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	<title>Comments on: Tulare Hospital Meeting Lacks Quorum, Special Meeting Called for July 27</title>
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		<title>By: Tim Ward, Part 2: Policy Battles, Political Controversies, and Ethical Scrutiny &#8211; Paul Flores Writer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tim Ward, Part 2: Policy Battles, Political Controversies, and Ethical Scrutiny &#8211; Paul Flores Writer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[&#8230;] “Because this was a special recall election, not a regular election, there is a question as to whe&#8230; [&#8230;]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] “Because this was a special recall election, not a regular election, there is a question as to whe&#8230; [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Attorneys for former Tulare hospital leaders accuse DA Ward of biased prosecution - Valley Voice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Attorneys for former Tulare hospital leaders accuse DA Ward of biased prosecution - Valley Voice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[&#8230;] “Because this was a special recall election, not a regular election, there is a question as to whe&#8230; [&#8230;]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] “Because this was a special recall election, not a regular election, there is a question as to whe&#8230; [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Suit against former Tulare hospital board members, attorney, moved to Kern County - Valley Voice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Suit against former Tulare hospital board members, attorney, moved to Kern County - Valley Voice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[&#8230;] “Because this was a special recall election, not a regular election, there is a question as to whether we have to certify this as a regular board agenda item — where it is on your agenda today is #2, as a chair announcement, it’s not in the body of the agenda,” Wilbourn said at the July 26, 2017 meeting. [&#8230;]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] “Because this was a special recall election, not a regular election, there is a question as to whether we have to certify this as a regular board agenda item — where it is on your agenda today is #2, as a chair announcement, it’s not in the body of the agenda,” Wilbourn said at the July 26, 2017 meeting. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Tulare hospital district sues former counsel, board members - Valley Voice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tulare hospital district sues former counsel, board members - Valley Voice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[&#8230;] At the time, Wilbourn said that an agenda item declaring her election had been placed on the agenda &#8230;. [&#8230;]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] At the time, Wilbourn said that an agenda item declaring her election had been placed on the agenda &#8230;. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Dr. Parmod Kumar Claims New Board Member Sworn In Through Brown Act Violation - Valley Voice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dr. Parmod Kumar Claims New Board Member Sworn In Through Brown Act Violation - Valley Voice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[&#8230;] Though the letter was dated July 26, Wilbourn did not mention it as the rationale for delaying Gutierrez&#8217; seating on the board. [&#8230;]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Though the letter was dated July 26, Wilbourn did not mention it as the rationale for delaying Gutierrez&#8217; seating on the board. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: AZ</title>
		<link>https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2017/07/26/tulare-hospital-meeting-lacks-quorum-special-meeting-called-july-27/#comment-9465</link>
		<dc:creator>AZ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I bet Benny did not see this coming. 

He was all splattered like a melon crushed by a road roller.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bet Benny did not see this coming. </p>
<p>He was all splattered like a melon crushed by a road roller.</p>
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		<title>By: Kumar Requests Recount of Tulare Recall Election, Set for July 31 - Valley Voice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kumar Requests Recount of Tulare Recall Election, Set for July 31 - Valley Voice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[&#8230;] July 26’s meeting broke out into a raucous show when the Board President of the TLHCD, Linda Wilbourn, stated that there were “legal opinions that are not agreeing” regarding whether Gutierrez should have been seated at the July 27 meeting. [&#8230;]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] July 26’s meeting broke out into a raucous show when the Board President of the TLHCD, Linda Wilbourn, stated that there were “legal opinions that are not agreeing” regarding whether Gutierrez should have been seated at the July 27 meeting. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Nancy Souza</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nancy Souza</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tulare, get facts! Facts do not change. Truth is reality. Stop the Benny inspired circus! He&#039;s a greedy clown whose make up is slowly washing away! Get to business and stop the tantrums of Kumar, who still leads this falling group of puppets! Seriously!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tulare, get facts! Facts do not change. Truth is reality. Stop the Benny inspired circus! He&#8217;s a greedy clown whose make up is slowly washing away! Get to business and stop the tantrums of Kumar, who still leads this falling group of puppets! Seriously!</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Northcraft</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Northcraft</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;We’re very disappointed by the continued antics of a small group of people that is hellbent on destroying this community. They’ve done it before, and they’re doing it again. This is not a game — this is really serious business. This is really serious business,” Benzeevi said. “And the same antics have been used over and over again over the years, and the end result of this is going to be a catastrophe. We have got to get serious as a community. This is a farce. This is a joke. There’s real people that are getting treated in this hospital every single day. This is very disappointing. Very very disappointing.” ~ Dr. Benzeevi 

It is beyond belief to me that Dr. Benzeevi doesn&#039;t realize HE and HCCA are the small group of people hellbent on destroying the community. It is HIS antics that have already caused a catastrophe at OUR public hospital. Employees paychecks are bouncing, vendors and doctors are not being paid, HCCA attempting to borrow $22 million that the taxpayers will have to repay for operational expenses, the California Department of Public Health substantiating the hospital was responsible for the deaths of two patients and the retention of surgical equipment in a third patient because they allowed the operating room to be staffed by only one surgical team on weekends and after hours causing surgeries to be interrupted to attend to other emergency surgeries...a practice that the former MEC was trying to stop, but when they were replaced by the new MEC, the surgeon responsible for the majority of the after hours surgeries was placed in charge of the surgical committee and the discussion of the unsafe practice stopped. Giving the administration to an unqualified, inexperienced, inept company that benefits from the worst contract in the history of hospital contracts is the farce, and not seating a board member that won her district with 81% of the vote is what is disappointing...very, very, disappointing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;We’re very disappointed by the continued antics of a small group of people that is hellbent on destroying this community. They’ve done it before, and they’re doing it again. This is not a game — this is really serious business. This is really serious business,” Benzeevi said. “And the same antics have been used over and over again over the years, and the end result of this is going to be a catastrophe. We have got to get serious as a community. This is a farce. This is a joke. There’s real people that are getting treated in this hospital every single day. This is very disappointing. Very very disappointing.” ~ Dr. Benzeevi </p>
<p>It is beyond belief to me that Dr. Benzeevi doesn&#8217;t realize HE and HCCA are the small group of people hellbent on destroying the community. It is HIS antics that have already caused a catastrophe at OUR public hospital. Employees paychecks are bouncing, vendors and doctors are not being paid, HCCA attempting to borrow $22 million that the taxpayers will have to repay for operational expenses, the California Department of Public Health substantiating the hospital was responsible for the deaths of two patients and the retention of surgical equipment in a third patient because they allowed the operating room to be staffed by only one surgical team on weekends and after hours causing surgeries to be interrupted to attend to other emergency surgeries&#8230;a practice that the former MEC was trying to stop, but when they were replaced by the new MEC, the surgeon responsible for the majority of the after hours surgeries was placed in charge of the surgical committee and the discussion of the unsafe practice stopped. Giving the administration to an unqualified, inexperienced, inept company that benefits from the worst contract in the history of hospital contracts is the farce, and not seating a board member that won her district with 81% of the vote is what is disappointing&#8230;very, very, disappointing.</p>
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		<title>By: Concernedhospitalpatient</title>
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		<dc:creator>Concernedhospitalpatient</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 03:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What happens if HCCA is removed? Will the Hospital close? What will happen to TRMC?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What happens if HCCA is removed? Will the Hospital close? What will happen to TRMC?</p>
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