Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) could receive up to $1.8m from the Tulare Local Healthcare District in an agreement the district’s board will vote on tonight. If approved, the district’s former hospital management partner would release the Deed of Trust placed on Evolutions Fitness & Wellness Center, deem all promissory notes detailing debts to HCCA as […]
There’s no doubt that Measure H will ensure that Tulare Regional Medical Center stays open for up to 30 years. The question to the voters is simple enough — will they approve the lease of the hospital to Adventist Health? Measure H is simply that question. The legal backing for the arrangement, however, is provided […]
Factors that contributed to Tulare Regional Medical Center’s shutdown last year included its former management company’s “high costs,” declines in patient volume, and the former board’s replacement of its Medical Executive Committee (MEC) according to a report by the California State Auditor’s office. Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA), the former management partner, also failed to bill […]
The Tulare Local Healthcare District’s board of directors managed to tie up a number of loose ends by the time its Wednesday night meeting ended. The board voted in closed session to settle multiple lawsuits and agreed to accept $2.3m per year to lease out Tulare Regional Medical Center to Adventist Health. Separately, […]
Tulareans are one step closer to their hospital reopening after the first batch of employees began training with Adventist Health on Monday. Approximately 100 new hires took part in the training Monday, and the plan is to onboard a total of 230 to 250 employees over the next month. Adventist Health, a Roseville-based nonprofit, will […]
Executives with Tulare Regional Medical Center’s former management group won’t get personal devices seized in searches — or the warrants for those searches — just yet, a Tulare County judge ruled Tuesday. Hon. John P. Bianco ruled that, at least for now, the District Attorney’s office could keep devices seized from the homes of Dr. […]
Telephone polling results show largely positive public opinion for Adventist Health’s management and potential lease of Tulare Regional Medical Center, according to a presentation given to Tulare Local Healthcare District board members on Monday night, August 6. At the same meeting, the board voted to finalize the ballot question that voters will need to approve […]
Tulare Regional Medical Center could reopen under the stewardship of Adventist Health as soon as October 15, after the Tulare Local Healthcare District’s board voted unanimously to approve a slate of contracts between Adventist and Tulare. Their votes made it official: Adventist Health will be the district’s chosen partner to reopen the hospital. […]
Alex Gutierrez is running for the Tulare City Council’s District 2 seat, he has announced. The seat is currently occupied by Maritsa Castellanoz. His main priorities are ensuring public safety, promoting Tulare’s economic development, and working to ensure that Tulare residents have safe drinking water. “In District 2 we still do have a lot of […]
Two important court hearings for the Tulare Local Healthcare District will be held this August — one on August 2, to approve a slate of agreements between Adventist Health, and another, August 15, to potentially decide the fate of the controversial Evolutions Gym deed. The US Bankruptcy Court court must approve Adventist Health’s partnership with […]