Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) will continue to manage the Tulare Regional Medical Center — at least for now — after a hearing in bankruptcy court Thursday. Due to the last-minute nature of the hearing, the judge, Hon. Rene Lastreto II, continued any decision to next week; should the contract be rejected, district officials claim a […]
A press release, dated October 10, was sent to the Voice by the Law Offices of Michael J. Lampe addressing the issue of Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley’s being placed on administrative leave. Hensley was placed on leave from his job on September 27 by Tulare’s city manager, Joe Carlini. In the press release, Lampe […]
This article has been updated under the heading “Potential New Management.” Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) has confirmed that it may not be able to make payroll for its employees Thursday — and that the responsibility for those payments ultimately rests with the Tulare Local Healthcare District. Additionally, attorneys with the district have moved forward in […]
Employees at Tulare Regional Medical Center may not receive a paycheck on their scheduled pay date for the second time in a row, some employees of the hospital have told the Voice. While employees’ normal pay date would be Thursday, October 12, employees told the Voice a meeting was called by Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), […]
Xavier Avila took the oath of office for his seat on the Tulare Local Healthcare District Board on Thursday evening. He will represent Zone 5, replacing Linda Wilbourn’s vacated position. Avila was appointed on October 4 by now-fellow board members Kevin Northcraft, Mike Jamaica and Senovia Gutierrez. Northcraft and Jamaica were in attendance at the […]
The guests may be the same but almost everything else is new at the Tulare Public Cemetery. Three new employee positions are open and three new Board of Trustee members will be installed by the end of October. Alberto Aguilar was hurriedly sworn in on Tuesday, September 19 when the Tulare County Board of Supervisors […]
There were raised voices, arguments, accusations, lectures and in the end no action as the Tulare City Council debated asking the state to audit the Tulare Local Health Care District. At issue during the latest meeting on September 19 was whether the Council should send a letter to state representatives asking for an audit of […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors will meet this evening to discuss potential candidates to replace Linda Wilbourn’s vacated seat in the district’s Zone 5. The board will also meet to consider approving a flier to advertise a vacancy in Zone 1, the district of Richard Torrez, who recently resigned from the board. […]
Tulare Police Chief Wes Hensley was placed on paid administrative leave as of Wednesday, Sept. 27. The reasoning is being kept private as an outside investigation gets underway. “I am not to discuss this,” said Tulare City Manager, Joe Carlini. He added he has been told to refer people with questions to the city’s attorney. […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors has made it official: the district is in a financial crisis and will file Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Kevin Northcraft, Senovia Gutierrez, and Mike Jamaica voted unanimously on the move at an emergency meeting declared and held on Friday, September 29. Richard Torrez resigned his position from the […]