Any debate over Senovia Gutierrez’ status on the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s Board of Directors could soon be solved, if the Tulare County District Attorney’s office has its way. A petition filed in Tulare County Superior Court on Monday, September 11, seeks for a ruling to force board member Richard Torrez to recognize Gutierrez’ position […]
Monday’s revelations that Southern California Edison is seeking money from the Tulare Local Healthcare District makes them only the latest in a line of vendors that claim they haven’t been paid by the hospital. Even though the district’s hospital, Tulare Regional Medical Center, is managed by Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), and the terms of the […]
See also: an interactive timeline, “Tulare Regional Medical Center: A Past Due Timeline” The Tulare Local Healthcare District is in breach of its obligations to Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), the company has claimed in a recent letter, including upwards of $8 million in money owed to the hospital management company. HCCA is putting the district […]
For those who might not keep track, this issue represents the Voice’s 100th since returning to grace newspaper stands across Tulare and Kings counties. Starting first as a monthly in June of 2013, and stepping up the pace to twice-monthly in September 2013, this year also marks the resuscitated Voice’s four year anniversary. Compiled from […]
It’s been over a month since Senovia Gutierrez was elected, but there’s still controversy over her position on the board. Board members Kevin Northcraft and Mike Jamaica both state she’s a member of the board: she was elected and sworn in to her office. Board member Richard Torrez, former Board Chairman Linda Wilbourn, and and […]
An issue of competing agendas for Tulare’s hospital meeting cleared itself up Wednesday, when officials with Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) abruptly cancelled Wednesday’s scheduled regular meeting. But one was still held anyway — by Kevin Northcraft, Mike Jamaica, and Senovia Gutierrez. Linda Wilbourn and Richard Torrez were absent again — because Wilbourn had resigned and […]
Wednesday’s meeting of the Tulare Local Healthcare District is set to be, at a minimum, confusing. That’s because two agendas have been released for the meeting — both set for the same time and location, but with different items for the board to consider. One agenda was published Sunday by the hospital’s management company, Healthcare […]
Attorneys representing Tulare Regional Medical Center requested a delay, stating there was uncertainty regarding the hospital’s board of directors. But they’ll have certainty Wednesday, Hon. Judge Melinda Reed said, denying the request.
Officials with Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) have made it clear that they’re not pleased with Tulare Local Healthcare District board members Kevin Northcraft, Mike Jamaica and Senovia Gutierrez’ string of special meetings. They’ve brought in the big guns to bring the point home. The company has retained the services of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a […]
New lawsuits, new titles, and more changes — those were the main themes of the August 9 Tulare Local Healthcare District Board of Directors special meeting. The meeting was called by Kevin Northcraft, Mike Jamaica and Senovia Gutierrez, all of whom were in attendance; fellow board members Linda Wilbourn, and Richard Torrez, along with Healthcare […]