The Future of Trinity Hospital & Healthcare
Financing Healthcare for Our Future
Voters Pass Hospital District Ballot Measure 11/06
The ballot measure passed establishes a HOSPITAL DISTRICT and an annual PROPERTY TAX charge to fund the Hospital District. The District has roughly 3 years to prove itself, or
the law sunsets and the hospital may close....GOOD LUCK MCMS..Trinity Hospital..
NOTE: 12/07/06- With the election of a board in the November 2006 election, Mr. Sato will be leaving to go
rescue another hospital. MCMS will launch a nationwide search for new CEO.
Current Status: Trinity County Healthcare Resources- Facitlities, Doctors, Pharmacies, Ambulance, etc
Mountain Community Medical Services takes over The
former "Trinity Hospital", TPUD appoints James Sato CEO, April 1, 2005.
Trinity PUD has hired James Sato, a man with over 30 years of hospital management experience to be its new CEO. He has had
considerable experience in just the areas of expertise that Trinity County's only hospital needs; that
may result in a financially "healthy" hospital in the future. Mr. Sato is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii and has worked in many Western US locations over last 30 years. Mr. Sato, comes to Trinity, from Las Vegas, NV, where
he served as a consultant to several hospitals in the Western US. James Sato will report to the TPUD, until a
suitable district can be established, and then to its board of directors.
Good Luck! Mr. James Sato from TrinityCam INFOsite
The Proposed Trinity County Healthcare District, TPUD and Other Options
Information on this page relates primarily to activity posted prior to March 28, 2005 and links to current sources of information about the future of
of Trinity Healthcare. With the voters passing Propositions O and P in November of 2006, establishing a Hospital District and a board of directors, Trinity Hospital will stay open for atleast 5 years.
2006- The Trinity Hospital is being operated by Mountain Community Medical Service under the direction of a
board constituted of TPUD and Trinity County Government members as it prepares for an
election to determine if the tax-payers will fund it's operation.
If propositions "O" and "P" both do not pass, the hospital will close, people may die sooner than they would with a 24hr emergency room, and the Trinity County Economy will certainly go from bad to worse!
MEETINGS/COMMITTEE REPORTS/RESULTS - LINKS - COMMUNITY GROUPS
Mountain Community Medical Services
24HR EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE
CURRENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & MEETINGS-
Related to Trinity Hospital Survival and Pending TC DEBT RESTRUCTURING,etc
Note from TrinityCam Webmaster- 2005- I have decided to provide links to the Trinity Journal, the Redding Record Searchlight Newspapers instead of my synopsis of events taken from the media in general, and attending meetings. It takes several hours a day to maintain the multiple Tourism, Business and Community Websites that I provide. It is almost overwhelming, so I will leave it to the regular media and entities themselves to keep you informed.
I will add links to documents, websites, etc. on the "LINKS " list and remind you of the links at the bottom of this section too.
I have provided contact information and started a TrinityCam INFOpage for the Trinity Public Utility District. You may contact them directly with your questions. The Trinity Hospital operated by Mountain Community Medical Service may be contacted from their TrintyCam Infopage.
2006
- Mountain Community Medical Services is actively lobbying community to pass measures "O" and "P" in the November 7th 2006 Election. No win on both of these propositons in this election, no emergency room or hospital.
- Trinity Journal Story on importance of measures "o" and "P" passing on Novermber 7th.
Trinity Cares Committee for Yes on O & P has opened an office in Weaverville at 245 Main St. Their telephone number is (530) 623- 3123. Please consider donating time or money to this worthy cause.
NOVEMBER 7th 2006 ELECTION
LOCAL PROPOSITIONS
- "O"- YES-Establishes Mountain Community Medical Services District, conditional on "P" also passing (Establishes Special Parcel Tax- $118 for business or dwelling unit, $32 for undeveloped parcel.
- "P"- YES- Establishes the SPECIAL TAX required to administer new DISTRICT (ABOVE)- Both "O" and "P"
must pass to establish HEALTHCARE DISTRICT.
NOTE:- Information about the many people running for the 5 Directorships of Mountain Community Medical Services District can be found in the Trinity Journal Newspaper, and statements filed with the Elections Department of Trinity County. Dates and Times of public meetings relating to the election of the board will be published in the Trinity Journal.
2005
2004
NEWSPAPER and TELEVISON NEWS LINKS
SEPTEMBER 2004
- Alternatives of Hospital Reviewed by "Healthcare Options Committee presented to Supervisors.
Close Hospital Operating Room.
Close Emergency Room.
Extend Clinic Days and Hours to 7 Days a week(More appointments and walk-in Emergencies/Visits.
Maintain Hospital Acute Care License (Keeps Skilled Nursing Care Facility Open).
Acute Patients nolonger admitted.
Laboratory and X-ray Services during Clinic Hours/Days.
Registered Nurse on Staff to triage patients after Clinic Hours.
THESE ARE PART OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALTERNATIVES SHOULD THE HOSPITAL BE CLOSED.
Hospital in debt for more than
$4 Million Dollars, and present monthly negative cash-flow is more than $50,000.
It is NOT possible to have "Emergency Room" without an Acute Care Hospital.
It is possible to to take Emergency Ambulance Patients to a CLINIC under certain
circumstances.
"Federal Qualified Health Center designation status would be beneficial to Trinity County.
IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE ABILITY TO TRANSPORT PATIENTS TO REDDING. Ground ambulance
services would need to be expanded, equipment, payroll, maintenance, etc.
The TC Supervisors are updated as to the status of various hospital issues as they sit as the Trinity Hospital Governing Board at open and closed sessions of the Supervisor Meetings at Weaverville.
Possible Hospital Management by TC PUD is still being evaluated,"helper" legislation has passed
some hurdles, and State Medical Licensing and other agencies continue to assist in finding ways to keep hospital going, or change status.
Billing/Collections & Administrative functions/senarios are being separately evaluated on an on-going basis.
This information is based on collection of information from Trinity Journal, Record Searchlight and Ch7 TV News.
AB-1199 Ammended-
AUGUST 2004
Trinity County PUD- BILLING ENCLOSURE
- To Be A Hospital of Not To Be..That is the Question... Title of INFO SHEET
- NO COMMITMENT MADE BY PUD
- PUD is reviewing facts because of Trintiy Community interest
- Economic Issues- Jobs, Economic Consequences, PUD Rate Effects
- Quality of Life Issues
- Concern about Hospital Closure and Re-opening if any..
- Proposition H Vote- District Boundaries 65% passed.
- PUD PLAN?- Evaluate Costs, Voter Approval, Facility Capabilities, New District
- If not possible to stop losses, offer NEW district formation..quit!
- $20K spent so far surveying and investigating possibilities
- Options: Voter approved loss,supsidized? How Long, New District,etc.
- PUD will report back ASAP with results of their investigation.- Greg
JULY 2004
- Petitions to form Healthcare District via LAFCO procedures being circulated (7/1)
- Petitions to inform Trinity County Board of Supervisors of Community Desire to Have Hospital and improved healthcare Delivery System.
- Public Meeting at Weaverville Memorial Hall on July 6th. (Video appearing on WVL Cable CH22)
- Supervisors unanimously vote to keep hospital open
- Administrator Larry McDonough provides recommendations to keep doors open
- Negotiations begin with Trinity County Public Utilities District to provide financial management services for the proposed district.
- The hospital continues to lose about $200K a month, with the debt close to 4 million dollares.
- Hospital seeks "Critical Care" status, that will provide greater reinbersment from state and federal
sources.
- Inhalation Therapy is to be closed.
- The Pharmacy will be closed and contracted to local pharmacy.
- Local Physicians will provide a percentage of Emergency Room Coverage at NO CHARGE to county. (Drs. Krouse, Stemple and Harwood)
- TC Clerk Dero Foreslund is doing all he can do ASAP to try and qualify a LAFCO approved ballot measure for November.
- CA State Elected representatives doing all they can to help TC with state agencies and proposed special legislation.
- Supervisors continue to work day and night to try and get Trinity County out of the Healthcare business,etc.
- Hospital Adminstrator and Nursing Director cut own hours 50%, and on call. Other Hospital workers re-classified from General Services to Hospital Employees.
- Groups, individuals, Out of Area Hospitals, and Government ALL do what they can to help Trinity County find
the answers they seek.
Community Groups Formed to Improve Trinity Healthcare
Trinity Cares Committee for Yes on O & P
245 Main Street
Weaverville, CA 96093
Telephone: (530) 623-3123
Citizens For Trinity County Healthcare
Post Office Box 517
Weaverville, CA 96093
(530) 623-3753- Answering & FAX Machine
OTHER GROUPS or INDIVIDUALS OF NOTE
Trinity Public Utility District
P.O. Box 1410
Weaverville, CA 96093
(530) 623-5536
Rick Coleman, General Mgr
Mountain Community Medical Services- Operating Trinity Hospital
P.O. Box 1229
Weaverville, CA96093
(530) 623-5541
James Sato, CEO
Trinity County Board of Supervisors
P.O. Box 1613
Weaverville, CA 96093
Trinity County Administrative Office
P.O. Box 1613
Weaverville, CA 96093
Larry Layton, CEO
LINKS
Hospital & Healthcare Links
ELECTED OFFICIALS & GOVERNMENT LINKS
NEWSPAPER and TELEVISON NEWS LINKS
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