Comments on: Tulare Hospital Board Responds to Grand Jury Report

By: David

David — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 23:57:39 +0000

I am confused. In the rebuttal to the Grand Jury report the Tulare Local Health Care District claims that it cannot address the many issues raised because it was a different Board that was involved, not the current Board. If this was true, that every time Board membership changes a new legal entity is created, and the old Board is legally dissolved, then HCCA no longer has a legally binding contract with the “new Board”.

Are there really no procedures in place to provide for continuity of operations and record keeping for the Tulare Local Health Care District Board of Directors?

I would vote for a bond issue dedicated specifically to complete the hospital tower currently under construction if I knew exactly what the money was going to be spent on, and could review an approved set of plans and specifications set out for public review.

By: Deanne Martin-Soares

Deanne Martin-Soares — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 20:22:29 +0000

I encourage that everyone read the hospital’s explanation to the Grand Jury report. Again it lacks truth. For those that really want to know history look at the attached exhibits to the report. Definitely look at the bond meeting minutes from January 2008 when one board member states that the interim CEO and CFO worked magic with the Evolutions bonds and created $115 million so the project only needed $5 million to go. If that was the case then where did that money go? These are the revenue refunding bonds of 2007 that has debt requirements on the District.

Maybe little points don’t matter but it sets the stage for bigger embellishments or in some situations outright lies. I served on the board from 2000-2008. According to meeting minutes from January 2013 there was 8% of bond money left, not less than 5% as stated in the District ‘s response when HCCA took over.

This board has sat for far greater than presented, Gadke twice since 2013 and Wilborn on the bond oversight for many years – Does that mean she failed?

Just perform an independent, forensic audit and give the community answers.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 02:15:18 +0000

Here they go again, same old sad song. It is never their fault always someone else. Don’t like the message so they shoot the messenger. No new bond money for this Board. They can’t be trusted.

By: Speakmymind

Speakmymind — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 02:09:55 +0000

NO on Measure I get rid if the current board reinstall the old MEC

By: Tulare taxpayer

Tulare taxpayer — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 01:30:15 +0000

If they are doing a bang up job then they do not need the bond. The doctor in management of Health Care Conglomerate a Assoc. campaigned against the Bond measure in Visalia. He wants to raise our taxes but not his. He lives in Visalia. Double standard I would say.