After TRMC Closure, Area Hospitals Prepare for Influx

With the shutdown of Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) on October 29, other area hospitals are prepared to take on an additional patient load. The remaining TRMC patients were transferred to neighboring hospitals late last week, including to Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD), Sierra View Medical Center (SVMC) and Adventist Health in Reedley. At […]

UPDATED: Tulare Regional Medical Center to Temporarily Suspend Operations October 29

Tulare Regional Medical Center will temporarily suspend its operations on October 29, including all operations at its clinics and outpatient facilities. Staff from the California Department of Public Health are on hand to ensure safe patient transfers. The move comes after Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, the hospital’s management company, told its employees they would be suspended […]

After Legal Victory, Tulare Hospital Board Forced to Temporarily Close TRMC

The Tulare Local Healthcare District scored a legal victory Wednesday by convincing a judge to allow it to separate from its current management company. Later that day, the district’s board voted unanimously to temporarily suspend most of the hospital’s operations to prevent the state from shutting the hospital down. Richard Gianello, a consultant for the […]

UPDATED: HCCA Filed Deed Against Evolutions Before Hospital Filed Chapter 9

Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) filed a Deed of Trust against Evolutions Fitness & Wellness Center in Tulare one day before the Tulare Local Healthcare District, the legal entity which owns the gym, filed bankruptcy. The deed was filed September 28, the same day that the hospital management company told its employees it could not immediately […]

HCCA Stays at TRMC, State Regulator Expresses Doubts

Healthcare Conglomerate Associates’ (HCCA) contract with the Tulare Local Healthcare District will stand as the bankruptcy judge in the district’s case deliberates on whether to allow the district to reject the contract. At the same time, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has doubts over the hospital’s continued operations, whether they’re under HCCA or […]

Tulare Heads Back to Court Today, Could Partner with Community Medical, Sante Health

Tulare Regional Medical Center could be managed on an interim basis by Sante Health and Community Medical Centers, both of Fresno, according to legal filings from the Tulare Local Healthcare District. But that’s only possible if a bankruptcy judge allows the district to reject its contract with Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) at a hearing Thursday […]

As Southern Inyo Attempts to Leave HCCA, Search Warrant Served

The Southern Inyo Healthcare District has asked a bankruptcy court to allow it to exit its contract with Healthcare Conglomerate Associates after alleged financial mismanagement and unauthorized use of the district’s bank accounts. Additionally, an attorney for the district claims the district was served with a search warrant Tuesday morning by the Tulare County District […]

UPDATED: HCCA Counsel: Employees’ Pay Could Rely on Board Paying HCCA

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 […]