Embezzlement “occurring for a number of years” at Tulare Healthcare District’s Evolutions Gym

A press release from Randy Dodd, CEO Tulare Local Healthcare District The Tulare Local Healthcare District (District) recently discovered embezzlement activity by an Evolutions employee, Passion Cardoza, which appears to have been occurring for a number of years. Mrs. Cardoza was most recently the Business Manager for Evolutions Fitness and Wellness Center. Changes in operational […]

Five injured in gas release at Tulare gym

Five people – including two minors – were hospitalized after an apparent malfunction released an unknown toxic gas into the indoor pool area at Evolutions Fitness and Wellness Center in Tulare on Tuesday, June 27. Other victims included two adult women and a man.   Firefighters Respond Chief Michael Ott of the Tulare Fire Department […]

Plea deal negotiations scheduled in Tulare hospital case, Benzeevi to appeal recusal decision

A plea deal could be on the table for three former Healthcare Conglomerate Associates (HCCA) executives, nearly three years after they were charged with alleged crimes during the time HCCA managed Tulare Regional Medical Center and the Southern Inyo Hospital in Lone Pine. In a Friday hearing, Trevor Holly with the Tulare County District Attorney’s […]

State says Tulare hospital tower project must move forward to avoid possible decertification

The Tulare Local Health Care District (TLHCD) is under the gun as it faces a set of yearly deadlines demonstrating the expansion project at the Tulare hospital – owned by the district and operated by Adventist Health – is making significant and ongoing progress. Meanwhile, the State of California legislature approved a loan package Thursday, […]