Editors’ note: This article has been updated to clarify Vierra’s quote at the end of the article. Dr. Benny Benzeevi took the stand today in a case brought by a group of doctors against Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC). The case, which centers around the January 2016 removal of the hospital’s old Medical Executive Committee […]
A lawsuit brought by a group of doctors against Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC) is now entering its second week of proceedings. The case, which has snaked its way through the Tulare County Superior Court since February 2016, centers around the January, 2016 removal of the former medical staff and medical executive committee (MEC) at […]
This article has been updated with comments from HCCA regarding the Section 242 loan project under the “HUD Loan Hazy” subheading. In a contentious meeting, the Tulare Regional Medical Center’s (TRMC) board voted 3-2 along faction lines on Wednesday to allow the company that runs the hospital to not only pursue, but fully execute, a […]
Dr. Parmod Kumar officially has a challenger for his Tulare Local Healthcare District seat: Senovia Gutierrez. Gutierrez filed paperwork Monday to run against Kumar in the recall election for his Area 3 seat. She is supported by Citizens for Hospital Accountability, the group that has seen recent electoral successes in its opposition to the Measure I […]
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect statements from HCCA/TRMC under the subheading “Hospital Responds.” The full response is available for viewing here. The State of California has once again stepped into the feud between between the Tulare Regional Medical Center’s (TRMC) Board of Directors and doctors representing its prior Medical Executive Committee […]
This article has been updated to match the version in the March 2 edition of the Voice. The only things missing from Wednesday’s Tulare Local Healthcare District meeting were an announcer, a bell, round cards, and popcorn. The meeting started on a down note — officials with the district announced Fitch Ratings, a major credit ratings […]
Two things were made clear during Wednesday’s three-hour-long Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) Board of Directors meeting: there are now two distinct factions of board members — and they’ve got distinctly different ideas on how to end up with a successful hospital. The faction of existing board members — comprised of Dr. Parmod Kumar, Richard […]
Opponents of Dr. Parmod Kumar have been told that the recall of the long-time Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) Board of Directors member can continue, according to a statement from Citizens for Hospital Accountability, the group pursuing the recall. The hospital accountability group gathered 1,414 signatures, out of which 1,180 were valid, and 32 were […]
In early 2016, the Tulare Local Healthcare District (TLHCD) took on an unexpected role as a financial lender for a hospital in Lone Pine, Calif., extending it a $500,000 line of credit. Both the Lone Pine hospital and Tulare Regional Medical Center are managed by Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), a Tulare-based company, that has taken […]
Two of Tulare’s contentious races finally came to a close on election night: Kevin Northcraft and Mike Jamaica came out ahead of their incumbent opponents, Sherrie Bell and Laura Gadke, in the Tulare Local Healthcare District election. Northcraft and Jamaica came in with 65.94% and 63.15% of the vote, respectively, according to final Tulare County […]