Board’s Opponents Strike at Tulare Hospital District During Meeting

By any measure, Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) officials were blindsided at September’s regularly scheduled board meeting. While the meeting’s agenda was routine, and the District received an award for its participation in and promotion of organ donation, the public comment section of the meeting had large surprises in store for the board. Opponents of […]

Public Records Act Lawsuit Filed Against Tulare Local Healthcare District & Others

A new lawsuit alleges the Tulare Local Healthcare District, Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, and others associated with the two entities are violating the California Public Records Act. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by Deanne Martin-Soares and Emily Yenigues against the TLHCD, HCCA, and Does 1-100, details what Soares and Yenigues claim are violations of the California Public […]

Tulare Hospital Receives Good News in Final Stretch of Measure I Campaign

As the Measure I campaign nears its close, the officials with the Tulare Regional Medical Center received a bit of good news: Fitch Ratings, a key credit rating agency, has placed the hospital on “Rating Watch Positive.” Positive Signals from Credit Rating Agencies “Rating Watch Positive” means that the firm may consider increasing the hospital’s […]

What’s In A Contract: HCCA, Tulare Regional and Southern Inyo

Readers can compare the HCCA-TLHCD and HCCA-SIHD contracts by clicking here. Healthcare Conglomerate Associates’ contract to operate the Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) has been under increasing scrutiny as the Measure I campaign rolls towards its end. HCCA came into life as the hand-picked partner for Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) the legal entity that […]

With Election Underway, No on I Holds Forum

No on Measure I advocates held a forum in Tulare on Wednesday, inviting Tulare voters to hear why the group believes Measure I, the $55m Tulare Regional Medical Center hospital bond, should be voted down. These advocates were joined by their counterparts: Yes on I protesters held signs outside the site of the forum, the […]