Was the Tulare City Council’s recent vote to extend a $9m line of credit to the Tulare Local Healthcare District legal? Mario Zamora, Tulare’s interim city attorney, says yes. Marguerite Melo, an attorney who has previously taken on the City of Tulare, says no. Tulare City Councilman Carlton Jones says his colleagues on the city […]
The City of Tulare will extend a $9m line of credit to the Tulare Local Healthcare District, after a special Tulare City Council meeting on Tuesday night. Mayor Jose Sigala and council member Terry Sayre voted to extend the line of credit to the hospital, with Vice-Mayor Dennis Mederos abstaining. Council member Greg Nunley […]
It’s been a walk down memory lane over the past two days in a hearing meant to decide the status of Dr. Benny Benzeevi’s seized assets. Through two separate warrants, the Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) CEO had $937,000 and various personal items including phones, tablets, laptops, and business documents seized by the Tulare County District […]
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the first day of proceedings in the case was Tuesday, not Monday. One subpoena — served once Tuesday, revised and re-served Wednesday — derailed hearings that would have revealed the Tulare County District Attorney’s rationale for seizing funds from Healthcare Conglomerate Associates CEO Dr. Benny […]
NOTE: This article was updated to correct a quote by Delbert Bryant, who stated that the hospital had “probably been functionally insolvent since April 2017.” For months, Healthcare Conglomerate Associates’ (HCCA) CEO Dr. Benny Benzeevi has mounted a court challenge to see the return of his personal items and bank accounts seized by the Tulare […]
Tulare Pediatric Group is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year — the group has served the children of Tulare and its surrounding communities since 1978. Dr. Prem Kamboj began his practice in Tulare in 1978; Dr. Susan Haack joined the group in 1992, Dr. Asit Shah in 1996, and Dr. Robert Orth in 2004. In […]
A new round of legal salvos have been unleashed in the bankruptcy case of the Southern Inyo Healthcare District — both from Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), the district’s former management partner, and the district itself. HCCA has claimed that the Southern Inyo district’s bankruptcy attorney, who previously represented both HCCA and the district, has an […]
Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) could receive up to $1.8m from the Tulare Local Healthcare District in an agreement the district’s board will vote on tonight. If approved, the district’s former hospital management partner would release the Deed of Trust placed on Evolutions Fitness & Wellness Center, deem all promissory notes detailing debts to HCCA as […]
There’s no doubt that Measure H will ensure that Tulare Regional Medical Center stays open for up to 30 years. The question to the voters is simple enough — will they approve the lease of the hospital to Adventist Health? Measure H is simply that question. The legal backing for the arrangement, however, is provided […]
Factors that contributed to Tulare Regional Medical Center’s shutdown last year included its former management company’s “high costs,” declines in patient volume, and the former board’s replacement of its Medical Executive Committee (MEC) according to a report by the California State Auditor’s office. Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), the former management partner, also failed to bill […]