Comments on: Deal Gives HCCA Right to Buy Tulare Regional Medical Center

By: Tulare Local Health Care District settles final lawsuit from mismanagement era - Valley Voice

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[…] – Health Care Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) – had entered into a contract to run TLHCD that cost the hospital district and its voters millions. It eventually led the district into bankruptcy, which forced the indefinite closure of […]

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By: monica garcia

monica garcia — Tue, 24 May 2016 00:47:23 +0000

In reply to Barbara.

I have heard that many times about Carlton.

By: Joseph Oldenbourg

Joseph Oldenbourg — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:41:14 +0000

In reply to MsJ.

At the conclusion of the 14th paragraph.

By: MsJ

MsJ — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:41:29 +0000

Before the sale can be approved to HCCA, the Tulare Hospital District (Citizens) have to vote to approve the sale. Did I miss this information in the article somewhere?

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:09:08 +0000

In reply to Lioness.

Lioness, you’ve commented that “No one knows the full details you can’t even speak to what has happened at Tulare Hospital”.
So let’s get the full details, let’s have some transparency; that’s what most people seem to want. Nobody, that I know of, wants Tulare Medical Center to close. But people do want to know HOW it is being run. For example, is the hospital being run in a correct, fair and legal manner?

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:07:18 +0000

I am an employee of Southern Inyo Hospital, I will not give my name for fear of loosing my job. I wonder if Board President, Mr. Fedchenko, could explain the fact that HCCA has “loaned” SIH a substantial amount of money? Apparently, the hospital will pay back the loan. However, HCCA has made no effort in their “management” of the facility to ensure the hospital will be able to pay it back.

We have no positive administrative leadership here from HCCA and are afraid to question why.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:43:25 +0000

In reply to Lioness.

Everyone who has commented on this subject HAS SUPPORTED HAVING A HOSPITAL, WANTS TO KEEP OUR HOSPITAL, AND HAS GREAT RESPECT FOR THE MEDICAL STAFF AT OUR HOSPITAL. What we don’t like is the way this hospital board conducts its business. So no…the good citizens of Tulare have no intentions of “getting the heck out of the WAY”!

By: Lioness

Lioness — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:23:43 +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.