Comments on: Tulare Regional Medical Center: The Story of a Hospital’s Turnaround

By: Tulare taxpayer

Tulare taxpayer — Sun, 08 May 2016 19:26:58 +0000

In reply to Lioness.

We will not get the heck out of the way. Explain the Bond money spent. Last time I checked all opinions have a right to be expressed. This is still America right.

By: Rick Elkins

Rick Elkins — Mon, 02 May 2016 02:17:40 +0000

Deanne is absolutely correct. Either those stating otherwise are misinformed or simply trying to distort the facts in favor of the current hospital administration. It was a $105 million as presented to voters in Sept. of 2005. Again, at $85 million dollars, the bond consultants were very clear we may not be successful at that amount and any higher would be very difficult to pass. Dr. Kumar was a member of the board and voted for the $85 million bond measure, knowing full well the risk that was at the time. Still, at $120 million does not explain the need now for $140 million and with the mistrust of the hospital and those running it today, I wonder where the extra $20 million is going to end up. The hospital needs to completely detail where the $85 million went and why the need now for $140 million. That responsibility is on HCCA. Until that is done, no one should support a new bond effort.

By: Lioness

Lioness — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:26:29 +0000

1.Tulare needs a hospital. 2. Tulare needs physicians who will be held accountable for quality patient care. There are so many things the public is not in tune with when it comes to how a Medical Staff works. 1. It would devastate the city of Tulare should this hospital fold. I have not seen one bit of support for just having a hospital and having some answers on how to keep this hospital alive. Just a lot of back and forth and gossip. 2. Yes all the doctors are all about how there was a supposed illegal ousting of the MEC. No one knows the full details you can’t even speak to what has happened at Tulare Hospital. Hold those opinions and wherever you have privileges be a positive integral part of that hospital or leave if you don’t want to be there don’t just stand there and fight unless you’re fighting to make things better. Too many opinions about the wrong issues. Tulare’s Hospital can be better than any neighbor or big city hospital we as Tulare Citizens need to support the move for a better hospital. All you naysayers get the heck out of the WAY.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:59:52 +0000

In reply to Grave.

I guess if you can’t beat them then you try to smear them. Deanna Martin-Soares is a respected and trusted community leader and she has earned that title. Keep your smear tactics to yourself. We are lucky to have her keeping everyone in the loop on what is going on….of course the same goes for Valley Voice too.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:43:36 +0000

In reply to P..

I guess I would go where I go now…. Kaweah Delta. That is by choice. That said, I do not wish for Tulare Hospital to close… I just wish we had a new hospital board that is trustworthy. Its not the care received at Tulare, which is good….. it is my way of protesting this board and what they do and stand for.

By: T. Johnson

T. Johnson — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 02:00:43 +0000

Kathleen Johnson has stated that the financial returns of TRMC are now 3 times the national average. She further states that for 24 consecutive months they have had a positive cash flow. Or, put another way, she states that every month for 2 years they have had a net profit resulting in a 28 million dollar increase in the hospitals’ valuation. Interesting. If true, they should be able to float revenue bonds for the needed cash and not ask the public to approve an additional $55 million in general obligation bonds. The CEO of TRMC has spent $38,000 to try and defeat the general obligation bond in Visalia for Kaweah Delta, which is augmenting its’ G.O. bonds with revenue bonds for their project, yet he is asking the good people of Tulare to ignore the “profitability” of TRMC and use only general obligation bonds for their project. Perhaps the profitability of TRMC is not what it seems.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:43:10 +0000

In reply to Grave.

HCCA is only Dr Benzeevi…..and now everyone is an HCCA employee. TDH is just the figure head now.
Let me explain something.
When Obamacare started the payout was so low that no hospital would be able to survive. Now they have some kinks worked out and everyone is being paid better especially in CA under our system. You forget that Oregon was almost going to be added with us….don’t know what happened to that.
The MCO tax rebate (of sorts) also will be helping to pay benefits better also. Inyo Hospital under this HCCA will get 1.4 million in help that they were going to get whether or not HCCA came in or not. But all their board quit and they fell into bankruptcy before it got signed.
So this miraculous come to the rescue they are claiming was going to occur anyway. They are now the benefactors.
And you didn’t read where Deanne Martin Soares stated that when they started the project and the money was out, there was no accounting as she continually asked for documents and received nothing. She resigned because she didn’t want to be associated with it any longer.
And who’s been on the Board since he came to town? You talk about almost bankrupting……would that be Dr Kumar and his 4 million lawsuit that the Stanley family received?

By: M. Garcia

M. Garcia — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 23:51:48 +0000

I don’t think anyone is wanting our hospital to close. We just want some answers to what’s happened to our money and equipment. Also since we don’t have a board we can trust I think our board should do the right thing and respectfully step down.

By: Grave

Grave — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:26:19 +0000

In reply to Speakmymind.

The old board with Mrs. Martin-Soares made extremely poor decisions, new board is trying to clean up the mess. This new board brought in HCCA and they’ve got the hospital in the right direction. The old board almost bankrupt them, now they have one of the highest profit margins in California. They should know better than anyone that the current hospital building does not meet earthquake safety laws and the hospital will have to close if they cant build a new one.

By: P.

P. — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:11:39 +0000

That hospital is one of the most important businesses in Tulare, if not the most important. Why do all you critics want to drive it into the ground? If the hospital closes your property value will sink to nothing. Where would you go after a heart attack? or an accident. Be careful what you wish for.