committee to order
and on motion made and seconded, the Hospital's Operating Budget for
1983-84 was approved.
Dr. Ackell presented the revised statement on Institutional Priori-
ties. He stated that in 1981 the first statement on Institutional
Priorities was prepared. This document is used as the basis for Uni-
versity planning.
Dr. Ackell indicated that the programs identified for priority
consideration in the Institutional Priorities statement will be dis-
cussed with the Board before any decisions are made about these pro-
grams. In approving the Institutional Priorities Statement, the Board
is not approving specific programs. It is approving an overall plan.
It was suggested that the wording on Page 4, g,3, be changed from
"pressures" to "interest." On motion made and seconded, the Statement
on Institutional Priorities was approved as amended, and will be recom-
mended to the full Board for approval at its May meeting.
Mr. Bruegman presented the 1983-84 Budget Plan. He indicated that
this document is a revision of the budget plan adopted a year ago for
the second year of the 1982-84 biennium. A revision was necessary
because of the actions of the 1983 General Assembly in reducing the
University's appropriation. The 1983-84 Budget Plan is based on an
overall increase in tuition of 16 percent. Mr. Bruegman stated that
the Board would be reviewing specific tuition and fee increases sepa-
rately. He stated that the five percent retirement contribution to be
paid employees effective October 1 is included in this Plan, as well as
a one and one-half percent non-general funds pool for faculty promotion
and extraordinary merit increases. A modest yet adequate contingency
fund is provided for in the budget.
Dr. Andrako presented the Tuition and Fee Schedule on behalf of Mr.
Guerdon. The overall increase in tuition is 16 percent. The following
is a summary of the proposed tuition and fee rates:
% of IncreaseAmount
Undergraduate -
Resident 11.3% $120.00
Non-Resident 17.4% $400.00
Graduate
Resident 19.2% $250.00
Non-Resident 20.8% $500.00
Dentistry
Resident 5.5% $200.00
Non-Resident 8.7% $700.00
Medicine
Resident 9.1% $350.00
Non-Resident 11.4% $800.00
Pharmacy
Resident 6.2% $100.00
Non-Resident 6.7% $200.00
The University fee will be increased $30 per year or 14.3 percent.
Following a discussion and on motion made and seconded, the 1983-84
University Budget Plan and the 1983-84 Tuition and Fee Schedule were
approved.
Dr. Ackell presented the 1984-86 Program Proposal. Included in
this document are the request for following special areas of emphasis:
(1) graduate engineering program; (2) Center for Innovative Technology;
(3) Computing; (4) Geriatric Care and Human Development; and (5) Ser-
vices to Government. Mr. Bruegman reported that submission of the
program proposal is the first step in the State budget process. This
material has been submitted to the Department of Planning and Budget
and the Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Both of these
departments make budget recommendations to the Governor. On motion
made and seconded, the 1984-86 Program Proposal was accepted.
Mr. Bruegman presented the 1982-83 Third-Quarter Budget Report.
Following a discussion, on motion made and seconded, the Third-Quarter
Budget Report was accepted.
On motion made and seconded, the Board convened in executive ses-
sion to discuss certain personnel matters involving the performance of
identifiable employees or faculty of VCU, and to discuss pending liti-
gation with their attorney, and to discuss matters relating to gifts,
bequests, fund-raising activities and to discuss the investment of
funds as authorized by Section 2.1-344 a(1), a(5), a(6) and a(7) of the
Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Following executive session, on motion made and seconded, the Committee approved and/or accepted the Report on Promotion and Tenure, the
Report of the Legal Advisor, the Board of Visitors Promotion/Tenure
Special Appeals Procedure, the Report on Fund-Raising Activities and
the Report of the University's Investment Funds.
On motion made and seconded, the Executive Committee approved rec-
ommending to the full Board a change in the Board's Bylaws which would
allow for the election of the Rector at the May Board meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m. 6
Approved:11- Dou s H. Ludeman, Rector R Harold I. Nemuth, M.D., Secretary
