After 22-plus years in health-care administration, I retired and was asked to come work for HCCA to assist in building an integrated health-care system that would provide quality care and seamless access to healthcare for all. I have been here for well over a year and have had the pleasure of meeting remarkable individuals both […]
There’s an old saying that goes, “reasonable minds may differ”. So before you call those opposed to Measure I, ‘haters”, “full of venom” or ‘a handful of people wanting to close the hospital’, step back and at least acknowledge our concerns. I am not asking you to agree, but at least give us credit for […]
I read with interest Ms. Berbereia’s letter to the editor of the Visalia Times Delta dated June 28th. In her letter she states…”our new hospital tower will have a helipad.” I am quite sure the local pigeon and crow populations will enjoy their new roost. Ms. Berbereia also stated …”One day someone you know may […]
We thank all those who supported our community’s need to replace Kaweah Delta’s 50 year old Mineral King Wing by voting yes on Measure H. Your support was greatly appreciated. We honor all who were engaged in this process and voted. The earthquake standards remain the law in California and will need to be addressed […]
I’m writing in regard to the article you published regarding Devon Mathis getting a letter from the FPPC. I wanted to clear up some factual issues as we were renters of the home in question. The home is at 3944 W Fairhaven Ave. First and foremost, because this may have implications for my own FPPC […]
On the heels of election offices in Inyo, Kern and Tulare counties completing their count of Presidential Primary election ballots, the Latino Political Action Committee of Tulare County has endorsed Ruben Macareno for the 26th State Assembly. “Ruben has been consistent in supporting issues that directly support the Latino community and has demonstrated a commitment verified […]
The Supreme Court recently blocked the extension of DACA and DAPA, a decision Congressman David Valadao not only supported, but advocated for. Earlier this year, Valadao aligned himself with Donald Trump’s hateful anti-Latino policies when he voted to send an amicus brief on behalf of the House of Representatives to the Supreme Court on the […]
It’s been something like 35 years now since I first read The Great Gatsby. At that remove it seemed as though Fitzgerald was somehow commiserating with–and possibly consoling–me from the year 1925. Apart from his masterful legerdemain with the English language, quite how he accomplished this still amazes me. As five movies and countless printings […]
Let’s be clear about this: HCCA and the TLHCD board are dedicated to transparency. The Board has cooperated with the grand jury every step during its important examination of the $85 million bond, which was used to fund the first stage of construction of our vital new hospital tower. Instead of using this information to […]
Much has been written lately pertaining to the Grand Jury Report entitled “Tower of Shame” and a subsequent response on the part of the Tulare Regional Medical Center entitled “Sins of the Father” in which the TRMC Board attempts to place all the blame for the problems surrounding its troubled past on previous administrators and […]