HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01151985 - X.13 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Supervisor Nancv C. Fanden
Costa
DATE: January 15, 1985 Cou' "1
SUBJECT: proposed Name Change for County Hospital
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Direct the County Administrator to determine what actions are necessary to
change the name of Contra Costa County Hospital to the Merrithew Memorial
Hospital and return to the Board with his report within thirty (30) days.
BACKGROUND
The 1982-83 Grand Jury recommended that the name of County, Hospital be
changed. This matter has been under consideration since then but no
definitive action has been taken. I have previously suggested that the
Hospital be renamed the Merrithew Memorial Hospital after one of the early
founders of the Hospital. Other possible names have been considered.
In order to remove the stigma of "County Hospital" and improve on ability
to market our HMO I believe we need to move ahead with a name change that
will reflect the historical place the Hospital has in the life of the
County and the City of Martinez and am therefore recommending that we move
ahead with the steps necessary to rename the County Hospital the Merrithew
Memorial Hospital.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON January 15, 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
—Y_ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
• OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
County Hospital PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Health Services Director SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY , DEPUTY