Tulare Hospital Staff Demonstrate Swift and Decisive Response to Fire Alarm Incident

Tulare, California – In the early hours of Wednesday, staff at Adventist Health Tulare displayed remarkable efficiency and professionalism in their response to a fire alarm incident. At approximately 2:15 a.m., staff members promptly reported the presence of smoke within the hospital, triggering the activation of the fire alarm system. Without hesitation, hospital staff sprang […]

Adventist Health Tulare will close obstetrics department June 6

Editors note: This article was updated Tuesday 3/12/24 1:00pm Adventist Health will temporarily stop providing obstetrics services in Tulare on June 6, though hospital representatives told the Valley Voice that emergency services, including emergency baby deliveries, would still be available. Adventist Health hasn’t closed the door on babies permanently in Tulare: officials say they are […]

Adventist Health Tulare to temporarily pause obstetrics services, according to internal memo

Since this article was published, Adventist Health announced that services will temporarily cease on June 6. Additionally, this article was updated to clarify that births at the hospital that started in the ER were subsequently moved to the hospital’s birthing center. Expecting mothers in Tulare should plan to give birth in Visalia or Porterville — […]

Former Tulare hospital CEO pleads no contest to felonies, misdemeanors, will pay $2.4m and likely avoid jail

Dr. Yorai ”Benny” Benzeevi is now a felon. On Friday, the 61-year-old pleaded no contest to six felony and two misdemeanor charges stemming from crimes committed while acting as CEO of the Tulare Local Healthcare District from 2014 to 2017. Tulare County Superior Court Judge Michael Sheltzer accepted the plea agreement during a hearing on […]

One-time Tulare hospital lawyer, Bruce Greene, hit with State Bar disciplinary action

Bruce Greene, an attorney who previously represented the Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD), must now defend himself in a multi-charge disciplinary hearing by the California State Bar, the body that licenses California’s attorneys and oversees their professional conduct. That’s in addition to defending himself against criminal charges in Tulare County Superior Court. A California State […]

Former Tulare hospital CFO avoids jail time, pays restitution, writes letter of apology

Trustees of the Tulare Local Healthcare District were presented with an apology letter from Alan Germany, the former CFO of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates — the company which managed Tulare Regional Medical Center from 2014 to 2017. He was ordered by Tulare County Superior Court Judge Michael Sheltzer to write the letter as part of a […]