Comments on: HCCA Offers Chance to View Tower One Construction

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 20:19:17 +0000

Nobody wants to close the hospital. It is important that our community understands that there is a high cost to maintaining a 65-year old building while at the same time constructing a new building. This is simply not sustainable. In addition, our present hospital, and especially our ER department, cannot accommodate the five-fold increase in Tulare’s population that has occurred over the past 65 years, nor can we recruit much needed doctors to such an old, antiquated building. It is unfair to our community and especially unfair to those seeking emergency care. By the way, if you reside in the Tulare hospital district and would like to see firsthand the progress of the tower, please call 559.684.4503 to schedule an appointment.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:20:37 +0000

In reply to Joseph Oldenbourg.

Don’t let his refusal stop you. We don’t need an autobiography on Benzeevi just some good old fashion background reporting. The information is out there you just have to do some digging. In fact I think the same should be done on each member that sits on the hospital’s Board of Directors as well.

By: Pkom Loviss

Pkom Loviss — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:13:55 +0000

Hospital will not close.

Old building can be used till 2030.

Hospital owns several real estate around the town – why dont they sell those & raise money to complete new building.

If hospital is making 2.9 million profit a year as Dr. Kumar claimed, they can easily raise 40-60 million from corporate bond market based on this income.

Taft & Colusa closed because they were not making money. Corcoran closed because of Medicare fraud.

Benzeevi is using scare tactics for his gain.

Before we give a single dime to these people we need to know where the previous money went and that new money will not go into the pockets of HCCA

By: Me

Me — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:21:41 +0000

Why isn’t the general public offered a viewing of the facility? Allow them several windows of opportunity such as times, days, question and comment periods. After all isn’t the hospital seeking the property owners within the district to support the bond but denying them access/ Speak with the lawyers and get them to create a waiver form allowing visitation and cease all work during these periods. If it is deemed unsafe to walk around while under construction, then stop the work. It wont be the first time this has happened. This time voluntary and not through a lawsuit. Structure and limit questions and comments to current events within the guided tour. Simple as that.

By: kristie

kristie — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 21:38:15 +0000

I believe all the hospital he mention above “disappeared” since those communities where never strong. Yet the towns are still going. I also love the fact that no one for measure I mentions that actual deadline to state requirements in the year 2030. Plenty of time to come up with a new plan when this one fails. The document sent out fails to mention that as well.

By: Margie Sadler

Margie Sadler — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 20:04:22 +0000

It’s my understanding that a Southern California University was interested in purchasing Tulare District Hospital. This did not work out obviously, and I think we all know why. My point is if a large University Hospital wanted to purchase this Hospital why did it not happen? This would have put Tulare District Hospital on the map as one of the best Trauma Centers in the Central Valley.

By: Joseph Oldenbourg

Joseph Oldenbourg — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:50:20 +0000

In reply to Eileen.

We asked him–yesterday, in fact. He declined.

By: Clark

Clark — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:25:33 +0000

Ditto to the above comments!! Nothing more than a Kodak picture moment. My family needs EMS Transport we are going to KDDH for care. Doesn’t the HCCA CEO already live in Visalia? No on Measure I x6!!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:46:28 +0000

Would like to see you do a full biography on Benzeevi.