There was absolutely no secret loan. This is just more of the same crazy talk. In fact, the terms of the loan were announced in an open public meeting. It is not unusual for one district hospital to assist another public healthcare district. In fact, long before HCCA ever came on the scene, Tulare had […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A lot has been written in this publication lately about Tulare Regional Medical Center, and unfortunately much of it isn’t true. We appreciate the opportunity to relate the facts about the hospital and it is our hope this publication will start to verify facts before publishing stories filled with mistakes, unattributed opinion and rumors. The […]
Kathleen Johnson states, “In order to complete the tower, we must ask voters for $55 million to finish job. That’s an amount previous administrations and multiple boards (including the one serving in 2005 when the first GO bond was introduced) knew it needed but failed to ask for.” Kathleen Johnson makes no reference as to […]
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 […]
Various documents mentioned in the article below are available to view, download, and print by clicking here. In an agreement largely kept concealed since it was signed in May of 2014, the Directors of the Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) have granted an exclusive right to buy all its assets — including Tulare Regional […]
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 […]
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 […]