In the run-up to tomorrow’s election, in which voters in the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Area 3 will decide on the recall of Dr. Parmod Kumar, three committees have been formed to sway voters and get their message out: Citizens for Hospital Accountability, a committee originally formed to oppose the Measure I property tax proposal, […]
Tulare Regional Medical Center achieved two milestones, officials announced Wednesday: the hospital has achieved Baby-Friendly certification, and recently finished its first medical staff election under its new Medical Executive Committee. Tulare, Now Baby-Friendly Linda Callanan, the hospital’s OB Coordinator, announced to the hospital’s board and public that the hospital had achieved a Baby-Friendly certification. “It’s […]
Tulare Regional Medical Center could have up to $22m more in its bank account, after the hospital’s Board of Directors voted to allow its management company to pursue a loan that the company says will be used on a combination of refinancing existing debt and funding for operations. The resolution was approved on 3-2 lines, […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District Board of Directors will meet tomorrow to vote on a resolution that would allow Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) to borrow up to $22m. HCCA is the company the Tulare Local Healthcare District board has employed to run Tulare Regional Medical Center. The loan, the resolution states, would allow the company to […]
After-hours staffing shortages at Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) contributed to the death of two patients in the hospital’s care, a January report from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) found. The report, originally received by the Visalia Times-Delta and dated January 26, stemmed from a November 2016 survey. It stated that “one […]
Big money has started flowing into the Tulare election to recall Dr. Parmod Kumar, as Kumar and his major recall opponent, Senovia Gutierrez, have recently held outreach events for the citizens of Area 3, the area eligible to vote in the recall election. The election, to be held July 11, is now less than a […]
Attorneys for Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) are back in court as the trial between the hospital and its former medical executive committee (MEC) continues in its second week – after nearly a month’s break. Lawyers for the former MEC and medical staff claim that the move to replace them was unlawful and retaliatory, while […]
Tulare Regional Medical Center’s first full medical staff election is underway, the Tulare Local Healthcare District Board of Directors were told Wednesday. Dr. Ronald Ostrom, the chief of staff for TRMC’s current medical executive committee, hailed the election as the first in which all members of the medical staff were able to vote during his […]
This article has been updated with the final audit report, available at the end of the article. It has also been updated with responses from HCCA, provided to the auditors, for each of the audit company’s findings. An overdue audit of the Tulare Local Healthcare District was presented to the district’s Board of Directors at […]
Editors’ note: This article has been updated to clarify Vierra’s quote at the end of the article. Dr. Benny Benzeevi took the stand today in a case brought by a group of doctors against Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC). The case, which centers around the January 2016 removal of the hospital’s old Medical Executive Committee […]