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FROM; SUPERVISOR NANCY C. FAHDEN �/ Contra
Costa
DATE: August 13, 1991 County
SUBJECT: PROPOSED CLOSURE OF MARTINEZ VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CENTER — ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY
SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR RECOMMENDATiON(S) Ak BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
1 . Direct the County Administrator to work with the City
of Martinez, local medical and veterans groups and
the:" County' s business community to prepare a study
documenting the economic and health impacts closure
of the hospital might have on the County.
2. Prepare letters to the California Congressional
delegation and the Veterans Administration declaring
Contra Costa County' s strong objections to the hospital ' s
closure .
BACKGROUND:
Rumors and articles have surfaced to the effect that the
Veterans Administration plans to move the Martinez Veterans
Administration Medical Center to a site in Scaramento County.
Ostensibly, the cost of seismic retrofitting of the facility
is given as the reason.
After much hard work, the Martinez Veterans Administration
Medical Center was constructed in Martinez and opened in
1963 . Its presence has been a great benefit both to the
veterans of the Bay Area and to the economy of Contra Costa
County.
The Veterans Hospital is the largest employer in the County.
Its closure would be a heavy blow to the citizens and
economy of --this county.
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