Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990 [PAGE 303]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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O n motion of Mr. Boyle, these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were approved by t h e following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. L a m o n t , Ms. Reese, Mrs. S h e p h e r d , Mr. Wolff; n o , n o n e ; absent, G o v e r n o r Edgar. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.) Contracts for Employee Assistance Services, Chicago (19) T h e chancellor at Chicago has recommended approval of contracts with Creative Care Management, Ltd. (CCM), to provide counseling and related services to employees at the University of Illinois at Chicago served through Employee Assistance Services (EAS) and Academic Personnel. T h e units provide counseling and referral assistance to employees who are experiencing some form of personal distress which results in the deterioration of their job performance. In addition, legislation at both the Federal and State levels relative to alcohol and drug abuse encourages the establishment of such programs for employees. EAS at the University of Illinois at Chicago began serving support staff in January 1984. T h e program was developed through the Personnel Services Office with the clinical design developed by the Jane Addams College of Social Work, a major educator for employee assistance throughout the Midwest. In 1988, CCM began providing these services with satisfactory results. CCM provides assessment, planning, short-term counseling, referral (when appropriate to the UI Hospital and Clinics), and follow-up services. Short-term alcoholism treatment in-house is also available. CCM will maintain office hours between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Campus Health Services Building, as well as provide 24-hour, 7-days-per-week phone access to the counselors. During fall 1990, a comprehensive review was conducted of the EAS program at UIC, its benefits, services, and costs. Subsequent review involved staff from several units, including the Counseling Center and Department of Psychiatry. T h e review determined that the services provided by CCM are cost-effective, appropriate to the needs of staff and supervisors, and quite satisfactory in quality and performance. These contracts will begin July 1, 1991, and continue through June 30, 1992, at a cost of $118,945. Funds are available in the Personnel Services and Academic Personnel operating budgets for Fiscal Year 1992. Award of these contracts is subject to the availability of such funds. T h e vice president for business and finance recommends approval. I concur. O n motion of Mr. Boyle, this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was approved by t h e following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. G r a v e n h o r s t , Mr. L a m o n t , Ms. Reese, Mrs. S h e p h e r d , Mr. Wolff; no, n o n e ; absent, G o v e r n o r Edgar. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.) Contract for Lithotripsy Services, University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago (20) T h e chancellor at Chicago has recommended approval of a contract with Humana Hospital/Michael Reese (formerly Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center) to provide lithotripsy (a process using sound waves to break up kidney stones) services to University of Illinois Hospital (UIH) patients in return for appropriate reimbursement from U I H . T h e professional component of lithotripsy services will be billed to the patient or financial sponsor by the University's Medical Service Plan. UIH patients will be treated at Humana Hospital/Michael Reese and then transferred back to UIH. For its services, Humana Hospital/Michael Reese will bill