Citizens for Hospital Accountability Members, Others File Suit Against Tulare Board, HCCA

A lawsuit has been filed against the Tulare Local Healthcare District, alleging that the entity is wasting public funds and violating the public records act. The lawsuit also names Benny Benzeevi, CEO of Healthcare Conglomerate Associates, HCCA itself, and each TLHCD board member individually. Members of Citizens for Hospital Accountability, alongside other Tulare citizens, filed the suit […]

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 […]

HCCA Offers Chance to View Tower One Construction

Tulare Regional Medical Center officials offered a chance for local media to see the latest construction on the Tower One building early this week. Healthcare Conglomerate Associates CEO Benny Benzeevi led the tour and spoke about each room, with construction, marketing, and public relations officials from the hospital in tow. The viewing, hosted on July […]

TLHCD/HCCA Documents

Click on a specific area of interest to see all documents related to that topic. Transcripts and depositions from the TRMC MEC lawsuit have found a new home: click here to view. Looking for board meetings? We’ve moved them over to their own page — click here: TLHCD Board Meetings. Documents relating to the failed […]

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 […]